@JoelECarlson: Hello @Eating4England and everyone following today’s Food-Friday Twitterview. Does today’s MN weather remind you of home?

Angharad: Hi Joel and everyone! Thanks for having me today, I’m thrilled to be your guest! And yes…dreary, rainy, grey…England :)

Q – #1    So you’re comfortable! :) Lets start by finding out what part of England you’re from and where you went to school?

Angharad: I was born in London but grew up mainly in Reading – about 40 miles west of Ldn. I went to university in Sheffield…

…in northern England. My major was American Studies which brought me to the U.S. & a year abroad at UT in Austin, TX!

Q – #2    So explain how you ended up living in MN then?

Angharad: Well I met a young man named Dan at UT who became my boyfriend. We stayed together long distance before I decided…

…to make the leap and move to Minneapolis (where he was born + raised + then lived) after a year of backpacking…

…I moved to Minneapolis permanently. We’re now married :)

Q – #3    Sweet story! So how long have you been living in MN, and how has the adjustment to a different country been going?

Angharad: I moved here four years ago – this will be my fifth Mpls summer! The adjustment took a long time to be honest…

…I’d say it was a couple years before it really felt like home to me. I still miss the UK a lot but Mpls is home now!

Q – #4    Were there any stores, restaurants, cafes or pubs in MN that reminded you of the UK?

Angharad: Apart from the obvious ones that tout themselves as British or Irish, there aren’t many. Things are different here :)

Q – #5    Of course, sometimes familiar surroundings help with the transition! :) When did you decide to start blogging / why?

Angharad: A couple of years ago I started discovering and avidly reading food blog. It was a revelation to me! I started …

…blogging soon after but it’s only in the past year my blog’s taken on it’s current style. The other factor in my…

…blogging the way I do was a growing interest in recipes, local food here & a huge interest/love of food photography.

ugh sorry for typos (“it’s”)…getting excited/ahead of myself!

Q – #6    Please share a link to to your blog and share what your blog encompasses.

Angharad: My blog lives at www.eating-for-england.com. I write about my food experiences growing up in U.K.+ living in the U.S…

…I like to focus on simple, easy recipes (since I’m fairly new to cooking/baking this seems wise!) as well as tales..

…of travel & adventure. Hopefully my growing love of food/cooking/eating shines through on the blog – that’s my aim!

Q – #7    Lets find out more about YOU! Favorite(s): Restaurant, store, co-op or grocery, vegetable, spice/herb/seasoning.

Angharad: Woah that’s a big list! Ok, fave restaurant is 112 Eatery. I’ve had great experiences there, it’s v dear to my heart…

…I’m also a huge pizza fan. I became quite fond of Pizza Biga (Dan used to throw dough there!) That crust, mmm…

Fave stores: surdyks for cheese, @sewardcoop is WONDERFUL + I love wandering through Kitchen Window staring longingly!

My fav vegetable. Wow, that’s tough. Bacon’s a vegetable, right? My fave herb/spice, toasted cumin seeds all the way!

Q – #8    Any style or kinds of stores/markets in the UK that you wish were here?

Angharad: I do miss having a local butcher + fish monger + uber local coops. My coop in Sheffield was a tiny, wonderfully small..

…place about the size of my bedroom-loved it! Other than that I’d say types of restaurants/food are what I miss most.

Q – #9    If you could eat and cook a meal with any 1 person (dead/alive), who would you pick and why?

Angharad: Yesterday my Dad found + sent me my Grandma’s original recipe for Welsh cakes w a special note about me on it. Welsh…

…cakes are traditionally made on a bakestone – which I don’t have – so I’d love to make those with my Grandma.

Q – #10    Awwww. :) So do you have any plans to do some vacationing/travel this year? Have you ever gone fishing?

Angharad: I went fishing last summer! It rocked my face. This summer friends from UK are visiting so big plans to show them MN…

…lanesboro for tubing/biking and I’d love to finally make it to boundary waters. Other than that, UK in November!

@JoelECarlson: Rocked your face??? Sounds like some fun time is coming up for you soon. Thanks for your comments and time today!

Angharad: Thanks so much for having me Joel! Super fun :)

@JoelECarlson: Good morning everyone! Today’s Twitterview guest is @jbibl of @TwinCities_Live fame. Lets get started and have some fun!

John: I’m here

Q – #1    So John, where in MN did you grow up, and what kind of student were you like in school?

John: I went to apple valley. High school was kind easy for me. College required going, and that wasn’t fun for me. I knew why I wntd.

I knew WHAT I wanted. Darn iPhone.

Q – #2    And what did you want John? How did you end up in Las Vegas covering sports? Not many professional teams there. :)

John: I wntd to b in sports media. Interned at star trib in high school. Ended up in Vegas after I went on vacation there.

had a friend there. Heard sports radio there. knew I could make it better after being a KFAN fan since they started

Q – #3    How long did you stay in Las Vegas? How was it being from the midwest and living there?

John: 9 yrs. Experienced a lot of crazy stuff. never got too crazy. Midwest at heart. My best friends were from mn and wi…

loved it there. Every state would be better off if they had the guts to give people the freedom Nevada gives you.

Q – #4    So after 9yr there, how did you end up back in MN? When did you get approached about @TwinCities_Live? Did you audition?

John: dad got cancer in 2007. Wanted to be with him. He’s cancer-free now. I visited him in the hospital…

I heard about this job. When I told mom about it she told me of open casting call at MOA that weekend

I auditioned American idol style. Bought a suit at Jc Penney that day. Just happened to be in town…

they flew me in 3 more times. And i was the first person hired by the exec prod. I started 6 mnths…

before show started and helped in hiring the staff.

Q – #5    Neat! So when you found out that you got the job, did you even know who @ElizabethRies was?

John: no. She started the station a year after I did. She was not my original co-host.

Q – #6    I must have missed ” @TwinCities_Live The Early Years”. :) Who are some guests that you’ve enjoyed meeting and chatting with?

John: favorite was with the air traffic controller of the miracle on Hudson. his first live tv interview

performances are great. Dave archuletta,Randy houser,Eric Hutchinson, recent idol rejects were best.

Q – #7    #AmIdolRejects = Hilarious! More about YOU now. Favorite(s): Restaurant, store, comfort food, type of sport, TC neighborhood.

John: restaurant kona grill in EP. It was my favorite in Vegas, and I’m glad it’s here. Store is target

comfort food…mom makes a great cinnamon rice. Sport is baseball. Played in college and watch constantly. Literally.

tc neighborhood is tough. I gotta go with my southside. Burnsville/AV cty road 42 have my heart.

Q – #8    What’s a personal or professional goal that you have set for youself to achieve in the next year or 2?

John: corny but true. Just want to be the best i can be doing what I’m doing. always been the goal since I got in the biz…

I think people that are live in future goals miss the moment. That may be ok. Ive enjoyed my moments.

@JoelECarlson: Nice! Thank you very much @jbibl (John Hanson) for your time today on #jectv. Have a great day and a great show!

John: thank you.