The Colorado Springs Indy’s longtime Food and Drink Editor and critic Matthew Schniper critically examines Colorado Springs’ culinary culture along with guest chefs, restaurateurs and industry insiders. State of Plate does a deep-dive on Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene, asking the core questions: Where are we now, where do we want to go, what are we doing right and wrong, and how do we advance? Throughout five episodes, we hear from more than a dozen chefs, restaurateurs, industry experts and food producers, talking everything from local culinary history and current marketplace challenges to celebrity TV culture, mental health in kitchens, cultural concerns and food-production ecosystems. State of Plate examines the scene from every angle, striving to make sense of a complex system, and offering a critical take on potential paths forward. The Colorado Springs Indy has been the alternative newsweekly voice for the Pikes Peak Region since 1993. Matthew Schniper has been a writer and editor at the paper since 2006. Read the Indy at https://csindy.com. Catch Matthew’s reviews for the inside scoop on where to dine and imbibe, at https://www.csindy.com/users/profile/matthew schniper/ Thank you to these community organizations for underwriting this podcast: Colorado Springs Community Cultural Collective https://communityculturalcollective.org/ Fountain Creek Brewshed Alliance ® https://www.fountain-crk.org/ Downtown Colorado Springs https://downtowncs.com/