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John Mariani – Author, Journalist, and Food Critic

May 11, 2021 00:39:48

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The legacy of the food critic and restaurant reviews is a surprisingly long one. It’s also complicated. Food critics emerged from simple desires like sharing thoughts about great meals and giving weary travelers advice about where to get a good meal on the road. But, as times changed, the role of food writers and restaurant…

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Levon Wallace – Spread Love Like Mustard

April 27, 2021 00:56:53

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Perhaps no other industry has been hit harder in 2020 than hospitality. For chefs and restaurant industry staff, it’s been a year of pivoting and in many cases, rethinking the current models of food service. Chef Levon Wallace of Nashville, Tennessee took the pandemic as a welcome opportunity to experiment in his home kitchen. Before…

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Shamil Velázquez – Puerto Rican Influences in the Lowcountry

April 13, 2021 00:43:10

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Most chefs find inspiration from their own culinary traditions, and those flavors continue to make a mark throughout their careers. Today’s guest is Chef Shamil Velázquez from Delaney Oyster House. Velázquez grew up learning how to cook with his family from a very young age in Puerto Rico. He was surrounded by the cornucopia of…

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Richard Landau – An Early Pioneer of the Plant-Based Trends

March 30, 2021 00:45:51

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Over the past decade, vegetable forward food has really started to get the recognition it deserves. That’s due to a handful of Chefs who took the attention away from meat before it became the “cool” thing to do. Today’s guest is Chef Richard Landau, an early pioneer of the plant based trends that have been…

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Mely Martinez Celebrates the Traditional Flavors of Mexico

March 16, 2021 0:43:28

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In this episode, we’re celebrating the deep flavors of traditional Mexican cuisine. Today’s guest is Mely Martinez, blogger and author of the well-known Mexico in My Kitchen website and cookbook. Inspired by her desire to leave a legacy of traditional flavors for her son to easily access wherever he was in the world, she started…

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Chris Spear – The Personal Chef Behind Chefs Without Restaurants

March 2, 2021 00:44:06

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Chef Chris Spear works his magic not from the chaotic depths of a restaurant kitchen, but from the mobility of his own food truck. His company, Perfect Little Bites, operates a private-chef-at-your-doorstep experience based in Frederick, Maryland. Today, he’ll talk about why his restaurant working experiences inspired him to become an entrepreneur, his desire to…

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Silvia Barban – Her Lifelong Italian Culinary Influences

February 16, 2021 0:41:01

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Chef Silvia Barban learned to cook from a young age in the kitchen of her Venetian grandmother. Pairing those northern Italian recipes with the spicy Calabrian influences from her mother’s side of the family, she made a name for herself in America on Season 14 of Top Chef. Today, she’s the Executive Chef and co-owner of…

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Elizabeth Falkner Continues to Challenge the Status Quo

February 2, 2021 00:59:27

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Chef Elizabeth Falkner’s first restaurant Citizen Cake revolutionized the world of pastry in the US, and has catapulted her to the world stage on TV and through her creative culinary process as demonstrated in several cookbooks she’s authored. We talk about where she finds inspiration, the road towards better female representation across the industry, and…

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Bob Peters – Multi-Award-Winning Cocktail Artisan

January 19, 2021 00:41:08

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If you’ve ever dreamt of building the ultimate home bar, a place where you can kick back and sink into that Negroni made just the way you like it, this episode might inspire you to start sourcing building materials. Today’s guest is Bob Peters, an award-winning mixologist from Charlotte, North Carolina. As one of the…

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Head Cider Master Ryan Burk @Angry Orchard

Ryan Burk – Passionate Head Cider Master at Angry Orchard

January 5, 2021 00:54:15

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The history of cider spans the globe from the ancient apple jungles of Kazakhstan, to lush orchards across Europe, to rich and fertile American soil. The diversity of the land contributes to the vast diversity of this special fruit. In this episode, I’m talking to Ryan Burk, Head Cider Maker at Angry Orchard located in…

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