Chefs Without Restaurants
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Learn to Garden and Cook Italian Food with Ciao Italia Host Mary Ann Esposito
On this episode, we have chef, author, and TV personality Mary Ann Esposito. She's the creator and host of the nationally televised PBS series Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito. The author of fourteen cookbooks, most recently, Ciao Italia: Plant, Ha
Bringing Global Flavors to Tulsa, Oklahoma and Beyond with Chef Shannon Smith
This week's guest is Shannon Smith. Shes a cook, teacher, and traveler based in Tulsa, OK. She's traveled to more than 50 countries, meeting and cooking with people, from home cooks to restaurant chefs, while documenting it on her blog. She als
Mentorship and Leadership in the Food Industry - What is a Chef with Russ Zito of Johnson & Wales University
On this week's "What is a Chef?" episode we have chef Russ Zito. Russ has been a culinary instructor at Johnson & Wales University for 26 years. I asked him what his definition of a chef was, and his response revolved around leadership,
Foraging, Transplanting Ramps, and Snail Farming with Clark Barlowe
Clark Barlowe is a seventh-generation North Carolinian. Growing up learning how to hunt ginseng with his grandfather, Clark learned to look at the plants around him for the potential nutrients and delicious ingredients that they held while respecting thei
What is a Chef with Carla Hall
This week we have a "What is a Chef?" episode with Carla Hall. Carla is a chef, cookbook author, two-time Top Chef contestant, and former co-host of The Chew. Our full conversation will be released in a few weeks. Subscribe to the podcast now so
How to Make and Use Masa with Masienda Founder Jorge Gaviria
This weeks guest is Jorge Gaviria, founder of Masienda, and author of the new book Masa. On the show, youre going to get the Masienda origin story, and find out why it all started with the corn. Jorge explains nixtimalization, which is the process of tu
Chefs as Leaders in the Community - What is a Chef with Clark Barlowe
This week's "What is a Chef" episode is with Clark Barlowe. Hes a chef, former restaurant owner, cooking instructor, forager, and now... law student.Stay tuned for my full episode with him which will be released soon.CLARK BARLOWEClarks W
A Restaurant Closure, Recipe Development and How to Work with Brands with Chef Taffy Elrod
This week's guest is Taffy Elrod. Shes a chef, restaurant owner, cooking instructor, recipe developer, and food writer with 20 years of experience in the food industry.We discuss the closure of her restaurant in upstate New York, and the transition
Luladey Moges on Ethiopian Cooking and Her New Cookbook Enebla: Recipes From an Ethiopian Kitchen
This week, I speak with Luladey Moges. She's the author of the new cookbook Enebla: Recipes From an Ethiopian Kitchen. Growing up, first in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and then in the United States, she learned the art of traditional Ethiopi
Cobra Kai Actor Dan Ahdoot on Persian Cooking, Dining Out and Green Eggs & Dan
This week, in preparation for Season 5 of Cobra Kai, we're re-releasing our episode with Dan Ahdoot. who plays Anoush on the show. Hes a standup comic, actor, writer, producer, and podcast host. He's also the host of Food Network's Raid t