Julian Rodarte Reveals Restaurant Secrets and His Culinary Competition Experiences
Award-winning chef, Food Network Hot Lister and half of the power team who launched Beto & Son, Julian Rodarte stars in this episode. He credits his abuelita’s resourceful culinary skills and his fath...
3 Mar 202347min
Stephanie Izard, the GOAT of the Chicago Food Chain, on Competing Against Friends
Award-winning chef, restaurateur and creator of several food lines, Stephanie Izard takes us on a culinary exploration of entrepreneurship. On a mission to create pleasant and inviting experiences for...
24 Feb 202337min
Shota Nakajima on Sushi Rice Secrets & TOC Cold Sweats
Seattle-based chef Shota Nakajima talks about how he processes achievements, like making the Food Network Hotlist, and how he tends to take things one day at a time. Shota describes how the Pacific No...
17 Feb 202339min
JJ Johnson on Rice as the Throughline of Our Lives
Chef JJ Johnson shares how his family nurtured his passion for food and why he decided to pursue culinary school. JJ talks about his time studying in Ghana and falling in love with West African cuisin...
10 Feb 202340min
Rocco DiSpirito on Shy Chef Secrets & Why Cookbooks Are Still Special
Chef Rocco DiSpirito reminisces on his time as an executive chef in the early nineties and how reviews and critics could make or break an establishment. Rocco talks about how social media has leveled ...
3 Feb 202351min
Poppy O’Toole on TikTok, Tots, and Dealing with Trolls
Michelin-trained chef turned TikTok sensation, Poppy O’Toole opens up about her rise to viral fame and how her decision to move back in with her parents during the pandemic inspired her to pivot caree...
27 Jan 202344min
Vince Wilfork on Tackles, Tom Brady & Hosting NFL Tailgate Takedown
NFL retiree Vince Wilfork talks about why he loves retirement and how he spends most of his time lately. He reveals what it was like to work with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick and the surreal moment he...
20 Jan 202334min
Kathy Fang on Collaboration, Experimentation and Maintaining a Taste of Tradition
Two-time Chopped champion, chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur Kathy Fang reveals all of her thoughts behind her new reality show, Chef Dynasty: House of Fang. The quiet competitor unpacks why growing...
13 Jan 202353min
