Performance Anxiety: Jay Reifel

This week we take a left turn. I invited a chef to be my guest this week. His name is Jay Reifel and he just beat Bobby Flay! With a mincemeat pie. And that’s why I reached out. His supper club, Edible History, takes recipes from ancient manuscripts and recreates them to give diners a literal taste of history. But he didn’t start out as a chef. We talk about his early life, somehow dual enrolling in high school & college and finding an interesting loophole; writing movies in LA; and eventually leaving to bake bread in the midwest.

We also discuss how bread is like puppies, whipped cream guilt, ordering herbs from witches, and a whole lot more. Jay gives us a little behind the scenes peek at how cooking competitions are created, as he has been on both Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay. Check out Brooklyn-based Edible History on social media. Go to ediblehistorynyc.com to check out some amazing menus. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on social media. Rate & review us, please! Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. We love coffee and you can treat us, if you like, at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. This story takes some really interesting twists & turns, like a pretzel. So grab a mead and a plate of table cheese or fruits & nuts, and settle in to Jay Reifel on Performance Anxiety; a proud member of the Pantheon Podcast family.