Latest Food entrepreneur Podcast Episodes
Garrett Bess (Bike to Bites) & Moira Smiley
Snacky Tunes - May 12, 2024 20:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsOn today’s episode, Darin sits down with Garrett Bess, the host of Bike to Bites, coming back for its second season on EarthxTV. Garrett shares his love of the open road, his journey into international food tv production and what he loves to think about when he’s on his custom bike. Then it's a ...
Mandy and Kirsten Dixon & Luna and Ursus (Live)
Snacky Tunes - May 05, 2024 20:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsFor episode six-hundred, Darin is up in Homer, Alaska for a special food and music roundtable. Joining him from the culinary side is Mandy & Kirsten Dixon, one of the legendary families of The Last Frontier, who share their stories about farming up north, putting Alaskan cuisine on the map, and ...
Using Pizza to Raise Awareness and Money for Muscular Dystrophy with The Real Billy Z
Chefs Without Restaurants - May 01, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week my guest is Billy Zureikat, known online as The Real Billy Z. He's a home cook, baker and pizza-maker who's life took an unexpected turn. He went from an active lifestyle, playing basketball and working at ESPN radio, to a challenging 8-year medical journey that resulted in a diagnosis...
Katherine Lewin (Big Night) & NO ICE
Snacky Tunes - April 28, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin sits down with Katherine Lewin, the founder of the store Big Night and the author of the upcoming cookbook Big Night, which is all about dinners, parties and dinner parties. He talks to Katherine about the opening of her store, how you don't need to be perfect to throw a dinner party, and ...
Jess Damuck (health nut) & TOMI
Snacky Tunes - April 21, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin welcomes Jess Damuck back to the show to celebrate her new book health nut which is currently out on Abrams. They chat about the journey from the first book to the second book, the vibrations she finds in food, creating a community around her, and some of the music that pops up in the page...
Modernist Cuisine, Sustainability, Culinary Traditions and More with Nathan Myhrvold
Chefs Without Restaurants - April 19, 2024 15:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week my guest is Nathan Myhrvold of Modernist Cuisine. Nathan graduated high school and went to college at 14. He holds a doctorate in theoretical and mathematical physics, as well as a master’s degree in mathematical economics, from Princeton University. His master’s degree is in geophysic...
Sasha Zabar (Glace) & Prima
Snacky Tunes - April 14, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsToday we are talking with Sasha Zabar, from the legendary Zabar family and owner of Glace, one of the most exciting new ice cream shops in New York City. We talk about growing up in his family’s grocery store, his heading out to hospitality school, and him coming back into the family fold to sta...
Stolen Recipes, Scrapple, Bill Murray and Bad Service
Chefs Without Restaurants - April 12, 2024 14:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week I'm sharing a clip from another podcast I was featured on a couple of years ago. I share a couple of funny stories that I've never shared before. The first story is about how actor Bill Murray inadvertently ruined my anniversary dinner. I love Bill, and this isn't something he intentio...
Dan Kluger & Matt Costa
Snacky Tunes - April 07, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsWe're hitting both coasts for this week’s episode, kicking things off in New York City with Chef Dan Kluger. We talk about him cutting his teeth in the local culinary scene, him opening up his first restaurant, and what it's like to open in Hudson Yards. Then we dip into the archives for a perfo...
Hanna Raskin (The Food Section) & Kid Wave
Snacky Tunes - March 31, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsToday we sit down with Hanna Raskin, the editor and publisher of The Food Section, an incredible indie food publication/newsletter that covers the American South. We talk about her journey in the world of editorial writing, her time as a restaurant reviewer, and how the south is tied together by...
Exploring Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon with Bernie Lubbers of Heaven Hill Distillery
Chefs Without Restaurants - March 27, 2024 23:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week my guest is "the whiskey professor" Bernie Lubbers, Heaven Hill Distillery's national brand ambassador. If you want to learn more about bourbon, and one of America's oldest and best distilleries, this episode is for you. Bernie explains the criteria for bourbon, as well as the bottled-...
Snacky Tunes Salon: Majordōmo & Pijja Palace (Live at ChowNow)
Snacky Tunes - March 24, 2024 20:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsJoin us for another live recording of Snacky Tunes Salon from the ChowNow HQ in Culver City. For this roundtable, Darin chatted with Corporate Chef of Momofuku, Jude Parra-Sickels, and Pijja Palace’s owner, Avish Naran, about the direct connection between food and sports. Snacky Tunes: Music is...
Teaching Kids Culinary and Business Skills - The Fat Pastor Shawn Niles
Chefs Without Restaurants - March 21, 2024 18:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week my guest is Shawn Niles (aka The Fat Pastor). Shawn started his church in 2015, but his love of cooking led him to competing on MasterChef in 2016. What chef Gordon Ramsay told him would change his life forever. Wanting to combine his two passions, Shawn started a program for at-risk ...
Fire The Menu & Hatis Noit (Live)
Snacky Tunes - March 17, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsWe have an all new episode today, and we are so excited to be kicking it off with two of our good friends, Antonio Diaz and Casey Felton, who launched a Kickstarter for their new series Fire The Menu. We chat about the current landscape of cooking shows, how they met, and what they hope to do an...
Make Better Pizza at Home with Women's Pizza Month Founder Christy Alia
Chefs Without Restaurants - March 14, 2024 20:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week my guest is pizza maker and founder of Women’s Pizza Month Christy Alia. Women's pizza month is an online party taking place the whole month of March on Instagram. Of course, you can follow along by checking out the hashtag #WomensPizzaMonth. Christy wanted to shine a spotlight on ma...
Cody Pruitt (Libertine) & Champion Chills
Snacky Tunes - March 10, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsThis week we head over to New York to chat with the beverage director and managing partner at one of the city's best new bars, Libertine. That's right, we're sitting down with Cody Pruitt to chat with him about his love for the city, him coming up in the culinary scene, how food played a big rol...
Talking About The Chef Conference with Founder Mike Traud
Chefs Without Restaurants - March 07, 2024 17:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week my guest is Mike Traud, founder of The Chef Conference (formerly The Philly Chef Conference). We talk about the history, and evolution, of this food and beverage conference. You'll hear what you can expect from this year's conference which is taking place in Philadelphia from April 12t...
Kat Turner (Highly Likely) & Rid of Me
Snacky Tunes - March 03, 2024 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin heads to Highland Park to chat with Kat Turner, chef and partner of Highly Likely. She shares her story of being a personal chef, doing laundry for the Smashing Pumpkins in Tokyo, and building her community around regulars. Then we head to our hometown, Philadelphia, to chat with Mike McGu...
Perseverance and Adaptation - Christine Van Bloem of The Empty Nest Kitchen
Chefs Without Restaurants - February 27, 2024 19:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week my guest is chef Christine Van Bloem. For 15 years Christine ran the successful Kitchen Studio Cooking School in Frederick, Maryland, a recreational cooking school. When the Covid pandemic hit, she had to stop doing in-person cooking classes. She pivoted to online cooking classes, hopi...
Tyler Akin & HEIDEMANN
Snacky Tunes - February 25, 2024 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin heads over to the east coast today for a chat with Tyler Akin, Chef and Founder of Form-Function Hospitality. They talk about Tyler’s culinary adventures up & down the eastern seaboard, his mentoring of the next generation of chefs, and how he supported the culinary community during the pa...
Beyond Contracts, Invoices, and Deposits: Creating a Less Transactional Experience
Chefs Without Restaurants - February 19, 2024 17:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this week’s solo episode of Chefs Without Restaurants, host Chris Spear delves into the controversial yet effective business practices he's adopted for his personal chef business. Chris reveals how he's successfully run his culinary business without the reliance on contracts, invoices, or dep...
Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare & Håbe
Snacky Tunes - February 18, 2024 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsWe are heading back to Brooklyn today to chat with Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins, the new Co-Executive Chefs at The Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare. They were given the reigns to the legendary tasting menu and have taken it to new heights. It is a fantastic chat about their start in Europe and ho...
The Chef Who's Feeding Oceanside's Houseless Community - Sunny Soto-Brisco of Sunny Street Outreach
Chefs Without Restaurants - February 12, 2024 15:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week I have chef Sunny Soto-Brisco. With her wife, they started Sunny Street Outreach to cook and serve restaurant quality meals to the houseless and underserved communities in Oceanside, CA. They're currently working on fundraising for a mobile cafe trailer which, once open, will serve the...
Quarter Sheets & Wilderado
Snacky Tunes - February 11, 2024 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsThis week Darin chats with Aaron and Hannah of one of our favorite pop ups turned permanent, Quarter Sheets. We chat about the cute story of how they met, how they pivoted during the pandemic, and the vibe they put together every night at their restaurant. Then it’s a classic performance from th...
Holey Grail Donuts & Snacktime (Live)
Snacky Tunes - February 04, 2024 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsWe are kicking things off in Kauai with founder and chief business officer of Holey Grail Donuts, Hana Dreiling, who started the business with her brother, Nile, in a trailer in Hawaii back in 2017. We talk about how they use local ingredients to change up the take on the classic treat, how the ...
Caribbean Flavors, Paleo Remixes with Althea Brown of Metemgee
Chefs Without Restaurants - February 04, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week I have Althea Brown. After moving to the United States from Guyana, Althea started a blog called Metemgee where she shares traditional Guyanese recipes. Due to health reasons, Althea now follows a paleo diet. But you don’t have to follow a paleo diet to enjoy her recipes. In fact, Alth...
Amiga Amore & OddKidOut
Snacky Tunes - January 28, 2024 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDarin sits down with the owners of one of his favorite new restaurants in Los Angeles, Amiga Amore. Co-owners Chef Danielle Duran-Zecca and Alessandro Zecca opened up this Highland Park neighborhood spot, serving up their own genre of Mexitalian food. They chat about their time cooking in New Yo...
Taking a Creative, Culinary Approach to Craft Distilling with Scott Blackwell of High Wire Distilling Co (Part 2)
Chefs Without Restaurants - January 27, 2024 04:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week I have part 2 of my conversation with Scott Blackwell, owner/distiller of High Wire Distilling Co in Charleston, SC which he runs with his wife Ann Marshall. This part of our conversation starts with how and why he started the distillery. If you're interested in his entrepreneurial jou...
Meetinghouse & Jocelyn Mackenzie
Snacky Tunes - January 21, 2024 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsThis week we're heading back to Darin’s hometown of Philadelphia to chat with Colin McFadden and Chef Drew DiTomo, two of the founders of the new restaurant / bar / tap room, Meetinghouse. It is a beautifully designed space and they chat about that design, why they wanted to open up a spot in ...
Serial Entrepreneurship in the Food and Beverage Industry with Scott Blackwell of High Wire Distilling Co (Part 1)
Chefs Without Restaurants - January 19, 2024 19:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week I have part 1 of my conversation with Scott Blackwell, owner/distiller of High Wire Distilling Co in Charleston, SC which he runs with his wife Ann Marshall. This part of our conversation focuses on his entreprenurial journey up to the point of starting the distillery. Scott’s been a B...
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