Latest Private chef Podcast Episodes
Heirloom Beans and Beyond: Inside Rancho Gordo with Steve Sando
Chefs Without Restaurants - July 15, 2024 20:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode of Chefs Without Restaurants, Chris Spear welcomes Steve Sando, the founder of Rancho Gordo, a company known for its heirloom beans. Steve shares his unconventional journey from a diverse range of careers, to becoming a renowned bean entrepreneur. They discuss the importance of p...
Exploring Chinese Gastronomy with Carolyn Phillips
Chefs Without Restaurants - June 27, 2024 00:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode of Chefs Without Restaurants, Chris Spear sits down with Carolyn Phillips, a renowned expert in Chinese gastronomy and the author of acclaimed cookbooks such as All Under Heaven and the upcoming The Art of Chinese Baking. Carolyn's deep knowledge and passion for Chinese cuisine m...
How to Market Your Business by Using Your Car as a Mobile Billboard
Chefs Without Restaurants - June 14, 2024 02:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsToday, I’m diving into a unique and cost-effective marketing strategy that has worked wonders for my personal chef business: using your vehicle as a mobile billboard. If you're a service-based business owner, you’ll want to hear about this! Episode Highlights: Introduction to Vehicle Marketin...
Advice For Writing a Better Cookbook from All Under Heaven's Carolyn Phillips
Chefs Without Restaurants - June 06, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this mini-episode of Chefs Without Restaurants, host Chris Spear is joined by the acclaimed author Carolyn Phillips to discuss the art of writing a successful cookbook. Known for her works such as At the Chinese Table, All Under Heaven, The Dim Sum Field Guide, and the upcoming The Art of Ch...
The Office’s Brian Baumgartner Spills the Beans on Chili and Barbecue
Chefs Without Restaurants - May 30, 2024 15:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week on Chefs Without Restaurants, I speak with Brian Baumgartner, the actor best known for his role as Kevin Malone on the TV show "The Office." Brian’s portrayal of Kevin provided countless laughs and unforgettable moments, especially the iconic chili scene. Beyond his on-screen persona,...
Cooking with Pat Lee: A Food Content Creator's Journey
Chefs Without Restaurants - May 20, 2024 20:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratings🎙️ This week on Chefs Without Restaurant I speak with Pat Lee, a food content creator and private chef who resides in Delaware. 💰 Pat started his career working in the financial industry. But in the early days of the Covid pandemic, he lost his job. Like many of us, he was spending a lot of ti...
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...
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...
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...
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-...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Processed Food, Faux Meat, Culinary Nostalgia, and Reading the Room with Tony Moore of Winning at Work
Chefs Without Restaurants - January 08, 2024 18:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week on Chefs Without Restaurants I'm sharing part two of my conversation with Tony Moore. Tony is a seasoned marketing executive and the host of the "Winning at Work" podcast. I was a guest on his podcast, and this is a portion of that episode. Episode Highlights Using a blog as a tool f...
Exploring Mexico's Rich Flavors with Chef Sarah Thompson of Casa Playa
Chefs Without Restaurants - December 21, 2023 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week, we're venturing into the vibrant world of Mexican cuisine with executive chef Sarah Thompson of Casa Playa at Wynn Las Vegas. At Casa Playa, she presents a vibrant and creative menu featuring bright, California and Baja produce and seafood, woven together with a robust masa program–dr...
Behind the Scenes of Pop-Up Dining with Chef Jonathon Merrick of Family Meal Boise
Chefs Without Restaurants - December 09, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this episode we dive into the world of pop-up dining with Chef Jonathon Merrick of Family Meal Boise, an in-home pop-up restaurant he runs. You get a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges and triumphs of running the successful pop-up, and gain insights into menu creation, guest interaction...
Mastering the Grocery Aisle: Tony Moore on Food and Beverage Marketing
Chefs Without Restaurants - November 16, 2023 02:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week on Chefs Without Restaurants we're diving into the world of food and beverage marketing with Tony Moore. Tony, a seasoned marketing executive and the host of the "Winning at Work" podcast, brings his extensive experience, sharing invaluable insights into the intricacies of brand market...
Unlocking Business Potential with Alex Hormozi's 'More, Better, New' - Insights by Chris Spear
Chefs Without Restaurants - November 11, 2023 22:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsIn this solo episode, host Chris Spear delves into the 'More, Better, New' principle, a concept coined by entrepreneur Alex Hormozi. Chris applies this philosophy to his own business, discussing its impact on decision-making and efficiency, particularly in the realm of marketing his personal che...
Get More Reviews for Your Business
Chefs Without Restaurants - November 02, 2023 01:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsDo you want to get more reviews for your business? If so, this is the episode for you. I’ll tell you step-by-step how I started to get at least one review from almost every customer. This tactic uses printable QR codes, takes less than 15 minutes of work, and costs nothing. Listen to learn how y...
Build and Grow Your Personal Chef Service with Larry Lynch of the USPCA
Chefs Without Restaurants - October 27, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week, my guest this week is Larry Lynch, president of the United States Personal Chef Association. Topics Discussed: Food safety Regulations, the health department, and cooking in your home Customer acquisition Events and meal prep Pricing Chef-for-hire platforms and hireachef.com LARRY L...
What is Good Food?
Chefs Without Restaurants - October 19, 2023 23:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsWhat is Good Food? On last week's podcast I spoke with chef Rollie Wesen. He's the executive Director of the Jacques Pépin foundation, as well as an assistant professor at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. During our conversation we spoke about what "good food" is. Thi...
The Jacques Pépin Foundation and Culinary Education with Rollie Wesen
Chefs Without Restaurants - October 13, 2023 17:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week on I speak with chef Rollie Wesen. He's the executive Director of the Jacques Pépin foundation, as well as an assistant professor at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Rollie is married to Claudine Pepin, Jaques daughter. In talking with Jacques, they thought it w...
Competitive Cooking at the Highest Level with Chef Corey Siegel
Chefs Without Restaurants - October 05, 2023 02:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week we have chef Corey Siegel. You'll hear how Corey went from finishing dead last in his culinary SkillsUSA competition, to representing team USA with master chef Rich Rosendale at the Bocuse d'Or. This episode is a behind the scenes look (or is it listen?) into the world of cooking comp...
Exploring Maryland Foodways with Old Line Plate’s Kara Mae Harris
Chefs Without Restaurants - September 29, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 71 ratingsThis week I have Kara Mae Harris of the blog Old LIne Plate, where she's been exploring Maryland foodways since 2010. Last year, Kara released a book titled Old Line Plate, the same as her blog. It was a collection of some of her favorite posts throughout the years. But it’s more as a historical...
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