Latest Spices Podcast Episodes
9: I Used to Dance Around Those Trees, with Nafy Flatley of Teranga Juice
Lettuce Wrap - April 13, 2019 07:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe baobab tree looms large in the life of Nafy Flatley. Its fruit juice nourished her when she was young, and powers her Teranga Juice business today. We discuss the origins of Nafy’s business and learn a lot about the “tree of life”, including its health benefits. Can the juice of the baobab fr...
8: The Ice Cream Atmosphere, with Lori Phillips of Rocko’s Ice Cream Tacos
Lettuce Wrap - March 23, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsFrom an immunology Ph.D to ice cream entrepreneur, learn how a book, a funny name, and a memory of an ice cream taco all came together to form Lori’s delicious desert business. We discuss reasons to remaining artisanal, the argument against franchising, and the power of liquid nitrogen. Links and...
7: My Kitchen as a Lab, with Guilianna Glassman of Alma Superfoods
Lettuce Wrap - March 09, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhy does Guilianna of Alma Superfoods say “my kitchen is my lab”? And how did a dislike of peanut butter turn into a nut butter business? Guilianna grew up in the Peruvian Andes where she helped her mom run a popular catering business. From her mom, she learned how to mix the flavors and aromas ...
6: The Business of Food Awards
Lettuce Wrap - February 23, 2019 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe Good Food Awards Mercantile is the place to taste the future of food, from small, sustainable producers. We discuss the Good Food Foundation that puts it on, and chat with two Good Food Guild members, direct from the show floor. Links and Show Notes Good Food Foundation (https://goodfoodfdn.o...
5: Most of Them Will Give Up, with Lu Den of Lulu Yum
Lettuce Wrap - February 09, 2019 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsLulu runs a cake business, but is her ultimate goal to build a lifestyle brand? A self-taught baker and accidental entrepreneur, Lulu got her start making cakes for friends, who convinced her they were good enough to sell. We learn the value of persistence, the power of social media, and how a be...
4: The Appreciation They Deserve, with Mark Priestley of Yummy Artisan Foods
Lettuce Wrap - January 26, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMark has the best job: he tastes award-winning, artisan-crafted olive oils, chocolates and honey, and shares his finds with the world. He leads us through a chocolate tasting, and chats about why he started his business. Links and Show Notes Yummy Artisan Foods (https://YummyArtisanFoods.com) All...
3: These Shows Stress Me Out
Lettuce Wrap - January 12, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe pick our favorite shows, movies and documentaries about food and cooking, from old school classics to new school faves. And a few things we definitely do not like.… Links and Show Notes Julia Child (PBS) (http://www.pbs.org/food/julia-child/) The French Chef With Julia Child, Amazon Prime Vide...
2: Not to Yuck My Mom's Yum, with Melanie Rogers of Slow Brine
Lettuce Wrap - December 29, 2018 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMelanie has a pickle problem, and there’s only one way to solve it: More pickles! Can she pickle anything? We explore the difficulty of starting a food business when you have no experience, and getting hung up on the details that don’t matter (or do they?). There’s value in an enthusiastic partne...
1: A Crust and Fudgy Center, with Amanda Garcia of NeoCocoa
Lettuce Wrap - December 15, 2018 08:15 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAmanda Garcia joins us to explore the value of attending school to get experience—and confidence—vs. getting into the industry early. Amanda—who fell in love with chocolate while attending pastry school—shares her thoughts on learning the fundamentals, and the difficulty of getting into a kitchen...
0: 0: We’re a Little Food Crazy (Pilot)
Lettuce Wrap - December 15, 2018 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe're Christine and Tammy: friends, food enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. Between us, we own three food businesses, and have lots to say about food, the food business, and the people who work in our industry. In this pilot episode, we share our backstory and the reasons we started Lettuce Wrap. Lea...