2 SHARP CHEFS & A MICROPHONE

2 SHARP CHEFS & A MICROPHONE

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2 SHARP CHEFS & A MICROPHONE episodes

  • S2E27 - Miracle On Spring Mountain at Sand Dollar Lounge
    Who Needs a MIRACLE right about NOW? You know you do.

    You yearn for Christmas Sweaters. Kitschy Decs. Holiday Shenanigans. Despite our PANDEMIC woes, there are still ways to get all the holiday feels this winter season at the legendary Sand Dollar Lounge.

    Co-Owner Anthony Jamison chats with Chefs Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa about their second annual Miracle on Spring Mountain.

    In this 2 Sharp Chefs podcast, hear about Santa's Twerk Shop, Christmas cocktails, and PIZZA POPUPS! Find out how you can give back while you get to feast on special slices from some of the hottest chefs in Las Vegas.

    BONUS: Anthony shows us his special spatula in "Show & Tell", but at the behest of 2 Sharp Chefs, he ends up carrying up his massive cast iron to share with our culinary friends.

    Podcast Mentions: McDonalds in Tonopah, The World Famous Clown Motel, C**hris Decker, Brian Howard, James Trees, Las Vegas Rescue Mission, Rolling Stones, Lock, Stock, & Barrel 18yo, Rowan’s Creek, Paradise City Creamery**

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    26 min
  • S2E26 - Las Vegas Town Fridge Project - John Chou
    Las Vegas Town Fridge Project

    What can you do to help during this pandemic? UCLA Grad John Chou needs your help to spread love and community by filling fridges.

    LV Town Fridge Project started one day when Chou got sick of of seeing all the food waste during his volunteer work. He realized there might be a simple, inexpensive solution: a community fridge. Chou tells Chefs Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa years of helping at different non-profits gave him the skill set and the determination to take on food insecurity one fridge at a time.
    You can assist by dropping off fresh fruit and vegetables or prepared food at one of the project's two locations:
    1010 N. Main St. Las Vegas
    1041 Sweeney Ave. Las Vegas
    They're open 24/7.
    If you or someone you know or a business you know can host a community fridge, contact John at [email protected]

    PODCAST Mentions: Desert Bloom Eco Farm, Shamrock Dairy, Three Square, Kim Foster, United Movement Organized Kindness, Food Not Bombs, Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, Cluck It Farm, Worldwide Opportunities On Organic Farms, The Third Plate, Dan Barber, Alton Brown, Will Rogers State Beach, UCLA

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    29 min
  • S2E25 - Your Greatest Food Memories - A 2 Sharp Chefs Thanksgiving Special
    What is your most evocative food memory?

    What food or restaurant takes you back to your happiest, funniest, most cherished moments?

    Anthony Bourdain once said, 'Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life."

    Chefs Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa share the food moments that charmed their childhoods. For Lorraine, it's a root beer float and French fries at A & W with her grandpa, Eric Baptista. For Louiie, it's a braised beef noodle at a Chinese restaurant in the Philippines with their parents, Ligaya and Horacio Victa.

    You will fall in love with all the positivity in this 2 Sharp Chefs & A Microphone Thanksgiving Special. You'll also get to hear the beautiful food memories of:

    John Arena, Metro Pizza Co-Owner/Pizzaiolo

    Yassine Lyoubi, Barry's Downtown Prime Co-Owner
    Xenon Mallari, Happy Ending Chocolate Owner/Chocolatier
    Derek Stevens, Circa Las Vegas Owner
    Penny Chua & Sabrina Chutima, Lotus of Siam
    Myrene Delos Angeles, Sundown Mushrooms Owner
    Elizabeth Falkner, Celebrated Chef/Consultant
    Gary Francis Xavier LaMorte, Honest Hospitality Founder/Chef
    Mariana Alvarado, MasAzul Chef/Owner
    Brian Howard, Sparrow + Wolf, Chef/Owner

    Enjoy! Happy Thanksgiving. It's been a challenging year. We got your back. Thank you for listening and supporting this two women food podcast. It's a labor of love and a culmination of a culinary storytelling dream for us.

    Podcast Mentions: Bazaar Meat, Andi Murphy - Toasted Sister Podcast, Bay Meadows, Amore da Roma, Magic Pan, Chef Thomas Keller, Chef Jose Andres, Chef Mary Sue Milliken, Chef Susan Feniger, Magnolia

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    36 min
  • S2E24 - Toasted Sister: Learning About Indigenous Food
    Toasted Sister, A Native American food story

    How much do you know about indigenous foods? Have you made an effort to learn about our history with Native American cultures?

    It's Native American Heritage Month. November marks a time for us to celebrate the diverse cultures and traditions of Native people. It started in 1990 with a declaration by President George H. W. Bush.
    With more than seventy indigenous food interviews in her Toasted Sister podcast compendium and the most important native chefs on her speed dial, Andi Murphy believes she's still at the very beginning of her education. Although the Navajo journalist grew up on the reservation, she ate many of the same sugary, processed foods as most Americans.
    Chefs Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa chat with the Native journalist about food sovereignty, what it means to her, her family, and her people. Andi also addresses how she feels about Thanksgiving and how we can celebrate the holiday and ALSO be cognizant of its history and impact on indigenous people and culture.

    FUN FACT: _The Three Sisters_ of Native American Food culture are corn, beans, and squash. In Native legend, those three crops are interdependent and must grow and thrive together.

    Podcast Mentions: Native America Calling, Chef Nephi Craig, Chef Elena Terry, Native American Culinary Mentorship Program, Chef Nico Albert, Chef Sean Sherman

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    32 min
  • S2E23 - Growing Gorgeous Fungi in The Desert - Sundown Mushrooms

    Do you love mushrooms? Have you seen a mushroom bigger than a basketball?

    Myrene Delos Angeles makes mushroom magic in the desert at her urban farm, Sundown Mushrooms. She and her partner, Chester, started growing mushrooms in their Las Vegas abode as a hobby. But as their mushrooms grew bigger and bigger, their interest grew stronger and stronger.
    Myrene even mumbles a mantra when the process becomes tedious, "Keep mushrooming. Keep mushrooming."
    In this episode, you'll learn some of the unique health benefits specific mushrooms can offer. From help with memory to lowering blood pressure and easing anxiety, mushrooms might the food medicine you need in your life right now.
    The fungi fanatic also explains the best way to wash mushrooms and the best way to cut mushrooms (not with a knife!).
    And go to our YouTube channel to see a special "Show & Tell" as Chefs Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa cannot contain their excitement when they see the size and the incredible beauty of Myrene's mushrooms.

    Podcast Mentions: Intuitive Forager Farmers Market, fresh52 Farmers' & Artisan Market

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    27 min
  • S2E22 - Pop 'N Pies: From Pandemic to Pie Business - Chef Andrea Mclean

    What did you do during the pandemic? Las Vegas pastry chef Andrea Mclean put together her love of pop culture and pies to create Pop 'N Pies. And just a few months in, her delicious desserts are poppin' up across the valley.

    The young chef has also secured some awesome collaborations with Chef Brian Howard of Sparrow + Wolf and Jolene Mannina, owner of SecretBurger.com.
    The pie chef shares how her fine dining experience, in the kitchens of the late Joel Robuchon and the Michelin starred Thomas Keller, helped shape her small business.
    For Show & Tell, she brings a pastry tool that both Chefs Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa covet respectfully.

    Podcast mentions: Libby's, L’Atelier De Joel Robuchon, Instagram: Sam Artsy Pants, Thomas Keller, Bouchon, Sparrow + Wolf, SecretBurger.com, Waitress

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    26 min
  • S2E21 - Happy Ending Chocolate - Halloween Special

    I scream. You scream. We can all scream for ice cream tacos and comic books, right? Las Vegas Chocolatier Xenon Mallari chats with 2 Sharp Chefs, Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa about pairing his mint condition books with his mint flavored desserts for his delicious dessert business, Happy Ending Chocolate.

    Find out his secrets for tempering chocolate, how his boxing background has helped him keep his eyes on the tasty prize, and why chocolate is his OBSESSION.

    Plus - the chocolatier's Show & Tell is a real thing of beauty. See his sexy hand forged Damascus knife that goes back to an old Instagram friendship.

    Podcast mentions:

    International Marketplace, Reese’s, Kit Kat, Fred Dex, Beat Bobby Flay, Life is Beautiful, Mothership Coffee, Ferguson’s Downtown, Mamba Mentality, Khoury’s, Forged In Fire, Mareko Maumasi

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    26 min
  • S2E20 - Classic Casino Eats at Circa Las Vegas - Derek Stevens & Sam Pulliam

    Get ready for the time of your life.

    That's the motto for Circa Las Vegas. And you can find a veritable plethora of classic casino culinary delights.
    Owner Derek Stevens and Beverage Director Sam Pulliam give Chefs Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa a sneak peek at what you can sip and snack on at the Downtown Las Vegas resort. They got a private tour and a first look at the restaurants and bars at the highly-anticipated Fremont Street spot.
    Derek explains how he pieced together the dining choices from the upscale Barry's Downtown Prime to the casual Jewish Deli, Saginaw's, and the Pan Asian, 8 East by Le Thai's Dan Coughlin. Hear how they're feeling just days from opening and what they're most excited about - including how they are celebrating the local scene as well as Derek's hometown throughout the newest Vegas resort.

    Podcast Mentions: Capriotti's, Andiamo, The D, Lees Sandwiches

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    34 min
  • S2E19 - Fierce Fit Chef - Elizabeth Falkner

    Food Show Competitor. Fierce Activist. Fitness Enthusiast.

    And you've got a front row seat. Whether Chef Elizabeth Falkner fights in a Food Network duel or curls cast iron pans, she works it like an Olympic athlete. The well known chef chats with Chefs Lorraine Moss and Louiie Victa about why we all need to think like athletes. She offers helpful tips on how to keep healthy and in shape even when you work long hours in a restaurant.
    Currently in editing on a chef documentary about what the hospitality industry needs to survive, she doesn't mince words about how we can all make positive change in the current situation.
    Elizabeth also talks about how you can benefit from her years of culinary/pastry experience by booking an online class at 100 Pleats.

    PODCAST Mentions: Susan Feniger, Mary Sue Milliken, Nyesha Arrington, Chez Panisse, Antonia Lofaso, Brooke Williamson, A Fine Line, Bake The Vote, Feed The Vote, Julian Serrano, Nancy Silverton, AAPTIV

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    29 min
  • S2E18 - Preserving Mexican Tradition: Heirloom Corn Tortillas - MasAzul

    Have you ever eaten a traditional Mexican tortilla? Las Vegas Chef Mariana Alvarado says most of us have NOT because of decades of selfish politics and greed.

    That's why she started MasAzul, a small business that prides itself on using heirloom Mexican corn to make traditional nixtamalized corn tortillas.
    In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Chefs Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa learn the history and process of nixtamalization, how it creates more delicious and nutritious tortillas, and why this is Mariana's life's passion.
    For "Show & Tell", she shows us a rainbow of heirloom corn and what each varietal produces. Make sure you press play on 2 Sharps Chefs YouTube channel to see it all.
    Also, the chef shares her exciting, "life changing" experience cooking with the staff at the new Henderson practice facility for the Las Vegas Raiders.
    You will never see a tortilla the same way again. And that makes Chef Mariana very happy and proud.

    Podcast Mentions: Las Vegas Raiders

    For this podcast's Pandemic Provisions, Lorraine and Louiie discuss their favorite traditional Mexican delicacies while travelling in Mexico (pre-pandemic, of course). Thanks for listening!

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    31 min

About 2 SHARP CHEFS & A MICROPHONE

From the publisher's feed

Lorraine & Louiie started this chef-driven podcast in memory of one of the best food culture ambassadors of all time, Anthony Bourdain. In his memory, we wanted to do the right thing: build a better sense of community among cooks, chefs, restaurant workers, and food lovers in Las Vegas & worldwide.