2 SHARP CHEFS & A MICROPHONE

He’s known for cooking with fire and comfort food, but Las Vegas Chef Justin Kingsley Hall is foremost a culinary storyteller. When asked what will definitely earn a place on his menu at the highly anticipated, Main St. Provisions downtown, the hands-on father shares an evocative story about his grandfather’s aviary... which leads to a SALAD!

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It may sound cheesy, but 2 Sharp Chefs can never get enough cheese - so Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa invited a professional cheese monger to geek out on their favorite dairy product. Diana Brier is 1 of 45 American Cheese Society’s Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluators in the world.

The Las Vegas affineur is known as the “Wonder Woman of Cheese” for her cheesemaking skills and her expertise in all things curds and whey!

Learn about what it takes to be a cheese expert, the intricacies involved in being an affineur (one who ages cheese), and why making Brie can be a romantic experience.

And check out the 2 Sharp Chefs & A Microphone YouTube channel for a special edition of “Show & Tell” where Diana creates a delectable cheese board with expertly curated “funky cheese pairings”.

This is a can’t miss episode for anyone who can’t live without cheese. Say Cheese! And listen now!

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So many of us are reaching for something warm, delicious, and nostalgic these days. Hello, we want to forget about all the negative news and dip our spoon or fork into something that coats the ribs.

Enter an expert in European COMFORT food, Nina Manchev, owner of the valley's long-standing Forte Tapas and Caviar Collective.

Although she's had to close her dining room during the COVID-19 pandemic, she's still offering take-out food as well as stay-in cooking classes through SecretBurger.com

Nina tells Lorraine Moss and Louiie Victa what she's offering, how she got the idea to take her skills on-line, and why she used to be hesitant to teach cooking.

PLUS!!! In our new segment - SHOW & TELL - Nina shares a kitchen tool that comes with its own recipe. It's a gorgeous hand-painted item every Bulgarian has in her/his kitchen! And you can get one, too. We'll tell you how and where.

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Food as Medicine. In the time of COVID-19 and excessive hand washing, who doesn't want a stronger immune system? That's where Chef Jainine Jaffer, Executive Chef of Shiraz Las Vegas, excels. While the restaurant she helms is closed temporarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the California born chef is concentrating on her healthy meal prep business.

Chef Jainine helps people with compromised immune systems get the immune boosting nutrition they need.

Lorraine Moss and Louiie Victa learn how she gives her clients increased immune support with food, why the chef follows a Halal diet, and why she feels more in tune than ever with her delicious food culture.

Also, in a new 2 Sharp Chefs segment - SHOW & TELL - Chef Jainine shares one of her favorite kitchen tools. It's a food gadget both Lorraine and Louiie have NEVER seen before!

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Change is an absolute necessity in life, but since we've all been forced into quarantine, change is everything. And for chefs and restaurants right now, change is helping us survive.

Chef Sonia El Nawal, owner of Summerlin's Rooster Boy Cafe, has turned her popular Desert Shores cafe into a take-out general store. She sells not only pastries and pastas, but also toilet paper and meat packs. Although she admits pivoting during this pandemic hasn't been easy, she's quick to point out all the things she's still grateful for - including her hardworking staff and loyal neighborhood customers.

Pro tip: if you have a hankering, give her a call at Rooster Boy. She'll pretty much make anything you want. And Chef Sonia has cooked across the globe so her specialties know no bounds.

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Chef Marc Marrone has been the talk of the local Las Vegas food scene for his eclectic nod to Asian street food with fast casual, Graffiti Bao. But since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, he and his team, like so many in the restaurant business, have been hustling hard just to stay open.

Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa talk with the chef about what he's doing to adjust to the new normal, how they're helping the greater community with healthy meals, and how he's also taking care of his family at home.

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Chef Jamie Tran could have succeeded in a lot of other careers, but cooking was always in her blood. Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa talk with the young chef owner about her quick trajectory from dishwasher to cook to sous chef to majority restaurant owner. Hear how she used her family status as "black sheep" to motivate her climb to success. Find out how she's been able to roll with the same kitchen crew from the beginning until now and why she's always bolstering the underdog even in her own small business.

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Why aren't we all drinking tea? Many other cultures believe in its restorative properties, but most Americans aren't there yet. Chefs Lorraine Moss & Louiie Victa talk with Jenny Wong, a Tea Sommelier, and Elyse Petersen, the CEO & Founder of Tealet. Hear how enjoying tea can be like enjoying wine. Learn what makes one tea much better than another. And find out why the production of tea to an expert can be just as important as the production of food to a chef. Yep, we are "spilling the tea" on tea.

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It's hard to believe that Claudia Andracki, owner of Desert Bloom Eco Farm, used to kill everything green that she touched. Now, the entrepreneur is a self-proclaimed #DirtLover who provides gorgeous produce and eggs to more than a dozen restaurants and chefs in Las Vegas.

Lorraine & Louiie chat with the fearless farmer about desert farm-to-table, the family's patented sustainable Aquaponics system, and how she trades her unique skills for extra farmhands. You'll dig her farm anecdotes and how she became a "farm girl" organically.

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