Gourmand

In today's episode, we sit down with Award-Winning Chef Michael Mina and Brent Bolthouse to chat about their new concept that combines Chef Mina’s culinary prowess and Bolthouse’s deep industry background to recreate the chic and luxurious feel of an exclusive clubhouse on an accessible community level, Bungalow Kitchen. A culinary expansion of Bolthouse’s premier concept, The Bungalow - an iconic bar and lounge with two locations in Southern California - The Bungalow Kitchen by Michael Mina, will offer a menu of elevated California fare, heavily inspired by local, seasonal ingredients. Intended to serve as an extension of guest’s living rooms, diners can expect to enjoy adaptations of conventional, craveable dishes, in addition to discovering new flavors and preparations.

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go to Culinary school in Paris? How to Veganize a Fried Egg? Balance school with a passion project like Chez.Jorge? Stay tuned for this and more in today’s episode with George Lee. Check out George's blog at https://chejorge.com/

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We're here with second-gen piemaker Petra Paredez, owner of cult NYC bakeshop Petee's + author of the recently debuted cookbook, Pie for Everyone.

Pie is second nature for Petra -- in 1981 her parents founded the legendary Mom's Apple Pie Company in Leesburg, VA, which they still operate today -- but it was only later in life, after several years teaching special needs children in NYC public schools, that she decided to take the plunge and open her own bakeshop with her husband.

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Chi Sum Ngai and Kaleena Teoh are the co-owners of Coffee Project New York, the award-winning coffee brand, roastery and training center. Based in New York City with cafes in the East Village, Chelsea, and Brooklyn, and a roastery and training center in Long Island City, Coffee Project New York aims to promote an inclusive and sustainable coffee culture by prioritizing thoughtful sourcing practices, the welfare of their employees and communities, and increased access to educational opportunities for people to pursue careers in the coffee industry.

In this episode, we chat with Suzy Karadsheh from The Mediterranean Dish, the number one online resource for Mediterranean recipes & lifestyle. Tune in to learn about Suzy's childhood in Egypt, starting her blog, and more!

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Meryl Feinstein is the founder of @pastasocialclub and a resident pasta maker at Food 52. In this episode, we chat with Meryl about the beginnings of pasta social club, going into food from a nontraditional background, and all things pasta :)

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Today, we're sitting down with Michelle Norako. She is the winemaker at Koehler Estate, a winery located in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County. Koehler is a small but dynamic family winery, known for their distinctive, estate-grown wines, crafted entirely from fruit grown on their 100-acre estate.

In this episode, we speak to Michelle about her interest in the intersection of wine and chemistry, harvests around the world, and her role as the winemaker at Koehler Estate.

Receive 20% off your first order with Koehler Winery using the code GOURMAND. Visit koehlerwinery.com

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Today we are here with Cedric Nicaise, co-founder of Vivanterre and Director of Operations at Make it Nice. In today’s episode, we chat with Cedric about his upbringing and interest in wine, his time at Eleven Madison Park and rising to #1 in the world, and also cofounding his wine brand, Vivanterre. Curious to hear what Cedric learned from his first job at McDonalds and more? Stay tuned!

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).