How Did I Get Here? With Ryan Poli

Ryan talks with longtime friend and fellow chef, restauranteur, and Italian culinary adventure-seeker Jeff Michaud. Jeff's much-lauded restaurant Osteria features authentic Italian cuisine with a focus on fresh and simple ingredients that taste delicious. 

Chef Michaud has earned multiple James Beard Awards over the years, as well as a slew of other accolades, thanks to his passionate take on Italian comfort food and the delightfully warming atmosphere of Osteria. 

On top of running, and often cooking in, one of Philly's best hot spots, Michaud and his wife also own and operate a one-of-a-kind, Immersive Italy tour with a focus on food and genuine Italian culture. To learn more, please visit the links below.

Check out Osteria here:
osteriaphilly.com

La Via Gaia Italy Tours:
laviagaia.com

In the second episode, Ryan sits down with fellow chef Brian Baxter, who helms the kitchen at the buzzy and coveted small-seating chef's counter The Catbird Seat in Nashville, TN. To dine at Catbird is to be pleasantly surprised again, again, and again. Employing an almost inhuman technical ability and a deep passion for the artfulness of flavor and function, the chefs there present a whirlwind of a tasting menu that leaves one awestruck at the simultaneous whimsicality and attention to detail that goes into each dish. An alumnus of Catbird himself, Ryan and Baxter talk about coming up in tough kitchens, old-school country clubs, a failed stint as a collegiate athlete, and everything in between.

Check out The Catbird Seat here:
thecatbirdseatrestaurant.com/

In the inaugural episode, Ryan sits down with Lauren Palmer, owner and cultivator of Bloomsbury Farms, a gap- and organic-certified farm which provides many local restaurants, grocery stores, and food distribution centers with some of the finest seasonal veggies in the southeast.

Find Bloomsbury Farms here:
bloomsburyfarms.com