Let's Talk About Chef

This week on a brand new episode of Lets Talk About Chef host Brian Clarke is talking about the controversy, history and tradition of eating the Ortolan to extinction, a small songbird that lives in France. 
Despite being endangered, illegal and banned from being served since the 90's french chefs are demanding they be allowed to make this dish once again. 

Lets Talk About Chef is written and hosted by Brian Clarke 

Let's Talk About Chef is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, IHeart Radio, Google Play, The Alexa In Your House and pretty much anywhere else you can think of to listen to podcasts, so if you can take the time to rate and review the show or even tell one of your friends we would greatly appreciate it.

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or you can follow Brian on Instagram @chefbrianclarke

This week on Lets Talk About Chef host Brian Clarke dives into the history, story and terrifying consequences of the global Olive Oil trade controlled by the Italian Mafia. 
The innocent and delicious olive oil that we use every single day in our homes and restaurants is making some of the most feared organized crime families a lot of money. 

Lets Talk About Chef is written and hosted by Brian Clarke with new episodes airing every Thursday

Let's Talk About Chef is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, Google Play, IHeart Radio and anywhere else you can think of to get your podcasts.

If you want to write to the show you can email us at [email protected] 
or you can follow Brian on instagram @chefbrianclarke

Have a great service, and have a great week. 

Kitchens throughout history have always been dangerous places to work. There are not many careers where you are surrounded by danger at all times. Sometimes that danger is ingredients, fire, chemicals, smoke and sometimes that danger is ourselves. 
This week on Lets Talk About Chef host Brian Clarke tells four stories of chefs who never made it out of their kitchens, chefs who died on the line of duty. 

Lets Talk About Chef is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, The Alexa In Your House, IHeart Radio and pretty much anywhere else you can think of to listen to podcasts. 

You can write to the show for any reason to [email protected] 
You can follow Brian on Instagram @chefbrianclarke 

We are back next Thursday with another brand new episode 
Have a great service and have a great week 

In 1902 twelve young undergraduates would sit around a table every single night dressed in their best clothes, the silverware would be gleaming, the china plates and crystal glassware would be reflecting the candlelight, the door to the kitchen would swing open and the food laced with poison's would be set down in front of them.

This week host we dive into the history, story and complete insanity of The Poison Squad. 

Lets Talk About Chef is written and hosted by Brian Clarke with new episodes airing every Thursday

Let's Talk About Chef is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, Google Play, IHeart Radio and anywhere else you can think of to get your podcasts.

If you want to write to the show you can email us at [email protected] 
or you can follow Brian on instagram @chefbrianclarke

Have a great service, and have a great week. 

This week on a brand new episode of Lets Talk About Chef Brian Clarke dives into the history, story and absolutely ridiculous diet fad of Gluten Free Eating.
From one of the most important proteins in our history to seemingly overnight becoming the most evil thing on the planet find out why Gluten became public health enemy number one.

Lets Talk About Chef is written and hosted by Brian Clarke 

Lets Talk About Chef is available on iTunes, Stitcher, IHeart Radio, Google Play, Spotify, The Alexa in your house and pretty much anywhere else you can think of to listen to podcasts, so if you can take the time to tell a friend about the show we would greatly appreciate it and we are very easy to find.

If you want to write to us for any reason at all you can send everything to [email protected] or you can follow Brian personally on Instagram @chefbrianclarke 

Have a great service, and have a great week.

In this weeks episode of Let's Talk About Chef we dive into the history, story and reason why you should probably not trust the restaurants modern enemy, Tripadvisor 

Lets Talk About Chef is written and hosted by Brian Clarke

Let's Talk About Chef is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, The Alexa In Your House, TuneIn Radio, IHeart Radio and pretty much anywhere else you can think of to listen to podcasts, so if you can tell a friend about the show we would greatly appreciate it and we are very easy to find. 

If you want to write to us for any reason at all you can reach us at [email protected] or you can follow Brian personally on Instagram @chefbrianclarke 

This week on Let's Talk About Chef host Brian Clarke is back with another Let's Review episode. First up we review the concept and restaurants of Momofuku and second Brian tells the story of how a lost directionless teenager figured his life out in Italy thanks to a stranger who made him pizza.

Just a warning, there is some language people may find offensive (swearing) and for that we apologize. 


Lets Talk About Chef is written and hosted by Brian Clarke with new episodes airing every Thursday

Let's Talk About Chef is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, Google Play, IHeart Radio and anywhere else you can think of to get your podcasts.

If you want to write to the show you can email us at [email protected] 
or you can follow Brian on instagram @chefbrianclarke

Have a great service, and have a great week. 

This week on Let's Talk About Chef host Brian Clarke dives into the histories behind what cooks say, how we plate, and why food always looks better in a restaurant. 
In the end it's all just parsley and lies. 

Lets Talk About Chef is written and hosted by Brian Clarke with new episodes airing every Thursday

Let's Talk About Chef is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, Google Play, IHeart Radio and anywhere else you can think of to get your podcasts.

If you want to write to the show you can email us at [email protected] 
or you can follow Brian on instagram @chefbrianclarke

Have a great service, and have a great week. 

Gabriel Rucker is a two time James Beard Award winning chef from Portland Oregon. His restaurants Le Pigeon, Little Bird Bistro and Eaters "best new restaurant in America" last year Canard are highly acclaimed not just in Portland but around the world. 
His cookbook "Le Pigeon - cooking at the dirty bird" is quite frankly one of the most important culinary books to be released in the past decade.
Host Brian Clarke called Gabriel Rucker in Portland on Tuesday evening after having just got off the line after a busy service and while Rucker was busy prepping for dinner service at Canard to talk about pressure, Gabriels sobriety, what happens after you win a james beard award and to talk shop. 

Let's Talk About Chef is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, The Alexa in your house, IHeart Radio and pretty much anywhere else you can think of to listen to podcasts. 

This interview happened on July 30th, 2019.
It has been edited for clarity and to make your host Brian Clarke not sound like a fan boy. 

The name and location of Brians restaurant have been beeped out on purpose to avoid the idea that we would use this podcast to promote our own endeavours. 

Enjoy.

This week on Let's Talk About Chef presents Be our Guest resident super producer and front of the house guru Timothy McDonald is back for a brand new episode all about how employees steal from their restaurants. From the "Wagon Wheel" to "Cash Is King" listen as Timothy takes you through all of the ways that servers and bartenders have robbed the people they work for blind. It's a fascinating story.

We are back next Thursday with another brand new and very exciting episode of Lets Talk About Chef.

Lets Talk About Chef is available on iTunes, Stitcher, IHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, The Alexa in your house and pretty much everywhere you can listen to podcast's so if you have the time to tell a friend about the show we would be eternally grateful, and we are very easy to find.