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Lettuce Wrap episodes

August 10, 201917: BBQ is a Little Mystical, with Steven Hollifield of Seismic BBQ
Steven Hollifield walked into a kitchen dish-pit, found it magical, and remained in food service his entire career. He now runs two kitchen-based businesses, Seismic BBQ and South Basin Kitchen, and joins us to discuss how he got his start, shares some sobering realities of owning a catering business in San Francisco, and of course, talks barbecue, from sauces to its place in American history. Learn about the value of a good partner, great suggestions for great meals, and why even the chefs at Michelin-rated restaurants go to... Taco Bell?
Links and Show Notes
Seismic BBQ—“BBQ so good, you’ll swear the earth shook”
South Basin Kitchen SF
CCSF—City College of San Francisco
Front of house vs. Back of house—“The front of the house, also called the FOH, refers to all actions and areas that a customer will be exposed to during their stay at a restaurant, such as the lobby and dining area.” “The back of the house, also known as the BOH, encompasses all the behind-the-scenes areas that customers will not see. This acts as the central command center in a restaurant because it’s where the food is prepared, cooked, and plated before making its way to the customer’s table.”
Greasy spoon—“a small, cheap eatery – either an American diner or coffee shop, or a British cafe – typically specializing in fried foods and/or home-cooked meals.”
Michelin Guide
Pastry chef
Memphis Minnie’s BBQ, Lower Haight, San Francisco
Stage — An unpaid internship when a cook or chef works briefly, for free, in another chef's kitchen to learn and be exposed to new techniques and cuisines.
Sole Proprietor vs. Partnership vs. LLC
Right of First Refusal—“a contractual right, but not obligation, to enter into a business transaction with a person or company before anyone else can. If the entity with the right of first refusal declines to enter into a transaction, the owner of the asset who offered the right is free to open the bidding up to other interested parties.”
Sweat Equity
Profit Sharing
Craig’s List
Poached Jobs—Food, Drinks, Jobs
Sous Chef—“The sous-chef de cuisine is second in command, and translated it literally means ‘under chef’. The role will typically overlap with the head chef’s, but the sous chef will tend to be more hands on and actively involved in the day-to-day running of the kitchen; the sous chef will also fill in for the head chef when they are off....”
401(k)—“a retirement savings account that allows an employee to divert a portion of his or her salary into a long-term investment account. The employer may match the employee's contribution up to a limit.”
The Gig Economy—“In a gig economy, temporary, flexible jobs are commonplace and companies tend toward hiring independent contractors and freelancers instead of full-time employees. A gig economy undermines the traditional economy of full-time workers who rarely change positions and instead focus on a lifetime career.”
Pared—Making restaurant life easier
A Guide to American Barbecue Sauce Styles
A Comprehensive Guide to Barbecue Sauce Across the Country
Restaurant Gary Danko—“award-winning combination of classic French cooking, thoughtful and inventive use of local ingredients and personable yet impeccable service.”
Brisket
Pork shoulder (aka Boston butt)
Cultural appropriation
The Soul of Food, Slavery’s Influence on Southern Cuisine
Franklin’s BBQ, Austin TX
Pecan Lodge
The List: The Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas, Texas Monthly
J&R Manufacturing
Steven’s smoker: J&R Little Red Smokehouse
Big Green Egg
Prime vs. Choice vs. Select cuts
https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/slaughter-cattle-grades-and-standards
Taco Bell
Maison Baume Palo Alto, Michelin 2 star
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (Please consider making a donation)
Pig in a Pickle, Corte Madeira, CA, first in Bay Area to be named Michelin Bib Gourmand
Boulevard, San Francisco, CA
Farallon, San Francisco, CA
Perko’s Cafe Grill, Redding CA
Nom Nom Now—“Fresh food for healthy pets”
Easy Caterer
Our thanks to Steven for joining us. You can find Steven at Seismic BBQ and South Basin Kitchen SF.
Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram:
Lettuce Wrap: @lettucewrappod
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Christine Doerr: @christinedoerr / @neococoaconfections
Tammy Tan: @spicehound / @spicehound
or email us at [email protected].
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Special Guest: Steven Hollifield, Seismic BBQ.
1 hr
July 27, 201916: It’s So Hot In San Francisco
It was unusually warm in San Francisco in early June, so we took a quick break from interviews to chat with each other about ice cream to keep us cool during these rare, warm San Francisco evenings. If you live in—or plan to visit—San Francisco, consider this a guide to delicious, creamy treats.
Links and Show Notes
Listen to Lettuce Wrap 8: The Ice Cream Atmosphere, with Lori Phillips of Rocko’s Ice Cream Tacos
Make your own waffle bowls: DASH Waffle Bowl Maker (Amazon)
Homemade Waffle Cones and Bowls | Ashlee Marie - real fun with real food
The Lovely Cones: An Examination of Waffle, Wafer, and Sugar Cones — Jessie Unicorn Moore
Ghirardelli's Hot Fudge Sauce
The Perfect Ice Cream Base | Molecular Recipes
Don Bugito , “the Prehispanic Snackeria, is a San Francisco based company focused on planet-friendly protein snacks, featuring delicious edible insects in savory and sweet flavors.”
Gilroy Garlic Ice Cream Recipe
Gilroy Garlic Festival, July 26, 27 & 28, 2019
Cable Cars | SFMTA
San Francisco Ice Cream
Smitten Ice Cream
Cold Stone Ice Cream
Baskin-Robbins
Swensen's Grill & Ice Cream
The Original Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate at Ghirardelli Square
Dreyer's Ice Cream
Three Twins Ice Cream
Humphry Slocombe
Straus Family Creamery
Salt & Straw
Dracula's Blood Pudding - Ice Cream Flavor | Salt & Straw
Salted Caramel Thanksgiving Turkey - Ice Cream Flavor | Salt & Straw
Rocko's Ice Cream Tacos
Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous
Garden Creamery
Mitchell’s Ice Cream
Double Rainbow Ice Cream
Trader Joe's
It's it Ice Cream
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18 min
July 13, 201915: I’m the “J”, with Joel Sakakihara of R&J Toffees
This episode is dedicated to James Yamaoka.
Joel Sakakihara and his brother updated their grandfather’s 60 year old toffee recipe, and built a business that’s grown from farmer’s markets to Costco and Whole Foods. Joel joins us to chat about the complexities of running a rapidly-growing food business, advice for starting a food business of your own, and how he launched the company with... Arnold Schwarzenegger? Plus, the return of our favorite segment, Wrap-id Fire!
Links and Show Notes
Focus group testing—“a moderated discussion that typically involves 5 to 10 participants. Through a focus group, you can learn about users’ attitudes, beliefs, desires, and reactions to concepts.”
Carob chips—“Carob chips are made from the pod of the carob tree, a small Mediterranean shrub. The pods are dried, roasted, and ground into carob powder before being made into chips or used in other applications. Carob is less bitter than chocolate and has a natural sweetness. The chips require little or no added sugar to make them palatable. To me, carob chips have a roasted flavor that makes them similar to chocolate, but lack chocolate’s richness and melty texture.”
Competitive analysis—“a critical part of your company marketing plan. With this evaluation, you can establish what makes your product or service unique—and therefore what attributes you play up in order to attract your target market.”
Mission statement—“ a short statement of why an organization exists, what its overall goal is, identifying the goal of its operations: what kind of product or service it provides, its primary customers or market, and its geographical region of operation.”
Net-30—“The notation ‘net 30’ indicates that full payment is expected within 30 days. If a $1000 invoice has the terms ‘net 30’, the buyer must pay the full $1000 within 30 days.” “Net 30 […] terms are often coupled with a credit for early payment.”
What is Net 30 & why is it (probably) bad for my business?
Cash vs. Accrual—“The main difference between accrual and cash basis accounting lies in the timing of when revenue and expenses are recognized. The cash method is a more immediate recognition of revenue and expenses while the accrual method focuses on anticipated revenue and expenses.”
Fiscal year vs. calendar year
De Anza College
ISO - International Organization for Standardization—“an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 164 national standards bodies”
HACCP plans: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point—“a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw material production, procurement and handling, to manufacturing, distribution and consumption of the finished product.“
Difference Between HACCP and ISO 22000
Bayside Food Group
Guittard Chocolates
Almonds from Modesto and Fresno, CA
C&H Sugar
Challenge Dairy butter
California Dairies
Arnold Schwarzenegger
R&J Toffees on Woot
Annual Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest
Professor Xavier, X-Men
McDonald’s Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese and Fries
In-N-Out Burgers
Pirates vs. Ninjas
Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack on iTunes
This episode is dedicated to James Yamaoka
In this episode, we mention Joel’s cousin James, and the beautiful work he did designing the packaging for R&J Toffees as the company's Creative Director. Shortly after we recorded, James passed away unexpectedly at the age of 44. R&J Toffees is a family affair, and our hearts go out to the entire Yamaoka, Sakakihara, and R&J Toffees family.
Our thanks to Joel for joining us. You can find R&J Toffee on (@rjtoffees) and on the web at rjtoffees.com.
Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram:
Lettuce Wrap (@lettucewrappod):
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Christine Doerr: @christinedoerr / @neococoaconfections
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or email us at [email protected].
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Special Guest: Joel Sakakihara, R&J Toffees.
52 min
June 22, 201914: Two Whole Croissants, with Robert Hac of Sons & Daughters
Award-winning pastry chef Robert Hac joins us to taste some of the best chocolate croissants in San Francisco. Robert is the pastry chef at Sons & Daughters, where he builds seasonal desserts inspired by memories of the foods he ate as a kid. He traces his love of cooking to his grandma, and the dumplings and mochi they made together. We talk about the start of his decade-plus career before Robert shares the essential trait needed to enter the culinary world, creeps himself out from his open kitchen, and defends the artisan creator. And what in the world does Jackson Pollock have to do with dessert? Tune in to find out!
Links and Show Notes
Sons & Daughters
2017 Pastry Chef of the Year, San Francisco Magazine
Second Act Marketplace
California Culinary Academy
San Francisco Cooking School
City College of San Francisco Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies program
Stage—“An unpaid internship when a cook or chef works briefly, for free, in another chef's kitchen to learn and be exposed to new techniques and cuisines.”
The French Laundry
Dandelion Camino Verde chocolate
Cruffin
Chocolate Croissant map
Our thanks to Robert for joining us. You can find him on Instagram (@mrroberthac) and at Sons & Daughters.
Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram:
Lettuce Wrap (@lettucewrappod):
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Christine Doerr: @christinedoerr / @neococoaconfections
Tammy Tan (@spicehound): ) /
or email us at [email protected].
That’s a wrap!
Amazon and other links may be affiliates. Purchases help support the show.
Special Guest: Robert Hac, Sons & Daughters.
46 min
June 08, 201913: I Moved 6,000 Pounds By Hand, with Elyce Zahn of Coco Tutti
As an entrepreneur, you do what it takes to make your dream a reality, and Elyce Zahn almost literally built Coco Tutti by hand. She makes gorgeous, “addictively edible” chocolate artwork, an award-winning business she started just as her architectural business was going under. We cover a wide range of topics this episode, from Elyce’s start in the arts to having the vision to see a kitchen where others see an office. Learn what you can accomplish when you’re a one-woman force of nature.
Links and Show Notes
La Cocina—“a nonprofit working to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants and people of color.”
Metro rack shelving
Lowes / Home Depot
Chocolate Cooling Tunnel (Selmi)
Continuous Tempering Machines (Selmi)
Tutti Frutti
Elyce’s jam recipe:
3/4 fruit
1/4 sugar
2-4% pectin
“minimal” lemon juice
fruit sieved three or four times
SCORE—“the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, with more than 10,000 volunteers in 300 chapters.”
Shark Tank—“The Sharks give budding entrepreneurs the chance to secure business deals that could make them millionaires.”
PurColor/Color Blend Creations
Chef Rubber—“provides Artisan Chefs the finest components with which one refines creative inspiration.”
Lettuce Wrap #3: These Shows Stress Me Out, where we talk briefly about The Great British Bake Off
Four Roses Bourbon
Nikka Japanese Whisky
Night Riders/Japanese Internment—“In the six months following the end of the evacuation program there were some 30 attacks by West Coast people against returning inmates. Near Fresno and other places, night riders shot into the homes of newly returned families Anti-Japanese organizations sprang up in the Northwest and in California.”
What Color is Your Parachute? (Amazon)—More than 10 million copies sold of this book that “demystifies the entire job-search process, from writing resumes to interviewing to networking, expertly guiding job-hunters toward their dream job.”
Our thanks to Elyce for joining us. You can find her at @cocotutti and https://www.cocotutti.com.
Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter:
Lettuce Wrap (@lettucewrappod)
Christine Doerr (@christinedoerr)
Tammy Tan (@spicehound)
or email us at [email protected].
That’s a wrap!
Amazon and other links may be affiliates. Purchases help support the show.
Special Guest: Elyce Zahn, Coco Tutti Chocolates.
1 hr
May 25, 201912: Food Is Not A Widget, with Mirit Cohen of Adobe
Mirit Cohen was “executive chef” of her family’s large dinner gatherings long before becoming Executive Chef at Google and Adobe, as well as CEO of her own “daily foodservice” business. Now Adobe’s Global Workplace Experience Programs Manager, Mirit shares her advice about the importance of identifying your market, the hazards of scaling too quickly, the right way to shut down a business, and why she believes sharing a meal is the original social networking.
Links and Show Notes
Adobe
Gastronaut
Eat Retreat—“A creative retreat and national community of food leaders”
Bernal Heights, SF
Passover—“a commemoration of [Jews’] liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. It commemorates the story of the Exodus as described in the Hebrew Bible, especially in the Book of Exodus, in which the Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt.”
Gefilte fish—“a dish made from a poached mixture of ground deboned fish, such as carp, whitefish, or pike. It is traditionally served as an appetizer by Ashkenazi Jewish households.…popular on Shabbat and Jewish Holidays such as Passover.”
Matzah balls (or matzo balls)—“Jewish soup dumplings made from a mixture of matzah meal, beaten eggs, water, and a fat, such as oil, margarine, or chicken fat. Matzah balls are traditionally served in chicken soup and are a staple food on the Jewish holiday of Passover.”
Purim—“a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an Achaemenid Persian Empire official who was planning to kill all the Jews, as recounted in the Book of Esther.”
Kibbutz—“a collective community in Israel… began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism.”
Fake it till you make it
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter, founder and CEO of Square.
Executive Chef—“The very top of the kitchen management structure. Only the largest establishments have an executive chef, and it is primarily a management role; executive chefs are often responsible for the operation of multiple outlets, and thus they do very little actual cooking!”
Green Monday
Meatless Monday
Earth Day
Plant-based meals
reThink Food—“brings together a diverse group of thought leaders and innovators at the intersection of technology, behavior, design, and food. Our mission: to explore how areas such as big data, social networking, mobile computing, behavioral economics, marketing, neuroscience, agriculture, and culinary insight and strategy are radically changing food markets, systems, and our understanding of consumer choices.”
La Cocina—“a nonprofit working to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants and people of color.”
SFMade—“build and support a vibrant manufacturing sector in San Francisco that sustains companies producing locally-made products, encourages entrepreneurship and innovation, and creates employment opportunities for a diverse local workforce.”
AndyTown Roasters
Eat Club—“a virtual cafeteria that can satisfy everyone’s tastes by delivering personalized, delicious meals to office teams.”
Amanda Hersh of Mighty Forces
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs—“used to study how humans intrinsically partake in behavioral motivation. Maslow used the terms ‘physiological’, ‘safety’, ‘belonging and love’, ‘social needs’ or ‘esteem’, and ‘self-actualization’ to describe the pattern through which human motivations generally move. This means that in order for motivation to occur at the next level, each level must be satisfied within the individual themselves.”
Microplane (Amazon)
Immersion circulator (Amazon)
Our thanks to Mirit Cohen for joining us. You can find Mirit's articles on LinkedIn.
Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter:
Lettuce Wrap (@lettucewrappod)
Christine Doerr (@christinedoerr)
Tammy Tan (@spicehound)
or email us at [email protected].
That’s a wrap!
Amazon and other links may be affiliates. Purchases help support the show.
Special Guest: Mirit Cohen, Adobe.
54 min
May 11, 201911: A Chocolate Tourist, with Jack Epstein of Chocolate Covered
You don’t need passion to start a business, but you do need it to keep one going for a quarter century. Life-long entrepreneur Jack Epstein of Chocolate Covered sells over a thousand artisan chocolates from his store in the Noe Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. Learn how Jack built his unique business, and hear valuable advice from a shopkeeper who’s been in business for 25 years. Plus, Jack shares dozens of chocolate and San Francisco restaurant recommendations!
Links and Show Notes
Ocean Front Walkers
Liberal arts education - Wikipedia
Tai chi - Wikipedia
Tai chi: A gentle way to fight stress - Mayo Clinic
Bar and Bat Mitzvah - Wikipedia
Bodysurfing - Wikipedia
“health benefits of cacao” - Google Search
Black and White cookies
Black and White Cookies Recipe
All 25 Oreos Flavors, Ranked, Tested and Reviewed - Best Oreo Flavors
Oreo | Home
“Ice Cold Milk and an Oreo Cookie” commercial
Cyanotype - Wikipedia
Cyanotypes - Super Easy Photo Prints at Home.: 6 Steps (with Pictures)
Cocoa bean - Wikipedia
The Different Varieties of Cocoa Beans: Criollo, Trinitario & Foraster – The Chocolate Society
Terroir - Wikipedia — “Some artisanal crops for which terroir is studied include wine, coffee, tobacco, chocolate, chili peppers, hops, agave (for making tequila and mezcal), tomatoes, heritage wheat, maple syrup, tea, and cannabis.”
Chuao, Venuzuela - Wikipedia
Rare Cacao Beans Discovered in Peru - The New York Times
“Two Buck Chuck” Charles Shaw wine - Wikipedia
Mouton Cadet - Wikipedia
White chocolate - Wikipedia
Chocolate tempering machine (Amazon.com)
Chocolates & Chocolatiers
Dandelion Chocolate
Michael Mischer
L’Amourette Chocolatier
NeoCocoa
Jade Chocolates
9th & Larkin
Maison Bouche
Poco Dolce Chocolates
Charles Chocolate
Feve Chocolates
Valrhona Le Noir Amer 71% Cacao Dark Bittersweet Chocolate (Amazon)
Chile Pistachio Chocolate from Señor Murphy's
Shrimp & Bonito Dark Chocolate from Fossa Chocolate
KitKat
Mounds
Nestlé Milk Chocolate - Wikipedia
Hershey’s Chocolate & Candy
Scharffen Berger
Dagoba
Joseph Schmidt Confections - Wikipedia
Joseph Schmidt chocolates will be missed - SFGate
Cadbury Chocolate
Amedei Porcelana
Lindt Chocolate World
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Stone Grindz
Hogarth Chocolate
Lattenero Chocolate Bar by Slitti (Amazon)
Cioccolato Slitti – Gran Bouquet Caffè Latte
Kopper’s Chocolate
San Francisco Restaurants & Locations
Noe Valley, San Francisco - Wikipedia
TheEndUpSF.com – San Francisco’s Legendary Indoor/Outdoor Nightclub
Zuni Café
Griddle Fresh/Aha Fresh
Toast Eatery
NoVY
Patxi’s
Hamano Sushi
Barney’s Gourmet Hamburgers
Thai Cafe
Lands End - Golden Gate National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)
Stow Lake Boathouse - San Francisco
Crissy Field Center | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
North Beach — San Francisco Travel
Golden Boy Pizza
Tony’s Pizza Napoletana
Sunrise Deli
Ferry Building Marketplace
The Embarcadero, SF. Highlights to check out | hiddenSF.com
Ultra Rainbow Ice Cream
Toy Boat Dessert Cafe
Noe Valley Bakery
Our thanks to Jack for joining us. You can find Chocolate Covered at 4069 24th Street, between Noe and Castro in San Francisco, CA, on Twitter @ChocoCoveredSF, and at http://www.chocolatecoveredsf.com.
Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter:
Lettuce Wrap (@lettucewrappod)
Christine Doerr (@christinedoerr)
Tammy Tan (@spicehound)
or email us at [email protected].
That’s a wrap!
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Special Guest: Jack Epstein, Chocolate Covered.
42 min
April 27, 201910: I Prefer My Beer Distilled, with Stuart Cristol-Deman of Stuart on the Coast
Stuart went from whiskey novice to Certified Bourbon Steward, turning a bad first impression with whisky into a passion he now shares with others in his at-home whiskey tasting and cooking classes. We taste our way through a personalized flight of four ryes, while learning more about whiskey (and whisky!) with Stuart as our guide.
Links and Show Notes
What we tasted
Sagamore Spirit Signature (Maryland) Rye
Resurgens Rye
Venus Spirits Wayward Whiskey Rye
Willett Family Estate Bottled 4 Year Rye (we tasted the 3 year)
Other whiskeys mentioned
Talisker, Isle of Skye
Jameson Irish Whiskey
Maker’s 46
The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Whisky
The Macallan Sherry Oak 18 Whisky
Willett Pot Still Reserve (the I Dream of Jeannie-like Bourbon bottle)
Additional Links
Stuart On The Coast – Food and Fun on the California Coast
San Francisco Chocolate Salon – The Original and Premier Artisan Chocolate Show for the West Coast
Toque Blanche (Santa Cruz) (the store in Half Moon Bay where Stuart worked is closed)
NeoCocoa Black Sesame Seed Brittle
Halva—“dense, sweet confections made in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. It is also served in the Caucasus, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans, Eastern and Western Europe, Malta and in the Jewish diaspora.“
“Show Me the MONEY!!!” - YouTube
Ottolenghi cookbooks
Vadouvan—French version of a masala. Make your own
New Leaf Community Markets in Half Moon Bay, CA
Certification Bourbon Steward, Stave and Thief Society
Mash ingredients—More than you ever wanted to know about a mash bill.
The Difference Between Sparkling Wine and Champagne—“All Champagne is sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wine is Champagne”
Rickhouse (or Rackhouse)
Understanding Whiskey Stills: Pots, Columns, Hybrids
How a double-distillation pot still works: basics
What Is Whisky?
Casks (barrels, hogsheads, butts)
Glencairn Whisky Glass
Norlan Whisky Glass
Peugeot Whisky Glass
Ice Ball Mold (smaller)
Ice Ball Mold (larger)
Alcohol by volume - Wikipedia
Whisky Advocate - America’s leading whisky magazine / Subscribe on Amazon
I Dream of Jeannie—"an American fantasy sitcom starring Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, with whom she falls in love and eventually marries.… [O]riginally aired from September 18, 1965 to May 26, 1970... the show ran for five seasons and produced 139 episodes."
Our thanks to Stuart for joining us. You can sign up for his in-home cooking and whiskey classes at StuartOnTheCoast.com, and follow him on Facebook at Stuart on The Coast.
Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter:
Lettuce Wrap (@lettucewrappod)
Christine Doerr (@christinedoerr)
Tammy Tan (@spicehound)
or email us at [email protected].
That’s a wrap!
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Special Guests: Jason Anthony Guy and Stuart Cristol-Deman, Stuart on the Coast.
49 min
April 13, 20199: I Used to Dance Around Those Trees, with Nafy Flatley of Teranga Juice
The baobab tree looms large in the life of Nafy Flatley. Its fruit juice nourished her when she was young, and powers her Teranga Juice business today. We discuss the origins of Nafy’s business and learn a lot about the “tree of life”, including its health benefits. Can the juice of the baobab fruit help you be stronger, fall in love, or attain happiness? Listen and find out! (Recorded October, 2018.)
Links and Show Notes
La Cocina—“a nonprofit working to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants and people of color.”
“Teranga” is a Senegalese word meaning hospitality, friendships, camaraderie
Sickle cell trait
Baobab fruit, from the Baobab tree, aka “Tree of Life”, “Upside-down tree” or “le pan de singe” (monkey bread)
Tamarind
Naming ceremony
WeWork—“Supporting Communities and Creating Impact”
Ginger (Spice Hound)
Hibiscus
Moringa
Nafy’s La Mafé recipe will be in We Are La Cocina: Recipes in Pursuit of the American Dream (pre-order now, launches June 4)
Love Potion Number 9 (iTunes)
Sorrel, Bissap, Jamaica: Hibiscus Tea Around the World
Nutmeg (Spice Hound)
Cayenne Pepper (Spice Hound)
Black Pepper (Spice Hound)
Health benefits of Baobab
We talk more about the PFR (Processed Food Registration in episode 7 with Guilianna Glassman of Alma Superfoods.
Salt & Straw/Teranga Baobab Juice & Coconut
Nafy’s latest product: Baobar energy bars
ABC7News story on Nafy Flatley's American dream: the baobab fruit juice & bar
Our thanks to Nafy for joining us. You can find her @terangalife on Twitter (and Instagram), and on the web at terangajuice.com
Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter:
Lettuce Wrap (@lettucewrappod)
Christine Doerr (@christinedoerr)
Tammy Tan (@spicehound)
or email us at [email protected].
That’s a wrap!
Amazon and other links may be affiliate links. Purchases help support the show.
Special Guest: Nafy Flatley, Teranga Juice.
48 min
March 23, 20198: The Ice Cream Atmosphere, with Lori Phillips of Rocko’s Ice Cream Tacos
From an immunology Ph.D to ice cream entrepreneur, learn how a book, a funny name, and a memory of an ice cream taco all came together to form Lori’s delicious desert business. We discuss reasons to remaining artisanal, the argument against franchising, and the power of liquid nitrogen.
Links and Show Notes
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! (Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup commercial)
Song that originated the phrase
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Omnivore’s Dilemma
The Legend of the Choco Taco (invented by Alan Drazen)
Liquid nitrogen “Dewer”
Cool Haus in LA, ice cream cookie sandwiches
Salt & Straw
Jeni’s Ice Cream
Franchising
La Cocina—“cultivate low-income food entrepreneurs as they formalize and grow their businesses.”
Anthony Bourdain
Our thanks to Lori for joining us. You can find her at rockosicecreamtacos.com and @RockoSez on Twitter.
Thank you for listening. You can follow us on Twitter:
Lettuce Wrap (@lettucewrappod)
Christine Doerr (@christinedoerr)
Tammy Tan (@spicehound)
or email us at [email protected].
That’s a wrap!
Amazon and other links may be affiliates. Purchases help support the show.
Special Guest: Lori Phillips, Rocko's Ice Cream Tacos.
1 hr 2 min

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