Our Guest

Chance Riley, the co-founder of Zen Spice Traders, wants to share his love of pepper and spices with the world. With his family history in the spice business, Chance believes in the superior quality of Southeast Asian spices, specifically with peppercorns. His website details the different varieties of peppercorns, explaining how to properly taste and compare peppers to experience the depth of acidity, spice, and flavor profiles.  In this episode, Chance expresses his passion for quality pepper that will change your views on cooking and eating.

Chance's Recommendation to Taste Test Pepper

-Grind the Zen Spice Traders peppercorns

-Separate the different ground peppers

-Sprinkle on white bread or cooked white rice

-Compare the acidity, spiciness, and flavor

Want a FREE SAMPLE of their delicious pepper? Go to their Instagram, directly message your address and mention the podcast. *While supplies last. If you want to learn more about Chance and quality peppercorn, visit:

https://zenspicetraders.com/ Instagram: ZenSpiceTraders

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Our Guest Tam Warner is a travel blogger and writer who encourages abroad volunteer work and solo female travel. She originally started her blog as a way to update her family with her adventures, but soon became popular as more readers discovered her journey. She's been featured on talk shows and other blogs discussing all that she's learned while traveling. In this episode, Tam explains how Cozumel is a prime destination for any lover of warm beaches and gorgeous scenes. Tam's Recommended Things to do in Cozumel -Scuba Diving (We B Diving company recommended) -Explore the Was Side of the Island -Visit the Cozumel Pearl Farm -Villa Blanca (Gardens) -The Money Bar (local bar) -Tikila (local bar, scuba dive with Mario) Tam's Spots to Chow Down -Buccanos (Cheese Bread, Cheese Stuffed Ravioli, Firecracker Cauliflower) -La Cocay (Napa Salad, Cheese Ravioli) -Guido's (Sangria, Garlic bread) Tam's Scuba Tips -If you want to scuba dive, get your certification where you live to save you time, then do your 4 dives in Cozumel. -If you go scuba diving, be a friend to the reefs and use Biodegradable sunscreen. -Dive with We B Diving while in Cozumel If you want to learn more about Tam and her adventures, visit:https://travelswithtam.com/ To download the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch for Sustainable Seafood app, visit: Seafood Watch Share your thoughts with us! We'd like to hear from you about places you might want to learn more about or even stories about your adventures.

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Our Guest Ricardo Zarate, the "Godfather" of Peruvian cuisine, was born in Lima Peru and is the second youngest of thirteen siblings. A large family requires a lot of cooking, so he assisted his mother and grandmother in the kitchen which influenced his culinary career. With no culinary school in Lima, he moved to London and began his journey. After twelve years of hard work in notable restaurants, he decided to share his creativity and Peruvian flavors with Los Angeles. Mo-chica opened in 2009 with success. He expanded his culinary influence by opening multiple restaurants in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and London. In this episode, Ricardo describes his journey from being an at-home cook to help out his parents to a successful restauranteur and chef. Ricardo's Dishes to Try at Los Balcones -Ceviche Frito (Striped bass Rocoto Leche de tigre, Roasted sweet potato, cancha Corn chulpe) -Oysters (Uni Ponzu, pop quinoa, charred aji oil) -Pulpo A La Parrilla (grilled octopus, anticucho BBQ, Cauliflower puree, pickled fennel, botija olive aioli) Ricardo's Favorite Restaurant -Sushi Gen (Downtown LA) Key Steps to Make Beef Hearts (Anticuchos de Corazon-popular Peruvian street food) -Clean the hearts properly-Cut it kebab style -Marinade for at least 3 hours -Grill just enough to add a smokey flavor -Enjoy! If you want to learn more about Ricardo and his restaurants, visit: https://www.ricardomzarate.com/ Instagram: Ricardo Zarate Check out Ricardo's cookbook, visit: Fire of Peru Share your thoughts with us! We'd like to hear from you about places you might want to learn more about or even stories about your adventures.

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Our Guest

Molly Sears-Piccavey's adventure starts with a school exchange program where she lived in Spain and fell in love with the language, culture, and the people. In 1998, she moved to Spain and started in Barcelona, but currently lives in Granada. Her blog goes into immense detail about the history, food, and the culture of the Spanish people.

In this episode, Molly describes why choosing Granada will give you a more authentic Spanish experience.

What You'll Learn

• Why you should travel to Granada instead of Barcelona and Madrid
• What is Andalusia and where it's located
• Which religion inspired the beautiful architecture
• The best ways to get around Granada
• Must to do things in Granada you don't want to miss out on
• How to ensure you see the Alahambra on your trip
• Must Things to Eat in Granada

Molly's Things to Eat While in Spain

-Migas (cous cous like dish)

-Tapas

-Rasiones

-Mangoes (when in season)

-Pionono (cinnamon pastry cake)

Molly's Spots to Chow Down

-Restaurante Farala (Granada)

-Chikito (Granada, cod fish and orange salad)

-Betty's Tea Rooms (York, U.K)

-Aliatar (Gazpacho, Ensalada de la casa)

Molly's Recommended Things to Do

-City Center (moroccan style stores)

-Granada Cathedral

-Alahambra

-Cartuja Monastery

How to Purchase Alahambra Tickets

-The Alahambra limits 200 people in the building

-3 Hours for the tour

-Order the tickets at least 60 days before you'd like to go

-To purchase tickets visit:

 https://www.piccavey.com/alhambra-tickets-palace-spain/

If you want to learn more about Molly and her adventures in Spain visit,

https://www.piccavey.com/

If you want to go on a food tour with Molly, visit: https://www.spainfoodsherpas.com/granada/taste-of-granada-food-tour/ 

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Our Guest Clemente Heredia grew up in the kitchen of his grandparents' restaurant, Carmelita's, that opened in 1962. After dabbling in real estate, Clemente realized he wanted to own his own restaurant, so in 2008, he and his wife moved from Sacramento to Orange County and opened up their own restaurant at the age of 23. As years went by, Clemente read Setting the Table, that changed his perspective of owning and running a restaurant. From that moment, Clemente was determined to create an unforgettable customer experience making Calo's a local favorite.

In this episode, Clemente talks about what inspires his food, career and how he wants to break the standard of regular dining.

What You'll Learn

• How to Make the Perfect Margarita
• Must try dishes at Calo Kitchen and Tequila
• Clemente Heredia's childhood, background, and culinary history
• Struggles of opening restaurant and overcoming obstacles   
• Understanding sipping tequila and which ones to try
• How Clemente's favorite restaurant inspired his current culinary career
• Danny Meyers book Setting The Table transformed Clemente's restaurants
• The difference between being your favorite restaurant the best restaurant

Calo Kitchen and Tequila Dishes You Must Try

-Carnitas (Grandmother's recipe)

-Ribeye Tacos (baked over melted cheese)

-Pollo Serrano (homemade Serrano Cream sauce)

-Deep Fried Ice Cream (fried corn flakes)

Clemente's Recommended Spots to Chow Down

-The Factory Kitchen (LA)

-Gramercy Tavern (NYC)

How to Make the Perfect Margarita

1 1/2 Lime (squeezed from a fresh lime)

1/2 ounce of Agave (cooking optional)

1/2 ounce of Water (to dilute the agave)

2 ounces of Tequila (Reposado tequila is recommended)

If you want to learn more about Calo Kitchen and Tequila, visit their website:

https://www.calokitchen.com/

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Our Guest

Lee Garman, the Executive Chef at Hal's Bar and Grill Playa Vista started his career in the culinary by washing dishes. He's worked in many restaurants and many kitchens all around the US. As he climbed up the culinary ladder, he unintentionally used Good Eats to learn the things he needed to know for culinary school. He is an inventive and creative chef that is bringing life into Hal's, by breaking down and rebuilding the menu.

In this episode, listen to Lee's journey to becoming the Executive Chef at Hal's Bar and Grill, some of his favorite dishes and what inspires him.

What You'll Learn:

-Where Hal's Bar and Grill is -Who is Chef Lee Garman -What TV show will help you in culinary school -Lee Garman's Signature Dish -How Lee started his career -Lee's favorite places to chow down

Lee's Spots to Chow Down: -Sam's Grill -Cassells -The Golden Gopher -Mama Shelter If you want to know more about Hal's Bar and Grill visit their website: http://halsbarandgrill.com/ If you want to learn more about Lee and see his creations, visit his Instagram and follow! https://www.instagram.com/chef_lrg/ Share your thoughts with us! We'd like to hear from you about places you might want to learn more about or even stories about your adventures.

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Our Guest

Lee Garmin, Executive Chef at Hal's bar and grill Playa Vista started his career in the culinary by washing dishes. He's worked in many restaurants and many kitchens all around California. Also, he is a fan of Good Eats that also taught him the knowledge he needed to know for culinary school. He is an inventive and creative chef that is bringing life into Hal's. He gets inspired by everyday things and influenced by his friends and relatives.

In this episode, listen to Lee's journey to becoming the Executive Chef at Hal's Bar and Grill, some of his favorite dishes and what inspires him.

Lee's Spots to Chow Down:

-Sam's Grill

-Cassells

-The Golden Gopher

-Mama Shelter

If you want to know more about Hal's Bar and Grill visit their website: http://halsbarandgrill.com/

If you want to learn more about Lee and see his creations, visit his instagram and follow!

https://www.instagram.com/chef_lrg/

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Our Guest

Wendy from TheNomadicVegan.com is a vegan foodie and an avid traveler. She's traveled to more than 100 countries and shows that you can travel anywhere and still enjoy being vegan! Her blog enables you to let go of your fear of not being able to find good vegan food. She shows you how to find places and where to go to get the best that country offers!

In this episode, Wendy explains how to travel around Lisbon, what to do and how to eat vegan there and everywhere.

What you'll learn

• How to travel around Lisbon the best
• How to explore the vegan food scene
• What fun things to do in Lisbon
• What to eat in Lisbon
• What apps make finding vegan food easier
• Where the beautiful architecture is at
• Where to get illegal Chinese food in Lisbon

Spots to Chow Down:

VEGAN:

-The Food Temple

-Quintal de Santo Amaro

-O Antigo Talho

-Jardim das Cerejas

-Aloha Cafe

-Foodprintz

-Vegan Eats

-Ao26

-My Mother's Daughters

-Dona Flor Cafe

VEGETARIAN:

-Jardim dos Sentidos

-PSI

-Os Tibetanos

-Terra

Resources that will help you find vegan restaurants wherever you go!

-HappyCow

-Veggie Planet by Wendy Werneth

If you want to know more about eating vegan in Lisbon website: https://www.thenomadicvegan.com/vegan-lisbon-best-vegan-restaurants/

If you want to learn more about Wendy and her adventures, visit his website and subscribe!

https://www.thenomadicvegan.com/

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Our Guest

Emanuele Filiberto Di Savoia the owner of The Prince of Venice food truck, was born into royalty. He is the grandson of King Umberto II, who was the last reigning king of Italy. With that being said, he was able to see at a very young the artistry and hard work that goes into Italian cooking. As he lived in California he enjoyed and loved the food truck scene but saw that authentic Italian food was missing. He teamed up with Milan-born LA Chef Mirko Paderno to provide LA with high quality, fresh, gourmet pasta that can be affordable and absolutely delicious.  He not only uses fresh and local ingredients from Southern California such as free-range meat, cage-free eggs, and organic produce, but he also imports flour, olive oil, and truffles from Italy to make it even better.

In this episode, Emanuele talks about the inspirations that drove him to create The Prince of Venice food truck, how his pasta will immediately transport you to Italy and what it's like to get in the food business.

What you'll learn

• Who Emanuele Filiberto is
• What his background is
• What inspired him to open a food truck
• Why he chose to get into the food industry
• Where his food truck is

If you want to know more about Emanuele's Food truck visit this website: http://www.princeofvenicefoodtruck.com/ If you want to learn more about Emanuele Filiberto, visit his website:

http://www.emanuelefiliberto.eu/it/

If you're close to the food truck and mention this episode, you'll get 10% off!

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Our Guest

Josh from CaliforniaThroughMyLens.com has been running this California focused blog for over 5 years with the help of his wife. With over 1000 posts on his blog about the beautiful state, it's easy to understand why the LA times and Good Morning America has mentioned his blog. His blog offers you an array of options of things to do and to go see. He is a foodie too, so his posts will encourage your inner foodie to eat!

In this episode, Josh spills the details about how to experience San Francisco the best that you can. Find out where the best places to take pictures, great places to eat, and what to do when you're there.

What you'll learn

• What the Garlic Festival is
• What Garlic ice cream tastes like
• Where to eat in San Francisco
• What to do in San Francisco
• Places to take great photos
• Is Alcatraz a tourist trap

Spots to Chow Down:

-Bob's Donuts

-Mencho Tokyo

-Swan Oyster Depot

-Mama's

-Brenda's French Soul Food

-Ike's Place

-Codmother

-The Little Chihuahua

Things to Do:

-Marshalls Beach

-Palace of Fine Arts

-Golden Gate Park

-Fishermen's Wharf

-Battery Spencer

-Alcatraz

-Ride a Cable car

If you want to know more about San Francisco, visit Josh's website: https://californiathroughmylens.com/san-francisco-guide

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https://californiathroughmylens.com/

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Our Guest

Seraina from LostinSwitzerland.com is a Swiss native who loves showing off her country. Her blog posts help people explore and get lost in Switzerland at a more affordable price. She's been featured in multiple media outlets about her website and love of Switzerland. If you plan on going, she's the one who can make your trip amazing!

In this episode, Seraina explains how to travel around Zurich, what to do around there while in a budget and where to get the best cheese and chocolate. 

What You'll Learn

• How to travel around Switzerland the best
• How to explore Zurich while on a budget
• What to do if it's raining in Zurich
• What to eat in Zurich
• What factories you should explore in Zurich
• Where you can purchase alcohol
• What phrases that will be useful for talking to locals

Spots to Chow 

-Crèperie in Aarau and Winterthur -Ässbar -Thai Sunshine in Solothurn -Spiga in Zurich -Negishi in Zurich -Thach -Visaminstation in Solothurn -Gemperli in St. Gallen -Chanh -Dieci Pizza

Things to Do

-Appenzell cheese factory -Gruyère cheese factory -Cailler -Emmental cheese factory -Engelberger cheese factory -Kambly Factory   Phrases

Hi / Hello - grüezi (You say this to people you're not on first name basis with, like when you're in the street or entering a shop or a restaurant.)

Thank you - danke 

Please - bitte 

I'm lost - Ich habe mich verlaufen.

Where's the train station? - Wo ist der Bahnhof?

How much does this cost? - Wie viel kostet das?

If you want to know more about chocolate factories in Switzerland, go to: https://lostinswitzerland.com/kambly-factory/

If you want to learn more about Seraina and her adventures, visit her website and subscribe!

https://lostinswitzerland.com/

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