Jordan Gerberding is a 4th year IT Management student at Boise State University. Both having internships in Akron Ohio this summer and a love of food, we have quickly become good friends. So what makes food special to Jordan? Deep Fried Good Times. That doesn't mean Jordan only eats his vegetables coated in crispy batter but it does mean he enjoys unique restaurants that aren't trying to prove anything. Interesting food enjoyed in a fun atmosphere with friends and family alike are they keys to what Jordan considers a great food experience.

This week I welcome Jon Paton to the show. Jon is the founder and owner of Fit Fresh Fast, a meal prep service in Columbus available in 6 gyms across the city and through online orders. What started as a meal with friends quickly grew into a business for Jon and he is doing it right. From providing strong healthcare benefits for his employees to only using sustainable packaging, Fit Fresh Fast is setting the bar high in the foodie filled city of Columbus, Ohio. In this episode we cover all this and more, I hope you will check out this episode and Fit Fresh Fast.

https://www.fitfreshfast.com/gym-partners

This week we are joined by the owner of Yellow Couch Bake Shop, Kaela Smith. Kaela has loved food and baking for much of her life, learning to make gnocchi with her grandma and cooking regular Sunday dinners with family. Lately she has begun baking and selling macarons, cakes, you name it! So excited for you all to hear from Kaela on the inaugural episode of Season(ed) 2 Taste. 

https://www.yellowcouchbakeshop.com/

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing my family members when we got together recently. We talked about cooking spaetzle with my grandmother, gardening with my grandfather, my cousin's relationship with food while living with diabetes and so much more. I hope you enjoy this episode, it was so much fun to make. 

Cover art: Chicken and Beef Tacos from our family gathering.

Carl Underwood, the owner and founder of Vida's Plant Based Butcher in Columbus, Ohio, talks about the start of Vida's, how people have bonded over the experience of eating and cooking faux meats as well as his personal experiences with food and his plant based diet growing up.

On this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Butalia, a professor in the Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering Department at Ohio State. He was one of my professors this semester and after hearing about his love of food during class I knew I should have him on. Dr. Butalia told stories about learning to cook with his mother, exploring the world and cooking various cuisines as well as how a smell can transport you back to a memory in a sweet story he told. 

Notes: Ohio State Meat Lab - https://ansci.osu.edu/about-us/facilities/sales

Arirang Oriental Market - food mart and restaurant in Columbus, OH 

Simple Indian Meals - Coming Soon

This week I had the opportunity to interview Chris Kretzer from the Nomadic Foodist Show about food and travel, how his half Korean and half German family has impacted his love of food and Chris shared some awesome food travel stories with us! I hope you enjoy these episodes as much as we did recording them. I also decided to split this episode up to cover for finals week next week but I am so excited to release it that I have put both parts out today! Be sure to check out Chris's podcast and our episode coming out later this month!

https://nomadicfoodist.com/

This week I had the opportunity to interview Chris Kretzer from the Nomadic Foodist Show about food and travel, how his half Korean and half German family has impacted his love of food and Chris shared some awesome food travel stories with us! I hope you enjoy these episodes as much as we did recording them. I also decided to split this episode up to cover for finals week next week but I am so excited to release it that I have put both parts out today!

https://nomadicfoodist.com/

This week's guest is Tommy Hillyer a fourth year math major from Ohio State. Tommy is a co-founder of Helm, a team management and productivity tool startup. Tommy is a good friend of fellow co-founder Kai McKinney who was on Episode 21 - Croissants and Quiche. Tommy talked about how food has been important to the team at Helm, his personal experiences with food being a creative outlet rather than purely functional and his best/weirdest sushi experiences.

On this week's episode I interviewed Jacob, a second year Industrial and Systems Engineering student at Ohio State... Yeah it is just me this week but this is an episode long overdue! I talked about the origins of this show, how food has been important to my internships and where this show is headed. Thanks for being around for almost 6 months!

Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/seasoned-to-taste-1502184