Talkin' 'bout Food

The Private Chef to the Stars welcomes back into the studio, Jack Gregory of "Murrells Inlet Foodies and Entertainment" fame. With tens of thousands of views to his Facebook page daily, Jack is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the local food scene. And The Private Chef soaks up every bit of it.

The Private Chef to the Stars sits down with Anthony Ludovici DeBrigida, chef/owner of Anto's Pizza Romana and Italian Market in Coanway. From studying sea turtles in Florida to making one of the best pizzas on The Grand Strand. Also, commentary with The Content Food Critic on 45th Avenue Crab House, Main Street Tap House, Buoys on the Boulevard, Russells Seafoof Grill, and food truck Mi Lindo Huichapan.

Chef Robert Kaufman is the corporate chef at US Foods Myrtle Beach location and is also the lead chef of the popular Tasting Menu Series at The Tasting Room on 9th. After finishing culinary school, Chef Kaufman worked in a number of highly respected restaurants in the Chicago area. How did he end up here? Listen in, the story is quite a journey.. Chef Richard Florczak explains the interesting road to ending up dining at Casa Mia in Surfside.

Two local natives school The Private Chef to the Stars on the proper way to cook boiled peanuts. Microledon Farm owner, Oscar Chavez, discusses how he started and how he became one of the best micro greens growers on the Grand Strand. Chef Richard goes on a rant about the dangers of leaving scathing restaurant reviews. 

Acclaimed chef and co-owner of Bistro 217 and Rustic Table, Chef Adam Kirby. Chef Kirby sits down with Chef Richard Florczak and talks about growing up Southern, learning to cook from his mom and grandmother, working throughout the west coast and Hawaii, and bringing it all together in his two phenomenal restaurants in Pawleys Island.  The Content Food Critic, Sophia Edens, interviews The Private Chef to the Stars.

The Private Chef to the Stars heads out to Aynor to sit down with David Dorman, owner of Palmetto Farms. The three generations old company that produces some of the best grits in South Carolina. Also, Peter Gerace, local soft shell crab harvester, explains the science, the process, and the cooking of this local delicacy.

Twenty year food writer for the Grand Strand magazine, Paul Grimshaw discusses the past, present, and futue of the local food scene. Sophia Edens, The Content Food Critic, stops by the "Talkin' 'bout Food" studio to tell us abot "9 Spices Hot Pot and BBQ" and her amazing evening at the "Tasting on 9th's" collaborative dinner with "Microleden Farms" in Conaway. 

The fasinatic story behind Neal's Creekhouse. The Private Chef to the Stars sits down with Zach Baker, owner of Neal and Pam's in Surfside and Neal's Creekhouse in Murrells Inlet. The executive director of HGTC International Culinary Academy, Chef Joe Bonaparte, discusses his recent trip with his students to Paris...then off to New Orleans. Commentary on Neal's Creekhouse.

Chef Richard does a deep dive into the backround of the owners of Bohemian Bull restaurant in Murrells Inlet. Their experience and challenges of opening their first restaurant. Jack Gregory of "Murrells Inlet Eats" and "Pawleys Island Eats" Facebook fame, discusses four Grand Strand restaurants not to be missed. The Private Chef to the Stars' commentary on Anto's Pizza Romana and Italian Market in Conway.

Flavio Medeiros of "The Scoop on Myrtle" gives The Private Chef to the Stars the scoop on the Myrtle Beach food scene. "The Myrtle Beach Foodie Babe" ...is there competition in the "food influencing" scene in The Grand Strand? She also discusses some new restaurant finds and you'll be quite surprised at some of them.