The Spoon Podcast

From his time as director of culinary research for three Michelin star restaurant Alinea to creating video game themed dinner nights at his own Seattle based restaurant "incubator" Addo, Chef Eric Rivera has a reputation for being innovative. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, those innovation skills have become survival skills as Rivera helps his restaurant group traverse our rapidly changing new shared reality. Michael Wolf caught up with Rivera to discuss the ways in which his business is adapting with the mandatory shut down of restaurants in Washington state during COVID-19, including launching his own delivery service, his Addo Pantry and remote cooking classes. You can find Eric on Instagram at www.instagram.com/ericriveracooks via Knit

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We're all sheltering in place, locked down and trying to keep on top of the impact of this global contagion on the world of food tech. We talk about mandatory restaurant shut downs, restaurants and food businesses trying to pivot during COVID and the challenges of writing about food tech during a global pandemic. We want to hear your stories. If you have any unique stories from your place in the world that intersects with food tech, food innovation or just something you think should be heard, reach out via [email protected]. Stay safe everyone! via Knit

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It's a confusing and worrying time, so join some of your friends from the Spoon as we talk food tech for a half an hour. On today's podcast, we talk cover the following stories: -Is coronavirus accelerating adoption of certain food tech sectors? -Amazon is selling its next-gen grocery tech to other companies -Sweetgreen looks to make its to-go bowls fully compostable -There is another pizza vending machine and they've raised an eye-popping $10 million As always, you can find more podcasts at www.thespoon.tech via Knit

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We're back for an editor podcast. This week Mike, Chris and Catherine discuss the following stories: -How the coronavirus is impacting the world of tech, including the Housewares show -Starbucks and McDonalds push waste free cups in San Francisco -A cup that lets you create fizzy water on the go -Another plant based burger, this time from industrial food giant Cargill For more podcasts, visit www.thespoon.tech via Knit

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The Spoon editor pod! Mike, Jenn, Chris and Catherine got together to discuss some of the stories of the week, including: -PicoBrew is up for sale. What happened? -In a related story, PicoBrew also has technology that can "age" spirits overnight. Is this a game changer for the distilling industry? -Coranavirus is impacting nearly every aspect of the economy. How is it going to impact the world food and food delivery? -The owner of Tim Horton's and Burger King is investing heavily in personalization. How will that change the consumer experience in the restaurant? As always, listen to more podcasts at The Spoon: www.thespoon.tech via Knit

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The Spoon team got together talk about the most interesting food and kitchen tech stories of the week, including: -Should food robots take humanoid form? -Miele's next-generation cooking appliance is shipping - what does it mean? -Is hot food the next big thing to be delivered from your grocery shopping list? -Some people think we'll never eat bugs here in the US. Are they right? For more Food Tech Show podcasts, head over to The Spoon at www.thespoon.tech or subscribe in your favorite podcast player via Knit

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We spent a week in Vegas scouting out everything food and kitchen at the Consumer Electronics Show! In this episode, Mike, Catherine, Chris and Jenn talk about what we saw, tasted and who we talked to in the world of food tech for the big show. In this episode we cover: -Impossible Pork -Food robots at CES (drinkbots, cooking robots and pizzabots) -All the drink tech -Adaptable, personalized kitchen spaces -The growing interest in home grow systems by big appliance brands -Poop hands (or technology to fight this epidemic in restaurants). That's it. Make sure to check out our wrap up posts on CES over at The Spoon and to subscribe to the podcast! via Knit

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The Spoon editors got together to discuss the news of the week, including the recent story we broke on The Spoon about Nomiku closing its doors. We discuss whether Nomiku's ends says anything about the broader consumer sous vide landscape and what categories could replace it as the next-big-thing in cooking. Other stories we cover this week: Blue Bottle wants to become waste free in one year. Is that too aggressive? What is this about breast milk grown in a lab? Winners and losers in kitchen Kickstarter in 2019 Enjoy and have a great holiday season! via Knit

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The Spoon editor team got together this week to talk about some of the most interesting stories, including Jenn Marston's ghost kitchen market map. In addition to talking about the fast changing landscape for virtual kitchens, we also talked about: -Miele's acquisition of a vertical farming startup -How CRISPR could save our french fries -Baby food delivery -A few last minute food tech holiday gift suggestions Enjoy the pod! via Knit

Like many Americans, the Spoon crew is preparing for Thanksgiving, but before we head off our separate ways to overdose on tryptophan, we decided to get together to catch up on some of the news of the week. Here is what we discussed: -Olo and BMW Partner for In-car Restaurant Food Ordering -The BrüMachen car coffee maker -Middleby's acquisition of smart oven maker Brava -Some Black Friday food tech deals That's it. Have a great Thanksgiving everyone! For more Food Tech Shows, visit The Spoon at www.thespoon.tech via Knit