What's Cooking With Chef Noel

What's Cooking With Chef Noel

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What's Cooking With Chef Noel episodes

  • EP: 047 SE: 03 A Culinary Journey With Chef Joe Friday
    In this episode, chef Noel is joined by one of Toronto's top chefs Joe Friday to share his culinary journey and to talk more about The chef Collective battle culinary competition. Chef Joe also gave us some tips on how to make the perfect burger and how to own your kitchen confidence when entering a culinary competition. 
    About Chef Joe
    Chef Joe Friday is an acclaimed chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur, currently based in Toronto. Born in North Carolina, raised in Japan, and trained in French Cuisine, Chef Joe graduated top of the class in Restaurant Management from The Culinary Institute of America in New York. He started his culinary career at 20 as one of 10 individuals invited to train at Walt Disney World’s culinary program. 
    He then worked across Europe, Asia and the U.S., including staging with Thomas Keller at French Laundry, as a Saucier Nobu in Honolulu, and as the Executive Sous Chef at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. In 2011, Chef Joe moved to Canada to be part of the opening team for Peter Oliver and Michael Bonacini’s Luma at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. He then joined the team that opened Bar Mozza (now closed) and became part owner and Executive Chef of ViaVai (now closed). 
    In 2013, Chef Joe Friday founded The Chef Collective, a chef-driven organization committed to supporting local and worldwide chefs by providing them with a platform to showcase their talents through live culinary battles. In 2016, Chef Joe brought his love for Hawaiian cuisine to Toronto, and opened, as part owner and chef, the popular quick service poké restaurant Calii Love. In 2019, Chef Joe opened Friday Roots, a soul food restaurant in Toronto, which marked a return to his North Carolina roots with a menu featuring treasured family recipes. 
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    39 min
  • SE: 03 EP: 46 A Sweet and Nice Conversation with Latisha.

    In this episode listen as chef Noel chats up a storm with Sweet and Nice Ice cream's Director of Production Management on her culinary journey, her role with Sweet and Nice, the dish she loves now, and what she would make on the perfect date. This episode was definitely witty and real. 

    What's on Elles Plate? Well, it depends on what passion she's pursuing! Elle is a Food and Beverage consultant and Hospitality Expert working with Neale's Sweet N Nice (a Premium Caribbean Ice Cream company in Canada) as the Senior Director of Product Management & Innovation. After graduating from the school of culinary arts, George Brown College, in Toronto Canada from Restaurant Management, Latisha pursued opportunities to open new locations & manage prominent restaurant chain locations like Milestones & Tim Horton's before establishing her own business in Events & Catering. Now Latisha works primarily as a consultant assisting brands in the menu and product development, creating new & innovative ways for us to enjoy food. Working as the Senior Director for Black-owned company, Neale's Sweet N Nice, Latisha is working towards sharing her newest innovation, Authentic Caribbean Black Cake, Rum Cakes in stores across Canada & the US but you can enjoy them now when you order online at Sweetnniceicecream.ca

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    50 min
  • SE:03 EP: 45 Hold on Let me Veganize This with Charlene Forde
    Are you a vegan or into plant-based diets? This is the show for you!!! This week chef Noel is joined by Toronto-based Chef and Author Charlene Forde to talk about Caribbean Vegan cuisine. Charlene is the Author of " Hold on let me veganize This" A  cookbook that veganize popular Caribbean dishes. Charlene also shares the journey on her cookbook, family story and more. You don't want to miss this episode
    57 min
  • SE 03: EP: 44 Chef Chat with Chef Devan Rajkumar
    In this episode Chef, Noel is joined by Private Chef and TV Personality Chef Devan Rajkumar for a chef chat. If you are still searching for what you want to do or should be doing this is the show for you. In this up close and personal interview, Chef Dev shares his culinary journey, personal struggles and triumph.


    About Chef Dev

    Driven by his desire and ambition to be the best in the business, Guyanese, Canadian Chef Devan Rajkumar (aka Chef Dev) has no boundaries regarding culinary exploration.

    Chef Devan Rajkumar is on a mission to create food worth sharing that modernizes the craft, traditions and tastes of East and West Indian cuisines.

    Whether that means owning the role of food expert on Cityline, travelling abroad to gain more experience and share his craft, appearing as a judge on Food Network, Canada’s Fire Masters, developing signature soups with Mema Foods International or hosting pop-ups with chef peers both locally and internationally on any given day.

    37 min
  • SE: 03 EP: 43 Nella's Rethinking Food From Brain to Brand
    If you are a pasta lover or an entrepreneur this episode is for you. In this episode chef, Noel chats up a storm with Onel the owner of Nella's Food. Listen as Onel shares how he got started and building an award-winning brand
    ABOUT
    An unexpected culinary experience! The flavour profile of the sweet potato is not overwhelming, but almost delicate on the palate. Nella's Tendaronis can be enjoyed as a main or incorporated into a salad, hot or cold.  If you happen to be in the pasta aisle of your favourite retail supermarket islandwide, you must take home a pack of Nella's Sweet Potato Tendaronis.  Check out and follow them on Instagram @nellasfoodja.
    52 min
  • SE: 03 EP: 42 Caribbean Slice- TASTE THE CARIBBEAN IN EVERY BITE

    Welcome to episode 42 as chef Noel and Rhodie talk all things Caribbean pizza and more. Caribbean Slice is the world’s first Caribbean-infused pizzeria. Its mission is to fuse the world’s most famous pizza with the authentic and super flavorful taste of the Caribbean. At the same time, they are providing high-quality food for everyone to enjoy with a personal, customizable experience. Visit their restaurant and enjoy some authentic Caribbean Slice pizza and other popular items.

    34 min
  • S:3 EP 41 The Spice Theory With Dr. Corrie Amos
    Join this Spicy Conversation with Chef Noel and Dr. Corrie Amos the brainchild of the Spice Theory. Dr. Corrie Amos, a board-certified anesthesiologist,
    Culinary enthusiast, and health & wellness advocate who forged her love for good food and her passion for science. A child of immigrants, who spent her childhood between NYC and Jamaica (where she was born). Dr. Corrie spent my formative years in Jamaica, and it was there that she discovered her love for science and medicine. “I like to break things down to their elements...see how they are made. I was inquisitive about everything..., especially food.”!
    The Spice Theory was born of that desire to be inquisitive. Food should be bold not boring. Push the boundaries and dare to be different! I hope to continue my grandmother’s traditions of inspiring people through food and sharing my knowledge of what's good for your body and soul. Let great food be your medicine!
    37 min
  • EP 040 Juicing 101 For weight loss and Good Health with Harold Leffall
    Hello, my people!! This is the final and 40th episode for 2021 and what better way to end it with a conversation that will nourish the mind, body and soul. In this informative episode Chef, Noel is joined by Harold Leffall to talk about juicing 101 and how it has helped him. In this episode, you will learn how to juice, what juicing does for your body, how it works and how many you need per day. If you are looking for a better you in 2022 this is the show for you.
    About Harold Leffall
    Harold Leffall is a father, cancer survivor, healthy lifestyle influencer and entrepreneur. Harold owned his own full-service staffing firm, Leffall Employment Agency, which was named one of the “Top 25 Permanent Placement Services” by the San Francisco Business Times with gross annual revenue reaching close to $4 million in annual sales. He later became the CEO of a start-up social enterprise in Atlanta that today has gross revenue exceeding $40 million annually.
    He has been featured on Good Day Charlotte, Good Morning Chattanooga, Black Enterprise, Best Self Atlanta and Entrepreneur magazines and authored four books: Brother CEO, Living from Within, I AM ENOUGH and Juicing 101. He is the Founder/CEO of Good Living How, a health supplement company based in Charlotte, NC. ​
    Harold's mission is to help clients transforms their life through success strategies that lead to abundant living.
    33 min
  • EP 039 : A Jamaican Christmas with Xavier Murphy
    In this Episode Chef, Noel is joined by the founder of Jamaicans.com Xavier Murphy to talk about all things Jamaican Christmas and his memories of Jamaican Christmas then vs now. This is a conversation you don't want to miss if you are a Jamaican or Jamaican at heart. 
    About Xavier. Xavier Murphy founded the Jamaicans.com platform in 1995 and is a pioneer for web-based technology for the Jamaican Diaspora. Xavier is very active in the South Florida community and has served in a leadership capacity for many organizations including the President of the South Florida chapter of the Association of Internet Professionals. He is the founding as well as the current president of the Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida (JCOBAFL). He was honoured in August 2012 as Community Luminary for Cultural Arts/ Media and Community Development by the Jamaican Consulate. He was honoured in November 2012 as one of South Florida Most Accomplished Black Community Leaders and Entrepreneurs. In 2016 Mr. Murphy was named Innovator of the Year at 2016 The People Profile Awards in South Florida. Xavier Receives the 2019 Caribbean American Heritage Award. Murphy was honoured in 2020 with a Proclamation by the City of Lauderhill commemorating his great work in the Caribbean community. In June 2021 Xavier Murphy was named the Jamaica Diaspora Champion in Media. In August 2021 Xavier was honoured with a Cultural Icon Outstanding Jamaican American Award from the City of Miami Garden for his contributions to the community provided through Jamaicans.com.
    1 hr 11 min
  • EP: 38 Foodpreneur Convo with Janice Bartley

    In this fun and informative episode chef, Noel is joined by Janice Bartley the Director of Foodprenur lab. The Foodpreneur lab is a black woman-led nonprofit with a fierce mandate to advance racial and gender equity for Canadian foodpreneurs. In this episode Chef Noel and Janice discussed Food segregation, the importance of access, overcoming systemic barriers and why representation matters. 

    1 hr 6 min

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What’s Cooking with Chef Noel is a weekly podcast hosted by multi-award-winning chef and best-selling cookbook author Noel Cunningham.