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A monthly, 30-minute, interview podcast spotlighting the hidden heroes in the food, beverage and hospitality world.

Helen Mitternight


    • Sep 25, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 74 EPISODES


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    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 122-- Jason Male - 92424 2.45PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 21:07


     Jason Male is a bartender at SNOB in Charleston. SNOB stands for Slightly North of Broad, and it's one of the bastions of Charleston's restaurants Jason talks about how he keeps it fresh, what Charlestonians love to drink, and new American gin. Jason Male, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 119-- Alex Eaton - 82624 7.09PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 31:20


    Alex Eaton of Estadio, the elegant tapas restaurant in Charleston, has had her baby since this conversation. Depending on when you go, you might see her in the kitchen with a baby strapped to her as she does the dance required to cook in an open kitchen. Alex Eaton, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 117-- Damian Sandoval - 73124 5.57PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 20:15


    Damian Sandoval is the executive chef and he's bringing a mixture of his own Mexican background and a whole lot of other cuisines to Coterie in Charleston,  but he won't show off and make fancy food just to make fancy food. He won't cook anything he wouldn't eat at home, And, also? He was inspired to cook when he was young by a rat. Damian Sandoval, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 114-- Carter Currey - 6-2-24 12.51PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 24:13


     Carter Currey from Halls Chophouse in Charleston runs the beverage program at this mainline restaurant. He's so settled in that you'd never know he had a life as a nomad before he settled down in Charleston. Carter Curry, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 112-- Jill Matthias and Juan Cassalett - 3-23-24, 5.10PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 31:00


     Jill Matthias of Chez Nous and Juan Cassalett of Malagon are married and it seems their temperaments and their separate restaurants complement each other. Jill Matthias and Juan Cassalett on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 111 -- Michael and Caitlin Toscano - 2-28-24 8.58PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 27:42


    This episode was recorded as Michael and Caitlin Toscano were about to open their new place, Da Toscano Porchetta Shop and they were scrambling, but they were nice enough to stop and chat. In fact, if you listen carefully, you may hear the background conversation of construction. The shop has since opened, after a brief flood, and the two are juggling that and their other businesses while keeping it delicious. Michael and Caitlin Toscano, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 109 --Emily Heintz - 2-1-24 6.49PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 18:43


    Did you do Dry January and now you want to extend that feeling a little bit? Emily Heintz of Sechey says Sechey stands for “dry-ish,” which means you can go with the non-alcoholic stuff in her store all the time, or when you just feel the need to dry out a little. She's latched onto a big trend, and Target has noticed and is putting Sechey non-alcoholic beverages in their stores. Emily Heintz, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS Ep 106- Christine England - 11-29-23 5.29PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 31:16


    Christine England started Lowcountry Eat Out as a little Facebook group to connect restaurateurs with people looking to buy their overstocks during COVID. It's grown to almost 100,000 followers and restaurant owners say the attention this group has given them may have saved them. The only rule? Don't yuck on someone's yum. Christine England, the creator of Lowcountry Eat Out, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS Ep 105- Kari Weaver - 10-26-23 6.37 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 18:28


    We talk with Kari Weaver of Charleston Wine Festivals. Now, this isn't the huge Charleston Wine and Food Festival you may be familiar with – this is much more casual. This weekend, in fact, is the Mimosa Festival – and who doesn't need a Mimosa on the weekend? Kari Weaver,on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 103 --Lynn Hobart of Seoul Ah - 9-25-23 7.12 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 22:41


    Lynn Hobart is the owner of the food truck Seoul Ah's Gourmet Korean Hot Dogs and More. I first met Lynn when she was with a friend of mine at Charleston's Wine and Food Festival. She shook my hand and said I should have her on the Hidden F&B. She would need that kind of spirit because, shortly after we spoke, her house caught fire and she and her partner lost a week's worth of pop-up income and had to live in a hotel for a while. She's back in business now, though. Lynn Hobart, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 102 --James Walsh and Jim McCourt - 9-4-23 11.49 AM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 27:23


    We talk with Jim McCourt and James Walsh, owners of Prohibition. Prohibition is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, and that's quite an accomplishment in these days of bars that trend and fade. The two talk about the changes they've seen on busy King Street, and why, despite their lovely Irish accents, they didn't open an Irish bar. Jim McCourt and James Walsh on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 100 --Kevin Johnson - 7-26-23 1.55 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 25:39


    Kevin Johnson of the Grocery is venturing out into the 'burbs with his new restaurant, Lola Rose.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 97 --Tracey Richardson - 6-26-23 6.22 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 18:29


    Tracey Richardson brings the sweet heat with her Lillie's of Charleston barbecue sauces, hot sauces, spices and rubs, and now, popcorn. Tracey talks about how these sauces went from her dad's restaurant when she was young, to bottles on Charleston grocery store shelves, and on Amazon nationwide. Tracey Richardson, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 95 --Lauren McDuffie - 5-29-23 4.36 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 26:54


    Don't call Lauren McDuffie a chef – she says she's a professional home cook and she wants to keep it that way so she keeps enjoying cooking. Lauren's got a new cookbook, Southern Lights, coming out June 6 and she talks with us about how she wants to lighten up southern food.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 94 -- Marissa & Clay Carlisle - 4-24-23 5.23 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 26:07


    Maybe you've heard of kombucha. Maybe you've heard of hard cider. But have you heard about hard kombucha? It would be hard to find two nicer people to introduce you to the concept than Marissa and Clay Carlisle of Beve Bene Brewing in Charleston. Beve Bene Brewing on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 92 -- Jason DuPree - 3-27-23 8.06 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 27:15


    Jason DuPree, executive chef of Johns island's Blu Oyster Sushi + Seafood is one of the few African American executive chefs in the Charleston area and he has some opinions on what it takes to succeed.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 91 -- Bintou NDaw - 2-22-23 3.09 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 27:14


    Bintou N'Daw fell in love with Charleston when she saw how similar it was to her native Senegal. She decided it was the perfect place to relocate her New York business making African sauces, Nafi's Original Sauces. Bintou N'Daw on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 90 -- Bethany Heinze - 1-25-23 5.34 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 30:52


    Bethany Heinze, GM of the James Beard semifinalist restaurant Vern, talks about how it all started, natural wines, and why she loves working with her husband.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 89 -- Tara Pate - 12-20-22 5.06 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 28:39


    Tara Pate of Daysie Syrups talks about how the pandemic let her focus on solving a problem -- finding a natural syrup for her coffees!

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 87 -- Scott Hansen - 11-28-22 4.40 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 20:22


    Scott Hansen builds a beer empire.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 84 -- Taylor Cunningham - 10-25-22 4.02 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 21:22


    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 82 -- Sara Gail - 9-27-22 1.53 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 27:32


    Registered dietician talks about her elderberry syrup and how it grew into a business.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 80 -- Koky Lopez - 8-29-22 9.15 AM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 24:28


    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 77 --Shamil Velazquez - 7-25-22 5.48 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 23:09


    Shamil Velazquez is juggling two restaurants...and he loves it.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 74 --Lindsey Williams - 6-26-22 11.24 AM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 25:24


    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 73 --Diego Funes - 5-17-22 5.56 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 18:59


    Diego Funes brings Buenos Aires empanadas to Charleston

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 70 -- Patty Arredondo - 4-22-22 1.32 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 26:01


    Rancho Lewis GM Patty Arredondo talk tequila, hatch chiles, and opening a new restaurant.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 67 -- Alec Gropman - 3-28-22 12.05 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 24:02


    Chef Alec Gropman on opening 2 new restaurants in Charleston

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 66 -- Wilson Brannock - 2-18-22 4.39 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 20:02


    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 63 -- Jeanne Oleksiak - 1-22-22 4.38 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 26:45


    Jeanne Oleksiak of Herd Provisions.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 60 -- Heather Hutton - 12-21-21 4.49 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 21:46


    Don't like dessert? Edmunds Oast pastry chef Heather Hutton says you just haven't tried hers yet.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 58 --Angie Colyer DuPree - 11-19-21 5.55 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 22:44


    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 55 -- Matti Antilla Grain & Barrel Spirits - 10-22-21 5.59 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 34:32


    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 52 -- Ramon Taimanglo Parkand Grove - 9-24-21 1.23 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 27:32


    Ramon Taimanglo of Park and Grove talks taking a gamble and whole hog.

    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 48 -- Julie Hennigan Charleston Grill - 8-20-21 5.58 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 26:14


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    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 45 -- Molly Fienning Red Clay Hot Sauce - 7-23-21 1.03 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 32:34


    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 42 -- Florence Chantepie Bistro a Vin - 6-18-21 5.14 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 25:26


    Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 39 -- Abby Frye Patrick Properties - 5-21-21 5.37 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 25:15


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 36 -- Maam Saab - 4-27-21 11.10 AM

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 24:12


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 35 -- Katie Murdock - 3-30-21 6.30 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 26:15


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 34 -- Les Dames Oops - 3-9-21 3.03 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 50:19


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 33 -- Bowens Island - 2-25-21 4.48 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 25:27


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 32 -- Daddys Girl Bakery - 1-28-21 5.59 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 27:56


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 31 -- Isabella Macbeth - 12-17-20 5.09 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 35:07


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 30 -- Mantra Wines - 11-19-20 5.16 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 31:45


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 29- Carolima - 10-29-20 5.09 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 22:37


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 28- Madison White - 9-24-20 6.37 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 27:46


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 27- Quintin Middleton - 8-30-20 12.11 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 28:24


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 26- Jason Bell Springbok Coffee - 7-29-20 1.14 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 33:09


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 25- Ashley Strickland Freeman - 6-25-20 2.42 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 23:35


    Hidden F&B -- Episode 24 - Tanya Gurrieri - 5-27-20 2.19 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 35:28


    Tanya Gurrieri of Salthouse Catering talks weddings in a post-Corona world

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