Podcast appearances and mentions of ian purkayastha

Rare and exotic food distributor and founder of Regalis Foods, Ian Purkayastha, tells Scott and Rozzi how he broke into an impossible business and became wildly successful. Part of the inspiration behind the critically acclaimed movie ‘Pig', Ian reveals how he went from the son of immigrants living in Arkansas to maintaining relationships with almost every Michelin-starred restaurant in the United States, all before turning 30. 

Ian Purkayastha was a teenage phenom who started Regalis, the luxury food company that sources some of the most rare and expensive ingredients in the world. AKA Truffle Boy.  He’s now all grown up and in the studio to discuss throwing a fancy AF party.  It’s rare and unusual!

2:28: Paula Gallagher, Baltimore County librarian (and Sean’s wife), recommends a good book, “Truffle Boy: My Unexpected Journey Through the Exotic Food Underground,” by Ian Purkayastha, who comes to Towson next Sunday (April 9) for an appearance with Gertrude’s chef Doug Wetzel as part of the month-long BC Reads program.10:26: Are your documents safe in the cloud? Last week, a security researcher discovered a serious problem with Docs.com, Microsoft’s free document-sharing site tied to the company’s Office 365 service: Its homepage had a search bar. Not a big deal, except that hundreds of users of Office 2016 and Office 365 apparently were unaware that their documents could be shared publicly. Sean Gallagher, Baltimore-based IT editor of Ars Technica, nosed around and found a significant number of documents shared with sensitive information in them—some of them obtainable by just entering “passwords” or “SSN." Also on the show: What Congress and President Donald J. Trump are planning to do with our web surfing data. They’re going to make it easier for Internet providers to sell customer browser histories to advertisers and other companies.Links:https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ian-purkayastha/truffle-boy/9781478909903/https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8----text=Ian Purkayastha----search-alias=books----field-author=Ian Purkayastha----sort=relevancerankhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks-blog/bal-doug-wetzel-survives-life-threatening-heat-stroke-and-he-still-makes-a-pretty-good-donut-20151204-story.htmlhttp://www.bcpl.info/bcreadshttps://docs.com/en-ushttps://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/doxed-by-microsofts-docs-com-users-unwittingly-shared-sensitive-docs-publicly/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/for-sale-your-private-browsing-history/

Tahmiene Momtazi and Ian Purkayastha may be in different industries (she's a winemaker in Oregon and he sells truffles in New York), but they have similar backgrounds: both are children of immigrants and both broke into their respective industries at a young age. Tahmiene moved back home from New Zealand at age 24 when her father called and begged her to come make wine for him. Ian got started foraging for mushrooms in Arkansas when he was only 14 and selling them to local restaurants. We find out from Tahmiene and Ian what drives them and what advice they would give to anyone hoping to break into the food and wine industries.

First up on this week's episode of Food Talk with Mike Colameco is Stanton Barrett, a professional stock car driver and Hollywood stuntman. He is also the president of Ojai Energetics, an ethics-driven health and wellness lifestyle company specializing in CBD hemp oils. Up next is Alice Loubaton of Loubaton Imports LLC to talk about Cheese Week in New York, which takes place February 21 through 26. Some of the scheduled events include wine and cheese tastings organized by The French Cheese Board (for more information and to make a reservation email cheesesoffrance@thebaddishgroup.com), and a special 4-course Winemaker Dinner on Monday, February 27 at Madison Bistro (for reservations, call 212-447-1919). Finally, Mike is joined by Ian Purkayastha, founder of Regalis Foods, New York City's leading importer of fresh truffles, rare foraged edibles, caviar, and other delicacies. He is also the author of the book Truffle Boy: My Unexpected Journey Through the Exotic Food Underground, tracing his career from foraging for mushrooms in his small hometown in Arkansas, to becoming a force in the world of fine dining.

Before she was editor-in-chief of MUNCHIES, Helen Hollyman paid the bills by selling truffles. Today, we're meeting up with her old boss, Ian Purkayastha, one of NYC's most renown truffle dealers. Ian built his reputation on quality products, but he's famous among chefs for another reason. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.