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Rich, complex flavors can truly set a baked good above the rest. And while familiar, traditional flavors can make customers fall in love with your brand, out-of-the-box profiles can take it to a whole new level! The possibilities are practically endless when it comes to flavors in baking.Typically, they are added to food to boost the aroma, taste and sensate components that make a food more desirable—from a burst of fruit flavor to a kick of spice. Learn more about flavors in baking: https://bakerpedia.com/ingredients/flavors/ So what's new in the world of flavors? In this episode of BAKED in Science, your host Mark Floerke is joined by Jeff Stopa, Research Chef & Taste Designer at ZoomEssence—a supplier of powdered flavors for food and beverages. Their patented process allows for natural flavors that bring a strong punch and long shelf life. As a Research Chef, Jeff applies his training in both culinary and food science to create food and beverage products. Currently at ZoomEssence, he is working on a line of boozy and alcoholic flavors, ranging from beers and wines to bourbon and rum. Mark and Jeff talk over some of the possibilities of baking with boozy flavors, and how to pack in flavor. Other topics discussed are: - How flavors are captured for food use - Flavor trends in the food industry - How bakers can reach their flavor goals - Shelf life for flavors This podcast is brought to you by ZoomEssence. Their encapsulated flavors are changing the paradigm of flavor delivery. Try them in anything from sweet fillings to savory breads and biscuits and taste the ZoomEssence difference.Check out www.zoomessence.com or email hello@zoomessence.com to learn more.

Chef Pierre Hilzim, President of Kajun Kettle Foods, is a NOLA native who learned to cook at the tender age of ten from his father, the Executive Director of the Louisiana Restaurant Association. After spending several years running high-end restaurants in San Francisco and designing kitchens for award-winning chefs from Italy, Chef Pierre returned home in 1981 to found Kajun Kettle Foods. The chef named his signature dish, the Crawfish Monica, after his wife and partner, Monica Davidson, who joined Kajun Kettle shortly after its creation. She has a degree in linguistics from UC Berkeley and has lived in five countries; in addition to English, Monica speaks French, Spanish, and German. Her early career was as an executive with Macy's, California. Monica now manages Kajun Kettle's Personnel, Marketing and Public Relations Departments. Today's feature affiliate: Bentobox. In need of a restaurant website? Click this link to find out why so many of my guests use Bentobox! Show notes… Calls to ACTION!!! Join Restaurant Unstoppable Network and get your first 30 days on me!  Connect with my past guest and a community of superfans. Subscribe to the Restaurant Unstoppable YouTube Channel Join the private Unstoppable Facebook Group Join the email list! (Scroll Down to get the Vendor List!) Favorite success quote or mantra: "If you don't love it, you will live it, so learn to fall in love with it." "Most people underestimate the power of great food." In this episode with Chef Pierre Hilzim and Monica Davidson we will discuss: The seasonal nature of retail and restaurants The benefits to being multilingual Squashing bribery and corruption in a restaurant What is a Research Chef? Food manufacturing and processing The power of networking Food science Going into business with family/spouses? Women business owners Trademarking a product or menu item Today's sponsor: 7shifts is a modern labor management platform, designed by restaurateurs, for restaurateurs. Effectively labor management is more important than ever to ensure profitability and restaurant success. Trusted by over 400,000 restaurant professionals, 7shifts gives you the tools you need to streamline labor operations, communicate with your team, and retain your talent. Best of all 7shifts integrates with the POS and Payroll systems you already use and trust (like Toast!) turning labor into a competitive advantage for your business. Restaurant Unstoppable members get 3 months, absolutely free. Talk To The Manager – Nowadays, most guests don't want to call you on the phone or give you their feedback face-to-face. With TalkToTheManager, guests can avoid making a scene by sending you comments and questions anonymously by text message, allowing you to respond and handle issues in real-time. It's easy to set up and simple to use for both staff and visitors. No software integration. No downloads, and no apps to install. Over 20,000 restaurants trust ChowNow (chownow.com/unstoppable) for their online ordering. With ChowNow, you'll take control of your online presence, connect with more local diners, and keep your hard-earned profits. Join the free ChowNow Marketplace to reach new customers without commissions. Want to go big? Put your restaurant in the spotlight with ChowNow Direct—a full suite of branded ordering and marketing tools, including your own app! For a limited time, Restaurant Unstoppable listeners save 30% on a ChowNow Direct annual plan.   Knowledge bombs Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success? Pierre: Passion Monica: Passion What is your biggest weakness? Pierre: Get tired Monica: Passion What's one question you ask or thing you look for during an interview? Pierre: Passion Monica: Integrity What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it? Pierre: Keeping everything focused Monica: COVID Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team. Pierre: Respect Monica: Caring about the customer What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff? Pierre: Do all that's possible Monica: Learn as much as you can about your customer What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner? Setting The Table by Danny Meyer GET THIS BOOK FOR FREE AT AUDIBLE.COM  What is something restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough? Pierre: Recognize their employees Monica: Recognize how important the guest is If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be? Pierre: Passion, love, stick to it Monica: Don't forget the people that helped you get to where you are, give back to your community, appreciate the wonder and fun and power of food Contact info: Website: kajunkettle.com Email for Pierre: philzim@kajunkettle.com Email for Monica: mdavidson@kajunkettle.com Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. 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This week, we have a mini-episode about what it means to be a chef. This is something I'm asking many of the guests as part of my upcoming season 3 interviews. I thought it would be great to get as much insight on this as possible, from many different people in the food and beverage industry.Today's answer comes from Virginia Willis. She was the TV kitchen director for Martha Stewart, Bobby Flay, and Nathalie Dupree and executive producer for Epicurious TV on the Discovery Channel. She's made cookies with Dwanye “The Rock” Johnson, foraged for berries in the Alaskan wilderness, harvested capers in Sicily, and beguiled celebrities such as Jane Fonda and Bill Clinton with her cooking -- but it all started in her grandmother's country kitchen. Virginia is the author of a number of books including Lighten Up, Y'all, Basic to Brilliant, Y'all, Okra, and Grits.You can find my full conversation with her here or wherever you get your podcasts.SponsorLooking to make better pizza? How about bagels, bread, or English muffins? Then you need a Baking Steel. Don't just take my word for it. Kenji López-Alt of Serious Eats/The Food Lab said “this is the answer I've been waiting for to produce consistently awesome pizza over and over”. ===========Virginia Willis===========Virginia's InstagramVirginia's's WebsiteVirginia's FacebookVirginia's TwitterVirginia's Eating Well Recipes ==========================CHEFS WITHOUT RESTAURANTS==========================If you enjoy the show, and would like to support it financially, check out our Patreon, or you can donate through Venmo or Buy Me a Coffee.  Get the Chefs Without Restaurants NewsletterVisit Our Amazon Store (we get paid when you buy stuff)Chefs Without Restaurants Facebook pageChefs Without Restaurants private Facebook groupChefs Without Restaurants InstagramFounder Chris Spear's personal chef business Perfect Little Bites

In today's episode, I am joined by Kimberly Schaub, host of PeasOnMoss, and Research Chef/Senior Food Scientist working in business development for Griffith Foods. We talk about how she became interested in food sciences, what her path was to becoming a Research Chef, what the job entails, and how she started PeasOnMoss. She also talks to me about my job working for Isinglass Estate Winery, the history of winemaking in the midwest and its impact on global winemaking, and what my ideas of success in my job are. To learn more about Kimberly, and to hear from other people in the food industry, listen to PeasOnMoss everywhere you listen to podcasts! If you are interested in learning more about what it means to be a Research Chef, check out the Research Chefs Association website: culinology.org If you end up enjoying this or other episodes, make sure you rate it on apple podcasts or share it with a friend or family member. And if you or someone you know is interested in being on an episode, message me on Facebook or Instagram at The Get Rich Podcast, email me at thegetrichpod@gmail.com, or message me on LinkedIn at Richard H Rycraw --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's not just what you eat, but how you eat that matters. Preparation, exploration, and clean label eating help build a life of health and happiness. Chef Junnie Lai began learning about food as a kid in her Grandfather's bakery and never stopped. Her collection of degrees and wealth of world and career experience position her uniquely to be an important, powerful, and much-needed voice in the culinary world, especially in a time where foods aren't often valued for their medicinal and beauty enhancing properties.   About the Guest: Chef Junnie's passion for food is not limited to baking and pastry, she is a talented culinarian in many global cuisines, especially in Southeast Asian cuisines - Chinese, Indian, Malay & Thai cuisines. With 20 years experience of Research & Development, Junnie has led many projects and excels in innovative prototyping, recipe development, commercializing products and product launches in the market. She has an MBA and has enjoyed close collaboration with marketing teams. Junnie is very insightful in culinary trends, consumer insights as well as strategizing the product-launching process. Her creativity, detail-oriented and organization skills has been a great asset on many successful products launch. Junnie is pursuing a Phd in Natural Medicine, helping her to increase her expertise in preparing delicious, fresh and healthy cuisine for proper nutrition. With her passion in natural foods, Junnie has been creating delicious, nutrition-focused recipes with organic ingredients that fit into today's popular diets such as plant-based diet, gluten free diet, foods that heal, etc. Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/global.cuisine.chef.junnie.lai LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/junnielai Website: https://globalcuisineconsulting.com   About the Host: Dan McPherson, International Speaker, Business and Personal Development Coach, and CEO of Leaders Must Lead, is on a mission to help Creatives and Entrepreneurs create and grow profit and understand that Dreams ARE Real. With more than 25 years' experience in corporate roles leading teams of up to 2000 and responsible for more than $150M in revenue, Dan is a recognized expert in leadership, sales, and business strategy. Through his Leaders Must Learn Mastermind, Dreams ARE Real Podcast, Foundations of Success Training, and powerful 1-1 coaching, Dan helps hundreds of entrepreneurs around the world from musicians and artists to chiropractors, coaches, retailers, and beyond experience success and accomplish their goals.   To learn more about Dan or to follow him on Social Media, you can find him on: Website: www.leadersmustlead.com Leaders Must Lead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leadersmustlead Free Coaching Assessment: https://leadersmustlead.com/free-coaching-assessment Dreams are Real Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/365493184118010/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersmustlead/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/leadersmustlead YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZXypDeFKyZnpeQXcX-AsBQ   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to my podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to me and greatly appreciated. They help my podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes the show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.

Robert Danhi is a research chef, educator, TV show host, and award-winning cookbook author.An expert in Southeast Asian cuisine, Chef Robert was the host of Taste of Vietnam, a globally-broadcast, 26-episode TV docuseries that highlighted culinary traditions throughout each of the provinces in Vietnam. He was also a judge on Top Chef Vietnam.His book Southeast Asian Flavors: Adventures in Cooking the Foods of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, & Singapore was also a finalist for a James Beard award. Currently, Robert's work is focused on Flavor360, a multimedia software platform for research chefs to capture the flavor experience of food.Listen as we chat with Robert about traveling through Southeast Asia, eel soup, R&D, culinary education, and using technology to innovate in the culinary industry.

Lori Rothman is the owner of Lori Rothman Consulting, where she helps companies develop consumer-preferred products and packages. She has a B.S. from Cornell University in Nutritional Science and a M.S. from the University of California, Davis in Food Science. Lori is also an adjunct instructor in Sensory Evaluation at Dominican University, in River Forest, IL.   Lori is a Food Scientist and an experienced professional in the areas of Consumer Science and Sensory Evaluation, specializing in consumer products and packaging. Lori is known for leveraging consumer and sensory insights to drive product innovation and business growth. Her experience includes strategy development, department creation and staffing, sensory facility/infrastructure, cross-functional and cross-country relationship building, budgeting, and delivering business-relevant results.   Lori has over 30 years of experience, with successful roles in Consumer and Sensory Science management and technical leadership for consumer packaged goods companies. She is credited with two Packaging Design Patents and a Trade secret, as well as the Charles M. Dudley Medal for ASTM publications that have impacted their field. In 2018, Lori produced a webinar ‘Getting Maximum Impact from your Sensory/Consumer Science Team’ in conjunction with the Kraft Alumni Network, and in 2020 a webinar ‘Sensory Science and the Research Chef’ for the Research Chefs Association.   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorirothman/   To learn more about Aigora, please visit www.aigora.com

This week I speak with Philadelphia chef Shola Olunyolo. Shola has carved out a creative niche in modern cooking instruction as a consulting chef. The Studiokitchen was created as a research and idea space to support his manufacturer partner and client projects. He uses contemporary cooking techniques to create increased value and high impact flavor. His Studiokitchen has exposed guests and clients to an entirely unique approach to dining by immersive exploration of various culinary concepts, global ingredients, and useful modern cooking technology. Shola just finished a month long chef-in-residence program at the Stone Barnes Center in New York with chef Dan Barber. While there, he prepared his native Nigerian cuisine, using the bounty of the Hudson Valley. We talk about this experience, as well as staging, cultural appropriation and classical cooking techniques.==========Shola Olunyolo ==========Shola's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/studiokitchen/Shola's Twitter https://twitter.com/StudiokitchenThe Studio Kitchen Website https://www.studiokitchen.com/================CONNECT WITH US ================Get the Chefs Without Restaurants Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/fe0d8a0cc7a6/chefs-without-restaurants-email-listVisit Our Amazon Store (we get paid when you buy stuff) https://www.amazon.com/shop/perfectlittlebites?isVisitor=trueCheck out our websites (they have different stuff) https://chefswithoutrestaurants.org/ & https://chefswithoutrestaurants.com/Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/chefswithoutrestaurantsJoin the private Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/chefswithoutrestaurantsJoin the conversation on Twitter https://twitter.com/ChefsWoRestosCheck our Insta pics https://www.instagram.com/chefswithoutrestaurants/Founder Chris Spear’s personal chef business Perfect Little Bites https://perfectlittlebites.com/Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHXxixMxjf05XxUIbz6ER-QIf you want to support the show, our Venmo name is ChefWoRestos and can be found at https://venmo.com/ChefWoRestos. If you enjoy the show, have every received a job through one of our referrals, have been a guest, , or simply want to help, it would be much appreciated. Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.

Heute spreche ich mit dem stellvertretenden Research Chef von DJE Kapital, Stefan Breintner. Es geht um Silber, Gold und Edelmetalle. Es wird viel Geld gedruckt, wir haben ewig niedrige Zinsen. Das signalisiert jedenfalls die US-Notenbank. Was bedeutet das eigentlich für Edelmetalle? Freuen Sie sich auf ein interessantes Gespräch. Ob Profitrader oder Privatanleger - dieser Podcast ist für alle, die sich für Aktien, Anleihen, Gold und Rohstoffe, Investieren und Trading interessieren. Welche Aktien liegen im Trend und welchen geht gerade die Luft raus? Worauf achtet die Wall Street ganz besonders? Wo liegen die Chancen und wo die unterschwelligen Gefahren? Was bewegt die Kurse und worüber spricht man eigentlich gerade in der New Yorker Finanzmeile? Die Antworten gibt es jeden Tag bis spätestens 16 Uhr in diesem Podcast. Abonniere den Podcast, um keine Folge zu verpassen! LINKS https://www.instagram.com/kochwallstreet/ https://www.facebook.com/markus.koch.newyork https://www.youtube.com/user/kochntv https://www.markuskoch.de/

What happens when the culinary arts and science paths cross and you have someone like Certified Research Chef Jonathan Deutsch there to inspire and guide you? How might the disruption to the foodservice and hospitality industry due to Covid19, lead to new opportunities and innovation that can have a positive impact on our food system, environment, health and nutrition? In this episode we explore these questions and a whole lot more as we kick off Season 2. For more information, videos and links, check out the Show Notes at https://www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com/post/jonathan-deutsch-ep13 Visit www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com for all episodes and to learn more about the Too good To waste podcast series. Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcastThanks to our sponsors: NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com Producer | Host: Kevin May Associate Producer: Amy Gilbert Creative Development: Sue Marshall Photo credit Lindsey Kerr --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toogoodtowaste/message

Chef Jeffrey Cousminer joined us on the PeasOnMoss podcast to share his experiences as a research chef and to reflect on the Research Chefs Association's legacy. From the early days of the founding of the RCA through the various education courses he has taught and the mentorship of product developers, Chef Jeff has been involved in many facets of our career and professional organization. Today he consults under his own consultancy business, Food Alchemy, with the witty tagline “We Put the Food Back IntoFood Science." TraceGains is a proud sponsor of PeasOnMoss. TraceGains is a cloud-based supplier relationship and quality management platform that helps food and consumer-packaged goods companies deliver on brand promise.   

Director of Culinary Applications & Corporate Executive Chef Christopher Warsaw joined us on PeasOnMoss to give us a deeper dive into the capabilities that has distinguished . Bell Flavors and Fragrances the PeasOnMoss podcast and has been an example of customer focused innovation and solutions-oriented service. Chef Chris details how a research chef is vital to the success of a flavor company, and gives examples of how their influence helps progress innovation and stay on top of trends. Sponsorship pays for the fees that it takes to record, produce, and publish the podcast episodes. We appreciate the trust that Bell F&F puts into PeasOnMoss to tell the stories of the people in our industry and share insights about our work.

Barton Dewing was one of the Season 1 podcast guests and one of the most popular ones from that season. In this episode we talk about crossing careers and crossing food categories. At one of the dinners at RCA last year, Barton chimed in when one of the younger research chefs expressed concern about changing jobs, and he reminded them and reminds us that we take our experience and knowledge with us, wherever we go. That knowledge helps us pick up and move faster each role and responsibility we take. Hear his thoughts in this episode. This podcast is sponsored by . Find out how their natural sweetener solutions can help you reduce the sugar in your formulas.  Celebrate Handy Seafood's 125th anniversary with them. Check them out and look for them in stores.

Barton Dewing talks about the importance of ingredient specifications and how they impact the success of your finished product.  Join in sponsoring this podcast and keeping us on the air. Go to and check out the sponsor page for details.  Chef Barton is the directory of culinary development at Handy Seafood, an international seafood brand based in Maryland. Handy is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Check out all their products and look for them in stores.

Chef Nick Landry is an active research chef and is quickly becoming one of the faces for Southeastern Mills as well as for research chefs in the trade. He doesn’t seem to be home very much with all the photos he takes at various trade shows, but somehow he balances working for one of the staple brands in the industry with his demanding job on the bench. Chef Nick tells us about his journey to becoming a corporate research chef and how being sure to leave all relationships in the most positive way possible was his key to breaking into the field. He wraps it all up with telling us why it’s important for him to give back to the RCA and gives a little call to action to spur us to be more active in our community - whether that’s professional membership or cooking for your neighbors. This podcast is sponsored by . Get information about sugar free formulations and find out what they've developed lately to help you solve your sugar reduction requirements.

Chef Nick Landry is an active research chef and is quickly becoming one of the faces for Southeastern Mills as well as for research chefs in the trade. He doesn’t seem to be home very much with all the photos he takes at various trade shows, but somehow he balances working for one of the staple brands in the industry with his demanding job on the bench. Chef Nick tells us about his journey to becoming a corporate research chef and how being sure to leave all relationships in the most positive way possible was his key to breaking into the field. He wraps it all up with telling us why it’s important for him to give back to the RCA and gives a little call to action to spur us to be more active in our community - whether that’s professional membership or cooking for your neighbors.  This podcast is sponsored by . Get information about sugar free formulations and find out what they've developed lately to help you solve your sugar reduction requirements. Become a and help grow the podcast and the value-add we can offer you.

Many of you know the story between Kim and I. We started our podcasts at the same time. I was able to reach out to her when I saw her posting on a super secret podcast facebook group. I reached out, because My Food Job Rocks was also in its infancy. We decided to do a podcast swap. I would interview Kim, and she would interview me. I launched episode 12 starring Kim, and now we’re here, on episode 156. Time flies, doesn’t it? But still, we persisted. Kim and my guests overlap a bit. We’ve had interviews with people such as Phil Saneski, Jessica Goldstein, Alan Reed, Rachel Zemser, and plenty more probably. However, Peas on Moss does a much better job on the culinary end of the equation. Since Kim lives the Research Chef life, she does a very good job interviewing high profile culinary geniuses in the industry. Kim was one of the people who helped me in a dark time early on in the podcast realm, I think it was in episode 20’s range, I was dropped from my host provider and was debating on dropping My Food Job Rocks. She encouraged me to stay, and also mentioned that “people don’t listen to you until you’re 30”. At the time, I was 25, and that quote motivated me to keep on going, that I needed to prove myself. Over time, Kim and I have become kindred spirits when it comes to the food industry. We connect with other people, we talk about the struggles of being ambitious and being valuable in product development. In fact, one of the most underrated episodes I did with Kim was just a one-hour break room session where I just rant about ambition. It’s a bonus episode, and it’s on the show notes. I don’t listen to my own podcast episodes after I publish them, but I always enjoy that one. Anyways, Kim is probably one of the hardest workers I’ve known. Her role at Bulletproof means she’s always traveling, making new products and I’m always impressed seeing her churn out episodes. So enjoy this episode, as Kim talks to her mentor, Graham Kerr. If you like this episode, you can find so much more at Peas On Moss.com  

Chef Winston Riley joined us on the podcast today. I met him in Puerto Rico when then president Catherine Proper asked him to share some history of the word culinology and the stories of the early days of the Research Chefs Association. Since then, he has been a big fan and encourager, and I wanted to get him on the show to give a perspective of what he has seen over the past 20+ years with corporate chef work, the research chef industry, and the professional association that ties us together. He recently opened in the Kansas City area. This podcast is sponsored by . Get information about sugar free formulations and find out what they've developed lately to help you solve your sugar reduction requirements. Become a and help grow the podcast and the value-add we can offer you. Want to meet in person? Come to the  - take advantage of the PeasOnMoss media partnership special - click the link on the home page.

Research Chef Chris McAdams is a talented voice in the RCA and culinology world and shares his knowledge through Culinary Culture, a consultancy in Austin, Tx.  Culinary Culture is a group of passionate research chefs who offer consulting services for food-based businesses. Through trend research, innovative ideation, and unsurpassed industry experience, Culinary Culture delivers imaginative, craveable products that consistently exceed your expectations. In part 2, Chris and I review the 2018 Culinary Institute of America World of Flavors and about food cultural appropriation. We dig into it, because the main theme of the WOF this year was about the immigrant impact on cuisine in America. We started exploring a very, very deep topic, which I feel merits a much longer discussion, and this is an ongoing debate at tables throughout the country. In our excitement to discuss what cultural food trends will sweep the nation, it's vital to keep an awareness to the risks of appearing to appropriate a culture's food in the pursuit and passion of the cuisine. Sound off to me - let's get a discussion going.   Get in touch with Chef Chris at  This podcast is sponsored by Icon Foods, our founding sponsor. Join them for the next year.  

Research chef Anne-marie Ramo brings her sharp witty humor to the bench as an R&D consultant and took some time to share her story with us.  Anne-marie started off in the culinary world and has taught cooking classes and written school food menus. After spending years at Aidells sausage perfecting the ultimate BBQ and becoming an expert in how sausages are made, Anne-marie moved back to Seattle and joined the Culinex team. As both a product developer and project manager, Anne-marie was involved in the operations and internship management. When we recorded the episode, she was working as part of the Culinex team, but she'll soon be heading out on her own.  Find out why it took years to make the ultimate BBQ and why she doesn't really think she nailed it. Get in touch with Anne-marie at Check out her coming business at The Emancipated Kitchen Want to join the conversation? Sponsor the show? Email and get details.

Today we have Philip Saneski, an inspiring, young, proactive, dude who has recently been working hard to build up the Research Chefs Association Student section. Philip works in an innovative consulting company in San Francisco as an intern, has experience as a pastry chef and, as a student, during the school year, he is involved quite heavily in the Research Chef’s Association (RCA). You might remember the Research Chefs Association or Culinology program in episode 12, where Kim Schaub talks about her experiences. Her podcast features culinologists from the RCA. Enjoy the interview! Phil really shines a light on everything the RCA has to offer. About Philip Saneski Philip has culinary experience working in San Francisco Chronicle's 'Top 100 Bay Area restaurants', and Michelin star kitchens as a line cook on multiple stations, as a Pastry Chef for an upscale hotel, at AQ Restaurant, a James Beard Award finalist for 'Best New Restaurant in the Country' and most recently Bob's Well Bread Bakery, named one of the 'Top 15 Small Town Bakeries in the Country' by Travel & Leisure magazine. In addition to being a certified wine sommelier, Philip has expanded his palate by working for award-winning chefs in Portland and Austin. As President and Co-Founder of the Research Chefs Association Student Committee, he is passionate about providing long-term food industry careers to talented students who are able to combine food science and culinary arts - what he calls 'extending the shelf life of chefs'. Interested students can find out more about these R&D opportunities through his Student Committee team's student-run blog The Culinologist: Creating the Future of Food. Philip's extensive pastry experience and volunteer involvement for non-profit organizations led to a coveted internship at a San Francisco Bay Area-based food science product development consultancy, A LA Carte Connections, LLC. During his time as an intern, he became even more enthralled with developing future food products. From gluten-free baked goods to no-bake energy bars, from plant-based proteins to cricket flour. He says that representing innovative start-ups as well as established global corporations is (thankfully) never the same. Whether Philip's balancing school with early mornings as a Pastry Chef or in R&D, everyday his Food Job Rocks! He wants all food interested students to feel the same enthusiasm by making them aware of the numerous career paths available beyond the restaurant kitchen. In March 2016, Philip was given the Research Chefs Association President's Award, the first student ever in the association's 20 year history. About the RCA The Research Chefs Association is the leading professional community for food research and development. Its members are the pioneers of the discipline of Culinology® - the blending of culinary arts and the science of food. Key Takeaways More insight about the world of RCA/Culinology Phil’s awesome tagline and love of crazy desserts How you might benefit if you join the RCA Student Association What We Talk About Rachel Zemsher Pastry Chef A La Carte Connections The Village Pub AQ Restaurant and Bar Allan Hancock Granada Bistro Bob’s Well Bread Research Chefs Association RCA Conference Gochujang Sous Vide RCA President, Catherine Proper Culinology Magazine Chocolate Beet Cake Phil in 5 Years: Somewhere Innovative Kite Hill What Phil Looks for in a Job: Opportunity Mark Crowell, CuliNex RCA Student Committiee Favorite Kitchen Item: Quenelle Spoons Thomas Keller Advice: Work Backwards Peas on Moss Download Episode

So last week, I interviewed Andrea, a Food Technologist working for Lundberg Family Farm, and today, I’m interviewing someone from there too - her boss, a Product Developer and Research Chef at Lundberg! What are the odds? And the meeting between her and I was a completely different scenario as well. It started when I joined Podcaster’s Paradise to jumpstart my Podcasting experience and I saw a poster who looked familiar. I might have seen her on Linkedin actually. I clicked and she worked for Lundberg. I asked Andrea about her and what do you know, it’s her boss. Yes, Kimberly King Schuab was in the same podcast course as I was, and we connected instantly. We realized we had a lot in common so we agreed to collaborate and interview each other. Her episode can be found in the show notes. About Kimberly Schaub Kimberly Schaub is a nutritionist, turned chef, turned product developer, working for Lundberg Family Farms in Richvale, CA. A former Air Force officer, Kimberly has explored a multitude of ways to use her nutritional science training, from running dining facilities to teaching college classes and even food writing. When she's not in the test kitchen or running a sensory panel, Kimberly hosts the PeasOnMoss and The Culinologist Podcasts, volunteers for the Research Chef Association and Institute of Food Technologists, trains for the Rock n Roll Half Marathon, and rock climbs in picturesque Northern California. About Lundberg Family Farms Lundberg Family Farms, based in Richvale, California, in the United States, produces rice, chips, packages, and markets organic foods. It is family owned and has been a pioneer in organic farming, especially rice products. It was the first business to produce and market a brand of organic rice in the United States. Today it is one of the United States' top brands of organic products, with 14,000 acres (57 km2) under management. Key Takeaways The magic behind Modernist Cuisine Communicating between you and your co-packer Why you can start something and others should follow The art of being a product developer What we talk about Podcaster's Paradise The airforce Research Chef Association Labels Graham Kerr Seattle Culinary Academy Modernist Cuisine Lundberg Family Farm Beecher's Handmade Cheese (artisan food) Most Important Skill: Mental Math and Excel spreadsheets CoPacker Granola Bars Northwest Naturals Cactus IFT Culinology Program offered at a few industries A Book called Culinology Peas on Moss Peas on Moss Podcast Vegetarian Meats Substitutes Acid Rain Andrea Zeng The Galloping Gourmet Favorite Quote: Maya Angelou – “Eating is so intimate"  Favorite Kitchen Item: Global knife Full Tang blade Favorite Food: Thai Food – Pad Thai, Curry, Mango Sticky Rice Best Advice: Always ask questions first Culinologist Podcast CFS – Certified Food Scientist       Download Episode

Food science research has long been part of Graysen Ortega’s life. A Lubbock native, he began working in the lab with Mindy Brashears, a professor of food microbiology and food safety, during high school, and his sustained interest led him to declare food science as his major when he began college. Since coming to Texas Tech, Ortega has stayed active in the laboratory, gaining acceptance into the Texas Tech University/Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Scholar Program. He also has presented his research on foodborne pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli and species of Salmonella at the annual conference of the Institute of Food Technologists. Because food science has a global reach, Ortega has had the opportunity to travel to Mexico periodically with Brashears and other researchers. Additionally, Ortega has cultivated interests outside the laboratory. He has served as an intern for the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture in Washington, DC, in addition to his role as president of the TTU Food Science Club and involvement with the Research Chef’s Association. Ortega looks to continue his education, and while his plans are not yet final, he is leaning toward law school.