Podcast appearances and mentions of Scott Conant

From world-class culinary takeovers to the biggest retail news in decades, Oklahoma's food and shopping scenes are leveling up! In this episode of the Only in OK Show, we're recapping our incredible dining experience with Chef Scott Conant and giving you the inside scoop on the next big event at Seven Ponies. Plus, the rumors are true—IKEA is finally coming to the 918! Part 1: Culinary Stars at Choctaw Casino & Resort – Pocola We take you inside the Celebrity Chef Takeover at Seven Ponies. We recap the sophisticated flavors of Chef Scott Conant's menu, from the Macaroni di Semolina to that legendary Chocolate Budino. Don't miss the next big event: On Friday, March 27th, Food Network star Damaris Phillips brings her "Southern Sweetheart" style to Pocola. We break down the mouth-watering menu, including Beaten Biscuit Panzanella, Pork Confit with Smoky Grits, and Derby Pie Pots de Crème. Pro Tip: Tickets for the Damaris Phillips takeover are on sale now! Get tickets here . Part 2: Stop the Car—IKEA is Coming to Tulsa! Put down the Allen wrench and cancel your road trip to Frisco! We discuss the official announcement that IKEA is opening its first Oklahoma location in Tulsa Hills. The Details: We dive into the "City Store" format coming to the former Belk location (7309 S Olympia Ave). The Perks: Yes, the Swedish meatballs and cinnamon rolls are included! The Impact: What this means for Oklahoma's economy and why shoppers from three states will be flocking to Tulsa in Fall 2026. #OnlyInOK #OklahomaFoodie #ChoctawPocola #DamarisPhillips #ScottConant #IKEATulsa #TulsaHills #ExploreOklahoma #OKCEvents #TulsaShopping #SouthernCooking #SevenPonies

Scott Conant is a James Beard Award–winning chef, TV personality, and pasta sauce savant. Matt still dreams about the Scarpetta spaghetti. It was a lot of fun having Scott in the studio to talk about his time coming up in New York City restaurants and why he decided to launch a food company, Martone Street, and compete for attention on the highly competitive tomato sauce shelf.  Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef, author, and fashion icon Marcus Samuelsson joins Jaymee to talk about identity, style, and the journey that took him from Ethiopia to Sweden to New York. Marcus shares how his grandmother's handmade clothes and early sneaker love shaped his look, why Harlem feels like home, and the global experiences (France, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore) that taught him to mix discipline with street-food soul. Then it's competition time as Marcus previews his rare turn from judge to gladiator on Alex vs. America: Alex vs. Chopped Judges, facing Alex Guarnaschelli alongside Maneet Chauhan and Scott Conant. He breaks down how judging thousands of dishes informed his strategy under the clock, what people underestimate about Alex, and the camaraderie among long-time Chopped colleagues. Marcus also reflects on Bobby's Triple Threat, why competing keeps him sharp, and shares rapid-fire favorites… from bucket hats to a cocktail that blends sake, aquavit, champagne, and honey. Follow Food Network on Instagram: HERE Follow Jaymee Sire on Instagram: HERE Follow Marcus Samuelsson on Instagram: HERE Learn More about Bobby's Triple Threat : HERE Learn More About Alex vs. America: HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Conant has been working in restaurants for 40 years, since he was an eager 15-year-old teen in Waterbury, Connecticut. Since then he has opened restaurants in New York City, Miami, Las Vegas, Toronto, and elsewhere, as well as a new restaurant in the Bahamas at the Baha Mar resort slated to open later this fall. His restaurant L'Impero won the James Beard Foundation Restaurant & Chef Award for best new restaurant for 2003 and Conant has been moving forward ever since. His Scarpetto concept launched in 2008 and is still going strong with seven locations, although Conant is no longer involved. He does have Cellaio Steak in New York and The Americano in Atlanta as well as the forthcoming Leola at Baha Mar. And of course he's also a celebrity chef, currently hosting "House of Knives" on the Food Network and also making numerous appearances on "Chopped" and "Beat Bobby Flay."He recently sat down with Menu Talk co-hosts Pat Cobe and Bret Thorn and discussed his latest projects as well as the inspiration behind them.

The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys welcome Scott Conant to a conversation LIVE at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. They talk about Scott's origin story, what it's like being a television personality as a host, judge and competitor and why he's going to upgrade the Italian products you can use at home: it's all about soul.The Inside TrackThe Guys have enjoyed Scott's cooking and vision since they ate his food at his NYC restaurants and had Scott as a guest on The Restaurant Guys in 2005. Scott has uttered Mark's favorite line spoken on television. (It was directed at one of their former chefs. You'll want to hear it!)Scott explains what has guided him throughout his life and advises young chefs to do the same.“When I identify bullshit, I walk away from it. I think that's been really difficult for me at certain times in my career. It's always served me in the end because I only choose the things that I love to do, but I do it with full commitment, with no expectation of result except the love and the passion that I have for it,” Scott Conant on The Restaurant Guys LIVE 2025BioScott opened L'Impero in NYC. Following L'Impero, Scott went on to open Alto. Scott left L'Impero and Alto in 2007 and, in 2008, launched Scarpetta in Manhattan. Later, Cellaio in Monticello, NY then The Americano in  Atlanta, GA.Scott is known as a judge on Chopped for over a decade and frequent co-host on Beat Bobby Flay. His newest show, House of Knives, debuted in 2025. In addition, Scott has made frequent guest appearances on The Today Show, Rachael Ray Show, and Good Morning America, and others.    Scott's most recent cookbook is Peace, Love, and Pasta: Simple and Elegant Recipes from a Chef's Home Kitchen.He is opening up several new eateries and launching a consumer products line in 2025. ​LinksHouse of Knives on Food NetworkThe Restaurant Guys LIVE with Chef Alex Guarnaschelli at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Monday, May 12! VIP = After-Party with Alex! Tickets https://www.restaurantguyspodcast.com/rglivealexguarnaschelli Discount on Tickets AND Cocktail Party for Restaurant Guys Regulars on May 10 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below!https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

The BanterThe Guys talk about Francis' decadent evening the night before with some industry mavens and a hog's head.The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys talk with writer Melissa Clark about her new cookbook Chef Interrupted which simplifies chef's recipes for the home cook. The discuss cooking shortcuts, macaroni and cheese and kitchen gadgets that make your meal preparation easier and prettier.The Inside TrackThe Guys are loyal readers of Melissa's articles and they love the concept of her new cookbook. Mark even gave her a tip.Mark: The fact that water should never touch your pepper was one of those things we just classically learned in my family. In my family, we would wash with olive oil. Melissa:  That is such a good idea! If I had a recipe from you in this book, that's the kind of thing that would come out in the conversation we'd have. And I'd write it down because I think that's brilliant!Melissa Clark on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2006BioMelissa Clark is an American food writer, cookbook author and New York Times columnist. Clark has been a regular guest on television series such as Today show, Rachael Ray and Iron Chef America and on several radio programmes. In her early career, Clark was a freelance writer for various publications, including the New York Times. In 2007, she began her weekly "A Good Appetite" column at the New York Times and she became a full-time staff writer at the Times in 2012.Melissa has written more than 40 cookbooks.She's won two James Beard Foundation awards and two IACP awards (International Association of Culinary Professionals) Her work has also been selected for the Best American Food Writing series.InfoMelissa's bookChef, Interrupted: Delicious Chefs' Recipes That You Can Actually Make at HomeMelissa's sitehttps://www.melissaclark.net/Benriner SCome see The Restaurant Guys LIVE with Chef Scott Conant at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17! VIP tickets include a Meet & Greet After-Party with Scott Conant. Restaurant Guys Regulars get a discount so subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Get tickets at https://secure.nbpac.org/scott-conant. Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

The BanterThe Guys talk about the drive of hospitality and it isn't what some folks say it is. The ConversationsThe Restaurant Guys welcome writer Genevieve Yam to discuss the decline in quality of Honeycrisp apples. Genevieve, who has investigated this issue, shares what happened and how we can keep other varieties from following suit.The Inside TrackThe Guys have been fans of Honeycrisp apples since the 1990s and even gave them as birthday gifts. Genevieve's article about the apple's origin, rise and “crapification” intrigued them so they had Genevieve on to tell them about it.“Dr. David Bedford and Dr. Jim Luby, two scientists working at the University of Minnesota's fruit breeding program came across a tree that was actually slated for the trash. Bedford was extremely curious about this tree. He thought that it had not been given a fair chance and decided to do a little bit of research and what he did changed the course of apple history because what would have ended up in the trash ultimately has become one of the most popular apple varieties here in the United States,” Genevieve Yam on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2025BioGenevieve Yam is a writer and editor based in New York. After graduating with a degree in politics and a brief stint in the start-up world, she enrolled in the International Culinary Center in New York City and cooked at Blue Hill at Stone Barns and Per Se.  After that, she became a freelance food stylist, a recipe tester and editor for the new edition of The Essential New York Times Cookbook, a personal chef, and a contributor to various publications. Most recently, she was an editor at Epicurious. Genevieve is currently an editor at Serious Eats, where she writes, edits, and develops recipes.InfoGenevieve's Honeycrisp articlehttps://www.seriouseats.com/how-honeycrisp-apples-went-from-marvel-to-mediocreCome see The Restaurant Guys LIVE with Chef Scott Conant at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17! VIP tickets include a Meet & Greet After-Party with Scott Conant. Restaurant Guys Regulars get a discount so subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Get tickets at https://secure.nbpac.org/scott-conant. Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

This is just a teaser from a bonus episode for our subscribers. If you'd like to become a Restaurant Guys' Regular and listen to the entire episode and other commercial-free episodes, subscribe herehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribeThis is a Vintage Selection from 2007The BanterThe Guys tell how being a regular at a restaurant can be a wise investment.The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys host Tony Soter of Etude Wines and Soter Vineyard about the joys and challenges of creating cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir and sparkling wines and how Tony has been able to find success in both California and Oregon. The Inside TrackThe Guys reminisce about a particular bottle of Tony's pinot noir that may have changed Francis' life and talk about the true purpose of wine: enjoyment.“The ultimate satisfaction is when you can sit there and watch the bottle go down and watch the smiles on people's faces,” Tony Soter on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2007BioTony Soter is the founder, with his late wife Michelle, of Soter Vineyards at Mineral Springs Ranch in Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon. Soter is a Portland, Oregon, native who began his remarkable 40-year winemaking career in the Napa Valley. After graduating from Pomono College in southern California with a degree in philosophy, Soter joined the staff at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in 1975 to learn the trade. By 1982, he released his own wine under the Etude label, selling the winery almost 20 years later. In the meantime, Soter worked as consulting winemaker for such world-famous Napa estates as Araujo (now Eisele), Chappellet, Dalla Valle, Shafer, and Spottswoode, among others. After almost 30 years in California, Soter moved back to Oregon and founded Soter Vineyards in 1997, where he is still making some of the most heralded pinot noirs in the state.InfoSoter Vineyardshttps://www.sotervineyards.com/Come see The Restaurant Guys LIVE with Chef Scott Conant at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17! VIP tickets include a Meet & Greet After-Party with Scott Conant. Restaurant Guys Regulars get a discount so subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Get tickets at https://secure.nbpac.org/scott-conant. Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys are thrilled to host chef Rocco DiSpirito on stage for their inaugural LIVE show. Rocco talks about family legacy, Tournament of Champions, and shares some secret ingredients to elevate weeknight meals. The Inside TrackThe Guys got acquainted with Rocco's cooking back in the ‘90s when he cooked them one of the greatest meals of their lives at Union Pacific.  ”Art is when craft and point of view intersect. You have to have a point of view to become an artist. When you can elevate your craft plus a point of view into something that you remember 30 years later, that's a pretty good life moment,” Rocco DiSpirito on The Restaurant Guys LIVE! 2025BioRocco DiSpirito is an Italian-American chef, television personality, and author of 15 cookbooks. At the age of sixteen Rocco began his formal studies at the Culinary Institute of America and trained in Europe. He returned to the states to work at Lespinasse; the restaurant received four stars from the New York Times.At 31, Rocco subsequently opened two Manhattan restaurants. Union Pacific was the first, and shot Rocco to fame. He also opened Rocco's which was  the subject of a reality series called “The Restaurant”, featuring his mother Nicolina making her famous meatballs.He has appeared on Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and was the first chef to compete on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.Rocco is frequently on Food Network's Chopped, Guy's Grocery Games, Beat Bobby Flay and now Tournament of Champions.He is the author of 15 cookbooks including three New York Times bestsellers. He received the James Beard Award for his first cookbook, Flavor.InfoRocco's bookshttps://www.roccodispirito.com/cookbooksTournament of Champions on Food NetworkCome see The Restaurant Guys LIVE with Chef Scott Conant at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17! VIP tickets include a Meet & Greet After-Party with Scott Conant. Restaurant Guys Regulars get a discount so subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Get tickets at https://secure.nbpac.org/scott-conant. Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

This is a Vintage Selection from 2006The BanterThe Guys discuss one mayor's aim to eliminate non-English advertising and why they think that's a stupid idea. The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys welcome back Dr. Steven Witherly, to discuss the science of why humans like junk food and how we can use those tactics to get kids to eat their broccoli. The Inside TrackThe Guys have had several enlightening conversations with Steven Witherly. In this episode he shares some foods with superpowers that can elevate almost any dish.“ These are foods you can put in your cooking today without even changing the flavor profile, but it will be better. They're small things. For example, soy sauce is a secret weapon pleasure food, so is cheese, so is garlic, and my favorite of all is adding parmesan cheese to foods. That's a secret weapon,” Dr. Steven Witherly on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2006BioSteven Witherly received his BS in dietetics and his MS in food science from the University of California, Davis, and his PhD in human nutrition from Michigan State University. He has worked for Nestlé Foods, Nutrilite, and Herbalife and as a food and nutraceutical consultant.He authored Why Humans Like Junk Food: The Inside Story on Why You Like Your Favorite Foods, the Cuisine Secrets of Top Chefs, and How to Improve Your Own Cooking Without a Recipe!InfoSteven's bookWhy Humans Like Junk Food: The Inside Story on Why You Like Your Favorite Foods, the Cuisine Secrets of Top Chefs, and How to Improve Your Own Cooking Without a Recipe!https://a.co/d/97w27JiCome see The Restaurant Guys LIVE with Chef Scott Conant at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17! VIP tickets include a Meet & Greet After-Party with Scott Conant. Restaurant Guys Regulars get a discount so subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Get tickets at https://secure.nbpac.org/scott-conant. Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

The BanterThe Guys talk about a common practice that is dubbed “too hospitable.”The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys catch up with Alton Brown while he is on a bus in the middle of his Alton Brown Live tour. They laugh about culinary mishaps, debate using the title chef and elaborate on Mark's term “restauranting.”  The Inside TrackThe Guys and Alton found common ground on the desire and benefits to being a regular in an establishment.“ I want to be a regular. I don't need the new shocking experience. What I love is being able to walk in on a night when I do not have a reservation. And the maître d' sees me and not only gets me a table, and gets me my table. And the drink that I like best comes without me ordering it.I will tip until I bleed to death!” Alton Brown on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2025BioAlton Brown is an American television personality, food show presenter, chef, author, actor, cinematographer, and musician. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show Good Eats that ran for 14 seasons, host of the miniseries Feasting on Asphalt and Feasting on Waves, and host and main commentator on Iron Chef America and Cutthroat Kitchen. Alton is a best-selling author of several books on food and cooking. He is the recipient of two James Beard Awards and a Peabody. He won the Best Book award in 2003 for his first book, I'm Just Here for the Food, and the Broadcast Media Award in 2011 for TV Food Personality/Host. InfoAlton Brown Livehttps://www.altonbrownlive.com/Alton Brown (check out his 2025 book tour)https://altonbrown.com/book-tour-2025/Come see The Restaurant Guys LIVE with Chef Scott Conant at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17! VIP tickets include a Meet & Greet After-Party with Scott Conant. Restaurant Guys Regulars get a discount so subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Get tickets at https://secure.nbpac.org/scott-conant. Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

This is a Vintage Selection from 2005The BanterThe Guys answer a listener's question about foie gras and give a major beer manufacturer some advice.The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys talk to Scott Conant, chef of L'Impero and Alto about Italian and Italian-American food and why some have difficulty accepting it as high cuisine. The Inside TrackThe Guys had a wonderful meal at Alto and were glad to get a chance to discuss Scott's heritage and inspiration for his interpretation of Italian cuisine.“I think it's important to understand the emotion behind Italian food at the same time. It's the honesty of the cuisine, the integrity of the cuisine, and the soulfulness of the product and the extraction of flavor. So, those are the catchphrases that I try to live by,” Scott Conant on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2005BioWhile at the Culinary Institute of America, Scott interned at the restaurant San Domenico in NYC.In September 2002, Scott opened L'Impero in NYC. Within weeks, the restaurant received a rave three-star review from The New York Times. Food & Wine went on to name him one of America's "Best New Chefs" in 2004.Following L'Impero, Scott opened Alto. After leaving those he opened Scarpetta (Manhattan, 2008), Cellaio (Monticello, 2018) and then The Americano (Atlanta, 2022).Since 2007 he has been a judge on numerous cooking shows such as Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay. His newest Food Network competition show, House of Knives, debuts March 2025. He is the author of four cookbooks.LinksHouse of Knives on Food Networkhttps://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/house-of-knives/articles/house-of-knives-announcement-food-networkScott Conanthttps://www.scottconant.com/Come see The Restaurant Guys LIVE with Chef Scott Conant at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17! VIP tickets include a Meet & Greet After-Party with Chef Scott Conant after the show. Restaurant Guys Regulars get a discount so subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Get tickets at https://secure.nbpac.org/scott-conant. Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

The BanterThe Guys learn a new term for a long-standing practice: zebra-striping. Do you zebra stripe??The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys are thrilled to host Lance Geiger, The History Guy. He has a prolific YouTube channel as well as a podcast where he presents history in bite-sized chunks. Lance tells stories about mustard, the banana trade and even poisonings. Listen to Lance! He could save your life. The Inside TrackThe Guys have watched many of The History Guy episodes on numerous topics. They talk with Lance about his motivation for his varied channel.“Part of it is because to really understand the present, we need to understand the past and try to remember accurately rather than this kind of constant process of rewriting the past to match our present.But part of it is just because it's a good story. It's fun. It's a channel that's intended to entertain you because I think history sometimes tells better stories than Hollywood does,” Lance Geiger, The History Guy on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2025BioLance Geiger earned a college degree in history while working summers at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota and Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Pennsylvania. Then he attended graduate school for speech communication and began teaching at Northern Arizona University.He started The History Guy channel in 2017 after being laid off from his job in insurance. By 2018 it had exploded amassing millions of views and thousands of followers. The channel currently has over a thousand videos and 1.5 million subscribers.InfoThe History Guy on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/TheHistoryGuyChannel/videosThe Tie Barhttps://www.thetiebar.com/Come see The Restaurant Guys LIVE with Chef Scott Conant at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17! VIP tickets include a Meet & Greet After-Party with Chef Scott Conant after the show. Restaurant Guys Regulars get a discount so subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Get tickets at https://secure.nbpac.org/scott-conant. Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

This is a Vintage selection from 2007The BanterThe Guys discuss a new breakfast treat and questionable reviewer tactics.The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys have chef Michael Psilakis on the show to talk about earning a Michelin star for Anthos, the first Greek restaurant outside of Greece to achieve that. Hear about the passion, dedication and a dark day that changed a front of the house guy into a world-renowned chef.The Inside TrackThe Guys appreciate Michael's obsession with excellence and his quest to find staff that feels the same. He shares an interview question.“ When I'm talking to young cooks coming in, what do you like to do? There's only one right answer. And if, if you don't love to cook, if you don't think about it when you're in the toilet in the morning, taking a shower, doing your daily chores, if it's not about food 24/7, then how the hell are you gonna be able to compete at this level?” Michael Psilakis on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2007BioMichael Psilakis is an American celebrity chef, author, and restaurateur.The same space on the Upper West Side, Manhattan has been home to many of his restaurants including Onera, Kefi, Gus & Gabriel Gastropub, Fishtag followed by Kefi returning to this same location. Michael owned and operated MP Taverna in Queens.For his work at Anthos, Psilakis was named Esquire magazine's Chef of the Year in 2006. In 2007, he received a Michelin Star for Anthos. In 2008 he was named Bon Appétit's Chef of the Year.He is best known for his Greek cuisine and appearances on television shows including Ultimate Recipe Showdown, Iron Chef America, The Best Thing I Ever Ate and No Kitchen Required. Michael served as a judge on Ultimate Recipe Showdown and was twice a contestant on Iron Chef America. InfoMP Taverna (Michael's current restaurant)https://www.mptaverna.com/Come see The Restaurant Guys LIVE with Chef Scott Conant at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 17! VIP tickets include a Meet & Greet After-Party with Chef Scott Conant after the show. Restaurant Guys Regulars get a discount so subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe Get tickets at https://secure.nbpac.org/scott-conant. Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

Scott Conant reflects on the surprising moment when a fan got his signature and book title, Peace, Love, and Pasta, tattooed. The chef talks about his daughters' evolving culinary skills and their growing interest in cooking. He shares his experience opening The Americano in Atlanta and hints at more restaurant projects in the works. The conversation shifts to the new competition show, House of Knives, where chefs have full creative freedom to showcase their skills without mystery ingredients or randomizers. He explains the show's unique format, the high level of talent among the contestants, and the dynamic judging panel featuring Marcus Samuelsson and Judy Joo. Scott shares his updated perfect food day, cooking heartfelt Italian dishes for his late grandparents and bringing his journey as a chef full circle. Follow Food Network on Instagram: HERE Follow Jaymee Sire on Instagram: HERE Follow Scott Conant on Instagram: HERE Follow Scott Conant on X: HERE Learn More About House of Knives: HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's episode was recorded on location at the 2025 Winter Fancy Food Show, with Rich and Al reporting on the big trade show, while Gemini was under the weather. They speak to dozens of exhibitors at the show, get serenaded by a candy maker, and share Chef Scott Conant's big announcement from his keynote address. We share restaurant reports on visits to  Rosalie French Café, The Cheongdam Food Hall, Basilico, Tim Ho Wan and Rang's Cocina. Also: news about Sparrow + Wolf, Vegas Valley Winery, a bagel-eating championship, five Vegas semifinalists for James Beard Awards, and interview with Amari's Alan Mardonovich, Champion eater Joey Chestnut and Patty Peters.

Time to get your “nom” on! Al Mancini, host of the Food and Loathing Podcast is here with all the tasty foodie news, celebrity interviews and on-the-scene reporting; covering the most important restaurant happenings on [...] The post Neon Feast: Scott Conant's Keynote, Gio Mauro Honored, and James Beard Nominations appeared first on Highway Radio.

Sam and Nadia interviewed Scott Conant, celebrity chef and Food Network icon, on his spiritual path and life as a manifesting generator. Scott is a two-times James Beard Award-winning chef, cookbook author, and TV personality. Scott has been a judge on Food Network show Chopped for 16 years, has published four cookbooks to date, and has a portfolio of acclaimed restaurants.  Scott is also a devoted father of two and husband. He is a 1/3 sacral Manifesting Generator born under the Right Angle Cross of the Sleeping Phoenix (55/59 34/20).  In this episode, Scott shares about his spiritual journey for the first time publicly. He speaks about how his spiritual awakening began in 2005, growing to holding more compassion to others, the importance of creativity and passion for your work, and the love he experiences as a father. We talk about many parts of his Human Design, including his MG energy type, his incarnation cross, and several of his channels. This is an incredibly vibrant, motivating, and inspiring episode. Scott is a force. Having him on the podcast is an absolute joy.  Want to learn more about Human Design? Start here: Get your ⁠free chart⁠ Check out our free resources on ⁠YouTube⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ Purchase a 65+ page instantly downloadable, personalized ⁠Guidebook⁠ ⁠Book a reading⁠ with Nadia or with Sam or with Nadia AND Sam together for two takes on your chart :) ⁠Join Human Design Training⁠! Our next cohort starts September 4, 2024 --- Website: www.moonrisecommunity.com Editing: Paul Schuler, Crutch Phrase Studio Photography: Anna Kurat, https://annakurat.com/ 

Our Las Vegas week continues! Gina Marinelli is the chef and partner of La Strega, a coastal Italian restaurant charming Las Vegas's Summerlin neighborhood. She's worked in Las Vegas kitchens since 2006 for chefs like Michael Mina at Nobhill Tavern and Scott Conant at D.O.C.G. Enoteca, and now she's doing Italian food her way. Also on the show, we visit Fontainebleau Las Vegas and check out the growing food and drink options at the new opening.Lastly, it's our recurring three things segment, where Aliza and Matt discuss the three things they each took away from their exciting week in Las Vegas. These very special episodes of This Is TASTE are supported by Las Vegas.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Between speaking on a panel at The Chef Conference in Philly and catching a flight back to New Orleans, chef Nina Compton took time to sit down with Andrew and share the milestones in her life and career to date. From a fondly remembered childhood in Saint Lucia to the Culinary Institute of America to stints working for and with chefs such as Daniel Boulud, Scott Conant, and Norman Van Aken ... to owning and operating her own Compère Lapin in New Orleans ... this conversation packs a lot into 45 minutes. Evident throughout is Nina's love of cooking and her ongoing search for herself on the plate.Huge thanks to our presenting sponsor, meez, the recipe operating software for professionals. Sign up today for a basic  (free) or premium membership. Thanks also to S.Pellegrino. The application process is now open for the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-2025! THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:Andrew is a writer by trade. If you'd like to support him, there's no better way than by purchasing his most recent book, The Dish: The Lives and Labor Behind One Plate of Food (October 2023), about all the key people (in the restaurant, on farms, in delivery trucks, etc.) whose stories and work come together in a single restaurant dish.We'd love if you followed us on Instagram. Please also follow Andrew's real-time journal of the travel, research, writing, and production of/for his next book The Opening (working title), which will track four restaurants in different parts of the U.S. from inception to launch.For Andrew's writing, dining, and personal adventures, follow along at his personal feed.Thank you for listening—please don't hesitate to reach out with any feedback and/or suggestions!

Tyler Perry joins Hoda and Jenna as well as one of the stars of Perry's new film “Mea Culpa,” Trevante Rhodes. Also, a surprise proposal happens live during the show on Valentine's Day. Plus, chef Scott Conant cooks a delicious cast-iron skillet chicken + whoopie pie recipe perfect for a Valentine's Day dinner. And, sex and relationship expert Shan Boodram shares tips on how to spice up intimacy and romance with your partner. 

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Joseph is the former host of Forktales and is currently working as the VP of Digital Experience for 3 Owl. He's also the author of “Stop Blasting My Mama” (a book about effective email marketing) and “The Bullhearted Brand: Building Bullish Restaurant Brands That Charge Ahead of the Herd.” Joseph's book, “Stop Blasting My Mama,” tackles the topic of email marketing and how modern marketing is overrun with overly aggressive terms – like blast and campaign – to describe what should be a friendly and civil interaction with consumers. Consumers today have more power today and can ignore brands – or cancel brands – whenever they want to. Technology is changing the restaurant industry and restaurants need to get onboard with that technological evolution or risk being left behind. QUOTES “One day we'll be able to do a podcast without mentioning the pandemic. Today is not that day.” (Joseph) “I always cringe when I hear the words ‘e-blast' or things like that because it's antithetical to behaviors of humans in general. Nobody is walking around saying ‘Gosh, I really hope I get blasted today.'” (Joseph) “I like to think of this world that we're in as one big party. If you walked into that party alone and you said at top of your lungs, ‘Hey everyone, I just want you to know that I'm really cool.” You're immediately not and you're going to have a hard time convincing everyone that you are.” (Joseph) “Restaurants are the backbone of every single economy – from micro local to federal. If you lose restaurants in the city center, you've lost the city center.” (Joseph) “The first victims of AI are the ones who phone it in. The mediocre hamburger won't be there anymore.” (Joseph) “Bro, we are not eating bugs. It's not happening. Unless there's some sort of nuclear holocaust, Americans are not eating bugs.” (Joseph) TRANSCRIPT 00:01.20 vigorbranding Well hey there um some of you watching this may be a little confused right now usually ah Joseph is on ah on the left side of your screen and for those that who are watching ah this podcast. The reason he's on the right side is because he's a guest a guest today. And I was honored to be 1 of Joseph's guests way back when um, the reason we've switched sides is Joseph has accepted another position. He's no longer with vigor or the provone marketing group but he's off into some wonderful new things that he's going to talk to us about and we're excited to to catch up with Joseph. Um. For those don't know my name is Michael Pavone I'm the Ceo of the provevone group and we have several different agencies in our holding company and we're excited to talk to Joseph. He's created 67 fantastic episodes and we're going to hit a little bit of your. History the the the good old days. Ask you some questions and just just find out what you're up to. 00:55.28 Joseph Szala Awesome. It's great to be here. 01:00.95 vigorbranding Ah, since you're in your house. It probably is always great to be there. But anyway, all right? So ah, let's see let's it's talk. Let's talk about a little bit. What have you been up to talk about your career which you're heading to now and what you're excited about as far as the restaurant industry and technology. 01:04.39 Joseph Szala That's right. 01:17.37 Joseph Szala Yeah, yeah, so um, as you said I forayed out of the advertising and marketing world into more tech forward focus and space I'm currently vice president of digital experience at a transformation company There's not much detail I can say but. We'll we'll say that we're building an experience management system for restaurant brands. Um, you know what? What really got me excited about the tech space is how much this industry is going through a breakneck speed digital transformation. Um. one day we'll be able to do a podcast where we don't mention the pandemic today's not that day. Um, the pandemic really spurred on any mules that were out there and now everyone is realizing that tech is not the way of the future. It's now and um, part of that is how how do we get people. Ah, through ordering faster quicker keep them happy. How do we pull some of that share of wallet away from third -party delivery and then more importantly, how do we make sure that brand teams have access to the tools so they can um pivot and make pivots in real-time all through a singular. Portal that brings together an average of 5 to 8 different systems. So very nerdy stuff but that's the stuff that I get excited about. 02:39.70 vigorbranding It sounds like you have the secret sauce. It's awesome I Mean you're right I mean obviously the whole world's Changed. You see these lines that drivethroughs the delivery services you see the the clients trying to get their share back because these delivery services have come out and taken you know their hands in their pocket and it's really been. Ah. Ah, it's It's amazing how that how fast that happened It's certainly the pandemic exacerbated it. So it's It's kind of ah, kind of interesting to watch and I'll be great to watch you and what you're doing as the time moves On. Um, Okay, so let's jump back a little bit. Ah you don't like blasting people with emails. Ah, you want to talk about that. 03:15.85 Joseph Szala I don't like blessing people in general I think it's a broader what which started as sort of um, a tongue and cheek thing or not a tonguein cheek thing but like 1 moment I always cringe when I hear the words eblast or anything like that because it's inethetical to. Behaviors of humans in general. Nobody's walking around saying gosh I really hope a brand would blast me today. Um, and it sort of harkens to like the old school mentality of advertising and marketing when I say old school I mean like way back in the day where we were just doing billboards and magazine ads where it was push push push push push. Well. The the people have the power they have the power of no no longer just turning the dial as we used to say in the in the tv days um or flipping the page they have the power to completely ignore a brand and shut them out and even more so they have the brand the power to cancel a brand if they get too aggressive and so. Blast then as I pondered it more became ah almost a um I want to say rallying cry but it's going to be more the same There's just a lot of violent terminology in our industry and it's kind of sad because we're not at war with people. Um, we're we're looking to befriend and hopefully get some people to fall in love with our our clients. Um no matter what side of the creative or um, consulting table. You're on the goal is to get them to love the brand and you're not going to do that. 04:47.20 Joseph Szala By blasting them or launching a campaign another war term. Um, it's it's more How do you become friends and and I like to think of this world that we're in as as 1 big party and if you walked into that party alone. And you just at the top of your lungs said hey everyone I just want you to know that I'm really cool. You're immediately not and you're going to have a really hard time convincing anyone that you are after that moment yet. That's how we approach things today we meaning the collective creative advertising industry. Um, and so that really has kind of settled into maybe more of a um personal purpose to 1 identify better terminology. Um, for all these various things. Um, that is a little more in line with what we're actually trying to do and and that's that's why I hate the word blast. 05:50.95 vigorbranding That's fantastic. Um, you also wrote a book. Do you want to talk a little bit about that. 05:53.98 Joseph Szala Yeah, 2 books. So the first book is stop blasting my mama which is essentially building off of that whole line of thinking. It's specifically about emails. But I think maybe one day in the near future. It might get expanded into general messaging marketing theory who knows. 05:57.80 vigorbranding Right. 06:13.56 Joseph Szala Um, but what I would call my greatest achievement in in the literary sense to date or not literary because it is nonfiction. But um, it's called the bullhearted brand which is evocative of more I would say a general thinking and approach to how brands are built. Ah, fostered grown encouraged all the words and then of course marketed and all that other stuff and so the idea is um, boiled down into a bunch of different I would say 10 different um anecdotes that then. Unfurl into Theory. Um I've read a lot I've done a lot and this just happens to be the culmination of all my knowledge at the time and it's something I'm pretty proud of. 07:02.60 vigorbranding Very cool and you should be now speaking of proud I know you did 67 episodes this is my first. What's your advice I mean yeah obviously I'm not as good looking as you so strike one now where do we go from here I mean like what do I do? How give me some advice on. 07:13.58 Joseph Szala Okay, yeah. 07:20.24 vigorbranding And how to be an engaging podcaster or. 07:22.15 Joseph Szala Yeah, So what's good is you have a fantastic history of being able to speak So You're a pretty good Order. So when I when I talk to like a novice or someone who's looking to start I would say the hardest thing that you're going to have to do is get rid of the ums and the Us and the other filler words. Um, you're pretty good at that and so that that doesn't need to be delved into further. Um I think it's yeah and I just said um, too. Yeah, so. 07:45.27 vigorbranding But now that you put that in my head. 07:53.97 Joseph Szala What? Ah, That's usually the toughest thing for people to do. It seems like we're very uncomfortable with silence and pauses. But you start to get really used to them and it becomes an empowering moment I think is when you just stop and let the silence be what it is um on the other hand. I Think one of the other good things is just letting the guest talk but that actually starts not with the host it starts with the production team and making sure that the kind of guests that are brought on have something valuable to say so when when a guest is rambling on I might be doing that Now. It's really easy to want to jump in. 08:23.10 vigorbranding Very cool. 08:30.93 Joseph Szala Um, but when a guest has something really powerful to say it's a lot easier to sit back and let them go. 08:33.75 vigorbranding Fantastic. So the thing second thing I learned is it's all the the production team's fault if it's not good. Perfect well done. That's great. That's that's that's take home value. That's take home value. Fantastic. So so I want to ask another question on your on on the the blog. 08:42.47 Joseph Szala Um, that's right, Yeah, you're the talent you you could just point the finger. That's okay. 08:53.43 vigorbranding Or the blog I'm sorry the the podcast 67 episodes which one was your favorite. 08:58.98 Joseph Szala Ah, man it's such like God is so hard to say it's It's like when you have friends or or kids or or in your dating life. It's like every one of them was different and every one of them was amazing and terrible at the same time. Ah. 09:12.22 Joseph Szala No I think there was generally some great insights coming from people I was really impressed with it's really hard to to keep them apart. Um Carl oresburn which I think his episode should launch soon and Meredith Sandlin um they're just so brilliant and they're at the absolute forefront a digital transformation from a hardware and software side. Um, you know early, you mentioned a lot of the transformation that's happened on the front end like my drivethroughs and my and my lines and everything it's easy for people to ah, not know. Unless they were in the industry and forget if they are no longer in the industry. There's an entire backoffice engine behind the scenes that have to make stuff work. So I mean they're in the nitty gritty especially Marilyn or Meredith. She's absolutely crushing it so much insight and it was. 09:48.13 vigorbranding Sure. 09:59.28 Joseph Szala Both of those episodes were episodes where I wish I could have had more of a Joe Rogan format where it would have been three or four hours long um surprising was ah chef Scott Conant one I was surprised that he agreed to come on so that was awesome. Um, for those that don't know he's on. Tv Networks he's very well-known. But what's so surprising is he his approach his demeanor his intelligence. Um, and just him it was just a really really good talk and one of my prouder moments as well. 10:32.96 vigorbranding Very cool I mean it's It's ah it's interesting to me as you know obviously I've seen podcasts and doing this now being on this side is really ah, really interesting because it is all about the the guest and it's what they have to bring and I sit back and I ask myself too like what do people want to hear. What are they going to want to see and I'm thinking about people that have just great stories entrepreneurs people that have built things from nothing people that have just really you know taken a category if you will and expanded on it that that kind of stuff that excites me I don't know if that's something that that everybody else would would would glom onto I mean I know the. Technology I mean obviously all about food and beverage and restaurants and all that but the technology is super important. It's changing a light speed. Did you you spent most of the time with the technology side of things in the restaurants or did you find that it just hearing people's personal stories about how they got involved is that do you think that's intriguing to guess. 11:22.94 Joseph Szala Yeah I think it is I mean the reason why I'm so passionate about restaurants is they are the backbone of every single economy from micro-local the wholeway to federal and I think people forget that and that includes franchise systems and franchisees. If you lose restaurants in a city center. You've lost the city center. Um, it happened I would say decades ago. Ah, for instance down the street from Harrisburg in York you know York was a ghost town. What brings people back food restaurants. Do. 11:54.67 vigorbranding Um, yeah, yeah. 11:57.28 Joseph Szala Good restaurants and then comes the retail and then comes the businesses because they want their people to be in a bustling location with lots to do and then comes the residences people want to live there but without the restaurants you get none of that. Um, and so that to me is such a powerful thing and. 12:09.30 vigorbranding Ah, right. 12:16.90 Joseph Szala I Think in that vein the stories of how people got into that powerful industry are always interesting I think founders. How did you found the concept and grow it is another one. Everyone wants the secret sauce yet? No one wants to realize that there is no secret sauce. 12:31.58 vigorbranding Right? yeah. 12:34.66 Joseph Szala That the secret sauce from 1980 s is not the secret sauce from today. Um, and that I think how you know how how things are evolving today and how do these leaders continue to grapple wrestle pin down and ultimately win in an ever-changing environment with all these. Shifts that seem to have accelerated so quickly after the the big p. 13:01.76 vigorbranding That's Good. So what? What do you? Think's next for restaurants I mean the technology you're working on obviously is exciting. Ah, we do marketing of restaurants I mean I'm sure we'll continue to work together in the future. What What do you see as ah. I Don't know what's next. What do? What do you think is going to be the the new thing or the thing that we have to really understand. 13:22.37 Joseph Szala Yeah I think some of it is aligned with every other industry mediocrity has no place any longer. There's no place for it Ai the first victims of Ai are going to be those that phone it in so your mediocre hamburger. It won't be there anymore or if it is it's going to be replaced by. Ah. 13:31.65 vigorbranding He. 13:39.59 Joseph Szala By robotics and ai in in general I know it's a really big 2 letters but um, at some point I think we'll also see a complete shift away from the mindless person punching keys on ah you know on a register. And instead becoming more of a helpful entity to help people actually order from kiosks you kind of see it happening in retail already. Especially if you've used the self-checkout at grocery stores or or um, you know like Target or something there are people there whose job is to just help. 14:09.66 vigorbranding M. 14:15.38 vigorbranding Yeah, yeah. 14:16.92 Joseph Szala Make sure you know what you're doing make sure you're able to get through I think we're there especially for qsr restaurants. Um, there are restaurants out there that don't even have those people they just have cubbies and there's a person that backed that makes the food puts them in the cubby just like the old automat. It's been rejuvenated and. 14:27.25 vigorbranding Oh. 14:36.31 Joseph Szala There is a time and place where and I think we're we're at both right now. Full service I think you're going to see a divide. You're going to see a bigger schism between casual dining and fine dining where fine dining gets even higher touch with people who actually not only know the wine menu. But actually know the nuances of the wine If. That's an option at this particular fake restaurant that are very deeply integrated and are very high touch and most of us have had that experience and when you go to that and then you go to like a sort of fine dining or just full service. Man. 15:04.63 vigorbranding Okay. 15:12.67 Joseph Szala That's just going to get so much bigger whereas casual dining I think will become more tech enabled to where you can be more self-service but still have that sitdown moment and then there's the great frontiers of Self-d delivery or self-driving vehicles and what that means for delivery. Um, can I sit in my. Vehicle of the future and order directly from my screen that's in the car without getting in an accident of course. Um and then what does virtual Worlds and the metaverse start to look like um in general and that's where I start to get really weird with you know, ah, 3 D printed food and things like that. But. 15:34.30 vigorbranding Oh. 15:48.74 vigorbranding You. 15:50.90 Joseph Szala Everything that sounds insane today next year probably won't be insane at all. 15:54.12 vigorbranding Yeah, very interesting How about like you you spent a lot of your time branding and helping create Concepts. What do you see? I mean there's There's so many out there. I Mean do we have too many.. What do? What do you think is going to happen where is there a genre that you think is going to be prevalent or or place that people are going to head to I mean I don't think we need another burger joint right? I mean there's just so many burger joints right? So What do you?? What do you think?? What do you think from branding standpoint what's going to be What's What's next. 16:17.27 Joseph Szala Um. 16:23.86 Joseph Szala Yeah I feel like if you ask any anyone of the pundits that talk about Trends and and what's coming they're they're always going to jump to bugs like I swear every year I see a food Trends report. Not um, not on the retail side but maybe on the retail side but when I'm looking at restaurant stuff. It's like and bugs. Bro We are not eating bugs. It's not happening unless there's like some sort of nuclear holocaust like we're just Americans specifically will not be eating Bugs. Um, but I think I think outside of that there are a number of paths that. 16:45.40 vigorbranding Yeah, yeah, yeah. 16:59.20 Joseph Szala That can happen for concepts I think exploring robotics exploring alternative for wall experiences like I know some folks who are embracing all outdoor where the food is cooked outdoors. Everything's outdoors. Um. Very gorilla very interesting to me I don't know if it would have a su but as far as trending we just I think finished up the chicken sandwich wars um I think taco wars are bubbling. Um you know and and we're seeing it Taco Johns for instance, just released their. Ah. 17:27.16 vigorbranding O. 17:35.27 Joseph Szala Trademark of Taco tuesday along with a call to action from Taco Bell to do something charitable when they use it and donate Taco Bell ignored it completely. But we'll see if they embrace it? Um, but the fast food tacos are something that I would definitely keep my eye on. And then I think we're still looking for what's that next american food staple. You know we have tacos pizza. We have hamburgers like you said what else you know what? what else are we going to embrace. 17:56.33 vigorbranding Who. 18:05.82 vigorbranding Yeah, yeah, you know it's funny I had this idea one of my dreams was ah I wanted to create my own restaurant franchise. So my idea which was a terrible one by the way is I wanted to buy a location near every like single a double a triple a ballpark right. And I wanted to call it baseball hot dogs and apple pie and I just wanted to sell hot dogs and have different hot dogs on the menu named after the players tied into the players and then different like Apple pies like that's it and a draft beer so you can have it outside the ballpark. It would be a sports bar and everything else I just thought it had enough of a niche and I always wanted to create that business I just thought it would be the most fun thing and anyway. 18:24.37 Joseph Szala Um. 18:30.40 Joseph Szala Yep. 18:43.29 Joseph Szala Yeah, it's probably why you still have money? yeah. 18:43.82 vigorbranding I never did it but maybe one day and it probably fail. Yeah, exactly exactly it'd probably fail. So yeah I know I know how to stay in my lane. Ah all right? So so great I mean this has been fantastic now we going to go down through memory lane a little bit here. Ah. 18:50.96 Joseph Szala Right. 18:59.68 Joseph Szala Ah. 18:59.87 vigorbranding And ask you some questions we're going to test you on your knowledge of your guests and ah boy I hope no one ever does this to me. Ah, and we're and and I'll remember my first guess I'm good I got that one down so that's 3 things I got nailed down from this this interview. Um, who was your first. Forktails guest. 19:19.50 Joseph Szala Oh yeah, so it's funny. Ah, the first forktales guest was my friend sam slaughter he was also a copywriter at vigor at the time to known for bathing with a bunch of cheese balls. 19:25.71 vigorbranding It's correct. Oh. We We won't dig into that any deeper. But anyway, ah, ah, all right? So which guests did you have on the show more than once. Yes, very good, Very good. 19:34.86 Joseph Szala Um, listen to the episode. 19:44.15 Joseph Szala Justin Bartek yeah 19:49.15 vigorbranding All right? Let's see here which guest is described in his episode as let's see here lover of seafood and honesty. 20:00.10 Joseph Szala That is chef Andrew gruel. 20:06.80 vigorbranding And you're nailing them here. You might might have someone give you the answers ah finish this quote from your interview with Meredith Sandland if someone comes here and tries to take my blank. It's going to get really ugly very good. 20:19.42 Joseph Szala My gas stove I stand by that. 20:23.50 vigorbranding Ah, good. Ah all right? which guest beat Bobby Flay 20:32.66 Joseph Szala Ah, Kenny Gilbert right yeah oh man, best chicken sandwiches man if you're ever in Jacksonville chicken sandwiches and champagne. That's all you need to know. 20:35.12 vigorbranding That's correct. Yes, it is very good. Yeah, nice, nice sounds like a perfect combo all right, which guest was born and raised in Hawaii and is now a chef in Denver very good, very good. 20:51.55 Joseph Szala Ah, Chef Choy Guard Yeah, all about that Aloha ohanna. 20:59.80 vigorbranding And which guest said this is said my job as ah as lead creative is to give everyone creative whiplash. You never know where we're going to do next. 21:07.76 Joseph Szala That is the guy from liquid death whose name I'm blanking on Andrew Pearson there it is yep. 21:14.55 vigorbranding Andrew Pearson yep very good and the the folks of liquid death are killing it no pun intended. So right finish this quote from you in your interview with Lauren Fernandez 21:22.62 Joseph Szala Um, yeah. 21:29.75 vigorbranding You can tell how well a restaurant is managed if you just look at the. 21:35.38 Joseph Szala God landscaping now. 21:40.14 vigorbranding You know what? The only thing they wrote down was blank. So I can't answer it. The only one I don't have an answer on you don't have an answer on how about the bathrooms I would say the bathrooms. 21:48.40 Joseph Szala Yeah, it could be bathrooms for sure landscaping. Oddly enough is one and then I would say the happiness of the employees but they may all be wrong. 22:00.36 vigorbranding Um, we'll put all 3 down all right? Oh no, it's here the vents. 22:05.92 Joseph Szala Oh God The vents. Yes, oh next time you're at a restaurant either do or don't just look up at the air events man. Oh how can I forget that. 22:13.16 vigorbranding Yeah, we're all looking we're we're all looking around my office now at the air events but a bit aren they're okay, no, no yeah. 22:20.26 Joseph Szala Well, the good news is you're not making food but there's something pretty disgusting if you're making food and those air vens are just just C clopped full of old grease and the. 22:26.65 vigorbranding Ah, yeah, that's funny which which guest was described in her episode title as 1 woman economic engine. 22:36.81 Joseph Szala Oh that is Adena Ana Bio she's absolutely wonderful. 22:43.10 vigorbranding Yep, very cool finish this quote from you in your interview with Zach Anderson whenever I have a bad day I think to myself at least I'm not. 22:57.46 Joseph Szala Oh god yeah least I'm not working on 1 again. Um, at least I'm not mopping the floor is that what that isn't it. Oh I'm blanking on that one. 22:59.72 vigorbranding Ties into restaurants. 23:10.51 vigorbranding Know it's It's ah it's honestly it's how I started my career. It's busing tables. 23:17.30 Joseph Szala Busing tables. Yeah dude Oh God Although if we ever wanted to know the key to stopping time. That's it You can literally stop time by either planks doing planks or busing tables. 23:27.49 vigorbranding Yeah, yeah, you know I will say though in in all joking side I got one heck of an education from busing tables I worked in a restaurant called hobarts with a gentleman by the name of Hobart Umberger Hobart was this chef. He had a restaurant that sold a lot of quantity food was called ah it was called ummmies in Hershey and he wanted to do. He's got older. He just wanted to do whatever he wanted to do he wanted to do his thing so as the chef he opened up hobarts named after him white tablec cloth. He made maybe five things a night didn't care if you liked it or not and that's what he made. And was as simple as that but he taught me everything I won't get into what he called me as a nickname I think he actually liked me but I can't say to anybody what he called me. But anyway I digress he taught me how to pour ah mixed drinks because I'd have to make him mixed drinks at the end of his night. 24:04.58 Joseph Szala Yeah. 24:19.30 vigorbranding He basically taught me everything I knew about food and wine I got an incredible education at age I think it was 14 like I need to worry about wine at 14 and than anybody in my family and most any well all my friends you know, just because Hobart would teach me and it was ah was actually pretty cool. In fact. Ah, 1 thing that was kind of neat was ah he would go in at three o'clock in the afternoon to make his coconut cream emirata pie and no one was allowed in a building and go ah gourmet magazine ah begged him begged him for his recipe and he would never give it to him so he died with it. It was kind of interesting thing. They'd write him. Letters. 24:38.76 Joseph Szala And. 24:51.54 vigorbranding Because a lot of prominent people that came through hershey always ate. There was the best restaurant in Hershey and people would write letters to the magazine and so they kept begging him for this anyway, kind of a neat thing. But yeah, it was cool and I really did truly get a phenomenal education from that from busing tables and working in that restaurant business all right? so. 24:58.90 Joseph Szala I Love that. 25:06.56 Joseph Szala Um, well I think that's a testament to to the restaurant industry in general, not not to diverge too much. But again not only is it the economic backbone of every every locale. Um, but it's a hell of a way to get a hard knocks education that is unforgettable. No matter where you go after that I mean you're. You're you're the Principal partner of a very large advertising conglomerate I'd be willing to bet that your your your travel to that layer would have been a little bit more difficult had you not been in the trenches at that at that location. 25:37.82 vigorbranding Ah, yeah, look in ah in a restaurant you learn how to hustle you learn how to deal with issues as they pop up because that's what they do, they just pop up and you get to deal with customers and you make everyone happy. So you you learn a lot about yourself. Ah. You don't have 5 layers of folks around you to protect you per se and it's just ah, really kind of an interesting kind of dynamic and you're just thrown into it especially when you're young I've always wanted my kids to work in a restaurant and also somehow do sales I don't care if you're selling girl scout cookies. 25:56.11 Joseph Szala Okay. 26:07.82 Joseph Szala Ah. 26:09.34 vigorbranding Or newspapers I mean I'm now I'm really dating myself here but whatever it would be that you're selling just a sales job. Huge huge education that you don't even know you're getting that you don't even know you getting So anyway, um you had a great thing at the end of every one of your podcasts. You would ask the same questions and I want to continue that tradition. 26:14.76 Joseph Szala Absolutely yep. 26:28.51 vigorbranding Ah, so you have one last meal. What do you eat and why. 26:34.47 Joseph Szala Yeah, so for those that have ever listened to all of them back to-back which is literally nobody except for me I've answered it and I thought about this again because I did know this question was coming. It hasn't changed. Um I would have a Thanksgiving dinner. Absolutely hands down. Um, it's my favorite meal and I have the unique situation where I know that that's what I would choose because there was a time in my life where I thought I was having my last dinner and um, it was before yeah I mean good good good perspective um 26:52.12 vigorbranding That's it. Thanks Jimmy. 27:02.83 vigorbranding Nice, Well not nice, but right. 27:10.58 Joseph Szala You know I was going to have heart I had heart surgery. So although it was fairly so you know safe. It's still heart surgery you know and so I was like this very well could be the last mail Thanksgiving dinner man. Absolutely. 27:16.67 vigorbranding Sure really. Wow now I got a side question would it be just the meal itself because you love like the turkey and the gravy by yourself. Are you talking Thanksgiving dinner with everybody that you normally have a Thanksgiving dinner with and and hopefully none of your family's going to watch us to know the real answer. So. 27:31.95 Joseph Szala Um, to stay. Yeah, Absolutely um, I'd be I'd be selective with who I broke bread with because there's some family members that I love them because they're family but my God I would not want to have my last meal with them. And I think that's everyone. But for the food sake I could eat alone and be happy for the sake of the moment I Absolutely would love my family to be there. 28:00.95 vigorbranding Fantastic Speaking of family you have some ah big news. We love to talk about that. 28:03.36 Joseph Szala Yeah, sure yeah number 2 our second baby is on the way evelyn our first is about to turn ten months at this time of this recording and baby boy will be here by the end of the year and we're ah, really excited and honored and. 28:17.68 vigorbranding Fantastic. Are you gonna be the oldest father in the elementary school. 28:21.98 Joseph Szala Praying for Health and happiness. You know Absolutely I'm going to be in there with a walker. Yeah. 28:29.42 vigorbranding Ah, that's awesome Joe so I've known you for a long time and I'm happy for you I'm proud of you and I'm congratulations. That's wonderful. Wonderful. 28:35.46 Joseph Szala Absolutely well I'll drop one more piece of news that might get you excited before this is all over in case, you haven't heard Atlanta has finally been honored by being accepted into consideration for Michelin stars. So we were all. 28:48.93 vigorbranding Nice. 28:52.93 Joseph Szala Everyone in the food community here in this city. We're all, um, hoping and excited to see if one of our many fantastic restaurants will be graced with star stars. Whatever it may be so next time you come down to the city. Hopefully you'll you'll have that option. 29:06.41 vigorbranding very cool. very cool yeah yeah I'll be down in a couple couple of weeks I'm gonna watch a Braves Phillies game. So looking forward to that and I heard something in the background some'm cheering I think it was are yelling somebody was ah their baby I think was excited about the Michelin star. So that's awesome. 29:19.53 Joseph Szala Yeah, yeah, evelyn it's perfect. 29:22.54 vigorbranding But's awesome. Ah fantastic. Well, it's thank you so much for this. It's been great. It's always good catching up with you and I I know we'll stay in touch. 29:28.32 Joseph Szala Absolutely I'm looking forward to seeing hearing the guests and and hearing the interviews and really happy that you're able to continue continue on with us. 29:35.72 vigorbranding Yeah, only hopefully I can fill your shoes. It'll be tough but I'm gonna do my best. So awesome! Thanks Joseph. 29:42.20 Joseph Szala Um, if they're not that big. Yup cheers.

“It tastes like summer.” If Blue Bell Creamery has a new flavor, the Dallas Morning News food team is willing to try it, especially if it also involves Dr Pepper. Listen as the team tastes the new Dr Pepper Float ice cream and shares some immediate nostalgic thoughts. The team then chats with celebrity chef and Food Network star Scott Conant, who's in town this weekend cooking up some lobster rolls at the new Omni PGA Frisco Resort. He talks about which legendary Dallas chef inspired him at the start of his career, and if he'll ever consider opening a restaurant in Texas.

“It tastes like summer.” If Blue Bell Creamery has a new flavor, the Dallas Morning News food team is willing to try it, especially if it also involves Dr Pepper. Listen as the team tastes the new Dr Pepper Float ice cream and shares some immediate nostalgic thoughts. The team then chats with celebrity chef and Food Network star Scott Conant, who's in town this weekend cooking up lobster rolls at the new Omni PGA Frisco Resort. He talks about which legendary Dallas chef inspired him at the start of his career, and if he'll ever consider opening a restaurant in Texas.

Meet the chef of the moment. Chef Adrien Bleck. He's the guy making kitchen magic at Orienta Restaurant in Greenwich, Ct. He just competed against Bobby Flay on the Food Network in that Beat Bobby Flay show and he beat him!  Chef Adrien joined me in the studio today to share the behind the scenes of the unique experience and the recipes that made him a Food Network Winner.   By the way If you haven't seen the TV show it features various chefs competing against Bobby Flay and the show is taped in front of a live audience.  Was it nerve-wracking, I asked?  “Well, yeah, said Chef Adrien. “I think it was in the beginning. Yeah, definitely. Mostly the build-up, you know, because they reach out to you, then it's like, okay, do you want to do it? And then there are three or four months of lead-up and interviews. It's a major process to get called on to the show. “  Do they notify you you've made the show cut like you're getting a college acceptance letter?  By Email? By Phone?  “You get an email and when you get the news you're accepted and they give you a filming date and tell you you're filming on this day against Bobby Flay at this time. “   On the day he got the exciting green light email, I wondered who did Adrien call first?  “I think my wife and then my parents. I think we were at the restaurant. So I think I passed around the email once I got it."  Adrien is French American. “I wondered are French people as excitable as Italians when something big happens? Like screaming out loud excited?”   “Yes. I can tell you the most excited people were my High School football coaches from Rye Neck High School in Mamaroneck, NY.  There's a video of them absolutely going crazy watching the show. It was really, sweet to watch.” Ever wonder what happens when a contestant first shows up ready to film at the Food Network studio? Nothing. At least for awhile. Chef Adrien had about a three-hour wait time with the other contestant.   “We were just talking, so it's just us two in a room and she tells me all about herself and she's a James Beard finalist and they flew her out from Oakland and they put her up in a Manhattan hotel.”  I'm thinking she was trying to intimidate him.     “That was intimidating” (See I told you) “I don't have any of those accolades. And I just drove down from Greenwich to Queens. So right after that I was nervous. “But she was sweet.”  Chef Adrien said he was very comfortable in just doing his best because it was such an anticipation getting there. He had good advice for himself and for anyone who likes to cook.    “Just do what you can in the moment and cook how you cook. “  Yes Just ...“Cook How You Cook.”!  When the show finally kicked in and filming started they do as they always do. They give contestants a mystery ingredient they have to work with.  What was the ingredient they gave Adrien? Escarole.  “I like escarole. Kind of like a bitter green. Love it. Kind of a lettuce. And you could do many things with it, and I used to work in California, and I'd have to go to the Santa Monica farmer's market three times a week, or twice a week, or whatever it is, to get our stuff, but it was always new and always different. Whatever you get at the farmers market, that's what's going to be your special of the day. So, when I see escarole, I immediately thought of my time in California and what is like the newer California type cuisine. That was a good thought. So, I just went with it. I grilled it and I made like a spicy honey vinaigrette with some bacon and It turned out to be quite good.”   The judge, Scott Conant, said it was one of the best things he's tasted on the show. Everybody's going to want to come taste this at his restaurant now. But Is it on the menu? Nope not yet.  He still hasn't made it again, but he promises he will.  I told him to put it on the menu and call it The Chef Bobby Flay Beater Special.  “That's a great idea Debbie you know I think I'm going to do it.”  That's what I do here on this show, I give ideas to people. ( it's gonna cost him a spring roll.)  Alright so the other winning savory crepe dish, where'd that come in?   “So that came in as my specialty dish that I went in to kind of take Bobby by surprise because I'm pretty sure he's got my number on that.  Chef Adrien's winning dish was his Vietnamese Savory Crepe. What's in it?   “It's a turmeric-based coconut and rice flour, so it's crispy, a little sweet and subtle on the outside, mix of chicken, shrimp, pickled onions, and a lot of fresh herbs mint, cilantro, Thai basil comes with a nice salad on the side and a numoc cham dipping sauce which is a traditional Vietnamese sauce. “  I hope Chef Adrien puts a big sign on his restaurant window that says Food Network Winner and I Beat Bobby Flay. He said he'll ask his wife Kate to take care of that. She's great at marketing. Cooking's not her thing but word is she makes terrific food for their one and a half year old baby. “He seems to enjoy it my wife's cooking a lot more than mine.”    You're a great chef, and an amazing restaurateur. Tell us what are you terrible at? “I think I'm terrible at like soccer.”  Okay we won't call on you for that.  “What goes on in this chefs head all day long? Is he making stuff in his head? Does he have recipes in his head? What's he you doing in there?”  “Well, normally when I come in after my day's off, my sous chef will order me the fish for the special for the day. It comes from Bonton Fish Market right down the street. Another local shout out. And I don't know necessarily know what he's going to order me unless I have something already specific in mind. So, I come in and it's sort of a surprise. And I got to go from there. And I start pulling ideas. I got a lot of cookbooks. I could take a little something from here, a little something from there. And I kind of turn it into my own thing. Since I wasn't classically trained in Asian food. There's a lot of reading and a lot of cookbooks. So, I just pull little bits from everywhere and then make it to what I think is good. I cook like I cook. “ Love his passion. It all started with Chef Adriens parents and growing up the restaurant business. His Mom was a great cook and he learned much from her gift for seasoning and using different ingredients and really making complete dishes. She's American. His grandmother was a talented cook too. So it runs through the women of his family. His Dad has always been a restaurateur, so Adrien would always see him in the restaurants and be eating in restaurants since he was very young. I guess you could say Chef Adrien grew up with the cooking gene. For Chef Adrien his restaurant reviews are very important. “I like to take the feedback from our guests and people that I don't know, and I use it a lot. If you see trends and some stuff's not working, then you know obviously it's our job to fix that and rectify it somebody has a bad time. You know I want to do everything I can so that they come back. We try, and really make it nice and make sure that they're all having a great experience. “  Sounds really nice to me. During the week Orienta Restaurant has sip and shop events , where  local vendors come by and highlight their products and it encourages people to support local businesses and support the restaurant and network with each other.  They also have happy hour on the weekends which is unique.  If you're in the area check out Orienta Restaurant on Lewis Street in Greenwich, Connecticut.   OrientaRestaurant.com.    About Orienta Restaurant Antoine Blech originally opened Orienta restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in 1995. Over two decades later Blech and his wife Suzanne reopened the iconic French and Asian-inspired restaurant in Greenwich with a menu that is highlighted by Vietnamese flavors. Today, this restaurant is truly a family affair, their son, Chef Adrien Blech joined their team as Executive Chef with his impressive resume of over 13 years working at world-renowned establishments such as Le Bernardin, Soho House LA, Le Royal Monceau, Guy Savoy, in addition to sister restaurants, Le Penguin, and Le Fat Poodle. Chef Blech's multi-talented wife, Kate is maître d' and mother to their 1-year-old daughter who Antoine and Suzanne hope will be leading the team one day in the future.

Kathryn interviews Author Brad Buchanan PhD.Few people have survived the nightmare of a stem cell transplant gone sideways. Fewer still have had the audacity to write about the miraculous yet bewildering experience of becoming a genetic chimera. Brad Buchanan breaks this taboo and offers readers eloquent, surrealistic and profoundly moving passages about his dramatic transformation and amazing recovery. His fourth book of poems, tells in lyrically oblique confessions and hallucinatory vignettes the difficult but nevertheless wonderful history and aftermath of the author's 2016 stem cell transplant. The book explores the problems of survivor guilt, chemical dependency, and unprocessed or displaced trauma, while tracing an ultimately positive narrative of recovery and acceptance. He holds a PhD from Stanford University and taught British and Postcolonial Literature, as well as Creative Writing, at Sacramento State University until his retirement in 2016. His poetry, fiction and scholarly articles have appeared in nearly 200 journals.Kathryn also interviews Author Aliza J. Sokolow. Award-winning food photographer and private chef Aliza J. Sokolow introduces children to healthy eating and engaging with our planet through a bold and bright color-and-activity book. Filled with 30+ activities and journal pages, appealing to the senses of even the pickiest eaters, we learn valuable lessons such as how to grow an avocado tree at home and how families around the world eat. Author Katherine Schwarzenegger, chefs Scott Conant and Dorie Greenspan, as well as food writer and Top Chef judge Gail Simmons raved about it on Instagram. Sokolow's work has won an Emmy, earned two Emmy nominations, and a James Beard literary award. Her photography can be seen in the NY Times, Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times.

Kathryn interviews Author Brad Buchanan PhD.Few people have survived the nightmare of a stem cell transplant gone sideways. Fewer still have had the audacity to write about the miraculous yet bewildering experience of becoming a genetic chimera. Brad Buchanan breaks this taboo and offers readers eloquent, surrealistic and profoundly moving passages about his dramatic transformation and amazing recovery. His fourth book of poems, tells in lyrically oblique confessions and hallucinatory vignettes the difficult but nevertheless wonderful history and aftermath of the author's 2016 stem cell transplant. The book explores the problems of survivor guilt, chemical dependency, and unprocessed or displaced trauma, while tracing an ultimately positive narrative of recovery and acceptance. He holds a PhD from Stanford University and taught British and Postcolonial Literature, as well as Creative Writing, at Sacramento State University until his retirement in 2016. His poetry, fiction and scholarly articles have appeared in nearly 200 journals.Kathryn also interviews Author Aliza J. Sokolow. Award-winning food photographer and private chef Aliza J. Sokolow introduces children to healthy eating and engaging with our planet through a bold and bright color-and-activity book. Filled with 30+ activities and journal pages, appealing to the senses of even the pickiest eaters, we learn valuable lessons such as how to grow an avocado tree at home and how families around the world eat. Author Katherine Schwarzenegger, chefs Scott Conant and Dorie Greenspan, as well as food writer and Top Chef judge Gail Simmons raved about it on Instagram. Sokolow's work has won an Emmy, earned two Emmy nominations, and a James Beard literary award. Her photography can be seen in the NY Times, Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times.

Kathryn interviews Author Brad Buchanan PhD.Few people have survived the nightmare of a stem cell transplant gone sideways. Fewer still have had the audacity to write about the miraculous yet bewildering experience of becoming a genetic chimera. Brad Buchanan breaks this taboo and offers readers eloquent, surrealistic and profoundly moving passages about his dramatic transformation and amazing recovery. His fourth book of poems, tells in lyrically oblique confessions and hallucinatory vignettes the difficult but nevertheless wonderful history and aftermath of the author's 2016 stem cell transplant. The book explores the problems of survivor guilt, chemical dependency, and unprocessed or displaced trauma, while tracing an ultimately positive narrative of recovery and acceptance. He holds a PhD from Stanford University and taught British and Postcolonial Literature, as well as Creative Writing, at Sacramento State University until his retirement in 2016. His poetry, fiction and scholarly articles have appeared in nearly 200 journals.Kathryn also interviews Author Aliza J. Sokolow. Award-winning food photographer and private chef Aliza J. Sokolow introduces children to healthy eating and engaging with our planet through a bold and bright color-and-activity book. Filled with 30+ activities and journal pages, appealing to the senses of even the pickiest eaters, we learn valuable lessons such as how to grow an avocado tree at home and how families around the world eat. Author Katherine Schwarzenegger, chefs Scott Conant and Dorie Greenspan, as well as food writer and Top Chef judge Gail Simmons raved about it on Instagram. Sokolow's work has won an Emmy, earned two Emmy nominations, and a James Beard literary award. Her photography can be seen in the NY Times, Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times.

Kathryn interviews Author Brad Buchanan PhD.Few people have survived the nightmare of a stem cell transplant gone sideways. Fewer still have had the audacity to write about the miraculous yet bewildering experience of becoming a genetic chimera. Brad Buchanan breaks this taboo and offers readers eloquent, surrealistic and profoundly moving passages about his dramatic transformation and amazing recovery. His fourth book of poems, tells in lyrically oblique confessions and hallucinatory vignettes the difficult but nevertheless wonderful history and aftermath of the author's 2016 stem cell transplant. The book explores the problems of survivor guilt, chemical dependency, and unprocessed or displaced trauma, while tracing an ultimately positive narrative of recovery and acceptance. He holds a PhD from Stanford University and taught British and Postcolonial Literature, as well as Creative Writing, at Sacramento State University until his retirement in 2016. His poetry, fiction and scholarly articles have appeared in nearly 200 journals.Kathryn also interviews Author Aliza J. Sokolow. Award-winning food photographer and private chef Aliza J. Sokolow introduces children to healthy eating and engaging with our planet through a bold and bright color-and-activity book. Filled with 30+ activities and journal pages, appealing to the senses of even the pickiest eaters, we learn valuable lessons such as how to grow an avocado tree at home and how families around the world eat. Author Katherine Schwarzenegger, chefs Scott Conant and Dorie Greenspan, as well as food writer and Top Chef judge Gail Simmons raved about it on Instagram. Sokolow's work has won an Emmy, earned two Emmy nominations, and a James Beard literary award. Her photography can be seen in the NY Times, Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times.

Imagine a dish that tastes like Eggs Benedict but doesn't look anything like it, or fish tacos turned inside out! In this episode, Giada, Tyler and others reveal their favorite CLASSIC dishes that have been REINVENTED.Giada De Laurentiis starts off with churros from La Casita Mexicana Cat Cora goes for the lobster pot pie in Maine Tyler Florence has the crab roll from Fish Robert Irvine loves the devil-ish eggs from Founding Farmers Scott Conant takes us to New York City for a cheesecake lollipop tree Chris Cosentino can't get enough of the pork belly cubano Aaron Sanchez goes for the fish tacos Ted Allen travels to New York City for eggs benedict Hungry for more Food Network? Go to discoveryplus.com/bestthing to start your free trial today. Terms apply.

Succulent juicy prime rib, sweet and delicious butter tarts, and a sizzling crispy rack of pork are just a few of the mouthwatering dishes being cooked by your favorite Food Network stars.Aaron Sanchez kicks things off with cornish hens and chorizo stuffing Cat Cora loves crab buon natale Alex Guarnaschelli goes for the prime rib Chris Cosentino can't resist doughboys Scott Conant keeps it classic with seafood spaghetti Beau MacMillan shares his love for butter tartsEric Greenspan goes for beet and carrot latkes Ted Allen can't resist a rack of pork Hungry for more Food Network? Go to discoveryplus.com/bestthing to start your free trial today. Terms apply.

There are no secrets here! Alton, Sunny and Duff are just a few of your favorite Food Network stars who reveal the foods they love to eat ... UNDER WRAPS.Alton Brown kicks things off in PhiladelphiaRocco DiSpirito loves the bacon wrapped lamb chopsSunny Anderson enjoys for the agnolotti from Veni Vidi Vici Chris Cosentino takes us to Aziza in San Francisco, CAScott Conant is a fan of the calzone in Miami, FL Alex Guarnaschelli goes for the grape leaves Chuck Hughes is in Miami for the squab with lettuceDuff Goldman shares his love for the chicken tamalesHungry for more Food Network? Go to discoveryplus.com/bestthing to start your free trial today. Terms apply.

Hoda Kotb has a one on one with Victoria Beckham. Also, Scott Conant shares a delicious penne pasta with butternut receipt. Plus, Jill Bauer shares some creative Halloween hacks to decorate for Halloween. 

In this episode, Scott and Ollie discuss the importance of curricular planning and discuss how big ideas, anchoring events, and storylines can inform the process. For help with curricular planning, check out the Ambitious Science Teaching website (https://ambitiousscienceteaching.org/planning-engagement-important-science-ideas-2/). Things that bring us joy this week: Making Pasta with Scott Conant (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGrOjtvWnik&t=18s) Abbott Elementary Season 2 (https://abc.com/shows/abbott-elementary) Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

You probably know James Beard Award-winning chef Scott Conant from Food Network, but did you know he was born and raised in Connecticut? This hour, we talk with Scott about how his Waterbury roots shaped his approach to cooking and about how he cooks at home. His latest cookbook is Peace, Love & Pasta. Plus, we had a session with a nutritional psychiatrist from Harvard. She's a chef, too! Dr. Uma Naidoo explains the gut-brain connection and how we might use food as medicine.      GUESTS: Scott Conant: James Beard Award winning chef, Food Network star, and cookbook author. His latest book is Peace, Love & Pasta: Simple and Elegant Recipes from a Chef's Home Kitchen. Uma Naidoo: Nutritional Psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy, and author of This Is Your Brian on Food. Featured Recipes: Pasta Pomodoro Cast-Iron Skillet Chicken with Fingerling Potatoes Connecticut-Style Lobster Rolls This show was produced by Robyn Doyon-Aitken and Catie Talarski. Our interns were Sara Gasparotto and Michayla Savitt. Seasoned is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode! This episode originally aired March 10, 2022.Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They may be small in size but they're big on flavor! We're talking appetizers. Find out what tasty morsels stars like Ted Allen, Bobby Flay and Duff say are the BEST way to start a meal.Bobby Flay kicks us off with a pasta dish Claire Robinson goes for onion soup dumplings in NYCAdam Gertler keeps us on our toes with the shrimp and alligator cheesecake Tyler Florence heads to BLT SteakScott Conant loves the carpaccio from Sra. Martinez in Miami Ted Allen loves a circus on his plate Melissa d'Arabian keeps it classic with calamari Duff Goldman takes us to Baltimore for snails Hungry for more Food Network? Go to discoveryplus.com/bestthing to start your free trial today. Terms apply.

You don't have to be a kid to want the delicious sugary sweets that we are talking about - from fruit filled homemade Pop Tarts to PB&J doughnuts, and Tangerine Creamsicles. And you don't need your parents' permission to eat them!Bobby Flay loves the frozen custard from Ted Drewes in St. Louis Robert Irvine takes us to Atlantic Seafood Company for a passion fruit and fresh berry trifle Claire Robinson can't resist the vanilla cream meringue cake from Cipriani Beau MacMillan keeps it classic with a nutella crepe Rocco DiSpirito delights in chocolate mousse cake David Myers heads to San Francisco! Michael Symon has a sweet tooth for the popcorn and peanuts from Michael's Genuine Scott Conant and Frank Bruini agree with Michael, Michael's Genuine is the place for sweets!  Hungry for more Food Network? Go to discoveryplus.com/bestthing to start your free trial today. Terms apply.

CIAO FRIENDS! This week we have HOST of ENTERTAINHER Podcast on Action Park Network, Actress, and a Comedian who LOVES to cook Sara Sanderson! You've seen Sara on Young Sheldon, The Tonight Show, Two and A Half Men, but most recently she filmed the pilot “Ramble On” Acting and also Producing alongside her partner Doug Ellin (Entourage)! Sara shares recipe secrets, how her entertainment career has her traveling and finding the best food spots, along with her fab party planning tips and ticks! Fun Fact since recording Sara & Doug announced they are expecting a baby girl, so raise a glass and Salute' the happy Couple while listening!! WHERE SHOULD WE EAT: EMILIOsBALLATO NYC & Giorgio e Baldi Los Angeles Appetizer Course: Sara talks filming a movie in NYC and gives us scoop on her fave restaurant spots including her prized IG comments from chef Scott Conant & Emilio Vitolo! Main Course: We dive into Sara's love for entertaining, themes, and Halloween costumes. The actress and homemaker shares some of her best tips for hosting, she specifically mentions friend Vanessa Lachey as an Inspo! Dessert Course: We learn some of Sara's best recipes, embarrassing moments and how to avoid on vacay, annnnd her dream dinner guests (hint Oscar winner & Famed Cookbook Queen) Trust the Tip: LISTEN MORE!!! Follow Us: Sara Sanderson https://instagram.com/saraesanderson?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Jaclyn Marfuggi https://instagram.com/jaclynmarfuggi?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Luci Giangrandi is a Miami-raised kid whose star has risen. Specifically a Michelin star. She co-owns Boia De, a restaurant she opened with her co-chef and partner Alex Meyer in a strip mall in Little Haiti three years ago. They were named co-nominees for the James Beard Award for best chef in the South. And now, their little spot has got a star from the Tire Man. But she actually started out as an aspiring food writer before training in the Scarpetta kitchen of “Chopped!” judge Scott Conant. Miami first found out about them when they moved to Miami together and opened a tiny taco trailer in the Design District, La Pollita, where they made a killer chicken sandwich. She talks to us about eating Vicky's croquetas in Miami Lakes, sharing the helm of a heralded restaurant to her trips with family to Livorno, Italy that shaped her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef Scott Conant has established himself as a leading chef, owning restaurants, a cookbook and even being a TV star! He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America where he began his journey to success. Learn about Chef Scott Conant's creativity in the culinary world being a leader and bringing his Italian roots into his restaurants.

On this episode of Best Seller TV, Scott Conant, author of Peace, Love, and Pasta: Simple and Elegant Recipes From a Chef's Own Kitchen sits down with host Taryn Winter Brill to discuss his fourth book which is his most personal to date. He wrote the book as a direct result of the question he is asked most often by fans and people he encounters: “what do you cook at home?” The book is meant to show a variety of delicious ingredients, things his kids and wife love to eat, and also to show that not everything is about caviar or truffles. It also shows the evolution of his career. Conant recalls how the first twenty years of his career weren't the easiest. At the time, he did not get paid for months on end, which gave him the opportunity to focus on his craft. Despite all the complexities and challenges of the time, those gave way to the simplicity he currently enjoys. He explains that “There's a new appreciation for simplicity the older you get.” Simple relationships and the simplicity of life are the ultimate luxury, Conant muses. Despite the difficulties faced, Conant was not in the profession for the money. What was most important to him was being able to cook the type of food he wanted. This book is a balance of the ‘then' as well as the ‘now' – an evolution of sorts of over three decades as a chef. Conant wanted to achieve that balance – not just with the timeline, but with the types of recipes, he included in the book. He did not want the recipes to be fancy, but “craveable.” He adds, “It's touching being part of someone's dinner table at home.” Conant tested all the recipes from the book on his kids – especially his youngest daughter, who he describes as an “incredibly picky” eater. Both his daughters, he says, are tougher critics than the New York Times and he describes their opinions of his food as “humbling.” In this episode, he divulges one of his favorite recipes in the book, which happens to be one of his classic dishes, and what his ‘grand slam' recipe is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You probably know James Beard-award winning chef Scott Conant from Food Network, but did you know he was born and raised in Connecticut? This week on Seasoned, we talk with Scott about how his Waterbury roots shaped his approach to cooking and how he cooks at home. His new cookbook is Peace, Love, and Pasta. Plus, we had "a session" with a nutritional psychiatrist from Harvard. She's a chef, too! Dr. Uma Naidoo explains the gut-brain connection and how we might use food as medicine. GUESTS: Scott Conant: James Beard Award-winning chef, Food Network star, and cookbook author. His latest book is Peace, Love, and Pasta: Simple and Elegant Recipes from a Chef's Home Kitchen. Uma Naidoo: Nutritional Psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy, and author of This Is Your Brain on Food. Featured Recipes: Pasta Pomodoro  Cast-Iron Skillet Chicken with Fingerling Potatoes Connecticut-Style Lobster Rolls This show was produced by Robyn Doyon-Aitken and Catie Talarski. Our interns are Sara Gasparotto and Michayla Savitt. Seasoned is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode! Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get a big heaping spoonful of business and food content on this podcast. Most of you know Chef Scott Conant from his appearances on Food Network shows like Chopped and Iron Chef. However, many of you don't know Scott as a businessman and content creator. In this episode of "All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett" Scott gets candid about the business of food. He talks about the troubles the restaurant industry is facing post-COVID. Scott also has some sage advice for young chefs and it has nothing to do with cooking. He also talks about how important it is to get the story of food out there through any media necessary, including his latest cookbook "Peace, Love, and Pasta". He also shares why some of the best food he ever ate was in Japan, but it wasn't Japanese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager are all about food this morning — Ree Drummond is sharing two simple sheet pan recipes, Alex Guarnaschelli cooks up a classic shepherd's pie, Sunny Anderson makes a double chocolate bread pudding and much more!

Scott's new book is titled Peace, Love, and Pasta. People always ask “What do you cook at home?” He thought it would be a great idea to put it all on paper! The thing he loves most about it is the simplicity. The recipes are easy to execute. Book Title - for years, Scott has been on a personal journey of self improvement and the title represents where he is and what he chooses to pursue. Past has been such an important part of his life and career.  It's an expression of his years of cooking. Even if the food experience is sub-par at a restaurant, just sitting and enjoying the company of people that he's with is what's really important. Future of fast casuals: There's a huge market for fast casuals and FSRs There are lots of high end chefs that are starting to do quick service or fast food Why is it hard to do Italian quick serve well? Needs to be served at the moment of order and that's challenging It's hard for people to wrap their heads around Italian food as a fast casual component Follow Your Bliss - Joseph Campbell It is not selfish to pursue your bliss One recipe to try in the book Risotto topped w/ short ribs Would You Rather Let Bobby Flay beat you on national television or eat a bowl of red onions? Quotes “You could make these recipes your own as you cook them” -Scott “The key is to shut it off and just try to enjoy yourself” -Scott, in reference to going out to eat as a chef and having an experience less than what he could have prepared at home. “Make sure you're making the best decisions for your business, for your team and the customers and clients that are coming in” -Scott “I think there's always going to be a place for fine dining” -Scott “Pastas just really are one of those long standing comfort foods” -Joseph “You're not going to get anywhere if you're not hustling” -Scott “All I want to do is realize my potential” -Scott “If anyone is counting their hours, you shouldn't be doing it” -Scott “Being passionate about something doesn't always equate to being good at it” -Scott

Scott Conant (@conantnyc) has one hell of a story that I am glad you're here to tune into. From building some of our country's most successful restaurants to operating some of the strongest and most loving team in culinary, Scott has loads of “secret sauces” here today (pun intended) that I hope inspire you to lead with love, give back as much as you can and operate from a place of intention. MEATER (@meatermade) is the perfect partner for my episode with a celebrity chef, huh? I actually bring up lots of cooking questions with Scott on top of all the other things I think you'll find valuable here! And while you're tuning in and are wanting to take your cooking experience to the next level - head to MEATER.com to see all their last products and accessories! If you enjoyed this episode or any of the others on Men of the Hour, rate/review/subscribe and stay with us right HERE! Follow along on Instagram for all the exclusive and inspiring content – https://bit.ly/3bnSqcY Subscribe on YouTube to see the full video interview – https://bit.ly/2EVFWNi

We interview Rich Hollenberg. Rich is a TV sports personality calling college basketball on ESPN, and the pre and post games on Fox Sports for The Rays. He is also a former TV food show host, and has cooked on live television with the likes of Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Cat Cora, Art Smith, Scott Conant, Michelle Bernstein, and Roy Yamaguchi amongst many others. Rich's first culinary lessons came from the late Tom Pritchard of Salt Rock Grill fame. At the top of the show we have Abby Allen with her modern, lighter recipe take on the classic Lobster Thermidor.

On this week's episode of The Path Here, host Scott Savlov chats with the Food Network Celebrity Chef Scott Conant. Scott details his road to success with stories about his family, his friends like fellow chefs Bobby Flay, Alex Guarnaschelli and Geoffrey Zakarian. Scott also discusses his amazing culinary background from the Culinary Institute of America and his various influences for his restaurants Americano in Scottsdale and Mora Italian in Phoenix as well as his upcoming cooking school partnership with Sur La Table.

Author and Celebrity Chef from Scarpetta LA and Corsair Miami, Scott Conant, and Andrea Minarcek, Senior Travel Editor for Sunset Magazine.