RP206: The Soul of New OrleansI recently spent a whirlwind few days in New Orleans at the national conference for the US Personal Chef Association, where I spoke with two of that city’s most beloved food people, Chef Frank Brigtsen of Brigtsen’s and Charlie’s, and Miss Leah Chase, owner of Dooky Chase and considered by most to be the Queen of Creole Cooking in Louisiana, especially as she calls it, “Creole de Couleur”. Chef Frank was instrumental in bringing the conference to New Orleans and b...
RP205: Top Chef's Fabio VivianiIf you watch Bravo’s Top Chef, you undoubtedly remember Fabio as probably the most colorful contestant in the show’s 5 seasons. Well, Since the show, Fabio has been working hard in his California restaurant, Cafe Firenze, and has JUST released his first cookbook, the Cafe Firenze cokbook, Mangia e Bevi! I speak with Fabio about his childhood in Italy & learning his love of food from his grandparents, and we learn about his commitment to quality eating, including ...
RP204: Daily Cooking Tips ReduxYou may or may not know that I do another podcast called Chef Mark’s Daily Cooking Tips, which I record on my iphone and upload via a great app called AudioBoo. It’s an almost daily 3 minute podcast with a short and easy tip to make your cooking better, from foundational techniques to simple recipes for weeknight eating, or dinner party tips. On today’s show I thought I’d gather a few of these tips to show you what you might be missing. If you like what you hear ...
RP203: Local and Not-so-Local Foods with Julia Della Croce Today’s show is a revisiting of a conversation I had exactly a year ago with Julia Della Croce, one of the pre-eminent authorities on Italian food. Julia has written 11 cookbooks, each focusing on regional Italian cookery. When we spoke a year ago, we discussed the local food movement and what it means for food in America, and it’s interesting how much has changed in a year, with people embracing the idea of intentional food choices, a...
Chef Mark's Quick Bites: Fancy Food Show Day 3 I conclude my annual exploration of The NASFT Fancy Food Show on the 3rd and final day. I catch up with Mari Tuttle from Mari's NY, the day after she won a Sofi Award for her Caramel Sea Salt Brownie, and also speak with Mark Hutchison from Porchetta Primata about his Italian Style Porchetta made in Kentucky. A production of the Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
RP202: 2009 Summer Fancy Food Show Show 202 is an audio recap of some of the people I met at the 55th Annual Summer Fancy Food Show in NY. I’ve been releasing my Quick Picks videos throughout the show, so be sure to look for them on the website at www.culinarymedianetwork.com, but this gave me a chance to speak with some people in depth. I learn about new European yogurt from Conrad Lowell, Portuguese influenced Indian food from Sharon Fernandez of Stonehouse 27 Spice Company, and dried mushro...
Chef Mark spends a second day exploring the NASFT Fancy Food Show, focusing for this episode on the foods of Mexico. He speaks with Chef Rick Bayless abut his new line of skillt sauces for home cooking, and with Isela Hernandez of Kekua Mexican Drinking Chocolate. The next videos will feature some Quick Picks from Chile and Peru. A Production of the Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
Chef Mark's Quick Bites: Fancy Food Show Day 1 Chef Mark makes a few "Quick Picks" of interesting products and people on display at the 55th Summer Fancy Food Show in NYC. Flavor Magic Portion Control Sheets, Somebody's Mother Chocolate Sauces, and Effie's Homemade Oatcakes. More to come tomorrow... A production of the Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
RP201: Sommelier Chuck Furuya It's show #201, and we're heading into the 200’s with Chuck Furuya, Master Sommelier and partner in many restaurants in Hawaii. I sat down with Chuck at Hiroshi, one of his many restaurants in Honolulu, to talk about his love of wine, and of Hawaii, and how to approach pairing wines with the Asian and Pacific-Rim influenced foods of the Aloha state. Chuck also shares some great stories and his no-nonsense approach to wine, which you know we share here at CMN! We j...
ReMARKable Palate #200: Abalone Farming in Hawaii If you can believe it, this is my 200th Show! No special programming, just more great talk with amazing people who make food. This week, I speak with Hiroshi Arai, CEO of the Big Island Abalone Corporation on the Big Island of Hawaii, a sustainable farm that cultivates the prized abalone, which has ahuge market in Japan, China and Korea, and which is starting to enjoy increased popularity in the US. I posted 2 videos about the process on culina...