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The Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Hiroko ShimboChef Hiroko Shimbo is an authority on Japanese cuisine who has earned world-wide recognition. She is a native of Japan and currently live in New York City.
She teaches the Japanese Concentration Course at Culinary Institute of America. And she is also a consulting chef to diverse food service industries based in the United States since 1999.
In addition, she has written three award-winning cookbooks. The Japanese Kitchen, The Sushi Experience and Hiroko’s American Kitchen.
In this episode, Chef Shimbo talked about how she grew up in Tokyo...
2024-05-101h 07The Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Gresham of AcquerelloChef Suzette Gresham has been the head chef of Acquerello, the iconic Italian restaurant in San Francisco since it opened its door in 1989.
Originally from San Carlos, California, her interest in food and cooking started with her family - that emigrated from France to the United States - in an unconventional way.
Though she is of French descent, she has long been creating Italian dishes, even prior to opening Acquerello. The restaurant is a famous two-Michelin-starred destination and she is only one of three female chefs in the United States to ru...
2022-10-1656 minThe Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Alex Hong of SorrelChef Alex Hong was born in Colorado and first discovered his passion for cooking through his aunt and uncle, a pair of Missouri farmers who shared homegrown organic produce with him. He attended Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, New York; also staged at the Jean-Georges restaurant in the city. He also worked at Quince in San Francisco under the legendary Chef Tusk at all stations, and learned the art of hand-made pasta over the course of three years.
After working as a personal chef and starting a pop-up at Hotel Rex in Un...
2022-07-0331 minThe Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chefs Brioza and Krasinski of Statebird ProvisionsChefs Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski have been partners in crime within the restaurant industry for a very long time.
Chef Brioza attended the Culinary Institute of America, where he graduated with top honors. He then began cooking in Chicago's famous Savarin restaurant. Chef Krasinski is a skilled pastry chef who started her career in Chicago as well at the Red Hen Bakery.
They were then hired and worked side-by-side as Executive Chef and Pastry Chef at Tapawingo restaurant in Ellsworth, Michigan.
In 2011, they returned to their nat...
2022-06-0954 minThe Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Laurence Jossel of Nopa RestaurantBorn in South Africa, Chef Laurence Jossel came to United States at a young age and started to work at restaurants at 14. Not only did he find a job, but he also found his true calling.
Since 2006, his restaurant Nopa has seen lots of transformations. It started out as a hangout for chefs, servers and various late-night stragglers. As times evolved, the food and the style also changed.
During the pandemic, it successfully experimented with delivery and pick-up services.
And as we continue to move towards normality, Che...
2022-05-1023 minThe Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Rodolfo Guzman of Boragó RestaurantChef Rodolfo Guzman, the chef, entrepreneur, and owner of Boragó in Santiago, Chile, did not expect to become a chef.
He was working in Chemical Engineering and Bioprocesses at the Catholic University of Chile, specializing in microstructures, and has been a participant in researches of neurology, psychology, nutrition, among other fields.
By luck (and necessity), he started to work in restaurants in United States and eventually joined the team at the legendary Mugaritz restaurant in Spain.
In 2006, he returned to Santiago and opened Boragó. It was established as a...
2022-04-2446 minThe Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Francisco Migoya of Modernist CuisineAs one of the leading culinary artists/scientists in the world, Chef Francisco Migoya grew up in Mexico City while being immersed in the cultures of his parents: American, Italian, and Spanish.
At 16 years old, he shifted his main focus from art to food when he started to stage in a Mexico City hotel at age 16. He continued to progress in his career, becoming the pastry chef at Veritas in New York City, the executive pastry chef at both The French Laundry and Bouchon Bakery, and as a professor at The Culinary Institute of America i...
2022-04-1058 minThe Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Daniel Calvert of Sézanne RestaurantHaving worked at numerous legendary restaurants in the west (including Per Se in New York) and pushed Belon to its zenith in Hong Kong, Chef Calvert is now running two concepts in Tokyo's Four Seasons Marunouchi Hotel simultaneously: Sézanne, a French fine-dining restaurant and Maison Marunouchi, an elevated all-day-dining bistro.
His talents shone through again as Sézanne debuted at #17 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2022 and was also awarded a Michelin star.
In this episode of Stoveside Chat, Chef Calvert shares his inspiration, his thoughts on Asian and European food cu...
2022-04-0346 minThe Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Eduard Xatruch of Disfrutar RestaurantOne of the trio of chefs who run Disfrutar (ranked #5 restaurant in the world by 50 Best Restaurants and was awarded two Michelin stars) and Compartir in Spain, Chef Eduard Xatruch has an impressive depth and breadth of experience in the food industry.
Having worked at El Bulli and other legendary spots, he drives the innovation process at his restaurants.
In this episode, Chef Xatruch shares with us how they come up with new ideas and what his special upbringing meant to him.
2022-03-2647 minThe Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Justin Sutherland of Handsome Hog RestaurantBased in St. Paul, Minneapolis of United States, Chef Justin Sutherland has been recognized for his great cooking in addition to his philanthropic endeavors and community involvement.
He operates multiple award-winning restaurants including the Handsome Hog, Obachan Noodles and Chicken, Chickpea Hummus Bar, The Gnome, Woodfire Cantina, and Gray Duck Tavern.
In this episode, Chef Sutherland shares with us his unique background, his way of mixing different food cultures and how he works as a restaurateur and entrepreneur.
2022-03-1826 minThe Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef LG Han of Labyrinth RestaurantBased in Singapore, Chef LG Han has become an international culinary icon.
His restaurant, Labyrinth, has been selected as one of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants (at #40) in 2021 and simultaneously received the Flor de Caña Sustainable Restaurant Award. It also won one Michelin Star in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; not to mention countless other accolades.
In this episode, Chef Han shared with us his journey and how he arrived at his unique food philosophy.
2021-08-171h 07The Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Chris Shepherd of Underbelly HospitalityLocated in Houston Texas, Chef Chris Shepherd shares the stories of how he grew to love the various restaurants in the city, the growth of Underbelly Hospitality and how he started his philanthropic endeavors.
2021-08-0342 minThe Stoveside Stories PodcastInterview with Chef Katie Coss of Husk NashvilleOur interview with Husk Nashville's Katie Coss
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