Ingredient Insiders: Where Chefs Talk

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46. Thaan Charcoal: Chef Bonnie Morales & Thaan Charcoal Mar 08, 2023

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In Portland, Oregon, Bonnie Morales creates dishes from the former Soviet Union through a Pacific Northwest lens in her restaurant, Kachka.
Bonnie details her full-circle culinary journey from her parents immigrating to the United States from the former Soviet Union, preparing traditional, elaborate meals, then training at The Culinary Institute of America, and working in Michelin-starred restaurants in New York City and Chicago, to opening Kachka in 2014 with her husband.
We also spoke with Toby Roberts of Thaan Charcoal, a charcoal made from rambutan wood, a renewable resource. Thaan Charcoal burns clean and evenly for hours, making it a great alternative to mesquite charcoal.
You can watch our interview with Bonnie on YouTube HERE!
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45. California Espelette Pepper: Chef Perry Hoffman & Boonville Barn Collective Mar 01, 2023

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Chef Perry Hoffman joins John and Andrea at Offspring Wood Fire Pizza to discuss what it was
like growing up in a well-known restaurant family, his return to Mendocino County as Executive
Chef at the Boonville Hotel, and how he incorporates the California Espelette pepper in his
dishes.
Krissy Scommegna and Gideon Burdick, owners of Boonville Barn Collective, share the history
of Espelette pepper and their California-twist creation, Piment d’Ville Espelette pepper, which
has become the most significant source for this sweet, mildly spicy chile powder outside of
Europe.
You can watch our interview with Perry on YouTube HERE!
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In partnership with The Chefs’ Warehouse, a specialty food distributor that has been purveying
high-quality artisan ingredients to chefs for over 30 years. https://www.chefswarehouse.com/
Produced by Gotham Production Studios. Find us on Instagram: @gothamproductionstudios

44. Mortadella: Chef Paul Bertolli & Fra' Mani Feb 22, 2023

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Tune into Ingredient Insiders as we visit the Berkley Hills home of acclaimed chef, author, and artisan food producer Chef Paul Bertolli, founder of Fra’ Mani.
Chef Bertolli gives us a look into his upbringing with food, from growing up in an Italian family to working as a butcher at 14 through his time as executive chef at Chez Panisse and Oliveto. Discover what led this James Beard award-winning chef to create Fra' Mani, known for its delicious food inspired by the flavors, techniques, traditions, and culture of Italy.
In this episode, we'll explore Fra' Mani's famous handcrafted, classic mortadella,
and learn what makes this labor of love so unique.
You can watch our interview with Paul on YouTube HERE!
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In partnership with The Chefs’ Warehouse, a specialty food distributor that has been purveying high-quality artisan ingredients to chefs for over 30 years. https://www.chefswarehouse.com/
Produced by Gotham Production Studios. Find us on Instagram: @gothamproductionstudios

43. Beef: Chef Charlie Palmer & Allen Brothers Feb 15, 2023

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We continue the west coast tour with a stop in beautiful Healdsburg, California, to speak with the legendary Chef Charlie Palmer about beef!
Recording from Dry Creek Kitchen, Chef takes us through his culinary journey from running from one shift to another in New York City in the 80s, moving his family to California, to opening Charlie Palmer Steak.
We also speak with Harris Heckelman of Allen Brothers about their meticulous aging methods to hand-cut custom portioning and how they use the highest grade of USDA Prime, representing the top three percent of all graded American beef.
You can watch our interview with Charlie on YouTube HERE!
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In partnership with The Chefs’ Warehouse, a specialty food distributor that has been purveying high-quality artisan ingredients to chefs for over 30 years. https://www.chefswarehouse.com/
Produced by Gotham Production Studios. Find us on Instagram: @gothamproductionstudios

42. Sleeping Beauty Cheese: Chef Sarah Minnick & Cascadia Creamery Feb 08, 2023

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Season Four of Ingredient Insiders kicks off the West Coast tour with a stop in Portland, Oregon, with Chef Sarah Minnick, owner of Lovely’s Fifty Fifty.
Sarah gives us an inside look at how she pivots the menu, sometimes daily, to reflect the in-season offerings of the local Pacific Northwest farmers. A true farm-to-table restaurant, Lovely’s Fifty Fifty creates some of Portland's best pizza and ice cream and was featured in Netflix’s Chef’s Table pizza season.
Part of Sarah’s commitment to working with local producers brings us to John Shuman of Cascadia Creamery and his Sleeping Beauty Cheese. This local, organic, raw milk cheese is produced from the milk of cows that graze on the grass of the Cascade mountains.
Smooth and buttery with a supple sharpness and named after the legendary “Beauty” that came between the mighty Pahto (Mt. Adams) and Wy'East (Mt. Hood) peaks, this cheese can move mountains.
You can watch our interview with Sarah on YouTube HERE!
Follow @sarahminnick, @cascadiacreamery, ingredientinsiders, wherechefsshop
In partnership with The Chefs’ Warehouse, a specialty food distributor that has been purveying high-quality artisan ingredients to chefs for over 30 years. https://www.chefswarehouse.com/
Produced by Gotham Production Studios. Find us on Instagram: @gothamproductionstudios

Season Four Trailer Feb 01, 2023

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Join your hosts, John Magazino & Andrea Parkins, in the new season of Ingredient Insiders as they sit with acclaimed west-coast chefs to discuss their culinary journey, their favorite ingredients, and the producers of those ingredients.
Travel with us from San Francisco, Oakland, LA, Napa Valley, Healdsburg, California, to Portland, the Oregon coast, & Las Vegas for insightful interviews with some of the world's top chefs.
See our trailer on YouTube HERE!
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In partnership with The Chef’s Warehouse, a specialty food distributor that has been purveying high-quality artisan ingredients to chefs for over 30 years. https://www.chefswarehouse.com/
Produced by Gotham Production Studios. Find us on Instagram: @gothamproductionstudios

41. Bones: Chef Thomas Keller & Mitch Mitchell Dec 05, 2022

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As the first and only American-born Chef to be awarded multiple three-star Michelin ratings for his restaurants, The French Laundry and Per Se, Chef Thomas Keller brings his expertise to discuss Bones in this very special episode of Ingredient Insiders.
Recorded in Yountville, California, and joined by his business partner Chef Mitch Mitchell, these friends and colleagues divulge us in the backstory of their culinary upbringings, how they formed their new venture, Proper Stock and Sauce Company, and the precise nature of how they select and prepare bones.
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This podcast is in partnership with The Chefs’ Warehouse, purveyors and curators of the world’s finest specialty foods and ingredients in North America. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.chefswarehouse.com/
Produced by Gotham Production Studios, https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com/.

What's In Chef Ignacio Mattos' Pantry? Nov 25, 2022

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Celebrated New York City Chef Ignacio Mattos of Estela, Altro Paradiso, Lodi and Nine Orchard, shares the umami ingredients that he always has in his at-home kitchen pantry from anchovies to bottarga.
You can find all the pantry staple ingredients at The Chefs' Warehouse, a specialty food distributor that has been purveying high-quality artisan ingredients to chefs for over 30 years @wherechefsshop https://www.chefswarehouse.com/
Produced by Haynow Media @haynowmedia http://haynowmedia.com

40. Squid Ink: Chef Ignacio Mattos & Nortindal Sea Products Nov 23, 2022

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With its briny, umami-rich flavor and dramatic black-blue hue, squid ink, aka cuttlefish ink, delivers a lot of excitement for one ingredient. Famously used in Japanese (ramen), Spanish (arròs negre), and Italian (spaghetti al nero di seppia) cooking, today, it’s in the spotlight inspiring an array of innovative dishes. Find out what makes this versatile and timeless ingredient so beloved. Joining us are Chef Ignacio Mattos (owner of the Michelin-star Estela, Altro Paradiso, Lodi) and Ignacio Rodrigues from Nortindal, producers of premium cuttlefish ink from Spain.
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In partnership with The Chefs' Warehouse, a specialty food distributor that has been purveying high-quality artisan ingredients to chefs for over 30 years @wherechefsshop https://www.chefswarehouse.com/
Produced by Haynow Media @haynowmedia https://haynowmedia.com/

What's In Chef James Kent's Pantry? Nov 18, 2022

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New York City Chef James Kent of Crown Shy, Saga and Overstory, shares the top ingredients in his at-home kitchen pantry.
You can find all the pantry staple ingredients at The Chefs' Warehouse, a specialty food distributor that has been purveying high-quality artisan ingredients to chefs for over 30 years @wherechefsshop https://www.chefswarehouse.com/
Produced by Haynow Media @haynowmedia http://haynowmedia.com

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