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The Bite Goes On – Jay Rooke Feb 15, 2019

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EP15: We got lucky to get Jay to sit down with us on The Bite Goes On to tell his story of how career choices in being a culinary instructor and restaurant owner led to his becoming a personal business coach and start-up guru. This past fall, Jay created and produced Seeding Sonoma, which was a successful “Shark Tank – ish” event which brought both entrepreneurs and creators together for a forum not seen before in Sonoma.
Jay is also Co-founder of givingkicks.com with Damien Rufus, a charitable mission to provide 1000 pairs of kicks to 1000 kids.

Website: https://jayrooke.com
Know Pain, Know Gain Podcast: https://jayrooke.com/podcast
Giving Kicks: http://givingkicks.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

The Bite Goes On – REBBL Feb 08, 2019

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Brian and Sondra sit down with Rusti Porter and Rachel Hauser from Rebbl and Terra Judge from Not For Sale to talk about Rebbl, their origins both in company development and product sourcing.

What is Rebbl?
A company that produces protein drinks and elixirs?
A company that is deep in commitment to their core mission values about community, the planet and their team.

REBBL sources organic, sustainably grown ingredients – like reishi mushroom – from high integrity partners who exemplify their core values. They source these organic ingredients from over 29 countries. REBBL was born out of a passionate collaboration between global thought-leaders to identify an innovative solution to uplift vulnerable communities around the world. REBBL donates 2.5% of all net sales to Not For Sale to support regions of the world that are vulnerable to exploitation and human trafficking. Through impact sourcing, they help communities to thrive and prevent their vulnerability to trafficking in the first place.

The Bite Goes On – Valley Fig Growers Feb 07, 2019

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Let’s get figgy with the Valley Fig Growers. Gary Jue and Linda Cain from Valley Fig Growers sit down with Sondra and Brian to talk everything about their fig operation in Fresno.Valley Fig Growers is located in Fresno, California. All of the commercially sold dried figs produced in the United States are grown in the Fresno area and north, in the fertile San Joaquin Valley. California represents 10% of the world production of dried figs. Valley Fig Growers was established in 1959 and is the largest handler of figs in North America. The cooperative represents 40% of the California fig industry.

Visit the website at www.valleyfig.com

The Bite Goes On – Carole LeValley, Rustic Bakery Feb 06, 2019

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Fashion Designer to Baker

We can’t wait for you to hear Carole’s fabulous story behind the opening of Rustic Bakery and their slow and steady growth. Rustic Bakery is an organic, small batch bakery located in Northern California.

Visit the website at www.rusticbakery.com

The Bite Goes On – Jerry James Stone Feb 05, 2019

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Vegetarian & Vegan Videoblogger on YouTube

Can you imagine over 20 Billion viewers and over 100,000 subscribers to a Vegetarian and Vegan food show. Well Jerry tells us about his path to get to this place, what it means to garner this many subscribers and his feelings about food – not just vegan and vegetarian food. He talks about his approach and style to his content and how he learned to cook from his mother. Jerry is the author of two books; Made with Coffee and Holidazed as well as a writer for Discovery Channel, Whole Food Markets, Costco and more.

www.jerryjamesstone.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGI10IUJg76S5C1Ba1M8SbA

Twitter: @jerryjamesstone

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_James_Stone

https://www.instagram.com/jerryjamesstone/

https://www.facebook.com/jerryjamesstone

The Bite Goes On – Ron Tanner Feb 04, 2019

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Episode 10: Ron Tanner: Specialty Food Association Vice President Philanthropy, Government and Industry Relations

Did you ever wonder how food products get to the shelves in your market or how new food trends happen? We get to discuss these topics on site at the Winter Fancy Food Show with Ron Tanner, who has been on staff for the Specialty Food Association for over 40 years.

The Winter Fancy Food Show had over 1400 companies with over 80,000 different products on display. Sondra tried only about 30 of them in her two days walking the show and Brian tasted 3. The SFA is known for being the hub around the innovation of food and over the years Ron has worked hard bringing an education, philanthropic, and networking component to the association. Listen in to hear what the latest trends are for 2019, the number 1 growth category and about the 7 incubators that are working to make production accessible to everyone.

Summer Fancy Food Show is in New York (june 23 – 25)

www.specialtyfood.com

www,specialtyfoodfoundation.org

rtanner@specialtyfood.com

The Bite Goes On – Kathleen Hill Feb 01, 2019

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EP9: Sondra & Brian welcome Kathleen Hill back to The Bite Goes On. Kathleen Hill will be a regular guest. Kathleen Hill is one of Sonoma’s icons and a local celebrity. She is the Food & Wine editor and columist for the Sonoma Index Tribune and author of over 40 books. See Episode #5 notes for more information on Kathleen Hill. Today, we play show & tell with a few vintage toasters and talk about all things toast, including her grandfather’s cinnamon toast recipe.

{She is also a Culinary Historian and the collector of about 4,000 kitchen utensils, machines, devices, cookbooks and food pamplets. She spent weekdays for seven years with the great writer M.F.K. Fisher and even prepared lunch one day for her and Julia Child, a somewhat terrifying experience for her. Parts of the Kathleen Hill Culinary Collection have been exhibited at museums throughout California and at several Wiliams-Sonoma stores. She is a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, a member of both the New York and Southern California Culinary Historians, and is a Compagnon of the Guilde Internationale des Fromagers.}

kathleensonoma@gmail.com
or
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/KathleenHillFood

The Bite Goes On – Nicholas Freedman Jan 25, 2019

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EP8: Sondra and Brian have a fun fact filled conversation with GENTLEMAN FARMER Nicholas Freedman. We discover how Nick has transitioned from corporate media to buying a ranch, ‘Bee Cool Ranch’ in Petaluma and his love affair with bees. Nick provides a wealth of information that is just plain interesting and will get any inspired bee enthusiast straight to a hive. We hope you enjoy this show – truly fascinating!

https://www.facebook.com/nicholas.freedman.7
https://www.facebook.com/beecoolranch/
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6390231
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/15936918

The Bite Goes On – Chef John Ash Jan 18, 2019

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EP7: Chef John Ash visits with Sondra & Brian to talk about his journey from Fine Arts to being the iconic Chef considered to be the Father of Wine Country Food. Chef Ash, a veteran of the restaurant business, culinary instruction and award-winning author shares his wisdom on his life of a Chef both in the private and public sector. Chef John Ash also hosts the Good Food Hour with Steve Garner on their weekly Radio Program on KSRO FM Radio on Saturdays from 11am – 12pm.

https://chefjohnash.com
https://www.facebook.com/Chef-John-Ash-83742237302
http://www.ksro.com/show/good-food-hour/

The Bite Goes On – VOLO Chocolate Jan 11, 2019

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EP6: Susan & Jeff Mall, founders and owners of VOLO Chocolate join the podcast to discuss their journey from restaurant owners, to chefs at a farm to table resort in Baja, Mexico to their grassroots bean to bar chocolate company. They produce over 1,200 chocolate bars per week in their production studio in Windsor using local ingredients whenever possible including: Clover Dairy, Petaluma Hill Dairy, Merchant & Miller Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Flying Goat Coffee. The cocoa beans are sourced from the Lachua and the Polochic Valley regions from farmers’ associations of growers in Guatemala and from another farmers’ association in Haiti.

https://volochocolate.com/
info@volochocolate.com
707-536-6764

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