Kitchen Trenches

Kitchen Trenches is a podcast sharing the untold stories of the food industry to promote authenticity,  relatability, and direct listeners to supportive resources.   This episode's guest is Dominique who is the Farm Manager at The Hope Farm in Fairhope Alabama with 16 years of experience in the industry. We discuss the ups and downs of working with unpredictable systems, finding a partner in the i...

Kitchen Trenches is a podcast sharing the untold stories of the food industry to promote authenticity,  relatability, and direct listeners to supportive resources. This episode's guests are Jesse Legg and Taylor Harris who both serve as Chef de Cuisine at Bayonet in Birmingham, Alabama. We discuss tackling whole fish butchery, the burger rush that lasted over a decade, hanging up the apron on post...

Kitchen Trenches is a podcast sharing the untold stories of the food industry to promote authenticity,  relatability, and direct listeners to supportive resources. This episode's guest is Madeline Lee, the Assistant Manager at Noko and Kase x Noko in Nashville, Tennessee with over 11 years of experience in the industry. We discuss Chick-fil-A culture, the best options for a Dole Whip float, and ho...

*Please note that for our first episode we experienced some minor audio difficulties that affected overall audio quality. Stay tuned as we get better about this each time we record!  Kitchen Trenches is a podcast sharing the untold stories of the food industry to promote authenticity,  relatability, and direct listeners to supportive resources. This episode's guest is Aly Skiko, a sommelier in Cha...

Do you remember the first time you cried in a walk in? Are your heels permanently indented from slip-resistant rubber mats? Have you now converted all of your drinking glassware to plastic quart containers? The food industry is a community based in tenacity and driven by passion. And it's not for the faint of heart.  While most food podcasts will have you hooked on celebrity appearances and buzzy...