Seasoned to Taste

Cori and Benjamin share stories from starting a farm on a few acres of land, how food has brought them closer to community and what impact food has had on them and their two kids. I share some personal gardening stories and had a great time getting to know this wonderful couple. Tune in next week for more about Yellowood farm like how leaning on their community and other local farmers has been imp...

On this week's episode I welcome Rich back to the show, this time to talk about cake decorating! He shared how he got into making these amazing cakes and told many stories about each cake and how the method of buttercream transfer has made cake decorating accessible to really anyone! Check out his website and more on buttercream transfer at   YourUnforgettableCake.com or on Facebook: Facebook...

On this week's episode we hear from Rich Gerberding, father of last week's guest Jordan. Rich has been famed the Bacon Man at his local butcher, competed in local bacon competitions, enjoys exploring new food with friends and family among many other things. Rich had some great stories  to share like one about having a friend on the inside of a local pizza joint in college that often got him p...

Jordan Gerberding is a 4th year IT Management student at Boise State University. Both having internships in Akron Ohio this summer and a love of food, we have quickly become good friends. So what makes food special to Jordan? Deep Fried Good Times. That doesn't mean Jordan only eats his vegetables coated in crispy batter but it does mean he enjoys unique restaurants that aren't trying to prove any...

This week I welcome Jon Paton to the show. Jon is the founder and owner of Fit Fresh Fast, a meal prep service in Columbus available in 6 gyms across the city and through online orders. What started as a meal with friends quickly grew into a business for Jon and he is doing it right. From providing strong healthcare benefits for his employees to only using sustainable packaging, Fit Fresh Fast is...

This week we are joined by the owner of Yellow Couch Bake Shop, Kaela Smith. Kaela has loved food and baking for much of her life, learning to make gnocchi with her grandma and cooking regular Sunday dinners with family. Lately she has begun baking and selling macarons, cakes, you name it! So excited for you all to hear from Kaela on the inaugural episode of Season(ed) 2 Taste.  https://www.y...

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing my family members when we got together recently. We talked about cooking spaetzle with my grandmother, gardening with my grandfather, my cousin's relationship with food while living with diabetes and so much more. I hope you enjoy this episode, it was so much fun to make.  Cover art: Chicken and Beef Tacos from our family gathering.

Carl Underwood, the owner and founder of Vida's Plant Based Butcher in Columbus, Ohio, talks about the start of Vida's, how people have bonded over the experience of eating and cooking faux meats as well as his personal experiences with food and his plant based diet growing up.

On this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Butalia, a professor in the Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering Department at Ohio State. He was one of my professors this semester and after hearing about his love of food during class I knew I should have him on. Dr. Butalia told stories about learning to cook with his mother, exploring the world and cooking various cuisines...

This week I had the opportunity to interview Chris Kretzer from the Nomadic Foodist Show about food and travel, how his half Korean and half German family has impacted his love of food and Chris shared some awesome food travel stories with us! I hope you enjoy these episodes as much as we did recording them. I also decided to split this episode up to cover for finals week next week but I am so exc...

This week I had the opportunity to interview Chris Kretzer from the Nomadic Foodist Show about food and travel, how his half Korean and half German family has impacted his love of food and Chris shared some awesome food travel stories with us! I hope you enjoy these episodes as much as we did recording them. I also decided to split this episode up to cover for finals week next week but I am so exc...

This week's guest is Tommy Hillyer a fourth year math major from Ohio State. Tommy is a co-founder of Helm, a team management and productivity tool startup. Tommy is a good friend of fellow co-founder Kai McKinney who was on Episode 21 - Croissants and Quiche. Tommy talked about how food has been important to the team at Helm, his personal experiences with food being a creative outlet rather than...

On this week's episode I interviewed Jacob, a second year Industrial and Systems Engineering student at Ohio State... Yeah it is just me this week but this is an episode long overdue! I talked about the origins of this show, how food has been important to my internships and where this show is headed. Thanks for being around for almost 6 months! Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/seasone...

This week I interviewed Vince a fellow second year Industrial & Systems Engineering student at Ohio State. Vince grew up in Chicago in an Italian family where cooking and food were a priority for his family. From his dad who was a chef at the iconic Metropolitan Club to his mom's secret gravy recipe, food has deep roots for Vince's family. Listen as Vince tells some of his favorite Chicago foo...

On this week's episode I interview Chad Goodwin, co-founder of Eden Burger and founder of 4th & State which are both vegan restaurants in Columbus, Ohio. We had a great time talking about the beginnings of each restaurant, what food and these restaurants mean to Chad from a community perspective and how his passion for vegan food has kept him motivated in these ventures. I hope you have as muc...

Michael is a second year Civil Engineering major at Ohio State and came to share his experience with Amish food growing up, how cheesecake has become an avenue for relationship and his favorite foods from family camping trips. 

On this week's episode Kai joins me to talk about his love of all provincial French pastries, how his dad's quiche became a staple of his childhood and what croissants and quiche represent to him. I hope this episode is full of all the decadent layers you need to get through the week!

On this week's episode I interviewed Kate, a fourth year Strategic Communications major at OSU. We talked about how Kate's family is impartial to cast iron skillets, what its like cooking around friends and housemates as well as Kate's love of sprinkles. Enjoy!

This week's episode is a feature on Taste of OSU, an annual event at Ohio State that showcases international cultures and cuisines of campus to the students and Columbus community. In this episode I interviewed Alessa Rosa from the Office of International Affairs and Omkar Deshmane the student chair for Taste of OSU. I also had the opportunity to interview three different students from students or...

On this week's episode I interviewed my good friend Hanna about gardening during quarantine, her struggle with Anorexia (16:02) and some of her favorite relationships formed around food (32:01). This was a meaningful episode for me to record and I hope you all will benefit from hearing Hanna's story. If you or someone you know is struggling with eating disorders or any type of mental illness, plea...

In this weeks episode I talked to Darby Clark, a recent graduate of Ohio State about what her family food traditions mean to her, how a runway-side Americana restaurant feels like home and what its like to cook with an amazing chef of a housemate. Cover Art: The Flying Machine Facebook

On this episode we hear once again from my neighbor Dave. He is a long time foodie and has lived in many iconic foodie cities like New York, San Francisco and Houston where he began to homebrew beer. We talked about weird college foods, craft sodas and the importance of enjoying regional flavors while they are available. I hope you enjoy this episode and let me know if you liked this mini series w...

This week I had my neighbor Dave Able on the show. He is a long time foodie, and homebrewer with some great food stories to share. We talked about everything from what makes a good New York bagel to the importance of water in making any beer. I talked about the cuisines I have enjoyed recently and today had some German food for Columbus Restaurant Week.  https://614now.com/restaurant-week

This week I am excited to welcome Matt to the show. Matt runs a TikTok account reviewing food and restaurants in Cincinnati, OH after moving from Colorado. He has over 18k followers on TikTok and his account is growing quickly. We talked about everything from Jungle Jim's the weirdest international grocery store to Matt's favorite part about connecting to the people that watch his videos. Thanks M...

This week on the podcast I welcomed Leyton to the show. Leyton is a third year air transportation major and has some great stories to share about burger shenanigans, learning to grill from his Dad's habit of undercooking meat and much more, everything from fried rice to kabobs. To cap off the episode I grilled Leyton in Hot Seat and Second Scoop returns. Hope you enjoy!