Chefs Elizabeth Smith, Greg Smith & CJ Hamm

Built By Food

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Built by Food is the podcast for anyone passionate about food — from foodies and culinary creatives to chefs, entrepreneurs, and innovators. Each episode explores the journeys, challenges, and successes of the people who are shaping the way we cook, share, savor, and experience food. Discover inspiring stories, practical insights, and lessons from the individuals building the future of food and the communities around it. Produced by City of Gastronomy Ventures.❤️ Enjoying the podcast? Support the show and help us keep making episodes by joining our Patreon: https://patreon.com/cityofgastronomy

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Chefs Elizabeth Smith, Greg Smith & CJ Hamm

Episodes

Inaugural Episode 21.06.2026 30:40

Welcome to the very first 'Built By Food' show! Get to know the Chefs, their career trajectories and their most favorite foods. Chef Elizabeth started out cooking in a summer camp at age 15, Chef Greg aka Handsome Hubby, Stunt Chef and/or Chef Smitty has been an Executive Chef here and in the Bay area for decades now and Chef CJ Ham has been an Industry Disruptor for many years in Tucson&#...

Pura Vida Pura Birria! Edgar Reyna's Awesome Taco Truck 01.06.2026 28:16

Former semi-pro soccer player and culinary arts graduate Edgar Reyna shares his experience as a new food truck owner. His journey into culinary, the influences in his life and his absolute passion for birria. Listen in for some great insights! Do you have suggestions for the show? If so please email Info@BuiltByFood.net. The chefs work hard to produce the Built By Food Show to make it fun and insp...

Executive Chef Todd Eanes of the Southern Arizona Food Bank 04.05.2026 29:50

Executive Chef Todd has a long career in the culinary field taking him from Alaska to Arizona. He has also been to Russia and Antarctica and this show follows him around as he shares his journey. Currently he is in charge of food operations at the Caridad Kitchen under the Southern Arizona Community Food Bank. Do you have suggestions for the show? If so please email Info@BuiltByFood.net. The chefs...

Solid Grindz and founder Tap Gaoteote 27.04.2026 24:33

On today's show we interview an amazing Entre-preneur named Tap Gaoteote who has been a staple on the Davis Monthan Air Force Base for many years with his food truck "Solid Grindz" and more recently in the food court inside the Base Exchange (or BX). Tap is originally from American Somoa and has created a menu around traditional, delicious Somoan and Hawaiian food. We learned today t...

Spotlight on the Chefs 28.03.2026 29:50

Today's episode focuses on power chef couple Greg and Elizabeth Smith and their company Tucson Chefs Food Trucks and Catering: Tucsonchefscatering.com. Why they started their business, how they got started, challenges and successes. Also check out the Holy Guacamole segment highlighting Meyer lemons. Do you have any suggestions for the show? If so please email Info@BuiltByFood.net. The chefs w...

Interview with Tik Tok Foodie Influencer Yoda Moge! 18.03.2026 28:49

Chefs Elizabeth, Greg, CJ and Announcer Luke had the pleasure of interviewing Yoda Moge, an up and coming foodie influencer who already has 10000 followers in 4 months! Yoda explains how he got into being a social media creative, his surprising experiences, the challenges that he faced and what his name surprisingly stands for. And fyi it's pronounced "Yoda - Mogie" (rhymes with yoga...

Food Influencer Yoda Moge explains his unique name 16.03.2026 0:46

We recently interviewed foodie influencer Yoda Moge and he gets asked a lot about his unique name. So he explains it here. To see Yoda in action, go to the place where attention spans go for cardio: TikTok @yodamoge. To help us continue this show, please consider donating to our Patreon page: Patreon.com/cityofgastronomy