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Send us Fan Mail That special guest host- Daniel the 9 year old is back to rapid fire facts and prove not everything on the internet is as it seems! Enjoy entering the mind of a third grader :)  Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram Find Braden at: @BakerBrayBray47- Twitter @Pastry_Chef_BrayBray- Instagram Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail We talk with our very own Meg Schneider all about our market trend survey (Known around Puratos as Taste Tomorrow). Thank you so much Meg for educating us about what food trends are happening now and are going to happen in the future!  Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram Find Braden at: @BakerBrayBray47- Twitter @Pastry_Chef_BrayBray- Instagram Qdfk9F4ldkFH...

Send us Fan Mail We learn all about a multicultural Thanksgiving celebration from one of our coworkers. Thank you Nisa!!! Then we have a special surprise for you (disclaimer we did give the folks involved in that special surprise an off air heads up). Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram Find Braden at: @BakerBrayBray47- Twitter @Pastry_C...

Send us Fan Mail We sat down and spoke with Amber Lambke the Founder and CEO of Maine Grains. Her and her company do amazing work in the area of locally grown and milled grains from their mill in Skowhegan, Maine.  You can find out what Maine Grains is up to: Twitter & Instagram @Mainegrains Mainegrains.com  Find Puratos at: Instagram @PuratosUS Twitter @PuratosUSA puratos.us Braden on Twitter...

Send us Fan Mail We learn all about coffee with Nadav Mer the owner of Morning Bell Coffee Roasters. Connie might have also had too much coffee.  Find Puratos at: Instagram @PuratosUS Twitter @PuratosUSA puratos.us Braden on Twitter @bakerbraybray47 Find Morning Bell Coffee at https://morningbellcoffeeroasters.square.site/ Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail We sit down and talk with Paul Shapiro the CEO of The Better Meat Co. all about what they are doing to create a more sustainable food system. Paul shares a wide range of facts (and Dad jokes) with us. Enjoy! Find The Better Meat Co> https://www.bettermeat.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/bettermeatco/ @BetterMeatCo- Twitter @thebettermeatco- Instagram Find Puratos at: @Pura...

Send us Fan Mail We speak with pastry chef, chocolatier, sales person, and all around great human person Etienne Corbet about how he found himself in the pastry arts, his path to where he is now, and his passion: sustainable chocolate.  Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail We speak with Jeff Yankellow from King Arthur Baking all about flour. How it's processed, how it's used, and trends in baking.  Find King Arthur Baking Company at: Instagram @Kingarthurbaking Twitter @kingarthurflour  Find Puratos at: Instagram @PuratosUS Twitter @PuratosUSA puratos.us Braden on Twitter @bakerbraybray47 Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- I...

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with author Karl Beckstrand who writes books for children with a focus on immigrant and multicultural stories with a heavy slant toward food. We discuss how important it is for media to represent the way the world is and what a big part food has played in his writing and inspiring the stories he tells.  Find Karl at: https://premiobooks.com Puratos at: Instagram @Purat...

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with the Puratos V.P of Human Resources, Barry Thrutchley and discuss the important of employee health and wellbeing as well as changes to what employees are looking for in a a great company to work for. Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy this conversation we had with John Champion from Mission Log all about food. It was inspired by the Deep Space Nine Episode Blaze of Glory. Check out everything John is up to at: https://www.roddenberry.com/entertainment/#podcasts Find Braden on Twitter @BakerBrayBray47 Find Puratos US on Twitter @PuratosUSA Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos...

Send us Fan Mail Comedians Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin join us and attempt a friendly takeover of the show. Despite their unsuccessful attempt they hang around for a wide ranging conversation about food. Then they inspire us to share professional insights on sensory analysis, bananas, and flavor chemistry. We also have a special guest, a real live Philadelphia Health Inspector, join us to share...

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Peter Yuen a world renowned expert in the art of viennoiserie.  Check out what everyone is up to on Instagram: @baker_peter_yuen  @puratosus and Twitter @bakerBrayBray47 @PuratosUSA Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Sean Folkson from Nightfood to discuss better nighttime snacking options.   https://nightfood.com Follow Braden on Twitter @BakerBrayBray47 Follow Puratos U.S. @PuratosUSA (Twitter) & @PuratosUS (Instagram)  See how Puratos is reinventing indulgence: https://www.puratos.us/en/reinvent-indulgence Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram purat...

Send us Fan Mail Braden's son joins the show to share facts and the history of pizza as well as try and derail the conversation as much as possible. Aren't kids great? :) Follow Braden on Twitter @BakerBrayBray47 Follow Puratos @PuratosUSA Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail Who are we? Listen to find out!  Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail We speak with author, world traveler, and all around amazing person Simone Knego about all the foods she has encountered on her global adventures. Find Simone at: https://simoneknego.com/ Instagram- @authorsimoneknego Find her book here Follow Braden on Twitter- @bakerbraybray47  Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail We speak with Kriss Harvey about the importance of continuing professional education and his passion- chocolate.  Find andSons: https://and-sons.com/ Instagram- @and.sons Find Kriss at: Instagram- @krissharv3y Follow Braden on Twitter @bakerbraybray47  Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail Sarah is back! We talk all about the celebration to end Ramadan and the celebration of the sacrifice of Abraham.  Cookie Recipes https://cleobuttera.com/middle-eastern/fabulous-kahk-eid-cookies/ https://cleobuttera.com/cookies/the-perfect-ghorayeba/ Jerusalem: A Cookbook https://www.amazon.com/Jerusalem-Cookbook-Yotam-Ottolenghi/dp/1607743949/ref=asc_df_1607743949/?tag=hyprod-20&a...

Send us Fan Mail We learn all about the Johnson & Wales 2021 Bread Symposium (open to all this year) from Peter Reinhart. We also have to talk with Peter about Pizza and Philly!  https://breadsymposium.com/ Follow Braden on Twitter @BakerBrayBray47 Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail We learn all about Ramadan from Imam John Starling of GCLEA. We also learn about his love of the banana sandwich.  https://www.gclea.org Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail We sit down and talk with the only sourdough librarian in the world, Karl De Smedt. We talk about his quest for sourdough, his work at the sourdough library, and his passion for all fermented foods.  You can find Karl:  @the_sourdough_librarian  on Instagram and Twitter Check out the sourdough library here: https://sourdoughlibrary.puratos.com/en/ Braden has also finally joined th...

Send us Fan Mail We have a far reaching conversation about food with John Champion. John is a passionate lover of food and  shares his knowledge on the past, present, and future of food. In our wrap up discussion we also learn some AMAZING news about one of our hosts. You seriously will want to hear what is shared- it is an awesome announcement and we just can't wait to share it with everyone...

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with ASB Innovation Award winning food scientist Amanda Ballentine to discuss pastry formulation and ingredient functionality.  Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us

Send us Fan Mail Amanda talks to 2017 World Pizza Champion Will Grant about his career, sourdough, and school. If you are in the Seattle area check out Will's restaurants:  https://www.thatsasome.com/home https://www.sourdoughwillys.com Find Puratos at: @PuratosUSA- Twitter @PuratosUS- Instagram puratos.us