Hungry for More : an Epicurean's Dilemma

The queen of aprons and kitchen work wear company "Hedley & Bennett" talks about all the changes she's been going through over the last couple of years. Ellen Marie Bennett (EB) talks about having a baby and trying to juggle being a full-time mom and a full-time business lady, and what she learned from that. She highlights the positive changes her business has gone through, the challenges she's fa...

Winemaster Randy Ullom shares a glass of Chardonnay with Trish and spills the beans on how he got that title. Randy was recently named "American Wine Legend" in Wine Enthusiast's Wine Star Awards. He talks about growing up with a winemaking dad (he did it as a hobby), his adventures in Chile, and that lightbulb moment when he decided winemaking was what he wanted to pursue. After a few years in Ch...

Her love of food is evident in everything she does and in nearly every answer of this interview. Kylie Mazon-Chambers, the mind behind the food blog "Cooking with Cocktail Rings" shares the good, the bad, and the sometimes challenging aspects of food blogging. Here's a twist : she's also pregnant and talks about the speed bumps that has produced in the last few months. She lets us in behind the sc...

She lives in the land of food and we're all reaping the benefits. Lauren McDuffie is a food blogger, cookbook author, food photographer and stylist. She's the author of "Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest," and just finished writing "Southern Lights," which comes out June 2023. Her blog, "My Kitchen Little" was started because she says she wanted to give easy recipes for busy home cooks. We chat abou...

Oh, the magical world of mushrooms and Dr. Mike Amaranthus helps us break it all down. I've interviewed him before (Episode 64), but in this interview, we really take a deeper dive into the importance of mushrooms, the medicinal ones and the psychedelic ones. Dr. Amaranthus wrote a new book, "Fry, Thrive, or Die," and it's a pocket guide on the 50 most common delicious, hallucinogenic, medicinal,...

It's not what she expected or planned, but Misty Banchero says as soon as she started grilling and smoking meats on social media, the love started to pour in. Her career was in retail management and she wasn't looking to change paths, but the pandemic had other plans. This 4th generation butcher's wife found herself without a job, but made the most of it in the most delicious way. She says her com...

She's back! We're toasting again to the fun and funny Sam Block. She made quite the splash on TikTok, and now, you've probably seen her creating online content for America's Test Kitchen. We catch up with all the things she's been up to since our last interview. Sam chats favorite cocktails, some of the yummy dishes she's been cooking up, and the things in her pantry she can't live without. She al...

The first person to call him Meathead was his dad, he's been going by the name ever since and he's ok with it. Meathead Goldwyn, author of New York Times bestselling cookbook, "Science of Great Barbecue & Grilling" says his love for barbecue really started with his dad, but it all clicked for him when he stopped by a BBQ joint while in college in Florida. The pitmasters took him under their wing a...

She's a cookbook author, recipe developer, and award-winning food stylist and Erin Jeanne McDowell has done it again : new cookbook released October 11th. She's also incredibly smart, lovely, and funny. She shares where her love of baking came from (you know I love a good grandparent story), and how she really learned how to bake and cook in two different "schools" : grandma's kitchen and mom's ki...

President of Ogden's Own Distillery, Mark Fine takes us through the sometimes complex world of the beverage industry. With 30 years of experience, including the Director of Beverage for Norwegian Cruise Line, Mark knows spirits and more importantly, knows how to sell them. He says it was a no brainer when the opportunity at Ogden's came up, mostly because of the company, but also because of its su...

Master of Wine Susan Lin shares her love of wine and her love of music and how the two ultimately intersected for her. Susan grew up playing the piano at a young age, but says music was always a part of her life. Her Grandpa was the one who actually introduced her to the world of wine and she says after a job at Google, she decided to take the wine route and became hooked. She talks about the mome...

The delightful and smiley Sara Hauman spills the beans on cooking school, working in restaurants (one in Spain in particular), why she didn't go on Bravo's Top Chef the first they asked about her, and what she learned from that experience. Now in Portland, Oregon and starting her own tinned fish company, Sara says it was simply time to lean in to what she wanted to do in life.

Winemaker Jessica Mozeico shares her heart and her journey in creating Et Fille Wines with her dad, Howard. "Et fille" means "and daughter" in French and that's just where this story starts. Her dad, a software engineer, had a true passion about wine, even making it in the garage as a hobby for years. Jessica had a successful career in biotechnology marketing until her dad called her up and said,...

A delightful conversation with Milk Street's Editorial Director, J.M. Hirsch. He's also the author of "Shake Strain Done" and "Pour Me Another." He talks about splitting his childhood in the U.S. and in Europe and why going to school in Scotland and getting out of his comfort zone was the best thing for him. A job at AP writing crime stories eventually turned into writing about food and J.M. says...

Winemaker Ian Burch shares his love of winemaking, Pinot Noir, and why he ultimately decided to plant his feet in the Willamette Valley. Ian says he was (unapologetically) a complete plant nerd and it was high school where the seed of viticulture was planted. That sent him on a path studying it in school and working and interning at wineries from California to South Africa. It was while he was in...

He has a full-time job, he's a full-time dad, and in his spare time, he's a full-time content creator (@It's Ryan Turley on YouTube). That was a joke - he doesn't have any spare time, but he somehow manages to put his passion out there for the world to see. Ryan Turley found himself at the start of the pandemic with a lot more time on his hands and wanted to share his love of barbecue and smoking...

Food stylist Christine Tobin never thought she'd work on a project like HBO Max's "Julia, " but this "movie lady" who's done food styling for several movies like "American Hustle," Little Women," and "Joy" says that dream recently came true. She chats with Trish about growing up watching Julia Child on TV, the challenges (and successes) she and her team faced working on the new TV series, and how...

She's dynamic, she's real and she's all about mindful nutrition. Shelley Chapman, or "Shelley Wellness" is a mindful nutritionist and host of her cooking show "The Mindful Plate" on her YouTube channel. She says she developed an eating disorder as a teenager, dealing with her emotions by over eating. A moment in her early thirties changed everything. She was hit with loss, after loss, after loss a...

Super fun, super fabulous Leslie Sbrocco shares how she turned her passion into her career and how she pivoted during (and after) all the challenges the pandemic threw her way. The host of "100 Days, Drinks, Dishes, and Destinations," also talks about what keeps her motivated these days, after shooting more episodes of her show got squashed due to travel restrictions. She says turning her passion...

Airis the Chef takes the spotlight in this light-hearted, real and honest conversation. She grew up in New Orleans with a grandma who cooked most of the meals and a mom who she credits for exposing her to not only food, but life experiences. It was in college that Airis - not being a huge fan of the cafeteria food - decided she wanted to do some cooking of her own, her dishes getting rave reviews...

It seems there's not a lot Jen Quist can't do. She sold real estate in San Francisco, went to culinary school in New York, opened a restaurant, closed that restaurant (a devastating yet critical moment in her life), consulted on other establishments, and then launched "Holler Hospitality". And that's just a few. She talks to Trish about growing up in the Bay area and how a growing interest in the...

Award winning mixologist, bartender, educator (and curator of BAR MAGIC!), Meaghan Dorman talks to Trish about how a job she liked and was good at eventually turned into her career and ultimately her passion. Meaghan talks about creating bar programs in New York City, how she and other females in the industry really celebrated each other, and the Dames Hall of Fame - women who have made unique and...

Trish rounds out the year with a fun and interesting interview with David Page - former Executive Producer and creator of hit TV show "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives." As a former network news producer, the two talk about the news industry - the good, the bad, and the ugly and what sparked his desire to start a new book. "Food Americana" was published in May, a culmination of his growing interest in...

A blast from the past as these two Aiken, South Carolina kids catch up in a big way. Trish met Suzanne Cupps in middle school and the two became fast friends. After college, Suzanne struggled a bit to figure out the "what's next" and ended up moving to New York City where she eventually enrolled in cooking school, although she'll tell you (and her family and friends, too) she never really cared fo...

Cheers! Super funny Sam Block on the podcast, chatting with Trish about growing up with a bunch of boys, getting into cooking, working on a cruise line, and why she started a TikTok channel. The two share a cocktail for the interview, share their dreams for the world (not really), and talk about food. And writing a cookbook. And being single.