Hungry for More : an Epicurean's Dilemma

Recipe developer, cookbook author, chef, and all around cool chick Julie Tanous chats with Trish about all things food. Julie talks about her recent cookbook she wrote with friend, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and the success it's seen in the last few months. Then, it was on to Thanksgiving Day talk. Julie is digging into her cookbook for the dishes she'll be putting on the table that day, and the two sh...

Trish chats with Todd Schulkin - the Executive Director of The Julia Child Foundation about his journey to the role and so much more! He talked about his New Yorker parents, his (and their) connection to food, his time as a talent agent, and the first time he met Julia Child. Todd hosts the foundation's podcast, "Inside Julia's Kitchen," and asks every guest about their "Julia moment." Todd shares...

Trish launches the first episode of "Hungry for More," with chef and cooking show host, Sara Moulton. The two talk about the first time they chatted (Episode 121) and Sara's role in this brand new podcast. Sara just wrapped up the 10th season of "Sara's Weeknight Meals." She talks about the challenges she and the crew faced in the last few months getting the show produced, shot and ready for TV. S...

Welcome to “Hungry for More : An Epicurean's Dilemma." I'm a former, long time TV news anchor, with nearly 20 years in the business. I recently left the news world for new adventures and this is one of them. "Hungry for More" will explore the culinary and wine worlds and the people in them. We'll discover, together, their stories and their journey in this life. I'm hoping you enjoy learning about...

Trish chats it up with the owner and Executive Chef of Mother's Bistro Bar in Portland, Oregon. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Lisa Schroeder talks about growing up in a Jewish family and that cooking is simply in her blood. Before she was born, her mother owned a small, but wildly successful restaurant and Lisa would tend to adopt neighborhood Jewish families for Friday Sabbath dinners. She mov...

Trish chats it up Kerry Diamond, founder of Cherry Bombe, a media company that celebrates women in and around the world of food. She's also the host of Radio Cherry Bombe, the #1 podcast about women and food in the U.S. Fascinating conversations about how Kerry got her start in journalism (she tells stories about walking around neighborhoods, knocking on doors for interviews pre-internet), her job...

Trish interviews former news producer and author David Page about his life in news and creating the hit show, "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives," on the Food Network. He recently wrote the book, "Food Americana," which is all about the cuisine of America and how it came about. David tells stories from his former news days, the moment he got burned out, and what he decided to do next. After many show i...

Trish talks to author Kirsten Shockey, who has written several books including "Homebrewed Vinegar," and "Big Book of Cider Making." She talks about brewing vinegar and how easy it is to do it in your own home. She says it all started with the old apple trees on her property and how she wanted to preserve them. She breaks down the many different ways you can make vinegar, how her kids tell her she...

Trish chats with recipe developer and cookbook author Julie Tanous about her cookbook, "Food Between Friends," she wrote with actor and fellow food lover, Jesse Tyler Ferguson. She talks about growing up in the south, going to culinary school, and moving to Los Angeles with her husband. Tanous says she was pregnant in the city, didn't know anyone, but says one night of going to a dinner party that...

Trish chats with the brilliant David Becker, founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research. Becker, an election law expert talks a lot about the most recent election season, and his surprise at how long it went on for. He was a frequent flier on CBS News during and after the 2020 presidential election. He calls it one of the most secure elections and that it worked better than any oth...

Trish talks to Ellen Bennett, the founder of Hedley & Bennett, a company she started that makes aprons and kitchen gear. Bennett recently wrote and released the book, "Dream First, Details Later : How to quit overthinking and make it happen." She talks about growing up half English, half Mexican, with a single, hard-working mama and how the desire to help her mom lead her straight to the kitchen....

Trish talks to food stylist Christine Tobin about her work at Christopher Kimball's Milk Street, and the several movies she's worked on. Tobin talks about growing up in Holliston, Massachusetts and her nana, from Sicily living with the family. She says from the beginning, she was surrounded by excellent cooks and beautiful food. Her parents and the other parents who lived on the street she grew up...

Trish interviews podcast host Gabriel Ornelas about connecting with people, learning more than what's on the surface and his love of backgammon. Ornelas hosts "On the Pass," a podcast by The Art of Plating. Ornelas interviews a wide variety of people within the culinary world including chefs, hoteliers, mixologists, and more. The two chat about his childhood, growing up on the East and West Coast,...

Trish chats it up with award-winning author, speaker, consultant and TV host, Leslie Sbrocco. She was voted one of the top 100 most influential people in the American wine business, sharing her knowledge on wine and creating wine programs for businesses around the globe. Leslie calls herself a translator when it comes to wine, breaking down the confusing and making it accessible. She wrote "Wine f...

Super fun conversation with America's Test Kitchen co-host Julia Collin Davison. She talked to Trish about growing up in Rochester, New York, going to cooking school and then landing what she calls the perfect job at America's Test Kitchen. Davison talks about how Cooks Illustrated magazine and America's Test Kitchen have evolved over the years, the science behind testing recipes, and why the show...

Trish chats with the man dubbed the "wine anti-snob" by the Wall Street Journal. Tim Hanni was awarded the title Master of Wine in 1990 - one of the first of two resident Americans to achieve that honor, which the wine industry regards as the highest achievement and wrote the book, "Why you like the wines you like." Hanni is also a professionally-trained chef and he's worked hard his entire life t...

She's an expert in her field, award-winning bartender, mixologist and philanthropist Lynnette Marrero chats with Trish about how she propelled herself in this male-dominated industry. She's currently teaching a MasterClass on the fundamentals of mixology, helping home bartenders make a better drink. She talks about the steps it took to get to where she is, how she helped create "Speed Rack," an ev...

Trish interviews Professor Jeffrey Pilcher, currently a Professor of Food History at the University of Toronto. Jeffrey has written several books, including "Planet Taco : A Global History of Mexican Food." The two talk about how he got into becoming a food historian and Jeffrey recalls one moment he remembers specifically, at his brother's rehearsal dinner where he had some salsa that blew his so...

Trish chats with American Chef Sara Moulton on her many successes in the last few decades. From New York City, Sara talks growing up there, loving food (she says all the junk food), and then realizing her mother was doing some amazing things in the kitchen. You could say that's where it all started. Sara tells the story of how it was her mother who really got her into cooking school, after a coupl...

For the 100th episode of Off Script, Trish talks to the lovely and talented Kate Mulligan, best known in Southern Oregon for her work at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Kate talks lovingly about her father, Jim Mulligan, who was one of the first writers of the show "Laugh In" and "M*A*S*H", but who has a very long, impressive resume of shows he was a part of. When he passed, Kate found herself so...

Trish chats with Pizzana chef and incredibly joyful Daniele Uditi. He grew up in culinary family : mom was a chef, his aunt was a bread maker, and his grandfather was a pastry chef. He moved to America in 2010, lived in a van in Venice Beach and not quite sure what he would do, although he knew it would involved being in the kitchen. Word spread quickly about his pizzas and his talent, and before...

Trish interviews Medford Fire Chief Eric Thompson, and Battalion Chief Jason John about the deadly Almeda Fire on September 8th. The Medford Fire Department called back crews on that day and every firefighter working was assigned to help protect people and property. The two talk about the difficult decisions they made about leaving burning buildings behind, and sometimes the desperate calls to get...

This week, Trish talks to Eric Shannon, creator and owner of Big Barker, "real beds for big dogs." Eric talks about growing up Lansdale, Pennsylvania, how he was absolutely terrified of dogs, but then how one very special dog changed it all for him. Shannon started in the pet supply business, but increasingly became more interested in beds, mostly because he couldn't find a good one for him. When...

Trish talks to brewer, Jessica Cruzan from Deschutes Brewery in Bend. Jessica talks about growing up in Louisiana and discovering her love of beer not only through her dad, but a job she took while living in Washington, D.C. That interest led her to beer school (yes, that's a thing) and something a little unexpected -- an opportunity at one of her favorite breweries in Bend. She talks about the wo...

Hand me a cocktail and leave me alone to cook... that's just one of the ideas Trish and Christopher Kimball from Milk Street have in common. In Episode 117 - Trish chats with the man behind the very popular "Milk Street," and his inspiration in starting the magazine and cooking school, his new cookbook and the common mistakes people make at home in the kitchen. Kimball talks about growing up in 2...