Talkin' 'bout Food

The Grand Strand's top meteorologist Ed Piotrowski and his lovely wife Cindy, sit down with The Private Chef to the Stars to talk about Polish food, their favorite restaurants , and Cindy's capability in the kitchen.

Jason Black joins The Private Chef to the Stars in this episode. Jason has lived in The Grand Strand for over 30 years and has been a lover of the food scene since day one. He runs the pages JBlack Out and About, 411 in the 843, and Myrtle Beach Eats which has 53 thousand followers. He's a community advocate for the privately owned restaurants here in The Grand Strand. Jack Gregory of Murrell...

 This week on Talkin' 'bout Food , the spotlight shines on celebrated French culinary talent Vincent Pellat, a rising force in the gastronomic world. At just thirty-three years old, Chef Pellat has already built an impressive résumé, having honed his craft in some of the most prestigious hotels and restaurants in Paris.  This week, Chef Pellat brought his expertise to the International C...

The Private Chef to the Stars welcomes back Lisa and Bennie Blackwell. They are the owners of Palm 33 and are in the studio to discuss their ups and downs (mostly ups) as they approach their first year in business.

Fresh off a trip to Rome, and a first-place win for his focaccia, Anthony Ludovici-DeBrigida of Anto’s Pizza Romana joins us in the Talkin’ ’bout Food studio. Chef Anthony talks competition, craft, and how he keeps up with the nightly rush at his Conway pizzeria.  While some are celebrating wins, Chef Meredith Herman of the Gnosh Pit food truck has faced a tougher road. She talks about the many ch...

Christine Bonaparte, wife of acclaimed chef Joe Bonaparte, explains the ups and downs of being married to a chef. Jack Gregory, owner of Murrells Inlet Foodies and Entertainment talks about some of his favorite restaurant experiences throughout 2025 and one not so favorite.

Chef JK of Oak Prime in Carolina Forest talks about the lead up to being bestowed the restaurant "Recomendation Award" in the new Michelin Guide. The only restaurant in the entire Grand Strand to receive such an accolade. Also, Sundy Barth, a graduate from the culinary program at HGTC, explains the leap from culinary school to the real world of pastry.

Grant Turner, better known as Ricky Mokel, serves up a full plate of laughs as he journeys from the land of kale smoothies to the home of fried everything. Chef Joe Bonaparte talks about some amazing new equipment at the school including a rotisserie that can accomodate 40 chickens. Paul Grimshaw sits in and adds some of his twenty year wisdom of The Grand Strand food scene...along with his ever p...

Liz Callaway, 94.5 morning talk show host, and her husband Javier Lopez join The Private Chef to the Stars in studio to discuss their favorite restaurants on The Grand Strand. After being turned away last week from Luvan's in Conway, chef Richard and Anthony Bonventre finally made it in and boy was it worth the wait! A cooking tip for the home cook.

The long night of trials and tribulations: A Quest for a Restaurant. Also, David Magaha (The Snack Guy) sits down with the Private Chef to the Stars to explain his constant hunt for a good snack around The Grand Strand.

Twenty year food writer, Paul Grimshaw sits down with The Private Chef to the Stars to discuss the many restaurants that made it into Grand Strand's magazine "Best-of-2025." They are joined by Sophia Edens, The Content Food Critic, to get her take on some of the restaurants that were chosen.

Congressman Russell Fry of district 7 chats with The Chef to the Stars about growing up on The Grand Strand, how the food scene has changed for the better, his mother's cooking, and his aunt's famous Cheez Whiz and Bugles appetizer...awesome. Shout-out to Amy Everhart and her new podcast, "Brought You a Bite, Babe."

The Private Chef to the Stars has a new private chef position and leans on the Ball and Que restaurant in Georgetown for some traditional ideas. The Pierogi House in Myrtle Beach launches a discussion as to why we believe each of our tradional home recipes are the best....or are they?

Chef Curtis Hillard, AKA Chef Bear, sits down with The Private Chef to the Stars to deconstruct his approach to proper plate composition and presentation. And, how he moved from executive chef in restaurants to entering the world of the personal chef. Laura Smith says she has lived three different lives...a mother, an IRS tax agent, and now a student at HGTC International culinary academy at age.....

Chef Danny Smith, winner of best seafood chef in South Carolina 2014, 2019, and 2025, and 7 time World Food Championship competitor sits down to discuss cooking seafood in the low country. Also, Peta and Chef John Dabrowski. Peta, began her passion for a career in hospitality right out of high school and her husband, Chef John, has worked along side every notable chef along the eastern seaboard. T...

He played professional football, won the Strong Man contest several times (including pulling an airplane), had a massive heart attack, then opened the hugely successful Dirty Myrtle Wing Company. Talented server Kaitlin Pryor, talks about her struggle with addiction and the love and gratitude she has for her position at Dirty Myrtle Wing Company. Commentary about the restaurant by The Private Chef...

Los Angeles Pasry chef, Enoc Guardado, sits down with The Private Chef to the Stars to discuss chef Enoc's exodus from the food industry and what made that happen. From dishwasher to pastry chef, to restaurant manager and why he has such a loathing for the business, in mostly a comical way.

You'd be hard-pressed to find someone in The Grand Strand who has eaten in more restaurants. Jack Gregory of Murrells Inlet Foodies and Entertainment sits down with The Private Chef to the Stars to discuss over twenty restaurants from north to south. Chef Richard grills Jack on where to find the best specific food items.

The sweet ladies of the hugely successful Sweet Girlz Cafe and Bakery, drop into the "Talkin' 'bout Food" studio to discuss the origin of their partnership with neither having a culinary backround. Also, Don Princiotto. He studied computer science, worked in the world of voice recognition, spent four years in the navy, worked in defence contracting, studied at HGTC Internationa...

Lakieta Graves, with a passion for singing and a voice like an angel,  and Jamie Graves, a passionate musical prodigy, who would have ever suspected they have another passion...food.  Lakieta Bagwell-Graves brings the life and legacy of the iconic Celine Dion to the Greg Rowles Legacy Theatre and you can find Jamie Graves performing most nights at The Carolina Opry. Also, Michael Roemhildt of Mich...

The owners of Bohemian Bull in Murrells Inlet are back to discuss their phenomenal progress in less than a year. Hard work, a love of the community, great food, and reasonable prices seems to be their secret. Flavio Medeiros of "The Scoop on Myrtle" sits back down with The Private Chef to the Stars to discuss his pilgramage to the find some of the best cheesesteaks in The Grand Strand.

Clips from the show's most famous guests. Top local chefs discuss their favorite foods they'd be embarrassed for people to know, and some of The Private Chef to the Stars' favorite restauarnts in The Grand Strand.

Chef Joe Bonaparte of The International Culinary Academy talks with The Private Chef to the Stars about the positive changes to the local restaurant scene, where he thinks it's headed. Also discussed is  the first class education provided by the culinary institute, and how you can enroll for mere pennies. Commentary on The Carolina Tavern in Murrells Inlet. 

The Private Chef to the Stars sits down with the owners of Palm 33, Lisa and Bennie Blackwell to discuss their month-old restaurant in Murrells Inlet. How Lisa was raised in a home that didn't cook to becoming the pastry chef and co-owner of Palm 33 and how Bennie, a salesman with an eye for detail, helped bring their dream to fruition.

The Private Chef to the Stars welcomes back into the studio, Jack Gregory of "Murrells Inlet Foodies and Entertainment" fame. With tens of thousands of views to his Facebook page daily, Jack is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the local food scene. And The Private Chef soaks up every bit of it.