Episodes

May 1, 2020

Andrew Wilkinson of Pizza Llama Talks About Adapting His Food Truck Business During Covid-19

On this episode we have Andrew Wilkinson from Pizza Llama . Most people know Andrew as the cohost of this podcast. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Andrew has taken a temporary leave from the podcast, as he’s focusing on his bu…
April 27, 2020

Rachel Armistead from The Sweet Farm Talks About Changing Her Business Due to Covid-19

On this episode we have Rachel Armistead from The Sweet Farm . Many people know The Sweet Farm from their fermented products such as sauerkraut, kimchi, pickles and ginger beer. They were the first business licensed to sell …
April 20, 2020

Baker Katrice Scott of Two Sweet Bakery Talks About Her Cookie Business

On this episode we have Katrice Scott. Katrice is one half of Two Sweet , the custom confections business she started in Frederick, Maryland with her twin sister Karin. On this episode: · Transitioning for baking at …
April 17, 2020

Chef Terence Tomlin's Road to Recovery After Suffering Two Strokes and Becoming Paralyzed

On this episode we have chef Terence Tomlin . He was the executive chef at the restaurant Hawthorne in Washington DC. In November 2017 he suffered two strokes while working at the restaurant, leaving the right side of his bo…
April 13, 2020

Distiller Mark Vierthaler of Tenth Ward Distilling Company

On this episode we have Mark A. Vierthaler . Mark is the head distiller at Tenth Ward Distilling Company in Frederick, Maryland. Some of the spirits they produce are a genever style gin, absinthe nouvelle, caraway rye, and a…
April 7, 2020

Gettysburg Chef Josh Fidler on Cooking in a Smaller Market

On this episode we have chef Josh Fidler . Josh is a chef in the Gettysburg, Pa area. He was the chef and owner of Fidler & Co in Biglerville, and most recently consulted on the menu and kitchen at GearHouse Brewing Co in Ch…
March 31, 2020

Anthony DiGiulian on Pasta, Italian Food and Home Cooking

On this episode we have our good friend Anthony on the show. This episode is a little different. Our guest isn’t a professional chef, and doesn’t even work in a foodservice setting. He is a very serious home cook, who’s pass…
March 31, 2020

Continuing The Chefs Without Restaurants Podcast During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Things are changing every day during the Covid-19 global pandemic. We have decided to continue with our podcast, even if it means changing the format a little, and how we conduct the show. I have added some resources and lin…
March 24, 2020

Drew Pumphrey of The Smoking Swine BBQ and Smoked Meats Emporium

On this episode we have Drew Pumphrey. Drew is the owner of The Smoking Swine BBQ and smoked meats emporium. His food truck is based out of Baltimore, Maryland, and services the surrounding areas. He recently began working o…
March 18, 2020

The Litrell Show - with Chris Spear of Perfect Little Bites

From Jason Littrell: It's a tough pill to swallow, but we're not going to be dining the way we used to in ten years. It's chefs like Chris Spear from Perfect Little Bites and Chefs without Restaurants who are going to surfac…
March 10, 2020

Self Care for the Service Industry - A Conversation with Chef Sarah Acconcia

On this episode we have chef Sarah Acconcia . Sarah is currently employed as an in-home personal chef for a professional athlete, and is also the owner of Juniper Culinary Apothecary . Prior to that, Sarah spent many years …
March 6, 2020

We Hear You, Can You Hear Us? A Mini-Sode on Audio Quality

This is a mini episode, if you can even call it that. I wanted to take a moment to thank all of our listeners...especially those who have stuck with us as we work to continually improve the show. We were new to podcasting, a…
March 4, 2020

Matt Finarelli - Washington D.C. Area In-Home Culinary Instructor and Personal Chef

On this episode we have chef Matt Finarelli . He is an in-home culinary instructor and personal chef in the Washington DC area. Matt has also published a cookbook called Beyond the Red Sauce . In this episode: · We d…
Feb. 26, 2020

Chef Cat of Just Call Me Chef on Pop-Ups, Collaborations and the Personal Chef Business

On this episode we have chef Cat. She is a personal chef in Baltimore, MD, the founder of the organization Just Call Me Chef , and is a board member for The Food Project . In this episode: · The personal chef industr…
Feb. 18, 2020

On Writing Cookbooks and Making Pie - A Conversation with Author and Recipe Developer Cathy Barrow

On this episode we have Cathy Barrow. Cathy is a food writer, cooking teacher and pie maker. Barrow writes the “BRING IT” column in the Washington Post’s Food section . She has written for the New York Times , Garden and Gun…
Feb. 15, 2020

The Patreon Mini-Sode and Funding Our Organization

This is what we’re calling The Patreon Mini-sode. We hope everyone loves what we’re doing with both the Chefs Without Restaurants podcast, and organization. We want to keep the organization free for as long as possible, to …
Feb. 11, 2020

Contract Foodservice, High-Volume Cooking and Culinary School - A Discussion with Chef Dan Doyle

On this episode we have chef Dan Doyle. Dan is currently a regional chef with Legends Hospitality , and works with Live Nation. In this episode: · Contract foodservice · High-volume cooking · The pric…
Feb. 4, 2020

Filipino Cooking and the Calasag Pop-up - with Dylan Ubaldo (Toyomansi)

On this episode we have Dylan Ubaldo, a chef, musician, audio engineer and event organizer based in Baltimore, MD. He started the Calasag pop-up to bring Filipino, and Filipino-American food to the area, especially in conjun…
Jan. 27, 2020

Mexican Cooking and Funding a Restaurant - A Conversation with DC Chef Christian Irabién of Amparo Fondita and Muchas Gracias

On this episode we have chef Christian Irabién . Originally from Mexico, Christian began his culinary career working at his grandparents’ restaurant in El Paso. Over the years he strayed away from working in restaurants, but…
Jan. 20, 2020

Using Food as a Tool for Social Design - with Chef Krystal Mack

On this episode we have Krystal Mack . She is a culinary artist, creative consultant, entrepreneur, writer, self-taught baker, and activist who uses food as a vehicle for storytelling, cultural exchange, and community buildi…
Jan. 15, 2020

Chef Jeremy Umansky on Koji and Miso

This week we have a special throwback mini-episode. In 2018 I had the opportunity to attend the StarChefs Congress in NYC. One of the workshops was on koji and miso with Jeremy Umansky of Larder in Cleveland, Ohio. I was sup…
Jan. 13, 2020

Seasonal Cooking and Local Sourcing with Jake Cline and Matt Tilman of Hometown Harvest Kitchen and Food Truck

On this episode we have Jake Cline and Matt Tilman of Hometown Harvest restaurant and food truck in Frederick, Maryland. In this episode: · Local sourcing and seasonal cooking · The cost of “farm to table” · …
Jan. 6, 2020

From Haiti to The White House - with Chef Sebastien (KuisineKing)

On this episode, we sit down with Chef Sebastien ( Kuisine King ), a Washington DC area chef. In this episode: · Cooking at The White House · Thoughts on going to culinary school · Working at The Chee…
Dec. 30, 2019

Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Brand Building and Community - A Discussion with Chef Marc O'Neil

Chef Marc O’Neil discovered his love of cooking at the age of 5 when his brother taught him how to cook bacon. He eventually starting working in kitchens, from Burger King to The Westin at BWI. Now he has his own business, f…