Episodes

How Complacency Can Kill Your Business
Aug. 16, 2023

How Complacency Can Kill Your Business

This week I want to talk about how complacency can kill your business (or at least hurt it). I run a personal chef business, and have been doing it for 11 years now. When I started out doing it on the side, I was a little scr...
Measurable Metrics For Success in the Kitchen, Structuring Your Business, and Finding Your Community with Justin Khanna
July 12, 2023

Measurable Metrics For Success in the Kitchen, Structuring Your Business, and Finding Your Community with Justin Khanna

On this week's podcast, we have Justin Khanna, the founder of Repertoire, a hospitality education company, and the host of The Repertoire Podcast. We talk about measurable metrics for success in the kitchen, including workin...
Exploring the World of Immersive Culinary Retreats with Lisa Donovan and Julie Belcher of Rêverie Retreats
June 30, 2023

Exploring the World of Immersive Culinary Retreats with Lisa Donovan and Julie Belcher of Rêverie Retreats

On this week’s show, I have Lisa Donovan and Julie Belcher of Rêverie Retreats. These retreats are the kind of trips that I want to take. Travel to the Loire Valley... Take a French pastry lesson with an acclaimed baker...Hav...
Knife Drop with YouTube Sensation and MasterChef Finalist Nick DiGiovanni
June 21, 2023

Knife Drop with YouTube Sensation and MasterChef Finalist Nick DiGiovanni

This week my guest is Nick DiGiovanni. Nick was a MasterChef finalist on season 10, which he did while attending Harvard. Since then, he’s been creating food and cooking content online. His YouTube channel recently passed the...
A Middle Eastern Pantry with Lior Lev Sercarz of La Boîte Spice Shop
June 16, 2023

A Middle Eastern Pantry with Lior Lev Sercarz of La Boîte Spice Shop

This week, my guest is Lior Lev Sercarz. Lior is the chef, spice blender, and owner of La Boîte, a spice shop in New York City. He's previously released the cookbooks The Art of Blending, The Spice Companion and Mastering Sp...
Salad, Pizza and Wine with Ryan Gray and Janice Tiefenbach
June 9, 2023

Salad, Pizza and Wine with Ryan Gray and Janice Tiefenbach

This week on Chefs Without Restaurants I speak with Ryan Gray and Janice Tiefenbach of Elena, Gia, and Nora Gray restaurants in Montreal. They recently released a cookbook called Salad Pizza Wine. During our conversation, Rya...
Quitting Social Media with Chef Krimsey Lilleth
June 2, 2023

Quitting Social Media with Chef Krimsey Lilleth

This week I have Krimsey Lilleth. She’s the author of The Cajun Vegan Cookbook, and was the owner of Krimsey‘s Cajun kitchen, the world's first vegan Cajun restaurant. Due to Covid, Krimsey made the tough decision to close he...
Locally Sourced: Chef Andre Uribe's Recipe for Culinary Success
May 26, 2023

Locally Sourced: Chef Andre Uribe's Recipe for Culinary Success

In this episode, I speak with Andre Uribe, a personal chef and the co-owner of Sustainable Meals Oregon. We delve into Andre's journey as a chef and his foray into video and storytelling, which now includes his own audio and ...
Deposits, Payment Methods and Horror Stories with Chef Matt Collins
May 12, 2023

Deposits, Payment Methods and Horror Stories with Chef Matt Collins

This week I speak with chef Matt Collins about payment methods and deposits, with a side or horror stories. Whether you work in the food industry or not, if you receive payment for your services, you won't want to miss this. ...
Nourishing People and the Planet: A Conversation with the Twin Chefs Behind Servis Events
May 3, 2023

Nourishing People and the Planet: A Conversation with the Twin Chefs Behind Servis Events

On today's show, I have Nicolas and Stephen Servis, identical twin brothers who founded Servis Events, a private dining service based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. You’ll learn how the brothers pivoted during the early days ...
Easy Allergy-Free Cooking with Kayla Cappiello
April 6, 2023

Easy Allergy-Free Cooking with Kayla Cappiello

Do you or someone you love have a food allergy or intolerance? Or maybe you're a chef who cooks for people and wants to get better at accommodating customers with dietary restrictions. In this episode of Chefs Without Restaur...
The Best Hire You Can Make For a Personal Chef Business
March 29, 2023

The Best Hire You Can Make For a Personal Chef Business

This week on Chefs Without Restaurants we have chef Kyle Shankman. Kyle is the chef and owner of Speak Easy Supper Club, an exclusive dining experience in the Atlanta area. As tickets for Speak Easy are hard to come by, Chef ...
Chef Kyle Shankman on His Home-Based Speak Easy Supper Club
March 29, 2023

Chef Kyle Shankman on His Home-Based Speak Easy Supper Club

This week on Chefs Without Restaurants we have chef Kyle Shankman. Kyle is the chef and owner of Speak Easy Supper Club, an exclusive dining experience in the Atlanta area. As tickets for Speak Easy are hard to come by, Chef ...
Elevated Home Cooking: Approachable and Affordable Recipes with Chef Christine Flynn
March 23, 2023

Elevated Home Cooking: Approachable and Affordable Recipes with Chef Christine Flynn

This week on Chefs Without Restaurants we have Christine Flynn, the proprietor of The Good Earth Winery in Ontario, Canada, and executive chef and partner at iQ Food Co . She recently released her second cookbook, "A Generous...
An Intro to Thai Food and Cooking with Chef Pailin Chongchitnant
March 16, 2023

An Intro to Thai Food and Cooking with Chef Pailin Chongchitnant

This week I have chef Pailin Chongchitnant, host of the YouTube channel Pailin’s Kitchen, and author of the companion website Hot Thai Kitchen. She recently released her 2nd cookbook, Sabai: 100 Simple Thai Recipes for Any Da...
It's Time to Stop Nickel and Diming Your Clients - Provide an All-Inclusive Experience Instead
March 8, 2023

It's Time to Stop Nickel and Diming Your Clients - Provide an All-Inclusive Experience Instead

On this week's podcast, I address the issue of nickel and diming your customers. Instead, I offer the alternative, which is providing an all-inclusive experience. I believe that many costs, such as providing china and linens,...
How to Become a Successful Personal Chef
March 1, 2023

How to Become a Successful Personal Chef

I started Chefs Without Restaurants to help other people grow their food businesses. Because I’ve been working as a personal chef for 11 years now, I have a lot of firsthand knowledge about what you can do to grow a personal ...
Cooking Up Retro Recipes with Bobby Hicks
Feb. 22, 2023

Cooking Up Retro Recipes with Bobby Hicks

This week I speak with Bobby Hicks, the man behind Retro Recipes Kitchen, the online video series where he cooks up the good, the bad, and the weird from vintage cookbooks. His videos can be found on TikTok, Instagram, and Yo...
Starting a Pop-Up Restaurant with Sam Fore of Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites
Feb. 8, 2023

Starting a Pop-Up Restaurant with Sam Fore of Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites

On today’s show I have chef Sam Fore, the Sri Lankan-American chef and recipe developer who’s known for her wildly popular Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites pop-ups. She was recently honored by The James Beard Foundation Awards as a s...
Monetizing Chef Referrals with Derrick Fox
Feb. 1, 2023

Monetizing Chef Referrals with Derrick Fox

This week is a follow-up episode with Chef Derrick Fox. You might have heard my full episode with him last week. Derrick went from being a punk rock drummer to cooking on MasterChef season six where he was the runner-up, foll...
Punk Drummer Turned MasterChef - Private Chef Derrick Fox on Epic Mega Cookies and Gordon Ramsay
Jan. 25, 2023

Punk Drummer Turned MasterChef - Private Chef Derrick Fox on Epic Mega Cookies and Gordon Ramsay

This week we have private chef Derrick Fox. You'll learn how this punk rock drummer went from playing the Warped Tour to cooking for Gordon Ramsay, Derrick was the runner-up on season 6 of MasterChef, and then returned for al...
Terence Tomlin's Road to Recovery After a Stroke, and Launching a Line of Ice Creams
Jan. 18, 2023

Terence Tomlin's Road to Recovery After a Stroke, and Launching a Line of Ice Creams

This week I speak with chef Terence Tomlin for the second time. In 2017, Terence suffered two strokes while working at his restaurant, leaving the right side of his body paralyzed. Despite this setback, Terence has been able ...
How a Vegan Diet and Lifestyle Change Literally Saved Her Life with Christina Pirello of Christina Cooks
Jan. 11, 2023

How a Vegan Diet and Lifestyle Change Literally Saved Her Life with Christina Pirello of Christina Cooks

On the Chefs Without Restaurants podcast this week I have chef Christina Pirello of Christina Cooks. After already losing her mother to cancer, Christina was diagnosed with terminal leukemia in her mid-20s. Not wanting to und...
Should You Work For Free?
Jan. 4, 2023

Should You Work For Free?

This week I talk about working for free. More specifically, I discuss why giving away free food, and doing events for free didn't work out for me. I'm not saying that there isn't a place for it. But before you do an event, I ...