CPN - ReMARKable Palate Podcast #41

ReMARKable Palate Podcast #41: Bobolink Dairy and Career Transitions for Chefs

It's the return of my greenmarket coverage, with a new regular feature, the Greenmarket Report. Today I interview Jonathan White of Bobolink Dairy (www.cowsoutside.com), who was selling his artisanal cheeses and breads at the Union Square Geenmarket. Following that interview is a phone conversation I had with a chef who's considering a career change.

food, food podcast, greenmarket, farmer's market, Bobolink Dairy, ReMARKable Palate, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Cuisine From Spain #8

Cuisine From Spain #8: Gazpacho

As the temperatures rise in Madrid, Marina decides it’s time for that summer classic, Gazpacho!

food, food podcast, cooking, recipe, Gazpacho, Cuisine From Spain, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Food Philosophy #9

Food Philosophy #9: Pastry, Portale and Princesses

Monica Glass, the official Pastry Princess of the Gilded Fork, joins me to recap my adventure in the kitchen with lavender pound cake -- and points out my *huge* gaffe. She also shares some of her favorite dishes from Gotham Bar & Grill (where she moonlights when we aren't paying her millions of dollars) and insights from James Beard Award-winning chef Alfred Portale.

We're also heading to the streets with the "big question," so get ready to voice your own food philosophy.


food, food podcast, baking, Monica Glass, Gotham Bar & Grill, Alfred Portale, Gilded Fork, Jennifer Iannolo, Food Philosophy

CPN - CHIC Podcast #22

CHIC Podcast #22: Chef John Montanile

Chef John and I have worked together on and off for the last 15 years. We started at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago back in 1993. He was brought up in an Italian household and talks about his life with Italian food. We talk about his cooking and how he integrates it into his life.

food, food podcast, cooking, Chef John Montanile, CHIC Podcast, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Hungry Magazine #18

Hungry Magazine #18: Cool Beans

Throw away the Folgers.

If your coffee comes from metal cans or has been sitting in the icebox for months next to that freezer burned box of Fudgsicles, throw it out, and then listen to this week’s podcast.

This week I sit down with Thomas Meinl, the fourth generation from Vienna’s Julius Meinl coffee roasting family, and Doug Zell, the founder and CEO of Chicago’s craft coffee roaster, Intelligentsia. We talk about issues of fair trade, the economics of coffee, the best way to brew coffee, the story of how coffee came to Vienna, and eating mole and drinking Mezcal in Oaxaca.


food, food podcast, coffee, Thomas Meinl, fair trade coffee, Hungry, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Simply Ming #14

Simply Ming #14: Ginger 101

Chef Ming Tsai shows you how to buy, chop, and mince ginger.

food, food podcast, cooking, ginger, Ming Tsai, Simply Ming, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - ReMARKable Palate Podcast #40

ReMARKable Palate #40: Strolling the Upper West Side with Don Genova

I was featured on Don Genova's CBC radio show "Food For Thought", so I thought it only fair to turn the tables on Don and interview him! We speak about Don's Italian heritage, their immigration to Canada, and his exploration of Sicilian Culinary traditions. Along the way, we tour some of the Culinary Hot Spots of the Upper West Side of New York City. Plus a listener phones in from Merry Old England!

food, food podcast, Upper West Side, Don Genova, Food For Thought, ReMARKable Palate, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Culinary Roundtable #2

Culinary Roundtable #2: Snack Tastes Around the World

The FoodCasters take on the topic of international snack foods, and why certain tastes are prominent in some countries, and non-existent in others. We also confess some of the international foods we've smuggled back with us in our suitcases! We're joined by Jennifer Iannolo of Food Philosophy, Chef Mark Tafoya of ReMARKable Palate and Don Genova of All You Can Eat. Moderated by Anne Bramley of Eat Feed.

Music: "Go Fish", by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network. www.bigmoneygrip.com

food, food podcast, snacks, international tastes, foodcasters, Culinary Roundtable, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Food Philosophy #8

Food Philosophy #8: Lavender Love

During my trip to LA last week I headed into the Santa Ynez Valley with Steve Wasser to explore some wineries, and we stumbled upon a beautiful lavender farm, Clairmont Farms. After I got over the swooning, I knew it was time to grab a handful of buds and bake that Lavender Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze from the Gilded Fork test kitchen (the one I've been dying to taste). We're taking a departure from my normal show format, so join me in the kitchen for a bit of mixing, baking and mess-making. And lest anyone is entertaining the myth that I'm a food snob of epic proportions, this will demonstrate that I, too, have my own blunders and mishaps in the kitchen. It all makes for a nice helping of fun and merriment, methinks, particularly when served with a hearty tablespoon of food porn from my mother.


food, food podcast, lavender, Santa Ynez Valley, recipe, baking, Gilded Fork, Jennifer Iannolo, Food Philosophy

CPN - CHIC Podcast #21

CHIC Podcast #21: Graduate, Patti Parks

My guest on this segment is one of my students, Patti Parks. She excelled at cooking and baking while she was a student here at CHIC. She and I talk about what it’s like for a student and what they can expect. There’s also a book corner about “Becoming a Chef” by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page. I also talk about my own graduation and what graduation means to me.

food, food podcast, cooking, cooking school, becoming a chef, CHIC, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Simply Ming #13

Simply Ming #13: Mango + Papaya 101

Chef Ming Tsai shows you how to peel mangos and papayas.



food, food podcast, cooking, mango, papaya, Simply Ming, Ming Tsai, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - ReMARKable Palate Podcast #39

ReMARKable Palate #39: The Preview Episode

A different sort of show today, as I bring you audio previews of some of the upcoming shows I'm planning for the next few weeks, including a soundseeing tour of SoHo, a Vietnamese cooking class, an interview with Don Genova of All You Can Eat, and some great street singing. Plus, I talk about several of the great menus I've done for my clients over the past week, now that the Spring entertaining season is in full swing.

food, food podcast, cooking, recipe, menu, ReMARKable Palate, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Food Philosophy #7

Food Philosophy #7: Chef Thomas Keller

Thomas Keller joined me for a chat on food philosophy and what that means in the world of the French Laundry and its siblings. His perspectives on food are some of the most well respected in the industry, and with good reason, as his passion for cooking has helped to elevate American cuisine to a new place in the international landscape. He also shared some interesting thoughts on the world of celebrity chefdom, seasonal vs. local cuisine, and his new life as a jet-setting restaurateur.


food, food podcast, Thomas Keller, chef, French Laundry, Per Se, Gilded Fork, Jennifer Iannolo, Food Philosophy,

CPN - Cuisine From Spain #7

Cuisine From Spain #7: Leche Merengada

Marina brings you a delicacy from the Mediterranean, Leche Merengada, a delicious cinnamon and lemon drink or desert, ideal now that the weather is heating up at last.

food, food podcast, cooking, recipe, leche, Cuisine From Spain, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Jim's Kitchen #27 (fixing an Oops!)

I made a mistake in the enclosure for Jim's Kitchen #27, so if you downloaded that episode before 11AM EST on May 13, you ended up with an old episode of On Food. Please delete it and download it again, and I promise that you'll get Jim's interview with Ariane Daguin of D'Artagnan!

-A harried Chef Mark

Jim's Kitchen #27: Ariane Daguin of D'Artagnan Foods

Ms. Daguin, a founder of D'Artagnan Foods, purveyor of the very best organic chickens and poultry, discusses Foie Gras; also Jim's Recommended Recipe for Redfish with Sizzling Crabmeat and Herbs


food, food podcast, D'Artagnan, foie gras, Ariane Daguin, Jim's Kitchen, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - CHIC Podcast #20

CHIC Podcast #20: Sourdough

This week I get back together with my old friend, Chef John Fuente. John has recently been invigorated by the concept of making bread from a starter. This is often called sourdough. We discuss what makes a good starter and how to do one your self. Listen at the end of the podcast for a new segment, Book Corner. I talk about one of my favorite books about bread and sours, Peter Reinhart's Crust and Crumb.

food, food podcast, cooking, baking, sourdough, CHIC, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Jim's Kitchen #27

Jim's Kitchen #27: Ariane Daguin of D'Artagnan Foods

Ms. Daguin, a founder of D'Artagnan Foods, purveyor of the very best organic chickens and poultry, discusses Foie Gras; also Jim's Recommended Recipe for Redfish with Sizzling Crabmeat and Herbs


food, food podcast, D'Artagnan, foie gras, Ariane Daguin, Jim's Kitchen, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Hungry Magazine #17

Hungry Magazine #17: The Kitchen Economist

This week I sit down with Bruce Sherman of Chicago’s North Pond Restaurant. Bruce Sherman was named Food and Wine Best New Chef in 2003. He is a graduate of Penn, the London School of Economics, and spent many years living abroad in India learning to cook seasonally from what was available each day at the local produce vendor or “wallah”. In this week’s conversation we talk about Chicago’s Foie Gras Ban, the economics of running a restaurant, his time in India, and what it’s like cooking for Julia Child.

food, food podcast, cooking, North Pond, Bruce Sherman, Hungry, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - On Food #44

On Food #44: Todd English and Biodynamic Wine

Celebrity chef Todd English stops in Seattle for a visit and offers an update on his latest projects. Also, Richard de los Reyes, owner of Row Eleven Wines, shares his thoughts on biodynamic winemaking.

food, food podcast, cooking, wine, Todd English, On Food, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Simply Ming #12

Simply Ming #12: Tossing Food in a Pan

Chef Ming Tsai shows you how to toss food in a pan.


food, food podcast, cooking, recipe, tossing food, Simply Ming, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - All You Can Eat #19

All You Can Eat #19: Salumi and "Bones"

A visit to one of Seattle's best restaurants, Salumi, and a trip to the Granville Island Public Market with the author of a cookbook called, 'Bones'.


food, food podcast, cooking, recipe, food, All You Can Eat, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Eat Feed #42

Eat Feed #42: The Kitchen

Justin Spring-The Itty Bitty Kitchen Handbook for cooks in 21st century apartments launches us into a look at the kitchen through history and around the world.


food, food podcast, cooking, kitchen, Eat Feed, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - ReMARKable Palate Podcast #38

ReMARKable Palate #38: Culinary Soundseeing Tour of Greenwich Village

Today I take you on a walking tour of Greenwich Village, stopping at a number of food shops and restaurants along the way, listening to the sounds of a busy and sunny Spring Day in New York City.

I also give a rundown of the honorees of this year's James Beard Foundation awards, and a new addition to the Culinary Podcast Network family.


food, food podcast, cooking, Greenwich Village, soundseeing tour, ReMARKable Palate, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

Welcome Cuisine From Spain to the CPN Family!

We are thrilled to announce that Cuisine From Spain, hosted by Marina Diez, is the newest member of the Culinary Podcast Network. Marina brings an authentic cultural and culinary voice to her show, offering us history and instruction on many of the classic regional dishes of Spain. She breaks the recipes down in a simple, easy to follow style, and her charming Madrileña accent is the kind of voice that makes you want to listen all day!

Cuisine From Spain is part of the Notes From Spain family, along with Notes From Spain, hosted by Marina's husband Ben Curtis, and Notes in Spanish, which is, as the name implies, a podcast where Marina and Ben converse in Spanish.

Ben is an expat Brit who has lived and worked in Spain for the past seven years. There, he met and fell in love with Marina, and is now an auditory ambassador for his adopted country.

food, food podcast, cooking, recipe, Marina Diez, Ben Curtis, Cuisine From Spain,Notes From Spain,Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Cuisine From Spain #6

Cuisine From Spain #6: Mojo Picon

Marina takes us on a tour of Tenerife in the Canary
Islands, and prepares Mojo Picante and Mojo Cilantro. These spicy
cayenne pepper and coriander based sauces are usually eaten as a tapa
with boiled new potatoes, but go equally well with meat dishes and fish.


food, food podcast, cooking, recipe, Mojo, Cuisinse From Spain, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

Congratulations to Jean-Louis Gerin

Our good friend Jean-Louis Gerin won a James Beard award last night as Best Chef in the Northeast for his restaurant Jean-Louis in Greenwich, CT.

We were among the first to congratualte him at the Pellegrino sponsored after party at the Westin Hotel in Midtown, where he wore his newly minted medal with humility, while those around him tried to get him to display it even more prominently.

Stay tuned for an in depth recap of all the weekend's festivities and other award winners.

We will also be publishing an in-depth profile of Jean-Louis in our Behind the Toque section at The Gilded Fork.



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CPN - Culinary Roundtable #1

Culinary Roundtable #1: Foie Gras

The FoodCasters take on the hot topic of foie gras, and the recent ban passed by the Chicago City Council. We're joined by Jennifer Iannolo of Food Philosophy, Steve Wasser of Gastrologica and Chicagoans Mike Nagrant of Hungry Magazine and Chef Tom Beckman of the CHIC Podcast. Moderated by Chef Mark Tafoya of the ReMARKable Palate Podcast.

The Culinary Roundtable, from the Culinary Podcast Network.

A Production of The Gilded Fork. www.gildedfork.com

Music: "Go Fish", by Big Money Grip, from the Podsafe Music Network. www.bigmoneygrip.com

food, food podcast, cooking, foie gras, food politics, Culinary Roundtable, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Food Philosophy #6

Food Philosophy #6: Taste Memory

What is taste memory? How does a food experience indelibly etch itself in our minds, evoking triggers sometimes years later? Even more intriguing, how do mental impressions of food have the power to evoke fantasies, or physical reactions within us?

While scientists delve into the research, some chefs are on a mission to use food as a mind trigger to create a richer eating experience. Chef Mark joins me for a chat on Jean-Louis Gerin's recent sensory tasting dinner, and to share some favorite taste memories. (And yes, we want you to share yours, too.)


food, food podcast, memory, taste, Food Philosophy, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - CHIC Podcast #19

CHIC Podcast #19: Nutrition

Our nutrition teachers stopped by the studio the other day and we talked about several things. I talked with Pat Plavcan and Holly Maloney of whole grains, the new food pyramid and iodine in the food we eat. We would like to make nutrition a monthly part of the CHIC podcast. Let us know what you think about this and other segments of our show.


food, food podcast, cooking, recipe, nutrition, CHIC, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Simply Ming #11

Simply Ming #11: Filleting Salmon

Chef Ming Tsai shows you how to fillet a whole salmon.

food, food podcast, cooking, recipe, filleting salmon, Simply Ming, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Eat Feeed #41

Eat Feed #41: April in Season

The tastes of the month. Asparagus and Going Dutch on a Dinner Party

food, food podcast, cooking, asparagus, tulips, Eat Feed, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - Jim's Kitchen #26

Jim's Kitchen #26 Interview with Michael Batterberry

Publisher of Food Arts Magazine and Founder of Food & Wine Magazine

food, food podcast, cooking, Michael Batterberry, Food & Wine, Jim's Kitchen, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork

CPN - ReMARKable Palate Podcast #37

ReMARKable Palate #37: Small Plates Around the World

A cooking class in your ears this week, as I present the highlights of one of my cooking classes. I present different hors d'oeuvres courses from around the world: Wild Mushroom Bruschetta, Pesto Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes, Greek Ham Kataifi, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Potstickers, Summer Rolls and Larp Gai.

Also, a special treat for Mom just in time for Mother's Day, plus an exploration of the senses dinner.

food, food podcast, cooking class, recipe, small plates, ReMARKable Palate, Culinary Podcast Network, Gilded Fork