Explore every episode of the podcast Epicurean Unicorn
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| Karl de Smedt Talks with Will Grant about Sourdough | 14 Oct 2024 | 00:19:30 | |
the world's only sourdough Liberian, Karl de Smedt, talks with Will Grant, 2017 Caputo Cup Non-Traditional Division Champion about sourdough live from the Puratos Issaquah Innovation Center. Find Puratos at: | |||
| All About Biotechnology with Maria Cho of Triplebar | 27 Sep 2024 | 00:49:12 | |
Connie spoke with Maria Cho, the CEO of Triplebar, all about her fascinating work and how her company works in the food industry. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Johnson & Wales Intern Roundtable | 13 Sep 2024 | 00:30:16 | |
Braden hosts a conversation with special Guest host Brendan who spoke to Branden and Amy two of our summer interns from Johnson & Wales. Enjoy! Find Puratos at: | |||
| Fruit Fillings and the Fruit Experience | 06 Sep 2024 | 00:28:58 | |
We are excited to share an episode recorded by two of our summer interns, Brendan and Alex all about fruit and fruit fillings. Enjoy! Find Puratos at: | |||
| IFT with Dr. Zhixin Wang | 23 Aug 2024 | 00:42:34 | |
We sit down and talk about Zhixin's passion for food, how she got into the industry, and what she saw at the IFT Conference in Chicago. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Puratos Bakery School U.S.A. with Chef Kendall Elliott of the Pennsauken School District | 09 Aug 2024 | 00:35:40 | |
We sat down with Chef Elliott from the Pennsauken School District to learn about the bakery school program and all the great work he does with the students there. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Matthew a Bakery School Intern Shares About Starting In the Industry | 26 Jul 2024 | 00:34:02 | |
We talk with one of our bakery school interns Matthew about his journey into the industry and his experience in the bakery program in high school. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin (Rebroadcast) | 05 Jul 2024 | 00:45:36 | |
Enjoy this conversation we had back in 2021 with two awesome and funny gentlemen. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Baking with Chef Esther | 19 Jun 2024 | 00:41:28 | |
We speak with Chef Esther McManus about her career and how she went from not cooking as a girl in Morocco to professional chef and baker in Philadelphia. Thank you to Chef Fran Costigan for introducing us to Chef Esther. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Connie is Back for a Quick Catch-Up and Mystery Tasting | 06 Jun 2024 | 00:17:18 | |
The title says it all. Welcome back (if for however brief a time) Connie! Find Puratos at: | |||
| WA Grains with Casey Chumrau | 22 May 2024 | 00:44:25 | |
We speak with Casey Chumrau the CEO of the Washington Grain Commission. We learn all about grain and how local and national commissions work with farmers. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Choosing Your Next Dining Experience with the Help of A.I. with Fisayo Oluwadiya Founder and CTO of Resactly | 08 May 2024 | 00:50:28 | |
Time for Braden's favorite topic- A.I. We spoke with Fisayo Oluwadiya about her new product which uses A.I to help recommend your next great dining experience. Find Puratos at: | |||
| The Return of Karl De Smedt the Sourdough Librarian | 24 Apr 2024 | 00:39:26 | |
We are happy to welcome Kelly Patraju as one of our newest co-hosts. Welcome Kelly! Kelly interviewed the world's only sourdough librarian- Karl De Smedt. Karl was in New Jersey to share about the 10 year anniversary of the Sourdough Library. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Trust and Inspire Roundtable | 10 Apr 2024 | 00:34:09 | |
I sat down with Michelle Sacchetti and Tom Del Rossi from Puratos to talk about our journey of implementing Trust and Inspire. Make sure you listen to our episode with David Kasperson to fully enjoy this episode as it is a followup and dives into the journey and work it takes to bring an organization on a trust and inspire journey. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Person First Leadership with Gul Jeff Akin | 01 Apr 2024 | 00:19:32 | |
We get insight into what return guest Jeff Akin has been up to since his last appearance and what he has learned about leadership. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Trust and Inspire with David Kasperson | 22 Mar 2024 | 00:56:31 | |
We spoke with David Kasperson a Director at Franklin Covey's Global Trust Practice and co-author of Trust and Inspire. You don't want to miss these insights on leadership from David! Find Puratos at: | |||
| A Day in the Life of a CIA Student with Jillian Donie | 29 Feb 2024 | 00:43:48 | |
We spoke with Jillian Donie a CIA student and Puratos Intern. She also likes Star Trek! We learn about what an education is like in the culinary arts and play a fun game involving a very old book that no baker should be without. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Fred Wasiak President & CEO of the Food Bank of South Jersey | 09 Feb 2024 | 00:37:07 | |
We spoke with Fred Wasiak the President and CEO of the Food Bank of South Jersey. Fred shares about their mission and how everyone can be involved. We also learned a lot about the YMCA. Tune in to hear how that came up. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Beth Karam-Putt from Erika Record | 24 Jan 2024 | 00:50:24 | |
We spoke with Beth Karam-Putt from Erika Record about her journey as a pastry chef and how she landed a job helping companies find just the right equipment for their baking, pastry, and chocolate needs. Find Puratos at: | |||
| 2023 Wrap Up | 15 Dec 2023 | 00:29:34 | |
We are back for a 2023 wrap-up to clear the slate of tasting items and share what direction we are going in for 2024. Find Puratos at: | |||
| It's Never Too Late to Start with Tarsha Joyner Owner of Mrs. Joys Absolutely Fabulous Treats | 11 Oct 2023 | 00:47:14 | |
We talked with Tarsha Joyner about her journey from foster care to parent, artist, bakery owner, TV Competition Star, and so much more. Her journey is amazing so you don't want to miss this conversation. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Say Yes to the Opportunity with Patrick Honeywell | 26 Sep 2023 | 00:48:38 | |
We spoke with Patrick Honeywell the corporate chef at Le Chef Bakery about his life and how he went from traveling to an Alaskan gold mining camp to being a sucessful pastry chef and business person. Find Puratos at: | |||
| All About Bread Slicers with Tom Ranc from JAC | 01 Sep 2023 | 00:43:41 | |
We spoke with Tom Ranc, President of JAC North America all about JAC and their very interesting history and all about bread slicers. Find Puratos at: | |||
| IFT FIRST Recap with Connie | 11 Aug 2023 | 00:42:30 | |
Connie recaps and shares about her trip to the IFT FIRST convention that took place last month in Chicago. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Bonus Episode with Chef Fran Constigan | 25 Jul 2023 | 00:08:19 | |
Here is part of an unaired conversation with Chef Fran Costigan - Enjoy Find Puratos at: | |||
| What is a Century Egg? | 12 Jul 2023 | 00:22:43 | |
We learn about the century egg from Connie and how she made one and how Braden successfully didn't taste it. Find Puratos at: | |||
| TikTok Adventures with Kayla "Doughshaw" Croshaw | 28 Jun 2023 | 01:00:36 | |
We spoke to Kayla Croshaw better known on TikTok and Instagram as Kayla Doughshaw. Look her up. You won't regret it. Seriously we will wait while you go check her videos out. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Happy Father's Day 2023! | 14 Jun 2023 | 00:15:45 | |
In honor of Father's Day coming up this Sunday we have a special bonus episode with a special bonus guest host. Wishing all the dads a wonderful day! Find Puratos at: | |||
| Adventures in Pastry with Pedro Sousa | 31 May 2023 | 00:48:16 | |
We spoke with Pedro Sousa from Puratos Canada about how he landed in our great neighbor to the north and his exciting journey in the world of the pasty arts. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Experimenting in the Kitchen with Jessica Formicola | 19 May 2023 | 00:58:49 | |
We spoke to Jessica Formicola of Savory Experiments all about her journey and her creative endeavors. It was a great conversation with so many wonderful stories and we even met her cat! Find Puratos at: | |||
| The Power of Women Led Business with Jen Pelka of Une Femme Wines | 04 May 2023 | 00:46:04 | |
We sit down with Founder and CEO of Une Femme Wines Jen Pelka to talk wine and what it takes to grow a successful business and the power and challenges of being women led and working primarily with other women led businesses. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Ari Tulla of ELO Health | 19 Apr 2023 | 00:54:15 | |
We speak with Ari Tulla of ELO Health about food as medicine and living a healthy lifestyle. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Chocolate 3D Printing with Ellie Weinstein of Cocoa Press | 06 Apr 2023 | 00:50:04 | |
We speak with Ellie the founder and CEO of Cocoa Press. Ever wonder what it takes to build a company while engineering a machine and learning the material science behind chocolate? Well then this is the conversation for you! Find Puratos at: | |||
| Coinneach MacLeod- The Hebridean Baker Shares Stories From Scotland | 22 Mar 2023 | 01:06:13 | |
We spoke with Coinneach MacLeod all about baking, Scotland and Euro Vision!?! He is a great guy and a talented baker. Check him and his books out (and maybe stay for the photos of his adorable dog). Find Puratos at: | |||
| The Power of Perseverance with Chef Monica Glass | 08 Mar 2023 | 00:44:24 | |
we speak with (reformed) pastry chef Monica Glass about her journey and how and why she has transitioned into a more wellness focused mindset and way of working. Enjoy this conversation with a wonderful chef and human being. Find Puratos at: | |||
| The Power of Sea Vegetables with Yumi Komatsudaira | 24 Feb 2023 | 00:56:11 | |
Join us and hear from Yumi Komatsudaira the author of the cookbook Japanese Superfoods and the President of K Seaweed. We learn all about sea vegetables and everything you can do with them plus great stories from the making of her book and growing up in Japan. https://www.instagram.com › k_seaweed Find Puratos at: | |||
| A Walk in the Woods and a Chat about Food with Reyshan Parker | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:40:09 | |
We spoke with podcaster and filmmaker Reyshan Parker about his journey and how he shares the stories of service industry professionals. Find Puratos at: | |||
| There's No Such Thing as a Yooper Berry with Courtney Lorenz of Cultured Kombucha | 18 Jan 2023 | 01:10:31 | |
We learn what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur plus the fascinating science behind the declious drink kombucha with Courtney Lorenz of Cultured Kombucha. Courtney also gets personal as to the struggles female business leaders go through to succeed. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Plant Based Eating with Chef and Cookbook Author Lei Shishak | 04 Jan 2023 | 00:37:32 | |
We sat down and spoke with chef and cookbook author Lei Shishak about her new book on plant based eating and he journey from bakery owner to cookbook author and everything in between. Find Puratos at: | |||
| 2022 End of Year Wrap Up with Your Hosts | 21 Dec 2022 | 00:24:12 | |
Connie and Braden wrap up the year by antagonizing each other with mystery food and poorly written baking advice. They also share their 2022 podcast highlights and what they will be up to for the holidays. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Overcoming the Dunning-Kruger Effect in Food Service with Deagon Williams | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:45:59 | |
We talk all about overcoming the fact we don't know what we don't know (The Dunning-Kruger Effect) with Deagon Williams from Culinary Business Strategy. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Sensory Analysis and How it Determines What is on the Store Shelves with Sarah Coughlin | 23 Nov 2022 | 00:47:14 | |
We are joined by Sarah Coughlin the sensory manager at Puratos! We talk what it takes to run a sensory panel, why we do it, and some fun stories about when they go wrong. Find Puratos at: | |||
| All About E-Commerce with Tim Bucciarelli | 09 Nov 2022 | 00:44:43 | |
We spoke with Tim Bucciarelli from Ironplane all about e-commerce and what it takes to get that food you buy online from the warehouse to your house. Find Puratos at: | |||
| The Art of Asian Instant Pot Cooking with Patricia Tanumihardja | 26 Oct 2022 | 00:49:34 | |
We sat down with cookbook author and all around awesome person Patricia Tanumihadia to discuss the art of Asian cooking and developing recipes specifically for the Instant Pot. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Logistics & Supply Chain with Dave Hoffman | 12 Oct 2022 | 00:29:36 | |
We sat down and spoke with Dave Hoffman about supply chain and the logistic porcess of getting your food from point A to point B. Find Puratos at: | |||
| You Can Cook with Chef Dennis of Ask Chef Dennis | 28 Sep 2022 | 00:44:32 | |
We spoke with Chef Dennis Littley of Ask Chef Dennis all about his inspiration, story, and how he got to be the chef answering questions and helping people learn to cook. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Sustainability with Anthony Day | 14 Sep 2022 | 00:36:29 | |
We sat down with Anthony Day of the Sustainable Futures Report to discuss who we can all move the needle in a positive direction for both people and plant. Find Puratos at: | |||
| The Entrepreneur's Journey with Chef Matt Basile | 31 Aug 2022 | 00:43:25 | |
We spoke with Chef Matt Basile about his journey in the food industry and how his non-traditional path has led to his success. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Nutritional Guidelines and the Role of Trade Organizations with Lee Sanders of the ABA | 17 Aug 2022 | 00:42:30 | |
Lee Sanders from the American Bakers Association joins us to share the work she does to help give the baking industry a voice in Washington D.C. Find Puratos at: | |||
| Ice Cream Machines with Nick and Matt from Appliance Educator | 03 Aug 2022 | 00:42:47 | |
We were joined by Nick and Matt from the Appliance Educator podcast to talk about interesting ice cream machines so you can start making the best food ever at home! Find Puratos at: | |||