From Scratch with Michael Ruhlman – Details, episodes & analysis

In the final installment of our “From Home” series of mini-episodes, we hear from a chef, a bartender, and a food writer. 

Cory Bahr is a chef and the owner of Parish Restaurant & Bar, Bahr Food Truck, Heritage Catering, and Standard Coffee, all located in Monroe, Louisiana. Follow chef Bahr on Instagram: @CoryBahr 

Tokiwa Sears is a mixologist and a rising star in Atlanta’s food and beverage scene. You can find her as the lead bartender at Bar Margot, located in Atlanta’s Four Seasons Hotel. You can also follow along with “Miss Libation” via her instagram page.

John T. Edge is a writer and the Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance. Edge has won three James Beard Foundation Awards including in 2012 when he won Beard’s M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award. Edge is also the host of “Gravy”, a podcast from the Southern Foodways Alliance which shares stories of the changing American South through the foods we eat. 

Season 2 of “From Scratch with Michael Ruhlman” is already under production. Please subscribe for updates on our return later this year! 

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In our final episode of the "Quarantine Report" series, host Michael Ruhlman talks with two of the food industries most forward thinking minds about the future of the restaurant industry.

Chef Dan Barber of Blue Hill at Stone Barns is a leading voice among those aiming to connect agriculture with gastronomy in more holistic ways. Dan explains how his out of work cooks are taking to gardening and tells the story of a surprising revelation he made after receiving a flood of critical instagram comments. Finally, Dan shares what he's excited about for the future of the food industry.

Nick Kokonas is the Co-Owner of The Alinea Group and the Founder and CEO of Tock. His special view from within two businesses helped him make important insights about trends during the global pandemic. Kokonas also shares his predictions for the innovations that will reshape how restaurants operate in the coming months and years.

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Today’s “From Home” mini-episode visits with Eugenio Jardim, one of the Bay Area’s most noted wine experts. He shares a recipe for the Brazilian dish feijoada and suggests wine pairings. For more on the Wines of Portugal that Eugenio represents, find them on Instagram (@wptusa) or on Facebook (WinesOfPortugalUS).

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Emily Spurlin is the new pastry chef at the landmark Lula Cafe in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. On this “From Home” mini-episode, she shares an easy cake recipe listeners can make with common pantry ingredients. For more from Emily, find her on Instagram at @sourbittersalty; Lula Cafe is also on Instagram and Twitter. 

Emily also points us in the direction of the Independent Restaurant Coalition’s SaveRestaurants.com, where you can find information about how the IRC is fighting to save local restaurants affected by COVID-19.

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Claudia Martinez has been relying on the versatility of the frittata to get her through this time. She’s the much-celebrated pastry chef at Atlanta’s Tiny Lou’s, the restaurant in the base of the Hotel Clermont. In this “From Home” mini-episode she shares an easy at-home recipe that’s ready to adapt. You can also check Claudia’s stunning pastry preparations on Instagram @claudvictoria and @tinylousatl.

And for listeners wanting to help support the hospitality industry, Claudia suggests donating to the James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Industry Relief Fund’s Open for Good initiative.

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The culinary duo of Shyretha and Mike Sheats run The Plate Sale, a pop-up dinner series in Georgia that’s won acclaim for its warm yet refined take on Southern cuisine. Follow them on Instagram at @theplatesale

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Jess Shadbolt is one of the chef-owners of New York’s King, a restaurant with a daily-changing menu of dishes inspired by Italy and Southern France. For more from chef Shadbolt, find her on Instagram at @jessieshad and her restaurant at @king.newyork.

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Dr. Krishnendu Ray wrote the book (books, plural, actually) on how immigrants influence food culture, most recently “The Ethnic Restauranteur.” In our new bonus “From Home" series, Michael checks in with chefs and food personalities to bring you short audio glimpses of how they’re cooking during lock-down, which pantry items they’re utilizing, and what they’re looking forward to after life returns to normal. We'll be publishing dispatches from this "pandemic pantry" several times a week. Ray is chair of the department of Nutrition and Food Studies at NYU.

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Chef and cookbook author Brian Polcyn has been practicing and teaching butchery and Charcuterie for decades. In our new bonus “From Home" series, Michael checks in with chefs and food personalities to bring you short audio glimpses of how they’re cooking during lock-down, which pantry items they’re utilizing, and what they’re looking forward to after life returns to normal. We'll be publishing dispatches from this "pandemic pantry" several times a week. Polcyn operated restaurants in Metro Detroit for 35 years and his first book on Charcuterie—co-authored by Michael Ruhlman—was nominated for a James Beard Award.

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Richard Blais is an accomplished chef, TV personality, and the host of the game-show style podcast “Food Court with Richard Blais” on iHeartRadio.

In our new bonus “From Home" series, Michael checks in with chefs and food personalities to bring you short audio glimpses of how they’re cooking during lock-down, which pantry items they’re utilizing, and what they’re looking forward to after life returns to normal.

We'll be publishing dispatches from this "pandemic pantry" several times a week. In addition to "Food Court with Richard Blais", Richard and Jazmin work together on the podcast "Starving for Attention," which just launched its second season.

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