Gourmand – Details, episodes & analysis

On today’s episode of Gourmand, I sat down with Kevin Cardenas from Solo Diner. We discussed his experience working in fine dining and how the skills translate to his pop-up, how Solo Diner presents Filipino American cuisine through embodying nostalgia while incorporating elements from their position in NYC, the collaborative nature of pop-ups and those who supported them during their first year, and so much more. So let’s dig in!

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).

On today’s episode of Gourmand, we sat down with Rishi Talati from Hotplate. We discussed how Hotplate began out of a college dorm, their business model and how they help small food businesses, the trajectory of pop-ups since the pandemic and their importance to the food scene, and so much more. So let’s dig in! 

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).

In this week’s episode of Gourmand, I sat down with Isabel Lee from Forsyth Fire Escape. We discussed the origins of their iconic scallion pancake burrito, their experience selling burritos from their fire escape during the midst of the pandemic, and their transition and expansion to their current space in Olly Olly Market. So let’s dig in! 

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).

In this week’s episode of Gourmand, I sat down with Lauren Tran from Bánh by Lauren. We discussed her work as a pastry chef and her unique niche of classic French and Vietnamese baked goods. Lauren also gave us  an exclusive look into their brick and mortar coming soon to Chinatown. So let’s dig in! 

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).

On today's episode of Gourmand, I sat down with Charlene Luo from The Baodega supper club. We talked about her process in planning menus for her supper clubs, how she uses food as an act of preservation, her famous Sichuanese sausages, and so much more!

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).

In today’s episode of Gourmand, I sat down with Karina Garcia from Cocina Consuelo. We discussed her journey of opening a pop up during the pandemic, how community and connection is formed through food, the process of opening their future brick and mortar, and so much more!

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).

In today’s episode of Gourmand, I sat down with Nadia Agsen, the chef at Pica Pica, a Filipino pop-up and supper club! We discussed her career as a chef, her approach to sustainability, how she uses her dishes as a mode of storytelling, and so much more!

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).

In this week's episode, I sat down with Leah Guadagnoli from Fancy Feast Supper Club! We discussed the art of veggie-forward cooking, her process of planning menus and themes for her dinners, sustainability, and her homestead Upstate, and so much more!

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).

In this week's episode, I connected with Stephanie Bonnin of La TropiKitchen, a chef and self-taught food ethnographer! We discussed her journey as a woman in the culinary industry, her process of connecting with traditional Colombian flavors, the new flavor of food nostalgia, and more!

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).

The Gourmand Podcast is back! In the first episode of this season, I sat down with Phoebe Tran, a chef, farmer, and storyteller, to talk about street food, sustainable food systems, and her current project which is a roaming Vietnamese food pop up called Bé Bêp.

This episode uses Royalty Free Music - (Music: www.bensound.com).