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How Did I Get Here? With Ryan Poli

The Ryan Poli Podcast

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Frequency: 1 episode/24d. Total Eps: 32

Chef Ryan Poli dives into the restaurant industry alongside a multitude of guests, from importers of rare products to highly-esteemed chefs, with the overarching question, "how did I get here?" We'll take deep dives into the lives and stories of some of your favorite farmers, restauranteurs, and--of course--chefs.

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🇨🇦 Canada - Food
13/01/2025
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12/01/2025
#54

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Season 2, Episode 08 - Michael Hanna of St. Vito Focacciaria

Season 2 · Episode 8

Friday, January 10, 2025 • Duration 01:05:33

In this episode, Ryan chats with chef/owner of St. Vito Foccaciaria Michael Hanna about guerrilla tactics in finding investors, opening a restaurant, and how the journey from fast-casual fry-cook to owner and head chef of a celebrated Italian restaurant has shaped his relationships both in and out of the kitchen.

Check out St. Vito here:
stvitonashville.com

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Season 2, Episode 07 - Greg Kuzia-Carmel of Canteen, Camper

Season 2 · Episode 7

Friday, October 18, 2024 • Duration 01:54:51

Today's episode tackles some big, albeit heady, ideas. Is AI going to change the restaurant industry? How about the way we interact with each other as a whole? Will Ryan's prophetical musings on Gen-Z come true? Listen in to find out what this week's guest, chef Greg Kuzia-Carmel, thinks.

Kuzia-Carmel runs both Canteen and Camper out of Menlo Park, CA. Rooted in relaxing, "normal" experiences with top-notch cuisine, the celebrated chef and restauranteur wanted to bring a sense of community and lucidity to a tech-driven region of the Golden State. His emphasis on hospitality and carefully sourced seasonal ingredients, alongside his impressive resume (Per Se, Mugaritz, Toro, Quince, to name a few) have landed him in an excellent position to accomplish this lofty goal.

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Season 2, Episode 06 - Joe Frillman of Daisies Chicago

Season 2 · Episode 6

Friday, July 12, 2024 • Duration 01:38:22

It's been a hot minute since we've had an episode pop up on the podcasting airwaves, but we're back at it with esteemed guest Joe Frillman from Daisies (Chicago, IL). Frillman utilizes seasonal, hyper-local ingredients for his restaurant concept in Logan Square, drawing on his brother (Tim Frillman of Frillman Farms) to provide the freshest produce for his delightful array of vegetable-forward dishes and his time spent abroad for his inventive pasta dishes.

In this episode, Ryan and Joe talk about getting started as a chef, travel (notably the difficulty of transporting knives on a plane), cheesemaking, and much more.

Check out Daisies:
daisieschicago.com

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Season 2, Episode 05 - Andres Lara, Pastry Chef

Season 2 · Episode 5

Friday, February 23, 2024 • Duration 01:51:26

Ryan goes deep with pastry chef extraordinaire Andres Lara. The two share a conversation about cooking, working with people above their paygrade while they were getting started, and the memorable, tangible moments that made lasting impressions on them both in and out of the kitchen.

Check out chef Andres Lara here:
instagram.com/andresflara

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Season 2, Episode 04 - Jim Myers of Elliston Place Soda Shop

Season 2 · Episode 4

Friday, January 12, 2024 • Duration 01:07:06

Longtime food columnist of the Tennessean Jim Myers left the food critic world to become a restaurant proprietor. His latest venture seats him comfortably in a General Management role at Nashville's historic Elliston Place Soda Shop. Originally opened in 1939, the midtown staple was acquired in 2019 by Tony and Lisa Giarratana. While the classic shop has gotten a much needed facelift, most of the elements remain true to the history and culture of the place. Myers and Ryan talk through the history of Nashville as a chili-parlor town (long before becoming synonymous with our friends to the north in Cincinnati), re-opening a historic restaurant, and the difficulties of food journalism in a modern day world which is inundated by click bait and fleeting social media posts.

Check Out Elliston Place Soda Shop:
ellistonplacesodashop.com

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Season 2, Episode 03 - Colby Rasavong of Bad Idea

Season 2 · Episode 3

Friday, January 5, 2024 • Duration 01:14:02

Chef Colby Rasavong sits down with Ryan to chat about his new restaurant concept, Bad Idea. A native of Alabama, Rasavong calls upon his Laotian heritage to infuse his food with Southeast-Asian flavors. Working under esteemed chef Sean Brock at Husk and Audrey, Rasavong honed his culinary skillset, which comes across in the beautifully-plated dishes coming out of the kitchen at Bad Idea.

Check out Bad Idea here:
badideanashville.com

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Season 2, Episode 02 - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones of Eater Magazine

Season 2 · Episode 2

Friday, December 8, 2023 • Duration 01:18:45

Nashville-via-Miami food journalist Jackie Gutierrez-Jones is editor of, and longstanding contributor to, the Nashville branch of Eater magazine. Contrary to what one may think, her culinary musings and professional journalistic approach to food certainly haven't soured her taste (play on words intended) to Nashville's burgeoning food scene.

She has become a vocal champion for some of our cities finest eateries both old and new, using her platform as more of an educational and awareness tool than your run-of-the-mill food critic.

Jackie and Ryan discuss her transition from graphic design into journalism, current goings-on in the Nashville food space, and egregious Yelp reviews.

Check out Eater Nashville here:
nashville.eater.com

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Season 2 Premiere | Episode 01 - Tim Hollingsworth of Otium

Season 2 · Episode 1

Friday, December 1, 2023 • Duration 01:24:58

Ryan sits down with award-winning chef and restaurateur Tim Hollingsworth. The guys reminisce about their days at the French Laundry, finding balance between the industry and personal life, and Hollingsworth's "elevated fast food" pop up, Chain.

Tim Hollingsworth grit his way through the industry, from working as a line cook in his teenage years to cooking at some of the world's finest restaurants. Hollingsworth has received multiple awards, including the Bocuse d'Or and recognition from the James Beard Foundation as "Rising Chef Star of the Year." He has also appeared on several culinary television programs, such as Top Chef, The Final Table, and Guilty Pleasures. In 2015, he opened his modern American concept Otium in downtown LA.

Check out Tim here:
timothyhollingsworth.com

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Episode 25 - Nicholas Romero

Season 1 · Episode 25

Friday, August 4, 2023 • Duration 58:07

Chef Nicholas Romero stopped through town to help out in the kitchen at Ryan's new Nashville restaurant venture, Iggy's. During the episode, Ryan and Nick discuss the chef's many successful fine-dining ventures, reminisce on old times, and that one time Ryan accidentally worked at Disneyland.

Nicholas Romero has been the Chef de Cuisine at a number of well-praised restaurants over the years, including Los Gatos, CA's Manresa (three Michelin stars), Chicago's Smyth, and Grace (also in Chicago, where he won best chef de cuisine at the seventeenth annual Jean Banchet Awards in 2014 ). His culinary expertise and lifelong kitchen experience make for an interesting conversation.

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Episode 23 - Tony Mantuano of Yolan

Season 1 · Episode 23

Friday, July 28, 2023 • Duration 01:20:11

James Beard award winner and Michelin-starred chef Tony Mantuano has a deep history of fine-dining, from opening Chicago's Spiaggia to his current home at the Joseph Hotel in Nashville, he has never compromised on quality food and an elevated sense of service-focussed accoutrements. Chef Ryan Poli talks with Tony about bringing the first fine Italian dining restaurant to America and how that journey has shaped Mantuano's vision for his subsequent ventures in the culinary world.

Unfortunately, we ran into some brief technical issues regarding audio during the taping of this episode, but we feel that Tony's story is an important one to tell and are happy to bring you this unabridged interview.

Check out Tony here:
cheftonymantuano.com

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