Jeff Crace has had many adventures and taken each head on. From serving in the military to computer science and finally to food business development, there doesn't seem to be much that Jeff hasn't done. He shares his journey and sneaks in leadership lessons throughout, and his career shows that every step and job taken informs how you are as a leader and business developer. Recognizing the value of involvement, Jeff is also the Southwest Regional Chair for the Research Chefs Association, and he ...
Sep 02, 2017•55 min
Thom King launched into the stevia business before it was considered a food product and was firmly a supplement. After stevia and other naturally derived, high intensity sweeteners were promoted to food status, Steviva took off. Now the brand offers more low-calorie sweeteners, including Monk fruit and agave, and the retail line features creative blends from syrups to coffee sweeteners. Thom provides a crash course in high intensity sweeteners and helps correct a few misunderstandings that I had...
Aug 19, 2017•1 hr 1 min
The thing I love about going to trade shows is that you meet innovators and entrepreneurs at varying stages of business growth. I wandered through the Oregon State Food Innovation Center's Incubator Alley to meet with entrepreneurs who were often first launching into the market to see what was new. I was in for a treat! I met Phoebe Smith Buls, the founder of Other Foods, and she really impressed with a tender loaf bread that was paleo diet compliant. If you have eaten gluten free breads in year...
Aug 05, 2017•36 min
Phoebe Smith Buls was showing off her Other Foods baking mixes at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, CA. I caught up with her to talk about why she's passionate about the baking blends she made, which are designed to be allergen friendly and delicious. Hear her talk about her passion for her work and why it's important to indulge occasionally.
Jul 29, 2017•2 min
Lev Berlin and his friends at SlantShack were trying to create customizable jerky and needed to create nutrition facts panels for the different options.Most nutrition database services are often very expensive and may be more than is needed for companies starting with a single product. Consulting services can also cost quite a bit. Berlin created ReciPal, an online system that draws its data from USDA databases and offers the system to small-to-medium companies. Now ReciPal is available for busi...
Jul 22, 2017•29 min
ReciPal founder Lev Berlin created the software to create nutrition labels and maintain facility inventory out of his own business needs and recognizing that the big expensive systems weren't right for every business. Hear how he believes they're differentiated in the marketplace.
Jul 15, 2017•2 min
Graham Kerr, arguably known best for his decades' long television presence as the Galloping Gourmet, doesn't really gallop in the kitchen anymore. His focus has shifted away from cooking and eating rich, indulgent food to sharing meals with friends and family that nourish life and support health. He and his wife Treena were strong supporters of my growth from nutritionist to culinologist, and Graham both inspired and challenged me to think differently about my career as a nutritionist chef and t...
Jul 08, 2017•1 hr
Graham Kerr, arguably known best for his decades' long television presence as the Galloping Gourmet, doesn't really gallop in the kitchen anymore. His focus has shifted away from cooking and eating rich, indulgent food to sharing meals with friends and family that nourish life and support health. He and his wife Treena were strong supporters of my growth from nutritionist to culinologist, and Graham both inspired and challenged me to think differently about my career as a nutritionist chef and t...
Jul 01, 2017•2 min
ReGrained co-founders Jordan Schwartz and Dan Kurzrock have the most delicious way to address food waste - and especially grain waste from beer making: eat the grain. As UCLA students, Dan and Jordan wanted access to craft beer, but being too young to hit the local pub at the time, they made their own. Unlike many home brewers who simply sadly discard their spent grains, Jordan and Dan decided to figure out a way to repurpose the ingredients. A new snack food was born, and Jordan and Dan went in...
Jun 24, 2017•37 min
ReGrained co-founders Jordan Schwartz and Dan Kurzrock have the most delicious way to address food waste - and especially grain waste from beer making: eat the grain. Like the show? Help keep it on the air and sign up to be a sponsor! Check out to get more information. You can also check out The Culinologist podcast series and read our latest articles by contributors, Anna Chow and Kevin Gorey. Find ReGrained at your local grocer (or request it!) and at
Jun 17, 2017•2 min
Adam and Sonia Gallegos have established the seemingly first family-friendly brewery that serves non-alcoholic beverages that appeal to guests of all ages, opening it in the small but popular Southern California city of Ojai. Find out why Adam prefers brewing kombucha to brewing beer and why the kombucha bar should be the next new quick service cafe concept. Like to hear stories about business or product development? Let us know on our contact page on PeasOnMoss.com. Interested in sharing your s...
Jun 10, 2017•43 min
Listen to the full interview next week as Adam Gallegos of Revel Kombucha and Kimberly discuss discuss kombucha brewing and being an entrepreneur in the food industry! Find new articles on our redesigned website by Kimberly and our new contributors Anna Chow and Kevin Gorey! Like to hear stories about food business or product development? Let us know on our contact page on PeasOnMoss.com. Interested in sharing your story or sponsoring? Just let us know.
Jun 03, 2017•4 min
I first met Dr. Cesar Vega Morales at the Modernist Cuisine kitchen laboratory. He was conducting blue-sky research and exploring the application of food science in commercial kitchens, and I was cooking and learning. He had just edited The Kitchen as Laboratory book, a collection of food essays teaching profound lessons in the science of food. He also served as one of the expert reviewers of Nathan Myrvold's Modernist Cuisine. Today he is a Principal Research Scientist working for Mars in the N...
May 27, 2017•46 min
Last week, we interviewed Right Brain Consulting owner William Madden, but we had to truncate the interview. Today, as a special bonus, here is Will's origin story and how some of the best life decisions come from a college bet (...not). Like what you heard? Want to join the conversation or help us stay on the air? Contact us on
May 20, 2017•19 min
William Madden didn't mean to go into food manufacturing, but a bet at Georgia Tech piqued his interest in barrier packaging, and the rest is a funny and adventurous history. He came onto the podcast to share some keys to success for product development and how his specialty as a contract negotiator was honed by sitting on both the customer and co-manufacturer's perspective. You can get in touch with William at and emailing him at Want to join the conversation? Email me and find out about opport...
May 15, 2017•51 min
Chef John Corey and I met through Shawn Wenner's (Ep. 20) Entrepreneurial Chef e-magazine and professional networking group. A seasoned contestant chef in internationally renowned competitions, Chef John shares what it's like to prepare recipes intended for competing against other chefs who are at the top of their games. Chef John also tells us his big plans for taking his catering business national and how you could get into the catering business. Check out Chef John at Want to join the convers...
Apr 29, 2017•50 min
Culinologist Webb Girard has a varied background in food product development and manufacturing. From dried meat to crackers to fresh pasta, Webb has survived his share of "death by iteration" and manufacturing nightmares. Now that he's a developer and project manager with Culinex, he has the opportunity to expand his portfolio in clean label product development and mentorship of the Culinex interns and new culinologists. Want to join the conversation? Sponsor the show? Email and get details. Lis...
Apr 15, 2017•47 min
Master's Degree in Food Science at Oklahoma State University candidate Deepak Kumar Duraivelu Rajmohan reached out to PeasOnMoss through LinkedIn. He had heard the Culinology episode with Chef Barton Dewing and thought it was very informative about the food manufacturing industry. Over the past few months, he has interviewed over 50 professionals in the industry, asking them for advice about getting into the product development field and about skills that would distinguish him. In our interview ...
Apr 01, 2017•1 hr 12 min
The Research Chefs Association 20th Annual Conference and Culinology Expo was held in Puerto Rico, and it was a great success! Even though it was a further trip for some of the members, we still had over 800 chefs, product developers, and professionals attend. Multiple cooking competitions, including the first ever food-waste competition, were held at the student and professional levels. Top notch educational sessions covering topics from emerging food trends and cutting edge technology were pre...
Mar 28, 2017•26 min
Research chef Anne-marie Ramo brings her sharp witty humor to the bench as an R&D consultant and took some time to share her story with us. Anne-marie started off in the culinary world and has taught cooking classes and written school food menus. After spending years at Aidells sausage perfecting the ultimate BBQ and becoming an expert in how sausages are made, Anne-marie moved back to Seattle and joined the Culinex team. As both a product developer and project manager, Anne-marie was involv...
Feb 25, 2017•58 min
Product Developer Chef Christine Murnaghan is like the Q behind James Bond, and she helps new and developing artisinal food brand owners transition their recipes from delicious home recipes to scalable formulas as well as providing an innovative perspective to existing food companies. In her spare time, she also has her own entrepreneurial streak and serves oysters in the summers at the farmers market. If you have gained value from the podcast, would you consider personally sponsoring or inquiri...
Feb 12, 2017•36 min
Ingredient: Unveiling the Essential Elements of Food Author Ali Bouzari has a strong identity of being both a experienced chef and PhD food scientist, but he doesn't feel like Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde. Rather, he draws from both worlds and has crafted his own identity as a culinary scientist. Join us for an encore appearance with Ali as we talk about fine dining, well-designed food product development experiments, and what he has in his pantry at Pilot R+D. Check out Ali's book at your local books...
Feb 11, 2017•53 min
Welcome to Season 2 of the podcast! Stella Culinary and Freeculinaryschool.com founder Chef Jacob Burton has gone back to restaurants - as the Executive Sous Chef of a new hotel in Reno, NV. He sat down with us to talk about his work and what he's excited about. In our conversation, we talk about the operational and financial responsibilities of chefs and how the mentality is what sets them apart from talented cooks. He busts myths about leaving your current industry to open a restaurant and the...
Jan 14, 2017•1 hr 12 min
Chef Catherine Proper has been a lifelong member of the Research Chefs Association after joining during her college years. After serving on several volunteer leadership committees while also progressing her career, Chef Catherine has a deep understanding of the legacy of the organization and a keen eye on the future. She joined us in this final Culinologist-focused podcast to share how Puerto Rico was chosen as the locale to celebrate our organization's 20th anniversary and what she's looking fo...
Jan 08, 2017•24 min
The BlueCart app justifies having your cell phone on the line and in the walk-in, and now you don't have to keep track of a clipboard and pen nor deal with bad handwriting and remembering to place your purchase order message to some sales rep's voicemail. Founders Jagmohan Bansal and Konstantin Zvereff recognized a big gap in efficiency when it came to restaurant management of inventory and purchase orders. After stints overseas and observing multi-location chain restaurants nationwide, they rea...
Dec 17, 2016•39 min
Founder of Culinex, Certified Research Chef Mark Crowell's interview was packed with wisdom and insight about growing an independent consultancy for research and development. I selected a portion of his interview to share again, because it was one interview that really changed how I looked out over my career future and considered my next, next steps. Find Culinex at . If you have gained value from the podcast, would you consider personally sponsoring or inquiring of whether your organization wou...
Dec 11, 2016•23 min
Chef Barton Dewing's interview was packed with incredible information, and I wanted to share a section that we removed from his Culinologist interview due to length. It was packed with wisdom that I implemented immediately in my work, and it resulted in a different perspective on R&D projects. The mis en place required to be successful in development of products is essential, and projects fall apart very quickly if contingency planning isn't conducted at the beginning of the project. If you ...
Nov 26, 2016•17 min
Over Halloween weekend, creative thinkers and inventors from different business sectors gathered in San Francisco at the to answer this year's theme question: "How can we support parents in effortlessly guiding their children to establish healthier eating, drinking, and lifestyle habits?" Teams were formed, ideas were brainstormed, and concepts were pitched. Meet the team of food science students, entrepreneurs, and RCA member (and the Student Committee President!) share their experience, what t...
Nov 19, 2016•51 min
Chan Seattle is located in the courtyard of the Inn at the Market, and is Seattle's only Korean Gastropub. It is Chef Heong Soon Park's second restaurant, with the established cafe Bacco being his introduction to food business ownership and professional cooking. While many food businesses fail, especially when the principal owners are not themselves from the business, Chef Park doubled down and attended culinary school while also running the cafe. All that hard work paid off, and he opened Chan ...
Nov 13, 2016•35 min
Culinologist Maxwell Fluck is a graduate of Southwest Minnesota State University's Culinology program, and he works as a culinary technologist at OSI Group. From working with meat seasoning blends to providing solutions for customers, Maxwell's days are different every day. His journey has featured some great internships and mentorship, and those experiences have begun shaping him into the technologist he is today. Find out why he's obsessed with sous vide machines and why you'll think of him ne...
Nov 05, 2016•48 min
