On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, John Fraser takes an anthropological approach to restaurant life. Nix, his latest offering, is steps away from the Union Square Greenmarket in NYC, and aims to create a category for vegetarian cuisine that is all it’s own. Here, Fraser flexes his creative muscles to create something so satisfying, that you’ll ask for Carrots Wellington and/or Buffalo Fried Cauliflower by name, and not think of it as unfulfilling “health food”. In his early years at The French...
Sep 20, 2016•27 min•Ep. 289
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN ... we delight in having on Jack Inslee, who if you don't know, has been the man behind the scene of HeritageRadioNetwork.org for the past seven years. Our dynamic engineer & producer, Jack's made all us hosts sound our best, and now it's time to hear from him just before he leaves New York City for Washington, DC, for a new gig in radio. Recently returned from a European tour with Odetta Hartman's "222" album, Jack will regale us with eating shark in Icel...
Aug 16, 2016•37 min•Ep. 288
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, Kristin Donnelly asks that everyone bring a dish. Growing up outside of Philly, a family full of dozens of aunts, uncles and cousins, every birthday and holiday was a potluck. After years of the same old casserole, Kristin became a trained cook, and began writing about food, eventually joining staff at Food & Wine Magazine. There, she focused on well-being, and while exposed to top chefs techniques and recipes across many lands, she looked to apply these ...
Jul 26, 2016•29 min•Ep. 287
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, after a decade working as a landscape designer, Ron Paprocki moved to Europe to study pastry at Elisabeth Knipping Schule in Kassel, Germany. After an apprenticeship and diploma, Paprocki moved to New York City, to man the dessert program for Gordon Ramsay at The London. Eventually, Paprocki joined the #1 Zagat rated and NYTimes 3-starred Gotham Bar and Grill. Aware the restaurant's legacy and location, he utilized the nearby Union Square Greenmarket to showc...
Jul 19, 2016•29 min•Ep. 286
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, how did a certified cicerone from the beer industry take an ice cream meltdown (in a good way), to heart? Stef Ferrari, founder of Hay Rosie Craft Ice Cream Co., takes us on her Ice Cream Adventures , which is also the title of her current cookbook. Growing up visiting her favorite Connecticut farms for a scoop, matured into a sophisticated palate of adult flavors like Fernet & Coffee, Sriracha Popcorn, Cacio e Pepe, and Sea Salt & Sourdough. Don't wo...
Jul 12, 2016•1 hr•Ep. 285
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, Bruce Kalman, chef/owner of Union and Knead & Co. in Los Angeles, recollects his days working the deck oven at his family friend’s pizzeria in Paramus, NJ. This instilled Bruce with a sense of culinary exploration, and a little bit of rock & roll, while firmly rooting his passion in Italian simplicity. Bruce spent time in Chicago with Paul Bartolotta at Spiaggia, learning to respect every ingredient, a true Tuscan mantra. Handcrafting pasta became a f...
Jul 05, 2016•33 min•Ep. 284
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, we take the humble chickpea, and blend it into a sensation. Hummus, has it's origins in 13th century Egypt, has long been a stalwart of Middle Eastern mezze, and is currently a three quarter billion dollar market. Sabra, and it's CMO Eugenio Perrier, are reimagining this versatile spread's contemporary palette; with the launch of their "Unofficial Meal" campaign, they're looking to interact on a human level, and not just because it's "Appy Hour". Over 25% of ...
Jun 28, 2016•35 min•Ep. 283
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, we reconsider the chicken with Aliza Eliazarov, who's compelling backyard poultry portraits ask, when does a bird become a "wing." During her time at the School of Agriculture at University of Connecticut, Aliza may have majored in Environmental Engineering, but an underlying interest in preservation and conservation issues found it's way into her photography. Aliza's seen South Central Farmers on strike because their land was being sold to developers, when B...
Jun 21, 2016•30 min•Ep. 282
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN , semi-famous thespian, Joel Marsh Garland , grew up eating government cheese, his family giving to the same food drives that they collected from. Red beans & rice, Pennsylvania Dutch pretzels and butter, and Chinese steamed pork buns steam buns, were all part of of the greater pu pu platter of that is Joel's culinary life. Food fascinations aside, Joel brings the same passion he has for finding a food's origin and authenticity, that he does to the methodo...
Jun 14, 2016•29 min•Ep. 281
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, former pastry chef and Momofuku milk maid, Alison Roman, brought her creative talents to the test kitchens of Bon Appétit, nurturing her innate ability for developing stunning beautiful (and delicious) recipes, eventually becoming Senior Food Editor. Following a Short Stack Editions about Lemons (with a lemon coconut tea cake that's a must add to anyone's repertoire), and time working for BuzzFeed Food, Alison is now writing her first, of two, cookbooks; DINI...
Jun 07, 2016•30 min•Ep. 280
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, we talk Crucial Detail with Martin Kastner, a former blacksmith from Western Bohemia, who was raised eating out of soup bowls, and later in life, found himself collaborating with Grant Achatz from Alinea after receiving a vague email simply stating, "I'm a chef looking for new ways of serving food." Little did he know, they'd forever change tableware (e.g. wax bowls, upright spoon, porthole) and the way we interacted with objects in general. From how we move ...
May 24, 2016•36 min•Ep. 279
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, we step on the gas of a 1952 Probat. This German cast iron machine can fire through 22 kilos in a day, but when did how we take our coffee become the Third Wave of caffeinated culture as we know it? Darleen Scherer started roasting beans in-house at Gorilla Coffee (Park Slope, Brooklyn) in 2002. Over a decade later, she brings us Supercrown Coffee Roasters, which doubles as a café where you can get your pour over, and a weekly subscription service which sends...
May 17, 2016•37 min•Ep. 278
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, with a vegetarian Hindu father from North India, and a Catholic mother from Goa in the South, a former Portuguese colony, Nik Sharma was born in Bombay to a polytheistic family, that celebrated the regional flavors in their diverse national cuisine. Nik moved to San Francisco as a molecular biologist, working in the pharmaceutical industry, but rather than splicing genes, he yearned for more time to hone his chops in the kitchen. In a leap of faith, Nik train...
May 10, 2016•25 min•Ep. 277
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, Fernando Aciar of OCafe in NYC, was used to seeing 10 woman in the kitchen at a time, making tomato jam, drying quince paste on the dining room table, which sat there for 2 months at a time. He grew up in the hills of Argentina, not quite the Andes, but his connection to the land was a strong as the fires he set while work for Chef Francis Mallmann. He'd help open up his restaurants in Mendoza, Uruguay, and Long Island, before finding solace in Sao Paolo, Bra...
May 03, 2016•32 min•Ep. 276
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, Paul Salmon comes from the land down under, but in New York City, he's known for bringing Jamaican cuisine and culture to the masses. In the early 1990's, Paul decided to move into hospitality (from a career in finance), and bought The Rockhouse Hotel in Negril, Jamaica. With Spanish, British, African, Indian and Chinese accents, it was a spice blend known as "jerk" which really defined this island nation. Fried plantains, curried goat, rice and peas (which a...
Apr 26, 2016•27 min•Ep. 275
On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, we spritz with Leslie Pariseau & Talia Baiocchi, co-founders of PUNCH , a website devoted to the stories behind what and why we drink, as authors of the aforementioned verb/noun, "SPRITZ: Italy's Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail". We'll start drinking with the Greeks and Romans, who mixed their wines with honey and herbs. Austrian soldiers traversed Northern Italy during the Habsburg monarchy, who were used to Riesling so they diluted their the regional var...
Apr 05, 2016•29 min•Ep. 274
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, Kristina Gill takes us on a tour of Cucina Romana , which can be followed through every bite of pasta (Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe, Alla Gricia, Amatriciana and more), in her book, "Tasting Rome." Though Kristina grew up in Nashville TN, surrounded by the splendors of her family's small gardens, her grandmother's seasonal produce deep freeze, and a panty of boxed goods like Rice-a-Roni, Pillsbury biscuits and Shake'N Bake, it wasn't until Kristina left for colleg...
Mar 29, 2016•34 min•Ep. 273
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, Chloe Coscarelli may have sweetly introduced herself to the culinary world through vegan cupcakes on Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars”, but it’s her QSR restaurant “by CHLOE”, that’s leading the charge of the plant-based phenomenon. Raised in sunny Santa Monica, where seasonal produce is year round, it seemed a funny choice for Chloe to open her restaurant in NYC. But with every crisp of shiitake bacon topping of “Mac N’ Cheese” (made with a sweet potato-cashew s...
Mar 22, 2016•24 min•Ep. 272
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, we find out why eating out of a bowl, bests eating off of a plate. Lukas Volger is the owner of Made by Lukas, a ready-to-shape ground & seasoned veggie patty company (available in 3 tasty flavors: kale, beets, carrot parsnip), and author of two vegetarian cookbooks ( Veggie Burgers Every Which Way , Vegetarian Entrees That Won’t Leave You Hungry ). Lukas’ bold (and vegetarian) takes on ramen, pho, bibimbap and dumplings, fill the pages of his most recent...
Mar 01, 2016•27 min•Ep. 271
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, we tap Casey Elsass and his New Hampshire roots, to bring us into maple season and plenty of Sugar on Snow Suppers. Casey is the founder of Bushwick Kitchen, née Mixed Made, producer of Trees Knees Mountain Maple (Cinnamon & Spicy versions too). He’s recently authored the latest Short Stack Editions: Maple Syrup , and wants you know, if it starts with “Log”, “Aunt” or “Mrs.”, it’s not real maple. From trees in the Catskills Mountains, Casey will convert m...
Feb 23, 2016•32 min•Ep. 270
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN we take the “Seoul Train” to K-town with chef Deuki Hong of Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong & co-author Matt Rodbard of “Koreatown: A Coobkook”. For anyone that’s visited 32nd Street between 5th & Broadway in NYC, you’ll see a vertical city built bulgogi Korean BBQ, early morning karaoke rooms, and plenty of soju shots. But that’s just here, there are Koreatowns all across this country (e.g. LA, Duluth GA, Chicago …). First things first, the banchan, small plat...
Feb 16, 2016•32 min•Ep. 269
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, we sit for un café crème with Clotilde Dusoulier, the Parisian food blogger behind Chocolate & Zucchini. Know for a more Provencal twist, olive oil & vegetable based, rather than the butter and potatoes of Northern France. Upon graduating with a degree in computer science, Clotilde moved to Silicon Valley to code, unintentionally codifying her cooking as a craft. She baked Quiche Lorraine, and her mother’s Gratin Courgette (zucchini casserole), but re...
Feb 12, 2016•34 min•Ep. 268
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, is customizable apron company Hedley & Bennett. After cooking the line in LA in restaurants Providence and Baco Mercat, Ellen Bennett dreamt up a business that would both benefit and beautify a cook’s uniform for the ages. Handmade in Los Angeles, constructed of American canvas, raw Japanese selvage demin, European linens, Ellen’s aprons had adjustable straps, 1 inch thick webbing to prevent cutting into the wearer’s neck, beautifully constructed brass ha...
Feb 02, 2016•32 min•Ep. 267
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, Augustin Paluel-Marmont, one half of “two kooky cookies“, better known as Michel et Augustin, brings his French flours to the US, to bake the most delicious sables and feuilletes aperitif (cookies & crackers). What began as a self taught fascination, turned into a passion project first about bread, going so far as publishing “Le Guide Des Boulangeries De Paris”, a Michelin guide for bakeries. Michel & Augustin then began using friends bakery spaces on...
Jan 26, 2016•29 min•Ep. 266
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN … FLASH! BANG! BOOM! … author Adam Rubin & illustrator Daniel Salmieri, transform the classic picture book into Robo-Sauce, a recipe about a boy who became a robot. Also during storytime, Adam & Daniel’s New York Times bestseller Dragons Love Tacos (note: dragons hate spicy salsa), as well as Secret Pizza Party, which follows a masked raccoon’s ruses all due to his deep love of pizza. Adam & Daniel’s books are novel additions to a long legacy of fo...
Jan 19, 2016•32 min•Ep. 265
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, Nick Morgenstern blends nostalgia with innovation at Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream, scooping some of city’s best desserts, boasting 5 vanillas, 4 chocolates, as well as flavors like Salt & Pepper Pinenut, Raw Milk, Fernet Black Walnut, Tonka Bean, American Egg, and Durian. After a life in fine dining, it wasn’t until Nick became a business owner, that he truly understood the importance of the simple joys. Now, he operates SoCal inspired coffee bar and lu...
Jan 12, 2016•36 min•Ep. 264
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, who knew a Twinkie would bring together author Steve Ettlinger and commercial photographer Dwight Eschliman, to visually investigate the foods that stock our supermarket shelves. Cool Ranch Doritos, Kraft Singles, Quaker Instant Oatmeal Strawberries & Cream, McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets … or should we say, agar, modified cornstarch, EDTA (Ethylenedi-aminetetraacetic acid), monosodium glutamate (MSG), shellac, and xanthan gum? See for yourself in their boo...
Jan 05, 2016•28 min•Ep. 263
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, Magnus Nilsson, the chef of Swedish odyssey Faviken, a restaurant situated 6 hours north of Stockholm, on 20,000 acres of Jamtland mountain farms. As remote as this seems, it’s just one of many exotic locations Magnus traveled to while writing The Nordic Cookbook by Phaidon. Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, each embody its country’s best cuisine, found in the homes and villages of its people, rebutting the preconceptions th...
Dec 15, 2015•28 min•Ep. 262
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN , Bien Cuit may mean “well baked”, but Zachary Golper’s plan to make bread didn’t rise until a 2 year journey across South America. After time on an organic farm in Oregan, the wafting smell of a wood fire oven, manned by candlelight at 1AM, was all the impetus Zach needed to become a baker. With co-author Peter Kaminsky, “Bien Cuit: The Art of Bread” , takes us on a “Bread Quest” not only to find NYC’s iconic loaves, but celebrates the diversity of our cultur...
Dec 08, 2015•29 min•Ep. 261
On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN , Linda Pugliese grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, surrounded by sailboats, shorelines, and crabs smothered in Old Bay seasoning. Though her last name is from the Puglia region of Italy, Linda hadn’t returned until later in life, reconnecting with a family that welcomed her with love and pasta. Infatuation is almost too weak a word for how intrigued, and enamored, Linda was by the different shapes and methods of handmade pasta. Linda watch videos of grandmas on ...
Dec 01, 2015•39 min•Ep. 260
