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The Repertoire Podcast

Your Repertoire is the most valuable asset in your career. It's the collection of skills, stories, experiences, and lessons you've had to hard-earn in this hospitality industry. What if you could ask some of the best professionals in the world how they built their Repertoire? In this podcast, you can look forward to expert-led interviews by Chef Justin Khanna, breakdowns of news and stories that are impacting the industry, and the occasional bonus episode that might include a tactic or strategy that drastically improves your life. Subscribe for weekly episodes of The Repertoire Podcast.
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Episodes

Best Lessons from Chefs Without Restaurants with Chris Spear - Ep. 127

Connect with Chris: [ @chefswithoutrestaurants ] Chefs Without Restaurants Podcast: https://chefswithoutrestaurants.org/ Perfect Little Bites: https://perfectlittlebites.com/ Show Notes: -Chefs without Restaurants: https://www.patreon.com/chefswithoutrestaurants -Chefs without Restaurants on ClubHouse: https://ios.joinclubhouse.com/club/chefs-without-restau -Grow the Show Podcast: https://growtheshow.com/ -Grow the Show Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/growtheshow -Andrew Talks To...

Apr 08, 20211 hr 53 minEp. 127

Knife Sharpening Fundamentals & Misconceptions | Q&A with Adam Witt

Show notes: Adam on YouTube: Omnivorous Adam Adam on Instagram: [@omnivorousadam] Adam's Full video: A Comprehensive Guide to Chef Knives, Knife Sharpening and Knife Care for Beginners — What's next? 👇 Share the Podcast Get on my Email Newsletter Support the show for just $5 a month My latest upload on YouTube Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Get in touch with Justin Tweet at Justin Follow along on Instagram Sign up for one-on-one Coaching with Justin Browse the gear used to create this 💌Send ...

Apr 07, 20211 hr 12 minEp. 126

"Life-Work Balance", Changing Industries, and Pop-Up Strategy with Aaron Tekulve - Ep. 125

Connect with Aaron: [@ surrellseattle ] Follow Surrell: https://www.surrellseattle.com Show Notes: -Cafe Juanita: https://www.cafejuanita.com/ -Johnson & Wales: https://www.jwu.edu/ -Bensbread: www.bensbreadseattle.com -Lark Restaurant https://larkseattle.com/ -Christopher Lockhart Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-inside-pitch/id797233314 ''Niche Down'' https://amzn.to/3sBbiNq -Canlis Seattle: https://canlis.com/ -Surrell: https://surrellseattle.com/ -Thomas Keller (The Fre...

Apr 01, 20211 hr 48 minEp. 125

Hospitality Routines, Ownership, and Growth with Brendan McCaughey - Ep. 124

Brendan's Site: https://www.brendanmccaughey.com/who Brendan on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/multitude27 Show notes: Brendan's Site: https://www.brendanmccaughey.com/the-emulsion-with-justin-khanna Brendan on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/multitude27 Think and Grow Rich: https://amzn.to/3dXXWGt Chart from James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/continuous-improvement Article from Brendan about Tre Wilcox: https://medium.com/@multitude27/writing-wednesday-031-pick-one-decision-in-your-life-8d8...

Mar 25, 20211 hr 49 minEp. 124

Leaving the Kitchen, Weight Loss in the Industry, & Seizing Opportunities with Ray Delucci - Ep. 123

Follow Ray and #LineCookThoughts ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/linecookthoughts On Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cookthoughts — What's next? 👇 Share the Podcast Get on my Email Newsletter Support the show for just $5 a month My latest upload on YouTube Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Get in touch with Justin Tweet at Justin Follow along on Instagram Sign up for one-on-one Coaching with Justin Browse the gear used to create this 💌Send me mail: Justin Khanna 212 Broadway E #22725 Seattle, WA 9810...

Feb 16, 20211 hr 34 minEp. 123

Chefs Without Restaurants with Chris Spear - Ep. 122

Oh, how the turn tables. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Chris Spear of the #ChefsWithoutRestaurants podcast, and he agreed to let me repurpose our conversation as an episode of #TheEmulsion - hope you folks enjoy this one and be sure to follow Chris below 👇 CWR: https://chefswithoutrestaurants.org Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/prfctlitlbites — What's next? 👇 Share the Podcast Get on my Email Newsletter Support the show for just $5 a month My latest upload on YouTube Leave a re...

Feb 15, 20211 hr 57 minEp. 122

My 2021 Playbook - Lessons Learned, Tips, Books, and Goals for the Year Ahead

Check out the full piece on my site for all links, sites, and details to see more of what I shared in this episode: https://geni.us/2021playbook — What's next? 👇 Share the Podcast Get on my Email Newsletter Support the show for just $5/month My latest upload on YouTube Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Get in touch with Justin Tweet at Justin Follow along on Instagram Sign up for one-on-one Coaching with Justin Browse the gear used to create this 💌Send me mail: Justin Khanna 212 Broadway E #227...

Jan 14, 20211 hr 39 min

Designing for Chefs - Christopher Scott from Sous Design, Returns - Ep. 121

Survey for Sous Design: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1njhLWDOI1qxNX5w5Kq5JT6Po7gWSZE_pkdhiEQeWTo0Mxw/viewform?usp=sf_link In this episode we discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality industry, collaborating with chefs, custom design projects from Sous Design, and more! Follow Sous Design: https://www.instagram.com/sousdesign — What's next? 👇 Share the Podcast Get on my Email Newsletter Support the show on Patreon My latest upload on YouTube Leave a review on Apple Podcasts...

Nov 11, 20201 hr 8 minEp. 121

Chef-Driven Concepts, Wine, Eating Out, and LA Food with Max Shapiro

Max and I connected over Instagram and I’ve admittedly gotten tons of inspiration from the dishes on his menus. He’s very well eaten and travelled as well, sharing his experiences via IG Stories for all things tasting menu & rare-to-drink wines. Things mentioned: https://geni.us/maxshownotes Follow Max - https://www.instagram.com/maxshapiro/ — What's next? 👇 Share the Podcast Get on my Email Newsletter Support the show on Patreon My latest upload on YouTube Leave a review on Apple Podcasts ...

Nov 09, 20201 hr 29 minEp. 120

Knife Design, the $1,800 Spoon, and Sharpening - Don Nguyen on Ep. 119

Don's Site : https://lnk.bio/donnguyenknives/ Social Handle : https://geni.us/donnguyenknives Show Notes 👇 Episode with Mareko Maumasi: https://justinkhanna.com/media/2018/11/9/learn-to-teach-teach-to-learn-with-mareko-maumasi-ep-82-theemulsion-podcast (if you come across something you ended up having to search, send me a message to help make these Show Notes better! ❤️) Reddit post from this episode: For all thoughts you'd like to share, takeaways, favorite quotes, or valuable links that might...

Sep 29, 20201 hr 17 minEp. 119

Emmanuel Chavez on Aesthetics, First Projects, and the Importance of Corn - Ep. 118

Connect with Manny: @ dishwasher89 Hoja Santa on IG: https://www.instagram.com/hojasantamag/ Listen to Drake: https://open.spotify.com/track/1EoHEkVcysf4WVDx6r9WzQ?si=KwPkCBlNRViC24zZ5kckJQ (if you come across something you ended up having to search, send me a message to help make these Show Notes better! <3) Justin's Instagram: @justinkhanna Follow The Repertoire Podcast on Instagram: @joinrepertoire — What's next? 👇 Share the Podcast Get Total Station Domination Take the 5-Day-Kitchen-Prod...

Aug 18, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 118

My New Projects, plus an Update

— What's next? 👇 Share the Podcast Get on my Email Newsletter Support the show on Patreon My latest upload on YouTube Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Get in touch with Justin Tweet at Justin Follow along on Instagram Sign up for one-on-one Coaching with Justin Browse the gear used to create this 💌Send me mail: Justin Khanna 212 Broadway E #22725 Seattle, WA 98102 USA — Justin's Instagram: @justinkhanna Follow The Repertoire Podcast on Instagram: @joinrepertoire — What's next? 👇 Share the Pod...

Jun 30, 20202 hr 4 minEp. 117

The State of Things

The Grand Mug (not sponsored) http://www.thegrandmug.com/ Floyd Cardoz Passes: https://t.co/KOlB79BFAn?amp=1 Are Restaurants Needed?: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/magazine/closing-prune-restaurant-covid.html Thomas Keller's Tweets: https://twitter.com/chef_keller/status/1250553303248691201?s=12 How to Close a Restaurant: https://www.eater.com/2020/1/8/21028493/restaurant-closure-process-thirty-acres-mean-sandwich Aviary Closes: https://ny.eater.com/2020/4/21/21229379/alinea-the-aviary-offi...

May 08, 20201 hr 9 minEp. 116

How you Might Use this Time...

Ray's Platform: https://www.instagram.com/linecookthoughts/?hl=en His Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/line-cook-thoughts/id1447451948 Ryan Holiday's Piece: https://ryanholiday.net/will-you-choose-alive-time-or-dead-time/ Ramit Sethi's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ZddA__ewP3AtDefjl_tWg — What's next? 👇 Share the Podcast Support the show on Patreon Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Get in touch with Justin Tweet at Justin Follow along on Instagram Sign up for one-on-o...

Apr 24, 20201 hr 22 minEp. 115

Addressing Depression and Anxiety: An Intermezzo

Tim's Blog Post on Depression: https://tim.blog/2008/01/23/depression-how-you-label-determines-how-you-feel/ Matt D'avella's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY4AsFpLnDc Nathaniel Drew on Anxiety: https://youtu.be/rWU7GULiors — 🤑Support my content on Patreon for just $1/month: http://geni.us/patr — Stalk me: 💻→Website (everything): http://geni.us/site 📸→Instagram (watch my stories/check my photos): http://geni.us/instag 🎙→Podcast: http://geni.us/emulsionpodcast 🐦→Twitter (talk to me):...

Apr 09, 202033 min

Hidden Menu Prices, Sidegig & Giving Chefs Credit - Ep. 114

Tock time: https://medium.com/tock/its-about-tock-time-cf86a0cddb8a Chris Pople Tweets on Alinea: https://twitter.com/chrispople/status/1234511322336940038?s=12 The Dishwasher: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/12/06/the-dishwasher/ GQ Pro Chef Breaks Down Cooking Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF_bsZMe7zg Richie Nakano ChefsFeed: https://www.chefsfeed.com/amp/stories/626-is-there-a-right-way-to-steal World's 50 Best: https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/ Christian Hunter leaves ...

Mar 26, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 114

Create a Competitive Advantage - Christopher Haatuft Ep. 113

Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/christopherhaatuft/?hl=en Follow Lysverket: https://www.instagram.com/lysverket/?hl=en Email for contacting on employment opportunities: [email protected] — 🤑Support my content on Patreon for just $1/month: http://geni.us/patr — Stalk me: 💻→Website (everything): http://geni.us/site 📸→Instagram (watch my stories/check my photos): http://geni.us/instag 🎙→Podcast: http://geni.us/emulsionpodcast 🐦→Twitter (talk to me): http://geni.us/twit 📦→Kit (all the ...

Feb 23, 20201 hr 26 minEp. 113

Crushing a New Station; An Intermezzo

Video version is here: https://youtu.be/8FpTCbh18GI — 🤑Support my content on Patreon for just $1/month: http://geni.us/patr — Stalk me: 💻→Website (everything): http://geni.us/site 📸→Instagram (watch my stories/check my photos): http://geni.us/instag 🎙→Podcast: http://geni.us/emulsionpodcast 🐦→Twitter (talk to me): http://geni.us/twit 📦→Kit (all the gear I probably used to shoot this video): http://geni.us/kitpage 💙→Facebook: http://geni.us/faceb 👻→Snapchat (say hi): jkhan1 — 👥Sign up fo...

Feb 04, 202015 min

Staging, Stars, and Virtual Restaurants - Ep. 112

Line Cooks Article: https://www.eater.com/young-guns-rising-stars/2019/10/31/20936620/gender-dynamics-restaurant-kitchen-line-cooks Young Cooks in SF: https://www.eater.com/young-guns-rising-stars/2019/11/5/20938156/young-cooks-in-san-francisco-prices-rent-commutes Pros & Cons of Staging: https://www.eater.com/young-guns-rising-stars/2019/11/7/20931221/pros-and-cons-of-staging-in-fine-dining-restaurants Fredrik Berselius at Aska: Michelin "Strips" Jiro Ono: http://www.grubstreet.com/2019/11/...

Dec 17, 20191 hr 27 minEp. 112

Sharpening Knowledge and Why Japanese Knives are Actually a Screamin' Deal with Vincent Kazuhito Lau - Ep. 111

Japanese Knives book mentioned: https://amzn.to/37CkUxe Vincent's IG: https://www.instagram.com/vincentsavesknives/ Korin: https://geni.us/shopkorin — 🤑Support my content on Patreon for just $1/month: http://geni.us/patr — Stalk me: 💻→Website (everything): http://geni.us/site 📸→Instagram (watch my stories/check my photos): http://geni.us/instag 🎙→Podcast: http://geni.us/emulsionpodcast 🐦→Twitter (talk to me): http://geni.us/twit 📦→Kit (all the gear I probably used to shoot this video): htt...

Nov 25, 201948 minEp. 111

2020 Michelin, Chef’s IP, Ever, and New Paths - Ep. 110

Show Notes: Peter Luger Goose Egg: http://www.grubstreet.com/2019/10/pete-wells-peter-luger-steakhouse.html 2020 NYC Michelin: http://www.grubstreet.com/2019/10/2020-michelin-stars-nyc.html 2020 Chicago Michelin: https://chicago.eater.com/2019/9/26/20884236/michelin-restaurants-chicago-stars-2020 Attica Fiasco: https://www.eater.com/2019/10/23/20918617/attica-melbourne-review-ben-shewry-tasting-menu Onda Opens: https://la.eater.com/2019/10/28/20934903/onda-los-angeles-santa-monica-sqirl-jessica-...

Nov 11, 20191 hr 37 minEp. 110

Chefs Creating Content with Ray Delucci of Line Cook Thoughts - Ep. 109

Line Cook Thoughts Podcast: https://anchor.fm/raymond-delucci Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linecookthoughts/ — 🤑Support my content on Patreon for just $1/month: http://geni.us/patr — Stalk me: 💻→Website (everything): http://geni.us/site 📸→Instagram (watch my stories/check my photos): http://geni.us/instag 🎙→Podcast: http://geni.us/emulsionpodcast 🐦→Twitter (talk to me): http://geni.us/twit 📦→Kit (all the gear I probably used to shoot this video): http://geni.us/kitpage 💙→Facebook:...

Oct 16, 20191 hr 20 minEp. 109

Pressuring Fine Dining, Noma’s New Chapter, and a Rant on Schooling - Ep. 108

Correcting My Error on the F&W + T&L List: https://www.travelandleisure.com/food-drink/restaurants/worlds-best-restaurants The Great Regression: https://www.tastecooking.com/the-great-regression-tak-room-thomas-keller-new-nostalgia/ Cali’s “Boring” Dining Scene: https://t.co/C7gYoMO87K?amp=1 (I mis-identify the author of this piece, it's actually Tejal Rao...see my YouTube channel for why the error happened) Noma’s New Chapter: https://noma.dk/the-weather-report/the-next-chapter-of-noma/...

Oct 10, 20191 hr 14 minEp. 108

Spencer Venancio is Back! - Ep. 107

Follow Spencer: https://www.instagram.com/spencer.venancio/?hl=en 🙏Thank you for watching this video. I hope that you’ll keep up with the weekly videos I post on the channel, subscribe, and share your learnings with those that need to hear it. Your comments mean the world, so please take a second and say ‘Hey’ ;) — 🔪🥄Browse my favorite kitchen gear: [http://geni.us/chefkit](http://geni.us/chefkit) — 🤑Support my content on Patreon for just $1/month: http://geni.us/patr — Stalk me: 💻→Website ...

Oct 04, 20191 hr 16 minEp. 107

#AskJK September Edition!

...plus the video had a few issues in this one ;) Why We Sleep Book: https://geni.us/cQAT Atomic Habits: https://geni.us/cZtzDB Matt D'avella: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ24N4O0bP7LGLBDvye7oCA Athlean-X: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe0TLA0EsQbE-MjuHXevj2A Yoga Routines: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCciuZl2ydLCvN5txlLW0rIg Stalk me: 💻→Website (everything): http://geni.us/site 📸→Instagram (watch my stories/check my photos): http://geni.us/instag 🎙→Podcast: http://geni.us/emulsio...

Oct 02, 201925 min

Tired Chefs, Critic Empathy & Is It Really the World’s Best?

New Saveur EIC: http://www.grubstreet.com/2019/09/interview-new-saveur-editor-sarah-gray.html Good Eats is Back!: http://www.grubstreet.com/2019/08/review-alton-brown-good-eats-the-return-food-network.html Corey Lee Spot: https://sf.eater.com/2019/9/10/20859483/corey-lee-mission-sf-restaurant-benu-chef Soleil Ho’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/hooleil/status/1171522626671407111 50 Nominees: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/50-nominees-best-new-restaurants-2019 F&W “World’s Best Restaurants”: ht...

Sep 18, 20191 hr 11 minEp. 106

My Per Se Externship Manual - an Intermezzo

This is available as a video to get a visual here: https://youtu.be/_rLU-lOla4c — 🤑Support my content on Patreon for just $1/month: http://geni.us/patr — Stalk me: 💻→Website (everything): http://geni.us/site 📸→Instagram (watch my stories/check my photos): http://geni.us/instag 🎙→Podcast: http://geni.us/emulsionpodcast 🐦→Twitter (talk to me): http://geni.us/twit 📦→Kit (all the gear I probably used to shoot this video): http://geni.us/kitpage 💙→Facebook: http://geni.us/faceb 👻→Snapchat (sa...

Sep 10, 201914 min

From Kitchen to Trapeze with Andrea Correa - Ep. 105

Article with Rene Redzepi: https://www.madfeed.co/2015/culture-of-the-kitchen-rene-redzepi/ Andrea on IG: https://www.instagram.com/andreacpastry/ Full Episode: https://geni.us/emulsionpodcast El Bulli book where she's featured: https://geni.us/sorcerers Documentary: https://geni.us/cookinginprogress — 🤑Support my content on Patreon for just $1/month: http://geni.us/patr — Stalk me: 💻→Website (everything): http://geni.us/site 📸→Instagram (watch my stories/check my photos): http://geni.us/inst...

Aug 29, 20191 hr 32 minEp. 105

Is the Restaurant Renaissance Ending? Daniel & Will Split Up at EMP and more on Ep. 104

Show Notes: E-Myth Revisited Book: https://geni.us/hGrnUu EMP Partnership Ending: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/dining/eleven-madison-park-will-guidara-daniel-humm-split.html Eater Best Restaurants 2019: https://www.eater.com/2019/7/10/18661474/best-new-restaurants-america-2019 Restaurant Renaissance Ending?: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/11/750314501/is-the-food-renaissance-about-to-end California Restaurants: https://www.eater.com/2019/8/15/20791929/restaurant-design-california-inspired-din...

Aug 26, 201951 minEp. 104

Starting Your Own Thing with Natalie Popkave of Bee and the Baker

EPISODE NOTES Follow Natalie: https://geni.us/beebaker — 🤑Support my content on Patreon for just $1/month: http://geni.us/patr — Stalk me: 💻→Website (everything): http://geni.us/site 📸→Instagram (watch my stories/check my photos): http://geni.us/instag 🎙→Podcast: http://geni.us/emulsionpodcast 🐦→Twitter (talk to me): http://geni.us/twit 📦→Kit (all the gear I probably used to shoot this video): http://geni.us/kitpage 💙→Facebook: http://geni.us/faceb 👻→Snapchat (say hi): jkhan1 Justin's In...

Aug 08, 20191 hr 29 minEp. 103
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