Episode Details

Michael Olson with Executive Chef Avram Samuels, Director of Culinary and Food & Beverage Operations, Chaminade Resort and Spa, Santa Cruz, CA

In 1963, California native and World War II veteran Julia Child showed up on Boston’s PBS television to tout her book on French cuisine.  It took her over a decade to get off that station!  During that time, Child’s “The French Chef” changed America’s taste in food.  And so we ask:   

What makes French cuisine so French?

The Food Chain Radio Show - Podcast with Michael Olson hosts Executive Chef Avram Samuels for a conversation about being a classically-trained chef of French cuisine.

Topics include the essential difference between French and Italian cuisines; the difference between classical and modern French cuisine; and how a classically-trained French chef combines his artistry with the business of feeding Silicon Valley techies business banquets.