Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMira's Manny and Gina Ocasio Are Putting Buffalo on the Culinary Map
Episode 74
Some things feel like fate. Manny Ocasio was working at Zahav during a rare lunch service when Gina walked in looking for her friend. They barely spo…
2 months, 1 week ago
Takeaways: The Savory Protein Bar the World Needed | Ash Baxter
Episode 73
She spent six years evaluating CPG founders from the other side of the table, sitting in boardrooms at TRUFF and Erewhon-backing growth firms while s…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Yama Seafood: 50 Years of World Class Seafood | Nobu Yamanashi
Episode 72
Kingo Yamanashi bought his first bluefin tuna for a dollar from a recreational fisherman. He did not have a refrigerated van. He did not speak Englis…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
James Beard Winner Chef Sarah Thompson Brings Coastal Mexico to Vegas
Episode 71
She didn't want to move to Las Vegas. She moved anyway for a restaurant that was supposed to open March 16th, 2020. And then she stayed, kept pushing…
3 months ago
Zingerman's Bob Bennett on Culture and 22 Years of Leadership
Episode 70
Some people spend their careers looking for the right place. Bob Bennett found his 22 years ago and never looked back.
Bob Bennett is the head chef of…
3 months, 1 week ago
BLiS Gourmet on Great Lakes Caviar, Wild Flavors, and Giving Back
Episode 69
Because life is short. That is what BLiS stands for. And after 23 years of bourbon barrel aged maple syrup, wild Great Lakes caviar, smoked soy sauce…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Rita Sodi and Jody Williams: Iconic Food, Life and an Empire of Community
Episode 68
Some restaurants feel like places. Via Carota feels like a person. Warm, unhurried, deeply intelligent, and completely unconcerned with trends. That’…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Norman Fenton's Cariño is a Love Letter to Mexico, Family, and Purpose
Episode 67
You can taste the love someone puts into their cooking. And the opposite is true too.
Norman Fenton is the Michelin starred, James Beard nominated che…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
BONUS EPISODE: LIVE! From the 2026 James Beard Awards Red Carpet
Episode 66
On June 15th, 2026, The Perfect Bite went live from the red carpet of the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. As an…
4 months ago
Foodbevy: Building a Community of 5,000 CPG Founders
Episode 65
Some people learn about the food industry from the outside. Jordan Buckner learned it from all sides at once, and then built the community he wished …
4 months ago