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EPISODE #7 - Food Trends to Watch
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Mike Kostyo, Food Trendologist at Datassential, an industry-leading market research and trends company, reveals the top food trends to watch from their FoodBytes: 2021 Annual Food Trends Forecast report. Discover flavor combos, ingredients, cuisines, and trends like Modern Comfort Food to Health and Immunity Boosters for inspiration and ideas for exploring and building your own life menu. Stay sane and safe! 😊 Nickie
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EPISODE #6 - Crave-Worthy Cooking
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Bob Blumer, author of the new cookbook Flavorbomb: A Rogue Guide to Making Everything Taste Better (Appetite/Penguin Random House), decodes how chefs coax big flavors through ingredients, gear, and techniques to achieve crave-worthy cooking. Grab your pen and get ready to be inspired!! Delicious is a victory. Go get yours!
“My book is not for chefs…It unlocks the secrets of how to create big bold flavors…not fancy pants techniques…simple techniques to coax big flavor from the ingredients at hand” [5:44:61]
EPISODE # 6 - CRAVE-WORTHY COOKING - SHOW NOTES & FULL TRANSCRIPT
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EPISODE #5 - The Making of a Pastry Chef
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Executive Pastry Chef Andrea Shirey of the popular and acclaimed restaurant CRAFT | Los Angeles reveals the skills that helped build her Pastry Chef career; advice on how to be a better baker and develope your own baking style; plus, hysterically funny tales from the frontlines. This show is a fun conversation that’s equal parts inspiration and instruction for the home baker and budding pastry professional.
* NOTE: This show includes a lot of technical terms. Open the EP#5 SHOW NOTES to follow along.
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EPISODE #4 - Ask Me Anything Q&A: The Holiday Show
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EPISODE #4 – ASK ME ANYTHING Q&A: The Holiday Episode is a funny and spirited show where Nickie answers questions from listeners on everything from making chocolate soufflés to hosting your first-holiday dinner, convection vs. regular ovens, marinades for a tri-tip roast to elevating a French toast casserole, and elegant menu plans that involve kids to ideas on how to keep food hot when feeding a crowd. Witty tips you can apply year round! Enjoy!
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EPISODE #3 - Party Planning Like a Pro
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Whether you’re a rookie Thanksgiving dinner host or a seasoned holiday dinner diva, this episode will help you plan your party like a pro. Enjoy this informative and funny episode as host Nickie Jurado chats with Dorothy Maras, lead Culinary Producer at the Los Angeles- and Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival events, about all things party planning from how to choose a menu, figuring out your budget to insider gossip about celebrity chefs acting badly. Dorothy is a world-class food world insider having worked as a sous chef, certified sommelier, foodie column author, and above all a rockstar “Chef Whisperer.” Happy entertaining!
“…That's what you need to get across to the person at home who's attempting to do a big event at their home for Christmas or Thanksgiving or New Year's Eve. It is challenging but not impossible!” [10:002]
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EPISODE #2 - Japanese Knives 101
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JAPANESE KNIVES 101: Everything You Need to Know Before You Buy . . . In this episode, Jon Broida, owner of Japanese Knife Imports in Beverly Hills, California, joins Nickie for a "Japanese Knives 101" deep-dive conversation that goes beyond a simple shopper’s checklist with surprising insights into the real insider questions you should be asking before investing in a Japanese knife, what distinguishes them, and the rich history of this world-renown craftsmanship. Jon’s deep wealth of knowledge, training in Japan, and cooking experience at highly regarded and some Michelin-starred restaurants in Los Angeles, Italy and Japan make him a cut above the rest! Please enjoy.
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EPISODE #1 - Fussy French Menu Terms
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EPISODE #1 - Fussy French Menu Terms. . . In this fun and informative show, Nickie and Dr. Ariane Helou - PhD, French expert, and former professor at UCLA - breakdown fussy French terms popping up on menus all around America so you can enjoy dining and ordering with more confidence. The humorous-yet-technical conversation explores popular French terms gracing the menus of 3-star Michelin restaurants to hipster gastropubs, breweries, and mom-n-pop neighborhood eateries alike. Nickie and Ariane tackle menu terms like amuse bouche, charcuterie, confit, foi gras, crème anglaise, escargot, and soo much more. Please enjoy and happy ordering :-)
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PODCAST TRAILER
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SHOW DESCRIPTION: Kitchen Scene Investigator with Nickie Jurado is a fun and informative podcast for food, wine, spirits, and hospitality enthusiasts passionate about upping their game but short on time to hunt down reliable and entertaining information. The podcast is hosted and creatied by Nickie Jurado: a professionally-trained cook, producer, writer, and content/creative consultant to the food and entertainment industries.
SHOW FORMAT: The show is interview-forward and features guests who deliver tips, insights, expertise, and stories that help listeners explore with more confidence. Framed through the lens of Nickie’s comedic style, experiences in the trenches of working in upscale restaurants, and her cooking school journey, Kitchen Scene Investigator is a podcast like no other...fun, funny, informative, and dialed into giving listeners the ways and language of the pros. Enjoy!
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