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Dec 19, 2022
This week on The Raw Ingredients Podcast, we've got a great treat for all you loyal listeners straight out of Philly, PA - no, not the Fresh Prince who was West Philadelphia born and raised, if we remember correctly - it's the hilarious and hard-working Chef Brian Duffy, the foremost public figure rocking the surname Duffy in America today (Sorry, Patrick Duffy, but you haven't really done much since "Step by Step" in the 1990s ... and we don't count the TNT "Dallas" reboot nonsense. Do better).
 
Chefs Pete and Brian talk the talk about walking the walk, as we learn about how Chef Brian's origin story with his culinary career got started through the quintessential Sunday night dinners he enjoyed with his Irish-Italian family. That love and passion for good food and comradery is what spurred his awesome adventures throughout his career and whether it was learning under a James Beard Award-winning chef at The Four Seasons in Philadelphia, creating and crafting the "New Celtic" cuisine, rescuing bars on a certain television show about rescuing bars or building his own brand to create "Duffified Spaces" across the globe, everyone can enjoy and engage with Chef Brian's terrific tales.
 
So, grab your silverware and settle in for a good, long dinner of delightful dialogue - you won't want to miss a single Duffified dish on this week's episode.

https://chefbrianduffy.com/

https://www.myworldchef.com/

https://www.barandrestaurantexpo.com/

 

Dec 13, 2022
Now, normally when the word "boards" comes up in conversation on our show, it's of course going to be a congenial chat about charcuterie - the bougie meat and cheese boards that people love to nosh on but can't pronounce or spell to save their lives. But this week, the Boards in question are Kodiak Boards made by Bear Walker Industries and this week's special guest Bear Walker - and while you could perhaps use them as interesting plating for a capicola or a nice hard smoked gouda, it's probably best to use them for their recommended usage: stunning skateboards that are both fully functional and amazing artwork.
 
Whether it's serving food with love from your kitchen that turns into a restaurant empire or taking a college art project and working your way up into a full-fledged industry and business, there's a key ingredient you've got to have - passion. Chef Pete and Bear talk about how passion can help fuel the fires that turn craft and talent into bona fide business. They'll also teach us that failure isn't final - it's an interesting opportunity to learn and grow.
 
Strap on a helmet and get ready to grind on this week's Raw Ingredients Podcast - it'll be great and gnarly (Apologies from the writing staff this week ... our knowledge of skater culture and slang began and ended with the cult classic 1986 Josh Brolin film "Thrashin" ... and that Avril Lavigne song from the early '00s).
 
P.S. Chef Pete's new book "Spatula Success" has hit the shelves so visit chefpaninipete.com to find out more about this rad book.
Dec 6, 2022

In life, sometimes we are lucky enough to come across a truly great human being, a sort of person who fits the trope of the "Renaissance Man," someone who has a vast amount of knowledge, expertise and wisdom in a large number of different fields - and this week on The Raw Ingredients, Chef Pete is serving straight to your table a sit-down session with just such a man - his fellow CIA alum Mike Finelli.

Mike has run the gamut of the gastronomical game so when he talks, he means business (and having an actual business degree from Fordham doesn't hurt there either). While we normally get to chew and chat with current chefs and culinary characters, Mike's conversation with Chef Pete shows us that sometimes even our podcast has to come out of the kitchen once and a while and see the larger world that is the complete culinary industry - and Mike's long and winding journey to where he is now is an amazing look at achieving your dreams and being open to where the world may take you, which, in his case, meant a nice Italian excursion that you'll be glad you go to enjoy.

Because a restaurant isn't just a restaurant - like Mike tells us, it's every business out there all rolled up into one so this episode is a full five-course meal for each and every eager entrepreneur out there to taste and enjoy,.

And, last but certainly not least, we want to be sure to announce that Chef Pete's new book "Spatula Success" has hit the shelves so visit chefpaninipete.com to find out more about this terrific tome that you will be delighted to devour.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-finelli-31117740/

 

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