Show 281, July 14, 2018: Chef Andrew Gruel

Andy Harris and Andrew Gruel at Cabana 14 at the Cove at Pechanga Resort and CasinoChef Andrew Gruel, the founder of The Slapfish Restaurant Group, joins us from the road )the opening in Rockville, Maryland) with another installment of “Ask the Chef.”

Octopus (grilled) and squid / calamari are seen on a lot of restaurant menus. Why are they sustainable and what is the best way of preparing them? No rubbery & extra chewy octopus, please.

One of the keys with octopus is properly tenderizing it before cooking. Every culture seems to have their own technique. Also, a slow simmer in a flavorful cooking liquid.

We’ll find out more from Chef Andrew.

Show 90, September 27, 2014: Sherry Yard, iPic Theaters and Helms Bakery Part Two

Sherry YardChef Sherry Yard encores for a 2nd segment.

Sherry will talk about how she is changing movie theater food for the better in her special role at iPic Theaters. In Southern California iPic has luxury theater complexes in Old Pasadena and Westwood Village.

Coming soon are new iPic Theaters in North Bethesda, Maryland and Houston, Texas.

Show 15, February 2, 2013: Andrew Zimmern of Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods America”

Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods America on Travel ChannelAndrew Zimmern joins us from New Orleans. The new season of “Bizarre Foods America kicks-off in Washington, DC on February 11th on Travel Channel.  Probably the most unusual taste of the new season for Andrew is muskrat in Baltimore, Maryland.

He also travels to Alaska this season. As soon as he completes production of the new season of “Bizarre Foods America” he’ll start up again for a new season of production of 20 additional episodes.

Andrew produces a provocative, highly entertaining, uncensored, podcast each week, Go Fork Yourself.” It’s available for the listening via his Web site.