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Show 675, April 18, 2026: Andrew Gruel, Chef, Restaurateur and Show Co-Host with “Ask the Chef”

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Chef Andrew Gruel of the Calico Fish House

For our concluding segment at 11:45 a.m. our own Chef Andrew Gruel, the menu-maker behind the full-service Calico Fish House (located in the Sunset Beach area of Huntington Beach) continues his timely and informative “Ask the Chef” segment where he responds to listeners’ thoughtful inquiries.

There is a new Food Pyramid out from the US Department of Agriculture & the Department of Health and Human Services. Chef Andrew further unwraps the complexity for us (with what we really need to know) and also provides the historical perspective. What does it all mean for how we should be eating? This segment talks about fruits, veggies and whole grains as part of the suggested diet. (Continued from last week.)

Andrew Gruel’s Family Cookbook is available with signed copies at his Calico Fish House on Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach.

Show 674, April 11, 2026: Andrew Gruel, Chef, Restaurateur and Show Co-Host with “Ask the Chef”

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Chef Andrew Gruel of the Calico Fish House

For our concluding segment at 11:45 a.m. our own Chef Andrew Gruel, the menu-maker behind the full-service Calico Fish House (located in the Sunset Beach area of Huntington Beach) continues his timely and informative “Ask the Chef” segment where he responds to listeners’ thoughtful inquiries.

There is a new Food Pyramid out from the US Department of Agriculture & the Department of Health and Human Services. Chef Andrew continues unwrapping the complexity for us (with what we really need to know) and also provides the historical perspective. What does it all mean for how we should be eating?

Andrew Gruel’s Family Cookbook is available with signed copies at his Calico Fish House on Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach.

Show 109, February 7, 2015: Slapfish Chef/Owner Andrew Gruel

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Slapfish Fish and ChipsWe now have a chance to catch-up with Chef Andrew Gruel of Slapfish, today’s Guest Host. This last week they just launched their new Newport Beach location at 2727 Newport Boulevard.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering a set of rules for organic farmed fish. Several consumer groups, though, say the recommended rules don’t go far enough to meet the strict standards of other organic foods.

There is the complex issue of whether wild caught fish can ever be classified as organic because you can’t control what they eat in the wild. For farm raised fish there is at least the possibility of feeding them certified organic, plant-based feed.

Chef Andrew will weigh-in on this and also speak about sustainability