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We're Social Distancing (T&C Talk)

May 28th, 2020 23m 3s

We’re back! We didn’t plan to be away this long, but the world changed, quickly. In this episode, we share what it’s been like running three essential businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we’re coping with all the changes it’s broug

The Pumpkin in the Room (T&C Talk)

Dec 14th, 2019 46m 22s

In our final episode of 2019, we take a break from interviews to talk about our favorite (and busiest!) time of the year: The holidays! We get personal and chat about our holiday history, how we prepare (business-wise and personally), how we ce

My Medium, Not Your Medium, with Anucha Kongthavorn of Mae Krua

Nov 23rd, 2019 59m 58s

In 2007, Anucha Kongthavorn stepped off a plane in San Francisco from his native Thailand, and got a job cooking the same day. He's spent his career in the service industry, from restaurant busser to cruise ship butler, culminating in opening h

Support The Farmers Directly (T&C Talk)

Nov 9th, 2019 26m 46s

This episode we talk about something we both know a bit about: farmers’ markets. Both NeoCocoa and Spice Hound owe their early success to these neighborhood marketplaces, and we firmly believe they’re an amazing way for new food entrepreneurs t

Like a Gym, Except a Kitchen, with Dan Mills of Tinker Kitchen

Oct 26th, 2019 50m 27s

Dan Mills turned his hobby of collecting commercial kitchen gadgets into Tinker Kitchen, a makerspace for community cooking. He joins us to talk about his inspiration for the space, why entrepreneurs need grit in the face of never-ending roadbl

Cake Scraps and Hugs, with Kelly Zubal of Inticing Creations

Oct 12th, 2019 59m 5s

Kelly Zubal of Inticing Creations made a custom guitar birthday cake for Journey guitarist Neal Schon, and appeared on TV next to Martha Stewart. Now she’s here with us to talk about how she got started in her sculpted edible cakes career, her

Petri Dish Meats (T&C Talk)

Sep 28th, 2019 59m 55s

We discuss the state of “plant-based meat alternatives” then taste seven different burgers, beef and not-beef, to see if we like (or can even identify!) the plant-based ones from Impossible Food and Beyond Burger. These are definitely not your

850 Item To-Do List, with Marissa Daskalakis Tsangaropoulos of Fete Fraiche

Sep 14th, 2019 58m 38s

Growing up in a big Greek family, cooking for large groups was a natural part of Marissa Daskalakis Tsangaropoulos’ youth. She eventually turned that passion for bringing people together over food into a business, Fete Fraiche, first as a perso

This Country Needs Onigilly, with Koji Kanematsu of Onigilly

Aug 24th, 2019 59m 59s

The lack of decent lunch options led Koji Kanematsu to launch Onigilly, serving onigiri—traditional Japanese rice balls—to busy American workers. He now has an ambitious mission to build Onigilly into a nationwide chain of at least 500 location

BBQ is a Little Mystical, with Steven Hollifield of Seismic BBQ

Aug 10th, 2019 59m 31s

Steven Hollifield walked into a kitchen dish-pit, found it magical, and remained in food service his entire career. He now runs two kitchen-based businesses, Seismic BBQ and South Basin Kitchen, and joins us to discuss how he got his start, sha

It’s So Hot In San Francisco

Jul 27th, 2019 17m 10s

It was unusually warm in San Francisco in early June, so we took a quick break from interviews to chat with each other about ice cream to keep us cool during these rare, warm San Francisco evenings. If you live in—or plan to visit—San Francisco

I’m the “J”, with Joel Sakakihara of R&J Toffees

Jul 13th, 2019 51m 38s

This episode is dedicated to James Yamaoka.Joel Sakakihara and his brother updated their grandfather’s 60 year old toffee recipe, and built a business that’s grown from farmer’s markets to Costco and Whole Foods. Joel joins us to chat about th

Two Whole Croissants, with Robert Hac of Sons & Daughters

Jun 22nd, 2019 45m 27s

Award-winning pastry chef Robert Hac joins us to taste some of the best chocolate croissants in San Francisco. Robert is the pastry chef at Sons & Daughters, where he builds seasonal desserts inspired by memories of the foods he ate as a kid. H

I Moved 6,000 Pounds By Hand, with Elyce Zahn of Coco Tutti

Jun 8th, 2019 59m 36s

As an entrepreneur, you do what it takes to make your dream a reality, and Elyce Zahn almost literally built Coco Tutti by hand. She makes gorgeous, “addictively edible” chocolate artwork, an award-winning business she started just as her archi

Food Is Not A Widget, with Mirit Cohen of Adobe

May 25th, 2019 53m 52s

Mirit Cohen was “executive chef” of her family’s large dinner gatherings long before becoming Executive Chef at Google and Adobe, as well as CEO of her own “daily foodservice” business. Now Adobe’s Global Workplace Experience Programs Manager,

A Chocolate Tourist, with Jack Epstein of Chocolate Covered

May 11th, 2019 41m 31s

You don’t need passion to start a business, but you do need it to keep one going for a quarter century. Life-long entrepreneur Jack Epstein of Chocolate Covered sells over a thousand artisan chocolates from his store in the Noe Valley neighborh

I Prefer My Beer Distilled, with Stuart Cristol-Deman of Stuart on the Coast

Apr 27th, 2019 48m 50s

Stuart went from whiskey novice to Certified Bourbon Steward, turning a bad first impression with whisky into a passion he now shares with others in his at-home whiskey tasting and cooking classes. We taste our way through a personalized flight

I Used to Dance Around Those Trees, with Nafy Flatley of Teranga Juice

Apr 13th, 2019 47m 9s

The baobab tree looms large in the life of Nafy Flatley. Its fruit juice nourished her when she was young, and powers her Teranga Juice business today. We discuss the origins of Nafy’s business and learn a lot about the “tree of life”, includin

The Ice Cream Atmosphere, with Lori Phillips of Rocko’s Ice Cream Tacos

Mar 23rd, 2019 1h 1m

From an immunology Ph.D to ice cream entrepreneur, learn how a book, a funny name, and a memory of an ice cream taco all came together to form Lori’s delicious desert business. We discuss reasons to remaining artisanal, the argument against fra

My Kitchen as a Lab, with Guilianna Glassman of Alma Superfoods

Mar 9th, 2019 29m 51s

Why does Guilianna of Alma Superfoods say “my kitchen is my lab”? And how did a dislike of peanut butter turn into a nut butter business? Guilianna grew up in the Peruvian Andes where she helped her mom run a popular catering business. From he

The Business of Food Awards

Feb 23rd, 2019 18m 56s

The Good Food Awards Mercantile is the place to taste the future of food, from small, sustainable producers. We discuss the Good Food Foundation that puts it on, and chat with two Good Food Guild members, direct from the show floor.Links and S

Most of Them Will Give Up, with Lu Den of Lulu Yum

Feb 9th, 2019 30m 10s

Lulu runs a cake business, but is her ultimate goal to build a lifestyle brand? A self-taught baker and accidental entrepreneur, Lulu got her start making cakes for friends, who convinced her they were good enough to sell. We learn the value of

The Appreciation They Deserve, with Mark Priestley of Yummy Artisan Foods

Jan 26th, 2019 31m 46s

Mark has the best job: he tastes award-winning, artisan-crafted olive oils, chocolates and honey, and shares his finds with the world. He leads us through a chocolate tasting, and chats about why he started his business.Links and Show NotesYu

These Shows Stress Me Out

Jan 12th, 2019 37m 49s

We pick our favorite shows, movies and documentaries about food and cooking, from old school classics to new school faves. And a few things we definitely do not like.…Links and Show NotesJulia Child (PBS) (http://www.pbs.org/food/julia-child/