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May 22, 2025

108. Phillip Foss- A Guest Ep!

Hey there food fans, welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast! Melissa and Steve are honored (and Steve is so excited!!!) to talk to Chef Phillip Foss today. Chef Phillip is not only one of Steve's culinary idols, he's also got one heck of a story pioneering his way through…

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May 22, 2025

Phillip Foss- A Guest Ep!

Hey there food fans, welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast! Melissa and Steve are honored (and Steve is so excited!!!) to talk to Chef Phillip Foss today. Chef Phillip is not only one of Steve's culinary idols, he's also got one heck of a story. He is currently at…

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May 15, 2025

Angelo Carotenuto- A Guest Ep!

Hey there food fans! Welcome back to The Food For Thoughtcast! It's time for Episode 107. We are honored to be joined today by Angelo Carotenuto from LivTours. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to learn how to cook authentic Italian food from somebody's Nonna right in…

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May 14, 2025

107. Angelo Carotenuto- A Guest Ep!

Hey there food fans! Welcome back to The Food For Thoughtcast! It's time for Episode 107. We are honored to be joined today by Angelo Carotenuto from LivTours. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to learn how to cook authentic Italian food from somebody's Nonna right in…

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May 8, 2025

106. What Melissa Ate in Disney

Hey there food fans! Have you ever wondered about the snacks and meals available in Walt Disney World? Us too, apparently! It's time for a travel recap. Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast- you're just in time for episode 106. Thanks so much for listening! Stephen patiently tolerates this…

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May 8, 2025

What Melissa Ate At Disney

Hey there food fans! Have you ever wondered about the snacks and meals available in Walt Disney World? Us too, apparently! It's time for a travel recap. Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast- you're just in time for episode 106. Thanks so much for listening! Stephen patiently tolerates this…

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May 1, 2025

105. Aloha Oe Guey

Hey there food fans! Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast- today is a travel recap episode. Melissa and Stephen catch up with each other and then discuss the most amazing things they ate. He just visited Hawaii recently and had an incredible culinary journey. There was tuna poke ,…

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May 1, 2025

Aloha Oe Guey

Hey there food fans! Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast- today is a travel recap episode. Melissa and Stephen catch up with each other and then discuss the most amazing things they ate. He just visited Hawaii recently and had an incredible culinary journey. There was tuna poke ,…

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April 24, 2025

104. Aaron Shapiro- A Guest Ep!

Hey there food fans! Today we are talking to Aaron Shapiro of Grillicious. Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast. Melissa and Stephen are celebrating 104 episodes today, and we are chatting about what it takes to make an idea a reality. Aaron tells us the story of Grillicious. From…

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April 24, 2025

Aaron Shapiro of Grillicious - A Guest Ep!

Hey there food fans! Today we are talking to Aaron Shapiro of Grillicious. Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast. Melissa and Stephen are celebrating 104 episodes today, and we are chatting about what it takes to make an idea a reality. Aaron tells us the story of Grillicious. From…

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April 17, 2025

103. Shawn Walchef- A Guest Ep!

Today we have the honor of talking to Shawn Walchef, the owner and founder of Cali BBQ restaurants and Cali BBQ Media. It's time for Episode 103 of The Food For ThoughtCast; welcome back! Steve and Melissa want to know what California BBQ looks like , and how the whole…

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April 17, 2025

Shawn Walchef of Cali BBQ Media- A Guest Ep!

Today we have the honor of talking to Shawn Walchef, the owner and founder of Cali BBQ restaurants and Cali BBQ Media. It's time for Episode 103 of The Food For ThoughtCast; welcome back! Steve and Melissa want to know what California BBQ looks like , and how the whole…

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April 10, 2025

102. Veeda Bybee- A Guest Ep!

Hey there food fans! It's time for Episode 102 of The Food For ThoughtCast! Today Steve and Melissa are talking to Veeda Bybee, an accomplished author of both fiction and nonfiction and a food enthusiast - not to mention the mastermind behind the cookbook A Few of My Favorite Things:…

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April 10, 2025

Veeda Bybee - A Guest Ep!

Hey there food fans! It's time for Episode 102 of The Food For ThoughtCast! Today Steve and Melissa are talking to Veeda Bybee, an accomplished author of both fiction and nonfiction and a food enthusiast - not to mention the mastermind behind the cookbook A Few of My Favorite Things:…

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April 3, 2025

101. Dennis Turcinovic- A Guest Ep!

Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast- We are excited to be joined today for Episode 101 by Dennis Turcinovic of Delmonico's, Tucci, and Boogie Lab USA. Yes THAT Delmonico's, in Manhattan! Delmonico's is credited with being the first restaurant in America to offer individual dishes à la carte, rather…

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April 3, 2025

Dennis Turcinovic of Delmonico's- A Guest Ep!

Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast- We are excited to be joined today for Episode 101 by Dennis Turcinovic of Delmonico's, Tucci, and Boogie Lab USA. Yes THAT Delmonico's, in Manhattan! Delmonico's is credited with being the first restaurant in America to offer individual dishes à la carte, rather…

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March 27, 2025

100. Chef Hawkes Returns for the 100th!

This is it folks, we've reached 100 Episodes! The Food For ThoughtCast proudly welcomes back Chef Hawkes- the incredible culinary educator and all around food hero- the master chef of Great Britain and foodie extraordinaire, and just an amazing guy. You first met Chef Hawkes in Episode 67 and he…

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March 27, 2025

Chef Hawkes Returns for the 100th

This is it folks, we've reached 100 Episodes! The Food For ThoughtCast proudly welcomes back Chef Hawkes- the incredible culinary educator and all around food hero- the master chef of Great Britain and foodie extraordinaire, and just an amazing guy. You first met Chef Hawkes in Episode 67 and he…

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March 20, 2025

99. Kitchens and Mental Health

Welcome back to a very special episode of The Food For ThoughtCast. In Episode 99, Stephen and Melissa are talking about mental health in kitchens and the hospitality industry. We discuss what we do to cope, some of the better and worse experiences we've had in the business, and what…

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March 20, 2025

Kitchens and Mental Health

Welcome back to a very special episode of The Food For ThoughtCast. In Episode 99, Stephen and Melissa are talking about mental health in kitchens and the hospitality industry. We discuss what we do to cope, some of the better and worse experiences we've had in the business, and what…

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March 19, 2025

Mightylicious Review

Thanks Carolyn and Mightylicious for the generous (and yummy) treats. 10/10 yums from us! The chocolate chip cookies, brown butter chocolate chip cookies, and brownie mix are phenomenal. Go get you some of this goodness.

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March 13, 2025

98. Dan Abel Jr. - A Guest Ep!

Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast, it's time for Episode 98 and life just got a little sweeter. Today we are talking to the Willy Wonka of The Midwest, Dan Abel! He is the Chief Chocolate Officer at Bissinger's in St. Louis, Missouri- not only is he an incredible…

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March 13, 2025

Dan Abel Jr.- A Guest Ep!

Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast, it's time for Episode 98 and life just got a little sweeter. Today we are talking to the Willy Wonka of The Midwest, Dan Abel! He is the Chief Chocolate Officer at Bissinger's in St. Louis, Missouri- not only is he an incredible…

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March 6, 2025

97. Carolyn Haeler- A Guest Ep!

Today we have the pleasure of talking to Carolyn Haeler, the Executive Baker and mastermind behind Mightylicious. Their mission is to create flavor packed, gluten-free cookies made for everyone. Melissa and Stephen dive into the chemistry of gluten-free baking and hear all about how Carolyn created the brand and the…

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