Holy Guacamole
This podcast released an episode every week between 2020 and 2023. The idea was to share first-hand stories from restaurant owners, cafe owner, travel businesses and more.
PODCAST
DJ NEAL AND LOVING SPOON COLLECTIVE
We return to Good Neighbor Shop, one year after opening we talk to Chef DJ Neal who created the menu and drew on his vast experience over the last several years.
Dave Seel was eager to have DJ on our show, and you'll hear why; his work experience is wide and varied; he was mentored by Roy Yamaguchi (Roy's Hawaiian Fusion/Baltimore), opening team at Momofuku... the list goes on and on! We love his ability to collaborate, be that welcoming presence in the room. And Loving Spoon Collective is a tidy creation out of his need to serve industry people late at night, and now it's taken a completely new direction, including coursed dinners with an artist performing Grace.
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Good Neighbor Shop on IG
Good Neighbor Shop's website. If you don't live here they have many lovely homeware you can get and well as Spice Wallah!
Loving Spoon Collective on IG
46: THE VERANDAH WITH HEAT & FLAVOR
Journey with this Indian family, and their desire to share their culture through food. You'll hear from the mother, daughter and son--Radhika, Maithali and Shantanu. Their perspectives are wonderfully presented. Radhika came to the US as an architecture student. Met her husband, and after getting married and having her two lovely children, she started cooking for friends. That evolved into cooking at the farmers markets, to cooking in food halls, and now settles into a distinctly independent restaurant. They're serving small plates. Radhika, whose curiousity for India's history and cuisine never grows old.
Some months they have a Regional Cuisine menu. It's the family's way of sharing lesser known dishes from small towns and regions. As we have Nashville Chicken, they have equally curious dishes, and this is a wonderful way to experience the breadth of India's history and culture in a 3, 4, or 5 course meal.
We do not hear Amit's voice, the husband, father and architect in the family. Happy Fathers Day to all the unique and wonderful fathers who nurture the best a family can give in a community. Thank you to all the immigrants who settle in the US and share so much!
Their voices and stories are infectious. They enjoy and care what they serve, and are eager for you to enjoy India's amazing food culture.