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2017 Cincinnati Food & Wine Classic
Kitchen Convos
Rachel DesRochers

Kitchen Convos Ep. 41: 2017 Cincinnati Food & Wine Classic Pt. 1

This episode features 2 different interviews conducted at the 2017 Cincinnati Food & Wine Classic. First up are two engineers, artists, and visionaries. Luis Laya and James Payne of Fire Lab are the designers and master builders of Cincinnati Food + Wine Classic’s Live Fire Grill Pavilion. Hear their fascinating and unique story of how their desire to build a local community around the tradition of open fire cooking began with a challenge from their

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Rachel DesRochers October 4, 2017
Nick Marckwald
Kitchen Convos
Rachel DesRochers

Kitchen Convos Ep. 40: Nick Marckwald

What started as a garnish on a salad has turned Hen of the Woods into a snack food company with the mission of creating flavor focused tasty treats that everyone everywhere can enjoy.  Nick Marckwald’s kettle chip journey began in 2013 at a local farmer’s market at Washington Park in the heart of Cincinnati, Ohio. From the beginning his goal was to create a well-balanced, unique kettle chip that spoke to his years of culinary

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Rachel DesRochers September 27, 2017
Ryan Blevins
Kitchen Convos
Rachel DesRochers

Kitchen Convos Ep. 39: Ryan Blevins

MadTree tapped their inaugural beer at Arthur’s in Hyde Park in February of 2013. Ryan Blevins was there to try it. Little did he know he’d soon be brewing it. “I told [MadTree cofounder] Kenny [McNutt], ‘If you need help, I’ll do anything. I don’t care if I scrub the floors,’” Blevins says. A mechanic who had been home-brewing for four years, he officially left the garage for the brew deck seven months later. Now

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Rachel DesRochers September 20, 2017
Joann Drilling
Kitchen Convos
Rachel DesRochers

Kitchen Convos Ep. 38: Joann Drilling

A life long love of food and cooking landed her a gig as the Culinary Editor for Edible Ohio Valley. From there Joann Drilling went on to become the Dining Editor at Cincinnati Magazine where she contributed monthly coverage including criticism, news, and features. She also oversaw and executed three to four food-related cover packages per year, managed a dozen freelance writers, and promoted the magazine and its content through radio, television, and person-to-person community

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Rachel DesRochers September 13, 2017
richard stewart
Kitchen Convos
Rachel DesRochers

Kitchen Convos Ep. 37: Richard Stewart

Richard Stewart has been farming for over thirteen years now and is the sixth generation of the family to work the land. He is married and a father of two awesome children. Carriage House Farm was once a small 90 acre homestead, but today includes more than 300 acres of fertile, mostly river bottom, land and woods.   We also farm with our neighbors, baling hay, for our horses, building horse trails, hosting events, and helping

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Rachel DesRochers September 6, 2017
Kitchen Convos
Rachel DesRochers

Kitchen Convos Ep. 36: Ali Crowdus

Ali Crowdus is the Executive Chef & Owner of Power Pack Meals, a meal preparation service based in Northern KY. They shop, cook, and portion your meals each week! Each meal based on basic nutritional requirements, focusing on lean proteins, complex carbohydrates and fibrous vegetables. The main focus of Power Pack Meals is to not add any additional salt or refined sugars to our foods, and keep added fats to a minimum. She wants to provide

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Rachel DesRochers August 30, 2017
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