interview
Interviews with top Feast food advocates, celebrities, icons, chefs, and anyone who cooks, about their current and past food related projects.
Interview: Desert Bloom Bakery. Top Story - July 2021.
The following is the transcript of an interview with Heather Dillard at Desert Bloom Bakery desertbloombakery.com. She runs a gluten-free, dairy-free bakery from her home in Plainview, Texas. Heather explains in the video how she started her business and what she has learned through creating delicious treats. A video of the interview is included.
By Hannah Marie. 5 years ago in Feast
Antonio Phillips
Celebrity Chef Antonio Phillips Chef Phill discovered his passion for Culinary Arts after having what many may consider a "successful" career path. After high school he enrolled in the military and proudly served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. After his service he obtained a job with the United States Postal Service. He enjoyed his job but he knew something was missing. He decided to try something different and began looking into a second career. Interested in cooking and impressed with his father's well established career in restaurant management, he felt right at home while studying Culinary Arts at the renowned Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts. He obtained his certification in Culinary Arts in 2011. Chef Phill journey into culinary arts has lead to to be named, "One of Atlanta's Hottest's Newest Chef's" by Travel Noire. Chef Phill has been featured on WE TV's Braxton Family Values, in "Keys to the City" shown on BET Networks. He has been featured in many magazines and is extremely grateful for his success.
By Tammy Reese5 years ago in Feast
Chef Lazarius "Ken" Walker
Chef Lazarius "Ken" Walker, restaurant owner of The Twist in Columbia, SC. Chef Walker will be partnering with area farmers to give back to families in need. Mr. Walker plans to honor the surrounding community and a new year in the restaurant business just in time for Thanksgiving with a free buffet of fresh vegetables for the families to create their favorite dishes. The overall plan is for November 21st to be a very special day in the midland area of Columbia, SC for families who stop by The Twist.
By Tammy Reese5 years ago in Feast
Have you ever had a mouthwatering burger? Not till you've been here.
Let’s take it back to the birth of the cheeseburger. I know we’re all imagining a fat, juicy, cheesy as all hell burger. Don’t forget to add a cold beer to that. Possibly a shot of Fernet Branca. 80/20 Kaelin’s has a perfect amount of beers on tap, and it’s always changing. You can grab anything from Stroh’s in a bottle to a local like Goodwood Two Live Brew (just released) all the way to ‘Cheetah’ by Rhinegeist over in Cincinnati.
By Jacki Grimaldi5 years ago in Feast
Chef Damian Brown
Chef Damian Brown is doing amazing things. With over 150k social media followers he’s created a name for himself in the food industry. A native of Capitol Heights, Maryland, is the executive chef and founder of The Uncaged Chefs. At 30 years of age he has been quickly rising through some of D.C.’s best kitchens, including Vidalia and Blue Duck Tavern before launching a Sunday brunch, carry-out, pop-up in early 2019 which grew to serve hundreds of customers every Sunday, and recently opened his first concept; The Uncaged Chef, in DC’s first Black Owned Food Incubator; Savor at 3807.
By Tammy Reese5 years ago in Feast
Sitting Down With Carole Mac
Carole Mac is a woman who has definitely taken her passions to the next level. The food and wine enthusiast has over 15 years of experience in the food and wine industry and currently hosts and produces multiple web series for Wine4Food.com, a food and wine website where informative articles and shows are offered in a fun and easily accessible way. “One thing that I’ve always been in love with is the flavor of food,” Mac says,” I realized the flavor of wine is even more nuanced and once you really learn and get into it, it can open your palette even more than food can.”
By Carlos Lacayo5 years ago in Feast
Fabalish: Making Vegan Sexy
Eating healthy isn't always easy. It takes time to prepare thoughtful meals and is often more expensive, especially when buying organic. Fabalish is a small-batch family company that handmakes falafel, sauces and more using chickpeas as the main ingredient. I began filming content for Fabalish because I believe in their products and mentality. They make healthy eating effortless and seriously delicious with all dietary preferences in mind. Check out Fabalish’s products on their website.
By Christian Johnson6 years ago in Feast
Interview with a Gardener
The problem that is our food industry is a large and worrying one. The issues are innumerable. Over one third of food produced in the world for humans every year is wasted. Food packaging was the second most common item retrieved during annual beach clean ups by the Ocean Conservancy in 2018. And this isn’t even touching on the transportation costs to both individual consumer and the planet.
By Caroline Louise6 years ago in Feast
