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About Phillip Frankland Lee Phillip Frankland Lee is the co-owner and executive chef of Scratch Restaurants Group, the Michelin-starred hospitality company he operates with his wife and executive pastry chef Margarita Kallas-Lee. The group includes Sushi by Scratch Restaurants, Pasta|Bar, NADC Burger, and Shokunin, with locations across California and a growing national footprint. Lee is […]

Chef Josh Sutcliff is the Corporate Executive Chef and Partner at 55 Seventy, a private members club for wine lovers with locations in Dallas and Houston. A Le Cordon Bleu graduate, CultureMap Dallas Rising Star Chef of the Year, and Zagat 30 Under 30 honoree, his career includes chef de cuisine at FT33, executive chef

About David Bull David Bull is a Culinary Institute of America graduate, Food & Wine Best New Chef 2003, two-time James Beard Foundation nominee, Austin’s first Iron Chef America competitor, and the Regional Vice President of Food and Beverage at La Corsha Hospitality Group. He grew up in his grandparents’ Italian-American restaurant in upstate New

About Brandon Harpster Brandon Harpster is a Certified Executive Chef (CEC) and the National Corporate Chef for Training and Events at Rational USA, where he designs and oversees culinary training programs, runs Rational’s culinary academies, and leads demonstrations and events across the country. He came up through country clubs, restaurant kitchens, and culinary education, earning

About Chad Welch Chad Welch is an American Culinary Federation Certified Executive Chef (CEC) and Certified Culinary Administrator (CCA), a Jacques Pépin Foundation ambassador, and the executive chef behind The Urban Stillhouse, an elevated dining concept with locations in St. Petersburg, Florida and Somerset, Kentucky. He did not plan to become a chef. A Navy

About Emmanuel Chavez Emmanuel Chavez is the Mexico City-born, Houston-raised chef-owner of Tatemó, the Michelin-starred Mexican restaurant in Spring Branch that has become one of the most celebrated in the country. Chavez immigrated to Houston with his family around age nine and spent his formative years working in his parents’ Tex-Mex restaurant, washing dishes at

Episode Overview In this episode, André Natera sits down with Emmanuel Laroche, host of the Flavors Unknown podcast and author of A Taste of Madagascar, to explore the global story behind vanilla and what it actually takes to write a serious food book. Laroche traveled to Madagascar, which produces roughly 80 percent of the world’s

Chef Dan Kennedy spent over 20 years in high end kitchens, most recently as head chef at Pasta|Bar Austin before the concept closed in February 2026. He is now working on Morri, his own concept in Austin. In this episode, Andre Natera and Dan Kennedy argue that social media has replaced technical skill with aesthetic

About Brandon & Jonathan Dearden Brandon Dearden is the executive chef and co-owner of Ember and Grano in Hamilton, Montana — two restaurants built around live-fire cooking and local ingredients. He trained at Alinea and Saison and was recently named a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef: Mountains. Jonathan Dearden is corporate chef at

Josh Sutcliff is executive chef at 55 Seventy in Dallas, a restaurant that has built a loyal following by putting delicious food and full dining rooms ahead of accolades. Drew Stephenson — known online as Drew the Food Guy — is a Dallas-based food commentator whose Instagram post about the city’s dining scene went viral,