ERIC HASSE “Experience the flavor of Chef Eric’s kitchen, where the heat is as ‘Hot as F*ck’ and the passion is real.” “I go into every day just wanting to be better. So much of what I see now is it’s, like, too focused on the show. It’s a marketing scheme compared to as opposed …
KAITLYNN WOOD In this podcast episode, Kaitlynn Wood, a headstrong 30-year-old female chef, struggles to survive and thrive in the chaotic and thankless world of the restaurant industry, where pirates, misfits, and White Collar pressures clash with her own grit and ambition. “It really does take a special someone not only to survive, but to …
STEVEN LAWSON Part 1 When Steve Lawson, a degenerate misfit, falls in love with cooking despite his initial dreams of becoming a business marketer, he finds himself addicted to the camaraderie, self-accomplishment, and the pressure of working in the grueling, chaotic environment of a restaurant kitchen. After starting as a dishwasher in a cool new …
ARIEL GUIVISDALSKY In this podcast episode, Ariel Guivisdalsky, dives into the complexities and challenges of achieving his goal to create something doable amidst the chaos of the culinary world. You will learn the necessary qualities, skills, and organizational strategies to become an outstanding chef. “A chef is someone that is a leader in a kitchen, …
AUSTIN MAYNARD Chef Austin Maynard In this episode of “Inside the Pressure Cooker”, Chad Kelly interviews Austin Maynard, a hardworking chef who, despite some challenges, has found his passion in cooking, music and art. This episode is about The importance of finding something you’re passionate about outside of the kitchen. “We really are pirates and …
RILEY REDFEARN Chef Riley Redfearn Chef Riley Redfearn falls in love with the chaotic kitchen and aspires to become an expert in watermelon carving and fruit displays. “My biggest inspiration, I’d have to say, is definitely my wife and kids. They want to make me be a better husband, dad, chef, man all around. So …
MARIO OROZCO Mario Orozco My conversation with Mario was pretty enlightening. It reminds me when I was younger and all I had to do is cook. No real responsibilities other than have fun, learn and grow. My path was a much more self-destructive early on mainly because I did not have anyone to kick me …
SUKI OTSUKI Chef Suki Otsuki Finding your purpose in life is one of those great mysteries that so many people search their entire lives for and sadly never find. Suki discovered her purpose in life once at a very age. Fast forward and she has given everything to her career, her passion, and her restaurant …
HANALEI SOUZA Chef Hanalei Souza We need more people like this in the world. Hard-working and fun-loving at the same time. In her generation, I’m pretty sure she is a unicorn. Such drive and passion for cooking plus wanting to lead a team, I’m impressed. Hanalei is writing her own ticket and it is going …
RICH VANA This episode is another of our longer episodes as I found it hard to wrap up the conversation with Rich. In short, the dude is killing it. He took a different path to the kitchen, which is proof that you do not have to go to culinary school to be a chef. It …