ReMARKable Palate Podcast #54

ReMARKable Palate #54: Chef Wes Martin on Music, Food Styling, and working as a TV Chef

Chef Wes Martin has taken an unorthodox path in the food business. From waiting tables while studying music in College, to writing cookbooks and styling food for photo shoots, Chef Wes has forged his own path. Food styling brought him into the television business, where he has worked with many of the chefs you know from The Food Network, and he is now entering his second season as head chef of the Martha show, where he can be seen each day preparing the recipes Martha Stewart demonstrates on the program.

Also, we hear some Sweet Indulgences from our friends at the Inwood Farmer's Market!

Share your Sweet Indulgence: www.alifemuchsweeter.com
Click here for a free sample of Sweet Simplicity Sweetener and see for yourself how versatile it is.

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Farmer's Market Saturday

Heirlooms and peppers and tomatillos, oh my!

This week, despite the rain, we have a veritable EXPLOSION of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and even purple tomatillos at the Inwood Farmer's Market!



As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, there is a new farm bringing their produce to market here in Inwood called Nolasco Farms, from Yorktown, NY. (A very historic town from the Revolutionary period)



They specialize in peppers and chiles, as well as other vegetables. This week, they had serranos, poblanos, cherry jalapenos, Italian pepperoncini, and these GORGEOUS habaneros!



The best discovery for me this week was the purple tomatillos they had today. I don't know what it is about purple hued varieties of my favorite foods, but the Inwood Farmer's Market never fails to satisfy me. We have had purple cauliflower, purple kohlrabi, purple bell peppers, and now these beautiful little husked fruits. Tomatillos are a different family from tomatoes, although they appear similar.



I couldn't resist picking up a few of these little amethyst gems, and after a stop at Captain Rick's Pura Vida Fishery, I came up with the following dish: Cornmeal crusted fluke with purple tomatillo and fresh pressed apple cider reduction.


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ReMARKable Palate Podcast #53

ReMARKable Palate #53: Chocolate Indulgences

Chef Mark interviews Chocolatiers who love what they do at the Fancy Foods Show. Chocolate, the "Food of The Gods" seems to be the food of the people, as well! We also kick off our month of Sweet Indulgences, and hear about the favorite guilt-free indulgences of some folks in a local pub.

Share your indulgences with us at www.alifemuchsweeter.com

www.annasheachocolates.com
www.chocolatebar.com
www.kokologo.com
www.yummiecookies.com


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Sweet Indulgences

We're kicking off a month of sweet indulgences at the Gilded Fork, and we're celebrating by partnering with the folks over at A Life Much Sweeter, the Guilt-free indulgence Blog. We'll be sharing with you our favorite indulgences, and we hope that you'll join in on the indulgent celebration by sharing your own favorite way to spoil yourself with no guilt! We'll have a new segment on both the ReMARKable Palate Podcast and the Food Philosophy Podcast celebrating indulging in the sweeter side of life, both culinarily and in other ways.

So head on over to www.alifemuchsweeter.com and share your indulgences, but be sure to let them know that we sent you by mentioning the Gilded Fork or ReMARKable Palate. We will be running a little contest as the month unfolds to reward those of you who take part, so go ahead, indulge yourselves!

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ReMARKable Palate Podcast #52

ReMARKable Palate #52: Clayton Farmer's Market

I visit with Julie Ridlon who takes me through the wonderful offerings on hand at the Clayton Farmer's Market in St. Louis, which she founded 7 years ago. We visit with farmers who have Calhoun peaches, heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, torpedo onions, corn, hydroponically grown salad mix, dilly beans and a variety of pickled vegetables. Kamp's Peach Orchard, Silent Oaks Farms, St. Louis University Nutrition Dept., Biver Farms.

Theme Music: "Can't Hold It Down", Andy Sullivan. www.andysullivan.com

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Farmer's Market Saturday

St. Louis Edition!

I missed the normal market here in New York last week, but managed to make it to the Clayton Farmer's Market. There were plenty of local organic farms represented.



These "Torpedo" onions are descended from a Spanish breed of red onion and are rich and sweet. I interviewed the grower and will have the audio in a future podcast.



This was the most ingenious thing I've seen in a long time: Hydroponically grown salad mix in a bag! The seeds are mixed and grown hydroponically in bags, and pulled together so that you can have a fresh bouquet of salad!



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Excellence in Business

I'm back in New York City from my trip to St. Louis for the United States Personal Chef Association National conference.

It was a great weekend, filled with food, friends and learning. The many classes and speakers were invigorating, and highlighted the generosity of spirit and nurturing that so many personal chefs bring to their businesses and clients.

This group is go giving and collegial, and I was honored to be presented the Marketer of the Year Excellence in Business Award from the Association in recognition for my use of new media technology in promoting the industry. I hope that I can inspire other chefs to use the web tools available to help promote their own businesses and the industry as a whole to the general public.

I'll have a full report on the conference in a few days for my The Chef's Table column at The Gilded Fork.

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ReMARKable Palate Podcast #51

ReMARKable Palate #51: Paleocuisineology and the foods of Lewis and Clark

Chef Mark catches up with Mary Gunderson, author of The Food Journal of Lewis and Clark: Recipes for an Expedition at the National Conference of the US Personal Chef Association in St Louis. From Buffalo meat to prairie plums, boudin blanc to prairie turnips, she describes the planning, the discovery of new ingredients, and the unique role of Sacagawea in this unique journey, as well as how she developed some of the recipes in the book.

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Chef Mark Featured on the Paper Palate

I am so honored to have been featured in an interview with Julie Strekert at the Paper Palate, part of the Well Fed Network. She had many kind words to say about me:

It is immediately obvious that a certain discernable passion consumes Chef Mark Tafoya. His dedication and sincere personal commitment to the culinary arts is evidenced in his many diverse projects. He possesses a unique vision and strong determination to inspire and communicate through cuisine. To realize the broad expanse of his considerable personal achievement is to appreciate his versatility. Chef Tafoya holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in French Literature and Theater Studies from Yale University (He spent ten years acting in New York), and he is also a Certified Personal Chef and graduate of the Culinary Business Academy. His expansive culinary knowledge results from his extensive travels, while obtaining training and experience from accomplished chefs throughout the world.

Chef Tafoya is the Executive Chef and Culinary Editor for The Gilded Fork, the stylish online culinary magazine that also produces The Culinary Podcast Network. Featuring food writing that remains unconcerned with the newest trends and latest noise within the culinary industry, The Gilded Fork focuses instead on the more epicurean aspects of the culinary experience. It explores the essence of the food itself, accentuating the ingredients, science, and most importantly, the taste and sensual appreciation of global cuisine. The Culinary Podcast Network, founded by Chef Tafoya, is the premier online network of collected food podcasts. The network showcases podcasts from various culinary professionals, including Chef Ming Tsai.

Read the rest of the article, including the question and answer session, HERE


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ReMARKable Palate Podcast #50

ReMARKable Palate #50: 50th Show Extravaganza!

Chef Mark celebrates 50 episodes of the podcast with a look back at some of the highlights from this first year, and plays shout outs and well-wishes from listeners and fellow podcasters. From guest recipes, food films, lunch tips and market soundseeing tours, to interviews with chefs, farmers, producers and ethnocuisine experts, Mark plays clips from some of the best moments of the last year.

Theme Music: "Can't Hold it Down", Andy Sullivan. www.andysullivan.com
"Happy Birthday", by Craymo from the Podsafe Music Network
"Viva Remarkably Mark", by John Ong. www.onglinepodcast.com

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