Author Archives: Stephanie Cmar and Joel Murphy

Joel knows some shit about Stephanie’s run on Top Chef All-Stars! In 2020, Joel Murphy reached out to Stephanie Cmar to talk to her about season 17 of Top Chef; which was currently airing at the time. It was that first interview that eventually lead to…

Stephanie Cmar knows Nini Nguyen from their time as roomates on Top Chef All Stars! In part two, Nini talks about cooking British food for Downton Abbey, dating when people recognize you from television and her dreams of being the Vietnamese Julia Chil…

Stephanie Cmar knows Nini Nguyen from their time as roomates on Top Chef All Stars! Nini stops by the podcast to talk to Stephanie and Joel Murphy about Nini’s mother’s crush on Sweet David, Nini’s decision to move to New Orleans during the pandemic an…

“Sweet” David Cavilla knows some shit about gardening! He talks to Joel Murphy about all that he has learned, including how he dealth with the humans and local wildlife eating his produce, how he obtained as many free supplies as possible and how he le…

Stephanie Cmar knows some shit about London! She talks to Joel Murphy about her adventures in England, which include getting lost on the Tube, getting tattooed by strangers and finally exploring the Books for Cooks bookstore. You can support the show a…

Lauren Mendoza of Slack Tide Sea Salt knows some shit about salt! She explains to Stephanie Cmar and Joel Murphy how a desire to procure her own sea salt for homemade salted caramel ice cream led to a full-fledged business.  You can support the show an…