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i8tonite: From Zookeeper to Culinary Guardian: The Dream Jobs of Chef JT Walker
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i8tonite: From Zookeeper to Culinary Guardian: The Dream Jobs of Chef JT Walker

Chef JT Walker remembers meeting his wife at the Santa Ana Zoo, where they both were employed as zookeepers. “We started on the exact same day,” he recalled. “There are very few zookeeper jobs in the United States, so to move up in the field, one of us would have to leave our (hometown). We […]

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i8tonite: The Case for Mesquite Coffee with Food Person Monika Woolsey (Or When the Apocalypse Happens)
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i8tonite: The Case for Mesquite Coffee with Food Person Monika Woolsey (Or When the Apocalypse Happens)

“I want people to realize that when they walk out their front door,” says Phoenix-based nutritionist Monika Woolsey, “that they have a whole world to choose from not just the same six foods that we always eat.” This statement starts the conversation about how do you define Woolsey, named in 2016 by Phoenix New Times […]

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i8tonite with Eat This Poem author Nicole Gulotta and Energizing Orange Smoothie Recipe
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i8tonite with Eat This Poem author Nicole Gulotta and Energizing Orange Smoothie Recipe

Nicole Gulotta is a writer, editor, and tea enthusiast. She’s the author of Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry (Roost Books, 2017), and pens a blog by the same name. I first discovered Nicole’s website years ago, when looking for travel guides that encompassed both bookstores and great food. What […]

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Rhubarb and Ginger Crème Brûlée Recipe by Chef Tim O’Sullivan of Renvyle House in Connemara, Co. Galway. From The New Irish Table: Recipes from Ireland's Top Chefs
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i8tonite with New Irish Table’s Leslie Conron Carola & Cod and Octopus Recipe

When we visited Ireland, I fell in love with the food. Not only that famous brown bread, and the smooth, creamy butter, but the seafood chowder that we ordered at almost every meal, and the hearty breakfasts, and the Guinness stew, and the seafood, and…well, you get the picture. But most of all, what I […]

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i8tonite with Food Person Fred Plotkin: Opera Expert and Author of Six Cookbooks
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i8tonite with Food Person Fred Plotkin: Opera Expert and Author of Six Cookbooks

Few people are experts, but then there are folks, like cookbook author and opera professional Fred Plotkin, who are knowledgeable on many topics. A native New Yorker, Plotkin became a student of opera while in college, working with various classical musicians and mentors, such as late mezzo soprano and director of the Lyric Opera House, […]

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i8tonite with Moe's Original Bar B Que Founder Mike Fernandez & Moe's Cornbread Recipe
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i8tonite with Moe’s Original Bar B Que Founder Mike Fernandez & Moe’s Cornbread Recipe

What do you do when you love BBQ? You learn from the best – and then smoke, cook, and eat well. And, if you’re Moe’s Original Bar B Que Founder Mike Fernandez, you turn that business into a way to give back, teach, and provide great food. But let’s start at the beginning, shall we? […]

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My Favorite Dishes of 2016

As 2016 began, it was planned that Nick, me and the kids — Holly, the 11-year-old pitbull and our 7-year-old Frenchie, JJ — were moving to Denver from Phoenix. Our intention after twelve months in the Sonoran Desert was to relocate to the Mile High City for his work. Our last stop was the Rocky […]

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i8tonite with Restaurant Serenade Chef James Laird & Veal Ragout Recipe
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i8tonite with Restaurant Serenade Chef James Laird & Veal Ragout Recipe

One of the great attractions of New Jersey are the small towns with picturesque streets, seemingly family values and charm. It’s no surprise than one of the area’s excellent restaurants, Serenade, in Chatham, New Jersey resides there. Great East Coast restaurants are starting to close as times change and rents become out of reach for […]

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i8tonite with SymmetryBreakfast's Michael Zee and Idli Recipe
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i8tonite with SymmetryBreakfast’s Michael Zee and Idli Recipe

When I asked Michael Zee, author of the incredibly beautiful cookbook and popular Instagram, SymmetryBreakfast, what inspired him each morning, to create such lovely meals? Well, I bet you won’t be surprised by his answer: “I love to cook a lovely meal for Mark to make breakfast a special moment for both of us.” SymmetryBreakfast incorporates […]

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i8tonite with Orange Beach Chef David Pan & Chargrilled Oysters Recipe
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i8tonite with Orange Beach Chef David Pan & Chargrilled Oysters Recipe

Chef David Pan was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota – one of my favorite towns in the world! After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu Mendota Heights, he began his career at WA Frost in St. Paul with Chef Russell Kline. WA Frost, one of my favorite restaurants in the Twin Cities, is a leading […]

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