Ranked #1
Brian Collins, chef and owner, Ember, Arroyo Grande
Brian Collins, chef and owner, Ember, Arroyo Grande
The owner and chef behind Ember in Arroyo Grande, Brian Collins knew he wanted to start a restaurant from a young age, b... Read more
26 Aug 2019
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54mins
Ranked #2
James Ontiveros, vigneron, Ranchos de Ontiveros, Santa Maria
James Ontiveros, vigneron, Ranchos de Ontiveros, Santa Maria
How does a Santa Maria cowboy become one of the most respected wine industry figures in the U.S.? Listen as James Ontive... Read more
1 May 2019
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1hr 32mins
Ranked #3
David Walker, co-founder, Firestone-Walker Brewing Co, Buellton + Paso Robles
David Walker, co-founder, Firestone-Walker Brewing Co, Buellton + Paso Robles
Brewery founder David Walker and I talk about the differences between wine people and beer people, the history of Americ... Read more
2 Mar 2020
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46mins
Ranked #4
Trailer: CONSUMED with Jaime Lewis
Trailer: CONSUMED with Jaime Lewis
The CONSUMED podcast stokes candid conversations about life and flavor with the people who put food on our plate and dri... Read more
28 Mar 2019
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1min
Ranked #5
Matt Kettmann, Central Coast Editor, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Santa Barbara
Matt Kettmann, Central Coast Editor, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Santa Barbara
Wine writer and editor Matt Kettmann shares how he manages to work for both the Santa Barbara Independent and Wine Enthu... Read more
26 Aug 2019
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56mins
Ranked #6
Golzar Barrera, chef and caterer, All Purpose Flower, Solvang
Golzar Barrera, chef and caterer, All Purpose Flower, Solvang
Chef Golzar Barrera is of Persian descent, but she indulges her love for Japanese cuisine by making and selling ramen th... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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42mins
Ranked #7
Antonio Diaz, filmmaker and publisher, The Migrant Kitchen and Life & Thyme Magazine, Los Angeles
Antonio Diaz, filmmaker and publisher, The Migrant Kitchen and Life & Thyme Magazine, Los Angeles
Antonio Diaz is a young entrepreneur who started the “culinary storytelling” journal Life & Thyme Magazine as a hobb... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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52mins
Ranked #8
Damian Camacho, server at Novo Restaurant, SLO
Damian Camacho, server at Novo Restaurant, SLO
Damian Camacho sits down to discuss the kindest people he’s served in 10 years at Novo Restaurant, how downtown San Luis... Read more
11 Jun 2019
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #9
Emilie Goldstein, chef, Trumpet Vine Catering, and gastric bypass alum, Atascadero
Emilie Goldstein, chef, Trumpet Vine Catering, and gastric bypass alum, Atascadero
Chef Emilie Goldstein talks about what it’s like to undergo gastric bypass surgery for weight loss, which she did in 201... Read more
1 May 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #10
Father Ian Delinger, priest, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, and food journalist, KCBX, San Luis Obispo
Father Ian Delinger, priest, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, and food journalist, KCBX, San Luis Obispo
Father Ian Delinger is the priest at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in San Luis Obispo, as well as the host of a radio s... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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50mins
Ranked #11
Hayley Cain, food writer and punk rocker, SLO
Hayley Cain, food writer and punk rocker, SLO
Hayley Cain is a writer and punk rock musician from San Luis Obispo. She was the Flavor Writer at New Times Weekly for a... Read more
26 Aug 2019
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53mins
Ranked #12
Dan Berkeland, baker and owner, Backporch Bakery, SLO and Atascadero
Dan Berkeland, baker and owner, Backporch Bakery, SLO and Atascadero
Baker Dan Berkeland describes the diversity of his idyllic childhood in Inglewood, how he tries to re-create it through ... Read more
11 Jun 2019
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54mins
Ranked #13
Sandi Sigurdson, community leader and recovering alcoholic, SLO
Sandi Sigurdson, community leader and recovering alcoholic, SLO
Sandi Sigurdson is a leader in the San Luis Obispo community, having served as the executive director of Leadership San ... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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45mins
Ranked #14
Chef Daisy Ryan + Greg Ryan, restaurateurs, Bell’s, Los Alamos
Chef Daisy Ryan + Greg Ryan, restaurateurs, Bell’s, Los Alamos
Chef and restaurateurs Daisy and Greg Ryan talk about meeting and working at a three-Michelin restaurant in New York Cit... Read more
2 Mar 2020
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59mins
Ranked #15
Megan + Jeremy Raff, farmers, Dare 2 Dream Farms, Lompoc
Megan + Jeremy Raff, farmers, Dare 2 Dream Farms, Lompoc
Dare 2 Dream Farms belongs to Jeremy and Megan Raff, whose humble chicken egg operation on family property became a gard... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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54mins
Ranked #16
Feben Teffera, pop-up restaurateur, Ebony, SLO
Feben Teffera, pop-up restaurateur, Ebony, SLO
Feben Teffera talks about how her Ethiopian food pop-up sold out in 10 minutes, why she chose to be herself instead of t... Read more
1 May 2019
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1hr 17mins
Ranked #17
Alberto + Gessica Russo, chef and owners, Flour House, SLO
Alberto + Gessica Russo, chef and owners, Flour House, SLO
Gessica and Alberto Russo, owners of Flour House Pizza Bar and Pastaria in San Luis Obispo, have devoted their lives to ... Read more
26 Aug 2019
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53mins
Ranked #18
Sheila Spector, home baker and food blogger, Dinner at Sheila’s, SLO
Sheila Spector, home baker and food blogger, Dinner at Sheila’s, SLO
Sheila Spector has lived and cooked all over the U.S., both in her own kitchen, in commercial kitchens, culinary shops, ... Read more
26 Aug 2019
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52mins
Ranked #19
Libby Parker, registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist, Not Your Average Nutritionist, SLO
Libby Parker, registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist, Not Your Average Nutritionist, SLO
Libby Parker is a registered dietitian in San Luis Obispo and her recent book, Permission to Eat, explores the rampant i... Read more
26 Aug 2019
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51mins