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Hidden F&B

by Helen Mitternight

A monthly, 30-minute, interview podcast spotlighting Charleston's hidden heroes in the food, beverage and hospitality world.

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  1. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 122-- Jason Male - 92424 2.45PM

    Jason Male is a bartender at SNOB in Charleston. SNOB stands for Slightly North of Broad, and it’s one of the bastions of Charleston’s restaurants Jason talks about how he keeps it fresh, what Charlestonians love to drink, and new American gin. Jason Male, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

  2. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 119-- Alex Eaton - 82624 7.09PM

    Alex Eaton of Estadio, the elegant tapas restaurant in Charleston, has had her baby since this conversation. Depending on when you go, you might see her in the kitchen with a baby strapped to her as she does the dance required to cook in an open kitchen. Alex Eaton, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

  3. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 117-- Damian Sandoval - 73124 5.57PM

    Damian Sandoval is the executive chef and he’s bringing a mixture of his own Mexican background and a whole lot of other cuisines to Coterie in Charleston, but he won’t show off and make fancy food just to make fancy food. He won't cook anything he wouldn’t eat at home, And, also? He was inspired...

  4. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 114-- Carter Currey - 6-2-24 12.51PM

    Carter Currey from Halls Chophouse in Charleston runs the beverage program at this mainline restaurant. He’s so settled in that you’d never know he had a life as a nomad before he settled down in Charleston. Carter Curry, on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

  5. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 112-- Jill Matthias and Juan Cassalett - 3-23-24, 5.10PM

    Jill Matthias of Chez Nous and Juan Cassalett of Malagon are married and it seems their temperaments and their separate restaurants complement each other. Jill Matthias and Juan Cassalett on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

  6. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 111 -- Michael and Caitlin Toscano - 2-28-24 8.58PM

    This episode was recorded as Michael and Caitlin Toscano were about to open their new place, Da Toscano Porchetta Shop and they were scrambling, but they were nice enough to stop and chat. In fact, if you listen carefully, you may hear the background conversation of construction. The shop has…

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  7. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 109 --Emily Heintz - 2-1-24 6.49PM

    Did you do Dry January and now you want to extend that feeling a little bit? Emily Heintz of Sechey says Sechey stands for “dry-ish,” which means you can go with the non-alcoholic stuff in her store all the time, or when you just feel the need to dry out a little. She’s latched onto a big trend,...

  8. Hidden F&B CHS Ep 106- Christine England - 11-29-23 5.29PM

    Christine England started Lowcountry Eat Out as a little Facebook group to connect restaurateurs with people looking to buy their overstocks during COVID. It’s grown to almost 100,000 followers and restaurant owners say the attention this group has given them may have saved them. The only rule?...

  9. Hidden F&B CHS Ep 105- Kari Weaver - 10-26-23 6.37 PM

    We talk with Kari Weaver of Charleston Wine Festivals. Now, this isn’t the huge Charleston Wine and Food Festival you may be familiar with – this is much more casual. This weekend, in fact, is the Mimosa Festival – and who doesn’t need a Mimosa on the weekend? Kari Weaver,on the Hidden F&B...

  10. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 103 --Lynn Hobart of Seoul Ah - 9-25-23 7.12 PM

    Lynn Hobart is the owner of the food truck Seoul Ah’s Gourmet Korean Hot Dogs and More. I first met Lynn when she was with a friend of mine at Charleston’s Wine and Food Festival. She shook my hand and said I should have her on the Hidden F&B. She would need that kind of spirit because, shortly...

  11. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 102 --James Walsh and Jim McCourt - 9-4-23 11.49 AM

    We talk with Jim McCourt and James Walsh, owners of Prohibition. Prohibition is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, and that’s quite an accomplishment in these days of bars that trend and fade. The two talk about the changes they’ve seen on busy King Street, and why, despite their lovely...

  12. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 100 --Kevin Johnson - 7-26-23 1.55 PM

    Kevin Johnson of the Grocery is venturing out into the 'burbs with his new restaurant, Lola Rose.

  13. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 97 --Tracey Richardson - 6-26-23 6.22 PM

    Tracey Richardson brings the sweet heat with her Lillie's of Charleston barbecue sauces, hot sauces, spices and rubs, and now, popcorn. Tracey talks about how these sauces went from her dad’s restaurant when she was young, to bottles on Charleston grocery store shelves, and on Amazon nationwide....

  14. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 95 --Lauren McDuffie - 5-29-23 4.36 PM

    Don’t call Lauren McDuffie a chef – she says she’s a professional home cook and she wants to keep it that way so she keeps enjoying cooking. Lauren’s got a new cookbook, Southern Lights, coming out June 6 and she talks with us about how she wants to lighten up southern food.

  15. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 94 -- Marissa & Clay Carlisle - 4-24-23 5.23 PM

    Maybe you've heard of kombucha. Maybe you've heard of hard cider. But have you heard about hard kombucha? It would be hard to find two nicer people to introduce you to the concept than Marissa and Clay Carlisle of Beve Bene Brewing in Charleston. Beve Bene Brewing on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

  16. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 92 -- Jason DuPree - 3-27-23 8.06 PM

    Jason DuPree, executive chef of Johns island's Blu Oyster Sushi + Seafood is one of the few African American executive chefs in the Charleston area and he has some opinions on what it takes to succeed.

  17. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 91 -- Bintou NDaw - 2-22-23 3.09 PM

    Bintou N'Daw fell in love with Charleston when she saw how similar it was to her native Senegal. She decided it was the perfect place to relocate her New York business making African sauces, Nafi’s Original Sauces. Bintou N’Daw on the Hidden F&B Charleston.

  18. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 90 -- Bethany Heinze - 1-25-23 5.34 PM

    Bethany Heinze, GM of the James Beard semifinalist restaurant Vern, talks about how it all started, natural wines, and why she loves working with her husband.

  19. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 89 -- Tara Pate - 12-20-22 5.06 PM

    Tara Pate of Daysie Syrups talks about how the pandemic let her focus on solving a problem -- finding a natural syrup for her coffees!

  20. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 87 -- Scott Hansen - 11-28-22 4.40 PM

    Scott Hansen builds a beer empire.

  21. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 84 -- Taylor Cunningham - 10-25-22 4.02 PM

  22. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 82 -- Sara Gail - 9-27-22 1.53 PM

    Registered dietician talks about her elderberry syrup and how it grew into a business.

  23. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 80 -- Koky Lopez - 8-29-22 9.15 AM

  24. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 77 --Shamil Velazquez - 7-25-22 5.48 PM

    Shamil Velazquez is juggling two restaurants...and he loves it.

  25. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 74 --Lindsey Williams - 6-26-22 11.24 AM

  26. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 73 --Diego Funes - 5-17-22 5.56 PM

    Diego Funes brings Buenos Aires empanadas to Charleston

  27. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 70 -- Patty Arredondo - 4-22-22 1.32 PM

    Rancho Lewis GM Patty Arredondo talk tequila, hatch chiles, and opening a new restaurant.

  28. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 67 -- Alec Gropman - 3-28-22 12.05 PM

    Chef Alec Gropman on opening 2 new restaurants in Charleston

  29. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 66 -- Wilson Brannock - 2-18-22 4.39 PM

  30. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 63 -- Jeanne Oleksiak - 1-22-22 4.38 PM

    Jeanne Oleksiak of Herd Provisions.

  31. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 60 -- Heather Hutton - 12-21-21 4.49 PM

    Don't like dessert? Edmunds Oast pastry chef Heather Hutton says you just haven't tried hers yet.

  32. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 58 --Angie Colyer DuPree - 11-19-21 5.55 PM

  33. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 55 -- Matti Antilla Grain & Barrel Spirits - 10-22-21 5.59 PM

  34. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 52 -- Ramon Taimanglo Parkand Grove - 9-24-21 1.23 PM

    Ramon Taimanglo of Park and Grove talks taking a gamble and whole hog.

  35. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 48 -- Julie Hennigan Charleston Grill - 8-20-21 5.58 PM

  36. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 45 -- Molly Fienning Red Clay Hot Sauce - 7-23-21 1.03 PM

  37. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 42 -- Florence Chantepie Bistro a Vin - 6-18-21 5.14 PM

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  38. Hidden F&B CHS -- Episode 39 -- Abby Frye Patrick Properties - 5-21-21 5.37 PM

  39. Hidden F&B -- Episode 36 -- Maam Saab - 4-27-21 11.10 AM

  40. Hidden F&B -- Episode 35 -- Katie Murdock - 3-30-21 6.30 PM

  41. Hidden F&B -- Episode 34 -- Les Dames Oops - 3-9-21 3.03 PM

  42. Hidden F&B -- Episode 33 -- Bowens Island - 2-25-21 4.48 PM

  43. Hidden F&B -- Episode 32 -- Daddys Girl Bakery - 1-28-21 5.59 PM

  44. Hidden F&B -- Episode 31 -- Isabella Macbeth - 12-17-20 5.09 PM

  45. Hidden F&B -- Episode 30 -- Mantra Wines - 11-19-20 5.16 PM

  46. Hidden F&B -- Episode 29- Carolima - 10-29-20 5.09 PM

  47. Hidden F&B -- Episode 28- Madison White - 9-24-20 6.37 PM

  48. Hidden F&B -- Episode 27- Quintin Middleton - 8-30-20 12.11 PM

  49. Hidden F&B -- Episode 26- Jason Bell Springbok Coffee - 7-29-20 1.14 PM

  50. Hidden F&B -- Episode 25- Ashley Strickland Freeman - 6-25-20 2.42 PM

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A monthly, 30-minute, interview podcast spotlighting Charleston's hidden heroes in the food, beverage and hospitality world.

HOSTED BY

Helen Mitternight

CATEGORIES

arts food

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A monthly, 30-minute, interview podcast spotlighting Charleston's hidden heroes in the food, beverage and hospitality world.

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