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The Shameless Chef
by Heritage Radio Network
A podcast series that takes us back in time to home kitchens in the 1970s, but still has a lot to teach us today. The show’s original host, Michael A. Davenport shares his fearless attitude towards food and encourages home cooks to have fun and take risks in the kitchen. Get inspired by recipes, techniques, and above all The Shameless Chef’s audacious attitude that we hope you’ll take with you in your home kitchen. Developed for public radio in 1977, the series has been off the air for more than 40 years and many episodes have never been heard before. Sadly, Michael A. Davenport passed away in 1985; but he lived a truly vibrant life. Now the show’s original producer, Mike Schreiber is making these audio treasures available for the first time on Heritage Radio Network. Each episode includes several bite-sized segments that focus on a particular food, ingredient, or home cooking tip, accompanied by Mike’s anecdotes about the effervescent legacy of Michael A. Davenport and The Shameless
Episodes
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Bonus: Modernist BreadCrumbs
Modernist BreadCrumbs is a special series created in collaboration with Modernist Cuisine founder Nathan Myhrvold and head chef Francisco Migoya. The show takes a new look at one of the oldest staples of the human diet: bread. Dive into the microbial world, heritage grains, flatbreads, and breads...
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Bonus: The Feedfeed
The Feedfeed is the world’s largest epicurean social media community & crowdsourced publication. On their podcast, you can engage with the food content creators who push the needle forward of what we cook, bake, and drink. Conversations cover how we consume food when we aren’t actually consuming...
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Bonus: Cooking in Mexican from A to Z
Similarly to The Shameless Chef - pick up cooking tips and delicious recipes while learning a lot about the way in Cooking in Mexican from A to Z. The hosts are mother and son, but also award-winning celebrity chefs, restaurateurs, and cookbook authors. Aarón Sánchez and Zarela Martínez take...
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Bonus: A Taste of the Past
If you enjoyed going back in time with The Shameless Chef while learning home cooking tips that are still relevant today, then you’ll love the insights that A Taste of the Past has to offer. A Taste of the Past brings listeners on a journey through the history of food. Host and culinary historian...
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Bonus: Bug Out on Meat and Three
We want to help you find your next favorite food podcast. This week, we’re sharing HRN’s flagship show Meat and Three which features food news and storytelling. Modeled after the Southern meat-and-three-sides concept, each episode has one deep dive and three shorts. The show’s most recent episode...
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The Final Course: Dessert
In the final episode of The Shameless Chef, Michael Davenport entertains and delights with the richer things in life. From pavlova to sundae smorgasbords and homemade pie crusts, it’s all about dessert this week. When the late night munchies come calling, Michael’s advice is to be prepared. Have...
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Ingredients Plus Imagination
Revisit ingredients you may be overlooking and realize that experimentation is a big part of the joy of eating. First, Michael hams it up, discussing whole hams, ham and bean casserole, and ham salads. You may not have cooked with gooseberries before but the gooseberry fool is a delicious dish…
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Summer Produce and Roadside Stands
Michael Davenport was thrilled whenever he found a roadside stand and if you’re anything like him, and have gone overboard buying too many fruits and vegetables, this episode has some ideas for putting them to use. He talks berries, cherries, bananas and avocados. Plus, The Shameless Chef shares...
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How to be a Shameless Dinner Party Host
Michael Davenport offers tips for being a great host, from the moment guests arrive to the time they leave when you’re left with the dirty dishes. Knowing how to ad-lib in the kitchen is an important skill, especially when more people than you expected show up for dinner. In this scenario…
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An Extraordinary Salad Extravaganza
Michael Davenport proclaims: “along with peanut butter, I think salads are the gifts of the Gods.” However he would not stand for a bowl of iceberg lettuce with bottled dressing. He suggests employing everything from fruit to fish, spices, condiments, nuts and even cottage cheese to turn fresh...
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Adventures in Eating Outside: From Picnics to Mountain Food
Head outside with The Shameless Chef this week. Michael’s ideal picnic was easy to transport and easy to clean up but that doesn’t mean the food has to be forgettable. His favorite hamper meals included a combination of chicken breast (broiled, barbecued, or in a sandwich), crudités with a tangy...
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Culinary Techniques: From Pan Broiling to the Perfect Pasta
Never commit the crime of overcooking your food again with some timeless tips from The Shameless Chef. No matter what sauce you’re serving with spaghetti, you have to boil the pasta first and Michael had a secret to get al dente noodles without fail. Plus, he’ll walk you through how to sear a…
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Restaurant Woes: The Shameless Chef Dines Out
Michael Davenport didn’t frequent restaurants often because he preferred to prepare a meal. Perhaps his love for home cooking is why this episode’s stories are about the woes of dining out. Enjoy funny, awkward, and honest observations about eating at restaurants, and recommending them to others....
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Try Something New: Weeds, Coriander, and Almond Soup
Try something new this week, whether it’s a novel recipe or an unfamiliar food. Michael talks edible weeds; from sage and fiddlehead fern to dandelions, he has tips for cooking and serving all types of greens. If you’re used to eating an ingredient raw, try applying some heat and enjoy poached...
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Decoration, Festive Treats, and a Well-Set Table
From ornamenting your pastries to adding embellishment to your table, Michael Davenport believed that for all the time we take preparing our food, it should be presented proudly. An elaborately, or even just a neatly set table can get the salivary glands going. Michael was a firm proponent of…
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Clams, Cranberries and Canned Food Galore
Michael Davenport shines a spotlight on canned food, which can be wonderful as long as you add some imagination. He offers tips to enliven canned foods by chilling canned pears and adding mint leaves or supplementing canned biscuit mix with parmesan or poppy seeds. When it comes to canned...
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Lunch Break: Brown Bags and Bean Salads
Dig into lunch with Michael’s ideas for stepping up what’s in your brown bag. Lunch doesn’t have to be boring - fresh fruit, salads, soups and even a little white wine can be on the menu according to The Shameless Chef. When it comes to salads, they don’t have to be so focused on lettuce; add...
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Flavors! Spices, Herbs, Sauces, and Chutneys
Discover new ways to flavor your food with delicious sauces, spices and fresh herbs. Michael Davenport didn’t have anything secretive in his spice cabinet, in fact he shares its contents so you can go out and find coriander, sorrel or borage yourself. Then things get saucy, but you don’t have to…
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Learning to Cook: From Trial and Error to Culinary School
Michael Davenport felt it was better to cook three new meals in a day and hate them, than to eat the same dishes again and again. He offers tips to spark the creative process: open a cookbook to a random page and prepare the recipe, try eating fish with fruit sauce, or buy an herb you’ve never...
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Truth Be Told: The Shameless Chef's Strongest Opinions
Michael Davenport believes people feel one of two ways about food: either they simply see it as fuel, or they have strong preferences (especially about the things they prefer not to eat). But in Michael’s mind, anything worthwhile will offend somebody, and in this episode he’s definitely going to...
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Treat Yourself: Truffles, Lobster, and Skirt Steak
Treat yourself with stories about the finer things in life as well as some suggestions for daily delights. This episode kicks off with truffles. Michael explains why this fungus is so expensive and shares ways to use truffles in your cooking when you’re feeling opulent. Next, get Michael’s tips…
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Kitchen Tools, Cast Iron, and Microwave Cooking
Not all kitchen gadgets are useful. In fact, Michael Davenport was glad to be free of the clutter too many cooking tools can cause. In this episode, he shares what gadgets are fun to try and which are frivolous. Beginning with pots and pans, he tells us about the cast iron that’s been in his…
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Seafood: From Hangtown Fry to Dishwasher Fish
This episode is all about seafood. Michael shares some of his favorite dishes that he enjoyed in restaurants and replicated at home. He talks about the misunderstood origins of cioppino and lists the reasons he misses California abalone. If you have access to canned or fresh oysters, Michael...
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Finding Color and Texture in Healthy Meals
Michael Davenport admits he is no dietician, but he believes that you can trust many of your cravings - if food smells good and looks good, your body is sending you a signal. When it’s cold, a hot hearty soup is just what you need. When it’s hot, a salad offers the cooling effect you’re looking...
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Gaining Confidence and Breaking Rules in the Kitchen
This episode is about trying new recipes and techniques and being unafraid to make them your own. Michael Davenport notes that many confident cooks don’t use exact measurements - they use a pinch, a handful, or season to taste. As you gain confidence in the kitchen, you’re building a new muscle...
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Three Cheers and Hangover Cures
This episode is all about beverages - from judging fine wine to the infamous holiday punch bowl. The Shameless Chef was no “label snob,” Michael Davenport preaches the importance of judging a wine (and any food or beverage) according to one’s palate, not prejudices. He supports breaking rules…
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Making the Most of Leftovers
Mike Schreiber loves leftovers because they remind him of the holidays. This episode is about just that: how to best put your leftovers to use, the joy of sharing them with others, and wishing everyone a happy and delicious holiday season. Next time you’re planning dinner but don’t feel like...
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Thrifty: Economy Cuts and Time Savers
Get strategies for being thrifty - whether you’re trying to save money grocery shopping or save time in the kitchen. Michael Davenport used to test different brands in his recipes to see how to get the best bang for his buck without sacrificing the flavor of his ingredients. In this episode, he...
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All Day Cooking Projects
This episode features culinary inspiration for the days you have a little more time on your hands. While some nights, dinner is all about convenience; weekends, rainy days, and now quarantine present a perfect opportunity for putting on a big production in the kitchen. Michael Davenport shares…
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Breakfast Any Time of Day
This week’s episode is all about the first and most important meal of the day. Get Michael Davenport’s secrets for perfecting scrambled eggs and making a high quality cup of coffee. He insisted that breakfast food doesn’t have to be limited to the morning and morning meals don’t have to be…
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Familiar Ingredients, New Recipes
This week Mike is sharing The Shameless Chef’s ideas for using familiar ingredients in a new way. There are plenty of tips for adding some more zest to your next meal, and even tricks for how to clean up your kitchen afterwards. In addition to making a great centerpiece, Michael Davenport…
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Impress Your Guests
Michael Davenport knew that chips and dips don’t make a party. Whoever you may be cooking for, this episode has ideas that will make you and your food the highlight of any gathering. Michael suggests ditching a bowl of salted peanuts for creative canapés and shares a unique tip for knowing…
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How to be Audacious
Michael Davenport believed there was no excuse for being a ‘meat and potatoes man’ and suggests throwing out the rules to break up the monotony of your meals. Buy an ingredient you’ve never tried before and put your imagination to use. He shares recipes for ‘wing dings’ and black olive soup and...
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Meet The Shameless Chef
In the first episode of The Shameless Chef, meet your hosts Mike Schreiber and Michael A. Davenport. Get a sense of what this podcast is all about as Mike shares memories from how it all began in the 1970s. He talks about how much the food media landscape has changed, reminiscences about The...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast series that takes us back in time to home kitchens in the 1970s, but still has a lot to teach us today. The show’s original host, Michael A. Davenport shares his fearless attitude towards food and encourages home cooks to have fun and take risks in the kitchen. Get inspired by recipes, techniques, and above all The Shameless Chef’s audacious attitude that we hope you’ll take with you in your home kitchen. Developed for public radio in 1977, the series has been off the air for more than 40 years and many episodes have never been heard before. Sadly, Michael A. Davenport passed away in 1985; but he lived a truly vibrant life. Now the show’s original producer, Mike Schreiber is making these audio treasures available for the first time on Heritage Radio Network. Each episode includes several bite-sized segments that focus on a particular food, ingredient, or home cooking tip, accompanied by Mike’s anecdotes about the effervescent legacy of Michael A. Davenport and The Shameless
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A podcast series that takes us back in time to home kitchens in the 1970s, but still has a lot to teach us today. The show’s original host, Michael A. Davenport shares his fearless attitude towards food and encourages home cooks to have fun and take risks in the kitchen. Get inspired by recipes,...
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