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Alessandra Ciuffo | Food “Unicorns”, Documenting in Kitchens, and Growing Food Media - Ep. 168
In this episode of the Repertoire Podcast, Justin Kana interviews Alessandra Ciuffo, a culinary content creator and professional chef known for her impressive journey from a young competitor on Food Network to a successful food media personality. Alessandra shares insights about her experiences in culinary school, working with renowned chefs like Rocco Sacramone, and building her brand, Flavors by Alessandra. She discusses the importance of mentorship, navigating food media, and balancing personal passions with professional commitments. Alessandra also offers advice for aspiring chefs and content creators, emphasizing the significance of resilience, continuous learning, and authenticity in the culinary industry.
Alessandra's Site: alessandraciuffo.com/about/
Flavors by Ale on IG: flavorsbyale?hl=en
Trattoria l'Incontro: trattorialincontro.com/
ICE Culinary Program: www.ice.edu/campus-programs/culinary-arts-associate-degree
Rachael Ray: rachaelray.com/
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00:00 Welcome Alessandra
01:30 Alessandra's journey from Food Network to culinary school
05:15 The impact of mentorship: Chef Rocco Sacramone
12:45 Working with Rachel Ray
18:20 Deciding to attend culinary school
23:10 Balancing business school and culinary passion
28:30 Advice for aspiring chefs in business school
34:15 Navigating food media and content creation
41:00 Culinary school experiences and insights
47:30 The importance of documenting and sharing culinary journey
52:15 Challenges and pressures in food media
57:40 Future goals and exploring new culinary territories
1:03:10 Rapid fire questions and final thoughts
1:10:00 Alessandra's parting advice and closing remarks
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This Chef's Pop-Up Productivity Tips
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A clip from my conversation with Chef Eddie Shepherd of The Walled Gardens in the UK. Full episode: th-cam.com/video/1mWqo7StF2s/w-d-xo.html Full audio episode: repertoire.simplecast.com/episodes/eddie-shepherd-167 Show Notes: Eddie's Site: www.veggiechef.co.uk/ Eddie on IG: eddiesheps Eddie on TH-cam: th-cam.com/channels/ngvey2c-hIhIpFW5iuQ1kw.html Eddie's food photography tutoria...
Is Restaurant Experience STILL Worth Getting?
มุมมอง 1184 หลายเดือนก่อน
A clip from my conversation with Chef Eddie Shepherd of The Walled Gardens in the UK. Full episode: th-cam.com/video/1mWqo7StF2s/w-d-xo.html Full audio episode: repertoire.simplecast.com/episodes/eddie-shepherd-167 Show Notes: Eddie's Site: www.veggiechef.co.uk/ Eddie on IG: eddiesheps Eddie on TH-cam: th-cam.com/channels/ngvey2c-hIhIpFW5iuQ1kw.html Eddie's food photography tutoria...
Eddie Shepherd | Productivity in Pop Ups, Skill Stacking, and Plant-Based Tasting Menus - Ep. 167
มุมมอง 2144 หลายเดือนก่อน
Show Notes: Eddie's Site: www.veggiechef.co.uk/ Eddie on IG: eddiesheps Eddie on TH-cam: th-cam.com/channels/ngvey2c-hIhIpFW5iuQ1kw.html Eddie's food photography tutorial: th-cam.com/video/rwF6DgsYHjU/w-d-xo.html Eddie's Dandelion videos: th-cam.com/video/JqHc42uKSrI/w-d-xo.html Books: Grant Achatz Alinea Cookbook: geni.us/SRFRQW Fat Duck cookbook: geni.us/GArtSA Disclaimer: I earn...
On "Quantifying Cooking Performance" - My Message to David Chang
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Get Total Station Domination (for YOU or for YOUR TEAM): www.joinrepertoire.com/tsd If you're David Chang, email me: justin@justinkhanna.com David Chang's Episode: www.theringer.com/2024/3/21/24107541/quantifying-cooking-performance-and-how-to-menu-musso-franks-grill My Prep List: th-cam.com/video/mHlecuGSNRg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mVLpIThDVwVfbW9Y Reps videos: th-cam.com/video/ARoV2qnyR3E/w-d-xo.html M...
Myles Snider | How to Cook Intuitively, Growing Online, and Techniques-over-Recipes - Ep. 165
มุมมอง 434ปีที่แล้ว
Show Notes: Myles's Course: 8020cooking.com Myles on Twitter: myles_cooks Myles's Substack: mtcookingclub.substack.com/ Get 3 months FREE of 7shifts for your business: www.joinrepertoire.com/7shifts Heartwood - Tulum: www.heartwoodtulum.com/ Vespertine - LA: www.vespertine.la/ Destroyer - LA: www.destroyer.la/ Meteora - LA: meteora.la/ Mission Chinese Food Cookbook - Danny Bowien: g...
Ki Chung | Standing Out On the Line, Nervousness, Eating to Learn, and Work You Can Sustain Ep. 164
มุมมอง 376ปีที่แล้ว
In this episode, I'm joined by Chef Ki Chung of Bar Maze in Honolulu. Expect a lot of topics in this conversation, we talk about his journey to becoming a chef, including his time at French Laundry, Commis, and Aubergine. He also discusses the importance of creating a positive work culture in the restaurant industry, nervousness, improving team culture, and eating to learn. Show Notes: Ki on IG...
Perfecting primary location before opening multiple others…
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Importance of communication in running a restaurant. #shorts
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#joinrepertoire #repertoirepodcast #chefinterview #hospitality #justinkhanna #suzannevizethann
“Chefs are as good as the ingredients they use” #shorts
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#joinrepertoire #repertoirepodcast #chefinterview #hospitality #justinkhanna #suzannevizethann
Prioritising mental health for chefs… #shorts
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#joinrepertoire #repertoirepodcast #chefinterview #hospitality #justinkhanna #suzannevizethann
Espresso machine in restaurants? Any coffee geeks here?? ☝🏼 #shorts
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Suzanne Vizethann | Chef’s Mental Health, Operational Excellence, Empathy in Hiring - Ep. 163
มุมมอง 131ปีที่แล้ว
Chef Suzanne Vizethann talks about her successful breakfast and brunch restaurant, Buttermilk Kitchen. She shares her insights on taking advantage of an underserved market, building a team, and the importance of communication. Additionally, she discusses the operational strategies that set her restaurant apart, including the use of high-quality ingredients, transparency with guests, and impleme...
"Hostile" Hospitality, A Failed Chef-Restaurateur, Delivery Financials, and more - Ep. 162
มุมมอง 171ปีที่แล้ว
In this episode of the Repertoire podcast, host Justin Khanna shares his excitement about the return of solo episodes. Khanna highlights some of the most popular stories covered in past episodes, including a Twitter thread by startup founder Nick Huber, about the reality of running a profitable restaurant. The thread features a cautionary tale about a chef turned restaurateur who failed after o...
Keep personal and professional different even in a family-run business!
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Keep personal and professional different even in a family-run business! Full Episode: th-cam.com/video/WUm_KI_HhH4/w-d-xo.html #customerexperience #customerexperiencematters #food #chef #restaurant #restaurantlife #foodexperience #customers #branding #podcasting #podcasters #chefpodcast #chefinterview #justinkhanna #repertoirepodcast #hospitalitymanagement #restaurantmanagement #finediningfood ...
Chef Content Creators are giving the same hours if not more as a “normal” chef
มุมมอง 37ปีที่แล้ว
Chef Content Creators are giving the same hours if not more as a “normal” chef
This is how Junoon NYC flipped pani-puri (semolina puffs) with modern techniques 🍴
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This is how Junoon NYC flipped pani-puri (semolina puffs) with modern techniques 🍴
Junoon’s Akshay Bharadwaj’s Advice for Chefs of the Next Generation… 🧑🏽‍🍳
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Junoon’s Akshay Bharadwaj’s Advice for Chefs of the Next Generation… 🧑🏽‍🍳
Junoon’s Akshay Bharadwaj’s Book Recommendations for Chefs 📚
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Junoon’s Akshay Bharadwaj’s Book Recommendations for Chefs 📚
Helpful Pre-Stage Advice: The 2 Types
มุมมอง 463ปีที่แล้ว
Helpful Pre-Stage Advice: The 2 Types
Akshay Bhardwaj | Family-Run Restaurants, Indian Fine Dining, and Finding Balance - Ep 161
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Akshay Bhardwaj | Family-Run Restaurants, Indian Fine Dining, and Finding Balance - Ep 161
Noma's News, The Menu, and AI Eating Food | Ray Delucci - Ep. 160
มุมมอง 321ปีที่แล้ว
Noma's News, The Menu, and AI Eating Food | Ray Delucci - Ep. 160
We need to talk more with numbers when discussing these grave issues
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We need to talk more with numbers when discussing these grave issues
Where to start your journey with Gastrophysics you ask?
มุมมอง 47ปีที่แล้ว
Where to start your journey with Gastrophysics you ask?
Check out how Eneko likes his eggs in the morning…
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Check out how Eneko likes his eggs in the morning…
There has to be a plan set in place before executing big ideas!
มุมมอง 13ปีที่แล้ว
There has to be a plan set in place before executing big ideas!
Bread to Beverage: A Delicious Innovation
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Bread to Beverage: A Delicious Innovation
Corey Chow’s idea of having fun at work is to inspire others around him!
มุมมอง 35ปีที่แล้ว
Corey Chow’s idea of having fun at work is to inspire others around him!
Asking for help shouldn’t be this daunting, next time you are stuck, just ask for help!
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Asking for help shouldn’t be this daunting, next time you are stuck, just ask for help!
Eneko Axpe | Gastrophysics, Delicious Sustainability and Wrestling Texture - Ep 159
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Eneko Axpe | Gastrophysics, Delicious Sustainability and Wrestling Texture - Ep 159

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  • @yoshigama1
    @yoshigama1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    french laundry

  • @misterkevinoh
    @misterkevinoh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great interview Justin!

  • @daeron_spes
    @daeron_spes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks for doing this Mr. Khanna.

  • @ahrealohgee
    @ahrealohgee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been a long-time listener to both of your channels. I appreciate all of the content you have put out over the years and share your videos to my line cooks and Sous. If this is the starting point for a new era of your channel, I am thrilled. Great episode and excellent topics for us chefs who are working on continued growth.

  • @BirdFlyingOnABird
    @BirdFlyingOnABird 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the recent questions I saw answered was "is there a certain way to calculate ingredients for a garum or miso?" and the answer was "If trying something new, start with a reasonable looking recipe and then scale off their ingredient list to the final batch size I have in mind."

    • @BirdFlyingOnABird
      @BirdFlyingOnABird 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      and for this reason, I believe it comes down to the three R's we've learned in school. Reduce, reuse, recycle. When writing recipes, we sometimes narrow it down to bare bones recipes that can be adapted. Does this expand and apply to all techniques a restaurant uses, such as those steam buns?

  • @tomh5094
    @tomh5094 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A lot of this resonates deeply. Great content, I'll have to check out the book.

  • @TheUberstuff
    @TheUberstuff 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I agree with your side. There's so many factors if someone is good or not. To me, I just care if they are "hungry", because that means they are willing to go that extra step to learn. And in my experience, everyone whobis hungry ALWAYS ends up as one of the key players on the line.

  • @bandanabandana6134
    @bandanabandana6134 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🤡 clown & co.

  • @paulachiang2873
    @paulachiang2873 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Saw his book in China!

  • @kellenforuria8834
    @kellenforuria8834 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Valuable information thank you

  • @pamfan221
    @pamfan221 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Enjoying the microcosm that the macrocosm made possible" to refer to the activity of sipping coffee while learning about the cosmos was so eloquently put.

  • @RPINCo
    @RPINCo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nah you aren’t the rapping chef. No my rapping chef 😂

  • @user-xg9ky6ex2v
    @user-xg9ky6ex2v 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Much respect for him taking the club route. Great opportunity. Same move as Alex Lee the original chef de cuisine from Daniel when it was three Michelin stars, and amongst the best restaurants in the world.

  • @matteojones
    @matteojones 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    waht was the verdict on your mise shoes? any feedback?

  • @pfiesta418
    @pfiesta418 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant !!!

  • @myname-mz3lo
    @myname-mz3lo ปีที่แล้ว

    techniques over recipes is how every trained cook learns ... how is this atributed to this guy as if he came up with the concept ... its what french cooking is all about and what made it famous ... americans love taking credit for other cultures work

  • @Patman494
    @Patman494 ปีที่แล้ว

    Respectfully, where is that video series breakdown of The Menu?

  • @rexmorris4327
    @rexmorris4327 ปีที่แล้ว

    Embrace the suck

  • @TheUberstuff
    @TheUberstuff ปีที่แล้ว

    As I am expanding into brunch, I greatly appreciate this advice, as well as the advice you personally had on our hot seat session a couple months back. Can't wait for the new episode!

  • @BurhanHalilov
    @BurhanHalilov ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great interview !!

    • @joinrepertoire
      @joinrepertoire ปีที่แล้ว

      Appreciate you listening Burhan!

  • @vincients569
    @vincients569 ปีที่แล้ว

    29:54 all too relatable lmao. I was the only one at my previous job who would come up with specials and features for the week besides the head chef (I was only a line cook) and just basked in the compliments of my fellow cooks. I was then asked to explain a dish to a table and suddenly all my intimate knowledge of the dish and ingredients turned into "it's an umm pork belly with seasonings and a puree and some micro green form a garden that's like my Garden"😂

  • @The_GamingChef
    @The_GamingChef ปีที่แล้ว

    Very true words

  • @mhinkle3
    @mhinkle3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "B.S. Radar" is real.

  • @davidharbilas4185
    @davidharbilas4185 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude, awesome stuff. I've been doing this for 28 years, and there's always room to learn more.

  • @Serenewave777
    @Serenewave777 ปีที่แล้ว

    Justin, I don't know how your content continues to be criminally underrated. I share it with all of my friends in the industry and it helps me as a chef owner as well. Keep up the great work! This interview with Eneko was interesting and outside of the box. I look forward to more interviews and insightful videos!

  • @treybrant4647
    @treybrant4647 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good episode 👍🏻

  • @brooklynpastalab
    @brooklynpastalab ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great. Enjoyed listening to this!

  • @bleulegend7
    @bleulegend7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love these kinds of podcasts :)

  • @macdouglasdushime1815
    @macdouglasdushime1815 ปีที่แล้ว

    📝📝📝📝🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👌👌👏👏👏👏💯💯💯

  • @bobsmith5185
    @bobsmith5185 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would it be incredible if a white person amplified white entrepreneurship?

  • @curlyroy
    @curlyroy ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not... CERTAINLY NOT about the glamour and glitz. It's hard work and you have to love it to make it work.

  • @KeyStation
    @KeyStation ปีที่แล้ว

    ONLY 88 VIEWS?? We gon get you up bro, keep uploading

  • @aleklockhart1625
    @aleklockhart1625 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the first things I was told in a service at Alinia was “chef, you need to be using both hands.” Cool to see the numbers to back it up but it’s true that this is stuff you can’t “unsee” after you learn it. Feels terrible not to be efficient lol

  • @ronankerr6451
    @ronankerr6451 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big fan Justin love ure kit videos I really take notes of these vids

  • @cassidycatterall-davis80
    @cassidycatterall-davis80 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stoked on the Central video coming up! I'll also make an argument for the Balloon being an isolated plating. Very singular focus on that dish. Though you did break down components that I hadn't really considered. I thought it was a bit more straight forward then that.

  • @RetroRecipesKitchen
    @RetroRecipesKitchen ปีที่แล้ว

    The value you're dishing out is truly insane. 10/10 video concept. I love the idea of training to plate properly.

  • @justinkhanna
    @justinkhanna ปีที่แล้ว

    SUBSCRIBE to the Repertoire channel 🙌and check out Reps for Plating next!

  • @quielmallari
    @quielmallari ปีที่แล้ว

    💯

  • @BruceHurley
    @BruceHurley ปีที่แล้ว

    Which is why nobody wants to work for Gordon Ramsay! I've been in business for myself since I was 10 years old and I've never felt compelled to yell at anybody. If you can't get through to somebody with a reasoned, rational explanation, then it's time to let them go.

  • @Sushie55
    @Sushie55 ปีที่แล้ว

    1st

  • @MCRamseyXD
    @MCRamseyXD 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I felt this on so many levels. I was an audio engineer/music producer before I was a chef, but the recording studio I worked at flooded back in 2016. If it wasn’t for the restaurant/food service industry I genuinely have no idea where I’d be today. Can’t wait to listen to the full version otw to work tomorrow!

  • @george6679
    @george6679 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕞 ☀️

  • @dpclerks09
    @dpclerks09 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    really needed to hear this rn, especially as someone that's gone mostly without a mentor for most of their career, yet I've been, and currently still am, in a position of mentorship. that last bit about keeping up in a kitchen operating at a high level of standards, and the feeling that results from that Conscious effort is crucial! 🙌🙏 that feeling has been my "moral compass" if you will, even when I'm working in a lax kitchen/bakery. Thank you for sharing this.

  • @TheVoidsmithII
    @TheVoidsmithII 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This man needs to do an audio book of his work, if it doesn't exist yet. Such an amazing and educational episode like always

    • @joinrepertoire
      @joinrepertoire 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      SO many numbers and graphs and visuals though - I think certain books it would work, but for On Food and Cooking, the book might be the best form of that information.

  • @dpclerks09
    @dpclerks09 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a great line, to paraphrase, "learning is more than information". I feel like that's an easy thing to take for granted that's also often overlooked. It can also be applicable to education systems, etc. in that interdisciplinary kind of way you've mentioned previously. This was a great interview, thank you for sharing these. I learn a lot from your content.

    • @joinrepertoire
      @joinrepertoire 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching Austin - this was one of my fav conversations

  • @PropaneFitness
    @PropaneFitness 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    it’s been amzing seeing you smash it Justin. i’m so pleased we crossed paths. Totally agree with taking lessons from other industries, and the longevity of 'value-first' rather than just cheap funnel-hacky type sales tactics. Thanks for sharing your wisdom in this podcast

    • @joinrepertoire
      @joinrepertoire 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤️ thank YOU guys for the conversation - had a blast

  • @Ryan-ks7cm
    @Ryan-ks7cm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great intro sir! My twin brother is that dude, he seems stuck in a big mud bog. Just can’t allow himself to form and pull off an actionable PLAN! It’s rooough lol!

  • @yairnamdr8971
    @yairnamdr8971 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos!!!

  • @yairnamdr8971
    @yairnamdr8971 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How are you?