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Chef's PSA with André Natera is your definitive guide to navigating the culinary world. Join André as he delves deep into the heartbeat of professional kitchens, sharing insights on how to excel and truly stand out as a chef. From the nuances of the craft to the vibrant stories of kitchen life, each episode is a blend of passion, experience, and wisdom.
Chef's PSA is where I pull back the curtain on the culinary world. Let's embark on this journey together, uncovering what it truly takes to make a mark in the kitchen. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andre-natera/support
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What Makes Good Food?
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Defining Good Food with Chef Andre. Perspectives, Techniques, and Memories
In this episode of Chef's PSA podcast, host Andre Natera discusses the transition to a new podcast format alternating between guest appearances and solo episodes, with an emphasis on the culinary industry and best practices. Chef announces the upcoming guest, pastry chef Casey Doody, and her expected contributions on pastry, female chefs' perspective, and burnout. He also teases a new book, 'Bad Cooks Everywhere,' sharing its theme and cover. The core of the episode dives into the concept of good food, influenced by simplicity, technique, personal and cultural memories, and the essence of home cooking versus restaurant dining. Chef explores how food ties to memories, special moments, and the balance between technique, presentation, and taste. He concludes with his process for critiquing and perfecting a dish before it's added to the menu, emphasizing balance in flavor, technique, and presentation to align with the restaurant's brand and the dining experience.
00:00 Welcome to Chef's PSA Podcast!
00:19 Exciting Updates and Future Plans
01:48 Introducing the First Guest-Centric Episode
02:42 New Cover Art and Book Preview
03:52 Exploring the Essence of Good Food
08:48 The Art of Critiquing and Creating Dishes
16:40 What Makes Food Good? A Chef's Perspective
17:23 Support the Show and Get Exclusive Content
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📘 **GRAB YOUR FREE CULINARY GUIDES!** 📘
Elevate your culinary prowess with our FREE eBooks! While donations are welcome, they are not mandatory. Access guides on basic recipes, culinary terms, and opening a restaurant to refine your skills.
🔗 Download on Gumroad : https://chefspsa.gumroad.com/
📚 **ESSENTIAL READING FOR ASPIRING CHEFS** 📚
Advance your culinary career with our must-read collection, including 'Culinary Leadership Fundamentals,' 'Bad Sous Good Chef,' and more. Each book is a step towards culinary excellence.
🔗 www.chefspsa.com/books
👕 **FRESH OFF THE PRESS: CHEF’S PSA MERCH!** 👕
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Navigating the Chaos of Bad Service Days in the Kitchen Ep. 96
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Navigating the Chaos of Bad Service Days in the Kitchen | Chef's PSA
In this episode of Chef's PSA podcast, host André Natera discusses the unavoidable kitchen nightmare of bad service days, shares personal experiences of challenging services, and offers guidance on how to handle high-pressure situations in professional kitchens. The episode begins with a sponsorship message from Old Style Sausage and updates on Andra's current projects, including book adjustments and a new novel in progress, 'Bad Cooks Everywhere'. Tips include staying calm, effective communication, and proactive planning. The podcast emphasizes the importance of team leadership and learning from difficult experiences to improve service and kitchen operations.
00:00 Welcome to Chef's PSA Podcast
00:19 Sponsored by Old Style Sausage
00:53 Updates and Announcements
02:02 Supporting the Show and Chef's Merch
02:38 Chef's Adventures and Upcoming Events
04:07 Diving into Bad Service Experiences
05:26 Navigating Kitchen Chaos: Strategies and Stories
13:29 Learning from the Heat: Post-Shift Reflections
15:27 Kitchen Mishaps and Safety Lessons
17:36 Exclusive Content on Substack & Closing Remarks
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📘 **GRAB YOUR FREE CULINARY GUIDES!** 📘
Elevate your culinary prowess with our FREE eBooks! While donations are welcome, they are not mandatory. Access guides on basic recipes, culinary terms, and opening a restaurant to refine your skills.
🔗 Download on Gumroad : https://chefspsa.gumroad.com/
📚 **ESSENTIAL READING FOR ASPIRING CHEFS** 📚
Advance your culinary career with our must-read collection, including 'Culinary Leadership Fundamentals,' 'Bad Sous Good Chef,' and more. Each book is a step towards culinary excellence.
🔗 www.chefspsa.com/books
👕 **FRESH OFF THE PRESS: CHEF’S PSA MERCH!** 👕
Upgrade your chef wardrobe with our stylish and professional merch. Perfect for the kitchen or the street!
🔗 Chef’s PSA Merch Store: shop.chefspsa.com
👨🍳 **BE A PART OF OUR CULINARY JOURNEY** 👨🍳
Adore the wisdom dished out on Chef's PSA? Support us to keep the culinary conversations and insights flowing.
🔗 Support the Podcast : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andre-natera/support
🔔 **STAY IN THE CULINARY LOOP** 🔔
Never miss a beat from the culinary world. Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for notifications - your front-row seat to all things chef and kitchen.
🔗 **LET'S GET SOCIAL**
Join our vibrant culinary community across all platforms!
- TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@chefspsa?lang=en
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChefsPSA
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chefspsa/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550525924555
• Website – www.chefspsa.com
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The Last OG's in The Kitchen Ep. 95
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Honoring the Legacy: Respecting Previous Generations of Chefs
In this episode of the Chefs PSA podcast, host Andre Natera emphasizes the importance of respecting and valuing the contributions and teachings of past generations of chefs. He draws parallels between the evolution of culinary skills and personal growth, arguing that current chefs owe much of their knowledge and techniques to their predecessors. Natera also delves into his personal experiences, reflecting on how his views and culinary practices have been shaped by earlier mentors and culinary education. Furthermore, he discusses the evolution of food and cooking techniques over time, stressing that innovation in the culinary field often builds upon the foundation laid by former chefs. The episode concludes with a call to action for chefs to acknowledge and appreciate the influence of their mentors and the culinary heritage they carry forward.
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🔗 Get it here : https://chat.openai.com/g/g-QXwmj87P7-food-cost-oracle
📘 **GRAB YOUR FREE CULINARY GUIDES!** 📘
Elevate your culinary prowess with our FREE eBooks! While donations are welcome, they are not mandatory. Access guides on basic recipes, culinary terms, and opening a restaurant to refine your skills.
🔗 Download on Gumroad : https://chefspsa.gumroad.com/
📚 **ESSENTIAL READING FOR ASPIRING CHEFS** 📚
Advance your culinary career with our must-read collection, including 'Culinary Leadership Fundamentals,' 'Bad Sous Good Chef,' and more. Each book is a step towards culinary excellence.
🔗 www.chefspsa.com/books
👕 **FRESH OFF THE PRESS: CHEF’S PSA MERCH!** 👕
Upgrade your chef wardrobe with our stylish and professional merch. Perfect for the kitchen or the street!
🔗 Chef’s PSA Merch Store: https://my-store-d0a44d.creator-spring.com/
👨🍳 **BE A PART OF OUR CULINARY JOURNEY** 👨🍳
Adore the wisdom dished out on Chef's PSA? Support us to keep the culinary conversations and insights flowing.
🔗 Support the Podcast : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andre-natera/support
🔔 **STAY IN THE CULINARY LOOP** 🔔
Never miss a beat from the culinary world. Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for notifications - your front-row seat to all things chef and kitchen.
🔗 **LET'S GET SOCIAL**
Join our vibrant culinary community across all platforms!
- TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@chefspsa?lang=en
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChefsPSA
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chefspsa/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550525924555
• Website – www.chefspsa.com
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Feeding the Senses: How Chefs Impact the Dining Experience Ep. 94
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The Art of Enhancing Dining Experiences: Insights for Chefs
In this episode of Chef's PSA Podcast, host Andre Natera delves into the psychology of eating and how chefs can significantly influence the dining experience beyond the food itself. The discussion starts with a brief promotion of the podcast's new availability on Substack and an encouragement for listeners to support the show through various platforms. Andre shares a memorable experience at a three-Michelin-star restaurant where scent played a crucial role in enhancing the dining experience, likening it to Pavlov's conditioning experiment. He explores how presentation, ambiance, music, and even the tactile aspects of dining - such as menu design, cutlery, and table settings - contribute to how food is perceived and enjoyed. Andre also discusses the importance of menu design and server recommendations in influencing guest choices and satisfaction. The episode emphasizes the holistic approach to creating memorable dining experiences, underscoring the power of small details and sensory cues in elevating the enjoyment of food.
Food Cost Oracle will help you find solutions to your food cost problems, teach you the basics of food cost and also help build excel spreadsheets with formulas. Free to use for OPEN AI Premium users
🔗 Get it here : https://chat.openai.com/g/g-QXwmj87P7-food-cost-oracle
📘 **GRAB YOUR FREE CULINARY GUIDES!** 📘
Elevate your culinary prowess with our FREE eBooks! While donations are welcome, they are not mandatory. Access guides on basic recipes, culinary terms, and opening a restaurant to refine your skills.
🔗 Download on Gumroad : https://chefspsa.gumroad.com/
📚 **ESSENTIAL READING FOR ASPIRING CHEFS** 📚
Advance your culinary career with our must-read collection, including 'Culinary Leadership Fundamentals,' 'Bad Sous Good Chef,' and more. Each book is a step towards culinary excellence.
🔗 www.chefspsa.com/books
👕 **FRESH OFF THE PRESS: CHEF’S PSA MERCH!** 👕
Upgrade your chef wardrobe with our stylish and professional merch. Perfect for the kitchen or the street!
🔗 Chef’s PSA Merch Store: https://my-store-d0a44d.creator-spring.com/
👨🍳 **BE A PART OF OUR CULINARY JOURNEY** 👨🍳
Adore the wisdom dished out on Chef's PSA? Support us to keep the culinary conversations and insights flowing.
🔗 Support the Podcast : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andre-natera/support
🔔 **STAY IN THE CULINARY LOOP** 🔔
Never miss a beat from the culinary world. Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for notifications - your front-row seat to all things chef and kitchen.
🔗 **LET'S GET SOCIAL**
Join our vibrant culinary community across all platforms!
- TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@chefspsa?lang=en
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChefsPSA
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chefspsa/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550525924555
• Website – www.chefspsa.com
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The Real Path to Becoming a Great Chef - No Shortcuts
In this episode of Chef's PSA Podcast, host Andre Natera discusses the misconceptions about quickly becoming a great chef. He begins by giving a brief update on his culinary group's efforts to showcase El Paso's food scene and mentions upcoming events he'll be attending. Natera then dives into the main topic, expressing his frustration with the misconception that there are secrets or shortcuts to becoming an exceptional chef. Sharing personal stories from his career, he emphasizes the importance of hard work, experience, and learning from both successes and failures. Natera highlights that becoming a great chef requires mastering cooking skills, understanding financial and operational aspects of running a kitchen, building a team, and continuously improving oneself. He concludes by advising aspiring chefs to focus on gradual improvement rather than seeking instant success.
Food Cost Oracle will help you find solutions to your food cost problems, teach you the basics of food cost and also help build excel spreadsheets with formulas. Free to use for OPEN AI Premium users
🔗 Get it here : https://chat.openai.com/g/g-QXwmj87P7-food-cost-oracle
📘 **GRAB YOUR FREE CULINARY GUIDES!** 📘
Elevate your culinary prowess with our FREE eBooks! While donations are welcome, they are not mandatory. Access guides on basic recipes, culinary terms, and opening a restaurant to refine your skills.
🔗 Download on Gumroad : https://chefspsa.gumroad.com/
📚 **ESSENTIAL READING FOR ASPIRING CHEFS** 📚
Advance your culinary career with our must-read collection, including 'Culinary Leadership Fundamentals,' 'Bad Sous Good Chef,' and more. Each book is a step towards culinary excellence.
🔗 www.chefspsa.com/books
👕 **FRESH OFF THE PRESS: CHEF’S PSA MERCH!** 👕
Upgrade your chef wardrobe with our stylish and professional merch. Perfect for the kitchen or the street!
🔗 Chef’s PSA Merch Store: https://my-store-d0a44d.creator-spring.com/
👨🍳 **BE A PART OF OUR CULINARY JOURNEY** 👨🍳
Adore the wisdom dished out on Chef's PSA? Support us to keep the culinary conversations and insights flowing.
🔗 Support the Podcast : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andre-natera/support
🔔 **STAY IN THE CULINARY LOOP** 🔔
Never miss a beat from the culinary world. Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for notifications - your front-row seat to all things chef and kitchen.
🔗 **LET'S GET SOCIAL**
Join our vibrant culinary community across all platforms!
- TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@chefspsa?lang=en
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChefsPSA
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chefspsa/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550525924555
• Website – www.chefspsa.com
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Understanding Why People Leave Jobs in the Culinary Industry: Insights and Solutions Ep. 92
In this episode of the Chef's PSA podcast, host Andre Natera explores the reasons behind why people leave their jobs, particularly in the culinary industry. He addresses the importance of happiness and job satisfaction, sharing insights from an Instagram poll he conducted, which revealed that factors such as opportunity for growth, creative freedom, and recognition significantly influence an employee's decision to stay or leave a job. Natera emphasizes the crucial role of culinary leaders in providing a supportive and fulfilling work environment, discussing strategies to ensure job satisfaction and reduce turnover. He also highlights the necessity of a comprehensive compensation package and the importance of understanding and addressing the different needs of employees, based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, to foster a loyal and happy workforce.
Food Cost Oracle will help you find solutions to your food cost problems, teach you the basics of food cost and also help build excel spreadsheets with formulas. Free to use for OPEN AI Premium users
🔗 Get it here : https://chat.openai.com/g/g-QXwmj87P7-food-cost-oracle
📘 **GRAB YOUR FREE CULINARY GUIDES!** 📘
Elevate your culinary prowess with our FREE eBooks! While donations are welcome, they are not mandatory. Access guides on basic recipes, culinary terms, and opening a restaurant to refine your skills.
🔗 Download on Gumroad : https://chefspsa.gumroad.com/
📚 **ESSENTIAL READING FOR ASPIRING CHEFS** 📚
Advance your culinary career with our must-read collection, including 'Culinary Leadership Fundamentals,' 'Bad Sous Good Chef,' and more. Each book is a step towards culinary excellence.
🔗 www.chefspsa.com/books
👕 **FRESH OFF THE PRESS: CHEF’S PSA MERCH!** 👕
Upgrade your chef wardrobe with our stylish and professional merch. Perfect for the kitchen or the street!
🔗 Chef’s PSA Merch Store: https://my-store-d0a44d.creator-spring.com/
👨🍳 **BE A PART OF OUR CULINARY JOURNEY** 👨🍳
Adore the wisdom dished out on Chef's PSA? Support us to keep the culinary conversations and insights flowing.
🔗 Support the Podcast : https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andre-natera/support
🔔 **STAY IN THE CULINARY LOOP** 🔔
Never miss a beat from the culinary world. Subscribe, like, and hit the bell for notifications - your front-row seat to all things chef and kitchen.
🔗 **LET'S GET SOCIAL**
Join our vibrant culinary community across all platforms!
- TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@chefspsa?lang=en
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChefsPSA
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chefspsa/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550525924555
• Website – www.chefspsa.com
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andre-natera/support