24 episodes

"Freestyle Flavor" is a podcast "Cookumentary" highlighting all things FOOD! The show features interviews that uncover backstories; asks less obvious questions and celebrate the flavors we all love! Join Chef Tarsha in the journey forward in conversation with cooks, farmers, gardeners, educators, ranchers, and regular folks discussing cultural foodways, culinary history, ingredient profiles, food security and recipe fanfare.

Freestyle Flavor with Chef Tarsha Gary Tarsha Gary

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 3 Ratings

"Freestyle Flavor" is a podcast "Cookumentary" highlighting all things FOOD! The show features interviews that uncover backstories; asks less obvious questions and celebrate the flavors we all love! Join Chef Tarsha in the journey forward in conversation with cooks, farmers, gardeners, educators, ranchers, and regular folks discussing cultural foodways, culinary history, ingredient profiles, food security and recipe fanfare.

    Viktor Le Givens - "Mo-Lasses" [Houston/Crockett, TX] S4 E2

    Viktor Le Givens - "Mo-Lasses" [Houston/Crockett, TX] S4 E2

    Viktor Le Givens is a found object installation performance artist whose practice centers around the gathering and arrangement of ancestral objects to activate spaces for site specific public rituals. His material archive comprises forgotten and discarded household items found during excavations of East Texas, Louisiana, Havana Cuba and Mexico City. Through the accumulation of these rich cultural artifacts , le. Givens. seeks to create spaces that inspire the activation of cultural and spiritual memory. Included in these "re-memory" of family and traditions are pots of greens, beans and cornbread! Contact Viktor on line: www.southernandroid.com | Instagram: @Southernandroid00
    To connect with us here at the podcast forward your email to: freshandfreestyleflavor@gmail.com - "Thanks for Listening! Your subscription is a show of support and we appreciate it!" --Chef Tarsha

    • 51 min
    McKinley Darden, III - The Daniel Fast [Houston, TX] S4 E1

    McKinley Darden, III - The Daniel Fast [Houston, TX] S4 E1

    McKinley Darden, III offers a sincere fireside conversation unrolling the comfort of his South Texas roots. His focus underscores a foundation built on cherished memories and family traditions. Change is the goal for the new year and the "Daniel Fast" is the catalyst driving the transition he's making for his family. Fasting has taken his awareness to new heights making the connection between quality food consumption and family sustainability more than clear. To contact McKinley regarding his commercial property maintenance company Twin Flame: (409) 201-7128. To contact us here at the podcast, send your email: freshandfreestyleflavor@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 24 min
    Joan Bristow - Trini Black Cake & Rum Punch [Spring TX] S3 E8

    Joan Bristow - Trini Black Cake & Rum Punch [Spring TX] S3 E8

    Joan Bristow is a vibrant Trinidadian woman of many talents and life experiences. Well known as a multifaceted visual Artist with a specific practice of painting on silk; her lifelong career as a very accomplished Textile Designer has taken her around the world. In this episode she shares a piece of her home and holiday tradition in Trinidad with a conversation around and the actual baking of the Caribbean classic "Black Cake and Rum Punch!"

    • 2 hr 43 min
    Anthony Hodges - Hodges Family Farm [Waterbury, CT] S3 E7

    Anthony Hodges - Hodges Family Farm [Waterbury, CT] S3 E7

    Anthony Hodges is getting the job done and it shows! Hodges Family Farm is the strongly stated progress report of a mastermind. Meet this former soldier turned urban farmer who is not afraid of hard work or sweat equity. Once a forest that was once a farm, Hodges Family Farm, located in Waterbury, CT has taken six acres to the next level with farm animals, vegetable crops, fresh eggs, fresh fruit and fresh air. Take a listen as we attend a city zoning hearing and find out Anthony's "one word!" Contact: Hodges Family Farm - 131 Montoe Rd, Waterbury, CT 06704 | www.hodgesfamilyfarm.llc | Facebook: | Instagram: |

    • 52 min
    Carmen Romeo - Fascia's Chocolates, Inc. [Waterbury, CT] S3 E6

    Carmen Romeo - Fascia's Chocolates, Inc. [Waterbury, CT] S3 E6

    Carmen Romeo, President of Fascia's Chocolates, Inc. is a proud native of Waterbury, Connecticut. An Engineer turned Chocolatier -- he's at the helm of this flagship family business. Established in 1964, Fascia's Chocolates, Inc. is a Connecticut legacy that is still growing, and continuing to produce high quality, handcrafted, fine chocolates and confections! Attend a class like I did: "The Chocolate Experience" and make your own chocolate bar! It's a delicious destination to add to your trip list and well worth the "sweet" return! And ..they ship nationally! Contact Fascia's https://faschoc.com/ or call (203) 753-0515 located at 44 Chase River Rd, Waterbury, CT 06704
    We welcome your feedback and support. Please subscribe, like and rate the podcast to help us grow our listening audience. Contact Chef Tarsha at the podcast by email: freshandfreestyleflavor@gmail.com Thanks for listening!!!

    • 26 min
    Gregory Knight - Urban Fresh Gardens [Waterbury, CT] S3 E5

    Gregory Knight - Urban Fresh Gardens [Waterbury, CT] S3 E5

    Gregory Knight is a proud Jamaican farmer offering a community the gift of education, dedication and food security in his own redevelopment contribution to the small town of Waterbury, Connecticut. In his role as Founder of Urban Fresh Gardens, he is "the man" with the dirt on his hands! Join me for this delightful conversation as we discover what can be done in an urban environment with a little path-finding, perseverance and faith. To contact Greg or Urban Fresh Gardens log on to https://urbanfreshgardens.com or on Instagram @urbanfreshgardens_ufg

    Connect with Chef Tarsha and the podcast by email to: freshandfreestyleflavor@gmail.com We invite you to subscribe to this podcast and share it with your friends. Help us support our program growth and sustainability.

    • 1 hr 3 min

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