Let’s Talk Food

april3802
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A podcast where we have deep conversations about anything and everything surrounding it with food! A podcast for foodies, health junkies, science lovers, art lovers,and entrepreneurs with inquisitive minds who love culinary arts and catering and the science behind it.....

  1. 2d ago

    Let’s Talk Food with Carlie Bodrug: Celebrating Quickies + 8 Speedy Meal Tips from a NYT Bestselling Author

    In this inspiring episode of the Let's Talk Food Podcast, host Chef April Fontenot welcomes special guest Carleigh Bodrug, the #1 New York Times bestselling cookbook author, creator of Plant You, food blogger, new mom, and social media powerhouse. Carleigh Bodrug is the founder of Plant You and author of the newly released cookbook Plant You Quickies: 140+ Nourishing Plant-Based Recipes for Busy People, released September 29, 2026.   Together, Chef April and Carleigh reflect on their unique culinary journeys, sharing stories of perseverance, resilience, and overcoming adversity on the road to success. They discuss the challenges they faced before achieving their dreams and how those experiences helped shape the women, leaders, and food advocates they are today. The conversation also celebrates the release of Carleigh's highly anticipated new cookbook, Quickies, a collection of more than 140 approachable plant-based recipes designed for busy people, with many meals ready in 30 minutes or less.   Listeners will also enjoy Carleigh's Eight Speedy Quick Tips for Healthy Meals, practical strategies that make eating well easier, faster, and more accessible for busy families and professionals alike. Whether you're a home cook, food entrepreneur, plant-based enthusiast, or someone navigating your own path to success, this episode is packed with inspiration, motivation, and actionable advice.     Connect with Carleigh Bodrug 🌱 PlantYou Website: https://plantyou.com/   📸 Instagram: @plantyou   📖 Purchase PlantYou Quickies: https://plantyou.com/quickies/     📬 Connect with Chef April   📧 Email: april3802@outlook.com     🍴 Follow the Let's Talk Food Family     📸 Instagram: @coopiesamericancuisineandseafood     🎵 TikTok: @coopies.american     🎧 Listen Wherever You Enjoy Your Favorite Podcasts!   Be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share the show with fellow food lovers. Your support helps us continue bringing great conversations, recipes, wellness tips, and culinary inspiration to listeners everywhere.    Stay healthy, stay inspired, and keep talking food! 🍽️ ✨   🎙️ Start Your Own Podcast — 30-Day Free Trial!   Thinking about launching your own show? Get started with Podbean today!   Podbean Unlimited Hosting Promo Code: PodbeancomPBNEW   🔹 Podbean Unlimited Business Plans 👉   https://www.podbean.com/pro/PodbeancomPBNEW

  2. Sep 13

    Season 5 Finale: Reset, Refocus, Recharge: 5 Healthy Habits to End Season 5 Strong

    As we close out an incredible Season 5 of Let's Talk Food, Chef April Fontenot is taking a moment to reset, refocus, and recharge with five simple yet impactful healthy habits that can help set the tone for a healthier lifestyle. Inspired by the article "5 Healthy Habits You Can Start Today!" from Kroger, Chef April shares practical tips for creating sustainable routines, making healthier choices, and building habits that support your overall wellness journey. Whether you're looking for a fresh start, more energy, or just a few realistic ways to improve your daily routine, this episode is packed with motivation and encouragement. But that's not all! Chef April also catches listeners up on the latest happenings, discusses some of the TV shows she's been watching lately, reflects on memorable moments from Season 5, and gives a sneak peek at what's in store for the exciting new season ahead. Join us for this season finale celebration filled with food, fun, wellness inspiration, and heartfelt gratitude for all of our amazing listeners. Thank you for being part of the Let's Talk Food family. Here's to finishing strong and starting fresh! The original article can be found here: https://www.kroger.com/blog/health/daily-healthy-habits 📚 Episode Reference Article: 5 Healthy Habits You Can Start Today! Source: Kroger Health Link: https://www.kroger.com/blog/health/daily-healthy-habits 📬 Connect with Chef April 📧 Email: april3802@outlook.com 🍴 Follow the Let's Talk Food Family 📸 Instagram: @coopiesamericancuisineandseafood 🎵 TikTok: @coopies.american ▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/@aprilfontenot9354 🎧 Listen Wherever You Enjoy Your Favorite Podcasts! Be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share the show with fellow food lovers. Your support helps us continue bringing great conversations, recipes, wellness tips, and culinary inspiration to listeners everywhere. Until next season, stay healthy, stay inspired, and keep talking food!

  3. Aug 29

    “The Future of Food Waste Starts at the Sink” with Special Guest Tim Ketchum of Composer One

    What if one of the biggest opportunities to rethink food waste is sitting right under your kitchen sink?    In this exciting episode of Let’s Talk Food, Chef April has a fun and witty conversation with Tim Ketchum, CEO and Co-Founder of Composer One, to talk about innovation, sustainability, and how a redesigned garbage disposal is changing the way busy households think about food waste.    Tim shares the story behind Composer One and the inspiration for creating a smarter, safer, and more thoughtfully designed solution for the modern kitchen. Together, he and Chef April explore how technology and innovative design can make everyday life easier while encouraging a greener approach to what happens after the meal is over.    From behind-the-scenes stories and practical tips to bold ideas about the future of food waste, this conversation proves that even the most overlooked parts of the kitchen can spark meaningful change.    Tune in for a fresh, fun, and forward-thinking conversation about what goes down the drain—and why the future of food waste may just start at the sink.     Connect with Tim Ketchum:    🌐 Website: [composer.me]   📱 Instagram: [@composerappliance]   Email: Tim@composerme.com       📬 Connect with Chef April     Email: april3802@outlook.com     🍴 Follow the Let’s Talk Food Family     Instagram: @coopiesamericancuisineandseafood   TikTok: @coopies.american     YouTube: youtube.com/@aprilfontenot9354     🎧 Listen wherever you enjoy your favorite podcasts!

  4. Aug 13

    Snack, Pack & Go! Lunchbox Wins & Back-to-School Tips for Busy Families

    Snack, Pack & Go! Lunchbox Wins & Back-to-School Tips for Busy Families 🎒🍎✨ Backpacks? Check! New school supplies? Check! Lunchbox inspiration? Absolutely! 🙌 In Season 5, Episode 18 of Let’s Talk Food, Chef April Fontenot is serving up a big helping of encouragement, easy ideas, and plenty of love for the busy families getting ready to head back to school! After recently celebrating 100+ episodes, Chef April takes a heartfelt moment to say THANK YOU to every listener who has tuned in, cooked along, shared an episode, and made this food-loving journey so special. ❤️ What better way to celebrate than by helping parents make the back-to-school hustle just a little easier—and a whole lot tastier? This episode is all about “Snack, Pack & Go!” as Chef April shares fun, simple lunchbox ideas, smart snack inspiration, and healthy back-to-school tips designed for real families with real schedules. From easy-to-pack bites to ways to make nutritious choices more exciting for kiddos, she’s here to help take some of the stress out of school mornings. Because healthy eating doesn’t have to be complicated—and lunch doesn’t have to be boring! 🌈🥪🍓 Chef April also reminds parents that the goal isn’t perfection. It’s about creating little moments of nourishment, connection, happiness, and love as our kids begin a brand-new school year. In this episode, you’ll find: 🎒 Fun and easy lunchbox ideas for busy school days 🍎 Healthy snack inspiration kids will actually enjoy 🥕 Simple ways to add more nutritious foods to the lunchbox ⏰ Back-to-school tips to help mornings run more smoothly ❤️ Encouragement for parents who are doing their very best 🎉 A heartfelt THANK YOU from Chef April for helping Let’s Talk Food reach more than 100 episodes! For even more lunchbox inspiration, check out “45 Back-to-School Lunch Ideas” from Taste of Home: 45 Back-to-School Lunch Ideas — Taste of Home And for additional family wellness guidance, Chef April recommends “8 Essential Back-to-School Tips For Families: Expert Advice From A Pediatrician” from Franciscan Health: 8 Essential Back-to-School Tips For Families — Franciscan Health So grab your lunchbox, fill up that water bottle, and get ready to SNACK, PACK & GO! 🎒🥪🍇 Here’s to a school year filled with good food, healthy habits, happy kiddos, less stress, and lots and lots of love. 💕 Thank you for being part of the Let’s Talk Food family—and cheers to the next 100 episodes! 🎙️✨   📬 Connect with Chef April Email: april3802@outlook.com 🍴 Follow the Let’s Talk Food Family Instagram: @coopiesamericancuisineandseafood TikTok: @coopies.american YouTube: youtube.com/@aprilfontenot9354 🎧 Listen wherever you enjoy your favorite podcasts!

  5. Aug 3

    “100 Episodes Strong: Nicholas Kelly Breaks Down Beating Cystic Fibrosis with Food, Fire, and Fearless Advocacy”

    🎉Chef April celebrates a major milestone — the 100th episode of Let’s Talk Food — with an extraordinary guest who brings heart, humor, and hard‑won wisdom to the table.  Cleveland‑bred dietitian, Nicholas Kelly, RD — TEDx Speaker, Patient/Clinician Advocate, and CF Fighter — joins the show to share how he’s rewriting the narrative around cystic fibrosis through nutrition, empowerment, and relentless advocacy. In this lively, joy‑filled conversation, Nicholas opens up about his journey living with CF, the nutritional strategies that have helped him reclaim his health, and the mindset shifts that keep him moving forward. Chef April and Nicholas swap stories, compare recipes, laugh through shared experiences, and offer listeners practical, uplifting insights on navigating chronic illness with flavor, freedom, and fire. This episode is packed with inspiration, real talk, and delicious ideas — the perfect way to celebrate 100 episodes of food, culture, and community.   🌟 Connect with Nicholas Kelly, RD   Website: www.NicholasKellyRD.com     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholaskellyrd?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==     Twitter: @NicholasKellyRD     TikTok: nicholaskellyrd     📬 Connect with Chef April     Email: april3802@outlook.com     🍴 Follow the Let’s Talk Food Family       Instagram: @coopiesamericancuisineandseafood     TikTok: @coopies.american     YouTube: youtube.com/@aprilfontenot9354   Virtual Episode Available on this link:  https://youtu.be/c94jX0kU6TE?si=35sB3IvyBLy-h513         🎧 Listen wherever you enjoy your favorite podcasts!

  6. Jul 30

    Love,Land, and Livestock: A Family Farms Recipe for a Greener Planet with Special Guest Inge Rosegaar Co- Founder of Rosegaar Feed

    On this week’s episode, we’re heading straight to the heart of Ontario farm country for a conversation that blends innovation, tradition, and a whole lot of love for the land. Chef April sits down with Inge Rosegaar, the forward‑thinking co‑founder of Rosegaar Feed, whose family is reimagining what modern dairy farming can look like. Inge shares how her family’s operations seamlessly combine conventional and robotic milking, proving that technology and tradition can thrive side by side when guided by strong values. At the center of it all? A commitment to animal care, family heritage, and a greener future for farming. We also dig into the mission behind Rosegaar Feed — crafting cleaner, chemical‑free, highly digestible nutrition that gives farmers more control and helps build healthier, more resilient herds. It’s farm‑fresh science with a whole lot of heart. This episode is packed with inspiration for farmers, food lovers, sustainability champions, and anyone curious about how the next generation of agriculture is being shaped by families who care deeply about their animals and their planet. Pull on your boots, grab your favorite mug, and join us for a conversation that celebrates love, land, and livestock — and the people working every day to make farming more sustainable, more humane, and more hopeful.       🌟 Connect with Inge Rosegaar     rosegaarfeed.ca     📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rose_gaardairy       📬 Connect with Chef April       * Email: april3802@outlook.com     🍴 Follow the Let's Talk Food Family     * Instagram: @coopiesamericancuisineandseafood       * TikTok: @coopies.american     * YouTube: youtube.com/@aprilfontenot9354 Virtual Episode Available on this link: https://youtu.be/QsSFGchAKsk?si=N3RLJiAIXuHux19h     * 🎧 Listen wherever you enjoy your favorite podcasts!     🎙️ Start Your Own Podcast — 30-Day Free Trial!     Thinking about launching your own show?     Get started with Podbean today!     Podbean Unlimited Hosting Promo Code: PodbeancomPBNEW     🔹 Podbean Unlimited Business Plans 👉     https://www.podbean.com/pro/PodbeancomPBNEW

  7. Jul 16

    Eat Bold, Live Bold: A Radical Rebirth Feast with Crystal Williams

    In this powerful and flavor‑filled episode of Let’s Talk Food, Chef April sits down with Crystal Williams — registered nurse, author, speaker, founder of Radical Rebirth, and host of the Radical Rebirth Podcast. Crystal brings her signature boldness to the table as she and April dive into a transformative conversation about identity, healing, and shifting out of survival mode. Crystal’s new book, Radical Rebirth: Healing, Unlearning, and Rebuilding Love from the Inside Out, serves as the foundation for an honest, uplifting dialogue on what it truly means to reclaim your identity and nourish yourself from the inside out. Together, they explore how Radical Rebirth helps women and men rebuild self‑trust, establish healthy boundaries, and step into a life led by wholeness — not depletion. This episode is an anthem for anyone ready to stop living on emotional crumbs and start feasting on confidence, clarity, and purpose. It’s bold. It’s enlightening. And it’s served with the perfect blend of truth, flavor, and empowerment. 🌟 Connect with Crystal Williams Website: radical-rebirth.com Substack: Radical Rebirth Instagram: @radicalrebirthpodcast 📬 Connect with Chef April Email: april3802@outlook.com 🍴 Follow the Let's Talk Food Family Instagram: @coopiesamericancuisineandseafood TikTok: @coopies.American YouTube: youtube.com/@aprilfontenot9354 🎧 Listen wherever you enjoy your favorite podcasts! 🎙️ Start Your Own Podcast — 30-Day Free Trial! Thinking about launching your own show? Get started with Podbean today! Podbean Unlimited Hosting Promo Code: PodbeancomPBNEW 🔹 Podbean Unlimited Business Plans 👉 https://www.podbean.com/pro/PodbeancomPBNEW

  8. Jul 4

    Cheers to 250! Fireworks, Food & Festive Fun

    Cheers to 250! Fireworks, Food & Festive Fun 🎆   🍔 Join Chef April for a patriotic celebration as Let's Talk Food honors America's 250 years of independence with a special Fourth of July episode filled with history, delicious food, and festive inspiration!   In this episode, Chef April shares the remarkable story of America's journey to 250 years of independence and explores the traditions that have made Independence Day one of our nation's most cherished celebrations.     From backyard barbecues and patriotic desserts to refreshing summer beverages and creative entertaining ideas, you'll find plenty of inspiration for your own Fourth of July gathering. Chef April also shares this week's entertainment highlights, including favorite movies and TV shows perfect for celebrating the holiday weekend, along with delicious ways to stay cool during the summer heat.       🌞 Featured Article "42 Meals for Hot Days: Refreshing Summer Dishes To Beat the Heat"     Discover 42 delicious, light, and refreshing meals that are perfect for hot summer days. https://www.mumsmakelists.com/meals-for-hot-days/       📚 References Mentioned in This Episode   Freedom 250 – The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/freedom250/     America250 – Official U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission https://america250.org/     United States Semiquincentennial (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Semiquincentennial   📬 Connect with Chef April     💌 Email: april3802@outlook.com     📲 Follow the Let's Talk Food Family       🍴 Instagram: @coopiesamericancuisineandseafood     🎥 TikTok: @coopies.american       📺 YouTube: youtube.com/@aprilfontenot9354     🎧 Listen wherever you enjoy your favorite podcasts!     🎙️ Start Your Own Podcast — 30-Day Free Trial! Thinking about launching your own podcast?     Get started with Podbean today!   🔹 Podbean Unlimited Hosting Promo Code: PodbeancomPBNEW https://www.podbean.com/PodbeancomPBNEW   🔹 Podbean Unlimited Business Plans           Thank you for listening to Let's Talk Food! Wishing you and your family a safe, joyful, and delicious Fourth of July as we celebrate 250 years of American independence. Here's to great food, great company, and the enduring spirit of America! 🇺🇸🎇

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A podcast where we have deep conversations about anything and everything surrounding it with food! A podcast for foodies, health junkies, science lovers, art lovers,and entrepreneurs with inquisitive minds who love culinary arts and catering and the science behind it.....

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  • Creator
    april3802
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Let’s Talk Food