8 episodes

KITCHEN SCENE INVESTIGATOR (KSI) is a fun and informative PODCAST for food, wine, spirits, and hospitality enthusiasts passionate about upping their game. KSI is hosted by Nickie Jurado, a professionally-trained culinarian who spent years working in restaurants, hospitality, TV production, and strategic communications. The show is interview-driven and packaged around Nickie’s real-life insider and often hilarious experiences. Guests include chefs, designers, authors, farmers, sommeliers, and vendors just to name a few. KSI is part insider scoop, inspiration, and education with a hefty splash of Nickie’s comedic personality. The podcast aims to reveal the ways and language of the pros so you’re more empowered to explore. Whether you’re looking for great cooking equipment, are interested in wine and spirits knowledge, want to learn how to plan like a chef or explore ingredients and techniques, this podcast is for you!

Kitchen Scene Investigator Nickie Jurado/Kitchen Scene Investigator

    • Arts
    • 5.0 • 20 Ratings

KITCHEN SCENE INVESTIGATOR (KSI) is a fun and informative PODCAST for food, wine, spirits, and hospitality enthusiasts passionate about upping their game. KSI is hosted by Nickie Jurado, a professionally-trained culinarian who spent years working in restaurants, hospitality, TV production, and strategic communications. The show is interview-driven and packaged around Nickie’s real-life insider and often hilarious experiences. Guests include chefs, designers, authors, farmers, sommeliers, and vendors just to name a few. KSI is part insider scoop, inspiration, and education with a hefty splash of Nickie’s comedic personality. The podcast aims to reveal the ways and language of the pros so you’re more empowered to explore. Whether you’re looking for great cooking equipment, are interested in wine and spirits knowledge, want to learn how to plan like a chef or explore ingredients and techniques, this podcast is for you!

    EP #7 - 2021 Food Trends to Watch with Mike Kostyo, Food Trendologist at Datassential

    EP #7 - 2021 Food Trends to Watch with Mike Kostyo, Food Trendologist at Datassential

    Mike Kostyo, Food Trendologist and Senior Managing Editor at Datassential, an industry-leading market research and trends company, reveals the top food trends to watch from their FoodBytes: 2021 Annual Food Trends Forecast report. With all of us locked down and exhausted in our Covid kitchens, these flavor combos, ingredients, and cuisines from trends like Modern Comfort Food to Health and Immunity Boosters offer windows of inspiration, creative hope and ideas for exploring and building your own life menu. Stay sane and safe! 😊 Nickie
     
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    SHOW NOTES - Ep. #7 2021 Food Trends with Mike Kostyo link
     
    ABOUT MIKE KOSTYO:  At Datassential, Kostyo oversees the company's seven TrendSpotting magazines, custom client publications, and leads trend immersion tours and ideation sessions across the country. He was a recurring guest on Fusion TV's "The AV Club Show"; has been featured on WGN Radio, CBS Radio, and Gimlet Media's "Why We Eat What We Eat" podcast; is regularly featured in newspapers and magazines; speaks at numerous conferences across the country annually, and he was a judge on Food Network's "Eating America." He has a master’s in gastronomy from Boston University, plus certificates in culinary arts, baking arts, wine, and artisanal cheese production. In his spare time, he teaches cooking classes and co-founded a monthly food swap in Chicago.
    Get the report here: FoodBytes: 2021 Annual Food Trends Forecast
    Discover more: Datassential Trend Reports Homepage
    Website: https://www.mikekostyo.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekostyo/
    Twitter: @DSTrendologist
    LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrkostyo/
     
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    EP # 6 - Crave Worthy Cooking with Bob Blumer, Author of Flavorbomb Cookbook

    EP # 6 - Crave Worthy Cooking with Bob Blumer, Author of Flavorbomb Cookbook

    Bob Blumer, author of the new cookbook Flavorbomb: A Rogue Guide to Making Everything Taste Better (Appetite/Penguin Random House), decodes how chefs coax big flavors through ingredients, gear, and techniques to achieve crave-worthy cooking. We are all overwhelmed and exhausted in our Covid kitchens. Grab your pen and get ready to be inspired!! Delicious is a victory. Go get yours! Show notes on website - www.KitchenSceneInvestigator.com. ENJOY! xoxo Nickie

    • 1 hr 6 min
    EP # 5 - The Making of a Pastry Chef with Andrea Shirey of Craft | Los Angeles

    EP # 5 - The Making of a Pastry Chef with Andrea Shirey of Craft | Los Angeles

    Executive Pastry Chef Andrea Shirey of the acclaimed restaurant CRAFT | Los Angeles dishes on the skills that helped build her career, insights on developing your own pastry style, and stories from the frontlines. It's a fun, comedic conversation that is equal parts inspiration and instruction for the home baker and budding pastry professional. This episode was slated to be the first in a series called The Making of a Chef. I decided to forgo waiting on advertising money and release the show to celebrate Chef Andrea and the industry I love so much that is suffering great devastation in this time of COVID19. Happy baking! xoxo Nickie
     
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    SHOW NOTES - Ep. #5 Making of a Pastry Chef with Andrea Shirey of Craft Los Angeles link
     
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    • 1 hr 30 min
    EP # 4 - ASK ME ANYTHING Q&A: The Holiday Show with Nickie Jurado

    EP # 4 - ASK ME ANYTHING Q&A: The Holiday Show with Nickie Jurado

    ASK ME ANYTHING Q&A: The Holiday Episode is a funny and spirited show where Nickie answers questions from listeners on everything from making the ultimate chocolate souffle to hosting your first holiday dinner without having a breakdown, convection vs. regular ovens, what to cook at an Air BNB, marinades for a tri-tip roast to elevating french toast casserole, and elegant menu plans that involve kids to ideas on how to keep food hot when feeding a crowd.  Nickie's witty tips are great for the holidays and all year round. Enjoy!
     
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    • 50 min
    EP # 3 - Party Planning Like a Pro with Dorothy Maras of Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival

    EP # 3 - Party Planning Like a Pro with Dorothy Maras of Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival

    Party planning and holiday dinners got you stressed out? Help is on the way! Whether you're a rookie Thanksgiving dinner host or a seasoned holiday diva, this episode will help you plan like a pro. Enjoy this informative and funny episode as host Nickie Jurado chats with Dorothy Maras, lead Culinary Producer at the ultra-posh Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival, about all things party planning. They cover everything from menu planning to food portions and shopping lists to timing your cooking schedule. Dorothy is a world-class food world insider having worked as a sous chef, certified sommelier, columnist, and above all, a rockstar "Chef Whisperer." Happy entertaining!
     
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    SHOW NOTES - Ep. #3 Party Planning Like a Pro with Dorothy Maras of Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival link
     
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    • 1 hr 11 min
    EP # 2 - Japanese Knives 101 with Jon Broida, Japanese Knife Imports, Beverly Hills

    EP # 2 - Japanese Knives 101 with Jon Broida, Japanese Knife Imports, Beverly Hills

    In this episode, Jon Broida, owner of Japanese Knife Imports in Beverly Hills, joins Nickie for a Japanese Knives 101 deep dive conversation that goes beyond a simple shopper's checklist with surprising insights into the real insider questions you should be asking before investing in a Japanese knife, what distinguishes them and the rich history of this world-renown craftsmanship. Jon's deep well of knowledge, training in Japan, and cooking experience at highly-regarded and some Michelin-starred restaurants in Los Angeles, Italy, and Japan make him a cut above the rest. Please enjoy.
    PLEASE SUPPORT + DONATE TO THE PODCAST:
    PAYPAL - @KitchenSceneInvstgtr
    VENMO - @Nickie_Jurado
     
    SHOW NOTES - Ep. #2 Japanese Knives 101, Jon Broida, Japanese Knives Imports, Beverly Hills LINK
     
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    About Nickie Jurado
     
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    • 1 hr 10 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
20 Ratings

20 Ratings

Charlessa ,

Fun listen for all

Just a fun listen! I don’t know anything about food but appreciate a nifty conversation into the world of cooking! Learns new things as well! Feel like I’m in the kitchen!

Danie Urdanivia ,

Love it

This podcast is amazing I can’t wait for the next episode

noellevl20 ,

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this podcast

I can’t wait for the next episode- I know it will make me laugh at the wit while learning something new. Thanks !

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