Cliff Crooks on Brutal Honesty, Dumb Luck & Chef Boot Camp

07/30/21 • 36 min

This week, host Jaymee Sire talks to chef and restaurateur Cliff Crooks about his experience opening more than 20 restaurants and how the landscape of restaurants has changed over the course of his career. Chef Cliff talks about his tough love approach to mentorship, the most challenging elements of restaurant management and what he has learned over the years. Cliff reveals his favorite culinary spots and neighborhoods in his home of New York City. Cliff talks about his tough love approach on his new Food Network show, Chef Boot Camp, and how he handles the sometimes tense moments of getting struggling chefs into shape.

Connect with the podcast: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/food-network-obsessed-the-official-podcast-of-food-network

Follow Food Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodnetwork

Follow Jaymee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaymeesire

Follow Cliff Crooks on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/werewolf_barmitzvahh/

Learn More About Chef Bootcamp: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/chef-boot-camp

Start Your Free Trial of discovery+: https://www.discoveryplus.com/foodobsessed

Find episode transcript here: https://food-network-obsessed.simplecast.com/episodes/cliff-crooks-on-brutal-honesty-dumb-luck-chef-boot-camp

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connect with the podcast: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/food-network-obsessed-the-official-podcast-of-food-network

Follow Food Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodnetwork

Follow Jaymee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaymeesire

Follow Cliff Crooks on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/werewolf_barmitzvahh/

Learn More About Chef Bootcamp: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/chef-boot-camp

Start Your Free Trial of discovery+: https://www.discoveryplus.com/foodobsessed

Find episode transcript here: https://food-network-obsessed.simplecast.com/episodes/cliff-crooks-on-brutal-honesty-dumb-luck-chef-boot-camp

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Hawa Hassan on Creating In Bibi’s Kitchen & Her Spice of Life

Somali cook and food journalist Hawa Hassan shares the importance of stories and the inspiration behind her award-winning cookbook. This week on Food Network Obsessed, Hawa Hassan talks to host Jaymee Sire about how her Somali roots have shaped her food perspective and the path she planned to get to where she is today. Hawa shares the process of developing her own line of sauces, influenced by traditional Somali recipes, and how that provided a springboard for her to dive into creating her cookbook, In Bibi’s Kitchen. Hawa shares the process of gathering research, recipes and photography for the cookbook and why she decided to take a maternal point of view to share the foods and dishes that remind her of home. She talks about filming her new Cooking Channel show, Spice of Life, and what spice of life personally means to her before sharing her favorite New York spots to get African cuisine.

Start Your Free Trial of discovery+: https://www.discoveryplus.com/foodobsessed

Connect with the podcast: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/food-network-obsessed-the-official-podcast-of-food-network

Follow Food Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodnetwork

Follow Jaymee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaymeesire

Follow Hawa Hassan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hawahassan/

Learn More About Spice of Life: https://www.cookingchanneltv.com/shows/spice-of-life

Learn More About Hawa at Home: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/hawa-at-home

Find episode transcript here: https://food-network-obsessed.simplecast.com/episodes/hawa-hassan-on-creating-in-bibis-kitchen-her-spice-of-life

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

Buddy Valastro on Family Business & Cake Vending Machines

Buddy Valastro shares the story of taking over his father’s bakery at 17 and overcoming a career-threatening hand injury. He talks about how reality television flipped his family’s life upside down and skyrocketed his family bakery to becoming a household name. Buddy shares the history of Carlo’s Bakery, the humbling life lessons his father taught him, and the importance of carrying on his father’s legacy. Buddy reveals some exciting new concepts in the works for Carlo’s Bakery (did someone say cake vending machine?!) and growing the Cake Boss empire. He talks about his genuine friendship with Duff Goldman and how heated the competition gets with him on Buddy vs. Duff before giving advice to aspiring pastry chefs and his keys to success.

Connect with the podcast: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/food-network-obsessed-the-official-podcast-of-food-network

Follow Food Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodnetwork

Follow Jaymee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaymeesire

Follow Buddy Valastro on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buddyvalastro/

Learn More About Buddy vs. Duff: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/buddy-vs-duff

Start Your Free Trial of discovery+: https://www.discoveryplus.com/foodobsessed

Find episode transcript here: https://food-network-obsessed.simplecast.com/episodes/buddy-valastro-on-family-business-cake-vending-machines

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.