Creating Gastronomic Masterpieces with Archichef Cory Oppold

05/19/20 • 55 min

Our guest on this podcast is award-winning Chef Cory Oppold of Altas Bistro, former winner of Food Network’s Chopped, and owner of Course, an in-home dining and catering company. Cory joined Atlas Bistro as Executive Chef in 2014, a fine dining restaurant known for seasonal dishes and adventurous diners. “I believe a menu is everything a chef wants to say at that time and moment and it’s hard for us to tell our story with one dish. That is why every guest gets multiple courses while experiencing my cuisine,” says Chef Cory.

Cory’s prior positions include teaching at the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, working in the kitchen at Binkley's Restaurant and as executive chef at Tarbell's restaurant in Phoenix. His childhood was spent on an dairy farm in a small town in Illinois. It wasn't until he came to Arizona to study architecture that Cory first encountered fine dining and the experience led him to enroll at the Scottsdale Culinary Institute where he graduated with honors in 2002.

Today, Cory remains at Atlas Bistro but also loves to bring the dining experience to people's homes with his catering and event dining company Course. Course provides customized, 4-8 course menus serving anywhere from 4 to 20 people, as well as Tapas or small plate options for small events or large-scale catering. Cory is also launching a new takeout concept called Simmer Down where Cory prepares a wonderful dish that simply needs to be cooked/heated at home. Cory’s innovative spirit makes his dishes not only creative delights, but also accessible in many different dining experiences.

Follow Cory here:

http://www.atlasbistrobyob.com/

https://coursedining.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-oppold-a56704113

https://www.instagram.com/chefcoryoppold/
To see more info and photos for all our podcast episodes, visit Candelaria Design's Podcast page: www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast

Follow Cory here:

http://www.atlasbistrobyob.com/

https://coursedining.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-oppold-a56704113

https://www.instagram.com/chefcoryoppold/
To see more info and photos for all our podcast episodes, visit Candelaria Design's Podcast page: www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast

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Integrity and Intention with Interior Designer Anita Lang

Our guest on this episode is Arizona interior designer Anita Lang, founder of IMI Design. Mark and Anita have known each other for nearly 20 years as they have worked on a number of amazing homes together, including one they are just breaking ground on. They discuss much more than work and design however, delving into spirituality, being a single mother and business owner, travel, and sustainability in design.

Anita founded IMI Design back in 1992 based on the principle that great design elevates the human spirit. Her and her team design spaces that attract and inspire an elite, national clientele. Since 1992, focus on impactful, client-focused design lead to IMI’s recognition and respect within the Southwest’s top tier of interior design firms. IMI believes that each project deserves passion for excellence, a unique approach for innovative solutions, and commitment to design integrity. Often described as smart design as well as beautiful, IMI Design is based in practical and innovative lifestyle solutions, believing luxury is based in ease and comfort.

In 2015, Anita launched her own sustainable furniture line, Design 528, utilizing ethical and sustainable harvesting of materials and design practices. The line embodies the attributes of love, truth and beauty in unequalled heirloom pieces of lifestyle artwork.

In 2007 Anita created the nonprofit Inspire Foundation, to share the power and creativity of design with the community, especially those of distressed women and children.

Connect with Anita here:

WWW.IMIDESIGNSTUDIO.COM

the-inspire-foundation/

Linkedin.com/in/anita-lang

FACEBOOK.COM/IMIDESIGNSTUDIO

INSTAGRAM.COM/DESIGNERANITALANG

Pinterest.com/designeranitalang/

Youtube.com/channel/
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Embellishing Our Homes & Lives with Landscape Designer Jeff Berghoff

Today’s podcast features our long-time friend in the architecture and home design, President of Berghoff Design Group, Jeff Berghoff. Jeff is regarded as one of the most influential landscape designers in the southwest. He founded Berghoff Design Group in 1997 and it has grown into over 200 employees. Throughout the past 20 years, he has continued to develop classic designs transforming residential properties into beautiful garden showpieces, featured in magazines throughout the country.

Berghoff has a degree in Landscape Architecture from ASU, is a member of ASLA and a part of the Arizona chapter YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization). He has received the Grand Award Golden Nugget from the PCBC for superior and outstanding contributions to the southwest in both design and construction.

He shares with us how his love of landscape design began, how he started his business, who and what inspires him, some of his favorite projects, and tips for all of us to maintain our gardens and yards at home!

For photos and info on this episode and our other podcast episodes, visit Candelaria Design Associate's Podcast page: https://www.candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast