#369 Erika Polmar - Plate & Pitchfork Producer Fund / Advocating against Dollar Store Proliferation

11/17/23 • 79 min

Tireless food and industry advocate Erika Polmar joins us to discuss the nefarious plans Dollar General and other stores like it have to decimate local food economies. Erika shares the history of this movement starting with Walmart and the vacumm left in their wake for Dollar stores to step in and suck dollars from small towns, leaving a less healthy populace and food system as a result. We also begin with an epilogue from Erika about her 20 years doing farm dinners -- what their purpose was -- some of the joys and challenges, and why she decided to cease producing them. Links: Main P&P page with a link to the fund on the home page and in the menu https://www.plateandpitchfork.com The fund page is: https://www.plateandpitchfork.com/p/about/plate--pitchfork-producer-fund To become an advocate for independent restaurants & bars, become a donor or email subscriber by visiting: https://www.independentrestaurantcoalition.com

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Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com RingSide Steakhouse: www.RingSideSteakhouse.com Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

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RATF Classic #361 John Denison - Câche Câche

Flashing back to August of 2023 and our conversation with John Denison.

John Denison joins us at a time of big changes in his life. Having just opened his seafood bar, Câche Câche, he's on the cusp of marriage to a woman he met in Paris four years ago while working at Verjus. We will follow John on his culinary journey from the Portland Meat Collective and St, Jack, where he met Kate Hill and found a way to follow her to her beautiful Camont in Gascony. It was there where French cuisine got into his soul. He moved over to Barcelona and the world-famous Tickets to gain key experience in that kitchen before heading to France for four years.

Just as the pandemic started, John and Maddie decided to jump from France to Portland, where they both landed jobs at notable restaurants, St. Jack and Nostrana, respectively.

Now at Câche Câche, John fuses his love of French food with his background growing up in the DC area, delving into the foods of the mid-Atlantic coast.

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#370 Peter Kost - Ken's Artisan Pizza and Carina Lounge

Peter Kost grew up in Seattle, where his love for food was established as the son of farmers who sold their goods at the Seattle Public Market. Peter's journey has taken him from restaurant work to wine sales to a long stint at Zupans in grocery management to landing his first restaurant, Lucy's Table on NW 21st in Portland. It was there when he met a fellow by the name of Ken Forkish, from whom he'd buy breads at Ken's Artisan Bakery. Listen to the podcast to hear how that relationship evolved to the point where Peter became the only one Ken had in mind when he was ready to pass his iconic Ken's Artisan Pizza on to a new generation. We will hear how Peter is determined to honor the legacy Ken built and get a hint of what his plans are going forward.. https://kensartisan.com/pizza https://www.carinalounge.com/

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Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com RingSide Steakhouse: www.RingSideSteakhouse.com Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com