Ep 23 - Kristina Gill - Tasting Rome - This Is Yu

06/18/20 • 43 min

Welcome to Episode 23 of This Is Yu Podcast.
This Is Carole Yu and Scott Stewart
Those were sounds of Rome where I had the pleasure of living with my family back in 2000. And where our guest, Kristina Gill lives today. We speak with Kristina about her former life at Design Sponge, the menagerie that lives in her backyard in Rome, how she gets inspiration and her beautiful cookbook.

But, first, we continue our ever popular kitchen hacks segment.

Today, we welcome Kristina Gill, former food and drinks editor at Design Sponge, cookbook author and International traveler.

Kristina grew up in Tennessee, earned her BA from Stanford, and her MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She transferred to Rome in 1999 and has lived there since. She connected with Grace Bonney online, and became the food and drinks editor for DesignSponge.

Her column in the late 2000’s till last year” In the Kitchen With” expanded the reach of the magazine into food in cooperation with design and lifestyle. She is also a food and travel photographer, having traveled extensively in south east asia. She also works as a humanitarian advisor managing a portfolio of assistance that responds to emergency situations in the fight against hunger.

This is our Rome episode. Carole, tell our listeners why you lived in Rome.

I love Rome, the sounds, the experience, and as Kristina also mentioned, all the smells of Mama’s home cooking wafting from small kitchens to fill the bellies of all they love.

Thank you for visiting Rome with us today.

Thank you so much to Kristina for joining us in today’s conversation. We loved to hear about your life in the countryside in Rome, you brought back many visions of Rome and Italy that we could appreciate during this time when all we want to do it travel further than our front driveway.

As always, we really appreciate your thoughts and feedback about the show. You can reach us on Instagram or Facebook at [This Is Yu Official] or you can leave us an anonymous voicemail at [562-291-6037]. We listen to all the voicemails.

Home base is www.ThisIsYu.com

Thanks for listening to the show. Have a great week!
Thanks for listening and letting us make your life more delicious.
Scott & Carole
A special thank you to Kristina. Please reach out to her here:
https://www.kristinagill.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kristinagillfood/
The book stores Kristina recommended:
https://www.booklarder.com/
https://www.strandbooks.com/
https://kramers.com/
https://www.parnassusbooks.net/
Kristina's book is called:

Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City: A Cookbook

Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Clarkson Potter (March 29, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0804187185
ISBN-13: 978-0804187183

But, first, we continue our ever popular kitchen hacks segment.

Today, we welcome Kristina Gill, former food and drinks editor at Design Sponge, cookbook author and International traveler.

This is our Rome episode. Carole, tell our listeners why you lived in Rome.

I love Rome, the sounds, the experience, and as Kristina also mentioned, all the smells of Mama’s home cooking wafting from small kitchens to fill the bellies of all they love.

Thank you for visiting Rome with us today.

Home base is www.ThisIsYu.com

Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City: A Cookbook

Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Clarkson Potter (March 29, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0804187185
ISBN-13: 978-0804187183

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Ep 22 - Winner - Food Network Star - Season 6 - Aarti Sequeira - This Is Yu

Welcome to Episode 22 of This Is Yu Podcast.

This Is Scott Stewart and Carole Yu

Today we welcome Aarti Paarti, the winner of Season Six of The Next Food Network Star. Listen in as we speak about her childhood in Dubai, food critics, her beautiful cookbook, and imposter syndrome.

But, first, we’ve got 10 Random Food Facts that will make you Ridiculous at Trivial Pursuit!
Today, we welcome Aarti Sequeira the bubbly winner of Season 6 of The Next Food Network Star. Aarti is a global citizen. She was born in Mumbai, India, and raised in Dubai. In 2000 she graduated from the Northwestern Medill School of Journalism in Chicago, and went directly to work as a producer at CNN in NY.

After moving to Los Angeles, she landed in the Kingdom of Culver City, where I’m actually The King of Culver City and I’ve got a video to prove it - SEARCH King of Culver City on You Tube. She lived he for over a decade. During this time, she went back to Cooking school, and started her own online cooking show, Aarti Paarti.

It was this show that led to the next stage of her life. She won The Next Food Network star in 2010, and she’s never looked back. She’s competed and won many shows on Food network, like Guys’ Grocery Games, Cutthroat Kitchen, and Chopped All Stars.

Aarti now lives in Raleigh, NC, with two beautiful daughters and actor husband, Brendan McNamara.
We’ve had several people comment on the This Is Yu hotline that they loved the kitchen hacks we talked about on our Christine Ha podcast. So, let’s give them what they want! Kitchen Hacks, Round 2.
So here’s our list of 14 Essential Chinese Pantry Ingredients
Thank you so much to Aarti for joining us in today’s conversation. Your warmth and passion for cooking and family is genuine and it shows!

Plus I loved to hear your great laugh, it’s so open and joyous!

As always, we really appreciate your thoughts and feedback about the show. You can reach us on Instagram or Facebook at [This Is Yu Official] or you can leave us an anonymous voicemail at [562-291-6037]. We listen to all the voicemails.

Home base is www.ThisIsYu.com
Let's connect on Instagram @ThisIsYuOfficial
Visit Aarti on her website: www.AartiSequeira.com
Aarti on Instagram @AartiPaartiPics

Thanks for listening to the show. Have a great week!
Thanks guys for letting us make your life more delicious.
Scott & Carole

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Ep 24 - Maneet Chauhan - Food Network - Chopped Judge - This Is Yu

Welcome to Episode 24 of This Is Yu Podcast.

This Is Scott Stewart and Carole Yu
You just heard a clip from when today’s guest, Maneet Chauhan, competed on Iron Chef America. She is an intrepid competitor, having made hundreds of appearances as a contestant and judge on the Food Network. This woman is a passionate and determined restauranteur, mother, wife and celebrity chef.

But, first, today is all about Fruits, nuts, and flakes.

Your relatives Carole?

Nope we’re talking about cereal.
Today, we welcome Maneet Chauhan, Maneet was born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

S-She went to the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel administration in India. After asking her professor what the best cooking school in the world was, she went to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park New York and got her Associates degree in Baking and Pastry.

C- True, and might I add, that’s where Dara is going for the exact same degree! Well, Maneet graduated the top of her class with high honors, sweeping all awards.

S- Right after graduation in 2000 she was hired as management for a startup restaurant in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, where she headed a team and expanded the restaurant's capacity from 70 seats to 140 seats.

C- By 2003, at the age of 27, she became the opening executive chef of Vermilion in Chicago, Illinois, earning her 3-Stars from The Chicago Tribune. A few years later in 2007, she moved to NYC to open At Vermilion[13] where she was nominated as the 'Best Import to New York' by Time Out Magazine. Her style is described as "global fusion" with roots in Indian cuisine.[14]

S- Maneet has been on Food Network for 12 years, starting as one of the original judges of “Chopped”. She is not only a full time judge, she also competes on the network. She is the only Indian female ever to compete on Iron Chef. She has made numerous guest appearances on TV shows, and at the top food and wine festivals.

C- You’d think she would be busy enough as a judge and competitor, but she also has Morph Hospitality group, and four restaurants in Tennessee. If you want to check them out, she has her signature Chauhan Ale and Masala House, Mockingbird, a southern American restaurant, Tansuo, contemporary Chinese, and Chaatable, Indian Street Food.

C-Thank you so much to Maneet for joining us in today’s conversation. What a fun conversation time we had, time literally sped by on that interview. You were such a joy to speak with Maneet!

S- Maneet you have such positive energy, and I will come back and listen to you if I feel my energy needs a boost, either that or I’m going to sit right down with a big bowl of Lucky Charms!

S-As always, we really appreciate your thoughts and feedback about the show. You can reach us on Instagram or Facebook at [This Is Yu Official] or you can leave us an anonymous voicemail at [562-291-6037]. We listen to all the voicemails.

C- Home base is www.ThisIsYu.com

S- Thanks for listening to the show. Speaking of APPLE PODCASTS, Please SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT and RATE our THIS IS YU PODCAST. Have a great week!
C -Thanks for listening and letting us make your life more delicious.
Maneet Chauhan's details:
http://www.morphhospitality.com/
https://www.instagram.com/maneetchauhan/
https://www.maneetchauhan.com/
March Of Dimes:
https://www.marchofdimes.org/index.aspx