California Cooking

On this episode of the podcast, Jessica is hanging out at the newest, most gorgeous rooftop restaurant in Los Angeles: Margot.Located in Culver City, Margot's California chic design, breathtaking views of LA, and delicious food is creating quite the buzz. The chef at the helm of the kitchen is Mike Williams. Chef Mike's story starts with him serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq right after 9/11. When he got back to the states, he decided to get into culinary world. He shares how military life has helped him run a kitchen. He shared the best piece of advice he has for young chefs, and also reveals the hardest part of running a restaurant.

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On this episode of the podcast, Jessica is hanging out at the newest, most gorgeous rooftop restaurant in Los Angeles: Margot.Located in Culver City, Margot's California chic design, breathtaking views of LA, and delicious food is creating quite the buzz. The chef at the helm of the kitchen is Mike Williams. Chef Mike's story starts with him serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq right after 9/11. When he got back to the states, he decided to get into culinary world. He shares how military life has helped him run a kitchen. He shared the best piece of advice he has for young chefs, and also reveals the hardest part of running a restaurant.

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In this episode, Jess chats with Chef Zach Pollack at his casual pizza joint, Cosa Buona. Zach studied abroad in Florence, Italy and fell in love with cooking and, more importantly, the way Italians dine. Zach also shares the history of pizza making, what type of pizza stole his heart in Italy, and how he's taken that style of pizza and created the perfect hybrid at Cosa Buona that both Italians and Americans love. Zach also reveals some of the special ingredients that make Cosa Buona's other dishes so delicious.

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In this episode, Jess chats with Chef Zach Pollack at his casual pizza joint, Cosa Buona. Zach studied abroad in Florence, Italy and fell in love with cooking and, more importantly, the way Italians dine. Zach also shares the history of pizza making, what type of pizza stole his heart in Italy, and how he's taken that style of pizza and created the perfect hybrid at Cosa Buona that both Italians and Americans love. Zach also reveals some of the special ingredients that make Cosa Buona's other dishes so delicious.

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On this episode of California Cooking, Jess hangs out in the kitchen with Chef Ray Garcia of Broken Spanish. Chef Ray teaches Jess how to make queso fundido, the most mouth-watering carne asada marinade, the secret on how to cook the perfect beans, and more! What's even more incredible about Chef Ray is his story. He grew up in Cypress and attended UCLA with aspirations of being a lawyer. While he was working his way through school, he realized how passionate he was about cooking. After finishing college, he enrolled at the California School of Culinary Arts and hasn't looked back since. You could say he didn't exactly find his passion, but rather, his passion found him. The late food critic Jonathan Gold once wrote, "If you could design a perfect chef for Los Angeles, he might seem a lot like Ray Garcia..."

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On this episode of California Cooking, Jess hangs out in the kitchen with Chef Ray Garcia of Broken Spanish. Chef Ray teaches Jess how to make queso fundido, the most mouth-watering carne asada marinade, the secret on how to cook the perfect beans, and more! What's even more incredible about Chef Ray is his story. He grew up in Cypress and attended UCLA with aspirations of being a lawyer. While he was working his way through school, he realized how passionate he was about cooking. After finishing college, he enrolled at the California School of Culinary Arts and hasn't looked back since. You could say he didn't exactly find his passion, but rather, his passion found him. The late food critic Jonathan Gold once wrote, "If you could design a perfect chef for Los Angeles, he might seem a lot like Ray Garcia..."

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On this episode, Iranian-American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo shares her remarkable story. As a young adult, she left her home country of Iran, parting ways with her family and the only life she knew. She came to Los Angeles with a dream to pursue her passion for acting and one day grace the silver screen. Today, she is a bonafide Hollywood star with dozens of film and television credits. Jess and Shohreh talk about family, her TV show, upcoming movie, and of course, food!

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On this episode, Iranian-American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo shares her remarkable story. As a young adult, she left her home country of Iran, parting ways with her family and the only life she knew. She came to Los Angeles with a dream to pursue her passion for acting and one day grace the silver screen. Today, she is a bonafide Hollywood star with dozens of film and television credits. Jess and Shohreh talk about family, her TV show, upcoming movie, and of course, food!

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Jessica chats with a husband and wife duo who are changing the culinary scene one restaurant opening at a time. Chef Phillip Frankland Lee and pastry chef Margarita Kallas-Lee are married, business partners, and have started a unique dining experience with four concepts located side-by-side in a single strip mall. They now have six concepts in total and counting. Jess hears all about how their restaurants and bars got started, including the early days of running their business out of a one bedroom apartment. They also dish on their plans for the future and their new restaurant that one publication is referring to as, "maybe one of the world's best."

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Jessica chats with a husband and wife duo who are changing the culinary scene one restaurant opening at a time. Chef Phillip Frankland Lee and pastry chef Margarita Kallas-Lee are married, business partners, and have started a unique dining experience with four concepts located side-by-side in a single strip mall. They now have six concepts in total and counting. Jess hears all about how their restaurants and bars got started, including the early days of running their business out of a one bedroom apartment. They also dish on their plans for the future and their new restaurant that one publication is referring to as, "maybe one of the world's best."

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