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On this episode we dive into the second part of my interview with the enigmatic Omar Zahirovic aka @culinaryharassment. We talk food, baking, being inspirational and more. What brought him to the table and what he can tell others to help them come to the next level! We also talk more about his new book "Walking With Lions" available on amazon right now! The first interview was highly acclaimed and we expect no different from this one!

Tonight we talk to one of the most enigmatic, inspirational people on the food scene, the one and only Culinary Harassment aka Omar Zahirovic. He has taken that name and made it a worldwide tag on social media.  We talk food, his past as a refugee, the military, family life, and of course how he came to be a part of Truecooks. Omar is one of the coolest people I have ever had the chance to meet. His new book "Walking with Lions" is available on Amazon ( http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Lions-Omar-Zahirovi-x107-ebook/dp/B018JWZM1W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452558075&sr=8-1&keywords=walking+with+lions ) and is a must read! I cannot wait for him to share his story. This should be a an emotional episode!

Happy New year! On this episode we talk to Burger Weekly's head Jedi master Brad Garoon, Brad has taken buger pics to a whole new level with social media, he has almost 40k on instagram alone. The zombie cult like following that burgers have now-a-days can be a offspring of what people like Brad do. What makes a great burger, how important are fries, mayo or no mayo? these are all the save the world issues that Chef Plum and the great Brad Garoon will tackle on this episode. Also we talk holidays and new projects!

On this episode Chef Plum has a conversation with the casting genius behind Food Network's uber successful show Chopped. Beth Schiff (@castingqueenNY) is the head honcho over at You Choose Creative (youchoosecreative.com) and has cast 39 seasons of Chopped. Plum and Beth talk what it takes to make it on the show, what not to do to get on the show,  and if you should wear a dark brooding cape for your Skype interview. Beth is very cool and loves food, we talk movies, shows and more. If you want to try your hand on Chopped, or have already been on the show then you know Beth! If not and want to do it, I suggest you follow her on social.  Also Chef Plum announces a big project! on this special holiday edition of PlumLuvFoods.

On this episode Chef Plum talks a little about his experience at the Jerry Springer show, and friend of the show makes his season 3 appearence to talk food, west coast vs east, science vs art and more. Chef Kyle Schutte is a LA staple and also happens to be the winningest chef ever on Cuththroat Kitchen winning all 25k! This dude is legit and talented and not to mention a great dude. Chef Kyle and Chef Plum go back and have history and the conversation is always fun! you make the call is food "art" or is food "science" on this episode

On this episode we talk to one of the innovators of the todays culinary industy Chicagos own Chef David Pietranczyk from PolyScience. PolyScience has made terms like "Sous Vide" and Immersion circulator house hold terms, and everyday proffesional kitchen cooking methods. Chef is going to tell us about the latest inovatoins from PolyScience, how do they get these ideas and what does a Chef do day to day at PolyScience. This is it folks sot strap in you flux capacitors because on this episode we will use SCIENCE!!! Of course we will talk a little Thanksgiving food and take some calls! Don't forget to Rate review and subscribe on Itunes!

ON this episode we chat with the super cool host of The Weather Channel's morning show the one and only Stephanie Abrams. Steph and I have a lot of the same feelings when it comes to food, organic, natural and real. Stephanie has a lot of food knowledge and loves to share it. Food was and is a big part of her life and her stories about it are great! We also talk about how you can make your holiday party a winner when it comes to caterers! This is a great show thanks for checking it out! please rate review and subscribe!!

OIn this episode we talk about wine, with Wine Enthusiast's Vice President of Media Jay Spaleta! Its all about wine trends and food with a VP of one of the most influential food and wine companies in the world! Wine and food go hand and hand and Jay has the low down on all the trends and wine tips to make all of us a little smarter when it comes to the vino! Also we recap the Baldanzas take over, and what not to do when catering events like Chef Plum... maybe I should take my own advice, all this right here on Plumluvfoods!

On this episode we talk to the awesome Steve Green the man behind the incredibly popular monday night worldwide phenomenom on twitter #foodiechats. Steve made a hashtag a household term in the food world as well as a thriving business. check out Foodiechats.com and as always #foodiechats Hello and welcome to #Foodiechats, I am Steve Green, Founder and CEO. I’ll start by sharing that I’m born and raised in Downtown Chicago! One of the best foodie towns in the world! So if you’re ever in Chicago, send me a Tweet, so we can Eat, Instagram and MeetThe three core values of #Foodiechats for me are the following:My Love of Food and being a Social FoodieBuilding Communities, Live and OnlineThe Power of the HashtagMy love of food began as a young child. My family always had different theme dinner nights, such as Taco Night, which was my favorite. A tradition that I still love to this day! Growing up, I was introduced to very eclectic food such as Sushi, Oysters, Caviar, Pig Ears, Seafood and much more. We equally had dinner at home, as well as, dined out at the hottest restaurants. As a teenager, I worked at the Taste of Chicago, and at my Grandfathers Hot Dog Restaurant.

On this episode We tell the Story of Chef Plum. A number of people have asked so why not! We are lucky to have the one and only Host of Welcome2CT Ken Tuccio on the show tonight to conduct the interview. Lets be honest it would be very strange for me to interview myself. We talk food, TV, my history and how in the world I got to have a popular podcast/radio show. Thank you all for checking out and Lets roll with Season 3!

On this episode we talk to Jason Maur of Maur Power Foodie.he was selected as 1 of the top 100 amateur cooks in the Country and flown out to L.A. to be a contestant on MasterChef Season 3. While he was quickly eliminated from the show due to some admittedly terrible plating, the experience lit a spark which has been growing into a roaring bonfire of passion for being in the Kitchen which can be followed on his blog MaurPowerFoodie.Wordpress.com. Jason has worked in restaurants in some capacity since he was 13, and over the past 17 years he has worked to master the art of cooking. As an attorney, personal chef, DJ, and actor, Jason is out to prove that you can be both a Jack of All Trades and a Master of a few of them as well.  Tonight we talk amatuer cooks, food beer and what makes a awful rental space for a pop up dinner... yea I have story! tonight on Plum luv foods!

On this episode we get to the long lost interviews from the Goldbar Truecooks event. We talked to all you Truecooks favorites! Culinaryharrasment, pauliecooks, Ore and more! The event itself was on for the ages and the people were some of the coolest ever! We recapo the event talk food, talk beer, and I am sure there will be stories told! NYC will never be the same thanks to Truecooks!

On this episode we talk to one of our favorite people Matt Kourie, one of the founders of the NY Best Wings Festival. Coming up will be Octobeerfest which is also a preliminary round for this years championship! Matt also has a great new show coming up called "Wing Hunters" and of course he is the genius behind one of my favorite new bands "The When" Its Wings Beer, and more Wings, and then some rock and roll on this episode of Plum Luv Foods

This episode we are live as live can be from the Gold Bar NYC for the #Truecooks meet up. Guest galore and tons of goodtimes! There will be food, drinking and of course Chef cChad will be in the house and in your ears! Join me as we go live from the Gold Bar NYC!! If you cant be here this is the next best thing no doubt! Also check us out on periscope by following @chef_plum on twitter we will give that a go as well! .......these lights will inspire you

On this episode we recap the the Ct chefs Challenge. We have interviews with all the chefs, audio from the event and more. We also will have the winner on the phone to talk about the event. How was the food, how was the beer and of courese how were the chefs? A great event for a great charity the Optimus health foundation. It was a wild ride for sure find out on this episode of PlumLuvFoods .