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The Food For ThoughtCast: Call Me Chef

Melissa Reagan, Stephen Gonzalez

A place for food fans, picky eaters, the flavor-curious and everyone in between! We"ll discuss all things culinary and food-related; tune in for fun guests, amazing true stories, and lots of must-haves and places to try sprinkled in along the way! Good people+ good conversation makes good food even better! Join us for some serious Food for Thought. My name is Melissa, but you can call me Chef!

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01:01:07

95. Season 2 Finale- Culinary Characters Unlocked...

The Food For ThoughtCast: Call Me Chef ·

2025/02/18

Hey there food fans! Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast, it's time for the Season 2 finale of this podcast, can you believe we have been podcasting for two years?! Thank you so much for listening and watching every week. It means so much to us. During these last two years we have talked to all sort of guests: chefs, home cooks, professionals, bakers, fans, other podcasters, and then there's this guy- David Page! Incredible journalist, producer, and now friend of the show and fellow podcaster

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44:24

94. Leftovers and Reheats

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2025/02/13

Welcome back to Episode 94 of The Food For ThoughtCast! Today, Steve and Melissa are tackling all of the questions you never asked about eating leftovers, reheating togo food, and using the air fryer for fried stuff. Melissa doesn't know how to record a podcast today and has a fight with the computer in the middle of the pod. Meanwhile, Steve is crushing life by smoking three meats at once, no rolling papers required. Please let us know if you sous vide your leftovers at home because that's weird

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58:50

93. A Tale of Three Cities

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2025/02/07

Hey there food fans, we're back! It's a Friday release of your favorite food(ie) podcast. Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast, it's time for episode 93! Today it's a tale of three cities as we explore the culinary delights of Kansas City, Philadelphia, and New Orleans-- just in time for Super Bowl Sunday! Thanks for joining us, random microphone issues and all. Melissa is a monster who likes to eat tiny cute animals, and Stephen is just trying to figure out what to do with all the venison

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48:50

92. Whatcha Cooking

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2025/01/16

This week is a bit of a wildcard on The Food For ThoughtCast. It's time for Episode 92! When you hear this episode, Melissa is in Disney World and Stephen is probably at work, womp womp. We're chatting today about New Year's Eve, what we've eaten, and what we're cooking. We're talking ostrich wings, pork chops, and birria. Please put down the sweet chili sauce, for the love of everything. Thanks so much for listening to the show and don't forget to watch us on YouTube!

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49:52

91. Christmas Dinner Around The World

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2025/01/09

Hey there food fans, we're back from the holidays and we missed you so much! It's time for Episode 91 of The Food For ThoughtCast. We couldn't wait to catch up with each other and see what happened over Christmas- and since we recorded this during the Christmas Season ( celebrate all twelve days, you cowards!) - we decided to take a look at Christmas dinners from around the world. Melissa is gefilte fish-curious and for some reason Steve is mad about tamales, but just kidding. Enjoy and we're so

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36:24

90. Brines, Cures, and Catch Up

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2024/12/19

Hey there food fans, this is a snack-sized episode of your favorite food podcast- It's episode 90 of the Food For ThoughtCast! Today Steve and Melissa are checking in with each other and doing a little review of brines and cures. What makes a turkey into a pastrami? Listen in to find out! If you like what you hear don't forget to rate, review, or subscribe and tell a friend! Thanks for listening and for watching us on YouTube!

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01:03:14

89. A Few Of Our Favorite (And Not So Favorite) Things

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2024/12/12

When the dog bites, run. And when the bee stings, you should probably get it looked at. But anyway, welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast- today we are pulling an Oprah ( and a bit of the Grinch!) to tell you about our favorite things! This episode probably has enough rabbit trails to qualify it for national park status. Episode 89 is all about gifts for food fans and chefs alike, and also things we have no use for. Melissa says no shade to Pampered Chef (but there is) and Steve says he's not a

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52:34

88. Pumpkin Spice Mini Wheats and Tuna Salad

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2024/12/05

Don't let the title fool you, we talked about both of these things for no good reason, but not served together. Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast- Steve and Melissa are catching up today on Episode 88 and talking all about what we made for those non-Thanksgiving events we attended and hosted last week. Thanks so much for listening and don't forget to watch us on YouTube!

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50:58

87. Vintage Gobble Gobble

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2024/11/28

It's that time again, it's Turkey Day! (or Thursday for those who celebrate it) Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast, episode 87! Melissa and Stephen are ready for the big day, and both feeling ready for pie and all the things. Today we are talking about retro and vintage Thanksgiving dishes, and tackling the important issues- like where celery doesn't belong. Thanks so much for listening and have a most excellent Thanksgiving!

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54:12

86. A Matter of Convenience

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2024/11/21

What is the one convenience item you always have in the house? For me, it's cream of chicken soup. At any time, I always have at least two cans in the pantry. No shame in my game! It's time for episode 86 of The Food For ThoughtCast- today Melissa and Stephen are talking about conveneince items. Chefs use them too! From jarred pesto, to rotisserie chicken, there are all sorts of things we like to use at home to either get food on the table faster or make something really tasty with a little less

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49:11

85. Creating Content

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2024/11/14

Are you content with your content? See that? It works two ways- just like our conversations! Lol! Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast, it's time for Episode 85! Today, Steve and Melissa are pondering what it takes to make amazing food content- whether audio or video , or both. We discuss how we decide what we will cook or post and we also chat about how we get ahead of the algorithm, as it were. Thank you so much for listening! Find some of our favorite food content creators below: Binging

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49:42

84. Ogres Have Layers

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2024/11/07

What's the difference between a shallot and a scallion? Are red or yellow onions better for burgers? These questions and lots more answered on today's episode-Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast! It's Episode 84, where we talk about onions and their uses (and their flavors, and their names). Melissa and Steve are excited to peel back all the layers of this topic, leaving no allium unturned. Whether you are just onion-curious, crazy about caramelized, or cautious about chives- you'll enjoy this

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01:18:34

83. Raising The Bar- A Guest Ep!

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2024/10/31

This week's episode of The Food For ThoughtCast is a thought-provoking look into the world of bartending and its connections to food and the service industry. We are joined by Chef Stephen's pal Phil, for Episode 83. Coming to us from St Louis, he clues us in to the musician- to-service industry pipeline. We talk about why he hates the word "mixologist", a little bit of the science behind choosing food and drink together, the non-alcoholic beverage movement, Japanese whiskey, and most important of

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43:48

82. A Return To Reading Terminal

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2024/10/24

Donuts and hoagies and kibbeh, oh my! It's time for a recap of Chef Stephen's recent trip back to Philly. Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast- it's Episode 82- A Return to Reading Terminal! We are talking all things saganaki, Thanksgiving sandwiches, and Steve celebrates crabfries! Today's episode is a personal victory for Melissa as Steve finds crinkle fries he actually likes, and truffle flavor that he doesn't. We travel just to eat and we can't wait to tell you all about it. Don't eat

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52:11

81. You Say It's Your Birthday

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2024/10/17

Melissa and Steve are reminiscing about birthday meals past, present, and future today! Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast. It's Episode 81! We kick things off by hearing about the amazing meal that Steve recently made for his lovely better half's birthday. We ponder the many ways to cook chuck ribs, how to make friends without salad, and how to make people feel special on their birthday. What is your ultimate birthday meal? Thanks for listening and don't forget to watch us on YouTube!

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01:00:59

80. Inspectors of Gadgets

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2024/10/10

Hey there food fans!! Arguably this is just as important as the ingredients-- sometimes it all comes down to the gagdets and tools we use to make all of the tasty things. Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast- episode 80. This week finds Steve and Melissa chatting about gadgets, gizmos, tools, and appliances today. We find that we are often asked what our favorite brands or recommendations are for the home kitchen. While we aren't sponsored by any particular company, we definitely have some we

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01:00:25

79. Fan Feature!- Angela Standafer

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2024/10/03

Welcome back food fans! We missed you all week but today's the day. It's a big first for The Food For ThoughtCast, join us on episode 79 as we welcome one of our fans, Angela Standafer, to the show! We're calling this a Fan Feature! Melissa, Steve, and Angela discover the allure of lutefisk, the stress of The Bear, the best ways to prepare octopus, what makes a food Norwegian, and so much more! Thanks Angela for coming on, and for supporting the show! Thanks for listening and watching- you know

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44:54

78. Keep on Truckin'

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2024/09/26

Welcome back to the Food For ThoughtCast, today we are talking all about food trucks. When did they start? What are our favorites? On episode 78, Steve is sticking to his sandwich shop, but this time fantasizing about it being on wheels- while Melissa wonders if anybody is doing frozen donuts yet. We are discussing the most popular for us, what's nearby, and the ones that (maybe) don't exist yet. We give a little shout-out to friends and past guests of the show, Team Fat Kid Food Truck -they are

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57:48

77. Amazing Things We Ate, Again.

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2024/09/19

Hey there food fans! Welcome back to The Food For ThoughtCast, episode 77! Sometimes we just need to tell you what we ate. It's not just one amazing thing in a week, sometimes it's an entire trip or even a food crawl - both near and far. Steve is back from his trip to Pensacola and Melissa is busy being a tourist in her new town. We're talking about amazing sandwiches, seafood, Italian, desserts, and all things tasty. Join us as we recap our week (and weekend) of all the good eats and where to find

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46:35

76. We All Scream

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2024/09/12

I scream , you scream, we all scream......for AT&T to figure out their WiFi. Oh! And ice cream! Today we bring you episode 76 of The Food For ThoughtCast. Welcome back! We've missed you. This is the episode that nearly never happened, due to audio and internet issues but we soldiered through to bring you the podcast content that you know and love. This week we are talking about ice cream. As usual, we start with a little history then bring it into the modern day. We talk about our favorites, local

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