Chef/Owner Fernay McPherson, Minnie Bell's Soul Food
A long-awaited episode features Rising Star chef Fernay McPherson of Minnie Bell's Soul Food. Listen to the episode and subscribe to the Men...
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Menu Stories Podcast
Menu Stories is a multimedia collection of stories about the people and restaurants behind the food we love. Starting with the San Francisco restaurant community, Rebecca Goberstein gets the...
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Executive Chef/Owner Suzette Gresham, Acquerello
Menu Stories celebrates this 50th episode with a very special guest: executive chef/owner Suzette Gresham of Acquerello, a beloved Italian r...
Chefs Panel at Yelp HQ
Episode 49 features a live recording from a panel Menu Stories hosted last summer with Yelp at their beautiful headquarters in downtown San...
Executive Chef/Partner Matthew Dolan, Twenty Five Lusk
In Episode 48, we meet Matthew Dolan, executive chef and partner of Twenty Five Lusk. The upscale restaurant-lounge has taken sustainability...
Chef/Owner Jordan Keao and Chef de Cuisine Chris Yang, ‘āina
Episode 47 features chef/owner Jordan Keao and chef de cuisine Chris Yang of ‘āina, a refined Hawaiian enclave in San Francisco’s Dogpatch n...
Chef Sung Anh, Mosu
In Episode 45, we meet chef Sung Anh of Mosu, a Michelin-starred restaurant in San Francisco’s Fillmore District that offers a blend of refi...
Chef Jöne Pan, Jöne's Gelato
Episode 44 introduces us to chef Jöne Pan of Jöne's Gelato. Chef Jöne figured out how to create delicious flavor in a gelato that's gluten f...
Alvin Garcia and Chef Adam Rosenblum, Popson's Burgers
Popson's Burgers owners, Alvin Garcia and chef Adam Rosenblum share their adventures in launching this fast-casual favorite in San Francisco...
Michael and Jacky Recchiuti, Recchiuti Confections
Episode 42 of Menu Stories is our last of the year! Since this story is coming out just days before Christmas and Hannukah, we’re naturally...
Larry Mindel and Executive Chef Benjamin Balesteri, Poggio Trattoria
On the 41st episode of Menu Stories, we meet Larry Mindel and Executive Chef Benjamin Balesteri of Poggio in Sausalito, California. Listen t...
The Gowan Family, Gowan Orchards
In the 40th episode of Menu Stories, we get ready for Thanksgiving with the 140 year old apple trees of Gowan Orchards. The family farm has...
Executive Chef Bruce Hill, Zero Zero
Episode 39 shares the story of long-time San Francisco heavyweight chef, Bruce Hill. Chef Bruce reveals how Mario Batali inspired his love f...
Dr. Andrew Weil, True Food Kitchen
In Episode 38, Menu Stories visits the renowned Dr. Andrew Weil at the newly opened Walnut Creek True Food Kitchen, his health-and-flavor-co...
Chef Chris Toliao & Yuka Ioroi, Cassava
Episode 37 takes us to Cassava, a small Asian-inspired restaurant in San Francisco's Richmond District that puts community and a unique oper...
Head Brewer Chris Dunstan, Drake's Brewing Company
Episode 36 tells the story behind Head Brewer Chris Dunstan and Drake's Brewing Company, the first commercial craft brewery featured on the...
Eat Drink SF 2016
In Episode 35, we visit past (and a couple future!) Menu Stories guests at the Golden Gate Restaurant Association's annual Eat Drink SF fest...
Chef Wilson Chan, Tsubasa
Episode 34 features executive chef Wilson Chan of Tsubasa Sushi, Hayes Valley's newest sushi restaurant. Subscribe to the Menu Stories podca...
Matt Semmelhack & the Mercer Restaurant Group team, AQ Part II
In part two of our special two-part feature with AQ and Mercer Restaurant Group, Menu Stories heads to the farm in Cloverdale, California. S...
Executive Chef Mark Liberman and Matt Semmelhack, AQ & Mercer Restaurant Group
Episode 32 kicks off a special two-part feature, where we meet the team behind San Francisco's farm-to-table Mercer Restaurant Group and the...
Emmy Kaplan, Emmy's Spaghetti Shack
Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack has been a Mission/Bernal local favorite for over 15 years, which is a feat in the tumultuous San Francisco restauran...