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Five with a Foodie are short interviews with local Wilmington chefs, restaurateurs and foodies
Five Minutes with Chef Sam Cahoon, Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series, Wilmington Finale Winner: “As a chef, you have to be confident in what you do, but you have to know that there is someone doing it better. You’re all in it for …
Five Minutes with Chef Theodore Alexander Fouros, Author and Restaurant Consultant: “Greek food is the medical prescription of this decade. Oregano, fresh mint, cold-pressed Greek olive oil… they are the basis for the diet that is the best for your health.“
Diane Withrow, Hospitality Management Program Director – CFCC: “I’ve probably taught more than 35 different classes since I started at Cape Fear. We’ve sent thousands of students into the culinary world: from here all the way to Antarctica.“
Five Minutes with Chef de Cuisine Carson Jewell, Rx Restaurant: “When I got this job, I started trying to figure out how to be important here. Everybody was such a good cook. I was literally like the hamburger boy. It’s a crazy business. If you …
Five Minutes with Kelsey Gibbs, Manager of Coastal Cupcakes: “When I go to other cities, I always try their cupcakes. I have to find a cupcake shop to see what they are doing. I have become really familiar with the whole cupcake culture. We’ve been …
Five Minutes with Fanny Slater, author of the cookbook Orange, Lavender & Figs, and winner of The Rachael Ray Show Great American Cookbook Competition: “This food thing, it’s always been a part of who I was. I just loved taking moments from my childhood and …
Five Minutes with Chef Jeffrey Porter, The Dixie Grill, and owner of Port City Pop-ups: “There’s a foodie culture here that’s really pushing good food, it’s coming. I think people know what’s going on in other markets, like Atlanta. Everyone in the industry here is …
Five Minutes with Hayley Jensen, Beer Sommelier, and Chef Stephen Durley, owners of Beer Barrio: Stephen and Hayley mesh their wheelhouses at the restaurant, with Hayley managing more than 30 beer offerings on tap and Stephen in the kitchen creating a Mexi-Southern fusion for diners.
Five Minutes with Chuck Pennington, Proprietor of The Verandas Bed and Breakfast Inn: “For over 20 years, I’ve served… 20 x 365 breakfasts. Fresh coffee. Soft music. Seventy degree air conditioning. What more could you want to start your day?“
Five Minutes with Steviemack, Owner/Chef at Steviemack’s International Food Co.: “It’s a trial. You know, it’s hot in the summer, it’s cold in the winter. But I love it. It’s all the joys of running a restaurant and owning a small business and having a …