For two young women who were searching for their next big thing, leaving their corporate world wasn't an easy choice.&nbsp;
Sabrina Valle and Jessica Quon found their calling in The Jam Stand.&nbsp;
They believe living in Brooklyn was an asset in creating their wonderful artisanal Jam company. "Brooklyn doesn't let you call it quits".
In the past few years they have grown from making all of their own jam to finding a copacker that allowed them to work on the business, instead of in the business.&nbsp;
Hear how they grew their jam company with resources from The NY State Food Venture Center and Cornell University.
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The Yummy Mummy Brownie&nbsp;Story:
Melissa learned how to bake from her grandmother. Which, tends to be the case for most bakers. Her grandmother developed a rich fudge brownie that Melissa continued to make for her family and friends. She happen to take her brownies to a dinner party, and once again, she was told by friends she should sell them.
Melissa had spent about 5 years in the corporate world, and new she had a calling for something different. Originally she baked her brownies from her home kitchen, taking up all of the refrigerator space, and selling them at one local farmers market. As she grew Melissa moved into more and more farmers markets all while continuing to bake from her home kitchen.
It wasn't until 8 years later until she&nbsp;moved into her bakery&nbsp;in Westborough MA. Since moving into her bakery she has also received her wholesale license and is now featured in major local grocery chains like&nbsp;Roche Bros.
She was contacted by Roche brothers and they negotiated a wholesale contract with them. They have been very flexible with her business, and help guide her along the way. She sells individually wrapped brownies in their stores, and you can buy them online as well (get a free brownie when you order 6 or more!)
Her biggest hurdle was learning how to be a boss and a business person. Two roles she had never entered into before. Being a boss meant having a "backbone" and making sure work was completed and to her standards. Becoming a business woman was to learn that she had to set a fair price, one that allows her business to grow and be sustainable, and not give product away.
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Entrepreneur & Owner of Yummy Mummy Brownies shares How She Got Her Start: The Food Craftsmen Ep. 28

Welcome to the Culinary Insider for&nbsp;October&nbsp;15th&nbsp;2018. I am Ryan Parker.&nbsp;   Good news for the restaurant industry. Third quarter sales growth is the best since 2015.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Nation’s Restaurant news is reporting same store sales were up 1.2 percent in September. Marking the&nbsp;first time&nbsp;since 2015 all three months in a quarter had positive sales growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;   The bad news is traffic declined in the&nbsp;third quarter by 1.2 percent compared to the same time last year. Rising menu prices and soft numbers from last&nbsp;year's&nbsp;hurricane season attribute to the increase in overall sales.&nbsp;    &nbsp;   Saturday&nbsp;Ocotber&nbsp;27th&nbsp;marks Austin’s 9th&nbsp;annual tequila festival. The festival is held at Casa Chapala Mexican Cuisine and tequila bar in&nbsp;Austin. Tickets are on sale now ranging from 35 dollars to 65 dollars.&nbsp;   All guests receive a souvenir tequila snifter, Agave trail guide book, ten tasting tickets, a swag bag and a trip to the famous&nbsp;Casa Chapala’s&nbsp;taquiza&nbsp;taco bar.&nbsp;&nbsp;    &nbsp;   Dominique&nbsp;Crenn&nbsp;is hosting the world's best chefs at her restaurant Atelier&nbsp;Crenn&nbsp;in San Francisco.&nbsp;Crenn&nbsp;a mainstay in the San Francisco food world is partnering with American Express to put on a dinner series with chefs from around the world&nbsp;   Starting November 19th,&nbsp; the&nbsp;dinner series will seat 40 people between two&nbsp;seatings&nbsp;at 450 dollars a person.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Tickets go on sale for the first night today.&nbsp;    &nbsp;   The James Beard Foundation names&nbsp;an&nbsp;award after legendary food writer Jonathan Gold. The Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award honors new writers who are telling stories of their cities and regions.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Jonathan passed away this year in July. He was an acclaimed writer for the los&nbsp;angeles&nbsp;times, LA Weekly, and Gourmet magazine. His writing about the Los Angeles food scene was rewarded in 2007 when he&nbsp;won&nbsp;the Pulitzer Prize.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Dominique Crenn, Jonathan Gold, and Austins Tequila Festival

Welcome to the Culinary insider for October 16th&nbsp;2018. I am Ryan Parker&nbsp;   Last night on The Cooking Channel Alton Brown brought back one of the most beloved food shows ever.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Good Eats: Reloaded aired on the cooking channel.&nbsp;   Alton dusted off 13 episodes of Good Eats. The new episodes of Good Eats feature material from the original episodes with reworked sketches and recipes.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Also,&nbsp;in the episodes are the current version of the show features a current version of Alton Brown. Who looks a bit older, but a heck of a lot healthier.&nbsp;&nbsp;   In an interview with Eater Brown said it was hard to confront seeing images of the old Alton versus the new&nbsp;Alton. “...the “now” me is on screen with the “old” me, which is a difficult thing to confront- your own age and mortality.&nbsp;   The original intent of Good Eats: Reloaded was to make some small changes to recipes and update to the way Alton likes to do things now.&nbsp;&nbsp;   He admits that after going through the episodes, there is on average 65 percent new content.&nbsp;&nbsp;   If you’re a&nbsp;Michigander&nbsp;If you like Faygo pop. If you’re an Insane Clown Posse&nbsp;fan&nbsp;and if you’re over 21 then do some&nbsp;Michigan&nbsp;breweries have fantastic news for you.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Seven different Faygo based beers are being brewed just for you. The riches are in the niches I suppose.&nbsp;   Traffic Jam and Snug Brewery is making a Red Pop kettle Sour. Founders Detroit is making a Scotch Cherry Whoop&nbsp;Whoop&nbsp;inspired by the&nbsp;Faygo&nbsp;classic Rock n Rye Pop just to name a few.&nbsp;   All seven beers will be available at the Detroit Fall Festival October 26th&nbsp;and 27th.&nbsp;   In more beer news. Your beer might be getting more expensive thanks to climate change.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Researchers in China and an&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;scientist from University of California Irvine used models of economic activity and climate change for areas that grow barley.&nbsp;&nbsp;   They are predicting a price jump of $4.34 for a pint of beer, at minimum by the year 2100.&nbsp;&nbsp;   That is all of the food, drink and dining news for today.&nbsp;   Remember to hit the subscribe button so you do not miss any new episodes.&nbsp;&nbsp;   &nbsp;

Alton Brown, Faygo Pop as Beer and Prices Rise

Welcome to the culinary Insider for October 17th. I am Ryan Parker&nbsp;   For all of&nbsp;you&nbsp;fans who love Iron Chef, or Iron Chef America. Rejoice.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Netflix is unleashing a&nbsp;brazen&nbsp;copy of Iron Chef with&nbsp;its&nbsp;new show The Final Table.&nbsp;   There will be twelve teams of two chefs who travel the world and compete in a kitchen stadium setting to make it to the final table.&nbsp;   The Chefs will be judged by a panel of chefs, celebrities and food critics from each of the countries they travel to.&nbsp;   The trailer for The Final Table is available right now on Netflix, and will begin airing on November 20th.&nbsp;   .&nbsp;   April Bloomfield acclaimed Chef and former partner of The Spotted Pig is speaking out nearly a year after former business partner Ken Friedman was accused of sexual&nbsp;harassment&nbsp;in the restaurants they ran together.&nbsp;   Chef Bloomfield says she “failed a lot of people”.&nbsp;&nbsp;   After the story was first reported in the New York Times in January, Chef Bloomfield issued a short statement and apology.&nbsp;&nbsp;   She has since started the process of splitting with Friedman, and in a new interview with the Times says, “I feel horrified that I’ve done wrong by them.”&nbsp;&nbsp;   Some former employees described her relationship with Friedman as “tough”. Bloomfield describes the relationship by stating, “I felt like I was in a position where he held all of the cards.”&nbsp;   &nbsp;She then describes a situation where Friedman allegedly threatened to revoke her work visa over a disagreement about wall posters.&nbsp;   Chef&nbsp;Bloomfield says she is in therapy, and executive coaching.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Friedman is currently being sued by the Ace Hotel for misrepresenting earnings at its restaurants the Breslin and John Dory Oyster Bar.&nbsp;   .&nbsp;   Last but not least. If you didn’t think Halloween couldn’t get any better, skittles has a surprise for you.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Mars Wrigley, skittles parent company is releasing “Zombie” skittles. With the tag line: Most taste delicious but some taste like rotten zombie” who wouldn’t want to scoop up a bag of these.&nbsp;&nbsp;   But Hold your Horses. They are not being released until October 2019.&nbsp;So&nbsp;you will just have to wait a bit to get your hands on these.&nbsp;    &nbsp;   That is all of the food, drink, and dining news for today. Be sure to subscribe so you can get all new episodes of the culinary insider.&nbsp;   Remember, food is life, and life is great. See you next time.

April Bloomfield, and the Zombie skittles are coming

Chick-fil-a has released a new frosted key lime drink as a limited run only in Austin, TX.&nbsp;&nbsp;   So,&nbsp;if you are in the Austin area stop in and get your drinkable key lime pie at a Chick-fil-A.&nbsp;   The drink is made from lemonade, vanilla, a sugar-free lime flavoring, soft serve along with turmeric and spirulina.&nbsp;&nbsp;   The food network is celebrating 25 years and they had a big old bash with some of their best celebrity chefs. Bobby Flay and Giada De&nbsp;Laurnatiis&nbsp;cooked some&nbsp;of their favorite foods for fans of the network.&nbsp;The party was held on the rooftop of Pier 92.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Also,&nbsp;in attendance were Ina Garten and Alton brown tending to food stations as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;   The party featured live music and a statue of a birthday cake. There was no mention of Mario Batali attending who made his career as one of the first serious chefs on the network.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Top Chef Head Judge Tom Colicchio has gotten into the hardware business. He is now selling. “Quality and affordable cookware.”&nbsp;&nbsp;   Chef Colicchio is not just slapping his name on any old cookware and calling it good. He became an investor in the cookware company Made In.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Made&nbsp;In&nbsp;Cookware is an&nbsp;American&nbsp;company with their production facility in Austin, TX. Their goal is to provide high-quality cooking equipment at affordable prices.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Chef Colicchio was so impressed with the company he became an investor and stocked his home kitchen with their wares. He is also planning on stocking his upcoming New York Restaurant with them as well.&nbsp;    &nbsp;   Speaking of Chef Colicchio, Bravo TV dropped the all new trailer for Top Chef season 16 today. In the trailer we see all of the usual suspects, Tom, Gail, Richard Blais, Graham Elliot (the only chef with brighter glasses than me) and my favorite, Padma are back for some more amazing culinary adventures. Season 16 starts off in Kentucky, but later in the trailer we see&nbsp;the&nbsp;cheftestants&nbsp;have made their way to&nbsp;Maccau. The celebrity guest judges are too many to name, but we did see an appearance by Emeril and Chef Eric&nbsp;Ripert.

Top Chef Season 16 Revealed. Chick fil A has a drinkable key lime pie

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Hormone Monsters And Chick-Fil-A

It is&nbsp;Friday&nbsp;and you know what that means.&nbsp;It&nbsp;means you are already in the weeds for&nbsp;tonight's’ service chefs, so get your mise en place together.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Recently,&nbsp;the nation’s&nbsp;largest&nbsp;supermarket&nbsp;chain, Kroger announced it would be selling ‘ugly’ produce in an attempt to cut down on food waste.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Hannaford, Price Chopper and Market 32 started experimenting with ugly produce earlier but has since discontinued the program. Hannaford used the ‘misfits’&nbsp;moniker&nbsp;as a trial starting in May of 2016 in 14 Albany NY area stores citing the lack of interest from the customers. A spokesperson&nbsp;for Price&nbsp;Chopper and Market 32 cited the lack of consistency and quality for their reasons to discontinue selling the ugly produce.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Kroger will give it a go under the store brand name Peculiar Picks. Kroger is the largest grocery store chain by revenue in the US with 2800 stores and 122.7 billion dollars in sales.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar fame is expanding her empire with a new outpost in LA this weekend. She just wanted to be closer to LeBron.&nbsp;&nbsp;   The pastry chef will open her new dessert spot Milk Bar along with a retail store, dessert classroom, production facility and distribution center in Fairfax. The LA milk bar is the 15th&nbsp;store Tosi has opened as part of Momofuku Restaurant Group.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Milk Bar LA is a 4000 square foot giant in a strip mall that previously housed a Baskin-Robbins and a laundromat. Her first dessert class birthday cakes will be available on&nbsp;saturday&nbsp;as well with a ticket price of 195 smackers. That hefty price tag does come with some solace, since the proceeds will be going to a charity: Cookies for Kids Cancer.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Along with the 4000 square foot space, Milk Bar will debut their first ice cream truck where guests can get her famous cereal milk soft serve.&nbsp;&nbsp;   If you stop in this weekend, don’t forget to get a crack pie.&nbsp;&nbsp;   In late December Chef Roi Choi will open the doors to Best Friend, his latest eatery and his first in Las Vegas. The LA chef is known for&nbsp;Kogi&nbsp;BBQ truck, A-Fram and&nbsp;Locol. Choi describes his Best Friend concept as a “remixed and remastered collection of the evolution of our Los Angeles- it's food, its music, it’s culture. Chef Choi gave a sneak peek to the entrance of Best Friend at Park MGM hotel.&nbsp;&nbsp;   They are timing the opening of Best Friend to coincide with Lady&nbsp;GaGa’s&nbsp;residency at Park MGM’s theater. So, all you little monsters will have a place to eat. Choi said he can “explore different things and ball out a little bit”. The restaurant bar will be about 9000 square feet and have an open kitchen, DJ equipment with a few subwoofers and feature higher end ingredients.&nbsp;&nbsp;   This week Austin has been under a boil water notice after flooding contaminated the water. Residents and businesses were asked to boil water before using it in cooking, brushing teeth&nbsp;etc..&nbsp;Some of the hardest hit were restaurants early in the week. Several had to close for a day or two.&nbsp;&nbsp;   In the spirit of this funky, friendly town, several breweries have stepped in to help local coffee shops. In one case&nbsp;Govalle&nbsp;brewery was boiling 230 gallons of water at a time along with filling several of their holding tanks and shipping it to area coffee shops.&nbsp;&nbsp;   “We’re in the business of boiling water and being a good&nbsp;neighbor,” says Jeff Young. Jeff is the owner of Blue Owl Brewery. His brewery can boil up to 1000 gallons of water in their steam-heated kettles.&nbsp;&nbsp;   For more information on how breweries are helping out in Austin check out the article on Austin’s Eater Page.&nbsp;

Roy Choi, Lady Gaga, Christina Tosi and Ugly Fruit

This past Friday The National Restaurant Association announced its’ official partnership with the Department of Defense&nbsp;Military&nbsp;Spouse Employment Partnership. The NRAEF officially joined October 16th&nbsp;of this year with the plan to reduce unemployment rates for military spouses. The partnership connects military spouses with more than 390 partner employers who are actively recruiting,&nbsp;hring&nbsp;and promoting military spouses in portable careers.&nbsp;&nbsp;   Rob&nbsp;Gifford, the executive vice president of the NRAEF said, “We are thrilled to support those who currently serve, those who are veterans and, no&nbsp;through&nbsp;this partnership, military spouses. This is another win to support military members and their families in the transitioning into our industry and&nbsp;providing&nbsp;them with pathways to advance into long-term careers.&nbsp;   Last week we shared with you the saved by the bell themed pop up restaurant, Saved&nbsp;By&nbsp;The&nbsp;Max,&nbsp;coming&nbsp;to West Hollywood starting May first.&nbsp;Over the weekend, it&nbsp;was&nbsp;announced that you can order tickets to the pop up starting this week&nbsp;on&nbsp;Friday November 2nd.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   To book your Saved by the Max tickets simply go to&nbsp;savedbythemax.com. We’ll make the link available below.&nbsp;&nbsp;   And well, if you didn’t think pop ups could be weirder. Let’s leave it to the fine folks of Japan who have opened a two-week pop-up restaurant based solely on inmates last meal requests. A Tokyo based art collective Chim arrow up Pom has a whole menu based on last meals of death row inmates. The&nbsp;Ningen&nbsp;Restaurant&nbsp;was&nbsp;located in Tokyo’s red-light district with Its last meal served last night on&nbsp;October 28th.&nbsp;   You may have never heard of Dorcas Reilly before, but you sure have eaten one of her most loved, or hated, dishes. Miss Reilly was the creator of the green bean&nbsp;casserole.&nbsp;She and her coworkers were tasked with creating recipes in the Campbells soup test kitchen. In 1955 Miss Reilly came up with what was originally called the “green bean bake”. The original recipe called for Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup, soy sauce, black pepper, fresh green beans, and French’s fried onion strings. Her recipe was created in Campbell’s test kitchens in 1955. Miss Reilly passed away last week at the age of 92.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Dorcas Reilly created hundreds of recipes for the soup company and her original recipe is still printed on cans of cream of mushroom soup. The Campbell’s company predicts that about forty percent of today’s cream of mushroom soup sales are purchased specifically to make green bean casserole.&nbsp;&nbsp;  &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"&gt;&lt;p&nbsp;lang="en"&nbsp;dir="ltr"&gt;Today we remember Dorcas Reilly, storied Campbell employee &amp;amp; creator of the iconic Green Bean Casserole, who passed away earlier this week at age 92. Her incredible legacy will live on in more than 20 million American households this Thanksgiving. &lt;a&nbsp;href="https://t.co/vKC3PjoXmJ"&gt;https://t.co/vKC3PjoXmJ&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a&nbsp;href="https://t.co/fjY91ia2js"&gt;pic.twitter.com/fjY91ia2js&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Campbell Soup Co (@CampbellSoupCo) &lt;a&nbsp;href="https://twitter.com/CampbellSoupCo/status/1053369104202190848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;October 19, 2018&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&nbsp;   &lt;script async&nbsp;src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;    This week on the podcast front. Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio has the most listened to episode. You may remember Christopher Kimball as the bow tie wearing host of PBS’s America’s Test Kitchen. He has transitioned into his own thing, bringing you a multi-media experience with Milk Street. In the latest episode of Milk Street&nbsp;Radio,&nbsp;they speak with Chez Panisse founder and Chef Alice...