Emmy Winner, International Acclaimed Journalist, Executive Producer, Food & Travel Lover, and Creator of the Beloved Show "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives" David Page takes us deep into the world of chefs, restaurateurs, and everything "foodie" from the nationally and internationally awarded to the locally loved on
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Chef Rochelle Daniel survived an almost brutal kitchen culture on the way up to hone her innovative fine dining skills. Her husband Michael Hopper brings that same creativity to cocktails and immersive hospitality. Together they are redefining fine dining in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her advice to any would-be chef: Forget culinary school. Find a mentor and learn on the job.
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Chef Rochelle Daniel survived an almost brutal kitchen culture on the way up to hone her innovative fine dining skills. Her husband Michael Hopper brings that same creativity to cocktails and immersive hospitality. Together they are redefining fine dining in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her advice to any would-be chef: Forget culinary school. Find a mentor and learn on the job.
After growing up in New Mexico and diving deep into southwestern cuisine, Chef Nick Zocco went to work for Bobby Flay in Las Vegas. A decade later, he went on Bobby’s TV show, Beat Bobby Flay, and did just that, winning with a crab stuffed chili relleno. That dish is now a favorite at the Salt Lake City restaurant where Chef Zocco says he is surprising local diners with inventive dishes they’ve never had before like lamb tartare.
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David Page
David Page is a long-time journalist who reinvented food television when he created Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. He is also an author, having written the award-winning book Food Americana, which explores the creation of American cuisine from the foods of other countries and cultures. Now he’s talking with some of the most important and entertaining figures in the food world on Culinary Characters Unlocked. Previously, Page spent many years in news, producing for both NBC and ABC and covering some of the world’s most important events, (even walking through the Berlin Wall the night it opened).
