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The Shift List
The Shift List - A Final Course“Food, like a concert, is never the same experience twice,” Chef Edward Lee told me during our interview back in October 2018. “You can’t remove the human element from either.”  Back at the end of March of this year, about two weeks into the nationwide shutdown, we re-released Chef Lee's…
The Shift ListMay 26, 2020

This week, host Chris Jacobs continues The Shift List's feature on music and restaurants in Austin, Texas with Mark Buley, chef and partner at Odd Duck and Sour Duck Market. LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS ‱ MP3 In 2009, Bryce Gilmore opened a food truck, the Odd Duck Farm to Trailer, with his brother in South Austin. The trailer…

The Shift ListMay 19, 2020

This week, our first in a series of shows from Austin, Texas, starting off with FermĂ­n NĂșñez, executive chef of East Austin’s Mexican-inspired restaurant Suerte and Eater Austin’s 2018 chef of the year.  LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS ‱ MP3 As you’ll soon discover, Chef FermĂ­n is a man with a mission: To create the perfect tortilla, every…

The Shift ListApr 28, 2020

This week, The Shift List closes out its miniseries focusing on the food of Montreal with chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Dyan Solomon.  LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS ‱ MP3 If you’re from Montreal, Dyan Solomon needs no introduction. She’s the co-owner of multiple restaurants there, including Foxy, one of the city’s essential fine dining establishments. Back in…

The Shift ListApr 21, 2020

This week on The Shift List, part two of our conversation with John Winter Russell, chef and founder of Restaurant Candide in Montreal. LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS ‱ MP3 This episode was recorded a few months back, before the world was thrown into chaos, and it serves as a reminder of how integral chefs and independent business…

The Shift ListApr 14, 2020

This week on The Shift List, a conversation in quarantine with John Winter Russell, chef and founder of Restaurant Candide in Montreal. LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS ‱ MP3 Host Chris Jacobs first had the chance to speak with Russell at Candide before COVID-19 related travel and gathering restrictions went into place, and decided to reconnect with him…