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Chefs Without Restaurants

Join Chris Spear as he interviews food and beverage entrepreneurs who have built successful careers outside of traditional restaurant kitchens.

From personal chefs, caterers, and food truck operators to cookbook authors, research chefs, and farmers, each guest has paved their own way in the culinary world. Through candid conversations, they share the challenges, lessons, and successes of creating a business on their own terms.


With over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry—including running his own personal chef business, Perfect Little Bites—Chris is dedicated to helping chefs and food entrepreneurs navigate their own unconventional paths in the industry.


If you're looking for inspiration, business insights, and real stories from those who have stepped beyond the restaurant world, this podcast is for you.


🎧 New episodes available—subscribe now and start exploring the road less traveled in the culinary industry!

Careers Entrepreneurship Business Arts Food Community
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
44 minutes
Episodes
259
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Knife Drop with YouTube Sensation and MasterChef Finalist Nick DiGiovanni

Knife Drop with YouTube Sensation and MasterChef Finalist Nick DiGiovanni

This week my guest is Nick DiGiovanni. Nick was a MasterChef finalist on season 10, which he did while attending Harvard. Since then, he’s been creating food and cooking content online. His YouTube c…

00:59:04  |   Wed 21 Jun 2023
A Middle Eastern Pantry with Lior Lev Sercarz of La Boîte Spice Shop

A Middle Eastern Pantry with Lior Lev Sercarz of La Boîte Spice Shop

This week, my guest is Lior Lev Sercarz. Lior is the chef, spice blender, and owner of La Boîte, a spice shop in New York City. He's previously released the cookbooks The Art of Blending, The Spice C…

00:59:06  |   Fri 16 Jun 2023
Salad, Pizza and Wine with Ryan Gray and Janice Tiefenbach

Salad, Pizza and Wine with Ryan Gray and Janice Tiefenbach

This week on Chefs Without Restaurants I speak with Ryan Gray and Janice Tiefenbach of Elena, Gia, and Nora Gray restaurants in Montreal. They recently released a cookbook called Salad Pizza Wine. Du…

00:54:16  |   Fri 09 Jun 2023
Quitting Social Media with Chef Krimsey Lilleth

Quitting Social Media with Chef Krimsey Lilleth

This week I have Krimsey Lilleth. She’s the author of The Cajun Vegan Cookbook, and was the owner of Krimsey‘s Cajun kitchen, the world's first vegan Cajun restaurant. Due to Covid, Krimsey made the …

00:12:02  |   Fri 02 Jun 2023
Locally Sourced: Chef Andre Uribe's Recipe for Culinary Success

Locally Sourced: Chef Andre Uribe's Recipe for Culinary Success

In this episode, I speak with Andre Uribe, a personal chef and the co-owner of Sustainable Meals Oregon. We delve into Andre's journey as a chef and his foray into video and storytelling, which now i…

00:46:51  |   Fri 26 May 2023
Deposits, Payment Methods and Horror Stories with Chef Matt Collins

Deposits, Payment Methods and Horror Stories with Chef Matt Collins

This week I speak with chef Matt Collins about payment methods and deposits, with a side or horror stories. Whether you work in the food industry or not, if you receive payment for your services, you…

00:34:30  |   Fri 12 May 2023
Nourishing People and the Planet: A Conversation with the Twin Chefs Behind Servis Events

Nourishing People and the Planet: A Conversation with the Twin Chefs Behind Servis Events

On today's show, I have Nicolas and Stephen Servis, identical twin brothers who founded Servis Events, a private dining service based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. You’ll learn how the brothers pivo…

00:49:04  |   Wed 03 May 2023
Easy Allergy-Free Cooking with Kayla Cappiello

Easy Allergy-Free Cooking with Kayla Cappiello

Do you or someone you love have a food allergy or intolerance? Or maybe you're a chef who cooks for people and wants to get better at accommodating customers with dietary restrictions. In this episod…

00:42:17  |   Thu 06 Apr 2023
The Best Hire You Can Make For a Personal Chef Business

The Best Hire You Can Make For a Personal Chef Business

This week on Chefs Without Restaurants we have chef Kyle Shankman. Kyle is the chef and owner of Speak Easy Supper Club, an exclusive dining experience in the Atlanta area. As tickets for Speak Easy …

00:08:56  |   Wed 29 Mar 2023
Chef Kyle Shankman on His Home-Based Speak Easy Supper Club

Chef Kyle Shankman on His Home-Based Speak Easy Supper Club

This week on Chefs Without Restaurants we have chef Kyle Shankman. Kyle is the chef and owner of Speak Easy Supper Club, an exclusive dining experience in the Atlanta area. As tickets for Speak Easy …

00:57:08  |   Wed 29 Mar 2023
Elevated Home Cooking: Approachable and Affordable Recipes with Chef Christine Flynn

Elevated Home Cooking: Approachable and Affordable Recipes with Chef Christine Flynn

This week on Chefs Without Restaurants we have Christine Flynn, the proprietor of The Good Earth Winery in Ontario, Canada, and executive chef and partner at iQ Food Co. She recently released her sec…

00:49:59  |   Thu 23 Mar 2023
An Intro to Thai Food and Cooking with Chef Pailin Chongchitnant

An Intro to Thai Food and Cooking with Chef Pailin Chongchitnant

This week I have chef Pailin Chongchitnant, host of the YouTube channel Pailin’s Kitchen, and author of the companion website Hot Thai Kitchen. She recently released her 2nd cookbook, Sabai: 100 Simp…

00:54:07  |   Thu 16 Mar 2023
It's Time to Stop Nickel and Diming Your Clients - Provide an All-Inclusive Experience Instead

It's Time to Stop Nickel and Diming Your Clients - Provide an All-Inclusive Experience Instead

On this week's podcast, I address the issue of nickel and diming your customers. Instead, I offer the alternative, which is providing an all-inclusive experience. I believe that many costs, such as p…

00:05:41  |   Wed 08 Mar 2023
How to Become a Successful Personal Chef

How to Become a Successful Personal Chef

I started Chefs Without Restaurants to help other people grow their food businesses. Because I’ve been working as a personal chef for 11 years now, I have a lot of firsthand knowledge about what you …

00:08:53  |   Wed 01 Mar 2023
Cooking Up Retro Recipes with Bobby Hicks

Cooking Up Retro Recipes with Bobby Hicks

This week I speak with Bobby Hicks, the man behind Retro Recipes Kitchen, the online video series where he cooks up the good, the bad, and the weird from vintage cookbooks. His videos can be found on…

00:59:43  |   Wed 22 Feb 2023
Starting a Pop-Up Restaurant with Sam Fore of Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites

Starting a Pop-Up Restaurant with Sam Fore of Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites

On today’s show I have chef Sam Fore, the Sri Lankan-American chef and recipe developer who’s known for her wildly popular Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites pop-ups. She was recently honored by The James Bear…

00:49:30  |   Wed 08 Feb 2023
Monetizing Chef Referrals with Derrick Fox

Monetizing Chef Referrals with Derrick Fox

This week is a follow-up episode with Chef Derrick Fox. You might have heard my full episode with him last week. Derrick went from being a punk rock drummer to cooking on MasterChef season six where …

00:09:52  |   Wed 01 Feb 2023
Punk Drummer Turned MasterChef - Private Chef Derrick Fox on Epic Mega Cookies and Gordon Ramsay

Punk Drummer Turned MasterChef - Private Chef Derrick Fox on Epic Mega Cookies and Gordon Ramsay

This week we have private chef Derrick Fox. You'll learn how this punk rock drummer went from playing the Warped Tour to cooking for Gordon Ramsay, Derrick was the runner-up on season 6 of MasterChef…

00:56:16  |   Wed 25 Jan 2023
Terence Tomlin's Road to Recovery After a Stroke, and Launching a Line of Ice Creams

Terence Tomlin's Road to Recovery After a Stroke, and Launching a Line of Ice Creams

This week I speak with chef Terence Tomlin for the second time. In 2017, Terence suffered two strokes while working at his restaurant, leaving the right side of his body paralyzed. Despite this setba…

00:34:51  |   Wed 18 Jan 2023
How a Vegan Diet and Lifestyle Change Literally Saved Her Life with Christina Pirello of Christina Cooks

How a Vegan Diet and Lifestyle Change Literally Saved Her Life with Christina Pirello of Christina Cooks

On the Chefs Without Restaurants podcast this week I have chef Christina Pirello of Christina Cooks. After already losing her mother to cancer, Christina was diagnosed with terminal leukemia in her m…

00:59:48  |   Wed 11 Jan 2023
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