Famous Fat Dave is a special sort of entrepreneur, making his singular mark in one of the world’s culinary capitals, New York City, by showcasing the everyman foods that built the city and feed it’s ever diverse community. We met Dave through swimming, introduced to us as a food guy to know with a shared past in the pool. A Columbia grad, former cabbie, pickle man, fish monger, and general [...]
Nicolas Jammet is a successful young entrepreneur with impressive restaurateur roots, making waves in the growing health food arena as co-founder of the increasingly cool and environmentally friendly SweetGreen restaurants in D.C. A mutual friend mentioned SweetGreen to us, and we knew immediately that their idea and passion for spreading healthy fare was worth looking into. Nicolas and his partners have broken new ground in filling the void of healthy [...]
It’s only human to want a treat or two here and there. Yes there have been times in the course of my swimming career when I have gone completely without any sweets, and I’ve seen great results in my performance while doing so. However, I don’t believe diet has to be black and white, there can be some room for sweets and treats from time to time. For those of [...]
Rich Roll is a vegan UltraMan (Garrett explains!) who transformed his life through food and fitness, and is forging a new, unconventional, and incredibly inspiring path to success. Garrett and Rich have a history of mutual respect in the food, fitness, and ambition worlds. A few months ago, Garrett was honored to be a guest on Rich’s fairly new and incredibly successful podcast, and it was a big part of [...]
SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/for-love-food-tasty-conversations/id636913510 Gavin Kaysen is an internationally trained and honored American chef now living in New York City and running the kitchen as executive chef at Daniel Boulud’s prestigious Café Boulud. the kitchen as executive chef at Daniel Boulud’s prestigious Café Boulud. We met Gavin through Daniel, and knew immediately that he was an amazing choice for our first guest. With similar Midwestern roots, a familiar dedication to hard [...]
Americans are eating about 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day. This sugar is not the sugar naturally found in fruits, vegetables, grains and beans. Added sugars are put there intentionally and are found mostly in packaged / processed foods. These added sugars have really been a huge burden on our bodies and our overall health. Think about this— 22 teaspoons is about 330 calories that contains no other nutrients, [...]
My love for food and cooking goes with me everywhere. Every trip I take, every person’s house I go to, every restaurant I dine at I’m always thinking of new things to cook, take new ideas away from each experience, and learn something that can help me understand more about how to make delicious food healthy. My adventures around the world cooking in famous kitchens has helped me to create [...]
This past weekend Garrett had the distinct honor of being a participating speaker in the first ever TEDx Youth Conference in Austin. One of a diverse group of inspiring speakers and performers, Garrett spoke about what it takes to pursue dreams and capture success, with a great focus on the importance of community. He has always been adamant that his success is not only his own or due to his [...]
Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin that is found in animal proteins like meats, shellfish, dairy and eggs. Since many of us eat these foods on a regular basis, it’s unlikely we will develop a deficiency. Plus, B12 is stored for a year or more in our liver. So why is B12 such a big deal? B12 helps our bone marrow produce healthy blood cells, plays a role in DNA [...]
Good news everybody, this past Wednesday I went to the cardiologist for my yearly checkup and my blood pressure is in perfect form. They took an EKG which came back normal, and with a heart rate of 47. The nurse and the doctor both took my blood pressure and it was 122/70 and 120/70! It has been eight years since first being diagnosed with high blood pressure, and I’m really [...]
