Talkin' 'bout Food
by Richard
Latest episode
Season 2: Episode 6: Paulie's NY Italian Sausage Food Truck
Season 2: Episode 6: Paulie's NY Italian Sausage Food Truck
About this podcast
Welcome to the “Talkin’ ‘bout Food” podcast. The only food commentary show on the Grand Strand. Richard Florczak, former private chef for Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Garner, shares his insights into the local food scene. The Private Chef to the Stars provides entertaining commentary, advice for the home cook, discussions with local chefs, interviews with his celebrity friends and endless stories of working up-close and personal with Hollywood’s A-list. But whether it’s locals or Hollywood stars, the topic will always be…food. Because nothing brings people together like great food!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 58 episodes
- Season 2: Episode 6: Paulie's NY Italian Sausage Food Truck · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 6Without a single minute of food‑truck experience, Paulie Quartieri basically said, “Step aside — I’m about to serve the best sausage‑and‑peppers sandwiches on the Grand Strand.”…
- Season 2: Episode 5: The Loaded Lobster · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 5From lobsters caught on his own boat in the North Atlantic, to shucking the lobster by hand, to racing the meat to South Carolina, Nick DeMeglio serves up one of the freshest…
- Season 2: Episode 4: Hawg Dawgs Food Truck · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 4Estaban Correa is the owner of Hawg Dawgs food truck and he eats, sleeps, and dreams about hot dogs. He even eats hot dogs on his day off. On any given day he'll invite the…
- Season 2: Episode 3: Nito's Empanadas Food Truck · 34 minNamed after his abuelo (grandfather) Nito's Empanadas food truck has been operating for the past year and a half by Damian Luis right here in The Grand Strand. Serving up…
- Season 2: Episode 2: Lemons and Dough Food Truck · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 2From her humble begiinnings working the 4-H fairs in the midwest to owning two restaurants with her husband here in The Grand Strand, Jordan and Chris Alexander finally settled…
- Season 2: Episode 1: The Clever Cleaver Food Truck · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 1The typical journey of someone in the food business often begins with a food truck. Tommy Festa, seems to have accomplished his success the opposite way. He is the chef/owner of…
- Episode 52: Meteorologist Ed Piotrowski and his wife Cindy talk food, not weather. · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 52The Grand Strand's top meteorologist Ed Piotrowski and his lovely wife Cindy, sit down with The Private Chef to the Stars to talk about Polish food, their favorite restaurants…
- Episode 51: Jason Black of JBlack Out and About, 411 in the 843, and Myrtle Beach Eats. Jack Gregory of Murrells Inlet Foodies and Entertainment. · 45 minJason Black joins The Private Chef to the Stars in this episode. Jason has lived in The Grand Strand for over 30 years and has been a lover of the food scene since day one. He…
- Episode 50: Chef Vincent Pellat from The Ritz-Escoffier in Paris teaches a week-long master class at HGTC International Culinary Institute · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 50This week on Talkin' 'bout Food, the spotlight shines on celebrated French culinary talent Vincent Pellat, a rising force in the gastronomic world. At just thirty-three years…
- Episode 49: Owners of Palm 33 in Murrells Inlet are back in the studio! · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 49The Private Chef to the Stars welcomes back Lisa and Bennie Blackwell. They are the owners of Palm 33 and are in the studio to discuss their ups and downs (mostly ups) as they…
- Episode 48: Anto’s Pizza Romana Soars as Gnosh Pit Food Truck Stalls · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 48Fresh off a trip to Rome, and a first-place win for his focaccia, Anthony Ludovici-DeBrigida of Anto’s Pizza Romana joins us in the Talkin’ ’bout Food studio. Chef Anthony talks…
- Episode 47: Christine Bonaparte discusses what it's like being married to a chef. Owner of Murrells Inlet Foodies and Entertainment tangles with The Grumpy Mustache. · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 47Christine Bonaparte, wife of acclaimed chef Joe Bonaparte, explains the ups and downs of being married to a chef. Jack Gregory, owner of Murrells Inlet Foodies and Entertainment…
- Episode 46: Chef Jerrett "JK" King of Oak Prime in Carolina Forest discusses his recent Michelin award. Sundy Barth, garduating student from HGTC, now bakes at the famous "Croissants Bistro and Bakery." · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 46Chef JK of Oak Prime in Carolina Forest talks about the lead up to being bestowed the restaurant "Recomendation Award" in the new Michelin Guide. The only restaurant in the…
- Episode 45: Grant Turner aka comedian Ricky Mokel, sits down with The Private Chef to the Stars. Also, chef Joe Bonaparte is back with tips and whats new at HGTC International Culinary Academy. · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 45Grant Turner, better known as Ricky Mokel, serves up a full plate of laughs as he journeys from the land of kale smoothies to the home of fried everything. Chef Joe Bonaparte…
- Episode 44: Liz Callaway of 94.5 and her husband Javi join chef Richard to discuss their favorite Grand Strand restaurants. Long awaited commentary on Luvan's Fish Camp. · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 44Liz Callaway, 94.5 morning talk show host, and her husband Javier Lopez join The Private Chef to the Stars in studio to discuss their favorite restaurants on The Grand Strand…
- Episode 43: From Luvans to Anto's to The Crooked Oak Tavern to River City Cafe to Rivertown Bistro...in one night. Also, The Snack Guy! · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 43The long night of trials and tribulations: A Quest for a Restaurant. Also, David Magaha (The Snack Guy) sits down with the Private Chef to the Stars to explain his constant hunt…
- Episode 42: Grand Strand magazine writer, Paul Grimshaw, discusses "Best of the Grand Strand Restaurants 2025" October issue. · 42 minTwenty year food writer, Paul Grimshaw sits down with The Private Chef to the Stars to discuss the many restaurants that made it into Grand Strand's magazine "Best-of-2025." They…
- Episode 41: Congressman Russell Fry sits down with The Private Chef to the Stars to discuss the food scene here on The Grand Strand. · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 41Congressman Russell Fry of district 7 chats with The Chef to the Stars about growing up on The Grand Strand, how the food scene has changed for the better, his mother's cooking…
- Episode 40: The Ball and Que restaurant in Georgtown, The Pierogi House in Myrtle Beach, and a new private chef job for The Private Chef to the Stars. · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 40The Private Chef to the Stars has a new private chef position and leans on the Ball and Que restaurant in Georgetown for some traditional ideas. The Pierogi House in Myrtle Beach…
- Episode 39: Chef Bear discusses plate presentation and his move towards the personal chef world. Laura Smith, from IRS tax agent to student at The International Culinary Academy at age 68. · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 39Chef Curtis Hillard, AKA Chef Bear, sits down with The Private Chef to the Stars to deconstruct his approach to proper plate composition and presentation. And, how he moved from…
