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Living in Community on the Big Island - Part 1
Chef Ellard goes to live at Kalani Honua on Hawai'i Island aka the Big Island. He is amazed at the slow pace and simple lifestyle. He checks out the Hilo Farmer's Market on the East side on the island. Stay tuned for Part 2. Follow us on Newsbreak for more food adventures around the world.
Taking the Ferry Around the San Francisco Bay Area
Chef Ellard has to go from Alameda to Stinson Beach in the Bay Area. His friend suggests he takes the ferry to get there. A perfect suggestion, as Ellard gets to go through the SF Ferry Building, a true piece of San Francisco history. There's a plethora of great food choices at the Ferry Building including coffee, farmer's markets, restaurants, etc. The ferry is a great form of public transportation that should not be missed when you're in the Bay Area. Follow us on NewsBreak for more authentic food adventures.
Amazing Fried Chicken Sandwich & Bowling
Chef Ellard and his posse descend on Hometown Bowl and get a humungous and amazing fried chicken sandwich at Love Burn Hot Chicken. The sandwich was giant, tender, and comes with creamy coleslaw and pickles. Best chicken sandwich Ellard's ever had! You can get the sandwich spicier but Ellard stayed on level zero due to a fishing trip in the morning. And while they devoured the sandwich, they bowled! Awesome hidden jewel in South San Francisco. <a href="https://www.loveburnchicken.com">https://www.loveburnchicken.com</a>/ <a href="https://www.hometownbowl.com">https://www.hometownbowl.com</a>/ Follow us on NewsBreak for more authentic food adventures!
Best Croissant Outside of France
Chef Ellard's best friend and amateur pastry critic, TL, turns him onto the best croissant he's has outside of Paris. This gorgeous piece of pastry art is found at Crispian's Bakery in Alameda, California. The word is out as there is often a line. Follow us on Newsbreak for more authentic food adventures.
Best Italian Market in Southwest Florida
Chef Ellard puts the spotlight on this jewel of a market in Port Charlotte, Florida. B&G has Pastosas Raviolis, New York bread, great pre-made soups, sandwiches, salads, and sauces. For an authentic New York style Italian food in experience in Southwest Florida check out B&G Italian Market and deli. Follow Us on Newsbreak for more Authentic Food Adventures!
Caesar Salad and San Francisco Stories with Coach Steve LaPlante
Chef Ellard heads to the Bayview/Hunter's Point neighborhood in San Francisco to pay a visit to his softball coach and SF legend Steve LaPlante. Steve has the best Caesar Salad Recipe in the West and also some of the best stories in San Francisco. Follow Us on Newsbreak for more Authentic Food Adventures!
Hawaiian Harvest Feast: Processing and Cooking Jackfruit & Breadfruit
This is Part 2 of a two part episode the first episode is here. <a href="https://www.newsbreak.com/@the-culinary-edge-tv-1588446/2333979394662/local-and-sustainable-gardening-on-the-big-island">https://www.newsbreak.com/@the-culinary-edge-tv-1588446/2333979394662/local-and-sustainable-gardening-on-the-big-island</a> In this part, Chef Scott Laaback shows us how to process jackfruit, breadfruit, and coconut for a Hawaiian Harvest Feast. He also talks about the importance of agroforestry and tree crops like breadfruit and jackfruit as a solution to our ecological agriculture issues.
Cleaning, Cooking, and Eating Wild California Mussels
Chef Ellard and his crew go back to his apartment after harvesting Wild California Mussels at Gray Whale Cove Beach (see part 1 Harvesting Wild California Mussels...) and clean, cook, and devour the mussels. Nate "Aqua Man" Perry brewed a Belgium Witbier to pair with the mussels. Chef Ellard illustrates the way he makes Mussels Marinara. Follow us on Newsbreak for more Authentic Food Adventures!
Harvesting Wild California Mussels & Shark Encounter/Attack Stories
Chef Ellard and friends head to Gray Whale Cove Beach, South of San Francisco, to harvest wild California Mussels that are prevalent on the rocks at the beach. Mussels are high in protein, vitamins, minerals and delicious. In other words - great food. *Always check the California Department of Health Shellfish Advisories page before you harvest. <a href="https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/Shellfish-Advisories.aspx">https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/Shellfish-Advisories.aspx</a> Chef Ellard tells a shark story encounter that happened when he was surfing with his friend Nate at this same beach. UPDATE: There was a recently a Great White shark attack on a surfer at this exact spot. Follow us on Newsbreak for more authentic food adventures.
Alligator Bites and Blackened Redfish @ Nav-A-Gator Bar & Grill
Chef Ellard finds a unique restaurant and bar, on the banks of the Peace River, in an obscure locale in Southwest Florida. Nav-A-Gator serves up great local food, including alligator and blackened redfish. The service, atmosphere, and food are on the money. It's a very local, chill place to enjoy great food and a charming, authentic Floridian ambience. Mahalo to Taylor for the beautiful service. Follow us on Newsbreak for more authentic food adventures with chef Ellard.
Best Calamari Recipe: Oven Baked NOT Fried - Healthy & Easy
Chef Ellard's Father taught him one the best ways to cook calamari at home. And a great feature of this recipe is it's healthy! This recipe is a great appetizer to bring to a party, cook for the family and even makes a great snack to eat cold on an outdoor adventure. Packed with protein and you will not believe how delicious squid can be. Hope you like it. Check out our website for more recipes and authentic culinary adventures! <a href="https://www.theculinaryedgetv.com">https://www.theculinaryedgetv.com</a>/
The First Day of Dungeness Crab Season
Chef Ellard heads to Sausalito for the first day of Dungeness Crab season in the Bay Area. He is the head chef Chef for a large crab boil / Birthday Party at Joe's Garage. 99 crabs get eaten and one is named and freed back into the Bay to tell his tale. Crab season will start on November 6 this year so get your pot and your Zatarain's ready. Please Follow us on Newsbreak for more authentic food adventures.
Eating Fresh Maine Lobster on a Hawaiian Beach
There's nothing like eating fresh Maine lobster on a Hawaiian beach. It is entirely possible when you know where to look. Chef Ellard and his friends have a lobster boil at a beloved beach on the Big Island. If you want to find live Maine lobsters in Kona, and you can't get them in the tide pools (wink, wink), go to Cold Kona Lobster at the Natural Energy Lab in Kona. They fly in fresh Maine lobsters and have other great seafood as well. <a href="https://www.konacoldlobsters.com">https://www.konacoldlobsters.com</a>/
Making Kona Coffee from Fruit to Cup
Chef Ellard attempts to make a cup of coffee from the coffee cherries he picks outside his Airbnb. He goes through the entire process over several days albeit using primitive methods. The coffee doesn't come out exactly how he thought but it's always fun just to go through the process. Follow us for more local food content.
Learning About and Drinking Wild Foods with expert Sunny Savage
This is part 2 of our previous episode with wild food expert Sunny Savage. On this episode Sunny shows chef Ellard some of the food products she makes from invasive wild food plants foraged in Hawai'i. Next they are able to drop the first pin on the Big Island on the Savage Kitchen app. Last, they go to a local Kona restaurant, Sam Choy's, and have a bartender make cocktails with some of Sunny's wild food products.
Best Beer in Dallas
CETV recently visited our friend Matt in Dallas and the first thing we did was head over to the Peticolas Brewing Co. to have the locally heralded beer known as the Velvet Hammer. An Imperial Red Ale, the Hammer is 9% ABV and it's both refreshing and rich. This beer, like all the beers we sampled at Peticolas, demonstrated serious quality and uniqueness. We were given a tour of the Brew House and chef Ellard got to drink the Hammer right from the keg it was fermented in. It doesn't get any fresher than that! If you're in Dallas definitely head over to the Peticolas Brewing Co.
Best Cuban Bread in Florida
Chef Ellard pays a visit to his favorite Cuban bakery in Florida. Located in historic Ybor City in Tampa, Florida, La Segunda Central has been making fresh Cuban bread since 1915. They also have Cuban sandwiches, pastries, home-made empanadas, and of course coffee. For an authentic taste of Cuba right here in Florida head over to Ybor City and check out La Segunda Central. Tell em' chef Ellard sent you. Follow on Newsbreak for more local food and travel content.
Foraging Edible Wild Foods in Hawai'i with expert Sunny Savage
Wild food expert Sunny Savage comes to chef Ellard's house to take him on a foraging adventure in his neighborhood. They are able to find edible, invasive, wild plants growing with walking distance of his house. Sunny also introduces Ellard to the Savage Kitchen App which helps people forage, find, and identify five invasive, edible, wild foods growing everywhere in Hawai'i. Wild foods are abundant, nutrient dense, and delicious. Follow us for more authentic food adventures!
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