Happy 1 year ANNIVERSARY of Whatever You Niche!!!! This is our 18th episode, and about a year ago, we released our first episode with Alex Kokkinos talking about his love of J-pop band Perfume, check it out if you haven't yet.
In this episode we talked to accomplished chef (and now lawyer), David Lopez-Kurtz about his life journey. It's a fascinating tale, but I don't want to spoil too much, so give it a listen.
Topics Covered: moving to Alaska, being a deckhand, fish camp, cooking school, the intensity of cooking restaurant culture, a STAGE (cooking), Le Bernardin, Eric Ripert, WD50, deconstructing a dish/ of food, Lobster roe noodles, getting burnt out, “the Sarahs”, Dan Barber, #CloseEnoughToKiss, Greenpeace and many more!
Featured Musical Artists: Us, Today (Cincinnati, OH). This episode features music from the Cinci-based trio Us, Today! This episode we will feature music from their new record "Computant". Please buy/ support/ share their music below! It is available on all streaming services and can be purchased on vinyl LP as well... Enjoy!
Link to episode: https://soundcloud.com/whatever-you-niche/18-david-lopez-kurtz-a-journey-mostly-through-food
Here's where David's adventure with food begins... Homer, Alaska
So... what's lobster roe? David made pasta out of this....
Check out this piece TIME Magazine did on wd~50, where David spent his most experimental time cooking.
and check out the pretty crazy gallery at their website:
