
Epicurean Unicorn
A podcast from food industry professionals all about the food industry, food trends, and anything else we find delicious!
Episodes
122 episodes
Top 3 Passover Foods of the Host's Family
Our episode was invaded by two small family members sharing their favorite Passover foods. Find our previous bonus episode on Passover here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-episode-passover/id1523500120?i=1000...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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13:22

A Star Trek Restaurant in NYC with Matthew Kaplowitz. Can this be for real?
Returning guest Matthew Kaplowitz joins us for a special announcement about a new project he is working on. You can find information about Matthew and his projects as well as information related to his new endeavor here: <...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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23:31

Bad@$$ Women in Baking Part 3
Sloan is back for more and we learn about how a well known national brand got their start. References and further reading: https://americanbakers.org/news/women-baking-pioneers-did-it-their-wayht...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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19:42

Bad@$$ Women in Baking Part 2
Sloan is back with more stories. Thank you Sloan for these special episodes for Women's History Month. Resources and Further Reading:
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16:51

Bad@$$ Women in Baking Part 1
Welcome to Sloan this week who in honor of Women's history Month has come prepared with stories of women in the baking industry. Thank you Sloan! References and further reading:
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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15:32

The American Society of Baking Product Development Competition
Braden was able to attend BakingTech 2025 in Orlando, Florida and he is here to share with you about the amazing students who participated in the product development competition. Special thanks to the American Society of Baking for ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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29:43

Andreas Duess of 6 Seeds Consulting
We spoke with Andreas Duess of 6 Seeds Consulting about his work with the food industry and how we work now and can work in the future with A.I.
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:05:27

All About Egg Wash Alternatives and Sunset Glaze with Christopher Gizzi
We spoke with Sr. Applications Specialist Christopher Gizzi about Sunset Glaze and why it is great to shine so many bakery applications.
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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36:39

2024 End of Year Extravaganza
Thank you to all who have listened throughout the year. Enjoy our final episode of 2024 while we work on new episodes for 2025. Have a wonderful New Year.
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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25:12

Karl de Smedt Talks with Will Grant about Sourdough
the world's only sourdough Liberian, Karl de Smedt, talks with Will Grant, 2017 Caputo Cup Non-Traditional Division Champion about sourdough live from the Puratos Issaquah Innovation Center. Learn more about the
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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19:30

All About Biotechnology with Maria Cho of Triplebar
Connie spoke with Maria Cho, the CEO of Triplebar, all about her fascinating work and how her company works in the food industry. You can find more about Triplebar on their website
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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49:12

Johnson & Wales Intern Roundtable
Braden hosts a conversation with special Guest host Brendan who spoke to Branden and Amy two of our summer interns from Johnson & Wales. Enjoy!Learn more about Johnson & Wales
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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30:16

Fruit Fillings and the Fruit Experience
We are excited to share an episode recorded by two of our summer interns, Brendan and Alex all about fruit and fruit fillings. Enjoy!
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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28:58

IFT with Dr. Zhixin Wang
We sit down and talk about Zhixin's passion for food, how she got into the industry, and what she saw at the IFT Conference in Chicago. Zhixin will be leading the IFT Philadelphia chapter for the upcoming year so if you have questions o...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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42:34

Puratos Bakery School U.S.A. with Chef Kendall Elliott of the Pennsauken School District
We sat down with Chef Elliott from the Pennsauken School District to learn about the bakery school program and all the great work he does with the students there. You can find more on the School District
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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35:40

Matthew a Bakery School Intern Shares About Starting In the Industry
We talk with one of our bakery school interns Matthew about his journey into the industry and his experience in the bakery program in high school. For more on Bakery Schools go to: https...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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34:02

Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin (Rebroadcast)
Enjoy this conversation we had back in 2021 with two awesome and funny gentlemen. You can find their work at:https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/we-got-this-wi...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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45:36

Baking with Chef Esther
We speak with Chef Esther McManus about her career and how she went from not cooking as a girl in Morocco to professional chef and baker in Philadelphia. Thank you to Chef Fran Costigan for introducing us to Chef Esther. You can fi...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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41:28

Connie is Back for a Quick Catch-Up and Mystery Tasting
The title says it all. Welcome back (if for however brief a time) Connie!
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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17:18

WA Grains with Casey Chumrau
We speak with Casey Chumrau the CEO of the Washington Grain Commission. We learn all about grain and how local and national commissions work with farmers. You can find out more about the Commission at:
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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44:25

Choosing Your Next Dining Experience with the Help of A.I. with Fisayo Oluwadiya Founder and CTO of Resactly
Time for Braden's favorite topic- A.I. We spoke with Fisayo Oluwadiya about her new product which uses A.I to help recommend your next great dining experience. Find our more at:https://www.resactly.com/
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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50:28

The Return of Karl De Smedt the Sourdough Librarian
We are happy to welcome Kelly Patraju as one of our newest co-hosts. Welcome Kelly! Kelly interviewed the world's only sourdough librarian- Karl De Smedt. Karl was in New Jersey to share about the 10 year anniversary of the Sourdough Library.&n...
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39:26

Trust and Inspire Roundtable
I sat down with Michelle Sacchetti and Tom Del Rossi from Puratos to talk about our journey of implementing Trust and Inspire. Make sure you listen to our episode with David Kasperson to fully enjoy this episode as it is a followup and dives in...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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34:09

Person First Leadership with Gul Jeff Akin
We get insight into what return guest Jeff Akin has been up to since his last appearance and what he has learned about leadership. Find more about Jeff here
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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19:32

Trust and Inspire with David Kasperson
We spoke with David Kasperson a Director at Franklin Covey's Global Trust Practice and co-author of Trust and Inspire. You don't want to miss these insights on leadership from David! Learn more about David and the great work he and the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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56:31
