Best Stephanie Kwong Podcasts (2025)

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Curtis Stone and the Clandestine Charcuterie Closet 49:54

3d ago49:54

49:54

The first food memory Curtis Stone has is getting in trouble for eating too much butter. Then again, the Australian chef and TV host has never been one for restraint. Once he realized he wasn't going to be a professional athlete, he went to work for Marco Pierre White — notoriously one of the most hard-driving chefs of all time, then hosted 140 epi…

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Hawa Hassan and the Hot Dog Habit 48:16

10d ago48:16

48:16

When Hawa Hassan was five years old, she was living in a refugee camp in Kenya. By seven, she was resettled in Seattle with a few other refugees from Somalia, and waiting for her family to join her. Then the political climate changed, and she came to realize that they were never coming; she was on her own. The thing to know about Hawa Hassan is tha…

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Romy Gill and the Slow Burn Book 46:51

17d ago46:51

46:51

Romy Gill puts in the work — always. Growing up in India, the chef, TV host, and author dreamed of being a cricket player and directed all her effort into that — and into lightly fibbing her way into her neighbors' homes to try different dishes than the ones she ate in her Punjabi household. It's this hunger and curiosity about other people and the…

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Vikas Khanna and the Beautiful Lie That Saved His Childhood 49:15

24d ago49:15

49:15

When Vikas Khanna was growing up in a small town in India, the world was stacked against him. He was bullied by other children for wearing braces on his legs and not being able to play like them. But his grandmother and sister saw him for who he truly was: a lion. They brought him into the kitchen, and he roared to life. An extraordinary life at th…

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Outing Myself: The Truth About My Separation I Couldn’t Face—Until Now 21:19

29d ago21:19

21:19

What I’ve been keeping to myself since my separation that I finally came clean about at my recent women’s retreat. In this episode, I open my heart and share the truth I have been carrying shame about, as well as the profound breakthroughs and realizations I’ve had since my women’s retreat that have set me free. This is my journey back to power. Fr…

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Laurie Woolever and the Cone of Silence 57:43

1M ago57:43

57:43

Laurie Woolever has worked for chefs you've definitely heard of, most notably Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali. Those two men are notorious for their outsized appetites, but in her new memoir, "Care and Feeding," Woolever gets raw and real about her own insatiable need for drugs, alcohol, and extramarital affairs while navigating the grossness and…

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Roy Choi and the Out-of-Body Emeril Experience 1:03:41

1M ago1:03:41

1:03:41

Growing up as an immigrant latchkey kid, Roy Choi spent a lot of time wandering the streets of Los Angeles alone, thinking he'd never fit in anywhere. He had a scar on his face from cleft palate surgery, and he thought of himself as an alley cat, slipping through the world unnoticed and he took in every detail of the way people interacted, especial…

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Byron Gomez and the American Dream 1:01:30

1M ago1:01:30

1:01:30

Byron Gomez and his family arrived in the United States from Costa Rica when he was eight years old, and he was in for the shock of his young life. He spoke Spanish at home, he'd never seen snow or even a winter coat, and he had to find his place in a world that didn't always want him there. But at age 15, he found restaurants. He put in the very h…

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Tinfoil Swans Is Serving Up Season 3: April 8, 2025 2:29

2M ago2:29

2:29

The award-winning Tinfoil Swans podcast from Food & Wine is back on April 8. We're bringing you even more intimate, informative, surprising, and uplifting interviews with the biggest names in the culinary industry and beyond, sharing never-before-heard stories about the successes, struggles, and fork-in-the-road moments that made them who they are …

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Encore: Kevin Gillespie and the Restaurant of a Lifetime 54:37

2M ago54:37

54:37

There's a good chance you know chef and author Kevin Gillespie from his fan-favorite stint on Season 6 of Top Chef or his return on the All Stars Season 20, but the Georgia native's talent can't be reduced to the small screen. His new Atlanta restaurant, Nàdair, is a full-throated love letter to his Scottish heritage — something Gillespie's family …

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Encore: Kylie Kwong and the Five Glass Ghosts 56:26

2M ago56:26

56:26

When chef Kylie Kwong announced that she was going to be shuttering her destination dining spot Lucky Kwong to take on a new role at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, working at the intersection of food, community, and education to honor the people and foods that have made Australian cuisine so distinctive and precious — it made sense. Kwong has alw…

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Pati Jinich and the Bedtime Cookbooks 59:39

6M ago59:39

59:39

With her shows Pati's Mexican Table and La Frontera and cookbooks Treasures of the Mexican Table and Mexican Today, Pati Jinich uses her exceptional empathy, political science background, and fearless curiosity to share the stories of the people living, creating, and cooking all around Mexico, and celebrate our shared humanity. For the Season 2 fin…

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Joel McHale and the Spiced Steak Fantasy 36:29

6M ago36:29

36:29

You may know Joel McHale from his star turns on beloved shows like Community, The Soup, or Animal Control, his standup special Live From Pyongyang, or as host of House of Villains and Crime Scene Kitchen. Chefs know him from their nightmares — or rather as the menacing chef David Fields on The Bear. He's also a very talented cook, especially in the…

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“Bitchy Waiter" Darron Cardosa and the Tipping Conundrum 50:39

7M ago50:39

50:39

Since 2008, actor and writer Darron Cardosa has been setting the internet ablaze with his pioneering blog "The Bitchy Waiter" — which he has since spun into a rollicking book and stage show of the same name. Darron is also one of Food & Wine's most prolific and popular writers, and in this inspiring and emotional conversation, he shares his feeling…

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Bobby Flay and the Review That Made His Career 49:14

7M ago49:14

49:14

Bobby Flay has been a fixture on Food Network since the beginning, written 18 cookbooks, and is pretty much a household name. But the thing that gets lost in the sauce is that he's a James Beard Award-winning restaurant chef who changed the restaurant scene in some bold and groundbreaking ways. He joined Tinfoil Swans to talk about his new book Cha…

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Tom Holland and the Sticky Pork Buns 41:47

7M ago41:47

41:47

When Tom Holland's parents enrolled him in dance classes as a kid, no one could have dreamed he'd end up as an international superstar, internet icon, and entrepreneur — and he still has to pinch himself to believe it. The Spider-Man actor joined Tinfoil Swans to talk about some horrible lamb shanks he'd cooked, his favorite pizza place, getting so…

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Dolly Parton, Rachel Parton George, and the Dumplings That Could Save the World 45:20

7M ago45:20

45:20

Dolly Parton is an American icon for all the right reasons. She's always been unabashedly herself, employing that authenticity, work ethic, humor, talent, and grace to make enduring art — and use her hard-earned platform and cash to support causes dear to her heart. She and her sister, Rachel Parton George, recently co-authored the cookbook Good Lo…

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Yotam Ottolenghi and the Story of Comfort 46:16

8M ago46:16

46:16

Chef and author Yotam Ottolenghi is internationally beloved for his joyful and accessible approach to fresh ingredients in his restaurants, and also in his recipes for home cooks. The self-described "greedy little boy" from Jerusalem shares how he found his way out of academia and into kitchens; the ways he's trying not to be a nervous parent; and …

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Kylie Kwong and the Five Glass Ghosts 54:52

8M ago54:52

54:52

When chef Kylie Kwong announced that she was going to be shuttering her destination dining spot Lucky Kwong to take on a new role at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, working at the intersection of food, community, and education to honor the people and foods that have made Australian cuisine so distinctive and precious — it made sense. Kwong has alw…

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Your Korean Dad Nick Cho and the Banana Peel on the Floor 1:01:30

8M ago1:01:30

1:01:30

Nick Cho is beloved by millions for his empathetic and affirming "Your Korean Dad" videos on TikTok and Instagram, but the real-life coffee expert and entrepreneur is so much more than the character he plays online. Cho joined Tinfoil Swans for a robust conversation on growing up in a place you're not wanted, the fallacy of "good" people vs "bad" p…

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Christine D'Ercole and the Bing Cherry Revelation 41:08

8M ago41:08

41:08

Christine D'Ercole is a legendary competitive cyclist, compelling public speaker, and fan-favorite Peloton instructor. That's in part because of her intense and often New Wave and Goth-playlisted classes, but also because she loves to cook and savor incredible meals, and share frank talk about complicated emotions around bodies and aging and exerci…

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Raphael Brion and the Road to the 2024 Best New Chefs 59:49

8M ago59:49

59:49

Food & Wine's restaurant editor Raphael Brion talks about the tremendous impact that the Best New Chefs accolade has had on people's careers, why each member of the 2024 class was selected, his time working in New York City kitchens, the time Anthony Bourdain gave him a paper bag full of $100 dollar bills, and what it does to the human body when yo…

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Ti Martin and the Hospitality Revolution 35:06

9M ago35:06

35:06

Ti Martin — along with her cousin and co-proprietor, Lally Brennan — is ensuring that the family's 131-year-old New Orleans restaurant Commander's Palace is living up to its legacy and moving into the future. At the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen this past June, Ti joined Tinfoil Swans for a spirited conversation about kicking down doors, the gift an…

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Cheetie Kumar and the No Billy Joel Rule 26:32

9M ago26:32

26:32

Cheetie Kumar is — by pretty much everyone's accounts — one of the coolest people ever. At the 2024 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, the Raleigh-based chef, restaurateur, and Birds of Avalon guitarist made time for a quick chat about how she had to rethink restaurants through Covid, created the structure of her new restaurant to make sure it benefitte…

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Channing Frye and the Problem With Perfection 37:03

9M ago37:03

37:03

Former NBA powerhouse turned winemaker Channing Frye nerds out about moving from slap the bag to the nuances of terroir, what it's really like to drink baller wine on the team jet, and how therapy got him out of his depression sweatpants For more info visit: foodandwine.com/tinfoilswans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc…

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Priya Krishna and the Perfectly Translucent Onions 41:43

9M ago41:43

41:43

When Priya Krishna was a little kid — a blob, as she calls herself — she started traveling the whole world with her family because her mom worked in the airline industry. As it turns out, the wildly successful reporter, author, and video host had a truly wild and wonderful journey ahead. Though it wasn't public at the time this was recorded, she wa…

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David Chang and the Face Full of Wasps 1:00:57

10M ago1:00:57

1:00:57

Recorded live onstage at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen: David Chang Unfiltered — and with a face full of wasp stings. The notoriously opinionated chef shares some raw talk about the chili crunch controversy, failure, living life under a microscope, Guy Fieri (spoiler alert — they're BFFs now), and why people are so weird about microwaves. For mo…

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Pete Wells and the Suitcase Full of Sausage 54:57

10M ago54:57

54:57

Outgoing New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells gets personal with his longtime friend about his path from high school cheerleader to college dropout to the pages of Sassy magazine — all the way to the most prestigious critic's seat in the country. Plus, he's got a little challenge for Thomas Keller. For more info visit: foodandwine.com/tinfoi…

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Encore: Gregory Gourdet and the Epic Swim 41:45

10M ago41:45

41:45

In this episode, executive features editor Kat Kinsman gets raw with Gregory Gourdet. You might know him from "Top Chef," "Iron Chef," or playing himself on "Portlandia." You might be a fan of his cookbook "Everyone's Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health." Perhaps you've read Korsha Wilson's profile of him in the August issue of Food & Wine or s…

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Kevin Gillespie and the Restaurant of a Lifetime 53:06

10M ago53:06

53:06

There's a good chance you know chef and author Kevin Gillespie from his fan-favorite stint on Season 6 of Top Chef or his return on the All Stars Season 20, but the Georgia native's talent can't be reduced to the small screen. His new Atlanta restaurant, Nàdair, is a full-throated love letter to his Scottish heritage — something Gillespie's family …

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Asma Khan and the Dream of Pirates 51:32

11M ago51:32

51:32

Chef Asma Khan is a bolt of lightning to the senses. Born a second daughter, she felt dismissed by society, but Asma Khan has always known her worth. With her restaurant Darjeeling Express in London, she takes pride in her all-women staff, cooking food they'd serve at home. Her contributions to the culinary world were recognized on the Time 100 lis…

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Will Poulter, Dave Beran, and The Bear 51:14

11M ago51:14

51:14

Season 3 of the smash hit FX/Hulu show “The Bear” roared to life just days ago, but Will Poulter (the actor who plays fan-favorite Luca) and 2014 F&W Best New Chef Dave Beran had been prepping for weeks. Poulter — like his co-star Jeremy Allen White — staged with Beran at his Santa Monica restaurant Pasjoli to learn how to accurately portray a prof…

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Encore: Rocco DiSpirito and the Very Bad Word 41:28

11M ago41:28

41:28

In 1999, when Food & Wine named Rocco DiSpirito as one of its Best New Chefs he was only in his early 30s, but he'd already been in the industry for a couple decades. At 10 years old, Rocco started working at a local pizzeria – a natural fit for a kid whose Italian American family grew most of their own food and started talking about lunch before b…

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Painful Miscarriage to Powerful Mission with Stephanie Kwong 45:43

11M ago45:43

45:43

Stephanie Kwong the Co-Founder/CEO of the Rapid Rewire Method – a groundbreaking and radically effective mental-emotional and spiritual process that guarantees rapid integrative healing, change, and transformation. She has spent over 14 years in the personal development industry, having trained and worked as a Subconscious Rewiring Coach. Her missi…

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Claudia Fleming and the Perfect Clafoutis 41:45

11M ago41:45

41:45

Say the name "Claudia Fleming" and those who know will probably deploy the word "legend." And if you don't recognize her name, you definitely have benefitted from her groundbreaking pastry creations and flavor combinations that plenty of people now just take for granted. Original copies of her cookbook "The Last Course," went for huge sums of money…

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Dan Giusti and the World's Fanciest Fluffernutter 53:08

12M ago53:08

53:08

At the end of 2015, Dan Giusti shocked the culinary world by walking away from his position as head chef at Noma. Not for another restaurant job, but to feed school children, senior citizens, incarcerated people, and hospital patients through his new company, Brigaid. Food & Wine named Brigaid as one of its 2024 Game Changers for its goal of not on…

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Cody Rigsby and the Chicken Finger Math 44:31

12M ago44:31

44:31

In the 10 years since Cody Rigsby joined Peloton as an instructor, the former McDonald's drive-thru worker, backup dancer, and cater waiter's life has changed in unimaginable ways. He's competed on Dancing with the Stars, written the bestselling memoir XOXO, Cody, and built a massive fanbase of indoor cyclists who are as invested in his hot takes o…

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Emeril and E.J. Lagasse and the Magical Butter Trolley 48:31

12M ago48:31

48:31

When E.J. Lagasse was four years old, he made his debut appearance in Food & Wine in a feature called "How to Kick Healthy Cooking Up a Notch." He wasn't the one making the recipes — that was his dad Emeril Lagasse — but 17 years later, the father and son are comrades in the kitchen. Most notably at their flagship New Orleans restaurant Emeril's, w…

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Lee Anne Wong and What Happens When It All Burns Down 52:05

1y ago52:05

52:05

When Lee Anne Wong was starting out as a line cook, her nickname in the kitchen was The Little General — and she owns it. For her entire life, she's thrown herself full-force into anything she does, whether it's cooking, competing on TV shows, being a culinary producer on Top Chef, or mentoring young chefs, and it's led to a pretty extraordinary li…

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Rodney Scott and the Two Dollar Bill 45:49

1y ago45:49

45:49

Rodney Scott is having a good day. It's right there on the pit master's shirt — the slogan "every day is a good day." He's a James Beard Award-winning chef who rose to national prominence cooking the sumptuous whole-hog barbecue he grew up eating. He's been the subject of a documentary, won accolades for his cookbook, and has plans to expand his re…

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Daniel Boulud and the Cellar Full of Woodcocks 52:04

1y ago52:04

52:04

By the time Daniel Boulud was in Food & Wine's first class of Best New Chefs in 1988, he'd already been working in restaurant kitchens for almost two decades. At 14, he knew school wasn't for him and that despite his parents' concerns, he wanted to be a cook. Now with 20-plus restaurants and countless accolades in his knife roll, the world-famous c…

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Food & Wine Is Serving Up Season 2: May 7th, 2024 2:39

1y ago2:39

2:39

Food & Wine has led the conversation around food, drinks, and hospitality in America and around the world since 1978. Season Two of the Tinfoil Swans podcast continues that legacy with even more intimate, informative, surprising, and uplifting interviews with the biggest names in the culinary industry and beyond, sharing never-before-heard stories …

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Slaying Shame and Stigma: My Herpes Journey 38:14

1y ago38:14

38:14

Being that April is “STI Awareness Month”, I am taking this opportunity to share my personal story with Herpes and shed light on the TRUTH about HSV in an effort to support others with their own journey, spread awareness and stop the spread of misinformation. I never imagined I’d be recording this, but here I am, not just ready but excited to share…

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UNF*CKWITHABLE: Leaked Nudes and How To Thrive Beyond Betrayal 21:21

1+ y ago21:21

21:21

I DID NOT think I’d be doing a podcast episode on this…. But here we go!!😂 I’m telling you the story about how an ex from many years ago leaked naked photos of me on the internet and what happened. This episode is going to show you how to thrive beyond betrayal and literally become UNF*CKWITHABLE.Some key highlights from this episode: What exactly …

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Allowing Your Intuition to Continuously Guide You Into The Unknown with Taylor Simpson 29:12

1+ y ago29:12

29:12

Taylor Simpson is a thought leader in the fields of wealth energetics and feminine leadership. She is the host of “The Embodied Woman” Podcast, Founder of UNTAMED, a Motivational Speaker and Philanthropist. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Vox, ABC & Fox News, The Washington Post, and many others. She is passionate about helping women activate…

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Redesign Your Reality: The Art of Manifestation with Kathrin Zenkina 42:15

1+ y ago42:15

42:15

Kathrin Zenkina is a #1 Amazon Bestselling Author, Master Manifestation & Mindset Coach, and the CEO of Manifestation Babe. At age 22, in the midst of applying to medical school, she experienced a profound awakening. She chose to completely change the trajectory of her life and leave behind all the comfort and security she had known to move to Los …

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Pivoting with Purpose: What to do when work suddenly feels unfulfilling with Brianna Rose 25:33

1+ y ago25:33

25:33

Brianna Rose is a Kundalini business icon and creator of the Light Leader® Movement. Her global online business has transformed thousands of women's lives teaching them to create impactful online empires, live a lifestyle of financial freedom, and change the world. Through Brianna's success methodologies, her clients align with their purpose, write…

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Realigning to Your True Passion, Purpose, and Pleasure With Tia Lynn 21:16

1+ y ago21:16

21:16

Tia Lynn is a TEDx Speaker, host of the podcast "Sexy Biz Babe", a women’s empowerment coach, and clothing line owner of Static Threads. She loves to help women own their sexy confidence, have more pleasure, and make money by being their fully expressed selves. Her methods are known to help women break out of shame, own their confidence in the bedr…

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Redefining Sisterhood and Healing The Sister Wound 24:27

1+ y ago24:27

24:27

I’ve had quite the rollercoaster ride when it comes to sisterhood and female friendships. Here’s what I’ll be covering in this episode — How the sister wound has played out in my own life and what I have been doing to actively heal it Why best friend breakups are sometimes more painful than romantic breakups My personal experience with best friend …

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Ray Isle and the Taco Bell Principle 34:52

1+ y ago34:52

34:52

In our season one finale, Food & Wine's executive features editor Kat Kinsman catches up with her brilliant friend and colleague, Ray Isle, a few weeks before his debut book "The World in a Wineglass" arrives in stores. Growing up in Texas, the self-described "word-drunk kid" was years away from discovering the pleasures of fermented grapes, but he…

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