CONSUMED with Jaime Lewis

Tim Veatch, chef and baker, Wayward Baking, Los Osos, CA

Chef and baker Tim Veatch shares his treasure trove of experiences, including the time he spent in kitchens from Morro Bay and Paso Robles to San Francisco and Oakland. Today he’s moved away from the restaurant business and toward pastries and rustic bread baking for his Wayward Baking company. In the meantime, Tim and I talked about baking cakes for a grocery store, quitting nursing school, and about why his refusal to do fussy food anymore. We also went a little sideways talking about our shared experiences working on farms in Italy, for better or for worse.

Website: waywardbaking.com

Instagram: @waywardbaking

Sara + Jon Peterson, owners, Scout Coffee and HoneyCo Coffee Roasters, San Luis Obispo

Cafe and roastery owners Sara and Jon Peterson swing by to talk about their early days as young entrepreneurs, how they met and married young, and about how they lived the #vanlife before it was a hashtag.

@scoutcoffee / scoutcoffeeco.com

@honeycocoffee / honeycocoffee.com

Neal Maloney, owner and farmer, Morro Bay Oyster Company, Morro Bay

Neal shares his unexpected path into the aquaculture business, the science behind oyster farming, how he manages business and home life, and about the crazy network of celebrity chefs he’s developed.

@mboysterco / morrobayoysters.com

Erin Holden, beekeeper, Central Coast Beekeepers Alliance, Atascadero

Home beekeeper Erin Holden discusses the beekeeping life, how bees produce honey, the Central Coast Beekeeper’s Alliance, and shares fascinating facts about bee behavior.

@centralcoastbeekeepersalliance / centralcoastbeekeepers.net

Julien + Courtney Asseo, resturateurs, Les Petites Canailles, Paso Robles

Julien and Courtney Asseo talk about life on the Las Vegas food scene, French culinary school, striking out on their own, and the challenges of preparing French cuisine for an American audience.

@lespetitescanailles_ / lpcrestaurant.com

Greg Clarke, author and illustrator, A Sidecar Named Desire, Thousand Oaks

Illustrator and epicure Greg Clarke describes writing and illustrating his book, A Sidecar Named Desire: Great Writers and the Booze That Stirred Them, his favorite cocktail, and what it’s like to see his work in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, and The Wall Street Journal.

@greg_clarke / gregclarke.com

Also, have a look at the episode page for Greg Clarke on letsgetconsumed.com to see a photo of his illustration for "L’homme Wiggly,” or Wiggly Man, which hangs in his living room.

Chris Dillow + Evan Toohey, chef and employee, Fig at Courtney’s House, Templeton

Fig Good Food is a small but might eatery that serves farm-to-table breakfast and lunch, while providing vocational and employment opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Chef Chris Dillow and kitchen staff member Evan Toohey sat down to discuss pushing past comfort zones, serving more than just good food, and Gordon Ramsey.

@figatcourtneys / figgoodfood.org

Don't miss Chris's Vegetable Pad Thai recipe, which she mentions in the episode, on the episode page at letsgetconsumed.com.)

Mike Sinor, winemaker, Sinor-LaValle Wines, Avila Beach, + Ancient Peaks Winery, Santa Margarita

Beloved Central Coast winemaker Mike Sinor drops by to talk about growing up on a junkyard, falling in love with Burgundy, and the many pitfalls and triumphs of pioneering a vineyard one mile from the ocean.

@sinorlavallee / sinorlavallee.com

Chef Daisy Ryan + Greg Ryan, restaurateurs, Bell’s, Los Alamos

Chef and restaurateurs Daisy and Greg Ryan talk about meeting and working at a three-Michelin restaurant in New York City, what it's like to buy a restaurant in your home town, and how childbirth is way harder than anything else.

@bellslosalamos / bellsrestaurant.com

Jenn Harris, senior food writer, The Los Angeles Times

Jenn Harris talks about being the #lafriedchickenqueen and her new series “The Bucket List,” her education as a journalist, her relationship with the legendary food critic Jonathan Gold, and about that one time she upset Chrissy Teigen.

@jenn_harris_ / The Bucket List on YouTube

Check out a YouTube trailer for Jenn's show The Bucket List on her episode page at letsgetconsumed.com.