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Founder Chris Spear’s personal chef business Perfect Little Bites https://perfectlittlebites.com/

August 31, 2021April 17, 2026

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Your Reputation is Everything – Success Tips for Personal Chefs with Steven Lash

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About Steven Lash

This week my podcast guest is chef Stephen Lash. He’s the owner of Blue Duck personal chef service in Georgia. Steven’s food combines fine dining with local influences, inspired by his extensive travel, passion for the outdoors, and hunger for understanding cultures. He’s a veteran of the restaurant world, having worked in some of the top kitchens in Atlanta for over 15 years. Following the birth of his first daughter, he got out of the restaurant business in order to better support his young family. After a successful 20 year career in information technology, Stephen has returned to his first true passion – feeding people amazing food.

On This Week’s Podcast

While Stephen has a great story that I think everyone will enjoy, I know this episode will bring tremendous value to those who are either currently working as personal chefs, or looking to start a personal chef business. There’s also some really great advice for anyone who has their own business. We discuss some of my favorite topics such as workflow tips, finding your niche, and free food. We’re both big fans of working with AirBnB operators, and people who run vacation rentals. I think this is still an untapped market for those looking to acquire customers on a recurring basis. And I asked Stephen about his deposit policy. This is something I’ve gone back-and-forth with over the past couple years, and I really loved his take on it. I’d love to hear what you think about this episode. What was your biggest takeaway? You can send me an email, DM, or reply to our posts on social media.

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August 23, 2021April 17, 2026

25 Years of Victory Beer – A Discussion with Co-founder and Brewmaster Bill Covaleski

victory brewing co-founder and brewmaster bill covaleski

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About Bill Covaleski

This week, my podcast guest is Bill Covaleski. He’s the brewmaster and co-founder of Victory Brewing Company. This year, Bill and co-founder Ron Barchet are celebrating 25 years of Victory. As someone who has successfully built and run a business for 25 years, Bill drops a lot of knowledge, and I think it’s beneficial whether you are running your own business, or have employees that report to you.

On This Week’s Podcast

Bill talks about how he got into brewing, and the decision to start a brewery with his best friend Ron Barchet. We talk about trends in the industry, discussing everything from beer styles, to seltzers and non-alcoholic beer. In 2016 Victory became part of Artisanal Brewing Ventures, which also includes Southern Tier Brewing and Sixpoint Brewery. I asked Bill about that decision, and if he worried about being considered a sellout for becoming part of “big beer”.

Cooking with Victory Beer

Also, this week I’m doing something different. I wanted to work on some exclusive recipes using Victory beer. For this, I partnered with blogger Marilyn Johnson from the blog Philly Grub.

Scrapple Tacos with Aji Panca Pilsner Salsa

The first recipe is scrapple tacos with an apple/fennel/celery slaw, and served with an aji panca salsa using Victory’s Prima Pils. The second recipe is Oktoberfest Beer Truffles, using Utz pretzels and Victory’s Festbier. Head over to Philly Grub to find these exclusive recipes.

Oktoberfest Truffles with Victory Festbier

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August 16, 2021April 17, 2026

Ryan Peters on Leaving Restaurants to Focus on Content Creation and Pasta Making

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About Ryan Peters

This week on the podcast my guest is Ryan Peters. Ryan has been cooking professionally for a number of years now, working in kitchens in Florida and Pittsburgh. Most recently he was working at Iron Born Pizza, focusing on their pasta program. You might know Ryan from his social media accounts where he goes by Peters Pasta. As of today, he has more than 43,000 followers on Instagram, and 2.2 million followers on TikTok. Ryan was able to recently leave his job to focus full time on his social media content, as well as a line of pasta he hopes to launch.

On This Week’s Podcast

We discuss his career path, going viral on TikTok, and pasta-making tips. Hear about his challenges, new opportunities, and his take on the haters. I ask Ryan about his favorite tools, where he finds inspiration, and what his favorite pasta shape is. Any guesses?

chef ryan peters of peterspasta with chicago bulls

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Founder Chris Spear’s personal chef business Perfect Little Bites https://perfectlittlebites.com/

August 10, 2021April 17, 2026

Helping Food Businesses Navigate the Evolving Kitchen Environment with Chef & Attorney Chris Yates

Helping Food Businesses Navigate the Evolving Kitchen Environment with washington dc Chef & Attorney Chris Yates

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About Chris Yates

Chris occupies a unique space in the legal and hospitality industry. As a DC-based chef, Chris has worked for multiple Michelin-starred and James Beard Foundation recognized chefs and operators. Chris was on the opening management team for the critically and popularly acclaimed restaurant and bakery, Elle, earning a James Beard Semi-Finalist nomination for Best New Restaurant. His work as a chef has appeared in the Washington Post, Washingtonian Magazine, Washington City Paper, and Eater. Prior to becoming a chef Chris had years of trial experience as a public defender and criminal defense attorney, developing a reputation as an expert in the investigation and litigation of child welfare cases. Combining his knowledge of restaurant operations and management systems with impeccable legal skills Chris represents successful as well as new restaurants in business law matters such as real estate leasing, liquor licensing, contracts, branding and trademark, employment matters, and litigation.

On This Week’s Podcast

On this week’s podcast, we talk about how and why he’s made these career transitions. We discuss some of his favorite foods, and his love of soy sauce. We also talk about many of the current issues in professional kitchens today such as employee wages, staffing shortages, toxic environments, and burnout.

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Founder Chris Spear’s personal chef business Perfect Little Bites https://perfectlittlebites.com/