No Bones About It
Financial expert Pattie Ehsaei was born in Iran and left on the last plane out during the revolution — the start of a life spent moving, rebuilding, and refusing to rely on anyone but herself. She began working at 10, taking out neighbors' trash for quarters, went on to become a criminal prosecutor…
A Fat on Top of a Fat
Award-winning food writer and Food Network judge Troy Johnson never wanted to write about food. A born-and-raised San Diegan, he came up as a latchkey kid in the '80s making pizza rolls and Top Ramen that smelled, in his words, like "MSG, salt, and self-love." As his mom likes to say, he didn't lea…
The Blossom Before the Fruit
Chef Travis Swikard could have run one of the best kitchens in the world. Instead, he came home. Born and raised in San Diego, he left at 21 for culinary school in Vermont, then London, Paris, and New York, where he spent seven years with Daniel Boulud and rose to culinary director. But when the ne…
Maybe It’s Not a Philly Cheesesteak
Top Chef finalist and James Beard-nominated author Chris Scott has spent nearly 40 years in professional kitchens, tracing his family's story to the intersection of Black Southern cooking and Pennsylvania Dutch Amish foodways.
In this episode, Chef Claudia Sandoval and Chris remember a penny cand…
Frijoles con Ketchup (June 2026)
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're re-releasing our very first episode.
Actress Angélica Celaya grew up straddling borders: Tucson and Mexico City, Spam sandwiches and slow-cooked pozole, margarine and manteca. On screen, she's played everyone from Spanish-language telenovela heroines to u…
Twenty Siblings and Sardines
Chef Mawa McQueen was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, the oldest of 21 children. She was raised in Paris, trained at culinary school there, and now runs six restaurants in Aspen, Colorado, including Mawa's Kitchen, Mawita, and Crepe Therapy Café. Her strongest food memory, though, is something she wo…
Soviet Snacks and Spring Rolls
Before she was a Top Chef champion, Chef Zuliya “Zuzu” Khadija was a hedge fund analyst raising millions for Wall Street. Born in a Central Asian country that spent 75 years under Soviet rule, Zuzu grew up cooking at her grandmother’s and aunties’ elbows. At seven years old, she climbed onto a stoo…
Matriarchs and Moonshine (June 2026)
Chef DuVal Warner grew up in Danville, Virginia, surrounded by strong women, Southern cooking, and a community rich with history. From his Aunt Margaret's legendary mac and cheese to his Aunt Shanita's smoked neck bones and collard greens, food was always home.
In this episode, Chef Claudia Sandov…
Pulitzer Finalist, Professional Tragón
For Bitefully’s first-ever live recording, we talk to a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner about the plate of food he’s been chasing his whole life.
In front of an audience at Mid-City CAN’s Impact Luncheon, Chef Claudia Sandoval talks with Lalo Alcaraz, creator of the nationally syndicated comic stri…
Veterans Day Special: Hot Racks and Sticky Buns
This Veterans Day, Chef Claudia Sandoval pulls up a chair with Bob Kamensky, retired Navy rear admiral and CEO of Feeding San Diego. He shares his earliest food memory: a holiday dinner his family has never let his mom live down. From there, they head below the surface to the late-night comforts th…
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