
Chef Plum
Host of Seasoned and Restaurant Road TripChef Plum has hosted Seasoned since its launch in 2020 and is the host and executive producer of Restaurant Road Trip.
Originally from Virginia, Chef Plum has lived in Connecticut since 1999 and is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America. He’s been a professional chef for more than 25 years.
Chef Plum has been featured on The Food Network, ABC's The Taste, Ehow.com, Jamie Oliver’s Foodtube, The Hallmark Channel, and The New York Times. He spearheaded the Dinner Underground restaurant pop-up in Connecticut, and he’s been the host and executive producer of multiple video series, including Random Acts of Cooking, On the Road (with Edible Magazine), Elite Chef (with Eli’s Restaurant Group), and Restaurant Road Trip.
He hosts his own podcast, Plum Luv Foods Live and is a contributing chef on WTNH’s “CT Style,” WFSB’s “Great Day Food,” and Star 99.9.
When he’s not on the air, you can find Chef Plum judging food competitions like the New York Hot Sauce Expo; the Bacon and Beer Classic; The World Food Championship; the New York Best Wings Festival, and most recently, the New York Mac & Cheese Fest. He’s also a featured chef at the Sun Wine and Food Festival at Mohegan Sun and Cuisines of the Sun at La Estancia.
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Marysol Castro tours Fairgate Farm in Stamford. And, Chef Plum talks to satellite farmer Farah Masani. Plus, Bryant Terry, author of Vegetable Kingdom, shares recipes and talks about activism, local farms, and how his ancestors inspire his cooking.
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Connecticut sommelier G. Patel shares the rosés you’ll want to drink right now. We talk to the owner of a Connecticut distillery about pivoting the business in order to become essential. John deBary shares a few classic cocktail recipes.
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Welcome to Seasoned! Marysol Castro and Chef Plum talk to Connecticut chefs about ways they’ve adapted their businesses to meet the challenges of feeding people during a pandemic.