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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This hour on Seasoned, celebrity chef Scott Conant talks with us about his Waterbury roots and how he cooks at home. Plus, we have “a session” with the country’s first nutritional psychiatrist from Harvard. -
This episode of Seasoned includes an extended version of our 2020 conversation with one of the creators of the documentary Pizza, A Love Story, as well as bonus local pizza shop recommendations. -
Carrie Brisson, head bread baker at King Arthur Baking, boosts your confidence and troubleshoots your wonky loaves on this episode of Seasoned. Plus, local bakers Kevin Masse and Tim Topi share their bread wisdom, too. -
This week on Seasoned, we talk with chef Missy Robbins about her work and new book, 'Pasta.' Plus, we visit the New England Pasta Company in Avon and talk with the chef who became famous on TikTok for making fresh pasta dough in unexpected places. -
When you think of Valentine’s Day, you think of cows, right? We talk to chocolatier Kimberly Thorn about her pampered cows and her amazing palate. Plus, date night at Aquila's Nest Vineyard and chocolate bomb maker Rosie Mariano. -
This week on Seasoned, Michelle Tam of Nom Nom Paleo shares the cultural influences that inspire her cooking and how she’s adapted paleo versions of everything from bread and pizza to dumplings. -
We’re in the mood for love this week on Seasoned. Ned and Ariel Fulmer share recipes for date night at home, and listeners share their love stories. -
Rocco DiSpirito talks with us about the 20th anniversary of his first cookbook, explains why cooking for yourself is an act of kindness, and reminisces about his earliest cooking influences. Then, we talk with local baker Adam Young about his passion for baking, and get tips for making crème brûlée at home. -
This week on Seasoned, we talk with food scientist and author of 'Future Foods,' Julian McClements. We learn about meat grown from animal cells and talk with the author of 'Billion Dollar Burger.' Plus, Chef Plum cooks grasshopper tacos and bakes chocolate chip cookies with green banana flour. -
The Korean Vegan Cookbook is out! This week on Seasoned, Joanne Lee Molinaro talks with us about her how her family’s immigrant experience influences her work and her journey from lawyer to content creator to cookbook author.
