Arts · Food
by Carl Fiadini
Walk-In Talk Podcast Where the food industry comes to life. Hosted by Carl Fiadini, founder of Walk-In Talk Media, the Walk-In Talk Podcast is a B2B restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry podcast featuring the chefs, restaurateurs, operators, manufacturers, distributors, farmers, suppliers and industry leaders shaping the business of food. From restaurant operations, foodservice distribution and sourcing to culinary leadership, food safety, equipment, technology and the realities of running a hospitality business, Walk-In Talk delivers raw, unfiltered conversations with the…
Walk-In Talk Podcast features Chef Diego Garcia in a deeply personal conversation about his journey from poverty and homelessness to building a successful private-chef business. The episode traces Garcia's life arc: growing up in Puebla, Mexico, where he learned traditional food preparation from his father and…
Worth it if you're interested in chef stories, immigrant narratives, hospitality leadership philosophy, or personal transformation through craft and discipline.
Walk-In Talk Podcast features Chef Clayton Parrett of the Fenway Hotel in Dunedin, Florida, exploring his philosophy of lifelong learning in the culinary arts. The episode traces Parrett's journey from rural South Louisiana—where he learned about food sourcing through hunting, fishing, and agriculture—through offshore…
Worth it if you're interested in chef philosophy, ingredient sourcing, culinary leadership, or the Tampa Bay food scene; less essential for casual food podcast listeners.
Inside Food Safety Episode 6 examines accountability in food safety through the lens of recent Cyclospora and Salmonella outbreaks involving lettuce and jalapeños. Host Eric Moore and returning guest Kiley Harper-Larsen (a produce safety professional) dissect how contaminated ingredients move through complex supply…
Worth it if you work in food service, restaurant operations, food safety, or supply-chain management and want to understand the real mechanics of outbreak investigations and accountability.
Walk-In Talk sits down with Chef Olivia Giesler, Executive Chef of The Pearl in Tampa—a Michelin-recognized restaurant for three consecutive years. The episode traces her unconventional path from Ohio, where medicine seemed like the expected trajectory, to a pivotal experience in Costa Rica at seventeen that exposed…
Worth it if you're interested in how chefs build careers and identity beyond accolades, or want to hear from someone running a high-level kitchen about mentorship, motherhood, and the real meaning of success.
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