Check Please! is a podcast by two avid cooks and voracious diners with perfect taste where we chat about food, life and whatever we want. Pull up a seat at our table, this one's on us.
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In this episode of Check Please! the gals chat with the rising young chef putting Mexican-Japanese fusion on the map Chris Krinsky of Ramen Del Barrio.
Chris shares how his unique upbringing in the resort hub of Mexico and his training in Japanese cuisine-focused kitchens shaped his culinary point of view, the challenges of running a restaurant at such a young age, and what’s next for RDB.
To learn more about Chris and Ramen Del Barrio, follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ramen_del_barrio/) and watch their episode of Under Seasoned created by our very own host Mason Adams on Youtube.
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4 Nov 2025
Ep. 21 - The Grape Man
Have you ever tried one of those cotton candy grapes and thought “How on earth do they get this flavor in here?” The answer may surprise you.
In this episode, we’re joined by CEO of The Grapery Jim Beagle, who comes from a lifelong background in agriculture and has answers to all our juicy grape questions. Jim shares how table grapes are grown, how they arrive at names like “tear drop” and “gum drop,” which varieties never made it to market, and the unlikely story of how cotton candy grapes took grocery stores by storm.
The Grapery is a California-based grower behind many of America’s favorite grapes. Follow them and learn more here (https://www.instagram.com/graperygrapes/?hl=en).
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14 Oct 2025
Ep. 20 - Kelsey Small
In this episode of Check Please! we catch up with my dear friend Kelsey Small about the opening of his new restaurant Small’s Pizza, where the pizzas are actually quite large and extra crispy in a close approximation of New Haven’s signature style.
Kelsey walks us through his storied culinary past, from growing up in Connecticut watching Emeril Lagasse to working at Franklin Barbecue and making an (alleged) appearance in Chef (2014), cooking for the HAIM sisters, and briefly starring in a Coca Cola commercial. He also came with an ice cream agenda and a PSA to all new restaurant owners.
To keep up with Kelsey, follow Small’s Pizza (https://www.instagram.com/smallspizza/) on Instagram.
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