Culinary Characters Unlocked

About Culinary Characters Unlocked

Emmy Winner, International Acclaimed Journalist, Executive Producer, Food & Travel Lover, and Creator of the Beloved show “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” David Page takes us deep into the world of chefs, restaurateurs, and everything “foodie” from the nationally and internationally awarded to the locally loved on Culinary Characters Unlocked. New episode every Tuesday.

Publisher

Culinary Characters Unlocked

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Aug 2024

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

126 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   Chef Rochelle Daniel and her husband, front of house chief Michael Hopper, on blowing up fine dining in Flagstaff, Arizona

   Chef Rochelle Daniel survived an almost brutal kitchen culture on the way up to hone her innovative fine dining skills. Her husband Michael Hopper brings that same creativity to cocktails and immersive hospitality. Together they are redefining fine dining in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her advice to any would-be chef: Forget culinary school. Find a mentor and learn on the job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Chef Nick Zocco on shocking diners with an experience they’ve never had before

   After growing up in New Mexico and diving deep into southwestern cuisine, Chef Nick Zocco went to work for Bobby Flay in Las Vegas. A decade later, he went on Bobby’s TV show, Beat Bobby Flay, and did just that, winning with a crab stuffed chili relleno. That dish is now a favorite at the Salt Lake City restaurant where Chef Zocco says he is surprising local diners with inventive dishes they’ve never had before like lamb tartare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. 

   20 Oct 2026

   THE COUPLE THAT BUILT A CULINARY EMPIRE

   When Joanne Chang was hired as pastry chef at one of Christopher Myers’s restaurants, the connection was instant. Years later, friendship turned into marriage. Along the way they built a celebrated restaurant group in Boston— eleven bakery-restaurant combos, then a pan Asian place that grew out of her upbringing as the child of Taiwanese immigrants and offers a unique cross-cultural menu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who has been a guest on Culinary Characters Unlocked

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nando Chang
• Chef Yotaka “Sunny” Martin
• Alex Martin
• Nicholas Fanucci
• Tyler Akin

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,579

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.1 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

81

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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