Not From Concentrate
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<p>Not From Concentrate is a food podcast for busy brains from cook/writer/mom/entrepreneur Catherine Smart.<br><br>Tune in for conversations with chefs, authors, creators, and food lovers about sparking creativity, calming chaos, and putting our attention where it matters most</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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Recent Episodes
June 30, 2026
Bow Market, Small Business, and Building Community with Zachary Baum
Catherine Smart interviews Zachary Baum, co-owner of Bow Market, about cultivating a thriving community for small businesses by fostering proximity, flexibility, and human relationships.
June 23, 2026
Wedding Cakes and Finding Joy in the Kitchen with Freelance Baker Mackenzie Innis
Host Catherine Smart interviews freelance baker Mackenzie Innis about creating meaningful wedding cakes and finding joy through seasonal ingredients and creative entrepreneurship.
June 16, 2026
SingleThread, Food Waste, and the Future of Farm to Table
This week on Not From Concentrate, Catherine talks with Alex Fuentes, Head Chef of Special Projects at SingleThread Farm - Restaurant - Inn in Healdsburg, California. SingleThread is known for its three-Michelin-starred restaurant, five-room inn, and deeply integrated farm led by Kyle and Katina Connaughton. But this conversation goes beyond the fantasy of wine country fine dining. Catherine and Alex talk about what it means to cook at the highest level without recreating the toxic kitchen culture that has defined so much of fine dining’s past. They also dig into the practical lessons home cooks can take from SingleThread’s philosophy: reducing food waste, preserving seasonal produce, cooking with what is local and abundant, and using Japanese ideas like kaizen — continual improvement — to build more confidence in the kitchen. Plus, Alex shares what inspires his creativity, why collaboration matters, and how to calm kitchen chaos when your brain is moving faster than your hands. In this episode: What makes SingleThread’s farm, restaurant, and inn so unique How fine dining can move forward from toxic kitchen culture The idea of a “compassionate kitchen” Food waste, preservation, and creative constraints What home cooks can learn from Michelin-level kitchens Why seasonality and locality still matter Japanese influences at SingleThread, including kaizen and ichigo ichie Alex’s advice for creativity and calming chaos in the kitchen Guest: Alex Fuentes, Head Chef of Special Projects at SingleThread Farm - Restaurant - Inn Host: Catherine Smart Not From Concentrate is distributed by PRX and produced by Catherine Smart, with audio and video editing by Kevin O’Connell. Associate Producer: Allie Miller. Theme music by Kylie Daly. Best YouTube title Can Fine Dining Be Kinder? Inside SingleThread with Alex Fuentes Alternate YouTube titles SingleThread’s Alex Fuentes on Food Waste, Fine Dining & Farm-to-Table Michelin-Star Cooking Without the Toxic Kitchen Culture What Home Cooks Can Learn from SingleThread Farms The Future of Fine Dining: Compassion, Seasonality & Zero Waste YouTube description What can home cooks learn from one of the most celebrated fine dining restaurants in the country? On this episode of Not From Concentrate, Catherine Smart talks with Alex Fuentes, Head Chef of Special Projects at SingleThread Farm - Restaurant - Inn in Healdsburg, California. SingleThread is a three-Michelin-starred restaurant, five-room inn, and working farm led by chef Kyle Connaughton and farmer Katina Connaughton. In this conversation, Alex and Catherine talk about the future of fine dining, what it means to build a more compassionate kitchen culture, and how SingleThread’s farm-first philosophy shapes everything from hospitality to food waste. They also get practical: preserving seasonal produce, using creative constraints, cooking with what is abundant, and bringing ideas like kaizen — continual improvement — into the home kitchen. If you’re interested in hospitality, wine country, modernist cuisine, farm-to-table cooking, or simply feeling calmer and more creative in your own kitchen, this episode is for you. Listen to Not From Concentrate wherever you get your podcasts. Distributed by PRX. Produced by Catherine Smart. Audio and video editing by Kevin O’Connell. Associate Producer: Allie Miller.
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- What is Not From Concentrate?
<p>Not From Concentrate is a food podcast for busy brains from cook/writer/mom/entrepreneur Catherine Smart.<br><br>Tune in for conversations with chefs, authors, creators, and food lovers about sparking creativity, calming chaos, and putting our attention where it matters most</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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