Talkin' 'bout Food

About Talkin' 'bout Food

Welcome to the “Talkin’ ‘bout Food” podcast. The only food commentary show on the Grand Strand. Richard Florczak, former private chef for Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Garner, shares his insights into the local food scene. The Private Chef to the Stars provides entertaining commentary, advice for the home cook, discussions with local chefs, interviews with his celebrity friends and endless stories of working up-close and personal with Hollywood’s A-list. But whether it’s locals or Hollywood stars, the topic will always be…food. Because nothing brings people together like great food!

Publisher

Richard

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Oct 2024

Latest episode

18 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

58 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Season 2: Episode 5: The Loaded Lobster

   From lobsters caught on his own boat in the North Atlantic, to shucking the lobster by hand, to racing the meat to South Carolina, Nick DeMeglio serves up one of the freshest, tastiest lobster rolls on The Grand Strand. "No middle man!" he exclaims. He wants you to be able to taste the ocean when you bite into one of his works of art.

2. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Season 2: Episode 4: Hawg Dawgs Food Truck

   Estaban Correa is the owner of Hawg Dawgs food truck and he eats, sleeps, and dreams about hot dogs. He even eats hot dogs on his day off. On any given day he'll invite the neighborhood over to his house for "R&D", as he calls it, to test some of his new creations. If that isn't passion, nothing is.

3. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Season 2: Episode 3: Nito's Empanadas Food Truck

   Named after his abuelo (grandfather) Nito's Empanadas food truck has been operating for the past year and a half by Damian Luis right here in The Grand Strand. Serving up authentic Empanadas from Uruguay, it has caught on like a wild fire even though some of the locals admit to never having heard of an empanada. Follow Damian's trek from culinary school in Uruguay to honoring his grandfather's recipes to finding a very unique social media approach. And, Damian discusses his brillianty App for...

Who has been a guest on Talkin' 'bout Food

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

• Lakieta Graves
• Jamie Graves
• Michael Roemhildt
• Bohemian Bull owners
• Flavio Medeiros

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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