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Welcome to Twelve Minute Talks, where important information is shared in a short time period. Join Lorena Tomasini, owner of MALM Life and Health Insurance Agency, as she interviews other business owners, entrepreneurs and experts about what they do to help you find solutions in 12 minutes or less! Meant for the busy professional or others who want quick answers to common questions from experts in their field. Hosted in Miami, FL. Conversaciones en 12 minutos! Obtenga información valiosa en ...
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Keith Hanenian

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Pro2Pro Podcast by Keith Hanenian featuring successful professionals and entrepreneurs of all different age groups addressing challenges in life and building their business. Keith invites each guest to share how they have overcome challenges in life and business by personalizing individuals and humanizing the professionals. Together, Keith and guests will share experiences about finding balance, lessons learned and pursuing passion and achieving success. Topics will include discussions about ...
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Your least pretentious food-loving friends break down the food news, culture, and happenings of the day. Hosted by Luca Servodio, a guy who ate 100 Los Angeles pizzas in 2021, visited 100 LA taquerias in 2022, and reviewed 100 epic LA sandwiches in 2023. This year, he's visiting 100 epic LA noodle shops. Check him out @TheLACountdown on Instagram and TikTok. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelafoodpodcast/support
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This podcast follows the required reading list from the AP Spanish Literature course of the College Board. It's recorded in Spanish and the goal is to help students and teachers analyze these complex texts. For any questions, comments, suggestions, or requests, please email me at carinaspanish@gmail.com. Thanks and happy listening! Need Spanish tutoring? Whether you are taking AP Spanish Language/ Literature, or a university Spanish course, you can count on my +10 years of teaching and tutor ...
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Soy Verónica Gutiérrez, una intérprete / traductora que ha buscado voz propia y difusión de la profesión. Este podcast inició después de complementar mi formación ante el micrófono estudiando locución y edición de audio en 2012. Eran otros tiempos indudablemente, otra tecnología y otra forma de hacer podcasts, pero magnífico momento para innovar y ser muy probablemente el primer podcast sobre este oficio y profesión en México. Este podcast, llamó rápidamente la atención de la comunidad mundi ...
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TJ Cox, co-owner and managing partner of Corto Lima restaurant, joins host Keith Hanenian for episode 11 to discuss his path to entrepreneurship in the hospitality industry. A career restaurant and beverage professional, TJ went on to become a Certified Sommelier after opening his first restaurant in 2018. Further, he embraced the opportunity to de…
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Today on the LA Food Podcast, which LA restaurant was named one of Bon Appetit’s Best New Restaurants of 2024? What’s the secret to Chef Josiah Citrin’s longevity? And which famous Los Angeles fruit did Tejal Rao dedicate an entire New York Times column to? Father Sal’s with us to discuss all of it, in addition to the pros and cons of guest chef di…
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En esta charla, conversamos con Juan Marcos Villahoz, experto en la época del Siglo de Oro. Exploramos el contexto histórico, cultural y literario y hablamos específicamente de Miguel de Cervantes y su magnum opus "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de La Mancha."Dale un like al video, deja un comentario o pregunta, y suscríbete a este canal.Si eres …
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What do we make of Poltergeist and Button Mash closing? Was The LA Times out of line in writing about chef-driven optimism during the tough times restaurants are facing? And why does it matter that yet another LA chef has earned a place on Food & Wine’s vaunted list of Best New Chefs? Father Sal’s with us to discuss all of the above plus, why Taste…
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We’re joined on today’s pod by the icon known as Joe Sasto. Joe is a Michelin-pedigree chef whose exploits at San Francisco’s Quince and Lazy Bear earned him the chance to go on Top Chef. His high-octane performance on his season earned him a third-place finish, the opportunity to compete on Top Chef All-Stars, and more importantly, a place in the …
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Dr. Shaker Hamadiya, MD, founder of Miami Wellness & Aesthetics Center, joins host Keith Hanenian for episode 10 to discuss his journey to becoming an entrepreneur, beginning with his early experiences moving from Canada to Syria as a child. Today, Dr. Hamadiya owns a bustling aesthetic practice in downtown Miami and reflects on his education and u…
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Today on The LA Food Podcast, is Langer’s closing for good? Is Chick-Fil-A going to save Hollywood? And does JD Vance even know what a donut is? Father Sal is physically with us in Los Angeles today to discuss all this and more. We recap all of the amazing food he’s had in LA this week, from a beachside South American feast to an all-time steak din…
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Today on the LA Food Podcast, is work/life balance possible in fine dining? What the heck is postmodern craft beer? And why should Angelenos care about the passing of Famous Amos founder Wally Amos? James Beard-nominated reporter Gab Chabran is with us today to explore all of these topics, and to tell us why he believes the city’s best tacos are in…
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Best-selling author Jim Keyes joins host Keith Hanenian for episode 9 to discuss his career and how he differentiated himself from the pack to propel his success as an international business and social change agent. Together they discuss Jim's experiences in leadership roles as the former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster and navigating fear to reach…
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Today on the LA Food Podcast, is Bill Esparza revolutionizing the restaurant review or is he merely feeding his ego? There’s an Anthony Bourdain biopic in the works, a New York Times article on whether the robots are ready to run restaurants, and a lightning round of bad idea / horrible idea featuring ice cream flavored water and and a Bon Appetit …
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Michelin held its 2024 California Guide Ceremony earlier this week, and it’s fair to say that LA restaurants fared rather well. Jordan Kahn’s Vespertine earned back its 2 stars, Holbox, Uka and Meteora earned their first, and LA also dominated the list of new Bib Gourmands. But, like I ask my therapist on a weekly basis, what does it all mean? Fath…
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We’re joined on the pod today by none other than Father Sal. As you know, dear listener, Father Sal doesn’t actually live in Los Angeles, but when he does visit our city, which happens often, he always comes prepared with the most thorough itineraries humankind has ever seen. If planning were an Olympic sport, Father Sal would take home gold, silve…
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We’re joined today by Leah Marcus and Yasaman Bakhtiar, the co-founders of Good Girl Snacks, a company you might be familiar with if you’ve come across their viral Hot Girl Pickles on your social media feed. Yasaman and Leah join us to share their story of ditching their day jobs as recent grads to start a pickle company with a Gen Z twist. We’re a…
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This week, legendary LA food writer Bill Esparza made waves when he dropped a scathing review of Villa’s Tacos on his Instagram stories. The review had been building for weeks, if not more than a year, and its Kendrick-style intensity left all of Los Angeles talking. Father Sal is with us today to dive deep into the situation, including what led to…
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Kristen Hanenian, owner/founder of Elite Medical Aesthetics, joins her husband Keith for episode 8 to discuss peptides and functional medicine as the provider of a boutique medical spa in Tampa. Working with patients, Kristen intensively works with patients regardless of where they are on their health journey. As an entrepreneur, she continues to e…
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Father Sal is with us today to talk about the LA Times’ 2024 Restaurant of the Year Baroo. We break down what the award means, why it’s significant, and why we are so excited for our upcoming meal at this very special restaurant. We also talk about the LA Times’ Gold Award winner, the rise of non-alcoholic beer, and the sudden closure of Rampart Vi…
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Part 2 of our The Bear Season 3 recap. Father Sal is with us to break down episodes 6-10. If you listened to Part 1 on Monday, you'll know that we weren't too sweet on episodes 1-5. Did the second half of the season change our opinion? Not exactly, but keep listening to find out where exactly we feel the show got lost in the sauce, and most importa…
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Investor and entrepreneur Brian McNally, CRCR joins host Keith Hanenian for episode 7 to discuss his life and career from east Philadelphia to south Florida. With a healthcare staffing background as an employee and later becoming an investor, Brian shares how he was able to cultivate staff, grow companies and eventually sell them. Brian's commitmen…
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Father Sal and I recap episodes 1-5 of The Bear Season 3, which is now streaming on Hulu. Helpful links:The Bear https://www.hulu.com/series/the-bear-05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5f--Get 10% off when you use code "LAFOOD" on House of Macadamias https://www.houseofmacadamias.com/pages/la-foods--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…
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Santiago Lastra is the chef of Michelin-starred restaurant KOL in London. He visited in LA on the heels of the World’s 50 Best ceremony in Las Vegas, where KOL was named the number 17 best restaurant in the world. He stopped by the City of Angels for a special collab dinner with Vespertine’s Jordan Kahn, and I’m really honored he made time to grab …
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Top Chef Season 21 is in the books. A champion has been crowned, both for Top Chef and our LA Food Pod Fantasy Top Chef. Father Sal and I are joined by Jessie Evans also known as Jessie Eats, and Daniel Wargo AKA Forking Around to recap the finale and the season as a whole. But first, a few things that caught my eye this week. An iconic LA fast foo…
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Are you an insurance agent that is smiling and dialing to get new clients? In this episode learn from Elle Denning, co-founder of JumpStart Go where together with her husband, David Denning, they're on a mission to help insurance agents 2x their production, fire their lead vendor, and ditch 'smiling & dialing' forever through organic marketing stra…
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Jim Lavalle, Founder of Metabolic Code, joins host Keith Hanenian for episode 6 to discuss his career as a clinical pharmacist and how his career as a pharmacist at Kroger to creating the Lavalle Medical Institute and later becoming an educator and author. Jim reflects on his family's medical history of diabetes and the dramatic impact it had on hi…
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Kuya Lord’s Chef Lord Maynard Llera took home this James Beard Award this week for Best Chef California, and we’d like to extend him and his whole staff a heartfelt LA Food Pod congratulations. Today’s episode is all about awards. I’m joined by Father Sal to discuss LA’ showing at the Beards, as well as some of the most interesting takeaways from t…
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Gabe Kennedy is the all-star chef behind Highland Park’s Checker Hall. He joins us today to tell us his high-octane journey, which includes winning Anthony Bourdain’s competition show “The Taste,” co-founding one of the hottest plant-based supplement companies on the market, and uprooting his life in New York to relocate to LA and grace our city wi…
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We’re joined on today’s episode by the Infatuation’s Brant Cox for the first-ever in person podcast in LA Food Pod history. Brant and I met up for lunch at Mae Malai in Thai Town for some wonderful boat noodles (and much more). We caught up about what it’s like to be BFFs with Chris Pine, where he’s been eating lately, and oh yeah, a little thing c…
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Dr. Chelsea Trioano, Owner of Trioano Facial Plastics in West Palm Beach, Florida, joins host Keith Hanenian for episode 5 to discuss her path to becoming one of the only female, facial plastic surgeons in her practice's region. Through sacrifice and dedication, Chelsea shares the challenges she overcame during training and entering the field of pl…
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Eddie Navarrette is the Executive Director of the Independent Hospitality Coalition in addition to being one of LA’s foremost consultants in helping restaurants navigate the debilitatingly confusing process of opening their doors. He’s been at the center of advocating for restaurants for several years now, helping shape much needed policies for boo…
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En esta llamada por Zoom repasamos información general del examen de AP Spanish Literature y vocabulario clave para usar en cada free response question. También hacemos un breve repaso de algunas obras y sus contextos.Si tienen alguna pregunta, no duden en escribirme a mi correo electrónico carinaspanish@gmail.com or carina@carinaspanish.com_______…
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A midseason check in on Season 21 of Top Chef. We’re about half way through the season, so LA Food Pod Top Chef correspondent Father Sal is on the pod to dissect the highs, lows and everything in between. We’re also joined by two of my new favorite people - Bits Nicholas and Nancy DaSilva, the hosts of Compliments to the Chef, the must-listen Top C…
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David Tornek, CEO of Meat Market Restaurants, joins host Keith Hanenian for episode 4 to discuss his rise to entrepreneurship in hospitality from public accounting. David built his career on personal motivation, strong self-awareness and a perspective on managing one's ego. Today, he recognizes his achievements were built on a formula that personal…
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We’re joined by none other than Bill Esparza, the legendary award-winning writer, author, TV fixer and saxophonist. Maybe you’ve read his reporting at Eater, maybe you’ve eaten at one of his many finds, or maybe you’ve seen him on shows like Somebody Feed Phil. Regardless of where you know him from, Bill’s one of the most essential voices in LA foo…
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We give flowers to the very deserving LA-based journalists and writers who did score James Beard nominations, including Gab Chabran, Daniel Hernandez and Noah Galuten. We also talk about what we learned from a New Yorker deep dive on the Wild West that is restaurant reservations, why Angelenos are flocking to two new bakeries that opened this week,…
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Lori Robertson, "the Injection Expert," joins host Keith Hanenian to discuss her journey to entrepreneurship after a 25+ year carer in mountain rescue, ICU and family practice. Today, Lori owns and operates Skin Perfect Medical Spa in Brea, California and is also a co-owner of the Aesthetic Immersion training program. Lori works as a clinical educa…
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Coachella is behind us, my friends, and your humble podcast host had the chance to descend on the desert to catch up with 8 amazing chefs who were out there serving their food to the masses. Today’s episode is a compilation of those conversations. I spoke with Eric Greenspan about his latest concepts, including a delivery-only duck pop-up you simpl…
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Wendy Zeng is an award-winning chef and owner known around town and beyond for hosting cannabis-infused pop-ups, supper clubs and events. Make no mistake - we’re not talking about stoner food here, no shade to stoner culture. Wendy’s all about leaning into market-driven ingredients in the name of building community and destigmatizing recreational c…
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Daniele Uditi is the chef and partner behind Pizzana, one of Los Angeles’ best and most influential pizzerias. Daniele joins us for a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from his upbringing living above his aunt’s bakery near Naples, Italy, to his spontaneous relocation to Los Angeles which ultimately led him to meeting Candace Nelson …
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Dr. Amir Ahmadian, Co-Owner and Neurosurgeon at the NeuSpine Institute in Florida, joins host Keith Hanenian for episode 2 to discuss his ascend to becoming a co-owner of a multi-location neurosurgery practice as a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon who specializes in complex minimally invasive spine surgery. Dr. Amir shares his experiences from the f…
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Father Sal joins us. There's a quick Top Chef recap, including a Kristen Kish assessment. Father Sal also fills us in on The Bear clip that leaked. News-wise we cover the announcement of the 2024 James Beard Award Finalists, a scathing Taste Magazine expose on the grocery store known as Trader Joe’s, and a long overdue minimum wage hike coming to C…
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We’re joined by Scott Linder, one of the Founders and Operating Partners behind Matū, which just might be my favorite steakhouse in all of Los Angeles. Matū is famous for its dedication to serving only the highest quality grass-fed wagyu beef. But that’s not all - as they were getting ready to launch the restaurant, Scott and his fellow founders sp…
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Kicking off Season 2, Tom Kazbour, COO of Hungry Howie's of Florida, joins host Keith Hanenian to dive into how he got into the pizza business. Today, Tom, known as "the Pizza Man," owns and operates 63 Hungry Howie's but oversees nearly 300 franchises across Florida. Keith and Tom discuss how he got into the industry at 15 years old, the impact hi…
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We're joined by Charbel Hayek, a Top Chef champion and World-All Stars contestant who’s recently opened up one of Los Angeles’ buzziest new restaurants. Charbel is the mastermind behind Ladyhawk, which opened last year inside of the La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood. Ladyhawk has been earning rave reviews for its forward-thinking Eastern Mediterranea…
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Top Chef is back! Season 21 kicks off next week March 20 in Wisconsin, and there are plenty of changes afoot. We discuss the changes, and hold our 2024 Fantasy Top Chef Draft. We’re expanding the competition this year and joining us are none other than Jessie Evans, also known as Jessie Eats, and Daniel Wargo, also known as Forking Around. Will one…
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Today, the first ever crossover pod in LA Food Podcast history. I (Luca) joined the PIE 2 PIE podcast, hosted by Hot Tongue Pizza's Alex Koons, to talk about pizza, influencers, and much, much more. Alex is making one of Los Angeles' best pizzas at Hot Tongue in Silver Lake. I loved talking to him about his pizza journey, from delivering pies at To…
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Husband and wife duo, Kristen & Keith Hanenian share a short BONUS episode focused on Medical Aesthetics Consulting just ahead of the Season 2 launch. Together, they discuss how they set up Kristen's practice for success and navigated each of their strengths for collaboration. Kristen's experience with quality medical guidelines, new aesthetic prod…
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Joining us today on the podcast is our very own Prodigal Father-turned-television correspondent, Father Sal. If you have a Hulu subscription, a Netflix subscription or a keen eye for billboards, you’ve probably seen an ad for one of David Chang’s many shows recently. Sal and I are going to do a bit of a deep dive into the world of Chrissy & Dave Di…
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The inaugural LA Wine and Food Festival is coming to Santa Monica pier next week (March 1-3). Organizer Cecile Rebbot joins us to offer a sneak peak at what you can expect from this bona fide chef-a-palooza. Plus, my thoughts on Eater's 2024 "Where to Eat" list, Mona Holmes' article on whether LA has achieved "peak smashburger," and what restaurant…
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Joining us today on the podcast are Courtney Kaplan and Charles Namba, the duo behind Echo Park’s Tsubaki and Ototo, as well as the upcoming project Camelia, in the Arts District. Both Tsubaki and Ototo have been making serious noise for years, in Los Angeles and beyond. Their modern, California-centric approach to the classic izakaya experience ha…
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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, dear listener, and, like a box of chocolates from your office building’s custodian, we’re here with a surprise gift of an episode - a Procrastinator’s Guide to the perfect Valentine’s Day. I’m joined by food reporter Jada Montemarano to talk about how, if you’re one of those people who’s left their plans to the last min…
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I’m joined by my friend Daniel Wargo, who you might know on TikTok and Instagram as Forking Around, to devise the ideal Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce-inspired Super Bowl spreads. We’re going category by category, and challenging ourselves to devise two different spreads sourced from Los Angeles area restaurants, that perfectly capture the essence o…
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