16. Blending Family and Dreams with Chef Tracey Shepos
Whiskey and Lace
Erika Altes
2.5 • 677 Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In this flavor-packed episode, Erika and culinary chef Tracey Shepos dive into her story from dishwasher to executive chef. Tracey shares her experiences of determination straight out of culinary school, working with Mark Stark, being on The Food Network, and working at Jackson Family Wines. You'll learn quick tips for using your cast iron pan and when to put your oven on convection mode. Whether you want to know the secret to making the perfect BLT or striking the work-life balance, this convo is the perfect recipe for foodies and dreamers alike!
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In this episode, we cover the following:
- Tracey's childhood and what brought her to becoming a chef
- Working at the busiest restaurant in Manhattan at 20
- Starting her catering business
- Working as a sous chef with Mark Stark
- Personal and professional self-discovery in culinary career.
- Collaborating with Jackson Family Wines
- Behind the scenes of being on the Food Network
- What a day at Jackson Family Wines looks like
- Questions from our listeners
- Tips for your cast iron pan
- Tracey's favorite deli sandwich
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Guest info:
Tracey Shepos Cenami has a background in cooking, starting as a dishwasher and later attending the Culinary Institute of America. She worked in known restaurants before transitioning to the wine industry. Joining Kendall-Jackson in 2012, she specializes in wine country cuisine and artisanal cheeses. Tracey's recipes have been featured in magazines and newspapers, and she regularly competes on the Food Network, winning against renowned chefs like Bobby Flay.
You can follow her on Instagram @TShepos.
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| 0:00.0 | Are you someone who doesn't take life too seriously? Do you sometimes find that a shot of whiskey |
| 0:08.1 | isn't only deserved but needed? If you said yes to either of those, welcome to the Whiskey and Lace |
| 0:13.2 | podcast, where we have honest chats with everyday people, shit shows, and all. I'm your host, Erica |
| 0:18.9 | Althus, and I'm here to empower you to be the best version of |
| 0:22.1 | yourself and perhaps share in a shot of whiskey. Now pour yourself a glass of wine and let's go. |
| 0:30.1 | Hello, everyone. Welcome back to another episode of the Whiskey and Lace podcast. I am so excited |
| 0:34.9 | to introduce you guys to today's guest. The moment I met this person, I knew |
| 0:39.2 | we'd be instant friends. She's a wife, a mom, a personal friend, and started her career from |
| 0:44.5 | the ground up in the culinary industry and paved the way for what I think for so many women in this |
| 0:49.3 | space and is currently the executive chef and director of culinary development for Jackson Family Wines. |
| 0:56.2 | She's appeared a few times on the Food Network and even has a bio on IMDB. |
| 1:01.8 | Everyone, please welcome the spray of sunshine to the Whiskey and Lace podcast, Tracy Shepos. |
| 1:06.9 | Thank you so much for being here. |
| 1:08.3 | I'm so excited to have you, and we have so many questions for you today. |
| 1:11.6 | Well, thank you for having me. I feel so honored. Did I get that right? That was lovely. |
| 1:15.3 | You're going to do my bio from here on out. Anywhere I go, that's it, right there. |
| 1:18.8 | Well, did you know that you had an IMDB? I did you know we have each other's contacts but like we don't hang out all the time we it's |
| 1:31.3 | usually work related so like i went in to do a little homework and i was like this girl has an |
| 1:36.6 | i am db you're a big deal i guess i what actually is an i mdb right it? That's how little I know. I'm guessing it's a page that, like, talks about |
| 1:44.5 | when I've been on TV. Yeah, yeah. So it's like actors typically have it. It tells them, like, |
| 1:49.0 | what movies they've been in and, like, roles they played and that sort of thing. So I kind of know |
| 1:53.1 | what it is. So you're kind of a big deal. Oh, okay. But first and foremost, I want, for anybody that's new that's listening, I want you to kind of give us like a little background of who you are. Did you grow up here? Like, what kind of family |
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