Holiday Special: What to Cook This Christmas with Chef Gruel | The Big Ben Show

The Big Ben Show

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🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Ben Domenech is joined by Chef Andrew Gruel for a special holiday edition of The Big Ben Show, covering Christmas cooking, last-minute kitchen gifts, and the state of food in America. Chef Gruel breaks down how to cook the perfect prime rib, what to look for when buying a rib roast, and the biggest mistakes home cooks make during the holidays. The conversation also dives into why restaurant supply stores beat fancy retailers, and how food policy, beef prices, and third-party delivery apps are impacting consumers and restaurants alike. Ben also reflects on the meaning of Christmas, family traditions, and why the season is about more than just what’s on the table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.6	All right, boys and girls, welcome to a special edition of The Big Ben Show.
0:46.5	I'm your host, Ben Dominic, and I wanted to wish you all a happy Christmas season.
0:56.9	I hope you are all spending time with your loved ones today and in the coming days that you are surrounded by the happiness and warmth of family and of home,
1:02.0	all of the scents and the smells and the memories of Christmas's past and the hopes for Christmas's future.
1:03.3	We are bringing you a conversation that I had today with chef Andrew Gruhl who talks
1:07.6	about some of his favorites when it comes to the Christmas season,
1:11.0	talks about food in America, talks about some last-minute Christmas gifts if there's someone
1:15.0	you forgot about who might want something for the kitchen. So we're bringing you that conversation
1:19.9	today. I want to thank you for listening this whole year to The Big Ben Show and interacting
1:26.0	with us on Instagram and on X at Big Ben Show Fox.
1:29.8	And I wanted to just say a few words about what Christmas has meant to me.
1:34.0	It's always been my favorite time of year.
1:36.6	My family celebrated Christmas to the max.
1:39.6	I have been on occasion compared by not just my wife, but girlfriends passed to Clark Griswold,
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