N.F.C. - The Life of a "High End" Texas Ranch Cook
Sportsmen's Empire - Whitetail Hunting
Sportsmen's Empire Outdoor Network
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Discover how Katie Barker transitioned from corporate to crafting exquisite wild game dishes while hunting across the U.S. and leading the high-end outdoor culinary scene. This episode explores her journey, culinary tips, and the thrill of creating memorable meals in remote ranch settings.In this episode:
- Katie's background and shift from IT/Healthcare to culinary arts
- How her hunting experiences inspired her cooking style
- The unique challenges and rewards of cooking wild game for hunters
- Creative recipe ideas like orange turkey, dove breakfast pizza, and zebra steaks
- Tips for working solo as a mobile chef in remote locations
- Building her client base through social media and word of mouth
- Balancing high-end expectations with affordability in outdoor culinary services
- Future plans including a cookbook and expanding her culinary brand
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| 0:35.5 | Chronicles podcast. I'm your host, Dan Johnson. |
| 0:38.2 | Hopefully everybody is having a wonderful day. |
| 0:42.9 | On the knee surgery side of things, I bored you last episode with kind of a recap of my knee surgery, all that stuff. |
| 0:53.0 | If you want to hear all that, go back and listen to the last episode. |
| 0:56.1 | But finally today I have a guest. |
| 0:58.7 | And I wanted, for some reason, I was hungry, I think, when I reached out to you, Katie. |
| 1:05.1 | And so that's why you're on this podcast is because I was thinking about food and I saw what you do and how you do it. |
| 1:12.8 | And I want to learn a little bit more about you and things like that. |
| 1:16.6 | So, Katie, welcome to the show. |
| 1:18.5 | Thank you. |
| 1:19.3 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:20.2 | Yeah, absolutely. |
| 1:21.5 | All right. |
| 1:22.4 | I think we start here. |
| 1:24.9 | All right. |
| 1:26.2 | Where do you live and what do you do for a living? |
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