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The James Beard Foundation: Its Origins, Mission, & Current Work w/ JBF Vice President of Impact, Anne McBride
09/09/2026 | 1h 1 mins.If you love great food and great restaurants, then you’re probably familiar with the extremely prestigious James Beard Awards. But there is more to the James Beard Foundation, and today, you’ll learn more about its origins, its mission, its work today, and you’ll get a fantastic history of American culinary culture from the JBF’s Vice President of Impact, Anne McBride.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
What is the James Beard Foundation? (4:02)
Origins of the Foundation (5:49)
A History of ‘Fine Dining’ & American Culinary Culture (10:38)
Anne’s Background: from Switzerland to Louisiana (15:50)
How JBF Helps w/ the Business Side of Restaurants (27:54)
More on the Mission & Principles of JBF (40:45)
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CRAFTED- What does it actually mean to have a “great palate”? In this episode of the Vault, originally featured on CRAFTED, Jonathan talked to lifelong skier and PARC Aspen Chef, Mark Connell, about “supertasters,” and why some chefs can detect tiny changes in a dish while still loving Domino’s pizza.
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GEAR:30 - What do rye whiskey, fruit brandy, and vinegar have in common? At one point, they were all made on the same kind of still. Todd Leopold, co-founder and owner of Leopold Bros, has spent years resurrecting that lost production method, including commissioning the first three-chamber still built since Prohibition. Today, Todd and Eli discuss what drew Todd to that forgotten technology, and why he believes the results are worth the inefficiencies.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
The Peach Harvest (1:50)
From Peaches to Spirits (9:23)
Colorado Agriculture, Tradition, & Local Sourcing (14:02)
The Three-Chamber Still (27:02)
Doublers (47:41)
Vinegar Production (53:38)
Gin Botanicals & Vermouth (1:07:56)
The Future of Distilling (1:24:21)
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CRAFTED - What exactly is ‘pressure-brewed’ coffee? (Hint: it’s not espresso.) Today, Presston founder Korey Dausz joins Simon Stewart to talk about designing and building a coffee maker that uses pressure to make great coffee, in a simple, plastic-free, sustainable way.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Korey’s Coffee Journey (2:20)
It’s Possible to Have Great Coffee on the Road (6:08)
What is ‘Pressure-Brewed’ Coffee? (8:01)
Prototyping (11:01)
Built to Last a Lifetime (16:52)
Manufacturing in China (19:57)
Presston vs. AeroPress (39:38)
Pressure, Heat, or Time? (32:05)
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Blister Podcast - What exactly is ‘pressure-brewed’ coffee? (Hint: it’s not espresso.) Today, Presston founder Korey Dausz joins Simon Stewart to talk about designing and building a coffee maker that uses pressure to make great coffee, in a simple, plastic-free, sustainable way.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Korey’s Coffee Journey (2:20)
It’s Possible to Have Great Coffee on the Road (6:08)
What is ‘Pressure-Brewed’ Coffee? (8:01)
Prototyping (11:01)
Built to Last a Lifetime (16:52)
Manufacturing in China (19:57)
Presston vs. AeroPress (39:38)
Pressure, Heat, or Time? (32:05)
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The Blister Vault
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CRAFTED is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the craft world of beer, coffee, whiskey, watches, wine, and more. Our guests are some of the very best and most passionate brewers, distillers, winemakers, coffee producers, retailers, and founders that launched craft companies when success was unlikely, but their passion and principles caused them to forge ahead anyway. CRAFTED explores how things get made, and does so with the remarkable people that insist on making things well.
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