Talkin' 'bout Food

Talkin' 'bout Food

Welcome to the “Talkin’ ‘bout Food” podcast. The only food commentary show on the Grand Strand. Richard Florczak, former private chef for Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Garner, shares his insights into the local food scene. The Private Chef to the Stars provides entertaining commentary, advice for the home cook, discussions with local chefs, interviews with his celebrity friends and endless stories of working up-close and personal with Hollywood’s A-list. But whether it’s locals or Hollywood stars, the topic will always be…food. Because nothing brings people together like great food!

Episodes

August 4, 2025 46 mins

Los Angeles Pasry chef, Enoc Guardado, sits down with The Private Chef to the Stars to discuss chef Enoc's exodus from the food industry and what made that happen. From dishwasher to pastry chef, to restaurant manager and why he has such a loathing for the business, in mostly a comical way.

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You'd be hard-pressed to find someone in The Grand Strand who has eaten in more restaurants. Jack Gregory of Murrells Inlet Foodies and Entertainment sits down with The Private Chef to the Stars to discuss over twenty restaurants from north to south. Chef Richard grills Jack on where to find the best specific food items.

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The sweet ladies of the hugely successful Sweet Girlz Cafe and Bakery, drop into the "Talkin' 'bout Food" studio to discuss the origin of their partnership with neither having a culinary backround. Also, Don Princiotto. He studied computer science, worked in the world of voice recognition, spent four years in the navy, worked in defence contracting, studied at HGTC International Culinary Academy and worked at a ...

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Lakieta Graves, with a passion for singing and a voice like an angel,  and Jamie Graves, a passionate musical prodigy, who would have ever suspected they have another passion...food.  Lakieta Bagwell-Graves brings the life and legacy of the iconic Celine Dion to the Greg Rowles Legacy Theatre and you can find Jamie Graves performing most nights at The Carolina Opry. Also, Michael Roemhildt of Michael's Personal Chef and Cateri...

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The owners of Bohemian Bull in Murrells Inlet are back to discuss their phenomenal progress in less than a year. Hard work, a love of the community, great food, and reasonable prices seems to be their secret. Flavio Medeiros of "The Scoop on Myrtle" sits back down with The Private Chef to the Stars to discuss his pilgramage to the find some of the best cheesesteaks in The Grand Strand.

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Clips from the show's most famous guests. Top local chefs discuss their favorite foods they'd be embarrassed for people to know, and some of The Private Chef to the Stars' favorite restauarnts in The Grand Strand.

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Chef Joe Bonaparte of The International Culinary Academy talks with The Private Chef to the Stars about the positive changes to the local restaurant scene, where he thinks it's headed. Also discussed is  the first class education provided by the culinary institute, and how you can enroll for mere pennies. Commentary on The Carolina Tavern in Murrells Inlet. 

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The Private Chef to the Stars sits down with the owners of Palm 33, Lisa and Bennie Blackwell to discuss their month-old restaurant in Murrells Inlet. How Lisa was raised in a home that didn't cook to becoming the pastry chef and co-owner of Palm 33 and how Bennie, a salesman with an eye for detail, helped bring their dream to fruition.

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The Private Chef to the Stars welcomes back into the studio, Jack Gregory of "Murrells Inlet Foodies and Entertainment" fame. With tens of thousands of views to his Facebook page daily, Jack is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the local food scene. And The Private Chef soaks up every bit of it.

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The Private Chef to the Stars sits down with Anthony Ludovici DeBrigida, chef/owner of Anto's Pizza Romana and Italian Market in Coanway. From studying sea turtles in Florida to making one of the best pizzas on The Grand Strand. Also, commentary with The Content Food Critic on 45th Avenue Crab House, Main Street Tap House, Buoys on the Boulevard, Russells Seafoof Grill, and food truck Mi Lindo Huichapan.

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Chef Robert Kaufman is the corporate chef at US Foods Myrtle Beach location and is also the lead chef of the popular Tasting Menu Series at The Tasting Room on 9th. After finishing culinary school, Chef Kaufman worked in a number of highly respected restaurants in the Chicago area. How did he end up here? Listen in, the story is quite a journey.. Chef Richard Florczak explains the interesting road to ending up dining at Casa Mia in...

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Two local natives school The Private Chef to the Stars on the proper way to cook boiled peanuts. Microledon Farm owner, Oscar Chavez, discusses how he started and how he became one of the best micro greens growers on the Grand Strand. Chef Richard goes on a rant about the dangers of leaving scathing restaurant reviews. 

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Acclaimed chef and co-owner of Bistro 217 and Rustic Table, Chef Adam Kirby. Chef Kirby sits down with Chef Richard Florczak and talks about growing up Southern, learning to cook from his mom and grandmother, working throughout the west coast and Hawaii, and bringing it all together in his two phenomenal restaurants in Pawleys Island.  The Content Food Critic, Sophia Edens, interviews The Private Chef to the Stars.

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The Private Chef to the Stars heads out to Aynor to sit down with David Dorman, owner of Palmetto Farms. The three generations old company that produces some of the best grits in South Carolina. Also, Peter Gerace, local soft shell crab harvester, explains the science, the process, and the cooking of this local delicacy.

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Twenty year food writer for the Grand Strand magazine, Paul Grimshaw discusses the past, present, and futue of the local food scene. Sophia Edens, The Content Food Critic, stops by the "Talkin' 'bout Food" studio to tell us abot "9 Spices Hot Pot and BBQ" and her amazing evening at the "Tasting on 9th's" collaborative dinner with "Microleden Farms" in Conaway. 

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The fasinatic story behind Neal's Creekhouse. The Private Chef to the Stars sits down with Zach Baker, owner of Neal and Pam's in Surfside and Neal's Creekhouse in Murrells Inlet. The executive director of HGTC International Culinary Academy, Chef Joe Bonaparte, discusses his recent trip with his students to Paris...then off to New Orleans. Commentary on Neal's Creekhouse.

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Chef Richard does a deep dive into the backround of the owners of Bohemian Bull restaurant in Murrells Inlet. Their experience and challenges of opening their first restaurant. Jack Gregory of "Murrells Inlet Eats" and "Pawleys Island Eats" Facebook fame, discusses four Grand Strand restaurants not to be missed. The Private Chef to the Stars' commentary on Anto's Pizza Romana and Italian Market in Conw...

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Flavio Medeiros of "The Scoop on Myrtle" gives The Private Chef to the Stars the scoop on the Myrtle Beach food scene. "The Myrtle Beach Foodie Babe" ...is there competition in the "food influencing" scene in The Grand Strand? She also discusses some new restaurant finds and you'll be quite surprised at some of them.

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The Private Chef to the Stars sits down with expert baker, Chef Geoff Blount to discuss Leve bakery and the complexities of sourdough baking. An interview with the owners of the popular Puerto Rican food truck, Pa'Picar Pa'Picar in Pawleys Island. How they began and the passion to keep their food authentic. Commentary on Cafe Vincenzo's pizza in Myrtle Beach.

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The Private Chef to the Stars sits down with Mike Hensley, owner of Project Smashburger food truck. Sophia Edens, "The Content Food Critic" tells us about her recent local dining experiences. Commentary by chef Richard about Cafe Vincenzo's pizza.

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