The Perfect Bite
Your fusion of food and entrepreneurship, The Perfect Bite brings you inspiring conversations with chefs, restaurateurs, CPG brand founders, food tech founders, and more in the food and beverage industry, highlighting their experiences and how they've cooked up something new. From emerging brands to established business owners, you'll learn from the best entrepreneurs in food, beverage, hospitality, and agriculture about how they started their businesses, what problems they're solving, the tough times they've overcome, and their best advice for entering these industries or starting your own business. We end each episode with the world's best and hardest question: What is your perfect bite?
Episodes
From sommelier to restaurateur to hospitality consultant, Liz Mendez has built a career rooted in community, beverage expertise, and reinvention.
In this episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Liz Mendez, founder of ...
When I say Swedish hot dogs will change your life, it’s true! And they did for techie turned chef Amelia Eudailey.
In this episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with chef and entrepreneur Amelia Eudailey, founder o...
How do you build a lasting career in food when media, platforms, and business models keep changing?
In this episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with food writer, editor, cookbook author, and media entrepreneur Chandra ...
What does it actually take to build a better ingredient for professional kitchens?
In this episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits d...
What does it really take to build a food business from the ground up — and keep it alive for over 16 years?
In this episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Mindy Crosato, founder of Decadent Creations, Collective Kitc...
This week’s episode is our first ever MINI BITE! You get to learn so much in a shorter episode length. Enjoy!
Building a food or CPG company is never easy—and finding the right investors can be just as challenging. On this episode of The Pe...
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What if non-alcoholic drinks were just as complex, cultural, and satisfying as craft cocktails?
On this episode of The Perfect Bite podcast, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Benno Nelson, co-founder of Five Corners Beverage Company, a Chic...
What makes a restaurant, winery, or culinary space truly memorable? It’s not just the food — it’s the experience.
In this episode of The Perfect Bite podcast, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Maryam Ahmed, founder of Maryam + Company and p...
On this episode of The Perfect Bite podcast, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Emily Groden, founder and CEO of Evergreen waffles, the better-for-you frozen waffle brand now sold in more than 8,50...
On today’s episode of The Perfect Bite Podcast, host Sarah Perkins sits down with globally renowned chef Paul Liebrandt — the boundary-breaking culinary artist known for plates that blend British punk attitude with Michelin-level precision.
Liebrandt became a media and industry legend early — earning three stars from
In this episode of The Perfect Bite Podcast, host Sarah Perkins sits down with pastry chef, food writer, and cookbook author Justin Burke
In this very special LIVE episode of The Perfect Bite podcast, host Sarah Perkins sits down with ...
In this episode of The Perfect Bite Podcast, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Beth Le Manach, cr...
In this episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Catherine De Orio — food &...
In this episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Chef Logan Neisel, the cre...
In this episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Chef Zubair Mohajir, the c...
When Mark and Gail Elvidge’s son Tanner had a life-threatening reaction to peanuts, they knew they had to make a change. What started as a way to keep their family safe became Vermont Nut Free Chocolates, a pioneering allergen-friendly confectionery brand founded in 1998.
In this inspiring episode of The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Mark Elvidge, co-founder of Vermont Nut Free Chocolates, to talk about buildin...
What if dinner could be fresh, delicious, and stress-free—without hours in the kitchen?
In this episode of The Perfect Bite podcast, host Sarah Perkins sits down with David Rabie, co-founder and CEO of Tovala, the smart steam-powered countertop oven and meal service that reimagined home cooking. From humble prototypes to being named one of Oprah’s Favorite Things, Tovala has grown into a national brand that’s changing the way pe...
What happens when you mix hometown pride, bold flavors, and decades of CPG experience? You get Local Style Potato Chips, Chicago’s favorite foods reimagined in snackable form.
This week on The Perfect Bite, host Sarah Perkins sits down with Laura Gardner, founder of Local Style, to talk about her journey from Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo to launching a startup that has Chicago buzzing.
Laura shares how memories of eating...
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