The Curious Chef

From a lawyer to an actor to an insurance analyst, Stephanie discovers a world of folks who've turned their passion for cooking into side hustle food businesses. From dumplings, sushi and pretzels she explores how how they balance their day jobs.

Chef Stephanie Izard has a secret to share. If you're just eating at restaurants, you might be missing out.

From Armenian kebabs to chicken parm heros to a Brazilian BBQ, it's all about cooking with fire.

From popups and secret menus to limited drops and van pizza, Stephanie explores L.A.'s pizza scene.

From mariscos to Cantonese remixes of British hand pies to made-to-order slap noodles, Stephanie catches hangs with 3 chefs who left the traditional restaurant scene and found alternative ways to cook for a living and make the food they love.

From a chef creating dishes that combine her Mexican and Indigenous heritage to a pizza pop up that improvs with farmers market ingredients to a backyard-run Indigenous dinner series, Stephanie Izard meets cooks taking their lead from the land.

From roast chicken to smash burgers, Stephanie sees cooks remixing classics from their heritage.

From a chef making Italian pasta with Mexican flavors to a groundbreaking functional cocktail bar to a couple that roasts whole goats behind a tire shop, Stephanie Izard finds unique eateries serving up one-of-a-kind food.

From brothers selling mom's Syrian food to a Filipino family remixing a classic dessert to a mom and son running an Indian restaurant out of their house, Stephanie meets multi-gen families turning family recipes into smash hit food business.

From a homerun Greek dinner party series to a backyard that's become a gourmet deli to a Burmese pop up running out of an apartment kitchen, Stephanie Izard meets cooks finding ingenious ways to serve mouth-watering food out of their houses.