Antonio primarily focuses on Life & Thyme’s overall creative and editorial trajectory while also managing our filmmaking endeavors, such as our Emmy-winning show, The Migrant Kitchen. When he’s not dreaming up the next culinary adventure, you can find him seeking out the best kouign-amanns around town with a side of espresso.

In this episode, Antonio breaks down building his own culinary media brand and gives us a step-by-step guide on how to produce your first food tv series. He shares his decades long journey in developing Life & Thyme and how to build a community to create his dream with.

Photo courtesy of Antonio Diaz.

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From competition cooking show to live television segments to feature films, Alyssa Noui is one of the industries’ top culinary producers and food stylists. She uses her producing skills to meet client expectations and stay on top of the latest trends in order to achieve those appetizing moments for the camera we all love.

In this episode, Alyssa shares her unique journey to behind the camera and into some of the most notable production kitchens in the field. She shares her insider tips and tricks on how to break into the field, how she approaches working within a team and what she loves the most about this one of a kind community.

Photo courtesy of Alyssa Noui

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With more than two decades in the game, Chef Dale Talde has cemented his top position amongst other prestigious developers, hoteliers and notable chefs building his own culinary media brand alongside multiple brick & mortars.

His business first expanded beyond hospitality when he was cast and competed in the early days of @bravotopchef - returning as a competitor three times before transcending that role into guest judge on multiple series before eventually landing his role as chef and host on his very own daytime series. In this episode, Dale breaks down the behind-the-scenes ways he took on each of these roles, both the struggles and successes, and what is necessary to evolve with a continuously changing culinary media landscape.

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