Welcome back to our table,In this episode of Check Please! the lads chat with the sweet and original author behind Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed. Abi Balingit is a New York City-based baker with a James Beard Award under her belt and opinions on the Hailey Bieber smoothie, the complexities of monetizing your hobbies, the reliability of baking blogs, the NYC dining scene and the steak and fries of it all.Tune in to learn more about Abi’s baking journey and unique POV, and follow her @theduskykitchen to stay in the loop on new recipes and an exciting announcement for Filipino history month.Thanks for reading early girl! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellacastillo.substack.com/subscribe
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Ep. 18 - Tanya Bush
Happy Tuesday divas,In this new episode of Check Please! Bella and Mason chat with pastry chef, writer, and Cake Zine cofounder Tanya Bush. Get a peek behind the curtain and hear all about the writing process behind Tanya’s just-announced debut cookbook Will This Make You Happy, what to expect in Cake Zine Vol. 7 - Forbidden Fruit, where she would grab dessert in NYC when she’s not making it herself and how she’s dealt with some of her biggest kitchen flops and grown into a better pastry chef because of them.Preorder Tanya’s book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/will-this-make-you-happy-stories-recipes-from-a-year-of-baking/f4edf93c58fbe170?ean=9781797227214&next=t&Thanks for reading early girl! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellacastillo.substack.com/subscribe
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Ep. 17 - Bella & Mason
Hello old friends, it’s been awhile.I’m pleased to announce the return of Check Please! I have a new co-host but the same old je ne sais quoi. Allow me to introduce you to Mason Adams, my friend and colleague. Mason is a film & production professional, a novice cook and a real freak. Naturally, he fits right in. In this episode, the two of us yap about the Anthony Bourdain biopic, Pamela Anderson’s new line of pickles, the problem with food taking over the world of product photography, and the time Mason accidentally turned off all the house lights at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Coming up, we’ll have a new guest from the culinary world on each episode. If you’ve followed me here, you probably know where to find me everywhere else. To keep up with Mason and his culinary shenanigans, follow Bless Thy Kitchen.Thanks for listening. Xoxo This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellacastillo.substack.com/subscribe
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Check Please! #16 Matrimony, Wedding Scammers & a Chat with Jason Stewart (@themjeans)
Welcome back to Check Please!In this episode, we sat down with How Long Gone co-host, professional DJ, avid foodie and married man Jason Stewart to share our thoughts on matrimony.Is your wedding day among the most joyous and moving occasions of a lifetime? Absolutely. Will the months leading up to it ruin you emotionally, financially, physically, and psychologically to a point that feels nearly beyond recovery? Maybe, yes, but that’s just showbiz, baby!Take if from three people who have recently done it. We’re chatting about all our wedding details, the folly of the wedding industry, what’s next for wedding influencers, getting divorced and then married again, the time Bella got scammed out of a wedding dress, why wedding DJs have such an attitude problem, cake fails, keys to a happy marriage and how to pull it all off on the big day.Thanks for reading early girl! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellacastillo.substack.com/subscribe
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Check Please! #15 Trends, 2025 Predictions & a Live Tarot Reading
Is it too late to say happy New Year?We’re back with a new episode on all things trendy — bemoaning what’s out and predicting what’s in for 2025, featuring the expert opinions of our friends Daniel Emilio Soares, the mind behind NYC’s chicest party spreads and founder of Alimentari Flaneur, Savannah Eden Bradley, one of fashion Twitter’s most brilliant minds and editor-in-chief of Haloscope Mag, and Clue Perfumery founders and tastemakers Caleb Vanden Boom & Laura Oberwetter.We get a vibe check on the new year with our friend Camille Guerin (aka @p0lar0idprinc3ss), polaroid photographer, tarot enthusiast and LA-based foodie as she does a live reading for us, and we highlight some of our favorite media from the last year. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellacastillo.substack.com/subscribe
Check Please! is a podcast by two avid cooks and voracious diners with perfect taste where we chat about food, life and whatever we want. Pull up a seat at our table, this one's on us. bellacastillo.substack.com
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