Rioja Sponsors Radio Cherry Bombe | Episode #272

Tune in to this episode of Radio Cherry Bombe, brought to you by Rioja Wine, with Top Chef All-Stars contestant Karen Akunowicz. Chef/owner of Fox & the Knife and a James Beard award winner as been dealing with a lot of highs and lows as of late with q quick pivot to takeout and delivery from her crave-worthy menu from her Fox & the Knife restaurant. If you’re in Boston, be sure to call in an order and enjoy with a bottle of Rioja.

 

EPISODE SUMMARY

Karen Akunowicz, the chef/owner of Fox & the Knife in Boston and a James Beard award winner, has been dealing with a lot of highs and lows as of late. She’s a contestant on the current season of Top Chef All-Stars, but at the same time, was forced to furlough most of her restaurant team due to the current crisis. Karen quickly pivoted to takeout and delivery and has focused her offerings on homemade pasta and sauces, pantry items, “Spritz Kits,” and the most craveworthy hits from the Fox & the Knife menu. “I just thought that if I didn’t try, that I might look back and say, ‘Did I try my very hardest to keep us afloat, to keep going, to keep serving our community, to take care of our team?’” Be sure to tune in.

 

EPISODE NOTES

Karen Akunowicz, the chef/owner of Fox & the Knife in Boston and a James Beard award winner, has been dealing with a lot of highs and lows as of late. She’s a contestant on the current season of Top Chef All-Stars, but at the same time, was forced to furlough most of her restaurant team due to the current crisis. Karen quickly pivoted to takeout and delivery and has focused her offerings on homemade pasta and sauces, pantry items, “Spritz Kits,” and the most craveworthy hits from the Fox & the Knife menu. “I just thought that if I didn’t try, that I might look back and say, ‘Did I try my very hardest to keep us afloat, to keep going, to keep serving our community, to take care of our team?’” Be sure to tune in.

 

Thank you to the Wines of Rioja and Smithfield Culinary for supporting this episode.

Plus, Johanna Albertsson of Krupa Consulting tells us why she thinks photographer Andrea Czarnota is the Bombe. Listen to Episode #272 of Radio Cherry Bombe – Top Chef’s Karen Akunowicz On Pivots and Pasta.