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This week my guest is chef Christine Van Bloem. For 15 years Christine ran the successful Kitchen Studio Cooking School in Frederick, Maryland, a recreational cooking school. When the Covid pandemic hit, she had to stop doing in-person cooking classes. She pivoted to online cooking classes, hoping to go back to in-person. Then, her husband had a stroke, and she had a heart attack, On top of that, she was unable to agree on the terms of her lease renewal with her landlord, and left her kitchen space.

That's enough for most people to throw in the towel. Christine took some time away from the kitchen, but now she's back. On the show, we discuss her new venture The Empty Nest Kitchen. She'll talk about what her cooking class model looks like today. 

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Today on our episode #370 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is joined by Barkha Cardoz, a culinary entrepreneur, who is the Founder of Cardoz Legacy LLC, and Co-Creator of FC + B&B Masalas, as well as the Co-Founder of The Young Scientist Foundation. Born in Mumbai and raised in Bhopal, Barkha first stepped into hospitality in Mumbai at The Institute of Hotel Management, where she received her culinary training and met her husband, the late renowned chef Floyd Cardoz.  In the 2010s, Barkha worked alongside Floyd at their beloved restaurant Paowalla–which later became The Bombay Bread Bar–supervising operations and supply. In 2020 she launched a collection of masalas in partnership with Burlap & Barrel, and in honor of Floyd’s legacy. They are in every way an extension of her kitchen--each is an iteration of a spice blend Floyd and Barkha developed and used at home, to make dinnertime easier. She has a new book, “With Love & Masalas: Everyday Indian Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours” (Burlap & Barrel; 11/19/23). Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to cook with love; Industry News on David Chang “pausing operations” at Momofuku Ko as featured in The New York Times; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at The River Cafe, chef/owner Ruth Roger's iconic Italian restaurant in London. 

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