2017 James Beard Award Winner for Visual & Technical Excellence. Branded Content for LL Bean by Tastemade.
For Chef Erin French, the center of the universe is The Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine. Utilizing local ingredients and artisans, this labor of love runs from an old converted mill that comes to life with the help of her friends and family. This is UNCHARTED. Presented by L.L. Bean
What began with a simple camera purchase grew into a career for food and travel bloggers R’el Dade & Marcus Lloyd of This Is the Place I Was Telling You About. From exploring the city to weekend getaways, they're sharing stories of their experiences with fellow adventurers one location at a time. This is UNCHARTED. Presented by L.L.Bean
More than anything, Matt Eich knows how important every little step is when it comes to handcrafting his Mule Resonator Guitars. With focus and precision, he finds inspiration in the Rust Belt and admiration from fellow musicians, like blues singer Charlie Hicks. This is UNCHARTED. Presented by L.L.Bean
Winner of 2016 Telly Award - Silver
It’s Halloween and Jax is getting down with Chef Johneric Concordia of the Park’s Finest BBQ in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipino Town. On Game Day, Chef Johneric brings his backyard boogie to the Rose Bowl, with an eighteen hour smoked Short Rib topped with a one-of-a-kind sauce that is inexplicably delicious.
State pride runs deep in Michigan; and in Detroit that pride is in the comeback of a city on the rise. Jax visits with Chef Josh Stockton at Gold Cash Gold and discoveries an entire community of urban farmers working together to cultivate food sovereignty throughout the city. On game day Chef Josh warms bellies with a whole roasted pig served over a pumpkin, kale and barley salad.
Jax meets up with Chef Sonya Cote of Eden East and explores all of the creative and wonderful people who are truly keeping Austin weird. Chef Sonya introduces Jax to the surprising world of wild edibles and demonstrates how to use the unexpected ingredients in beautiful and delicious ways. On game day, Chef Sonya serves up a dish of grilled rabbit and smoked pork belly skewers that has Jax jumping for joy.
2012 Webby Award Honoree
2013 Shoot Magazine New Directors Showcase
With ENDORFFEINE, owner and sole barista Jack Benchakul brings his divergent backgrounds as a bio-chemist and pastry chef together along with a challenge to the notion of what the specialty coffee shop experience should be. With his masterfully precise methodologies and creative pairings of flavors and ingredients, Jack is pushing forward beyond the boundaries of expectations and creating something that is uniquely his own.
Within the mid-century modern walls of Seattle's Canlis, brothers Mark and Brian honor the legacy of a restaurant that has been in their family for nearly 70 years. Founded by their grandfather, Peter Canlis, Canlis was conceived to be a unique fine dining destination, providing incredible food and hand-to-heart hospitality. In the kitchen, James Beard nominated chef Brady Williams takes a modern spin on the Japanese-influenced dishes that have come to define Canlis' cuisine. Guided by their core mission, Mark, Brian, Brady and the restaurant team work tirelessly "to live out and grow the idea that it's worth putting other people first." Sponsored by Cacique.
When Maria Marszewski took over a bar in one of Southside Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods, she never imagined that it would become an institution for locals and a catalyst for social change. To her surprise, decades later, her sons transformed her tiny old bar into a modern establishment, serving up a unique blend of Korean and Polish street food. Kimski is a nod to their heritage and that of their chef, Won Kim. Sponsored by Cacique.
Using local ingredients and recipes learned from his mother and grandmother, Chef Aarón Sánchez of New Orleans' famed Mexican restaurant, Johnny Sánchez, reinterprets his family's dishes through a modern lens. Sponsored by Cacique.
La Familia Cortez has been a fixture on the San Antonio food scene for over 75 years. Their story began with Mi Tierra, which Pete and Cruz Cortez opened as a three-table cafe serving Tex-Mex in 1941, and has evolved into a multi-generational, four-restaurant empire. The most recent addition, Viva Villa Taqueria, is helmed by chef and granddaughter Cariño Cortez, who brings a renewed dedication to tradition, as well as culinary evolution, to the family business. Sponsored by Cacique.
