Podcast Episode 95: Set Sail with MasterChef’s Becky Reams

 
In this episode of the Find Dining podcast, we talk to Becky Reams, food photographer and second runner-up on MasterChef‘s season three.  We discuss food styling and photography, Kansas City barbecue, and what Gordon Ramsay is really like. Check out Becky’s blog or download the Appetites App
 

• Learn more from Becky Reams on the upcoming MasterChef Cruise
• Watch MasterChef Mondays on FOX 8/7C
• Becky contributed recipes to [easyazon_link asin=”1609615123″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”tasttrek-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]MasterChef: The Ultimate Cookbook[/easyazon_link]
• MasterChef contestants are  judged by Graham Elliot, Joe Bastianich, and Gordon Ramsay
• Becky has photographed for Suzanne Goin’s restaurants, GQ, Food & Wine, Cooking Light, Edible and many others
• Hear how Becky helps set up the kitchen for guests on “The Queen Latifah Show“
• Sample some Kansas City barbecue at Jack Stack or  Oklahoma Joe’s
• Follow Becky to find out where she’s hosting her monthly pop-up brunch “Bang Bang”

 

 
 

Food for Thought

• Q: In what U.S. city was the hamburger chain White Castle first started ?
• A: Wichita, Kansas.

RELATED: Interview with Top Chef‘s Sheldon Simeon.

 
 

Out of the Frying Pan Picks:

• Coolest opportunity since being on MasterChef: Going on the cruise to do cooking demos
• Favorite cookbook(s):[easyazon_link asin=”B001JJBORO” locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”tasttrek-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]The Sweet Life: Desserts from Chanterelle[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link asin=”030745195X” locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”tasttrek-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” , popups=”default”]Momofuku[/easyazon_link],  [easyazon_link asin=”0714859036″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”tasttrek-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”, ]Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link asin=”0982761007″ locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”tasttrek-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking[/easyazon_link]
• Favorite whiskey: Michter’s Rye
• Biggest Lesson Learned on MasterChef: Trust your gut

 
Photo courtesy of FOX.