INDUSTRY: Cooking as Therapy, How Chefs are Helping, Restaurants Trying to Survive | Jet Tila

Published: May 2, 2020, 10 a.m.

b"Recorded April 24, 2020.In this episode, Dr. O\\u2019Connell is joined by Foodnetwork Chef, Jet Tila, to discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the food industry and restaurants and what you can do to help.Questions from this episode include:What effects are you seeing in the restaurant industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?How are chefs and restaurants adapting to keep their businesses running?Can you tell us what type of planning is being done for restaurants opening back up? Things such as social distancing, hygiene measures, and seating arrangements.If a parent is a cooking novice, what advice would you give them about how to get started cooking with their children?Your host is Dr. Ted O\\u2019Connell, family physician, educator, and author of numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed articles. He holds academic appointments at UCSF, UC Davis, and Drexel University's medical schools and also founded the Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Community Medicine and Global Health Fellowship, the first program in the U.S. to formally combine both community medicine and global health. Follow Ted on Instagram (@tedoconnellmd) and Twitter (@tedoconnell)!\\xa0From battling the legendary Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef America, opening Encore Hotel in Las Vegas and guiding Anthony Bourdain through many markets and restaurants, Chef Jet Tila is internationally celebrated for his culinary expertise. This best-selling author grew up in the first family of Thai food and then later attending both French and Japanese culinary schools, Jet is a born educator and story teller.\\xa0Jet was appointed as the inaugural Culinary Ambassador of Thai Cuisine by the Royal Thai Consulate, the first-ever chef to represent his country\\u2019s culture and cuisine.\\xa0\\xa0Chef Jet\\u2019s culinary operations includes VP Culinary of Pei Wei Group 148 restaurants & Managing Partner Dragon Tiger Noodle Co in Las Vegas.\\xa0He has partnerships with Compass Group, Schwan\\u2019s & NBC Universal/DreamWorks.\\xa0His food reaches millions of people a year.He appears as co-host of Iron Chef America and recurring judge on Food Network\\u2019s Cutthroat Kitchen, Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay and Guy\\u2019s Grocery Games. As well as an array of shows ranging from the Today, MasterChef, Rachel Ray and holds six culinary Guinness World Records.Keep up with Chef Jet:Website: chefjet.comFacebook: @chefjettilaTwitter: @jettilaInstagram: @jettilaFoodNetworkKitchen app\\xa0Links for this episode:SurfasSurfasonline.com@SurfasLA\\xa0Guy FieriGuyfieri.com@guyfieri\\xa0Off Their Plateofftheirplate.org\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Dine One OneDine11.org@Dine11_LASubmit Your Questions for the PodcastSend an email to info@arslonga.media or check out covidpodcast.comWhat Can You Do?\\xa0You can help spread commonsense about COVID-19 by supporting this podcast. Hit subscribe, leave a positive review, and share it with your friends especially on social media. We can each do our part to ensure that scientifically accurate information about the pandemic spreads faster than rumors or fears. Remember to be vigilant, but remain calm. For the most trusted and real time information on COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic, both the CDC and WHO have dedicated web pages to keep the public informed.\\xa0The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.\\xa0Producers: Madison Linden and Christopher Breitigan. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD\\xa0Special thank you to Iminotech for supporting credible information about Covid-19.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"