Ep. 676: Jesse Griffiths Earns a Michellin Star

March 17, 2025

Description

Steven Rinella talks with chef Jesse Griffiths, Ryan Callaghan, Janis Putelis, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.  Topics discussed: The Hog Book and The Turkey Book; Jesse's...
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Books Referenced

The Hog Book

Author: Jesse Griffiths

Context:

Steve Rinella introduces Jesse Griffiths as the author of 'The Hog Book' and 'The Turkey Book', describing them as 'very creatively titled' books that tell you exactly what they're about. The Hog Book is described as containing comprehensive information about preparing wild hogs.

The Turkey Book

Author: Jesse Griffiths

Context:

Introduced alongside The Hog Book as Jesse Griffiths' second book, which tells readers everything about preparing turkeys and every part of every turkey. Both books are noted as available at themeatater.com.

The Balinese Cockfight

Author: Clifford Geertz

Context:

Randall mentions this as 'a classic anthropological study' where Geertz goes to Bali and provides a deep analysis of how the cockfight can explain Balinese society and how people behave there. This comes up in a discussion about cockfighting after Steve mentions attending cockfights in the Philippines.