I am Consciously Curious Podcast
1) 174. Building Honey Butter Fried Chicken: Radical Transparency in Restaurants
Our next guest is Christine Cikowski, Co-Founder and Chef of Honey Butter Fried Chicken. She's also a part of Sunday Dinner Club, TriBecca's Sandwich Shop, and Honey Butter Beach Club inside SPF Pickl...Show More
174. Building Honey Butter Fried Chicken: Radical Transparency in Restaurants
1:55:43 | Dec 24th, 2025
2) 173. From Steppenwolf-Trained Acting To Hosting Plant Workshops ft. Austin Hunt
Our next guest is the Founder of a plant workshop here in Chicago. He goes by @uncommonplantguy. Despite the simple idea for a date night, there is so much more to experience through the lens of creat...Show More
173. From Steppenwolf-Trained Acting To Hosting Plant Workshops ft. Austin Hunt
1:52:30 | Dec 10th, 2025
3) 172. From Bavettes and Pop Ups to Partnering with Mikerphone Brewing ft. Brennan's Gourmet Burger Shack
Our next guests are preparing to open a highly anticipated burger restaurant in Park Ridge in partnership with Mikerphone Brewing. They met at the highly coveted Bavettes in Chicago and went through m...Show More
4) 171. Uncut with Novel Pizza Cafe ft. Ryan Catolico and Enrique "Gremski" Huizar
Our next guests are Ryan Catolico and Enrique Huizar of Novel Pizza. Iāve been following their journey since the very beginning. I believe this was the second entry into the Almedaverse. Ryan reflects...Show More
171. Uncut with Novel Pizza Cafe ft. Ryan Catolico and Enrique "Gremski" Huizar
1:36:05 | Oct 30th, 2025
5) 170. Carmilla Kupritz Returns
Carmilla K is back on the pod. She recently completed a half marathon in Iceland, another Hyrox event, and moved over to Studio Three from Corepower. We yap about themes of discipline, being present, ...Show More
6) 169. No BS Wine Education with Slik Wines' Founder ft. Marie Cheslik
Our next guest provides a down to earth approach to wine education and sheās coming out with a book on how to read a wine label. She has channeled her love of hospitality as a nurse and a sommelier at...Show More
7) 168. Melding Various Interests As A Multidisciplinary Artist ft. Alyssa Low
Our next guest is a designer and multidisciplinary artist. Sheās worked with brands like Good Things Vending [Shoutout Steph Krim], The Chicago Bulls, Blackhawks, and Fire, The Chicago Marathon, and m...Show More
168. Melding Various Interests As A Multidisciplinary Artist ft. Alyssa Low
1:35:18 | Sep 24th, 2025
8) 167. ER Vet Nurse Cooks Vegan Food For Gordon Ramsay ft. Courtney Fraley
Our next guest is passionate on all things animals. She is an ER Vet Nurse as well as the author for her blog, Faraway Kitchen, where she shares vegan recipes from around the world. She was recently a...Show More
167. ER Vet Nurse Cooks Vegan Food For Gordon Ramsay ft. Courtney Fraley
1:51:02 | Sep 16th, 2025
9) 166. Holey Dough & Co. ft. Jake Rubin
Our next guest is riding the high of Eeeeeatscon this last weekend. Heās been consistently selling out of his weekly preorders despite increasing available quantities. The bagels have a nice āknock kn...Show More
10) 165. Coming Out in More Ways Than One ft. Alvis Huynh
Our next guest is the Chef and Founder of Vį» lįŗ”i which is currently a Vietnamese and Lao pop-up filled with themes of nostalgia and homestyle cooking. Coming from hard-working blue collar immigrants, ...Show More