



Culinary Confidential's Foodie Holiday Gift Guide for 2025
This week on Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates unwraps the holiday season's most thoughtful gourmet gifts - delicious and tasty finds that are perfect stocking stuffers for the foodie in your life! Featured brands on this week's show are Arbo's Cheese Dip, HASSY Avocado Oil, Blume Honey Water,…

Petra Higby & Priscilla Jimenez
On this week's edition of Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates explores how food and drink become extraordinary gifts to give during the holiday season, and how they can transform into tokens of luxury, thoughtfulness, and lasting memory. Two remarkable voices join the show: Petra Highby and Pri…

Cynthia Rowley & Kit Keenan
On this week's edition of Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates is joined by two guests that bring family, fashion, and Campbell's products to the table. Celebrated New York fashion designer Cynthia Rowley is known for fearless use of color, surf-chic aesthetic, and decades of shaping American sty…

Chef Jason Weiner & Eric Lemonides
On this week's edition of Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates welcomes in the duo behind Bridgehampton's own Almond, Chef Jason Weiner and restauranteur Eric Lemonides. For two decades plus, Almond has been the East End's gathering place where farmers, fishers, and foragers aren't just supplier…

Captain Hugo Ortega & Bee Hayn
Culinary Confidential takes to the seas this week as Christina Cates dives into the world of luxury hospitality on the water! Joining this week's show is Captain Hugo Ortega and Chief Stewardess Bee Hayn, two seasoned pros whose careers were shaped by the tides. Hugo, well known to fans of Bravo's…

Martin Whelan & Chef Joey Fortunato
On this week's Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates dives into the tasty and savory intersection that is sports and food - the part of the fan experience where game day passion meets plate worthy flavor. Returning to the show is Chef Joey Fortunato of The Splendid, known for elevating comfort fo…

Ronald Asher
On this week's Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates explores the dining scene and culture in Hong Kong with Ronald Asher, founder and chief pie maker of Tai Tai Pie Pies - one of Hong Kong's most beloved dessert brands. Known for his handmade pies and nostalgic comfort flavors, Ronald has carved…

Katie DeCapria
Better not ghost this week's spooktacular edition of Culinary Confidential! Christina Cates is serving up a special Halloween treat that you won't want to miss. She dives into the sweet side of spooky season with Katie DeCapria, Senior Brand Manager for the Halloween portfolio at The Hershey Compa…

Zamir Gotta
On this week's edition of Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates welcomes Zamir Gotta - Russian-born producer, cultural diplomat, and longtime travel companion of the late great Anthony Bourdain - for a powerful and insightful conversation on food, friendship, and the art of connecting with others.…

Linnie Gold & Morgan Gold / Misty Skolnick
On this week's edition of Culinary Confidential, Christina Cates celebrates the strength, creativity, legacy, and hospitality that family-run food businesses have to offer, by featuring three inspiring guests whose brands are built on parent-child relationships. Linnie and Morgan Gold, the mother-…