Host Bryan Ford is joined by actor and musician Tristan Mack Wilds. The multi-faceted entertainer became widely popular from his breakout role as Micheal Lee on HBO’s The Wire and starring as Dixon Wilson on the hit remake 90210. In 2014, Wilds released his critically acclaimed debut album, New York: A Love Story, executively produced by iconic producer Salaam Remi. The album went on to receive a GRAMMY nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album. He currently stars as "Alonzo Powers" on AppleTV+'s Swagger. 

Tristan joins Bryan for the “dish that raised him,” his mom’s  Poor Man’s chili. 



This episode was recorded prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.



Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: Youtube

Recipe from today's episode can be found at Shondaland.com

Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: Discord

Tristan IG: @mackwilds

Bryan Ford IG: @artisanbryan

Don’t forget to check out Lupus Foundation of America at lupus.org.

Host Bryan Ford is joined by actor and musician Tristan Mack Wilds. The multi-faceted entertainer became widely popular from his breakout role as Micheal Lee on HBO’s The Wire and starring as Dixon Wilson on the hit remake 90210. In 2014, Wilds released his critically acclaimed debut album, New York: A Love Story, executively produced by iconic producer Salaam Remi. The album went on to receive a GRAMMY nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album. He currently stars as "Alonzo Powers" on AppleTV+'s Swagger. 
Tristan joins Bryan for the “dish that raised him,” his mom’s  Poor Man’s chili. 
 
This episode was recorded prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
 
Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQqveIge_K7cR6LBYVJnWggYEU6I7e-Qq">Youtube</a>
Recipe from today's episode can be found at <a href="https://www.shondaland.com/listen/the-flaky-biscuit-podcast/">Shondaland.com</a>
Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: <a href="https://discord.gg/vevhkZHtJZ">Discord</a> 
Tristan IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mackwilds/?hl=en">@mackwilds</a>
Bryan Ford IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artisanbryan/?hl=en">@artisanbryan</a>
Don’t forget to check out Lupus Foundation of America at <a href="https://www.lupus.org/">lupus.org</a>.

Welcome to The Flaky Biscuit Podcast! Each episode, award-winning baker, Bryan Ford, welcomes fellow chefs, comedians, actors, musicians, change makers and more to his kitchen table. The guest's favorite, most nostalgic meal sets the tone for the stories of their childhood, growth, failure, triumph, and everything in between. These meals could be anything from a homemade version of a packaged baked good like a Twinkie, to re-creations of a special family gumbo. Bryan will do his best to make these from SCRATCH! Bryan’s goal is to elicit the Proust Effect for his guests, where special memories are triggered by food. Guaranteed for lots of laughs, Bryan doesn’t always get the meal quite right, but they always have fun, get real, and share something delicious.

Cook and bake these meals for yourself! Find the custom recipes on Shondaland.com, and chat about it with fellow Flaky Fans on our Discord.

For Flaky Biscuit video content, subscribe to: youtube.com/shondaland.

Welcome to The Flaky Biscuit Podcast! Each episode, award-winning baker, Bryan Ford, welcomes fellow chefs, comedians, actors, musicians, change makers and more to his kitchen table. The guest's favorite, most nostalgic meal sets the tone for the stories of their childhood, growth, failure, triumph, and everything in between. These meals could be anything from a homemade version of a packaged baked good like a Twinkie, to re-creations of a special family gumbo. Bryan will do his best to make these from SCRATCH! Bryan’s goal is to elicit the Proust Effect for his guests, where special memories are triggered by food. Guaranteed for lots of laughs, Bryan doesn’t always get the meal quite right, but they always have fun, get real, and share something delicious.
Cook and bake these meals for yourself! Find the custom recipes on <a href="https://www.shondaland.com/listen/the-flaky-biscuit-podcast/" data-auth="Verified" data-ogsc="" data-linkindex="4">Shondaland.com</a>, and chat about it with fellow Flaky Fans on our <a href="https://discord.gg/vevhkZHtJZ" data-auth="Verified" data-ogsc="" data-linkindex="5">Discord</a>.
For Flaky Biscuit video content, subscribe to: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQqveIge_K7cR6LBYVJnWggYEU6I7e-Qq" data-auth="Verified" data-ogsc="" data-linkindex="6">youtube.com/shondaland</a>.

The Flaky Biscuit Podcast

Host Bryan Ford is joined by actor and musician Tristan Mack Wilds.

Poor Man’s Chili w/ Tristan Mack Wilds

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Host Bryan Ford is joined by Chef Michael Carter AKA Chef Mike. Known locally as “The Flavor Regulator,” Mike is the Executive Chef at Down North Pizza in North Philadelphia. Mike started his chef journey as an inmate in prison, selling improvised meals to his fellow detainees. Now he runs his own restaurant as part of the Down North Foundation, which provides jobs and resources to the formerly incarcerated. Mike’s restaurant has established itself as a cornerstone of the community with its events and free meals, and the thoughtful eye towards history and local culture on display in its cuisine and decor. Join Chef Mike and Bryan for a very special episode of The Flaky Biscuit as they enjoy one of Mike’s favorite meals, chicken and dumplings. 

Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: Youtube

Recipe from today's episode can be found at Shondaland.com

Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: Discord

Chef Mike IG: @coolhandmiz

Bryan Ford IG: @artisanbryan

Check Out the Down North Foundation at www.downnorthfoundation.org

Host Bryan Ford is joined by Chef Michael Carter AKA Chef Mike. Known locally as “The Flavor Regulator,” Mike is the Executive Chef at Down North Pizza in North Philadelphia. Mike started his chef journey as an inmate in prison, selling improvised meals to his fellow detainees. Now he runs his own restaurant as part of the Down North Foundation, which provides jobs and resources to the formerly incarcerated. Mike’s restaurant has established itself as a cornerstone of the community with its events and free meals, and the thoughtful eye towards history and local culture on display in its cuisine and decor. Join Chef Mike and Bryan for a very special episode of The Flaky Biscuit as they enjoy one of Mike’s favorite meals, chicken and dumplings. 
Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQqveIge_K7cR6LBYVJnWggYEU6I7e-Qq">Youtube</a>
Recipe from today's episode can be found at <a href="https://www.shondaland.com/">Shondaland.com</a>
Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: <a href="https://discord.gg/vevhkZHtJZ">Discord</a> 
Chef Mike IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coolhandmiz/">@coolhandmiz</a>
Bryan Ford IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artisanbryan/?hl=en">@artisanbryan</a>
Check Out the Down North Foundation at <a href="http://www.downnorthfoundation.org">www.downnorthfoundation.org</a>

Host Bryan Ford is joined by Chef Michael Carter AKA Chef Mike.

Chicken and Dumplings w/ Chef Mike Carter

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Host Bryan Ford is joined by actor and comedian Jason Biggs. With an extensive acting career that began at the age of five, Jason is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the American Pie comedy film series, Leonardo in the first two seasons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black. He also starred in Boys and Girls, Loser, Saving Silverman, Anything Else, Jersey Girl, Eight Below, Over Her Dead Body, and My Best Friend's Girl. For this episode, Jason asked Bryan to make him a classic Italian-American dish that he eats every holiday season, stromboli. 

Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: Youtube

Recipe from today's episode can be found at Shondaland.com

Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: Discord

Jason Biggs IG: @biggsjason

Bryan Ford IG: @artisanbryan

Don’t forget to check out your local food bank, volunteer or donate at feedingamerica.org.

Host Bryan Ford is joined by actor and comedian Jason Biggs. With an extensive acting career that began at the age of five, Jason is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the American Pie comedy film series, Leonardo in the first two seasons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black. He also starred in Boys and Girls, Loser, Saving Silverman, Anything Else, Jersey Girl, Eight Below, Over Her Dead Body, and My Best Friend's Girl. For this episode, Jason asked Bryan to make him a classic Italian-American dish that he eats every holiday season, stromboli. 
Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQqveIge_K7cR6LBYVJnWggYEU6I7e-Qq">Youtube</a>
Recipe from today's episode can be found at <a href="https://www.shondaland.com/">Shondaland.com</a>
Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: <a href="https://discord.gg/vevhkZHtJZ">Discord</a> 
Jason Biggs IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/biggsjason/">@biggsjason</a>
Bryan Ford IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artisanbryan/?hl=en">@artisanbryan</a>
Don’t forget to check out your local food bank, volunteer or donate at <a href="https://www.feedingamerica.org/">feedingamerica.org</a>.

Host Bryan Ford is joined by actor and comedian Jason Biggs.

Stromboli w/ Jason Biggs

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Host Bryan Ford is joined by Chef Roshara Sanders, also known as Chef Ro. Deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the 4th Engineer Battalion, Chef Ro started cooking professionally after she returned stateside and joined the 395th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, where she cross trained as a food supply specialist. In 2016, NBC Black named Chef Roshara Sanders to their annual “28 Under 28” list, and in 2018 she was named to Forbes “30 Under 30.” In 2020, she became the first Black woman to be a chef instructor at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. She currently serves as a celebrity ambassador for Habitat for Humanity International. 

Today’s meal takes Chef Ro back to holidays with her Puerto Rican step family.

Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: Youtube

Recipe from today's episode can be found at Shondaland.com

Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: Discord

Chef Ro IG: @chefro137

Bryan Ford IG: @artisanbryan

Support the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation at chooserestaurants.org

Host Bryan Ford is joined by Chef Roshara Sanders, also known as Chef Ro. Deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the 4th Engineer Battalion, Chef Ro started cooking professionally after she returned stateside and joined the 395th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, where she cross trained as a food supply specialist. In 2016, NBC Black named Chef Roshara Sanders to their annual “28 Under 28” list, and in 2018 she was named to Forbes “30 Under 30.” In 2020, she became the first Black woman to be a chef instructor at the <a href="https://www.ciachef.edu/">Culinary Institute of America</a> in New York. She currently serves as a celebrity ambassador for Habitat for Humanity International. 
Today’s meal takes Chef Ro back to holidays with her Puerto Rican step family.
Watch Bryan make his version and Subscribe: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQqveIge_K7cR6LBYVJnWggYEU6I7e-Qq">Youtube</a>
Recipe from today's episode can be found at <a href="https://www.shondaland.com/">Shondaland.com</a>
Join The Flaky Biscuit Community: <a href="https://discord.gg/vevhkZHtJZ">Discord</a> 
Chef Ro IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chefro137/">@chefro137</a>
Bryan Ford IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artisanbryan/?hl=en">@artisanbryan</a>
Support the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation at <a href="https://chooserestaurants.org/">chooserestaurants.org</a>

Host Bryan Ford is joined by culinary instructor Chef Ro for a special holiday meal.

Pernil and Cornbread w/ Chef Roshara Sanders

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Poor Man’s Chili w/ Tristan Mack Wilds

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