This week, we recap our recent hunt with Chef Michael Hunter, cooking wild game in the restaurant industry and some of our BEST bites from the weekend!
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On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, we are BACK from the winter break, and we have brought in a VERY special guest: Chef Michael Hunter (00:45)! How did Chef Michael get started hunting, (02:46) and here’s how he’s bringing wild game back to the restaurant industry in a HUGE way (05:48)! In the Michelin world, how do people view cooking with wild game (10:38)? Canada is a LOT different than Mississippi, so where does Michael like to hunt back home (15:06)? We’ve eaten some exotic animals before, but BEAR and COUGAR have NOT been on the menu (15:58). Michael takes a moment to debunk exactly WHY people think wild game has a “gamey” taste to it (19:20). What regulations does Canada have on hunting up north (21:35)? Michael has traveled to Mississippi a LOT for hunting, and here’s his thoughts (25:45). We had some KILLER eats this weekend, but here’s our favorites (30:23)! The ice made things go a little off schedule, but we had a BLAST hunting deer in the cold (32:14). Michael brought down some dishes to cook up from his own cookbook this weekend and we had a FEAST (51:09)! Finally, we close out with sending Michael off and heading back out to the stands to catch a few more does (1:00:14)!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Welcome Chef Michael Hunter!
02:46 - Who is Michael Hunter?
05:48 - Bringing wild game to the restaurant industry
10:38 - How do people in the high end chef world view wild game?
15:06 - Where does Michael hunt?
15:58 - Eating Bear and cougar
19:20 - Not all wild game is "gamey"
21:35 - Regulations for hunting in Canada
25:45 - Michael's experience hunting in Mississippi
30:23 - The best bites from this weekend
32:14 - Weekend hunting recap
51:09 - Michael's KILLER dishes from the weekend
1:00:14 - Closing Notes
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