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If you like wine, wild game and hearing what goes on behind the scenes of a national outdoor TV show, Off the Record with Scott and Michelle is for you.
Why a podcast?
Perhaps I needed a place to share my nearly 30 years experience as a Chef, caterer, restaurant manager, menu-developer, cocktail-creator, hunter, shooter...or perhaps I just needed an excuse to drink a glass of wine - virtually - with my good friend, Michelle Scheuermann, of BulletProof Communications.
This podcast was actually her idea and it took her about a year to convince me to do it.
She finally flew out to California in mid-March of 2020 to record a few sessions, and wouldn't you believe it that right there, at my kitchen counter, we both found out the world was forever changing.
Luckily she flew back to her home state of Minnesota just fine, but it took us another few months to edit those episodes and get this ball rolling.
Today, we have good flow going
We've started inviting guests on the show - which isn't too hard to do as Michelle has also been in the outdoor industry going on 15 years.
~Scott Leysath
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Season 3
Scott Leysath and Michelle Scheuermann talk with Kevin Phillips of Michael David Winery fame about the new season of Dead Meat that starts December 4, 2023 on Outdoor Channel. Kevin and Scott spent 30 days in South America hunting, fishing, and drinking too much wine. Listen to the podcast on Libsyn here: https://offtherecordscottandmichelle.libsyn.com/otr-38-thirty-days-in-south-america-gets-you-a-tv-show-with-kevin-phillips Also, Michelle is…
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New, and improved, Sporting Chef Season debuts September 25, 2023 on Outdoor Channel with Stacy Lyn Harris. Michelle and Scott also talk dove hunting, Midwest eating habits, milk, California, real eggs (brown vs white), Big Momma and lots of googling. Listen to the episode on Libysn: https://offtherecordscottandmichelle.libsyn.com/otr-37-two-sporting-chefs-make-it-better-with-stacy-lyn-harris Follow Stacy Lyn Harris on Facebook and Instagram…
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Scott and Michelle discuss Scott’s scope-eye situation, SHOT Show, South America, piranhas, overeating, throwing up a venison burrito, Dry July, social drinking, and how Scott still can’t get the show name correct… Kevin Phillips co-hosts this season of “Dead Meat” with Scott Leysath. Season 7 debuts on Outdoor Channel Dec 4 at 9:30 p.m. ET.…
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Tommy Gomes, the Fishermonger, is the most important person on Outdoor Channel – or so Scott and Michelle say. Season three of “The Fishmonger” starts in May, 2023. They talk about: State of Jefferson, Windmill farms, Right whales, Tunaville Market, Season 3, Dry-aged fish, Flavor profiles, Michelle’s got attitude, Fish sausage, Wrench and Rodent, Catfish…
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Meet the host of “Ranch America:” River Klass. Ranch America is produced by Scott Leysath and debuts on Outdoor Channel on March 6 at 9:30 p.m. ET. He, Scott Leysath and Michelle discuss Cows, Rodeos, Horses, Michelle and the FFA, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Gas Station Sushi (just don’t do it), Stemple Creek Beef, Calaveras Cowgirl…
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Scott & Michelle discuss stress-free holiday cooking (we do this to ourselves), how to corn venison, duck, or really, anything and Scott gives the latest updates on Ranch America, The Fishmonger, Dead Meat and Sporting Chef TV series. Oh, and cowboys in Hawaii are called paniolos. And they get a kick out of talking about…
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Michelle is doing Sober October (why?); Chef Scott is falling apart, why Hallmark Channel is the best; remember Paul James? and Michelle gives a preview of BirdFest with the Steep Canyon Rangers, South Carolina Waterfowl, V.I.P. Experience in Charleston SC. Plus, Scott shares how The Fishmonger is now famous, how Ranch America is coming along…
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Chef Scott Leysath is getting kicked to the curb, a new and improved Sporting Chef is on the deck with Stacy Lyn Harris debuting Sept 19 on Outdoor Channel. And what is Southern cuisine, anyway? Also, we discuss Alaska’s Talon Lodge, that time Michelle caught a King Salmon during spawning… the path of least resistance,…
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In this episode, Scott and Michelle talk about what’s up with Dead Meat and Ranch America, food snobs, wine snobs, Giardia three-way, off-limits critters, eating skunk and going deep in a cow’s rear end. Listen in and subscribe to the podcast! On iTunes hereOn Stitcher Radio hereOn iHeartRadio here Get Scott’s Recipes at SportingChef.Com Follow Scott on Instagram and Facebook and YouTube Watch Dead Meat and…
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Folks, Michelle and Scott have returned. They discuss season 2 of “The Fishmonger,” new series “Ranch America,” the high cost of travel, being on TV, Horses vs. ATVs, Michelle tells a sad story, surf scoters, the Salton Sea freakshow, the new host of the Sporting Chef, Big Cedar Lodge, Tunaville Market, FloridaBowfishing.com, Lucie Cardet, and…
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An episode loaded with fascinating & funny stories from hunting & fishing trips near & far as Camp Chef’s Brooks Hanson spills the beans on Scott Leysath. Camp Chef is one of Scott’s longest tenured sponsors of “The Sporting Chef” TV series. Camp Chef is THE source for cast iron cooking and for grills and…
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Corey Meyer and Charlie Pehrson could not find the gun safe they wanted, so they built it, and they made a modular gun safe. Steelhead Outdoors was born in 2020 – their first show was Pheasant Fest in the Minneapolis in 2020 and they haven’t looked back. All the modular gun safe components are made…
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On Episode 26 of “Off the Record with The Sporting Chef and Michelle” Chef Scott and Michelle chat with an anti-hunter-turned-hunter. What?! Yes! What are the odds that someone opposed to hunting becomes an adult-onset hunter? Slim, indeed… but meet our guest, Keng Yang, who found a love of hunting and traditions thanks to getting…
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On Episode 25 of Off the Record with The Sporting Chef & Michelle, Chef Scott & Michelle remind us that hunting season’s comin’ so it’s time to empty your freezer of last year’s game and fish. Grind things up to make burgers, fish cakes and more tasty meals. Here’s the recipe for Scott’s fish cakes…
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Fabulous & well-spoken game chef John McGannon joins Scott & Michelle for a brand new Off the Record with The Sporting Chef and Michelle, which is loaded with cooking tips and secrets. Plus, Scott lets it slip that he owns 2 e-bikes. Mayhem ensues. Don’t miss Part 1 of Chef John’s interview here. Plus, Chef…
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How did Michael David Winery, out of Lodi, Cali., get named the American Winery of the Year in 2020? Through a lot of time, hard work and family dedication. Listen in as Kevin Phillips, VP of Something at Michael David Winery, shares how his family started the vineyard in the ‘80’s, created a monster brand…
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Have you ever woken up and forgot where you are? And what you are hunting that day? It happens if you travel as the host and producer of an award-winning TV series for more than 300 days out of the year, just like Melissa Bachman of Winchester Deadly Passion. Listen to eps 21 of Off…
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Brad Fenson can’t leave Canada and we can’t get to him – so let’s podcast! Brad is part outdoor communicator, part fish & game manager, and 100 percent conservationist, and he loves to go ice fishing. What else do you do in Canada in the winter? We podcast! Listen to Eps 20: How to Stay…
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On episode 19 of Off the Record with the Sporting Chef and Michelle – Scott and Michelle sit down with Elizabeth Schneider of Wine for Normal People. Elizabeth talks about how she got her start into the wine business – which was kind of a rocky start. Of course, the three of them get into…
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Chef John McGannon of WildEats.Com is the special guest on this episode of Off the Record with The Sporting Chef and Michelle. He and Scott refer to themselves as “Grumpy Old Chefs” and Michelle isn’t hating it. In fact, John’s tombstone will read “the dry age guy,” and Scott’s will read “the brine guy.” They…
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Off the Record with The Sporting Chef and Michelle – Eps 6 – Behind the Scenes with Scott. If you host television shows and travel all over cooking for a living, stuff happens. So Michelle asked Scott for some juicy BTS tales. One starts with friends squishing dog poop between their toes at the foot…
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Welcome back to Off the Record Podcast – Eps 5 – Kitchen Hacks. Just once, you’d love to be a fly on the wall when a world-class chef is kicking back and spilling the beans about things he does every day to make food taste so good, right? Well, buzz your way over to this…
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We move away from wine to vodka in Off the Record Podcast Eps 4 – Vodcast. Scott and Michelle test vodkas while attempting to record an episode. Scott pierces the veil on brand-name vodkas – and the shenanigans that he does during parties. Plus, he dives into his favorite vodka drink – and how people…
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Don’t overcook it. Eps 3 of Off the Record Podcast shows more in-depth talk of cooking medium and medium-rare foods – this time with salmon – and good wines. It’s salmon challenge week: will Michelle like the “not so done” piece? Scott seasons it with Hi Mountain Salmon Rub. Plus, he shares a lox-style salmon tips…
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We are being Politically Correct – and drinking a wine of the same name in Eps 4 of Off the Record Podcast. It is “Fear Factor” for Michelle as she tries two elk burgers Scott just prepared – one burger is not as done as she likes. Plus, we test the “red wine with meat” theory… Jump…
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Welcome to the very first episode of Off the Record Podcast with The Sporting Chef and Michelle! Celebrate the art of cooking and wine pairings with The Sporting Chef Scott Leysath and Outdoor Insider Michelle Scheuermann. Michelle visits Scott at his home in Northern California just before COVID-19 hits us hard. So its good we…
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