MeatEater Cooks (2021)

In a new take on the classic "meat and bread" combo, Top Chef finalist and Fan Favorite Kevin Gillespie shows Steve how to whip up a crispy Torta Milanese with the mountain goat Steve shot while filming MeatEater's 10th Season. The duo harvest some fresh veggies from Steve's garden while discussing the challenges that face anyone who hunts the high mountains. Kevin shares the story of his last Mountain Goat hunt while showing Steve a few chef tricks.

Chefs Kevin Gillespie and Jean-Paul Bourgeois explore the origins of the classic combo of Duck with rice by seeing who can whip up the best plate of food. Each chef prepares a dish representing their culinary background, and discuss how it's possible for 2 different cuisines to have so much in common.

Steve Rinella and Chef Kevin Gillespie are back in the kitchen, this time to work some magic with meat from his New Mexico bull elk. Kevin shows Steve one of his favorite quick dinner fixes, Vietnamese Style Shakin Elk. The two discuss some of the mythology surrounding marinades and brining, plus Steve shows off his prized culinary possession, his citrus juicer.

Ol Cal, Chef Kevin, and Snort knock off work a bit early one day to hunt some of the last of the season's Montana pheasants. With a couple plump roosters in hand they return to Cal's place so that Kevin can show him a classic French dish that transforms the tough to use legs and thighs of the pheasant into a meal fit for a king; or at least a hungry upland hunter.

Janis Putelis put in some serious work to harvest a mature Bighorn Sheep this year and Chef Kevin Gillespie wants to show him a way to prepare it that lives up to the effort Janis put into the hunt. The pair spends all day creating an ancient Kashmiri Dish called Rogan Josh, along with homemade Naan Bread, before finally getting a chance to taste their hard work.

Snow Goose gets a bad rap for being less than extraordinary when it comes to table fare. In reality nothing could be further from the truth. Chef Kevin Gillespie shows Sean Weaver a spin on an American classic, Steak Diane, that is sure to impress even the most skeptical waterfowler.

Kimi Werner certainly knows her way around a kitchen, and when it comes to anything seafood she is an absolute pro. But even pros can still learn something new on occasion and Kevin wants to share a method of preparing octopus with Kimi that he learned from a fellow chef, who is famous for his octopus preparations. The two work together to create a real showstopper of...

Wild + Whole is rooted in the values of sustainable eating, which often means making use of less common ingredients alongside foods in the peak of the season. Kevin and Danielle work together to transform two strikingly different ingredients, fresh duck liver and chanterelle mushrooms, into a dish that would be right at home on the menu of any of Kevin's restaurants.

Seth and Chester are no strangers to a good fish fry. In this episode, they're working with Chef Kevin Gillespie to find a slightly more elevated approach to this classic preparation. The end result is sure to leave you with a strong desire to head out and catch a limit of walleye.

Join Janis Putelis and Kevin Gillespie as they prepare mountain lion sandwiches right from Janis’ kitchen. With a recipe that includes sausage, bacon, cheese, homemade coleslaw, and a fresh mountain lion loin - Is it possible this could be the best sandwich ever made? Tune in to find out. Presented by @Work Sharp.

On this episode of MeatEater Cooks, Mark Kenyon and Kevin Gillespie team up to prepare Moussaka with some hard earned ground venison. There is nothing fast about this technical layered dish, but the end result is worth the time in the kitchen.