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One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200

2026-06-05 · 34 min · episode 200 · 37 entities

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  • → hosted by Carl Fiadini person
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    Feed author/publisher: Carl Fiadini
  • → works at Walk-In Talk Media company
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    joined Walk-In Talk Media
  • → works at Walk-In Talk Media company
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    joined Walk-In Talk Media
  • → discusses Arts concept
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    Feed category: Arts
  • → discusses food concept
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    Feed category: Food
  • → references En Us person
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://testo.com/en-US
  • → references metro.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://metro.com/
  • → references theburntchefproject.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://theburntchefproject.com/
  • → references operationbbqrelief.org website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://operationbbqrelief.org/
  • → references The New York Trilogy book
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://therestaurantshows.com/new-york
  • → references crabislandseafood.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://crabislandseafood.com/
  • → references pizzatomorrow.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://pizzatomorrow.com/
  • → references rakporcelain.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://rakporcelain.com/
  • → references citrusamerica.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://citrusamerica.com/
  • → references California website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://therestaurantshows.com/california
  • → references sustainablesupperclub.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://sustainablesupperclub.com/
  • → references Florida website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://therestaurantshows.com/florida
  • → references cltampa.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://cltampa.com/
  • → references getfranki.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://getfranki.com/

Entities found in this episode

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  • mentioned metro.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://metro.com/
  • mentioned theburntchefproject.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://theburntchefproject.com/
  • mentioned operationbbqrelief.org website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://operationbbqrelief.org/
  • mentioned crabislandseafood.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://crabislandseafood.com/
  • mentioned pizzatomorrow.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://pizzatomorrow.com/
  • mentioned rakporcelain.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://rakporcelain.com/
  • mentioned citrusamerica.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://citrusamerica.com/
  • mentioned California website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://therestaurantshows.com/california
  • mentioned sustainablesupperclub.com website
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://sustainablesupperclub.com/
  • mentioned Florida website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://therestaurantshows.com/florida
  • mentioned cltampa.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://cltampa.com/
  • mentioned getfranki.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://getfranki.com/
  • references metro.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://metro.com/
  • references theburntchefproject.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://theburntchefproject.com/
  • references operationbbqrelief.org website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://operationbbqrelief.org/
  • references crabislandseafood.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://crabislandseafood.com/
  • references pizzatomorrow.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://pizzatomorrow.com/
  • references rakporcelain.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://rakporcelain.com/
  • references citrusamerica.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://citrusamerica.com/
  • references California website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://therestaurantshows.com/california
  • references sustainablesupperclub.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://sustainablesupperclub.com/
  • references Florida website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://therestaurantshows.com/florida
  • references cltampa.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://cltampa.com/
  • references getfranki.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://getfranki.com/

persons 4

  • mentioned Carl Fiadini person
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    Feed author/publisher: Carl Fiadini
  • hosted by Carl Fiadini person
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    Feed author/publisher: Carl Fiadini
  • mentioned En Us person
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://testo.com/en-US
  • references En Us person
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://testo.com/en-US

concepts 4

  • mentioned Arts concept
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    Feed category: Arts
  • mentioned food concept
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    Feed category: Food
  • discusses Arts concept
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    Feed category: Arts
  • discusses food concept
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    Feed category: Food

companys 3

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  • mentioned The New York Trilogy book
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    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://therestaurantshows.com/new-york
  • references The New York Trilogy book
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "One Year Later: Chef Elijah Rock on Leadership, Fatherhood, and Letting Go of Control | Walk-In Talk Podcast Ep. 200": https://therestaurantshows.com/new-york
Episode description as stored
Almost exactly one year ago, Chef Elijah Rock joined Walk-In Talk Media to discuss the early stages of building Bricks and navigating life as a new restaurant owner. A lot can change in a year. In Episode 200, Elijah returns to reflect on what the last twelve months have taught him about leadership, delegation, fatherhood, burnout, trust, and the reality of restaurant ownership beyond what guests see from the dining room. The conversation explores the pressure that comes with building something meaningful, learning to let go of control, empowering a team, and finding balance in an industry that rarely slows down. Along the way, Elijah shares how becoming a father has changed his perspective, why success often looks different than people imagine, and what it means to build something his daughter can one day be proud of. In the studio, Chef Elijah presents two dishes that reflect both comfort and restraint: 🍽️ Pork Chop 🍽️ Branzino with Green Bean Amandine, Radish & Herb Salad As Walk-In Talk Media reaches Episode 200, it felt fitting to spend the milestone with a chef whose story reminds us that hospitality is built one day, one service, and one decision at a time. Episode Takeaways Leadership begins when you learn to trust others. Delegation is not weakness, it's necessary for growth. Restaurant ownership often looks very different than it appears online. Burnout remains one of hospitality's biggest challenges. Fatherhood can reshape priorities and perspective. Success is rarely glamorous in the day-to-day. Great teams are built through empowerment, not control. The moments you miss are often the ones you can never get back. Simplicity and restraint matter in both food and life. Building something meaningful takes time, patience, and consistency. BRAND PARTNERS Metro Foodservice Solutions & Trimark USA https://www.metro.com  TriMark USA Commercial-grade storage, transport, and workflow systems trusted across professional kitchens. RAK Porcelain USA https://www.rakporcelain.com Professional tableware engineered for durability and presentation. Citrus America https://www.citrusamerica.com Premium citrus solutions supporting chefs, retailers, and distributors. Crab Island Seafood https://crabislandseafood.com Florida-based supplier delivering responsibly sourced seafood to foodservice partners. Testo North America https://www.testo.com/en-US Precision measurement and food safety solutions for professional kitchens. Franki https://www.getfranki.com A platform connecting restaurants with high-intent diners through real experiences and user-generated content. CAUSE PARTNERS The Burnt Chef Project https://www.theburntchefproject.com Advocating for mental health awareness in the hospitality industry. Operation BBQ Relief https://operationbbqrelief.org Providing meals to communities impacted by natural disasters. Sustainable Supperclub https://www.sustainablesupperclub.com Pop-up dining experiences focused on sustainability and food access. TRADE SHOW & INDUSTRY PARTNERS Florida Restaurant Show https://www.therestaurantshows.com/florida/ New York Restaurant Show https://www.therestaurantshows.com/new-york/ California Restaurant Show https://www.therestaurantshows.com/california/ Pizza Tomorrow Summit https://www.pizzatomorrow.com/ U.S. Culinary Open https://www.usculinaryopen.com/About Creative Loafing Tampa Bay https://www.cltampa.com ABOUT WALK-IN TALK MEDIA Walk-In Talk Media is an industry-recognized B2B food and hospitality media company focused on chef-driven storytelling and real conversations inside the business of food.