Afield with Christiana Roussel
Afield with Christiana Roussel
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Through fun and thoughtful conversations, Afield features on-location, adventurous episodes hosted by outdoor enthusiast and award-winning writer Christiana Roussel.
Join Christiana with her influential guests as they all share meaningful stories connected through a love for conservation and outdoors.
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The podcast focuses on themes such as wildlife conservation, Southern heritage, and outdoor living. Episodes include stories from guests like Vaughan Pursell Spanjer, who discusses her connection to Alabama's natural beauty and the creative journey that shaped her wildlife art, blending personal narratives with broader environmental themes.
Through fun and thoughtful conversations, Afield features on-location, adventurous episodes hosted by outdoor enthusiast and award-winning writer Christiana Roussel.
Join Christiana with her influential guests as they all share meaningful stories connected through a love for conservation and outdoors.
In this episode of Afield, Christiana sits down with renowned Alabama chef and James Beard semifinalist Rob McDaniel to explore the intersections of food, faith, and conservation. Christiana shares a fun throwback picture of Chef Rob during a live-fire cooking event, after his first Birmingham restaurant, Helen has been a hit, Chef Rob is now diving deep into sustainable seafood with the launch of Bayonet—his new oyster-forward restaurant in Birmingham.
As always, this episode isn’t just about food—it’s a heartfelt conversation about connecting to the land, preserving ecosystems, and how his spirituality and Southern upbringing influence every dish.
About Chef Rob McDaniel: Rob is a six-time James Beard semifinalist and Executive Chef of Helen and Bayonet in Birmingham, AL. A graduate of Auburn University and the New England Culinary Institute, he blends Southern heritage, open-fire cooking, and a conservation-minded ethos into every dish.
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