Andrew Talks to Chefs

By Andrew Friedman

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Our top chefs, as you’ve never heard them before. Author Andrew Friedman, one of the nation's chief chroniclers of professional kitchen life, interviews a diverse cross-section of the best and biggest names in the business, bringing his personal relationships and industry knowledge to bear in coaxing personal and professional revelations from his guests.

Episode Date
Kyle Knall (Birch - Milwaukee) on Mentorship, Chef-Farmer Synergies, and his Upcoming Cassis Restaurant
Nov 06, 2025
Joshua Pinsky (Claud & Penny, NYC) on Influences, Concepting Restaurants, & Defining One's Culinary Style
Oct 24, 2025
Chris Shepherd (Southern Smoke Foundation) on Finding the Kitchen, Cooking Instinctually, and Answering the Call
Sep 12, 2025
When It's Time to Say Goodbye to the Industry: A Special Conversation with Chef Andrew Turner, Proprietor of Valley Wine Merchants (Newberg, OR)
Aug 05, 2025
Adam McFarland & Tom Rogers LIVE! at their Hit Chicago Restaurant John's Food & Wine (Recorded Before an Industry Audience During the 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards Weekend)
Aug 01, 2025
Maria Rodriguez (Head Bartender, Cantina Rosa--Chicago) on Mixologists versus Bartenders, What Makes a Great Drink, & Military-Restaurant Industry Parallels
Jul 29, 2025
Jackie Carnesi (Kellogg's Diner--Brooklyn) on Learning to Love New York, Preserving Landmark Restaurants, and the Push-Pull of Fine Dining
Jul 28, 2025
Yara Herrera (Hellbender restaurant--Queens, NY) on Standing Out, Fitting in, and Honing Your Culinary Voice
Jul 25, 2025
Douglas Keane (Chef-Owner, Cyrus; Author, Culinary Leverage) on Kitchen Culture, the Cost of Ego, and the Pace of Change
Jul 18, 2025
Anne McBride (Vice President of Impact, James Beard Foundation) Discusses the Foundation's 2025 Independent Restaurant Industry Report
Jul 15, 2025
John Birdsall (author, What Is Queer Food? How We Served a Revolution) on Community, Culture, and Quiche
Jul 10, 2025
Nidal Barake (One of Each podcast) on Infiltrating the Chef World, Global Travel, and Adapting to the Moment
Jun 26, 2025
Ari Miller (Philadelphia) on Shifting from Journalism to Cooking, Breakout Dishes, and the Meaning of "Relationship Cuisine"
Jun 23, 2025
David Nayfeld (Che Fico, et. al. -- Northern California) on His First Cookbook, Dad, What's for Dinner?
Jun 11, 2025
Besha Rodell (author, Hunger Like a Thirst) on Restaurant Criticism, Nomadic Living, and Writing Her First Memoir
May 21, 2025
EXCLUSIVE! RETURN OF THE LA CHEF CONFERENCE: A Special Announcement by Conference Founder Brad Metzger & Host Chef Neal Fraser
May 15, 2025
Emily Yuen (Lingo restaurant, Brooklyn) on Moving on from French Cuisine, Finding Her Culinary Voice, and Why She Never Says Never
May 09, 2025
Calvin Eng (Bonnie's restaurant, Brooklyn, & author of Salt Sugar MSG) on the Value of Unconventional Training, Generations of Cantonese-American Food, and Whether There's Such a Thing as NYC Cuisine
Apr 29, 2025
Inside the Chefs ❤️ LA Benefit! (featuring Nyesha Arrington, Ellen Marie Bennett, Billy Harris, Sherry Yard, and others)
Apr 07, 2025
Remembering André Soltner (previously unaired 2016 interview)
Apr 05, 2025
Laurie Woolever (author, Care and Feeding) on Life Lessons, Navigating Memoirs, and Reckoning with Bad Men
Mar 25, 2025
Alex Kemp (My Loup, Philly) on Figuring Out What Kind of Chef You Are, the Lures of Philadelphia, and Being Persistent
Mar 10, 2025
Rasika Venkatesa (Mythily) on Progressive South Indian Cuisine, Finding the Right Kitchens, and Plotting Her First Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant
Feb 13, 2025
LIVE! from the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Forum in NYC, featuring Valerie Chang, Curtis Duffy, Aisha Ibrahim, Ayesha Nurdjaja, and Junghyun Park
Jan 30, 2025
Tomer Blechman (Miss Ada, Theodora, Thea Bakery - Brooklyn) on the Healing Power of Food & Hospitality and Why He Doesn't Look Too Far Ahead
Dec 24, 2024
Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo (Esmé, Chicago) – Part 2, in which our heroes work and learn at MK and Next in Chicago, and decide to launch a restaurant (Esmé) together
Dec 23, 2024
Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo (Esmé, Chicago) - Part 1, in which our heroes discover the pleasures of food and cooking and find their way to Chicago
Dec 20, 2024
Adam Leonti (Cucina Alba, NYC) on Taking a Historical View of Food, Protecting Yourself in Business, and How His Restaurant Reflects His Life
Dec 19, 2024
Paul Bertolli (Fra'Mani Handcrafted Foods) on Thinking Musically in the Kitchen, Discovering Italy, and Multi-Faceted Careers
Dec 18, 2024
Jeremy Salamon (Agi's Counter, Brooklyn) on Hungarian Food, Making it in NYC, and his First Cookbook (Second Generation)
Dec 17, 2024
Nick Tamburo (Smithereens, NYC) on Band-Kitchen Parallels, European vs. US Training, and the Quantum Leap from Chef to Chef-Owner
Dec 14, 2024
Lisa Dahl (Dahl Restaurant Group; Sedona, Arizona) on Restaurant Sanctuaries, Live-Fire Cooking, and Growing as a Chef and Restaurateur
Dec 13, 2024
Farmer Lee Jones (The Chef's Garden; Milan, Ohio) on Soil Health, Vegetables as Preventative Medicine, and Building Longterm Relationships
Dec 12, 2024
Tyler Akin (Bastia, Philly) on the Role of Perfectionism, Gamifying Technique, and Getting Ready for His Close Up
Dec 10, 2024
Jon Templin (Butternut Sustainable Farm; Sturgis, Michigan) on Chef-Farmer Relationships & How to Get the Most from Them
Dec 10, 2024
Alexander Smalls (author, The Contemporary African Kitchen) on His Creative Life, Loving New York City, and His Thoughtful New Book
Dec 06, 2024
Nok Suntaranon (author, Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen) on the Momentous Occasion of a First Book, and Leaving a Culinary Legacy
Dec 06, 2024
Daniel Turtel (Peter Luger Steakhouse) on Iconic Dining, the Origin Stories of Landmark Menu Items, and Andrew’s First Visit to Peter Luger (recorded LIVE! in the Peter Luger dining room)
Dec 05, 2024
Clarice Lam (author, Breaking Bao) on Parisian Epiphanies, Training Days, and Her New Book
Dec 03, 2024
Edgar Rico (Nixta Taqueria, Austin) on Questing for Knowledge, Tacos, and the Allure of Austin (from Hot Luck 2024!)
Dec 03, 2024
Michael Mina (The Mina Group) on his Egyptian Heritage, the Spirit of 90s NYC, and Growing a Restaurant Group
Nov 11, 2024
Dan Richer (Razza Pizza Artigianale; Jersey City, NJ) on Craft, Obsession, and Live-Fire Cooking (part of our Chefs on Fire series)
Oct 07, 2024
Ashley Christensen (Raleigh, NC) on How She Started Cooking and Where Restaurant Concepts Come From
Oct 01, 2024
Stephanie Izard (Girl and the Goat & others, Chicago and Los Angeles) on Eclecticism, Career Decisions, and Live-Fire Cooking (part of our Chefs on Fire series)
Aug 23, 2024
Chicago's Mindy Segal (Mindy's Bakery) on Collaboration, Cannabis, and a Life without Recipes
Aug 19, 2024
Gustavo Arellano (LA Times columnist) on the Ethics of Restaurant Criticism, the Joys of Being a Columnist, and Whether Any Subjects Should be Taboo
Aug 08, 2024
Arielle Johnson (food scientist & author, Flavorama) on Why Foods Taste the Way They Do
Aug 06, 2024
Adair Canacasco (Roister, Chicago) on Nostalgia, his Mexican Roots, and Live-Fire Cooking (part of our Chefs on Fire series)
Jul 23, 2024
Sean Brock (Joyland, Audrey & june, Nashville) on Finding His Culinary Voice in Appalachian Food
Jul 09, 2024
Announcing ... The meez Network! A New Hospitality Industry Content Hub co-founded by Andrew and meez founder/ceo Josh Sharkey
Jul 01, 2024
Ruth Reichl (author, The Paris Novel) on Pleasure, Travel, and Discovering the Joy of Writing
Jun 24, 2024
Lyndsay C. Green (Restaurant & Dining Critic, Detroit Free Press) on Becoming a Critic, Detroit's Food Scene, & the Role of Race in Criticism
Jun 11, 2024
LIVE! FROM HOT LUCK: Paola Velez (Dōekï Dōekï; Bakers Against Racism) Just Wants to Bake the World a Better Place
May 30, 2024
Sal Lamboglia (Cafe Spaghetti, Swoony's) on the Long Road Back to Brooklyn
May 29, 2024
Chad Williams (Friday Saturday Sunday restaurant; Philly, PA) on Finding the Magic & Poetry in Food & Cooking
May 25, 2024
Author Robert Simonson on His Book "The Encyclopedia of Cocktails" (an ATTC Special Conversation)
May 17, 2024
The Rent is Too Damn High and Other Industry Issues, with Marc Forgione (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
May 14, 2024
Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard (authors, Koreaworld: A Cookbook) on This Exciting Time in Korean Food
May 07, 2024
Evan Funke (Felix, Mother Wolf, etc.) on Pasta, Italy, and the Meaning of Life
May 03, 2024
Nina Compton (Compère Lapin, New Orleans) on How She Put it All Together
Apr 23, 2024
Austin Johnson's Long and Winding Road to One White Street (NYC)
Apr 22, 2024
Alain Ducasse on His New Book "Good Taste: A Life of Food and Passion" (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Apr 13, 2024
Bringing the Culinary Past to Life with "The Taste of Things" Director Trần Anh Hùng (An ATTC Special Conversation)
Mar 06, 2024
Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger on Making a Difference (An ATTC Special Conversation)
Feb 28, 2024
Remembering David Bouley: In His Own Words and Voice (previously unaired 2014 interview)
Feb 17, 2024
Episode 239: Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins (Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare) on NYC Energy, Collaborative Cheffing, & Making the Final Every Night
Feb 13, 2024
Episode 238: Brad Kilgore (MaryGold's Brasserie, Miami, FL) on Molecular/Modernist Cuisine, His New Frozen Pizza Venture, and the Surprising Secrets of a French Onion Burger
Feb 03, 2024
Is "The Stuff" Enough? with Miami's Chef Michael Beltran (an Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Jan 18, 2024
Mentorship Panel #4: Nando Chang and Adriano Montano LIVE! from an On The Line Dinner in Miami (presented by S.Pellegrino)
Jan 05, 2024
Episode 237: Sam Hart (Counter-, Charlotte, NC)
Jan 02, 2024
Grilling the Author of The Dish, w/ Andrew Friedman, and guest host Chandra Ram (Food & Wine)
Dec 18, 2023
This Restaurant Just Wants to Have Fun w/ Madalyn Summers, Paul D'Avino, and Jorge Olarte of Brooklyn's Cafe Mars (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Dec 15, 2023
Episode 236: Eli Kulp (Chef & Host, Chef Radio Podcast)
Dec 13, 2023
Mentorship Panel #3: Aaron Bludorn, Rebecca Masson, Jarrod Zifchak & Jared Adams LIVE! from an On the Line dinner in Houston (presented by S.Pellegrino)
Dec 11, 2023
Episode 235: Lena Ciardullo (Union Square Cafe/NYC)
Nov 29, 2023
Episode 234: Jason Hammel (chef-owner Lula Cafe/Chicago, IL & author Lula Cafe Cookbook)
Nov 28, 2023
Episode 233: Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel (Birdie's--Austin, TX)
Nov 14, 2023
Nancy Silverton on The Cookie That Changed My Life, her new book (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Nov 11, 2023
Episode 232: Rob Rubba (Oyster Oyster--Washington, DC)
Nov 08, 2023
Episode 231: Klancy Miller (Author, For The Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food)
Oct 10, 2023
Turning Food Loss into Fashion, with Terratela founder Natalia Burakowska (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Sep 29, 2023
For the Love of Hospitality with Ellen Yin (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Sep 12, 2023
An Untapped Workforce? with Chef Franklin Becker, An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation
Aug 24, 2023
Episode 230: Emily Swaine (Forsythia, NYC)
Aug 23, 2023
The Culinary Journey of a Lifetime with Lisa Donovan (co-founder, Reverie, and author, Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger), an Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation
Aug 14, 2023
Episode 229: Marc Vetri (Vetri Cucina & others, in Philly & elsewhere)
Aug 09, 2023
Episode 228: Amanda Shulman (Her Place & My Loup, Philadelphia, PA)
Jul 24, 2023
Episode 227: Ryan Bartlow (Ernesto's, NYC)
Jul 17, 2023
Giving Media-Starved Restaurant Cities Their Due with Karla Walsh (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Jul 08, 2023
Episode 226: Nasim Alikhani (chef & author of Sofreh)
Jul 01, 2023
Episode 225: Melissa Rodriguez (Al Coro, Mel's Pizzeria, and Discolo--NYC)
Jun 24, 2023
Mentorship Panel 2: Kevin Boehm & Lee Wolen LIVE from an On the Line dinner in Chicago (presented by S.Pellegrino)
Jun 22, 2023
Episode 224: Nick DiGiovanni (author, Knife Drop)
Jun 17, 2023
Episode 223: Lior Lev Sercarz (author, A Middle Eastern Pantry)
Jun 16, 2023
Episode 222: Rebecca Masson (Fluff Bake Bar--Houston, TX)
Jun 12, 2023
Episode 221: Telly Justice (HAGS restaurant, NYC)
Jun 05, 2023
Episode 220: Omar Tate (Honeysuckle Projects; Philadelphia, PA)
May 24, 2023
One Chef's Ongoing Mental Health Journey, with Greg Baxtrom (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
May 13, 2023
Mentorship Panel 1: Erick Williams & Damarr Brown LIVE from the Philly Chef Conference (presented by S.Pellegrino)
May 05, 2023
Episode 219: Manoella "Manu" Buffara (chef & author of Manu: Recipes and Stories from My Brazil)
Apr 28, 2023
Supporting Queer Cooks & Chefs with Rob Connoley (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Apr 19, 2023
Episode 218: John Hong & Kat Hong (Yangban restaurant--Los Angeles, CA)
Apr 15, 2023
Episode 217: Travis Swikard (Callie restaurant, San Diego, CA)
Apr 14, 2023
Launching Greywind with Chefs Dan Kluger & Caitlin Giamario (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Apr 12, 2023
Lunch with Barkha Cardoz (an Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Mar 25, 2023
Episode 216: Ron Yan (Parcelle wine bar, NYC)
Mar 25, 2023
Meet (some of) the Women of MAPP (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Feb 28, 2023
Episode 215: Thomas Allan (The Modern, NYC)
Feb 25, 2023
Cannabis on the Menu with Travis Petersen (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Feb 21, 2023
Getting the Band Back Together with Norman Van Aken of Orlando, Florida's Norman's restaurant (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Feb 11, 2023
Episode 214: Rob Connoley (Bulrush; St. Louis, MO)
Feb 10, 2023
Credit Where It's Due? with Amanda Cohen & Andrew Duong (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Feb 05, 2023
Fine Dining in the Crosshairs with Angie Mar (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)
Jan 25, 2023
Episode 213: Gregory Gourdet (Kann restaurant--Portland, OR)
Jan 25, 2023
Episode 212: Marc St. Jacques (Bar Bête & Ruthie's--Brooklyn)
Dec 23, 2022
Episode 211: Michael Cecchi-Azzolina (author, Your Table is Ready)
Dec 12, 2022
Episode 210: Daniel Garwood (S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition regional winner, United States, and sous chef at Atomix)
Dec 05, 2022
Episode 209: Emmanuel Laroche (author, Conversations Behind the Kitchen Door)
Nov 18, 2022
Episode 208: Shannon Smith (culinary world traveler, educator, & philanthropist)
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 207: Charlie Mitchell (Clover Hill restaurant--Brooklyn, NY)
Nov 10, 2022
Episode 206: Gavin Kaysen (chef, and author of At Home)
Nov 07, 2022
Episode 205: Bryce Shuman (Sweetbriar, NYC)
Oct 29, 2022
Episode 204: Chef Tolu "Eros" Erogbogbo (ILÉ popup, Hollywood, CA)
Oct 24, 2022
Episode 203: Reem Assil (author, Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora)
Oct 14, 2022
Episode 202: Ariel Fox (author, Spice Kitchen; President of Culinary, Dos Caminos & Del Frisco's)
Oct 07, 2022
Episode 201: Jacques Pépin (author, Art of the Chicken)
Sep 29, 2022
Episode 200: Shenarri Freeman (Cadence, NYC)
Sep 22, 2022
Episode 199: Marc Forgione (One Fifth & other restaurants, NYC)
Sep 15, 2022
Episode 198: Anthony Mangieri (Una Pizza Napoletana, NYC)
Jun 20, 2022
Episode 197: Shinobu Namae (L'Effervescence; Tokyo, Japan)
Jun 08, 2022
Episode 196: Nikita Richardson (New York Times Cooking writer and editor)
May 27, 2022
Episode 195: Johnny Clark (Parachute & Wherewithall restaurants; Chicago)
Apr 26, 2022
Episode 194: Tom Colicchio
Apr 12, 2022
Episode 193: LIVE! with Chef James Kent - "On The Line" Conversation at Crown Shy (NYC)
Mar 18, 2022
Episode 192: Daniel Holzman & Matt Rodbard (authors, Food IQ: 100 Questions, Answers, and Recipes to Raise Your Cooking Smarts)
Feb 22, 2022
Episode 191: Roy Choi (host of Broken Bread)
Feb 04, 2022
Episode 190: Ji Hye Kim (Miss Kim; Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Jan 31, 2022
Episode 189: Diana & Zack Wangeman (Sobre Masa; Brooklyn, NY)
Jan 21, 2022
Episode 188: Kevin O'Donnell (Giusto restaurant; Newport, RI)
Jan 07, 2022
Episode 187: Missy Robbins (chef & author of Pasta: The Spirit and Craft of Italy's Greatest Food, with Recipes)
Jan 01, 2022
Episode 186: Corey Mintz (author, The Next Supper)
Nov 24, 2021
Episode 185: Pati Jinich (author, Treasures of the Mexican Table; host, La Frontera on PBS)
Nov 23, 2021
Episode 184: Gabe McMackin (Troutbeck--Amenia, NY)
Nov 22, 2021
Episode 183: Dan Richer (author, The Joy of Pizza)
Nov 09, 2021
Episode 182: Dennis Ngo (Di An Di, Brooklyn)
Oct 29, 2021
Episode 181: Byron Gomez (7908 restaurant, Aspen)
Oct 22, 2021
Episode 180: Zoe Adjonyoh (author, Zoe's Ghana Kitchen)
Oct 19, 2021
Episode 179: Timothée Prangé (Little Red Door, Paris)
Oct 15, 2021
Episode 178: Hanna Raskin (The Food Section)
Oct 01, 2021
Episode 177: Laurie Woolever (author, BOURDAIN: The Definitive Oral Biography)
Sep 24, 2021
Episode 176: Shelter en Place Movie Review: Pig, with guest critics Allison & Matt Robicelli
Sep 10, 2021
Episode 175: Zach Engel (Galit--Chicago, IL); Scott Varricchio (Citrus Grillhouse--Vero Beach, FL) on enduring COVID
Aug 26, 2021
Episode 174: Rich Melman, R.J. Melman, and Jerrod Melman (Lettuce Entertain You); Vicki Freeman (The Bowery Group, NYC) on Operating and Opening Restaurants Right Now
Aug 12, 2021
Episode 173: Alfred Portale (Portale, NYC); Dame's Patricia Howard & Ed Szymanski on Requiring Indoor Guests be Vaccinated
Jul 30, 2021
Episode 172: Arron Sain (personal chef to NFL players & celebrities); Ray Delucci on Imposter Syndrome in the Industry
Jul 24, 2021
Episode 171: Franklin Becker (F. Becker Hospitality); Sean Feeney & Andrea Strong on the future of ROAR NY
Jul 16, 2021
Episode 170: Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon (Kalaya, Philadelphia); Author & Journalist Joshua David Stein on the Fate of the Reset & Other Hot Topics
Jul 09, 2021
Episode 169: Flynn McGarry (Gem, NYC); Jeremy Repanich on Robb Report's Tribute to Industry Figures Who Stepped Up This Year
Jul 02, 2021
Episode 168: Remembering Mark Peel (previously unaired 2010 interview); Lisa Abend on Copenhagen after COVID
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 167: Felipe Donnelly & Tamy Rofe (Colonia Verde & Disco Tacos, Brooklyn); David Nayfeld & Matt Brewer on Tipping
Jun 17, 2021
Episode 166: Peter Hoffman (chef & author of What's Good?); Jacqueline Raposo on Expanding the Definition of "Accessible"
Jun 03, 2021
Episode 165: Mary Attea (Musket Room, NYC); Drew Nieporent on the Industry's Short-Term Outlook
May 27, 2021
Episode 164: Alex Raij (La Vara, Saint Julivert, El Quinto Pino, Txikito); San Francisco Cooking School's Jodi Liano on Culinary Students in the COVID Age
May 20, 2021
Episode 163: Chris Cipollone (Francie restaurant, Brooklyn); Panel Discussion on When/How to Bring Conferences & Festivals Back
May 13, 2021
Episode 162: Scott Alves Barton; Victoria Blamey on creating during COVID
May 05, 2021
Episode 161: Damarr Brown (Virtue restaurant, Chicago); Greg Baxtrom on the industry's hiring crisis
Apr 28, 2021
Episode 160: Harold Dieterle; Tracey Medeiros (author, Art of Cooking with Cannabis)
Apr 20, 2021
Episode 159: Christine Lau (Kimika, NYC); Russell Jackson on the Safety First program
Apr 14, 2021
Episode 158: Johnny Ortiz (Shed project; Chef-in-Residence program at Stone Barns); Preeti Mistry on their new podcast
Apr 07, 2021
Episode 157: Chintan Pandya (Dhamaka, et. al., NYC); Rob Petrone on Processing COVID One Year Later
Mar 30, 2021
Episode 156: Lisabet Summa (Big Time Restaurant Group); Brandon Jew on AAPI-directed Hate Crimes
Mar 23, 2021
Episode 155: David Burke; Omar Tate (Honeysuckle Provisions); John Winterman on No-Shows during COVID
Mar 17, 2021
Episode 154: Julia Turshen (author, Simply Julia); Rebecca Mason (Fluff Bake Bar) on Mask Mandate Lifting in Texas
Mar 09, 2021
Episode 153: Beverly Kim (Chicago, Illinois); Forecasting Restaurant Design post COVID with Glen Coben
Mar 02, 2021
Episode 152: Jesse Cool (Flea Street Cafe; Menlo Park, CA); Post-Pandemic Jobs Market Round Table with Brad Metzger Restaurant Solutions
Feb 22, 2021
Episode 151: Rick Bayless Reflects on Our COVID Year
Feb 08, 2021
Episode 150: Wylie Dufresne; Mashama Bailey & John O. Morisano; Opening During COVID roundtable
Feb 01, 2021
Episode 149: Helene Henderson (Malibu Farm), Emma Bengtsson (Aquavit)
Jan 20, 2021
Episode 148: Terrance Brennan, Vinay Gupta, Maile Carpenter
Jan 14, 2021
Episode 147: Our Holiday Spectacular featuring Dan Kluger, Allison & Matt Robicelli, Erick Williams, and Harold Moore
Dec 24, 2020
Episode 146: Charlie Palmer
Dec 23, 2020
Episode 145: Joshua Smith (Director of Culinary Innovation, Alltown Fresh)
Dec 23, 2020
Episode 144: Zod Arifai (Wicked Jane, NYC)
Dec 17, 2020
Episode 143: Bo Bech (author, The Relation Between Us)
Dec 16, 2020
Episode 142: Deborah Madison (author, An Onion in My Pocket)
Dec 15, 2020
Episode 141: Aaron Bludorn (Bludorn restaurant, Houston, TX)
Dec 02, 2020
Episode 140: Darin and Greg Bresnitz (authors, Snacky Tunes), Hong Thaimee (Thaimee Love popup), and Kate Heddings (author, Hungry Games)
Nov 24, 2020
Episode 139: Jeff Gordinier (Esquire Magazine)
Nov 17, 2020
Episode 138: Stefano Secchi (Rezdora, NYC)
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 137: Magnus Nilsson (chef/author, Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End)
Nov 12, 2020
Episode 136: Simon Kim (restaurateur - Cote, NYC)
Nov 09, 2020
Vote! An Election Eve Plea (and endorsement)
Nov 03, 2020
Episode 135: Ariel Arce (Air's Champagne Parlor & others, NYC; author, Better with Bubbles)
Nov 02, 2020
Episode 134: Einat Admony (Balaboosta & other restaurants, NYC)
Oct 27, 2020
Episode 133: Frank Castronovo & Frank Falcinelli (Frankies Spuntino & other restaurants; Brooklyn)
Oct 22, 2020
Episode 132: Barbara Sibley (La Palapa & Holiday Cocktail Lounge, NYC)
Oct 20, 2020
Episode 131: John Birdsall (author, The Man Who Ate Too Much)
Oct 16, 2020
Episode 130: David Kinch on A Chef's Voyage & Matt Sartwell on Saving Kitchen Arts & Letters
Sep 29, 2020
Episode 129: Akhtar Nawab (chef & author of Good for You)
Sep 22, 2020
Episode 128: David Nayfeld Introduces The Main Ingredient
Sep 18, 2020
Episode 127: Black Food Professionals, Part 2, Guest Hosted and Curated by Scott Alves Barton
Sep 17, 2020
Episode 126: Black Food Professionals, Part 1 - Guest Hosted & Curated by Scott Alves Barton
Sep 16, 2020
Episode 125: James Wayman (Oyster Club; Grass & Bone; and Engine Room; Mystic, CT)
Sep 10, 2020
Episode 124: Kelly Fields (author, The Good Book of Southern Baking)
Sep 09, 2020
Episode 123: Mark Ladner (Moby's, East Hampton, NY)
Sep 08, 2020
Episode 122: A Talk About "The Talk" with Chef Erick Williams & his father Ricardo Isom
Aug 29, 2020
Episode 121: Kevin Sintumuang on Esquire Magazine's America's Best Bars 2020 List
Aug 18, 2020
Episode 120: Bill Buford (Author, Dirt)
Jul 30, 2020
Episode 119: Alicia Kennedy & Chandra Ram on Recipe Credit & Media-Created Monsters
Jul 27, 2020
Episode 118: Shelter en Place Theater presents PULP FICTION (w/ guest critics Allison & Matt Robicelli)
Jul 24, 2020
Episode 117: Chef Edward Lee & Lindsey Ofcacek (founders, The LEE Initiative)
Jul 15, 2020
Episode 116: Russell Jackson (Reverence restaurant; Harlem, NY)
Jul 07, 2020
Episode 115: Douglass Williams (Mida Restaurant; Boston, MA)
Jun 23, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #45: Daniel Boulud on Where We Go From Here
May 29, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #44: Fine Dining Lovers' Ryan King on Crunching the Numbers
May 29, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #43: Joel Drucker on Missing Tennis, Food & Travel
May 26, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #42: "Shelter en Place" Theater presents "Little Italy" starring Hayden Christensen & Emma Roberts
May 22, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #41: Rob Petrone on Hot Takes on a Plate
May 21, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #40: Lynn Buono & Skip Schwarzman on Catering during COVID
May 20, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #39: Jesse Cool on Having a Heart
May 19, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #38: "Shelter en Place" Theater presents Albert Brooks' "Defending Your Life" with Guest Critics Allison & Matt Robicelli
May 15, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #37: Preeti Mistry on the Larger Lessons of Alison Roman's Very Bad Week
May 13, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #36: David Nayfeld on the Changes that Need to be Made
May 12, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #35: Jodi Liano (San Francisco Cooking School) on the Surprisingly Bright Future of Culinary Students
May 11, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #34: "Shelter en Place" Theater presents Hannibal with Guest Critics Allison and Matt Robicelli
May 09, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #32 & 33: Scott Varricchio, Ian Boden, and Craig Melillo on the 3 Stages of Lockdown
May 07, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #31: Lisa Abend (author and Vanity Fair contributor) on a Global Perspective
May 05, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #30: Darren Underway, sous chef & author of The Stay-Put Cookbook
May 04, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #29: "Shelter en Place" Theater presents Dinner Rush, with Guest Critics Allison & Matt Robicelli
May 01, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #28: Jose Arroyo on Clearing the Board
Apr 29, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #27: William Sitwell on the Past, and Future, of Restaurants
Apr 28, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #26: Dan Kluger on Quarantine Lessons & Remembering Floyd Cardoz
Apr 27, 2020
Special Announcement: We've joined Patreon!
Apr 26, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #25: "Shelter en Place" Theater presents Demolition Man (1993) with guest critics Allison & Matt Robicelli
Apr 24, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #24: Edouardo Jordan on Being Resilient & Why People Visit Seattle
Apr 23, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #23: Jeff Gordinier on That Esquire Piece & Hugh Acheson on (not) Re-Opening in Georgia Next Week
Apr 22, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #22: Caroline Glover on Climbing Up the Hill
Apr 21, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #21: Celia Sack (Omnivore Books) on Why We Cook at Times Like This
Apr 20, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #20: Shelter en Place Theater presents a review of Jon Favreau's "Chef" with guest critics Allison & Matt Robicelli
Apr 17, 2020
Special Report #19: Robert Simonson on the Cocktail Hour Renaissance in the Time of the Coronavirus
Apr 16, 2020
Special Report #18: John Winterman on Using the Right Glassware During a Pandemic
Apr 15, 2020
Special Report #17: Ned Baldwin on How to Dress an Egg
Apr 14, 2020
Special Report #16: Amanda Cohen on What Kind of Restaurants We're Going to Have
Apr 13, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #15: Shelter en Place Theater presents a Review of Burnt, starring Bradley Cooper, with guest critics Allison & Matt Robicelli
Apr 10, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #14: Ashtin Berry on Evolving Toward a More Equal & Inclusive Industry
Apr 10, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #13: Katherine Miller (James Beard Foundation) on Helping the Industry, and Yourselves
Apr 08, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #12: Matt Sartwell (Kitchen Arts & Letters) and Ken Concepcion (Now Serving) on Independent Bookselling during a Pandemic
Apr 07, 2020
Episode 114: Iliana Regan (chef & Burn the Place author)
Apr 04, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #11: John Currence on Optimism in a Time of Pandemic
Apr 02, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #10: Erick Williams on Slowing Things Down & Short-Term Wins
Apr 02, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #9: Jacques Pépin & Rollie Wesen on Culinary Frugality & the Power of Knowing How to Cook
Mar 31, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #8: Dan Jacobs on the Zen of Clean Kitchens & Being a Chef with Kennedy's Disease
Mar 31, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #7: Brandon Jew on Imagining & Adjusting to the Ever-Changing Future of Restaurants
Mar 28, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #6: Farmer Lee Jones on Shifting Gears & Servicing Home Cooks
Mar 27, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #5: Kat Kinsman on Putting on Your Kitchen Pants, and Remembering Floyd Cardoz with Chandra Ram
Mar 26, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #4: Los Angeles Check-In (Part 2) with Nyesha Arrington, Dave Beran, and Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger
Mar 25, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #3: Phil Rosenthal Just Wants Chefs to Know He Loves Them
Mar 23, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT #2: Naomi Pomeroy on Balancing Grief & Silver Linings
Mar 19, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT: Gavin Kaysen on the Restaurant Industry's Unique Challenges
Mar 18, 2020
Episode 113: Philly Chef Conference with Antonio Bachour, Chelsea Gregoire, Jason White, Greg Vernick, and Bo Bech
Mar 16, 2020
Episode 112: Will Guidara & Kevin Boehm: A Conversation about Hospitality
Mar 06, 2020
Episode 111: Rocco DiSpirito, part 2; filmmaker Joanna James (A Fine Line documentary)
Feb 28, 2020
Episode 110: Rocco DiSpirito (Chef and Author), Part 1; Scott Varricchio (Citrus Grillhouse; Vero Beach, Florida)
Feb 21, 2020
Episode 109: Emily Luchetti (Bay Area pastry chef, author)
Feb 14, 2020
Episode 108: Francisco Migoya (Modernist Cuisine)
Feb 07, 2020
Episode 107: Erick Williams (Virtue Restaurant, Chicago, IL)
Jan 31, 2020
Episode 106: Jean-Louis Palladin and the Young Americans, with special guest Jacques Pépin
Jan 24, 2020
Episode 105: Talking Cookbooks with Paul Kahan, Jamie Feldmar, Raquel Pelzel & Rob Newton
Jan 10, 2020
Episode 104: Our Best (sound) Bites of 2019
Dec 31, 2019
Episode 103: Nick Muncy (Toothache magazine founder & pastry chef, Michael Mina)
Dec 24, 2019
Episode 102: Suzanne Cupps (232 Bleecker, New York City)
Dec 18, 2019
Episode 101: Rafael Covarrubias, Hexagon restaurant (Oakville, Canada) & winner of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Competition North American regional semifinals
Dec 11, 2019
Episode 100: Special Report - LIVE from The S.Pellegrino Young Chef Competition
Dec 04, 2019
Episode 99: Claudia Fleming (North Fork Table & Inn; author, The Last Course) and bonus guest Jeff Gordinier (Esquire magazine)
Nov 20, 2019
Episode 98: Signature Dishes That Matter with Christine Muhlke & Michael Laiskonis
Nov 13, 2019
Episode 97: Whitney Otawka; Laura & Sayat Ozyilmaz
Nov 06, 2019
Episode 96: Erez Komarovsky; Nicholas Stefanelli
Oct 30, 2019
Episode 95: Angie Rito & Scott Tacinelli; Victoria Blamey
Oct 23, 2019
Episode 94: Jamie Simpson, Culinary Vegetable Institute Chefs Tristan Acevedo, Kayla Jarvinen, Lincoln Marquis, Madysen Maynard
Aug 14, 2019
Episode 93: Dave Beran
Aug 07, 2019
Episode 92: Rōze Traore, Jose Arroyo
Jul 31, 2019
Episode 91: David Shim, Lee Hanson & Riad Nasr, Jeff Gordinier
Jul 10, 2019
Episode 90: Open Kitchen: Dana Pollack (Dana's Bakery)
Jul 03, 2019
Episode 89: LIVE from San Francisco Cooking School: A Conversation with Preeti Mistry & a Tribute to Judy Rodgers
Jun 26, 2019
Episode 88: Patrick O'Connell, Lincoln Carson
Jun 19, 2019
Episode 87: Jeremiah Tower Tribute at Chef's Roll Anti-Convention; Ed Levine
Jun 12, 2019
Episode 86: Anthony Bourdain (unaired interview from April 2014)
Jun 05, 2019
Episode 85: Los Angeles Chef Conference Chef-a-Palooza featuring Della Gossett, Michael Cimarusti, Laura Avery, Meredith Bell, Brooke Williamson, and Brad Metzger
May 30, 2019
Episode 84: Markus Glocker
May 22, 2019
Episode 83: Kelly Fields, Kwame Onwuachi
May 15, 2019
Episode 82: Milton Abel II
May 08, 2019
Episode 81: Chef’s Roll Anti-Convention Super-Value Pack (Nyesha Arrington, Barbara Lynch, Ken Frank, Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins, Francisco Migoya)
Apr 24, 2019
Episode 80: Dan Richer and Daniele Uditi
Apr 17, 2019
Episode 79: Michael McCarty
Apr 10, 2019
Episode 78: Clare de Boer and Jess Shadbolt
Apr 03, 2019
Episode 77: Alycia Matthews, Patty Nusser
Mar 27, 2019
Episode 76: Maneet Chauhan, Andy Little
Mar 20, 2019
Episode 75: Philly Chef Conference Spectacular with Mashama Bailey, Katie Button, Genevieve Gergis, Christina Nguyen, and Matt Orlando (and bonus guests John & Sukey Jamison)
Mar 13, 2019
Episode 74: Nico Russell
Feb 20, 2019
Episode 73: Cathy Whims
Feb 13, 2019
Episode 72: Joel Gargano
Feb 13, 2019
Episode 71: Angela Dimayuga
Jan 30, 2019
Episode 70: Eric Ripert, Dominique Crenn, Emeril Lagasse, Amanda Cohen, Andrew Zimmern & Nancy Silverton--from the Cayman Cookout 2019!
Jan 23, 2019
Episode 69: Tom Colicchio, Greg Baxtrom, Alan Harding & Alex Raij LIVE from the Brooklyn Podcast Festival
Jan 16, 2019
Episode 68: Bill Yosses
Dec 29, 2018
Episode 67: Rob Newton
Dec 26, 2018
Episode 66: Robert Aikens
Dec 26, 2018
Episode 65: Alexander Harris
Dec 22, 2018
Episode 64: Hong Thaimee
Dec 19, 2018
Episode 63: Kerry Heffernan
Dec 15, 2018
Episode 62: Diego Galicia & Rico Torres
Dec 12, 2018
Episode 61: David Nayfeld & Angela Pinkerton
Dec 08, 2018
Episode 60: Jim Dodge
Dec 06, 2018
Episode 59: Bo Bech
Dec 01, 2018
Episode 58: Magnus Nilsson
Nov 28, 2018
Episode 57: Tanya Holland
Nov 17, 2018
Episode 56: Christian Petroni
Nov 14, 2018
Episode 55: Amy Brandwein
Nov 10, 2018
Episode 54: Miles Thompson
Nov 07, 2018
Episode 53: John Currence
Nov 03, 2018
Episode 52: David DiBari
Oct 31, 2018
Episode 51: Naomi Pomeroy/Pano Karatassos
Oct 27, 2018
Episode 50: Fatima Ali
Oct 24, 2018
Episode 49: Open Kitchen – Chandra Ram
Oct 17, 2018
Episode 48: Joe Flamm
Oct 10, 2018
Episode 47: Justin Hilbert
Oct 03, 2018
Episode 46: Alex Guarnaschelli
Sep 26, 2018
Episode 45: Daniela Soto-Innes
Sep 19, 2018
Episode 44: Erin Shambura
Aug 15, 2018
Episode 43: Gabriel Kreuther
Aug 08, 2018
Episode 42: Bill Telepan
Aug 03, 2018
Episode 41: Daniel Holzman
Jul 25, 2018
Episode 40: Emma Bengtsson
Jul 18, 2018
Episode 39: Open Kitchen - Phil Rosenthal
Jul 11, 2018
Episode 38: Jonathan Benno
Jun 27, 2018
Episode 37: Marc Forgione
Jun 20, 2018
Episode 36: Tony Mantuano, Dan Jacobs, Dan Van Rite
Jun 13, 2018
Episode 35: Remembering Anthony Bourdain
Jun 08, 2018
Episode 34: Ruth Rogers/Ryan Tate
Jun 06, 2018
Episode 33: Timothy Hollingsworth
Jun 02, 2018
Episode 32: Mary Sue Milliken
May 31, 2018
Episode 31: JJ Johnson
May 17, 2018
Episode 30: Suzanne Tracht
May 09, 2018
Episode 29: Norman Van Aken
Apr 19, 2018
Episode 28: Michael Lomonaco
Apr 12, 2018
Episode 27: Mike Solomonov
Apr 10, 2018
Episode 26: Nick Curtola
Mar 28, 2018
Episode 25: Ayesha Nurdjaja
Mar 21, 2018
Episode 24: Bruce Marder
Mar 15, 2018
Episode 23: Greg Proechel
Mar 07, 2018
Episode 22: Angie Mar
Feb 28, 2018
Episode 21: Claire Welle
Feb 21, 2018
Episode 20: Charlie Palmer
Feb 21, 2018
Episode 19: Hillary Sterling
Feb 08, 2018
Episode 18: Dan Kluger
Jan 31, 2018
Episode 17: Hooni Kim
Jan 24, 2018
Episode 16: Missy Robbins
Jan 17, 2018
Episode 15: Richard Blais
Dec 13, 2017
Episode 14: Curtis Stone
Dec 11, 2017
Episode 13: Michael White/Philip Tessier
Dec 06, 2017
Episode 12: Elise Kornack
Nov 29, 2017
Episode 11: Marcus Samuelsson
Nov 22, 2017
Episode 10: Massimo Bottura
Nov 15, 2017
Episode 9: Victoria Blamey
Nov 14, 2017
Episode 8: David Kinch
Nov 08, 2017
Episode 7: Greg Baxtrom
Nov 01, 2017
Episode 6: Stephen Harris
Oct 25, 2017
Episode 5: Paul Kahan
Oct 18, 2017
Episode 4: Amanda Freitag
Oct 11, 2017
Episode 3: Michael Anthony
Oct 04, 2017
Episode 2: Amanda Cohen
Sep 21, 2017
Episode 1: Alex Stupak
Sep 13, 2017
Trailer: Andrew Talks to Chefs
Aug 31, 2017