All Episodes

Andrew Zimmern on His New Food Network show "Pitmasters" (& just about everything else!)

Caroline Glover (Annette and Traveling Mercies -- Aurora, Colorado)

Claudette Zepeda (Chef & Author of Cooking the Borderlands)

Sherry Cardoso (Cynthia restaurant — NYC)

Allison Robicelli (Storyteller, Consultant, Chef, Writer)

Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski (State Bird Provisions, The Progress, etc) on Forgotten Classic Cookbooks LIVE! from Cookbook Week in San Francisco

Akwasi Brenya-Mensa (Tatale: The Restaurant, Dining Series, and Other Iterations)

Scott Conant (multiple restaurants, TV's Chopped, and Martone Street pasta sauces)

Remembering Chef Tom Valenti (uncompleted, previously unaired conversation, circa 2020)

Paul Feinstein (managing editor, Fine Dining Lovers) on Awards, the Rise of Neighborhood Restaurants, and Noma Odds & Ends

Josh Sharkey (founder of meez & former NYC chef-owner)

Jordan Frosolone (Borgo restaurant -- NYC)

Tom Colicchio Returns! (to talk about 25 years of Craft & other hot topics)

Armond Joseph (Léon 1909 - Shelter Island, NY)

Alexia Duchêne (Le Chêne, NYC)

Oscar Lorenzzi (Nuyores-New York, NY)

Wylie Dufresne (Stretch Pizza, NYC)

Mavis-Jay Sanders (Chef & Activist)

Sohui Kim (Gage & Tollner and Insa--Brooklyn, NY)

Chef Jiho Kim (New York City)

Chris Jaeckle (Kitchen Connect Consulting)

Samir Dhurandhar (Nick & Sam's - Dallas, TX)

Samaya Boueri Ziade (Sawa - Brooklyn)

Anthony Scotto (Luogo & Pelato--Nashville, TN)

Julia Sullivan (Henrietta Red and Judith -- Tennessee)

Michael Twitty (author, Recipes from the American South) on Regionality, Heritage, and His New Book

David Schuttenberg (Beautiful South & Kwei Fei--Charleston, SC) on Blooming Late, Culinary School, and Staying True to Yourself

Drew Nieporent (legendary restaurateur & author of "I'm Not Trying to Be Difficult") on Critics, Chefs, and HIs Long-Awaited Memoir

Jeremy Fox (Chef and Author of "On Meat") on His New Book, California Chef Culture, and the "What You Have" Approach to Cooking

Kyle Knall (Birch - Milwaukee) on Mentorship, Chef-Farmer Synergies, and his Upcoming Cassis Restaurant

Joshua Pinsky (Claud & Penny, NYC) on Influences, Concepting Restaurants, & Defining One's Culinary Style

Chris Shepherd (Southern Smoke Foundation) on Finding the Kitchen, Cooking Instinctually, and Answering the Call

When It's Time to Say Goodbye to the Industry: A Special Conversation with Chef Andrew Turner, Proprietor of Valley Wine Merchants (Newberg, OR)

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)

Maria Rodriguez (Head Bartender, Cantina Rosa--Chicago) on Mixologists versus Bartenders, What Makes a Great Drink, & Military-Restaurant Industry Parallels

Jackie Carnesi (Kellogg's Diner--Brooklyn) on Learning to Love New York, Preserving Landmark Restaurants, and the Push-Pull of Fine Dining

Yara Herrera (Hellbender restaurant--Queens, NY) on Standing Out, Fitting in, and Honing Your Culinary Voice

Douglas Keane (Chef-Owner, Cyrus; Author, Culinary Leverage) on Kitchen Culture, the Cost of Ego, and the Pace of Change

Anne McBride (Vice President of Impact, James Beard Foundation) Discusses the Foundation's 2025 Independent Restaurant Industry Report

John Birdsall (author, What Is Queer Food? How We Served a Revolution) on Community, Culture, and Quiche

Nidal Barake (One of Each podcast) on Infiltrating the Chef World, Global Travel, and Adapting to the Moment

Ari Miller (Philadelphia) on Shifting from Journalism to Cooking, Breakout Dishes, and the Meaning of "Relationship Cuisine"

David Nayfeld (Che Fico, et. al. -- Northern California) on His First Cookbook, Dad, What's for Dinner?

Besha Rodell (author, Hunger Like a Thirst) on Restaurant Criticism, Nomadic Living, and Writing Her First Memoir

EXCLUSIVE! RETURN OF THE LA CHEF CONFERENCE: A Special Announcement by Conference Founder Brad Metzger & Host Chef Neal Fraser

Emily Yuen (Lingo restaurant, Brooklyn) on Moving on from French Cuisine, Finding Her Culinary Voice, and Why She Never Says Never

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

Inside the Chefs ❤️ LA Benefit! (featuring Nyesha Arrington, Ellen Marie Bennett, Billy Harris, Sherry Yard, and others)

Remembering André Soltner (previously unaired 2016 interview)

Laurie Woolever (author, Care and Feeding) on Life Lessons, Navigating Memoirs, and Reckoning with Bad Men

Alex Kemp (My Loup, Philly) on Figuring Out What Kind of Chef You Are, the Lures of Philadelphia, and Being Persistent

Rasika Venkatesa (Mythily) on Progressive South Indian Cuisine, Finding the Right Kitchens, and Plotting Her First Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant

LIVE! from the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Forum in NYC, featuring Valerie Chang, Curtis Duffy, Aisha Ibrahim, Ayesha Nurdjaja, and Junghyun Park

Tomer Blechman (Miss Ada, Theodora, Thea Bakery - Brooklyn) on the Healing Power of Food & Hospitality and Why He Doesn't Look Too Far Ahead

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

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

Adam Leonti (Cucina Alba, NYC) on Taking a Historical View of Food, Protecting Yourself in Business, and How His Restaurant Reflects His Life

Paul Bertolli (Fra'Mani Handcrafted Foods) on Thinking Musically in the Kitchen, Discovering Italy, and Multi-Faceted Careers

Jeremy Salamon (Agi's Counter, Brooklyn) on Hungarian Food, Making it in NYC, and his First Cookbook (Second Generation)

Nick Tamburo (Smithereens, NYC) on Band-Kitchen Parallels, European vs. US Training, and the Quantum Leap from Chef to Chef-Owner

Lisa Dahl (Dahl Restaurant Group; Sedona, Arizona) on Restaurant Sanctuaries, Live-Fire Cooking, and Growing as a Chef and Restaurateur

Farmer Lee Jones (The Chef's Garden; Milan, Ohio) on Soil Health, Vegetables as Preventative Medicine, and Building Longterm Relationships

Tyler Akin (Bastia, Philly) on the Role of Perfectionism, Gamifying Technique, and Getting Ready for His Close Up

Jon Templin (Butternut Sustainable Farm; Sturgis, Michigan) on Chef-Farmer Relationships & How to Get the Most from Them

Alexander Smalls (author, The Contemporary African Kitchen) on His Creative Life, Loving New York City, and His Thoughtful New Book

Nok Suntaranon (author, Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen) on the Momentous Occasion of a First Book, and Leaving a Culinary Legacy

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)

Clarice Lam (author, Breaking Bao) on Parisian Epiphanies, Training Days, and Her New Book

Edgar Rico (Nixta Taqueria, Austin) on Questing for Knowledge, Tacos, and the Allure of Austin (from Hot Luck 2024!)

Michael Mina (The Mina Group) on his Egyptian Heritage, the Spirit of 90s NYC, and Growing a Restaurant Group

Dan Richer (Razza Pizza Artigianale; Jersey City, NJ) on Craft, Obsession, and Live-Fire Cooking (part of our Chefs on Fire series)

Ashley Christensen (Raleigh, NC) on How She Started Cooking and Where Restaurant Concepts Come From

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)

Chicago's Mindy Segal (Mindy's Bakery) on Collaboration, Cannabis, and a Life without Recipes

Gustavo Arellano (LA Times columnist) on the Ethics of Restaurant Criticism, the Joys of Being a Columnist, and Whether Any Subjects Should be Taboo

Arielle Johnson (food scientist & author, Flavorama) on Why Foods Taste the Way They Do

Adair Canacasco (Roister, Chicago) on Nostalgia, his Mexican Roots, and Live-Fire Cooking (part of our Chefs on Fire series)

Sean Brock (Joyland, Audrey & june, Nashville) on Finding His Culinary Voice in Appalachian Food

Announcing ... The meez Network! A New Hospitality Industry Content Hub co-founded by Andrew and meez founder/ceo Josh Sharkey

Ruth Reichl (author, The Paris Novel) on Pleasure, Travel, and Discovering the Joy of Writing

Lyndsay C. Green (Restaurant & Dining Critic, Detroit Free Press) on Becoming a Critic, Detroit's Food Scene, & the Role of Race in Criticism

LIVE! FROM HOT LUCK: Paola Velez (Dōekï Dōekï; Bakers Against Racism) Just Wants to Bake the World a Better Place

Sal Lamboglia (Cafe Spaghetti, Swoony's) on the Long Road Back to Brooklyn

Chad Williams (Friday Saturday Sunday restaurant; Philly, PA) on Finding the Magic & Poetry in Food & Cooking

Author Robert Simonson on His Book "The Encyclopedia of Cocktails" (an ATTC Special Conversation)

The Rent is Too Damn High and Other Industry Issues, with Marc Forgione (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)

Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard (authors, Koreaworld: A Cookbook) on This Exciting Time in Korean Food

Evan Funke (Felix, Mother Wolf, etc.) on Pasta, Italy, and the Meaning of Life

Nina Compton (Compère Lapin, New Orleans) on How She Put it All Together

Austin Johnson's Long and Winding Road to One White Street (NYC)

Alain Ducasse on His New Book "Good Taste: A Life of Food and Passion" (An Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)

Bringing the Culinary Past to Life with "The Taste of Things" Director Trần Anh Hùng (An ATTC Special Conversation)

Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger on Making a Difference (An ATTC Special Conversation)

Remembering David Bouley: In His Own Words and Voice (previously unaired 2014 interview)

Episode 239: Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins (Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare) on NYC Energy, Collaborative Cheffing, & Making the Final Every Night

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

Is "The Stuff" Enough? with Miami's Chef Michael Beltran (an Andrew Talks to Chefs Special Conversation)

Mentorship Panel #4: Nando Chang and Adriano Montano LIVE! from an On The Line Dinner in Miami (presented by S.Pellegrino)

Episode 237: Sam Hart (Counter-, Charlotte, NC)

Grilling the Author of The Dish, w/ Andrew Friedman, and guest host Chandra Ram (Food & Wine)