All Episodes
Line Cook Thoughts — 213 episodes
Line Cook Thoughts: The 2026 Update
Episode 217: Culinary Decision-Making And 2025 Predictions
Episode 216: Kitchen Leadership with Arturo Rojas
Episode 215: Annoying Restaurant Trends, Part-Time Cooking Advice, and Coffee
Episode 214: Restaurant Ghosting, Fire by Alinea, and 2025 Food Trends
Episode 213: The Return Of The Podcast, Chili's, And New Cooks
Episode 212: Brooklyn Pasta Lab with Michael Pini
Episode 211: Interviews, Culinary Recruiting and More Job-Seeking Tips with Maura McMahon
Episode 210: 5 Years of LCT, CosMc's and Customer Sentenced to Fast Food
Episode 209: The Return of Hanalei Souza
Episode 208: Andrew Friedman On His New Book "The Dish"
Episode 207: Street Food Dominance in CPG, Staffing Levels And Medication Affecting The Food Industry
Episode 206: Culinary School Enrollment, Web 3.0 Restaurant Impacts and More with Justin Khanna
Episode 205: Hot Topics In The Food Industry with Mary King
Episode 204: MrBeast Food Issues and AI Recipes
Episode 203: Managing Yourself Within The Food World with Chef Brother Luck
Episode 202: Talking Retro Recipes With Bobby Hicks
Episode 201: How To Use Instagram Threads As A Chef Creator, Food AI and More With André Natera
Episode 200: 10 Lessons I've Learned From Talking To Cooks
Episode 199: Not Staying Within The Lines, MasterChef and Creativity with Fred Chang
Episode 198: How Judgement Of Yourself And From Others Can Hold You Back In Food
Episode 197: Your Mental Health Matters!
Episode 196: Becoming A Lawyer, Learning To Cook and The Similarities Of Both
Episode 195: My Interview with Jensen Cummings On The Best Served Podcast
Episode 194: Why Cooking Is Just A Small Part Of Success In Food
Remembering The Interview with Professor Jerry Fischetti
Episode 193: A Conversation On The Beverage Industry with Adam Shoemaker and Mason Aronson
Episode 192: What Is Good Food Marketing with Crista Aladjadjian
Prep List Items Recap: 03/13/23
Episode 191: Lessons from MrBeast Burger/Impact of Removing Michelin Stars
Episode 190: Success After Restaurants with Taffy Elrod
Episode 189: The Worst Career Advice For Cooks In 2023
Episode 188: Conversations Behind the Kitchen Door with Emmanuel Laroche
Episode 187: Food Robotics and Automation with Dr. Nathan Libbey
Episode 186: Are You Being Too Humble? When To Have Confidence In The Food Industry
Episode 185: How ChatGPT Will Change Recipe Writing and Being A Chef with André Natera
Episode 184: ServSafe Vs. Cooks/Consistency Vs. Creativity
Episode 183: Noma Closing, "The Menu" and A.I. with Justin Khanna
Episode 182: Process, Food Media And More with Chris Spear
Episode 181: Mistakes To Avoid And Advice For New Cooks In The Industry
Episode 180: 4 Years of Line Cook Thoughts
Episode 179: Interview with Josh Sharkey, CEO of meez
Episode 178: 10 Books I Recommend (Not About Food But For Those In The Food Industry)
Episode 177: Why The Expectation Of Suffering Is Still Hurting The Food Industry
Episode 176: Winning MasterChef and Finding Success in Food Media with Dara Yu
Episode 174: If You Are In Culinary School Listen To This
Episode 173: How To Start A Farm with Dylan Leary
Episode 172: Why There Is Never A Perfect Time To Start
Episode 171: How Stoicism Has Helped Me In The Food Industry
Episode 170: From Extern To Executive Chef with Katie Reicher
Episode 169: Sharing My Own Burnout In Food Media
Episode 168: The Bear Review
Episode 167: Cocktail Competitions, Underrated Drinks and The Importance Of Detail with Patty Dennison
Episode 166: Line Cook Nation Takes On Creative Ruts
Episode 165: The Shifting Hospitality Landscape with Zach Moquin
Episode 164: Moving Into Food Research and Development with Kimberly Schaub
Episode 163: The Argument Against The Negative View Of Leaving The Kitchen
Episode 162: Equinox with Chef Kristin Brangwynne
Episode 161: Are Expectations and Pressure Holding You Back In Food?
Episode 160: Food Writing, Advice and More with Dianne Jacob
Episode 159: Food Styling, Working in Cinema and Constant Learning with Chef Sandhya Kumar
Episode 158: Work Life Balance Is A Necessity To Keep Restaurant Workers
Episode 157: How Do We Manage Mental Health In Restaurants?
Episode 156: Line Cook Nation Takes On Rejection
Episode 155: Line Cook Nation Takes On Imposter Syndrome (Part 2)
Episode 154: Line Cook Nation Takes On Imposter Syndrome (Part 1)
Episode 153: Goals and Ideas for 2022
Episode 152: Open Flame Cooking, Michelin Stars and Becoming a Restauranteur with Chef Gerald Addison
Episode 151: So What Happens If Your Goals Change In Food?
Episode 150: Why Patience And Letting Go Are Essential Skills In Food
Episode 149: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them with Corey Mintz
Episode 148: Meals On The Appalachian Trail With Aurora Blanchard
Episode 147: Making Pasta Accessible With Laurie Boucher
Episode 146: A Conversation With Laurie Woolever About Anthony Bourdain
Episode 145: Jerk At Nite
Episode 144: Culture, Perseverance and Mexican Food with Jasmine Chacon of La Chingona Taqueria
Episode 143: Mistakes, “Selling Out” and Making Decisions In Your Career
Episode 142: Restaurant Criticism and Food Journalism: Interview with Hanna Raskin
Episode 141: Lady Line Cook with Hanalei Souza
Episode 140: Talking The Process with Ashten M. Garrett
Episode 139: Advice For Anyone Starting In The Food Industry
Episode 138: Pastry Chef Iain Jones of The Inn at Little Washington
Episode 137: Why Mistakes Shouldn't Hold You Back
Episode 136: Irrational Food Opinions with Kole Bailey
Episode 135: Thoughts on Self Doubt and Anxiety in Food
Episode 134: Talking Gluten Free Baking With Chef Selina Progar
Episode 133: Status Games in the Food Industry
Episode 132: World Central Kitchen and the Work Done By Chef Elyssa Kaplan
Episode 131: Talking Fair Kitchens with Einav Gefen
Episode 130: Welcome to Pasta Tik Tok with Ryan Peters
Episode 129: Creative Block
Remembering The Interview With Chef Brian Kaywork
Episode 128: The Issues Behind The Cook Shortage In Restaurants
Episode 127: The Cook Shortage, Tock, and More with Andrew Genung
Episode 126: Talking The Chef's Garden with Farmer Lee Jones
Episode 125: Extraterrestrial Baking with the Black Box Bakery Crew
Episode 124: What Issues Cooks and Chefs Face Right Now
Episode 123: Important Lessons That Changed My View On The Industry
Episode 122: The Career of Chef Sebastien Salomon and His Push For Michelin Starred Haitian Cuisine
Epsiode 121: Serving Up Personal Finance with Edna Peredia Eller
Episode 120: Why Creativity Outside Of The Plate Matters
Episode 119: From Tech to Food Media and Entrepreneurship With Lamees Attar-Bashi
Episode 118: What Would You Tell Yourself If You Could Start Again?
Episode 117: Starting A Food Media Career With Kendall Beach
Episode 116: What Society Doesn't Understand About People In The Food Industry
Episode 115: Good, Rich Life: A Conversation With Val Goodrich
Episode 114: Photography and Kintsugi with Joseph Weaver
Episode 113: Hard Work and Achieving Goals with Sophie Lynn
Episode 112: 2020 Podcast Year In Review
Episode 111: Square One Chocolates
Episode 110: A Guide to Starting Out In Food Media
Episod 109: Talking Tik Tok with Chef Kelsey Shade
Episode 108: What Matters To The End Consumer with Chef Taffy Elrod
Episode 107: Don't Let Others Dictate Your Career
Episode 106: Food Writing and James Beard: A Conversation With John Birdsall
Episode 105: The No Kid Hungry Fundraiser
Episode 104: 3D Food Printing with Elzelinde van Doleweerd
Episode 103: The Meaning of Rating Systems Now with Marisel Salazar
Episode 102: Eat Well. Train Well. Live Well. A Conversation With Lynnardo Holland
Episode 101: What Should Chefs Eat? A Conversation with Melanie Wong
Episode 100: Why It Is Important To Talk To Cooks
Episode 99: Talking Plate Magazine with Chandra Ram
Episode 98: Buffalo Eats with Donnie Burtless
Episode 97: Reshaping The Industry With Amethyst Ganaway
Episode 96: Where Do Cooks Fit In?
Episode 95: Building Brand/Perfecting Tacos with Zuriel Barradas
Episode 94: Wine, Beer, and Spirits with the Bevin4mers
Episode 92: What Makes A “Strong” Chef?
Episode 91: The One About Anneka Brooks
Episode 90: The One About Quincy Randolph
Episode 89: The One About Stephanie Burt
Episode 88: The One About Renée Sferrazza
Episode 87: The One About Alexis Brown
Episode 86: A Conversation with Jenny Dorsey
Episode 85: The One About Hanna Krilov
Episode 84: A Conversation with Andrew Friedman
Episode 83: The One About Aaron Hutcherson
Episode 82: The One About David Vidal
Episode 81: The One About Val Goodrich
Episode 80: The One About Michelle Whitney
Episode 79: A Take On The Industry With Justin Khanna
Episode 78: A Conversation With Kole Bailey
Episode 77: Conversation with Marcello Molteni
Episode 76: Anxious Times For a Cook
Episode 75: The One About Lagusta Yearwood
Episode 74: The One About Mary King
Episode 73: The One About Cody Castiglia
Episode 72: The One About Corey Mintz
Episode 71: Family Meal: A Push for Healthier Lifestyles for Cooks
Episode 70: The One About Jenny McCoy
Episode 69: “You Started in Fast Food?”
Episode 68: The One About Chris Spear
Episode 67: The One About Jamie Simpson
Episode 66: The One About Nyesha Arrington
Episode 65: The One About Scott Guerin
Episode 64: The One About Matthew Francis
Episode 63: One Year of Line Cook Thoughts
Episode 62: The One About Martin Diez
Episode 61: My 15 Year Journey To Perfect The Mysterious Cannelé de Bordeaux: Kriss Harvey Returns
Episode 60: The One About Katy Osuna
Episode 59: The One About David Pietranczyk
Episode 58: The One About Francesca Zani
Episode 57: The One About Rachel Vazquez
Episode 56: "What Do I Bring to a Stage?"
Episode 55: The One About Steve Doucakis
Episode 54: The One About Marcello Molteni
Episode 53: In The Weeds- Good or Bad?
Episode 52: The One About Arielle Lofton
Episode 51: The One About Kriss Harvey
Episode 50: The One About Andrew Friedman
Episode 49: The One About Dylan Leary
Episode 48: Ego vs. Guest
Episode 47: The Return of Justin Khanna
Episode 46: The One About Adam Loo
Episode 45: 80 Pounds Down
Episode 44: Impact of a Cook’s Podcast
Episode 43: Humans of The Kitchen
Episode 42: The One About Chad Minton
Episode 41: The One About Jessica Lorigo
Episode 40: Mentorship In Our Industry
Episode 39: The One About Duane Brown
Episode 38: A Chat About Passion For The Food Industry
Episode 37: A Tribute To Chef Anthony Bourdain
Episode 36: The One About Kareem Roberts
Episode 35: Emperor of Chef's, Godfather of Foodies: Auguste Escoffier
Episode 34: The One About Michael Ruhlman
Episode 33: 5 Minutes To Close
Episode 32: The One About Jenny Dorsey Part 1
Episode 31: The Empathetic Ramp Forager
Episode 30: The One About Lowana Lunasco
Episode 29: Mushroom Toast, Two Poached Eggs and A Glass of Orange Juice
Episode 28: The One About Sam Bacharach
Episode 27: A Stage And The Inability To Use The Subway
Episode 26: The One About Jerry Fischetti
Episode 25: Paying Dues, Signature Items, and Being Friends With A Sommelier
Episode 24: The One About Joe Sasto
Episode 23: Just a Cook?
Episode 22: The One About Lauren Joffrion
Episode 21: The One About Louis Robinson
Episode 20: The One About Kathy Merget
Episode 19: Sixty Four
Episode 17: Teach, Don't Show
Episode 16: The One About Michael Zebrowski
Episode 15: The One About Jeremiah Tower
Episode 14: The One About Dillon Marra
Episode 13: The One About Ryan Peters
Episode 12: Buffalo Wings, Habits, and Leadership and What They All Have In Common
Episode 7: The One About Ross Warhol
Episode 11: The One About Brian Kaywork
Episode 10: The One About Justin Khanna
Episode 6: The One About EJ Lagasse
Episode 9: The One About Jessica Scott
Episode 5: The One About Adam Shoemaker and Olivia Fisse