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The Restaurant Guys — 245 episodes

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1

Are We Loving Seafood to Death? | Rick Moonen

2

Preserving the Seasons: Canning, Pickling & Seasonal Cooking | Paul Virant

3

Knowing When to Change: Ice Cream, Fine Dining & Reinvention | Nicholas Harary

4

The Mystique, Money and Madness of Truffles | Jane Black | Preview

5

Stripper Food, Bachelor Parties & Other Bad Ideas | Inside Track

6

Can Local Food Save a Town? | Ben Hewitt

7

How Do We Get a New Generation Into Wine? | Tony Margiotta

8

Heirloom Seeds, Local Farms & Better Food | Erica Renaud

9

Authentic Italian Food vs. the Algorithm | Vincenzo Prosperi

10

Non-Alcoholic Pairings at Thomas Keller’s Restaurants | Paul Roberts

11

Farm-to-Table Was Only the Beginning | Spike Gjerde

12

Can Wine Unlock Creativity? | Michael Gelb

13

The American Beefsteak: Politics and Excess | Sother Teague

14

How Prohibition Backfired on America | Daniel Okrent

15

Restaurant Trends That Don’t Add Up | Inside Track

16

How Classic Cocktails Were Lost—and Found | Ted Haigh

17

Hayman’s Gin: Tradition and Revival | James Hayman

18

The First Great American Hospitality Empire | Stephen Fried

19

Hotel Jerome and the Art of Quiet Luxury | Stephane Lacroix

20

Wine, Restaurant Culture and What Makes Great Barbecue | Live from Aspen | Part II

21

Regional Food, Restaurant Longevity and the Future of Hospitality | Live from Aspen | Part 1

22

What Does Ethical Food Really Mean? | Jay Weinstein

23

Reviving Gage & Tollner and Reinventing Tropical Cocktails | St. John Frizell & Garret Richard

24

Vineyard 7 & 8 and Spring Mountain Cabernet | Launny Steffens

25

The Natural Wine Debate and the Future of Wine | Ray Isle

26

Market-Driven Brooklyn Dining Before the Hype | Liza Queen | Preview

27

How to Build a Team That Actually Cares | Preston Lee

28

Jersey Fresh, Local Farmers, and the Flavor of New Jersey | William Walker

29

The Ghost of Jerry Thomas Has Notes | AI, Dale DeGroff & the Future of Cocktails

30

Julie & Julia Before the Movie | Julie Powell

31

Hamburger America and the Great American Burger | George Motz

32

David Burke | Jersey Roots and Bold Restaurant Ideas

33

Beer vs. Wine: Which Pairs Better With Food? | Garrett Oliver

34

New Jersey Wine & Food Festival at Crystal Springs Resort 2026

35

The Next Iron Chef and the Reality of Restaurant Life | Morou Ouattara & Gavin Kaysen

36

The Future of Wine Service | June Rodil

37

Pinot Grigio Explained: Italian Wine Regions and Labels | Giovanni Barone | Preview

38

Woodford Reserve and the Future of Bourbon | Elizabeth McCall

39

Winning Top Chef, Kitchen Culture, and Chicago Ambition | Stephanie Izard

40

The Maître d’ Was God | Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

41

Why Americans Feel Guilty About Food and the French Don’t | Dr. Paul Rozin

42

The New Jersey Wine & Food Festival and Destination Hospitality | Robby Younes

43

Tom Colicchio on Top Chef, Craft, and What Makes a Great Chef | Preview

44

Inside 20 Years of Imbibe Magazine | Paul Clarke

45

American Artisan Cheese, Local Food, and New Jersey Originals | Jeffrey Roberts

46

Hybrid Grapes, Natural Wine Myths, and the Future of Wine | Doug Frost

47

Why Eating Well Got So Complicated | Margaret Wittenberg, Whole Foods

48

The Jack Rose, Applejack, and America’s First Distilling Family | Lisa Laird Dunn

49

Copper River Salmon, Oysters, and the Science of Better Flavor | Jon Rowley

50

How Blue Ribbon Changed Late-Night Dining | Eric and Bruce Bromberg

51

How Great Sommeliers Guide a Table | Roger Dagorn

52

Milk Punch, Cocktail Culture, and the Art of Hospitality | Eamon Rockey

53

Bake Smarter, Not Harder | Gail Sokol

54

Scones & Scaling: Growing The Hungry Gnome | Danielle Sepsy

55

Cool Napa, Serious Wines | Susan Ridley, Hendry Wines

56

The Best Meals Tell You Where You Are | Jeffrey Merrihue

57

The Sex Life of Food: Romance, Ritual & What We Reveal at the Table | Bunny Crumpacker | Preview

58

After Closing: Eggs, Mass Spectrometers & House Rules | Inside Track

59

Save the Fish (So We Can Eat Them) | Beth Lowell, Oceana

60

Eric Scheffer | Building Restaurants and Community in Asheville

61

Neal Rosenthal on Globalization and the Future of Wine

62

Bartenders Matter: Ryan Foley on Legacy, Craft, and the Future of the Bar

63

Gabrielle Hamilton | Blood, Bones & Butter and a Life in Food

64

Noah Rothbaum | The Whiskey Bible and the Real History of Whiskey

65

Community Feasts and Food Culture | Melissa Hamilton, Saveur | Preview

66

Traveling Well: Wine, History, and a Cautionary Tale | Inside Track

67

Authentic Italian Cooking Before It Was Cool | Mary Ann Esposito

68

Tim McKirdy on Kitchens, Cocktail Culture, and Cooking with Booze

69

How Great Wine Programs Get Built — and How They Serve Everyone | Chris Goodhart

70

Why Everyone’s Talking About California Whiskey | Jeff Duckhorn

71

Behind the Glass with Eric Asimov: The Rise of American Whiskey & Counterfeit Wine

72

Charlie Palmer | Building Great Restaurants That Last

73

How Fine Dining Works at the Top of the World | Inside Track

74

Food & Wine Classic Charleston | Part 1: Maneet Chauhan, Carrie Morey and Robert F. Moss

75

Food & Wine Classic Charleston | Part 2: Ivy Odom, James London and Hunter Lewis

76

Michelin Comes to NYC | Inside Track

77

Orlando Pagán Crafts a Star in the South

78

Umami, Chocolate, and Flavor | Rowan Jacobsen

79

Neal Bodenheimer: Crafting Culture and Cocktails in New Orleans

80

Sustaining the Family Farm | Todd Wickstrom

81

Drew Nieporent is Not Trying to be Difficult

82

Flocks, Flavors, and Fine Wines in Austria | Peter Schleimer

83

Procera Gin: Bottling the Spirit of Africa

84

Pisco Passion | Johnny Schuler

85

Jeff Bell: Raising the Bar in NYC

86

Why Tea Is More Complex Than Wine | Sebastian Beckwith

87

Southern Smoke Festival | Part 3: Joaquin Rodas, Colby Rasavong, Caroline Schiff, Lee Anne Wong

88

Wine, Hospitality, and Other Stuff | Chris Cree & John Fischer

89

Wine Simple: Perfect Pairings Without Overthinking It | Aldo Sohm

90

Southern Smoke Festival | Part 2: Angie Rito & Scott Tacinelli, Lucas McKinney, Felipe Riccio & Austin Waiter

91

Southern Smoke Festival | Part 1: Aaron Bludorn, Rebecca Masson and Kyle Knall

92

No-Knead Bread, Pizza, and a Baking Revolution | Jim Lahey

93

What It Really Takes to Build a Lasting Restaurant (Ryan DePersio)

94

The Culinary School Promise — And the Kitchen Reality | Nicholas Harary

95

Building Indian Fine Dining in New York | Rajesh Bhardwaj

96

Martini Expo | Part 3: Joe Magliocco, David Wondrich, and More | Preview

97

Martini Expo | Part 2: William Elliott, Tim Cooper, and Sarah Morrissey

98

Martini Expo | Part 1: Salvatore Calabrese, Liam Davy, and Charlotte Voisey

99

Cocktail History and Bartending Legends | Brown & Miller

100

Dylan Trotter and the Legacy of Charlie Trotter's in Chicago

101

Lessons in Excellence | Charlie Trotter | Preview

102

How Italian Food Conquered the World | John Mariani

103

What Modern Restaurants Can Learn from the Legacy of Delmonico’s (Max Tucci)

104

Sangria and Blue Eggs | Kim Haasarud & Jeanne Kelley

105

Robert LeBlanc: Honoring the Past and Shaping the Future of New Orleans

106

Taste What You’re Missing | Barb Stuckey | Preview

107

Never Touch a Waiter’s Tray: Fine Dining Rules and Restaurant Stories | The Restaurant Guys

108

Natalie MacLean on Quaffing Summer Wines *V*

109

Southern Smoke Foundation: Caring for the Industry that Feeds Us

110

Ed Hamilton on Rum *V*

111

Jeff “Beachbum” Berry & Dickie Brennan LIVE in NOLA!

112

Trailer: Who Are The Restaurant Guys?

113

Teaser! Bill Grimes: Straight Up or On the Rocks

114

Kate Krader on Food & Wine’s Cocktail Book *V*

115

Rob D'Elia: Diving into Dive Bars at The Ale 'n 'Wich!

116

Jimmy Bannos Sr.: Bringing “The Big Easy” to Chicago *V*

117

Chefs Akin & Lindsay on the Melding of Unlikely Cuisines

118

Ruth Reichl, Critic in Disguise

119

Andrew Zimmern on The Restaurant Guys LIVE! Pt 2 of 2

120

Andrew Zimmern on The Restaurant Guys LIVE! Pt 1 of 2

121

The Dark Ages of the American Cocktail | David Wondrich

122

From Employees Only to Sip & Guzzle | Steve Schneider

123

Sean Harrison, Master Distiller of Plymouth Gin *V*

124

Charlotte Voisey, New Leader of Tales of the Cocktail Foundation

125

TEASER! Ray Isle, Wine Author and Editor at Food & Wine *V*

126

Kim Chauvin and Her Wild American Shrimp! *V*

127

Deborah Keane, No-Kill Caviar Queen

128

Big Apple BBQ: Lotsa Q! *V*

129

George Motz’s Hamburger America

130

Aldo Sohm, Best Sommelier in the World 2008 | Preview

131

Storytellers of The Donn of Tiki Documentary | Max Well and Alex Lamb

132

The $64 Tomato | William Alexander

133

Antonia Lofaso, Chef and Champion

134

John Peterson Dishes The Real Dirt on Farmer John *V*

135

Ti Martin, Commander of Commander’s Palace

136

Ted Hall: Wine, Olives and Beef from Long Meadow Ranch *V*

137

Herd Provisions: The Cowboy and the Wine Lady in Charleston

138

BONUS! Dale & Pete on Turf & Tipple

139

TEASER! John Scharffenberger: Winemaker to Chocolatier *V*

140

Alex Guarnaschelli on The Restaurant Guys LIVE!

141

Andrew Zimmern: Bizarre Food Anthropologist

142

Rollie Wesen of the Jacques Pépin Foundation

143

TEASER! Sam Gugino on Coffee

144

Michael Stern, Road Scholar, Talks About Road Food

145

Innovative Dock-to-Table in Charleston | James London

146

TEASER! Lettie Teague on Secret Lives in Wine

147

The Restaurant Guys ON The Wine Makers Pod

148

Marcus Samuelsson on The Soul of a New Cuisine

149

Scott Conant on The Restaurant Guys LIVE!

150

Hell’s Backbone Grill with A Measure of Grace

151

Jillian Vose: The Apple of Hazel & Apple in Charleston

152

TEASER! David Page: Home at Shinn Estate Vineyards

153

Barbara Shinn on Biodynamic Viticulture

154

Peter Byck: Roots So Deep

155

Melissa Clark: Chef Interrupted

156

Genevieve Yam: What Happened to The Honeycrisps?

157

Pinot Noir and Pacific Northwest Wine | Tony Soter | Preview

158

Rocco DiSpirito on The Restaurant Guys LIVE!

159

Steven Witherly on Why Humans Like Junk Food

160

Alton Brown Offers Food for Thought

161

Scott Conant: Why Italian Food Belongs in Fine Dining

162

Lance Geiger: The History Guy Meets The Restaurant Guys

163

TEASER!! Michael Psilakis, Star Chef

164

Ron Cooper: Del Maguey and the Magic of Mezcal

165

Chris Dearden of Sleeping Giant Winery

166

Ted Breaux and the Return of Absinthe: How the Green Fairy Came Back From Exile *V*

167

Bettina Sichel of Laurel Glen Vineyard

168

Jon Taffer: Birth of Bar Rescue

169

Why Great Drinks Ideas Need a Little Lunacy | Philip Duff

170

Brooklyn Pizza and the Myth of Authenticity | Kim Severson

171

Daniel Holzman Brings NYC Pizza to the West Coast

172

Vinitaly: The Restaurant Guys Abroad!

173

Bhutan’s First Wine: Vineyards in the Himalayas | Michael Juergens

174

Caviar Queen | Deborah Keane | Preview

175

How Eleven Madison Park Made Fine Dining Fun | Daniel Humm

176

Brian Miller: Tiki Bartender Turned Jersey Guy

177

Andrew Carmellini, Urban Italian

178

Judy Joo: International Korean Food Ambassador

179

TEASER! Deborah Koons Garcia and The Future of Food

180

Phoebe Damrosch, Service Included

181

André Mack of Maison Noir Wines

182

Gael Greene is Insatiable!

183

Anthony Giglio Food Critic to Renaissance Man

184

Patrick O'Connell, Self-Taught Chef - 3 Michelin Stars

185

Giorgio Bargiani: Behind The Connaught Bar

186

Floyd Cardoz Spices Up New York

187

Flaming Sambuca at an All-You-Can-Drink New Year’s Eve | The Restaurant Guys

188

TEASER! Restaurant Guys Radio: The Last Call-in Show

189

Robert Tinnell and His Feast of the Seven Fishes

190

The Restaurant Guys Christmas Reminiscing

191

Colman Andrews, Campbeltown Scotch Sings This Song

192

Dr. Rachel Barrie, First Lady of Scotch

193

Kevin Zraly, Icon & Mentor

194

Josh Noel: Malört, Why?

195

Andrew Zimmern | Why “Bizarre” Food Isn’t Really Bizarre

196

Cathy Corison & Grace Corison Martin: The Next Generation

197

Lidia Bastianich: Blending Cultures Through Food

198

Ellen Yin: JBF Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year!

199

La Petraia: The Guys Go to Italy!

200

Tom Colicchio: Tippity Top Chef Visits The Guys

201

Cathy Corison: A Wine of One’s Own

202

Charles Neal: Armagnac, Calvados and Cognac, Oh My!

203

Grant Achatz Creates a Chemistry Experience

204

Curtis Duffy: Reaching the Stars

205

Brian Miller: Tiki Pirate Captain

206

David Wondrich: Professor of the Cocktail

207

José Andrés: Feeding the World

208

Dan Richer, Pizza Aficionado

209

Audrey Saunders: Queen Mother of The Cocktail Renaissance

210

Tony Abou-Ganim, Modern Mixologist

211

Frank Brunacci: Truffles from Down Under

212

Ben Shewry Finds Uses for Obsession

213

Ted Lange: Your Love Boat Bartender

214

Robert Simonson Gets in The Mix

215

Neo Soul: Taking Soul Food to a Whole ’Nutha Level | Lindsey Williams

216

Melba Wilson | Queen of Soul Food

217

Jacques Torres | Mr. Chocolate Loves NY

218

Jacques Torres | A World of Chocolate

219

Charlie Trotter | Restaurants, Recession and Real Advice

220

Grandmothers, Restaurants and Latin Evolution | Jose Garces

221

The PDT Cocktail Book | Jim Meehan

222

The Bartender’s Pantry and Better Cocktails at Home | Jim Meehan

223

A Wild Take on Escoffier | Steven Rinella

224

How to Drink Australian | Master Sommelier Jon Ross Comes Home

225

Thomas Keller | One Chef, Two Coasts

226

The French Laundry, Otium and Chain | Tim Hollingsworth

227

Mezcal, Dinner and the Art of Storytelling | Steve Olson

228

Amaro Bars, Cocktail Culture and the Business of Drinking | Sother Teague

229

BONUS: Eric Ripert | Outstanding Chefs in America and Beyond

230

Danny Meyer | Setting the Table Before Shake Shack Went Global

231

Providence, Sustainable Seafood and the Michelin Green Star | Michael Cimarusti

232

An Interview From Before The Chew | Michael Symon

233

From Flight Attendant to James Beard Best Chef | Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon

234

Dale DeGroff on Cocktail History and Bar Culture

235

Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail and Icon of the Craft Cocktail Movement

236

Opening The Dead Rabbit and Modern Irish Bar Culture | Sean Muldoon

237

How The Dead Rabbit Reimagined the Irish Pub | Jack McGarry

238

Dan Barber | Cooking and Eating (Very) Local at Blue Hill at Stone Barns

239

Comedy, Restaurants and the Love of Good Food | Bryan Callen

240

From Apple Farming to Luxury Cabernet Sauvignon | Paul Hobbs

241

Making Wine Across Four Continents | Paul Hobbs

242

Shaking Things Up in NYC at Flat Iron, Pegu & Clover Club | Julie Reiner

243

Crafting the Modern Cocktail Movement | Julie Reiner

244

Anthony Bourdain | Food, Freedom, and No Apologies

245

Jacques Pépin on Teaching America How to Cook