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The Restaurant Guys — 213 episodes

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1

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

2

New Jersey Wine & Food Festival at Crystal Springs Resort 2026

3

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

4

The Future of Wine Service | June Rodil

5

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

6

Woodford Reserve and the Future of Bourbon | Elizabeth McCall

7

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

8

The Maître d’ Was God | Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

Inside 20 Years of Imbibe Magazine | Paul Clarke

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

How Great Sommeliers Guide a Table | Roger Dagorn

20

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

21

Bake Smarter, Not Harder | Gail Sokol

22

Scones & Scaling: Growing The Hungry Gnome | Danielle Sepsy

23

Cool Napa, Serious Wines | Susan Ridley, Hendry Wines

24

The Best Meals Tell You Where You Are | Jeffrey Merrihue

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

Eric Scheffer | Building Restaurants and Community in Asheville

29

Neal Rosenthal on Globalization and the Future of Wine

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

Mary Ann Esposito on Authentic Italian Cooking Before It Was Cool

36

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

37

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

38

Why Everyone’s Talking About California Whiskey (Jeff Duckhorn)

39

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

40

Charlie Palmer | Building Great Restaurants That Last

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

Michelin Comes to NYC | Inside Track

45

Orlando Pagán Crafts a Star in the South

46

Umami, Chocolate, and Flavor | Rowan Jacobsen

47

Neal Bodenheimer: Crafting Culture and Cocktails in New Orleans

48

Sustaining the Family Farm | Todd Wickstrom

49

Drew Nieporent is Not Trying to be Difficult

50

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

51

Procera Gin: Bottling the Spirit of Africa

52

Pisco Passion | Johnny Schuler

53

Jeff Bell: Raising the Bar in NYC

54

Why Tea Is More Complex Than Wine | Sebastian Beckwith

55

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

56

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

57

Wine Simple: Perfect Pairings Without Overthinking It | Aldo Sohm

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

Rajesh Bhardwaj, Visionary Behind Indian Fine Dining

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

Cocktail History and Bartending Legends | Brown & Miller

68

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

69

Lessons in Excellence | Charlie Trotter | Preview

70

How Italian Food Conquered the World | John Mariani

71

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

72

Sangria and Blue Eggs | Kim Haasarud & Jeanne Kelley

73

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

74

Taste What You’re Missing | Barb Stuckey | Preview

75

Restaurant Guys & Their Favorite Guests

76

Natalie MacLean on Quaffing Summer Wines *V*

77

Southern Smoke Foundation: Caring for the Industry that Feeds Us

78

Ed Hamilton on Rum *V*

79

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

80

Trailer: Who Are The Restaurant Guys?

81

Teaser! Bill Grimes: Straight Up or On the Rocks

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

Chefs Akin & Lindsay on the Melding of Unlikely Cuisines

86

Ruth Reichl, Critic in Disguise *V*

87

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

88

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

89

David Wondrich on the Past, Present & Future of the Cocktail *V*

90

Steve Schneider, The "Guzzle" of Sip & Guzzle

91

Sean Harrison, Master Distiller of Plymouth Gin *V*

92

Charlotte Voisey, New Leader of Tales of the Cocktail Foundation

93

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

94

Kim Chauvin and Her Wild American Shrimp! *V*

95

Deborah Keane, No-Kill Caviar Queen

96

Big Apple BBQ: Lotsa Q! *V*

97

George Motz’s Hamburger America

98

Aldo Sohm, Best Sommelier in the World 2008 | Preview

99

Storytellers of The Donn of Tiki Documentary

100

The $64 Tomato | William Alexander

101

Antonia Lofaso, Chef and Champion

102

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

103

Ti Martin, Commander of Commander’s Palace

104

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

105

Herd Provisions: The Cowboy and the Wine Lady in Charleston

106

BONUS! Dale & Pete on Turf & Tipple

107

TEASER! John Scharffenberger: Winemaker to Chocolatier *V*

108

Alex Guarnaschelli on The Restaurant Guys LIVE!

109

Andrew Zimmern: Bizarre Food Anthropologist

110

Rollie Wesen of the Jacques Pépin Foundation

111

TEASER! Sam Gugino on Coffee

112

Michael Stern, Road Scholar, Talks About Road Food

113

James London Innovative Dock to Table in Charleston

114

TEASER! Lettie Teague on Secret Lives in Wine

115

The Restaurant Guys ON The Wine Makers Pod

116

Marcus Samuelsson on The Soul of a New Cuisine

117

Scott Conant on The Restaurant Guys LIVE!

118

Hell’s Backbone Grill with A Measure of Grace

119

Jillian Vose: The Apple of Hazel & Apple in Charleston

120

TEASER! David Page: Home at Shinn Estate Vineyards

121

Barbara Shinn on Biodynamic Viticulture

122

Peter Byck: Roots So Deep

123

Melissa Clark: Chef Interrupted

124

Genevieve Yam: What Happened to The Honeycrisps?

125

Pinot Noir and Pacific Northwest Wine | Tony Soter | Preview

126

Rocco DiSpirito on The Restaurant Guys LIVE!

127

Steven Witherly on Why Humans Like Junk Food

128

Alton Brown Offers Food for Thought

129

Scott Conant 20 Years Ago

130

Lance Geiger: The History Guy Meets The Restaurant Guys

131

TEASER!! Michael Psilakis, Star Chef

132

Ron Cooper: Del Maguey and the Magic of Mezcal

133

Chris Dearden of Sleeping Giant Winery

134

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

135

Bettina Sichel of Laurel Glen Vineyard

136

Jon Taffer: Birth of Bar Rescue

137

Philip Duff: Liquid Solutions

138

Brooklyn Pizza and the Myth of Authenticity | Kim Severson

139

Daniel Holzman Brings NYC Pizza to the West Coast

140

Vinitaly: The Restaurant Guys Abroad!

141

Michael Juergens, Going Where No Winemaker Has Gone Before!

142

Caviar Queen | Deborah Keane | Preview

143

Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park

144

Brian Miller: Tiki Bartender Turned Jersey Guy

145

Andrew Carmellini, Urban Italian

146

Judy Joo: International Korean Food Ambassador

147

TEASER! Deborah Koons Garcia and The Future of Food

148

Phoebe Damrosch, Service Included

149

André Mack of Maison Noir Wines

150

Gael Greene is Insatiable!

151

Anthony Giglio Food Critic to Renaissance Man

152

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

153

Giorgio Bargiani: Behind The Connaught Bar

154

Floyd Cardoz Spices Up New York

155

The Restaurant Guys: An Incendiary Episode

156

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

157

Robert Tinnell and His Feast of the Seven Fishes

158

The Restaurant Guys Christmas Reminiscing

159

Colman Andrews, Campbeltown Scotch Sings This Song

160

Dr. Rachel Barrie, First Lady of Scotch

161

Kevin Zraly, Icon & Mentor

162

Josh Noel: Malört, Why?

163

Andrew Zimmern: Bizarre Foods and Stories

164

Cathy Corison & Grace Corison Martin: The Next Generation

165

Lidia Bastianich: Blending Cultures Through Food

166

Ellen Yin: JBF Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year!

167

La Petraia: The Guys Go to Italy!

168

Tom Colicchio: Tippity Top Chef Visits The Guys

169

Cathy Corison: A Wine of One’s Own

170

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

171

Grant Achatz Creates a Chemistry Experience

172

Curtis Duffy: Reaching the Stars

173

Brian Miller: Tiki Pirate Captain

174

David Wondrich: Professor of the Cocktail

175

José Andrés: Feeding the World

176

Dan Richer, Pizza Aficionado

177

Audrey Saunders: Queen Mother of The Cocktail Renaissance

178

Tony Abou-Ganim, Modern Mixologist

179

Frank Brunacci: Truffles from Down Under

180

Ben Shewry Finds Uses for Obsession

181

Ted Lange: Your Love Boat Bartender

182

Robert Simonson Gets in The Mix

183

Lindsey Williams: Taking Soul Food to a Whole ‘Nutha Level

184

Melba Wilson: Queen of Soul Food

185

Jacques Torres: Mr. Chocolate Loves NY

186

Jacques Torres: A World of Chocolate

187

Charlie Trotter: A Pillar in American Cuisine Gone Too Soon

188

Jose Garces: A Philadelphia Story

189

Jim Meehan: PDT Speakeasy Cocktails

190

Jim Meehan: Cocktails at Home

191

Steven Rinella: A Wild Meal

192

Jon Ross (Master Sommelier and Stage Left Alum): Comes Home From Australia

193

Thomas Keller | One Chef, Two Coasts

194

The French Laundry, Otium and Chain | Tim Hollingsworth

195

Mezcal, Dinner and the Art of Storytelling | Steve Olson

196

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

197

BONUS: Eric Ripert | Outstanding Chefs in America and Beyond

198

Danny Meyer | Setting the Table Before Shake Shack Went Global

199

Michael Cimarusti: Acclaimed L.A. Chef Meets East Coast Restaurant Guys

200

Michael Symon: An Interview From Before The Chew

201

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

202

Dale DeGroff on Cocktail History and Bar Culture

203

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

204

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

205

How The Dead Rabbit Reimagined the Irish Pub | Jack McGarry

206

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

207

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

208

From Apple Farming to Luxury Cabernet Sauvignon | Paul Hobbs

209

Making Wine Across Four Continents | Paul Hobbs

210

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

211

Crafting the Modern Cocktail Movement | Julie Reiner

212

Anthony Bourdain | Food, Freedom, and No Apologies

213

Jacques Pépin on Teaching America How to Cook