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Preeti Mistry Is Hanging Out with Puppets, Planning a More Inclusive Food Future from 2021-04-15T21:59:14
We're living in a golden age of Preeti Mistry and the world is so much more delicious for it. The Juhu Beach Club chef, cookbook author, speaker, and podcaster (among other things) can currently be...
ListenSam Fore Talks Feeding Restaurant Workers in Need, Therapy, and Tomato Pie from 2021-04-02T19:52:54
When chef Sam Fore sees something she can fix, she jumps in to help. As the restaurant industry was devastated by COVID-19, she joined The LEE Initiative to help make sure that workers were being f...
ListenSam Fore Will Not Stay Silent, and That's a Very Good Thing from 2021-03-19T20:03:24
When it comes to calling out cruddy behavior, chef Sam Fore has never been afraid to speak her mind. Growing up as a first-generation Sri Lankan American in North Carolina, she had a supportive com...
ListenPinky Cole Talks About Entrepreneurship, Intentions, and Setting People Up for Success from 2021-03-12T15:23:37
Pinky Cole has always known that she would lead an extraordinary life. As a girl growing up in East Baltimore, she wasn't sure what form that would take, but when her friends were outside playing, ...
ListenMatt Jennings Talks Sobriety, Pivots, Flextaurants, and How Chefs Can Evolve from 2021-02-26T18:40:04
The day Matt Jennings woke up on his bathroom floor, he knew something had to change, or else he'd die. Five years later, the chef and cookbook author is sober, happy, healthy, and on a mission to ...
ListenVinny Eng Talks Mutual Aid, Empathy, and the Art of Hugging Trees from 2021-02-20T15:07:54
The day after Vinny Eng was named as one of Food&Wine's 2019 Somms of the Year, he said his thank yous for the accolade, then promptly announced that he was stepping away from the industry for a wh...
ListenAnita Lo Talks Solo Cooking, Throwing Butter, and Constant Reinvention from 2021-02-11T02:47:16
Little did she know at the time she was writing it, but Anita Lo's Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One became, for many, the ideal guide for this time in history. The 2001 Food&Wine Best New...
ListenClaudette Zepeda Talks Cutting Through White Noise and Becoming the Leader She Needed to See from 2021-02-05T16:10:36
When Claudette Zepeda was at her most stressed-out, as she puts it, "my neck went away." Her shoulders were in a permanent state of hunch and she'd been advised at a new job to bring her "knives an...
ListenNorma Listman and Saqib Keval Talk Mole, Valuing Mexican Food, and What Restaurant Family Means from 2021-01-29T17:45:43
It's hard to open a restaurant. It's indescribably stressful to have to open your restaurant four separate times, for reasons (earthquake, local government corruption, pandemic) out of your control...
ListenThe Food&Wine Team Talks Dal and Roti, Sopping, Broiling, and Citrus from 2021-01-23T05:38:12
January is a particularly cruel month. The days are short, the holidays past, and hey—we're still living in a freaking pandemic. But we've all got to find joy where we can, and this comes in the fo...
ListenCarl Sobocinski Talks About Investing in People and Closing His Restaurants to Stop the Spread from 2021-01-15T16:37:55
Restaurateurs live their lives by the numbers, and when Carl Sobocinski saw COVID-19 case rates racking up in Greenville, SC, he knew he had to take action. Even though it wasn't mandated by local ...
ListenKiki Aranita Talks About Closing Her Restaurant, Collective Trauma, and Selling Sauce from 2021-01-08T18:17
A year ago, Kiki Aranita was in Hong Kong for a cousin's wedding when she heard the first rumblings about a virus that was highly contagious and beginning to spread. There's no way she could have k...
ListenHow to Holiday in Limbo from 2020-12-18T20:06:51
No one on earth needs to be told that this is a holiday season unlike any other because we're all living it. If you're a listener of this podcast you are painfully aware of the kind of year it's be...
ListenRocco DiSpirito Talks About Why Therapy Is a Lifesaver and How to Snap Back to Feeling Like a Chef from 2020-12-11T02:16:02
In 1999, Food&Wine named Rocco DiSpirito as one of its Best New Chefs—a vote of confidence in the future of a brilliant young cook who earned the esteem of his peers as well as a rabid fanbase of d...
ListenBryan Washington Talks About Showing Up, Growing Up, and Morning-After Omelets from 2020-12-03T19:12:53
Bryan Washington's extraordinary new novel 'Memorial' shares the story of two men in love and at a crossroads in their four-year relationship, when some family dynamics shift and they have to reeva...
ListenThe Food&Wine Kitchen Team Talks About What's on the Thanksgiving Table in 2020 from 2020-11-12T14:00
The holidays this year will look a lot different. With COVID-19 still raging across the country, celebrations will be smaller, sometimes huddled around a Zoom screen or FaceTime, but there are stil...
ListenVivian Howard Talks About Southernness, Pride, Pivots, and Politics from 2020-10-29T15:56:35
It took leaving home for Vivian Howard to appreciate where she'd come from. The chef, restaurateur, TV star, and author of the new cookbook This Will Make It Taste Good is the daughter of an Easter...
ListenTimothy Hollingsworth Talks About Kitchen Intensity, Belonging, and Cooking for Your Mom from 2020-10-23T15:31:03
In what feels like a different lifetime, The Final Table star and vaunted chef Timothy Hollingsworth sat down in the Food&Wine studio to talk about his path from dishwasher to chef de cuisine at Th...
ListenJoe Yonan Talks About Beans and Being Seen from 2020-10-15T13:00
Before COVID-19 brought life as we know it to a halt and people started hunkering down at home, stirring up comforting stews, Joe Yonan stopped by Food&Wine headquarters to talk about his gorgeous—...
ListenDale DeGroff and Julie Reiner Talk About the Cocktail Renaissance and What Comes Next from 2020-09-22T21:22:11
In July 2019, which seems like a lifetime ago, beverage pros from around the world converged on New Orleans for the annual Tales of the Cocktail conference—an annual event highlighting and celebrat...
ListenKelly Fields Talks About Writing a Cookbook, Weathering Storms, and Accepting Help from 2020-09-08T19:54:40
For years, people had been poking at Kelly Fields to write a cookbook, but she resisted. She'd been perfecting her craft as a pastry chef in some of New Orleans' most lauded restaurants, and expand...
ListenEric Rivera Talks About Pivoting, Selling Plants, and Planning Ahead from 2020-09-04T20:38:14
When COVID-19 sent the hospitality industry into a tailspin, Eric Rivera had already charted a course to the next destination. His restaurant, Addo, has always been a venue for innovations both cul...
ListenThe Communal Table Podcast: Erick Williams from 2020-08-25T04:00
When Erick Williams began working in restaurants, it was a means to an end. The Chicago native believed the best way he could serve his community would be through rehabbing neglected buildings in h...
ListenThe Communal Table Podcast: Jenny Dorsey from 2020-07-29T14:00
When Jenny Dorsey was working in the fashion world at the start of her career she found herself looking at the people above her and realizing it wasn't the life she wanted for herself. Subsequent c...
ListenRestaurant Lawyer Jasmine Moy Talks About Reopening, Racism, and Rent from 2020-07-22T14:00
It feels like a lifetime ago that restaurant lawyer Jasmine Moy sat for a conversation about what people need to know before they open a restaurant. Public life has changed in almost unfathomable w...
ListenJustin Burke Talks About Inclusive Spaces, Being a Queer Single Dad, and Baking As Activism from 2020-06-22T15:51:41
Justin Burke is renowned for his "modern gramma" style of baking, but is perhaps just as appreciated for the inclusive spaces and community he creates wherever he goes. In the weeks before the pand...
ListenThe Communal Table Podcast: Devita Davison from 2020-06-02T01:00
In her work as the Executive Director for FoodLab Detroit, Devita Davison has been laser-focused on making sure that residents of her beloved city have access to and equity in the systems that brin...
ListenThe Communal Table Podcast: Romy Gill from 2020-05-29T00:45
Romy Gill was getting ready to sell her jewelry to finance her first restaurant. As an immigrant to England from India—and a woman—she was finding it very difficult to get a bank loan, but they did...
ListenPaola Velez Talks About the Art and Pleasure of Being an Empathetic Leader from 2020-05-22T15:00
Paola Velez was listening to the James Beard Award finalist announcements hoping for the chance to cheer on some friends and colleagues. She was gobsmacked to hear her own name called out in the Ri...
ListenHow Restaurant Editor Khushbu Shah Picked Food&Wine's Best New Chefs 2020 from 2020-05-13T13:38:25
For months, Food&Wine's Restaurant Editor Khushbu Shah spent every waking (and sleeping) second scouting out restaurants across the United States and Puerto Rico to assemble the 2020 class of Best ...
ListenThe Joy of Cooking Is Here for You from 2020-05-07T21:41:42
There's a good chance that The Joy of Cooking is somewhere in your orbit, whether it's a vintage edition handed down through your family, a copy bestowed upon you when you moved away from home, or ...
ListenTrigg Brown Talks About Taking Care of Vulnerable Workers from 2020-04-28T13:52:48
When it became evident that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to hit New York, Trigg Brown had some tough decisions to make. As the chef-partner of Win-Son and Win-Son Bakery in Brooklyn, he was list...
ListenEllen Yin and Gia Vecchio Talk About a New Mental Health Resource for the Industry from 2020-04-21T22:00
Even before COVID-19 laid waste to the industry, mental health and addiction were issues that disproportionately affected hospitality workers. Now with a staggering segment of the population laid o...
ListenEllen Yin and Gia Vecchio Talk About a New Mental Health Resource for the Industry from 2020-04-21T22:00
Even before COVID-19 laid waste to the industry, mental health and addiction were issues that disproportionately affected hospitality workers. Now with a staggering segment of the population laid o...
ListenEllen Yin and Gia Vecchio Talk About a New Mental Health Resource for the Industry from 2020-04-21T22:00
Even before COVID-19 laid waste to the industry, mental health and addiction were issues that disproportionately affected hospitality workers. Now with a staggering segment of the population laid o...
ListenRachael Ray Won't Rest Until Everyone—and Their Pets—Is Fed from 2020-04-13T04:00
Some people are just called to a life of service, and Rachael Ray gratefully counts herself among them. When the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation, she didn't have to think twice. She built cha...
ListenKwame Onwuachi Talks About Restaurant Recovery and Representing Inaudible People from 2020-04-10T13:35:32
On a recent press call with the Independent Restaurant Coalition, Bronx-raised chef Kwame Onwuachi pointed out the painful truth that a tiger at the Bronx Zoo was able to get a COVID-19 test, and y...
ListenHospitality Veteran John Winterman Talks About Opening a Restaurant During a Pandemic from 2020-04-08T20:14:32
John Winterman got fired from his first restaurant job in 1986, and he's been in love with the industry ever since. He honed his appetite for fine dining under the stewardship of Charlie Trotter an...
ListenEdward Lee Talks About Making a Pivot and Feeding His Community from 2020-03-30T23:22:08
Louisville-based chef Edward Lee is the kind of person who sees a community in crisis and doesn't think twice—he steps in and figures out a way to keep people fed. When the government furloughed wo...
ListenEverything Restaurants Need to Know About Dealing with Their Landlord from 2020-03-27T20:02:48
It's nearly the first of the month and for most businesses (and people) the rent is due. But what happens if you're a restaurant owner who has had to scale back or shut down entirely due to coronav...
ListenAngie Mar Talks About Grief, Getting Creative, and Pushing Through from 2020-03-26T13:19:28
Angie Mar arrived back in New York City from a stint cooking in London, and found a restaurant landscape completely changed. After a painful period of self quarantine for the safety of the people a...
ListenSteve Palmer Talks About Resources for Maintaining Sobriety in a Crisis from 2020-03-23T20:43
When Steve Palmer and Mickey Bakst started Ben's Friends, they had no idea that it would be the force that it is today. What began as an industry-specific recovery meeting in Charleston, SC has sin...
ListenMing Tsai Talks About the Fears Restaurant Workers Face and Actions to Take from 2020-03-20T20:47:32
Ming Tsai is one of the best-known chefs in America, but that doesn't insulate him from the onslaught of challenges and unknowns that the restaurant industry is facing right now. Rather, he's had t...
ListenHow to Use Your Voice and Ask for Help from 2020-03-18T22:37:16
Restaurant workers are usually the last people to ask for help because they're too busy serving others. On today's Communal Table podcast, as COVID-19 spreads across the country, Food&Wine senior e...
ListenRestaurant Workers and Owners Scramble to Figure Out Next Steps As Coronavirus Spreads from 2020-03-16T22:26:09
As COVID-19 spreads across the country, restaurant workers and owners are in uncharted waters trying to figure out how to take care of their employees, stay in business, and feed their community. F...
ListenAnxiety, Coronavirus, and Making Sure Your Local Restaurants Stay in Business from 2020-03-13T22:52:02
During times of crisis, restaurants are there for us. They're where we celebrate, gather, catch-up, connect, and nourish ourselves body, mind, and spirit. At this unprecedented and uncertain moment...
ListenJay Rayner Talks About Restaurant Criticism, Coronavirus, and Confronting His Own Mortality from 2020-03-12T21:49:51
In addition to writing books, playing gigs as a professional musician, hosting podcasts, performing one-man shows, and appearing on TV shows like Masterchef and Top Chef, Jay Rayner has served the ...
ListenSarah Robbins Talks Vulnerability, Celebrities and What the Military Taught Her About Hospitality from 2020-03-05T21:59:08
Whether you're away from home for business or pleasure, you're in a vulnerable spot when you stay in a hotel, away from your normal patterns and dependent on other people. Sarah Robbins knew hospit...
ListenEmma Bengtsson Talks About Open Kitchens and (Reluctantly) Learning to Sit Still from 2020-02-27T16:37:27
Emma Bengtsson has always been stubborn and driven, and in many ways, it's served her well. Growing up as an elite athlete, she developed the intense discipline it took to rise to the top, and when...
ListenSteve Palmer Talks About Getting and Staying Sober, and the Mission That Fuels Him from 2020-02-20T18:34:09
When people in the restaurant industry worry that a friend is in trouble, they call Steve Palmer. He and fellow Charleston restaurant veteran Mickey Baskt formed the industry-specific recovery grou...
ListenFamous Food Pros Talk About Failure from 2020-02-13T20:03:41
None of us loves talking about how we failed. We may obsess about these flubs, missteps, errors in judgment, and mortifying mistakes on constant loop in our heads, but generally, most of us aren't ...
ListenKatie Button Talks About Keeping Employees for the Long Haul and Making Room for Mistakes from 2020-02-06T17:28:50
By the time you read this, Katie Button will be back at her restaurant and bagel shop in Asheville, NC, but she was away for a few weeks, in residence at Chefs Club in New York City. That's a terri...
ListenSean Brock Talks About Addiction, Recovery, and Working to Fix His Brain from 2020-01-31T15:15:22
When Kat Kinsman first interviewed Sean Brock in 2011, she couldn't imagine sitting onstage for a with him eight years later, because she honestly didn't believe he'd live that long. Since that fir...
ListenJamie Oliver Talks About How Doing Right Doesn't Always Pay the Bills, Vegetables, and Resilience from 2020-01-23T22:31:13
Does Jamie Oliver ever sleep? He's a best-selling cookbook author, wildly famous TV presenter, passionate foodways activist, father of five children, and prolific product spokesperson, but in recen...
ListenCassidee Dabney Talks About Appalachia, Grief, and the Power of Positive Screaming from 2020-01-16T05:00:30
At Blackberry Farm in Walland, TN, many, many hands go into crafting magical moments for guests—many of whom return year after year, and plenty for whom this is a bucket-list trip. As executive che...
ListenTrish Nelson on The Spotted Pig Settlement, Mario Batali and What Comes Next from 2020-01-09T18:53:48
On January 7, Trish Nelson and her former colleagues from the Spotted Pig gathered around a podium in the offices of New York State Attorney General Letitia James to announce the end of a months-lo...
ListenPaul Finn Talks About His Brilliant System to Help Hospitality Pros Deal with Stress from 2019-12-19T05:01:03
When Paul Finn was a touring musician, restaurant and bar gigs were a perfect fit for his ever-changing schedule, and his gregarious personality. He found it useful to approach the job as another f...
ListenJessica Craig Talks About Nurturing Talent, Jamaican Excellence, and Kitchen Dance Parties from 2019-12-12T05:00:43
It took one civil law class for Jessica Craig to figure out that she didn't want to spend time behind a desk. Luckily for the sweets-loving diners of New York City, she's found her calling as the p...
ListenPaul Kahan Talks About Healthy Boundaries, Humble Leadership, and Corgis from 2019-12-05T05:01:03
Opening just one long-lived, much-loved restaurant in a super-competitive city would be a dream come true for most chefs. Along with his One-Off Hospitality business partners, Paul Kahan has been k...
ListenJosh Niland Talks About Fish Butchery, Life After Cancer, and His Brilliant Wife from 2019-11-21T13:12:08
When life gave Josh Niland a second chance, he made a conscious choice not to waste a second of it. The Sydney-based chef underwent intensive cancer treatment as a kid, and from his teen years onwa...
ListenBig Gay Ice Cream's Doug Quint Talks About Subway Rats, Mental Health, and Business from 2019-11-14T17:22:32
Big Gay Ice Cream may have started out as a joke, but over the past decade, it's become serious business. Along with business partner Brian Petroff, Doug Quint has turned a single "Oh, we'll just t...
ListenKim Severson Talks About Rabbits, Bad Men, and Stories That Stick in Your Soul from 2019-11-07T14:21
You don't do Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism without asking tough, uncomfortable questions. New York Times food correspondent Kim Severson has made a much-lauded career out of finding the truth, ...
ListenSean Brock Talks About His Grandma's Cellar, Leather Britches, and His New Book from 2019-10-31T16:00:22
It's a special edition of Communal Table recorded live onstage at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY for the debut of Sean Brock's new book South: Essential Recipes and New Explorations. Brock went dee...
ListenThe Avett Brothers' Joe Kwon Talks About Food on Tour and the Pleasure of Silence from 2019-10-24T18:23:25
If it's a day that ends in "y" Joe Kwon is probably out on tour. He's the cellist for the band the Avett Brothers, whose 10th album "Closer Than Together" recently came out, and that means hitting ...
ListenNancy Silverton Talks About Restaurant History and the Indomitable Will of Sourdough from 2019-10-17T13:40:01
When Nancy Silverton brought a jar of sourdough starter from New York's Sign of the Dove back home to Los Angeles in the 1980s, she had no idea that she would use it to grow an empire. On the 30th ...
ListenPhilip Speer Talks About Recovery, Notoriety, and Accountability from 2019-10-10T14:30:04
There are a few reasons why you might know Philip Speer's name. It could be that you're familiar with his long career in Austin restaurants, or the Comedor Run Club that he co-founded to keep the c...
ListenCallie Speer Talks About Financing a Restaurant, Sobriety, and Why Tuesday Sucks from 2019-10-10T14:30:04
Life comes at you quickly, as Callie Speer well knows. She'd long dreamed of opening her own restaurant, but was in an uphill struggle to get her life in order. Then came the shock and opportunity ...
ListenAkhtar Nawab Talks About Unhealthy Stress, Smart Partnerships, and Present Parenting from 2019-10-01T17:45:08
Akhtar Nawab forged his reputation in the crucible of Gramercy Tavern and Craft in the company of Tom Colicchio, David Chang, Damon Wise, Karen DeMasco, Marco Canora, and other innovators who have ...
ListenSteven Satterfield Talks About Cancer Recovery, Hiring Smartly, and the Power of Peaches from 2019-09-26T15:09:28
Not so long ago, it was in vogue to say that chefs are the new rock stars, but Steven Satterfield played that in reverse. The chef and co-owner of Miller Union released four records and toured the ...
ListenMelissa Rodriguez Talks About Taking Charge, Speaking Up, and Working Out from 2019-09-19T15:47:06
When news broke that executive chef Melissa Rodriguez was becoming a partner at the much-lauded Del Posto in the wake of Mario Batali's divestment, a cheer went up from folks in the know. Rodriguez...
ListenChintan Pandya Talks About Nostalgia, Art, and Super-Cool Tech Toy from 2019-09-12T12:02:34
When Chintan Pandya and his business partner Roni Mazumdar opened Adda Indian Canteen in Long Island City a year ago today, they knew they wanted to do something vastly different than their modern ...
ListenAntoni Porowski Talks About ADHD, Surviving the Spotlight, and Proper Mac 'N' Cheese from 2019-09-04T19:29:04
When a friend told Antoni Porowski that a reboot of Queer Eye was in the works, he was instantly terrorstruck. He'd been working as an actor for a long time, as well as in restaurants and as an ass...
ListenNina Compton Talks About Finding Home, Standing Up for What's Right, and Winding Down from 2019-08-29T20:55:42
Fate brought Nina Compton to New Orleans, and a smart business head and dedicated community kept her there. After a stellar turn on Top Chef, the St. Lucia-born, Miami-based chef had her pick of of...
ListenMing Tsai Talks About Food Allergies, CBD, and Why Having Fun Matters from 2019-08-22T17:18:40
Even before Ming Tsai's oldest son was born with life-threatening food allergies, the chef and TV host was already on a mission to make his restaurants safer and more hospitable to diners who face ...
ListenMashama Bailey and Johno Morisano Talk About Developing Trust and Reckoning with History from 2019-08-20T13:01:05
When Mashama Bailey and Johno Morisano sat down for this conversation, they had no idea that their restaurant, The Grey in Savannah, Georgia, was about to make Food&Wine and Travel + Leisure's list...
ListenDave Beran Talks About Athleticism, Discipline, and his Tenure as Toast Boy from 2019-08-15T13:55:51
Mention Dave Beran's name to someone familiar with high-end and cutting-edge dining and they'll probably think, "Isn't that the chef who ran a full marathon and then went into work right after?" In...
ListenKwame Onwuachi and Karen Akunowicz Talk About the Journey to the Top: F&W Classic in Aspen Edition from 2019-08-12T13:14:26
Ever since they met as competitors on Season 13 of Top Chef, Kwame Onwuachi and Karen Akunowicz have delighted in one another's dreams. There's been plenty of hard work and hustle along the way, al...
ListenPriya Krishna Talks About Cookbook Writing, Working with Mom, and Defying Categorization from 2019-08-08T12:00:25
When journalist Priya Krishna was writing a cookbook based on her Texas-dwelling Indian family, she knew she couldn't control where it was shelved or listed in stores. What she did have power over ...
ListenPitmaster Carey Bringle Talks Pursuing Passion, Using Humor, and Kicking Ass with One Leg from 2019-08-01T19:50:47
Carey Bringle developed his penchant for smoked pig pretty early on, following in the hoofprints of his uncle Bruce who competed in the first Memphis In May barbecue contest. He realized he could t...
ListenMarco Canora Talks About Taking Risks and Sticking Around for the Long Haul from 2019-07-25T16:52:19
New York City is one of the toughest restaurant markets in the world. Places open and close in the blink of an eye, and even the stalwarts have to stay on diners' radar. Marco Canora has been cooki...
ListenRestaurant Lawyer Jasmine Moy Talks About Opening a Restaurant and Expensive Mistakes from 2019-07-18T13:29:26
In her work as a hospitality-centric lawyer, Jasmine Moy has seen it all, bitter breakups, control-hungry partners, and expensive retrofits—almost all of which could have been avoided if the partie...
ListenJJ Johnson Talks About Entrepreneurship, Hustle, and Becoming a Brand from 2019-07-11T17:42:04
With a James Beard cookbook award for Between Harlem and Heaven, the permanently packed Henry at Life Hotel, and his new restaurant Field Trip opening in Harlem this week, it might seem like JJ Joh...
ListenJamila Robinson Talks About Feeling Welcome in Restaurants and Media Inclusion. from 2019-07-02T04:00:19
Even if you don't know Jamila Robinson by name (yet!), she's almost certainly had an influence on the way you dine out, eat in, and consume media. As the content strategist at USA Today Network, sh...
ListenIsaac Toups Talks About Bullying. Mentoring, Emeril, and His End Game from 2019-06-26T20:27:26
Top Chef watchers voted Isaac Toups their "fan favorite" when his season finished in 2016, but the Louisiana-born chef hadn't always been met with such kindness. The outspoken Cajun opened up about...
ListenChefs, Restaurateurs, and Writers Talk About the Impact of Anthony Bourdain from 2019-06-25T04:00:19
Anthony Bourdain left us too soon. The chef, host, and author's death by suicide in 2018 left an unfillable hole in the restaurant community, and the world at large, and his dear friends Eric Riper...
ListenMarcus Samuelsson Talks About '90s Fine Dining, Rulebreakers, and the Blessings of Blackness from 2019-06-19T23:25:29
Marcus Samuelsson is many things to many people: boss, mentor, inspiration, champion, friend, adoptee, immigrant, author, and chef. But perhaps most key is his role as a good neighbor in and ambass...
ListenBilly Durney Talks About PTSD, Going Into the BBQ Biz, and Feeding a Community in Crisis from 2019-06-11T04:00:25
For many years, Billy Durney's career as a bodyguard for some extremely famous clients took him all over the world, but being at home with his family was increasingly what fueled his fire—especiall...
ListenLaurie Woolever Talks About Life After Anthony Bourdain, Embracing Sobriety, and the Value of Naps from 2019-06-06T12:23:59
For nine years, Laurie Woolever kept Anthony Bourdain on schedule, co-authored their book, and generally structured her life around his needs. On June 8, 2018, everything changed. In a raw, candid ...
ListenVallery Lomas Talks About Career Pivots, Competition TV, and the Responsibility of Role Models from 2019-05-30T04:00:37
In 2018, Vallery Lomas was all set for stardom. The avid blogger had taken time off from her job as a lawyer to train and compete on The Great American Baking Show—and she won. But the network only...
ListenJason Vincent Talks About Anxiety, the Pressures of the Spotlight, and Making Time for Family from 2019-05-23T12:00:43
In 2013, Jason Vincent's life changed in the course of a phone call. Food&Wine called to tell him that he'd been selected as a Best New Chef, and suddenly he was thrust into the spotlight. For a wh...
ListenSam Hellman-Mass Talks About Extreme Opening Stress, Graceful Leadership, and His Masa Obsession from 2019-05-21T13:01:38
Restaurateurs talk about having skin in the game, but for Sam Hellman-Mass, the situation was more literal. In the buildup to opening Suerte—one of Food&Wine's 2019 Best New Restaurants—he had a st...
ListenYasmin Khan Talks about Palestinian Food, Bearing Witness, and Self Care While Reporting from 2019-05-16T16:06:25
Yasmin Khan isn't afraid to delve into the tough stuff. Growing up around a dinner table with an Iranian-born mother and Pakistan-born father who met as activists in the aftermath of the Iranian Re...
ListenBryan and Michael Voltaggio Talk About Working With Family, Top Chef, and Being Young, Broke Cooks from 2019-05-09T16:20:35
The public may best know Bryan and Michael Voltaggio from their fiery Top Chef face-offs, but by the time the brothers appeared onscreen, they'd collectively logged a couple of decades working in k...
ListenJulia Sullivan Talks About Kitchen Intensity, Physical Stresses, and Seeking Balance from 2019-05-02T20:08:54
Julia Sullivan is a person perpetually in forward motion. After tenures in the notoriously demanding kitchens at Blue Hill Stone Barns and Per Se, Sullivan returned to her hometown of Nashville to ...
ListenPete Wells Talks About Criticism, Sassy Magazine, and Not Taking Things Personally from 2019-04-25T13:08:22
New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells holds one of the most storied positions in journalism, and it comes with a massive helping of responsibility, physical demands, and expectations from rea...
ListenKwame Onwuachi Talks About Public Pressure, Representation, and Finding Peace from 2019-04-18T04:00:24
Kwame Onwuachi is learning when to stop and take a deep breath. In the last few weeks alone, he's been named a Food&Wine Best New Chef and a James Beard Rising Star finalist, and published a stunni...
ListenGeorge Mendes Talks About Yelling in the Kitchen, Exercise, and Portuguese Egg Tarts from 2019-04-11T04:00:14
His Michelin-starred restaurant Aldea is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, but George Mendes has been working his way through some of the world's most prestigious restaurant since graduat...
ListenDavid Chang Talks Mental Health, Insomnia, and Star Wars from 2019-04-04T04:00:12
David Chang isn't sleeping much these days. It was never his strong suit, but with a new baby, an ever-expanding restaurant and market empire, and a media company to oversee, rest is even more elus...
ListenSeamus Mullen Talks About Near-Death, Listening to Your Body, and the Road to Healing from 2019-03-28T13:23:27
Seamus Mullen has been to hell and back. An autoimmune condition, coupled with a hard-driving chef lifestyle, brought him to a physical and emotional low point that he—and his doctors—weren't sure ...
ListenAngie Mar Talks about Money, Mentorship, and Hustle from 2019-03-21T04:00:19
You may think you know Angie Mar from her ultra-luxe Instagram feed, or maybe you've had the pleasure of indulging in a meal at her inventive, over-the-top restaurant, The Beatrice Inn. But the 201...
ListenSamin Nosrat Talks about Television, Traveling And Depression from 2019-03-14T04:00:08
Say Samin Nosrat's name to a food lover and their face will break out in a smile. The chef and author's debut cookbook, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, is a New York Time bestseller and James Beard Award Wi...
ListenHello Beautiful People! from 2019-03-05T22:11:08
Subscribe to Communal Table, from Food&Wine Pro, launching March 14, 2019. Chefs and restaurant workers take great care of everyone else, but often they need a little help themselves. Each week, F...
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