Podcasts by The Line

Ben Van Leeuwen from 2023-12-14T08:23:09.862016

On today’s episode of theLINE, I welcome Ben Van Leeuwen, the co-founder and CEO of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, where he leads product deve...

Jeff Byrd and Lauren Byrd - Two Birds Taphouse from 2023-12-14T08:23:09.827741

On today’s episode I welcome Jeff Byrd and his daughter-in-law Lauren to discuss their restaurant Two Birds Taphouse in Marietta Georgia. The rest...

Lessons Learned: Tales from Small Business Owners from 2023-12-14T08:23:09.814883

On today's episode, I am excited to share the audio recording of a live event I recently emceed for HRN. Lessons Learned: Tales from Small Business Owners features captivating stories from four ...

Steven Satterfield from 2022-05-24T16:18

On today’s episode, I'm joined by Steven Satterfield, the executive chef and co-owner of Listen

Presenting Dyed Green, An Exploration of Irish Food&Culture from 2022-04-22T18:14:34

On today's episode of theLINE, I have the pleasure of presenting an episode of Dyed Green, a podcast about food and culture in Ir...

Chef Jae Jung from 2022-03-22T05:00

On today’s episode, I welcome Chef Jae Jung, the chef and owner of KJUN, a Korean-Cajun pop-up currently operating in New York City. 

A gra...

Episode 3: Matt Hyland from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.682486

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Matt Hyland of pizza destinations Emily and Emmy Squared. Tune in to hear them trace the line of Matt's career from from college t...

Episode 7: Jay Chan of Fancy Nancy from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.678815

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Jay Chan, chef and co-owner of Fancy Nancy in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. From working in the kitchen as part of his high school's culinary program, to ...

Episode 8: Deuki Hong from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.677875

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Deuki Hong, former executive chef of Kang Ho Dong Baekjong and co-author of Koreatown: A Cookbook. Most recently, Hong has formed a hospitality ...

Episode 12: Chef Ron Silver from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.673852

Chef Ron Silver opened Bubby’s as a one-man pie delivery service on Thanksgiving Day in 1990. He worked out of a small kitchen on the corner of Hudson and North Moore Street in Tribeca baking pies ...

Episode 18: Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.668573

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Ayesha Nurdjaja, the executive chef at Hundred Acres, Vicki Freeman and Marc Meyer’s farm-to-table restaurant in New York City’s SoHo neighborho...

Episode 22: Jake Dell of Katz's Delicatessen from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.665094

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Jake Dell, the owner and Vice President of Katz’s Delicatessen, an iconic Jewish deli established in 1888, which the Dell family purchased in 19...

Episode 25: Abram Bissell, Executive Chef of The Modern from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.662379

Chef Abram Bissell became Executive Chef of The Modern in 2014. Most recently, Abram opened The NoMad as Chef de Cuisine in 2012, directly following his role as Executive Sous Chef at Eleven Madiso...

Episode 28: Ajay Walia from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.659788

Ajay Walia is the owner of two, culinary-driven Indian restaurants in San Francisco, Saffron and the Michelin-starred Rasa. With over a decade of experience in the hospitality industry, Walia striv...

Episode 29: Claire Welle of Otway from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.658694

Claire Welle was born outside of Baltimore and attended the Culinary Institute of America. After culinary school, Welle cooked in San Francisco and Washington D.C. She dutifully studied baking, pas...

Episode 32: Chef Tracy Chang from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.655835

Tracy Chang’s love for the restaurant industry began at an early age at her grandmother’s Japanese restaurant in Cambridge. Her grandmother, Chin-Fun Shiue, immigrated to Boston in the 1980’s and d...

Episode 39: Ali LaRaia, Co-Founder + Executive Chef, The Sosta from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.641111

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Ali LaRaia, the co-founder and executive chef of The Sosta.

Growing up in restaurants, Ali developed a love and understan...

Episode 44: Wilson Tang from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.635487

On today's show, we welcome the owner and operator of Nom Wah Tea Parlor and several other NYC restaurants. Wilson Tang took over the flagship Nom Wah in 2011 from his uncle Wally and infused with ...

Episode 47: Bryan Daton from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.596219

Today's guest is Bryan Dayton, the co-owner of Oak at Fourteenth in Boulder and Acorn and Brider in Denver. Bryan oversees day to day operations of all three properties and runs the front of house ...

Episode 53: Chef Dan Holzman from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.590237

On today's episode Chef Daniel Holzman discusses his career and how he came to co-create The Meatball Shop. Daniel recounts his early days growing up in NYC and getting hired at Le Bernardin at age...

Episode 54: Vinny Milburn of Greenpoint Fish and Lobster from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.589464

Today's guest is Vinny Milburn, owner and fishmonger of Greenpoint Fish and Lobster. The company operates wholesale operations as well as a restaurant. Vinny's great-great grandfather founded whole...

Episode 59: Nick Curtola Chef of Four Horseman from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.585393

Today's guest is Nick Curtola. Nick is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He began his formal cooking career at Camino in Oakland. He has also cooked at Franny's, Roman's, and Glady's in B...

Episode 62: Chef Patrick Miller from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.582783

On today's episode of The Line we welcome Chef Patrick Miller of Rucola restaurant and has been working there since it opened in 2011. He was raised in Los Angeles, California and was inspired by t...

Episode 66: Angie Rito from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.579558

On today's episode we welcome Angie Rito, chef and co-owner of Don Angie located in the West Village. Chef Rito grew up in Cleveland and has worked in NYC at Torrisi Italian Specialties and Quality...

Episode 70: Greg Baxtrom from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.575803

Chef/owner Greg Baxtrom owns the wildly popular Olmstead located in Brooklyn. Greg has worked at Alinea, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Per Se, and Lysverket in Norway, and also worked as a private chef...

Episode 74: Jacob Clark from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.572163

Jacob Clark grew up in Texas and moved to New York with the dream of learning from the city's best chefs. He has worked Cafe Grey under Gray Kunz, Dovetail with John Fraser, Acme under Mads Refslun...

Episode 76: Jaime Young from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.569973

Today's episode features Chef Jaime Young a New York native that is Executive Chef and partner at Sunday In Brooklyn.

Episode 79: Eli Halali from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.567488

Eli Halali is the co-owner of 2 bros pizza with ten locations, The Juice Shop (4 locations) and Taquiera Diana (4 locations) and the recently opened Upside Pizza. On this episode we talk about ope...

Episode 82: Jordan Terry from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.564570

On Today's Episode Chef Jordan Terry sits down to discuss growing up in Florida, obtaining a degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida, moving to NYC to pursue his cul...

Episode 86: Chris Jaeckle from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.552103

Today's guest is Chef Chris Jaeckle. He spent 7 years with USHG with Tabla and Eleven Madison Park. He was the sous chef at Morimoto and also worked alongside Michael White at Altamerea group as CD...

Episode 87: Henry Rich from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.550988

On Today's episode of theLINE - Henry Rich of Oberon Restaurant Group that encompasses 7 different operations - restaurants, bars, catering and managing events spaces. Henry is an entrepreneur and ...

Episode 88: John Stage from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.549984

Today’s guest is John Stage the owner of Dinosaur BBQ with 8 locations across NY, NJ and Connecticut. Dinosaur BBQ has a line of rubs and sauces available nationwide and the cookbook John released ...

Episode 91: Nick Bognar from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.546632

My guest today is Nick Bognar, who is the chef and owner of Indo, the modern Asian restaurant in St. Louis. Indo combines styles of mainland Southeast Asia, joining Nick’s Thai background and forma...

Episode 93: Daniel Burns from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.544921

Chef Daniel Burns is responsible for helping develop aspects of the culinary programs through research and development for arguably the two most influential chefs in the world Rene Redzepi and Davi...

Jay Wolman from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.539657

On today's episode we welcome Jay Wolman the executive chef of LaLou in Prospect Heights, a recently opened restaurant. Jay has come up through some of the most important kitchens in New York and o...

Ben and Max Goldberg from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.494353

On today’s episode we welcome Benjamin and Max Goldberg the co-owners of Strategic Hospitality in Nashville. The brothers operate and run properties all over Nashville including Merchants, The Patt...

Dario Wolos from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.480876

On today's episode, I welcome Dario Wolos, founder of Tacombi. After spending 5 years at an internet startup in London, he moved back to Playa Del Carmen and in 2005 purchased a VW bus which became...

Zarah Khan from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.479293

On this episode I speak with Zarah Kahn the chef of Botanica, located in Silverlake in Los Angeles.  A self-described farm and produce nerd, Zarah majored in environmental studies and forestry  at ...

One Year Later: Audio Diaries from the First Frightening Weeks of Shutdown from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.475482

As we mark the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, now is a time to reflect on what we've endured. The audio I'm sharing today was collected in those first weeks of the pandemic, when restaurants...

The Fattened Caf from 2022-02-22T03:31:23.468180

This episode features Darren and Charlene Lopez Young, the owners of The Fattened Caf, based in St. Louis. When The Fattened Caf started as a once-a-month popup Charlene and Darren were exploring t...

Birdie's from 2022-01-19T00:38:55

On Today’s episode of the Line, I welcome the co-owners of the Austin, Texas restaurant Birdie’s. Tracy and Arjav moved from NYC to Austin with the hope of building an equitable neighborhood restau...

Wax Paper from 2021-12-10T20:40:03

On today’s episode, Eli welcomes Lauren and Peter Lemos, owners of Wax Paper in LA. With over 30 years of hospitality experience between them, they launched their restaurant in 2015 on a shoestring...

Talea Beer Co. from 2021-11-16T15:24:59

On today’s episode, Eli is joined by Tara Hankinson and LeAnn Darland, the founders of Talea Beer Co. After several years of planning, fundraising, and overcoming the many roadblocks it takes to ge...

Chef Todd Richards from 2021-06-14T17:22:01

Chef Todd Richards is an award-winning chef known for his contemporary cooking style rooted in Soul & Southern cuisines. Todd is the founder of The Soulful Company Restaurant Group in Atlanta which...

Suzanne Barr from 2021-04-21T13:42:55

On today's episode of theLINE: Chef Suzanne Barr. Suzanne was previously the Head Chef and a partner at True True Diner in Toronto, Canada, the owner of the popular restaurant Saturday Dinette, and...

One Year of COVID: Part 2 from 2021-03-26T20:23:40

This is the second in a special series of COVID-focused episodes, showcasing voices from around the country as they reflect on one year of the pandemic. On the first half of today's episode we focu...

One Year of COVID: Part 1 from 2021-03-18T14:54:59

One year of COVID. In this first of a special series of COVID-focused episodes reflecting on one year of the pandemic, theLINE is showcasing voices from around the country. On today's episode: Ashl...

Ben Grupe from 2021-02-18T01:36:04

On today's episode I welcome St. Louis native chef Ben Grupe. Like many traditional chef trajectories, Ben began his career in the industry as a dishwasher. He worked extensively at country clubs ...

Episode 89: Seadon Shouse from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Today's Guest Seadon Shouse grew up in a small fishing village in rural Nova Scotia. As a young boy he loved seafood and would go out harvesting wild mussels and go fishing for mackerel in front of...

Dame from 2020-12-20T18:18:43

On this episode of the Line I am joined by Co-Owner Patricia Howard and her partner and Executive Chef Ed Szymanski about the various versions of their restaurant project called Dame. It has existe...

Lucas Sin - Junzi Kitchen from 2020-08-25T22:04:58

On today’s show, I welcome Lucas Sin, Eater Young Guns Class of 2019 and Forbes 30 under 30 and the chef/partner in Junzi Kitchen. Lucas opened his first restaurant when he was 16, in an abandoned ...

FIG Community Food Relief from 2020-05-29T01:29:03

On today’s special episode of theLINE, recordings from a single day in May following FIG - a collective of social justice-oriented members of the food community - talking about their efforts to fe...

Nic Jammet from 2020-05-19T15:06:14

On today’s episode we speak with Nic Jammet one of the three founders of Sweetgreen. The company the three friends started over a decade ago as a simple 500 square foot salad shack in Washington D....

Feeding the Community: How Restaurants are Turning into Emergency Relief Kitchens from 2020-05-13T03:50

In this special COVID-19 episode, audio recordings from some of the hospitality frontline workers that are going to work every day to feed our country. In what feels like a constant flow of insurmo...

Dan Meiser and James Wayman from 2020-04-28T20:21:14

On today's episode - an interview with Dan Meiser and Chef James Wayman partners in 85th Day Food Community, a restaurant group in Mystic Connecticut that employs over 100 people and encompasses O...

Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger from 2020-04-21T22:07:10

Chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken are the owners and operators of the Border Grill restaurants which they began in 1985. They also operate BBQ Mexicana, a fast casual concept with two Las V...

Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp of Honey Butter Fried Chicken on COVID19 from 2020-04-14T15:54:17

In 2005, just months after they graduated from Kendall College of Culinary Arts in Chicago, Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp founded Sunday Dinner Club a sort of dinner party-ish experience that ha...

theLINE Special Episode Part 2: The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Hospitality Industry - Owners and Chefs in Their Own Words from 2020-03-31T21:26:26

In this episode, more stories from chefs and owners still processing what has happened to their businesses since the emergence of COVID-19. Stories of worry about the future and the hope for surviv...

TheLINE Special Episode: The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Hospitality Industry - Owners and Chefs In their Own Words from 2020-03-24T15:36:43

Across the nation, restaurants, bars, and cafes sit dark and quiet. Owners are unsure if they will ever be able to re-open and hundreds of thousands have lost their jobs as millions have self isola...

Victoria Blamey from 2020-03-10T20:36:10

Chef Victoria Blamey changed course, leaving her college in Chile and enrolling in Culinary school. After graduating, she worked at some of the top restaurants in the entire world, including Mugari...

Jake Leiber from 2020-01-28T22:16:07

Today on theLINE we’re talking about restaurant projects big and small, expensive and... less expensive with today’s guest Jake Leiber. He is the chef/partner along with chef Aidan O’Neal at Greenp...

Moonlynn Tsai from 2020-01-21T23:25:58

Today's episode features Moonlynn Tsai, co-owner of Kopitiam. After working in the Bay and LA restaurant scenes she moved to NYC in 2018, partnering with chef Kyo Pang to invigorate the new larger ...

Katie Button from 2020-01-21T22:42:57

Chef Katie Button, the chef and co-owner of two restaurants in Asheville, North Carolina: Cúrate Tapas Bar and Button & Co. Bagels, was born in South Carolina and raised in New Jersey. Chef Button ...

Episode 94: Santiago Perez from 2019-12-10T20:27:53

Santiago Perez was born in Mexico City. He received a chemical engineering degree and then somewhere along the way decided investment banking was the right fit. At the age of 29 he was working at U...

Episode 92: Charlene Santiago from 2019-11-21T22:43:30

Today's guest is Chef Charlene Santiago executive chef at Canal Street Oysters, the newly opened American oyster bar which is owned by the restaurateurs behind The East Pole, East Pole Fish Bar, an...

Episode 90: Whitney Otawka from 2019-10-23T03:55

While taking French classes at the University of California-Berkeley, Whitney Otawka responded to an ad for a waitress position at a local French creperie. Although she didn’t get the waitress job,...

Episode 85: Claire Sprouse from 2019-09-17T15:00

Born in Texas, Claire Sprouse has bartended, managed, and consulted at some of the country's most well-known and awarded cocktail institutions in Houston, San Francisco and New York City. After stu...

Episode 84: Clarice Lam from 2019-09-10T21:40

If world exploration and travel experience provides a solid foundation for culinary inspiration, today’s guest has prepared and then some. Throw a dart at a map and it’s a good chance you’ll hit a ...

Episode 83: Katie Jackson from 2019-06-18T19:43

Today’s guest is chef Katie Jackson co-chef and partner at the award-winning restaurant Hart's in Brooklyn, as well as the recently opened wine bar, The Fly which has a short but sweet menu centere...

Episode 81: Oliver Zabar from 2019-05-14T16:04

Just like his father Eli Zabar, Oliver Zabar got into the business. He went to NYU where we majored in Operations at The Tisch School for Hospitality and Sport management and during college he spen...

Episode 80: Nick Kim from 2019-04-16T14:37

On today's episode, Chef Nick Kim Chef and Partner in Shuko located in the East Village, is on the show to discuss omakase and kaiseki menus. Shuko, which Chef Kim operates with his partner and co-...

Episode 78: Nico Russell from 2019-03-26T15:26

Today on The Line we talk with Chef Nico Russell who took his pop-up dream and turned it into a brick and mortar reality. Nico was born in San Jose California and spent time in some of the top fine...

Episode 77: Yuji Haraguchi from 2019-03-12T18:38

On today's episode Yuji Haraguchi talks about how he took his pop-up focusing on mazemen (brothless ramen) and turned it into a multi-location business operating in New York and Tokyo. After gradua...

Episode 75: Chef Dennis Ngo from 2019-02-12T16:43

On today's show Eli welcomes Chef Dennis Ngo the chef / owner of Di An Di, a Vietnamese restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Dennis left his job as a consultant to pursue being a chef and has since ...

Episode 73: Marcus Jacobs from 2018-12-11T22:39

Today's guest is Chef Marcus Jacobs from Ohio. He began cooking professionally at 18. He has cooked in San Francisco’s Zuni Cafe and also spent time traveling through southern Japan, working on far...

Episode 72: Emily Yuen from 2018-11-20T16:12

Chef Emily Yuen has worked at Boulud Sud, DB Bistro in Singapore and at La Gavroche in London and Vue de Monde in Australia. Bessou—which means holiday home in Japanese—opened its doors in New York...

Episode 71: Clare De Boer from 2018-11-13T16:20

On today's episode, Chef Clare de Boer of King Restaurant located in Manhattan. De Boer and fellow chef Jess Shadbolt (a guest on ep.65) have created a restaurant that has been described as enterin...

Episode 69: Brandon Hoy from 2018-10-30T21:29

Brandon Hoy is one of the founders and current COO of Roberta's Pizza overseeing bi-coastal restaurants, a frozen pizza business, multiple manhattan kiosk locations and a 2 michelin star restaurant...

Episode 68: Matt Abdoo from 2018-10-23T20:20

Chef Matt Abdoo the chef/partner of the Brooklyn barbecue restaurant Pig Beach and Pig Bleecker, a full-service smoked food influenced restaurant food in NYC's Greenwich Village. Pig Beach was name...

Episode 67: Josh Ku from 2018-10-16T15:14

My guest today is Josh Ku managing partner of Win Son the popular Taiwanese-American restaurant located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Ku originally from Queens is a first generation Taiwanese American...

Episode 65: Chef Jess Shadbolt of King New York from 2018-09-25T18:15

On this episode of The Line, Eli welcomes Chef Jess Shadbolt of King New York. After having worked at The River Cafe in London, Jess came to New York and along with her co-chef, opened King to grea...

Episode 64: Nick Tamburo from 2018-07-31T16:04

Todays' guest is chef Nick Tamburo. Nick began his career in Boston, working at restaurants like Flour Bakery, Savenor’s Butcher and Market and Radius by chef Michael Schlow. Nick then joined the M...

Episode 63: Chef Ariel Fox from 2018-07-10T15:48

Today's guest is chef Chef Ariel Fox the Concept Executive Chef for Dos Caminos. She became the chef at Dos Caminos in October 2017 and currently oversees culinary operations at all five Dos Camino...

Episode 61: Alex Raij from 2018-06-27T15:37

On today's episode of The Line multi-James Beard nominated and Michelin star Chef Alex Raij discusses her early childhood in Minneapolis as an Argentine Jew, moving to NYC after attending CIA, meet...

Episode 60: Chef Emma Bengtsson from 2018-06-19T15:51

On today's episode, Chef Emma Bengtsson talks about her childhood in Sweden, moving to NYC to join the team at Acquavit, and obtaining two Michelin stars.

Episode 58: Chef Laura Cole from 2018-05-22T15:51

On today's episode, Eli interviews Chef Laura Cole. She grew up in in the suburbs of Detroit and moved to Alaska after graduating college. She opened 229 Parks Restaurant and Tavern, at the entranc...

Episode 57: Chef Christina Lecki from 2018-05-15T15:56

Today’s guest is Chef Christina Lecki. Christina attended culinary school at the art institute of Philadelphia, went for a brief period to culinary school before going to work for Alfred Portale. S...

Episode 56: Umber Ahmad from 2018-04-17T15:52

Today’s guest is Umber Ahmad. Umber's family moved from Pakistan to Marquette a city in Northern Michigan right before she was born. She attended MIT for undergrad for a degree in genetics, went to...

Episode 55: Erin Patinkin CEO of Ovenly from 2018-03-20T15:54

Erin Patinkin is CEO and co-founder of Ovenly. She has been recognized as one of New York’s most “badass women” in food in New York City by Zagat and as “one to watch” by Conde Nast. Her writing ha...

Episode 52: Erin Shambura from 2018-02-20T17:43

This week Chef Erin Shambura the co-owner and chef of Fausto in Brooklyn stops by. Chef Shambura has previously worked at Mercer Kitchen, Del Posto, Lupa and L’Artusi. In this episode we discuss co...

Episode 51: Mark Rosati, Culinary Director of Shake Shack from 2018-02-13T16:51

Today's episode is all about burgers and growing a brand, and today's guest is one of the first employees of Shack Shack. MARK ROSATI joined the Shake Shack team at the original Madison Square Park...

Episode 50: Max Sussman Chef/Owner of Samesa from 2018-01-30T19:32

Today's guest is Max Sussman, chef and co-owner of Samesa Restaurant in Williamsburg. Max was previously the chef de cuisine at Eve the restaurant a beloved neighborhood favorite in Ann Arbor, Mic...

Episode 49: Brian Goldberg from 2018-01-23T16:55

Brian Goldberg a NY native who has at various times in his life been an Olympic qualifying luger, an investment banker and a CNBC TV reporter, moved to China with a masters in East Asian studies an...

Episode 48: Chef Greg Proechel from 2018-01-17T18:09

Chef Greg Proechel has worked at Eleven Madison Park, Graffit and Blanca where he was sous under Carlo Mirachi when the restaurant earned its second Michelin star. Prior to opening Ferris he was th...

Episode 46: Ariel Arce from 2017-11-28T16:52

Ariel Arce grew up in Hell’s Kitchen and as a young child was a professional actor and also trained at the highest level in the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics Program. After college she went to Chi...

Episode 45: Alex Stupak from 2017-11-14T16:53

On today's show we welcome the chef Alex Stupak, owner of Empellon in Midtown, Al Pastor in the E.V. and Taqueria in the W.V. He began his career by washing dishes at age 12 and then attended the C...

Episode 43: Justin Bazdarich from 2017-10-31T15:51

Today's guest is the co-owner and chef of Speedy Romeo a wood-fired restaurant serving pizza, grilled meats and fish in Brooklyn. He attended the French Culinary Institute and then began working fo...

Episode 42: Akhtar Nawab from 2017-10-24T15:53

On today's episode we are joined by a true chef's chef Akhtar Nawab owner of Alta Calidad, founder of two fast casual concepts Indie Fresh and Choza Taqueria and a Fero in Birmingham Alabama. The b...

Episode 41: Michael McCarty from 2017-10-17T15:51

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Michael McCarty, proprietor of restaurants Michael’s Santa Monica and Michael’s New York. McCarty was an early pioneer of California Cuisine, ju...

Episode 40: Jessica Koslow, Chef and Owner of Sqirl from 2017-10-10T15:48

Jessica Koslow is the chef and owner of Sqirl in Los Angeles. Jessica started her career in pastry at the James Beard award-winning restaurant, Bacchanalia, in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2011, she return...

Episode 38: Jessica Largey of SIMONE from 2017-09-26T15:55

Growing up northwest of Los Angeles in Ventura County, surrounded by agriculture, Jessica Largey developed an appreciation for farming and sustainability alongside her love of cooking, ultimately l...

Episode 37: Laurent Tourondel, Chef & Owner of L’Amico from 2017-09-19T15:54

A native of France, Chef Laurent Tourondel parlayed his love of food at an early age into a four year program at Saint Vincent Ecole de Cuisine in Montlucon, France where he earned a “d’Aptitude Pr...

Episode 36: Noah Arenstein from 2017-09-12T15:54

Noah Arenstein is a lawyer, cook, writer, and event planner based in Brooklyn, NY. Noah is the owner of El Atoradero Brooklyn and Madre Mezcaleria in Prospect Heights and Taqueria El Atoradero in G...

Episode 35: Pit Master Hugh Mangum from Mighty Quinn's from 2017-07-25T15:56

This week on ?The Line?, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by ?Hugh Mangum, co-founder and pit master of Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque.

Initially a passion project inspired by Mangum’s la...

Episode 34: David Massoni of Three Kings Restaurant Group from 2017-06-27T15:13

David Massoni brings more than twenty years of restaurant experience to the Three Kings Restaurant Group. He started at the age of fifteen working in his parents’ Zagat rated and Wine Spectator aw...

Episode 33: Scott Conant from 2017-06-20T15:48

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Scott Conant broke out onto the restaurant scene in his twenties, running the kitchens of famed Italian spots such as il Toscanaccio, Chianti and Ci...

Episode 31: Andrew Tarlow from 2017-05-30T15:49

Andrew Tarlow owns and operates several businesses in Brooklyn, including Diner, Marlow & Daughters, She Wolf, Roman’s, Reynard, and the bar Achilles Heel. Many media outlets have anointed him as b...

Episode 30: Chef Marc Vetri from 2017-05-23T15:46

A native Philadelphian, and classically trained in Bergamo, Italy, Marc Vetri is known the world over for bringing a bold, contemporary sensibility to classic Italian cooking. He is the chef/founde...

Episode 27: Chef Ryan McCaskey from 2017-04-25T15:54

A native of Saigon, Vietnam and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Chef Ryan McCaskey discovered his passion for cooking at an early age. As a youngster, he would watch his grandmother rec...

Episode 26: Brian Loiacono from 2017-04-18T15:49

Brian Loiacono grew up in Long Island in a large Italian family where boisterous cooking and eating together were integral practices. Work in local Long Island kitchens during high school spurred h...

Episode 24: Chef Gunnar Gíslason of Agern from 2017-03-28T15:45

On this week's episode of The Line, Eli is joined in studio by chef Gunnar Gíslason. Born in Iceland, Gunnar has garnered international acclaim for his creative cooking, and his curious nature, lov...

Episode 23: Spike Gjerde from 2017-03-21T15:54

SPIKE GJERDE is a chef, restaurateur and local food advocate based in Baltimore who is committed to supporting and preserving the Mid-Atlantic food system by purchasing solely from the growers, wat...

Episode 21: Elise Kornack from 2017-02-28T16:45

Elise Kornack is the chef and co-owner of Brooklyn’s Take Root, the 12-seat tasting-menu restaurant she runs along with her wife, Anna Hieronimus. Take Root has received a coveted Michelin star for...

Episode 20: Dianna Daoheung from 2017-02-21T16:57

This week on ?The Line?, Eli is joined in the studio by Dianna Daoheung, a first generation Lao-Thai American who co-owns one of the most famous bagel shops in New York City, Black Seed Bagels. Tun...

Episode 19: Marc Meyer from 2017-02-14T16:57

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Marc Meyer, the executive chef of Cookshop, Vic's, Hundred Acres, and Rosie's, all in New York City.

For the last twenty years, Chef Me...

Episode 17: Marco Canora of Hearth Restaurant, Brodo, and Zadie’s Oyster Room from 2017-01-31T16:55

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in studio by chef Marco Canora of Hearth Restaurant, Brodo, and Zadie’s Oyster Room.

In the more than a decade since Marco opened Hearth, ...

Episode 16: Jean Adamson of Vinegar Hill House from 2017-01-24T16:47

This week on ?The Line?, host Eli Sussman is joined by Jean Adamson, owner of Vinegar Hill House.

Jean moved from Salt Lake City to NYC in the spring of 1997 to attend the French Culinary ...

Episode 15: Chef Eduardo Sandoval of Tygershark from 2017-01-17T16:46

This week on ?The Line?, host Eli Sussman is joined by Chef Eduardo Sandoval of Tygershark in Prospect Heights. Tune in to follow the line of Sandoval's career, from growing up in Texas to serving ...

Episode 14: Tracy Young of Kings County Imperial from 2017-01-10T16:44

On the season premiere of The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Tracy Young, co-owner and creative director of Kings County Imperial in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tune in to hear them trace the line...

Episode 13: Chef Jake Novick-Finder of Gristmill from 2016-12-13T16:50

On the season finale of ?The Line??, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Chef Jake Novick-Finder of Gristmill. At just 12 years old, Jake started his first internship at Chanterelle in New ...

Episode 11: Bobby Hellen of GG's from 2016-11-29T16:52

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Bobby Hellen, executive chef of GG's in the East Village.

Growing up in a large Italian family in New York City, Chef Bobby Hellen has ...

Episode 10: Billy Durney of Hometown Bar-B-Que from 2016-11-22T16:55

This week on ?The Line?, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Billy Durney of Hometown Bar-B-Que in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

After almost 20 years in the security and private protection ...

Episode 9: Chef Rawlston Williams of The Food Sermon from 2016-11-15T16:45

This week on ?The Line?, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Chef Rawlston Williams of The Food Sermon.

Originally from the Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadine...

Episode 6: Sheena Otto from 2016-10-25T15:46

Leading il Buco Alimentari & Vineria’s artisan bread program, Head Baker Sheena Otto bakes all the breads on the restaurant menu, in addition those offered through the Alimentari’s bakery. Born and...

Episode 5: Hillary Sterling - Chef of Vic's restaurant from 2016-10-18T15:48

This week on ?The Line?, host Eli Sussman sits down with Chef Hillary Sterling. Born and raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Sterling was inspired to cook by her grandmother, who had a passion for ...

Episode 4: Jonathan Wu - Chef of Fung Tu from 2016-10-11T16:11

This week on The Line, Eli gets inside the mind of Jonathan Wu, Chef and Owner of Fung Tu in Brooklyn. Jonathan cites his mom as his greatest culinary influence, and garnering his culinary experien...

Episode 2: Robyn Sue Fisher of Smitten Ice Cream from 2016-09-27T15:54

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Robyn Sue Fisher, founder of Smitten Ice Cream. With locations in both Southern and Northern California, Smitten believes that the...

Episode 1: High Five Girl Zahra Tangorra from 2016-09-20T15:48

On the premiere episode of The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Zahra Tangorra, former head chef/owner of Brucie, which was a Cobble Hill destination from 2010 until closing its do...

Episode 1: High Five Girl Zahra Tangorra from 2016-09-20T15:48

On the premiere episode of The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Zahra Tangorra, former head chef/owner of Brucie, which was a Cobble Hill destination from 2010 until cl...

Episode 1: High Five Girl Zahra Tangorra from 2016-09-20T15:48

On the premiere episode of The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Zahra Tangorra, former head chef/owner of Brucie, which was a Cobble Hill destination from 2010 until cl...