Podcast Episodes

SPECIAL REPORT #37: Preeti Mistry on the Larger Lessons of Alison Roman's Very Bad Week

Alison Roman set off a firestorm of controversy and criticism when she went after Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo in an online interview last week. He…

5 years, 10 months ago

SPECIAL REPORT #36: David Nayfeld on the Changes that Need to be Made

Last week, David Nayfeld chef-partner at San Francisco's Che Fico, wrote (with Larissa Zimberoff) a Business Insider piece that addressed--in uncommo…

5 years, 10 months ago

SPECIAL REPORT #35: Jodi Liano (San Francisco Cooking School) on the Surprisingly Bright Future of Culinary Students

Jodi Liano, founder of San Francisco Cooking School, updates us on the state of affairs in the Bay Area, discusses the unique issues facing culinary …

5 years, 10 months ago

SPECIAL REPORT #34: "Shelter en Place" Theater presents Hannibal with Guest Critics Allison and Matt Robicelli

Our quest for great chef- and food-focused entertainment continues, as it does every Friday, with an examination of the NBC series Hannibal. Allison …

5 years, 10 months ago

SPECIAL REPORT #32 & 33: Scott Varricchio, Ian Boden, and Craig Melillo on the 3 Stages of Lockdown

In this two-episodes-in-one special report, Andrew visits with three chef-owners in three stages of lockdown in three different markets:

Scott Varricc…

5 years, 10 months ago

SPECIAL REPORT #31: Lisa Abend (author and Vanity Fair contributor) on a Global Perspective

Lisa Abend, an American journalist and author based in Copenhagen, has been writing invaluable stories about the pandemic's effect on the chef and re…

5 years, 10 months ago

SPECIAL REPORT #30: Darren Underway, sous chef & author of The Stay-Put Cookbook

Darren Underway, a sous chef at Somerset restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, has made the best of his shelter-in-place time by writing and producing The…

5 years, 10 months ago

SPECIAL REPORT #29: "Shelter en Place" Theater presents Dinner Rush, with Guest Critics Allison & Matt Robicelli

It's Friday, which means it's time for our latest Shelter en Place movie review with our favorite critical culinarians, Allison and Matt Robicelli. T…

5 years, 10 months ago

SPECIAL REPORT #28: Jose Arroyo on Clearing the Board

Longtime listeners will remember Jose Arroyo, who was the subject of an interview in summer 2019. On today's show, Andrew catches up with Jose to lea…

5 years, 10 months ago

SPECIAL REPORT #27: William Sitwell on the Past, and Future, of Restaurants

William Sitwell's new book The Restaurant: A 2,000-Year History of Dining Out, examines the evolution of its subject worldwide, from ancient Rome to …

5 years, 11 months ago