Andrew Talks to Chefs
Our top chefs, as you’ve never heard them before. Author Andrew Friedman, one of the nation's chief chroniclers of professional kitchen life, interviews a diverse cross-section of the best and biggest names in the business, bringing his personal relationships and industry knowledge to bear in coaxing personal and professional revelations from his guests.
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Alex Kemp (My Loup, Philly) on Figuring Out What Kind of Chef You Are, the Lures...
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Rasika Venkatesa (Mythily) on Progressive South Indian Cuisine, Finding the Righ...
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LIVE! from the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Forum in NYC, featuring Valerie C...
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Tomer Blechman (Miss Ada, Theodora, Thea Bakery - Brooklyn) on the Healing Power...
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Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo (Esmé, Chicago) – Part 2, in which our heroes w...
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Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo (Esmé, Chicago) - Part 1, in which our heroes d...
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Adam Leonti (Cucina Alba, NYC) on Taking a Historical View of Food, Protecting Y...
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Paul Bertolli (Fra'Mani Handcrafted Foods) on Thinking Musically in the Kitchen,...
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Jeremy Salamon (Agi's Counter, Brooklyn) on Hungarian Food, Making it in NYC, an...
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Nick Tamburo (Smithereens, NYC) on Band-Kitchen Parallels, European vs. US Train...
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Lisa Dahl (Dahl Restaurant Group; Sedona, Arizona) on Restaurant Sanctuaries, Li...
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Farmer Lee Jones (The Chef's Garden; Milan, Ohio) on Soil Health, Vegetables as...
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Tyler Akin (Bastia, Philly) on the Role of Perfectionism, Gamifying Technique, a...
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Jon Templin (Butternut Sustainable Farm; Sturgis, Michigan) on Chef-Farmer Relat...
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Alexander Smalls (author, The Contemporary African Kitchen) on His Creative Life...
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Nok Suntaranon (author, Kalaya's Southern Thai Kitchen) on the Momentous Occasio...
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Daniel Turtel (Peter Luger Steakhouse) on Iconic Dining, the Origin Stories of L...
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Clarice Lam (author, Breaking Bao) on Parisian Epiphanies, Training Days, and He...
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Edgar Rico (Nixta Taqueria, Austin) on Questing for Knowledge, Tacos, and the Al...
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Michael Mina (The Mina Group) on his Egyptian Heritage, the Spirit of 90s NYC, a...
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Dan Richer (Razza Pizza Artigianale; Jersey City, NJ) on Craft, Obsession, and L...
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Ashley Christensen (Raleigh, NC) on How She Started Cooking and Where Restaurant...
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Stephanie Izard (Girl and the Goat & others, Chicago and Los Angeles) on Eclecti...
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Chicago's Mindy Segal (Mindy's Bakery) on Collaboration, Cannabis, and a Life wi...
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Gustavo Arellano (LA Times columnist) on the Ethics of Restaurant Criticism, the...
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Arielle Johnson (food scientist & author, Flavorama) on Why Foods Taste the Way...
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Adair Canacasco (Roister, Chicago) on Nostalgia, his Mexican Roots, and Live-Fir...
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Sean Brock (Joyland, Audrey & june, Nashville) on Finding His Culinary Voice in...
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Announcing ... The meez Network! A New Hospitality Industry Content Hub co-found...
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Ruth Reichl (author, The Paris Novel) on Pleasure, Travel, and Discovering the J...
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Lyndsay C. Green (Restaurant & Dining Critic, Detroit Free Press) on Becoming a...
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LIVE! FROM HOT LUCK: Paola Velez (Dōekï Dōekï; Bakers Against Racism) Just Wants...
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Sal Lamboglia (Cafe Spaghetti, Swoony's) on the Long Road Back to Brooklyn
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Chad Williams (Friday Saturday Sunday restaurant; Philly, PA) on Finding the Mag...
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Author Robert Simonson on His Book "The Encyclopedia of Cocktails" (an ATTC Spec...
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The Rent is Too Damn High and Other Industry Issues, with Marc Forgione (An Andr...
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Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard (authors, Koreaworld: A Cookbook) on This Exciting T...
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Evan Funke (Felix, Mother Wolf, etc.) on Pasta, Italy, and the Meaning of Life
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Nina Compton (Compère Lapin, New Orleans) on How She Put it All Together
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Austin Johnson's Long and Winding Road to One White Street (NYC)
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Alain Ducasse on His New Book "Good Taste: A Life of Food and Passion" (An Andre...
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Bringing the Culinary Past to Life with "The Taste of Things" Director Trần Anh...
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Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger on Making a Difference (An ATTC Special Conver...
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Remembering David Bouley: In His Own Words and Voice (previously unaired 2014 in...
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Episode 239: Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins (Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare) on N...
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Episode 238: Brad Kilgore (MaryGold's Brasserie, Miami, FL) on Molecular/Moderni...
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Is "The Stuff" Enough? with Miami's Chef Michael Beltran (an Andrew Talks to Che...
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Mentorship Panel #4: Nando Chang and Adriano Montano LIVE! from an On The Line D...
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Episode 237: Sam Hart (Counter-, Charlotte, NC)
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Grilling the Author of The Dish, w/ Andrew Friedman, and guest host Chandra Ram...
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