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Andrew Talks to Chefs

Andrew Friedman

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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#326
July 13 · 1 hr 24 min
Andrew Zimmern on His New Food Network show "Pitmasters" (& just about everything else!)
Andrew Zimmern returns to the pod to discuss his new Food Network show Pitmasters, and myriad other subjects.
#325
July 2 · 55 min
Caroline Glover (Annette and Traveling Mercies -- Aurora, Colorado)
Caroline Glover joins us from her Annette restaurant in Aurora, Colorado, to discuss her young career.
#324
June 24 · 54 min
Claudette Zepeda (Chef & Author of Cooking the Borderlands)
Chef and author Claudette Zepeda discusses her fascinating new book Cooking the Borderlands: Spice and Smoke Between Mexico and the United States.
#323
June 16 · 1 hr 20 min
Sherry Cardoso (Cynthia restaurant — NYC)
After years supporting other chefs and restaurants, and a finalist turn on Top Chef, Sherry Cardoso strikes out on her own at Cynthia restaurant in NYC.
#322
June 4 · 1 hr 23 min
Allison Robicelli (Storyteller, Consultant, Chef, Writer)
The always smart and entertaining storyteller Allison Robicelli returns to the pod for a long overdue biographical interview, and to discuss … just about everything. Buckle up and listen in!
#321
May 12 · 1 hr 4 min
Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski (State Bird Provisions, The Progress, etc) on Forgotten Classic Cookbooks LIVE! from Cookbook Week in San Francisco
Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski (State Bird Provisions, The Progress, The Anchovy Bar) discuss a few forgotten cookbook classics in a LIVE! show recorded at the inaugural Cookbook Week in San Francisco.
#320
April 21 · 1 hr 8 min
Akwasi Brenya-Mensa (Tatale: The Restaurant, Dining Series, and Other Iterations)
As he prepares to launch his Tatale dining series in NYC, Akwasi Brenya-Mensa discusses his life, career, and move to the US.
#319
April 14 · 1 hr 29 min
Scott Conant (multiple restaurants, TV's Chopped, and Martone Street pasta sauces)
Scott Conant discusses his newish line of pasta sauces, Martone Street, his restaurants, and his longtime role as a key cast member on TV's Chopped, among many other subjects.
#318
April 7 · 54 min
Remembering Chef Tom Valenti (uncompleted, previously unaired conversation, circa 2020)
We pay tribute to chef Tom Valenti, who passed away last week, with an unfinished (never before aired) conversation from 2020.
#317
March 31 · 1 hr 1 min
Paul Feinstein (managing editor, Fine Dining Lovers) on Awards, the Rise of Neighborhood Restaurants, and Noma Odds & Ends
In the first of his planned monthly appearances on the pod, Fine Dining Lovers' managing editor, Paul Feinstein joins Andrew to kick around a bunch of hot topics.
#316
March 24 · 1 hr 15 min
Josh Sharkey (founder of meez & former NYC chef-owner)
Josh Sharkey, formerly the chef-owner behind Bark restaurants in NYC, discusses his shift to entrepreneurism and the creation of his company, meez.
#315
March 17 · 1 hr 9 min
Jordan Frosolone (Borgo restaurant -- NYC)
Jordan Frosolone, chef of the charming Italian restaurant Borgo, discusses his career, including stints with Hearth, the Momofuku group, David Bouley, and others.
#314
March 11 · 1 hr 9 min
Tom Colicchio Returns! (to talk about 25 years of Craft & other hot topics)
In his third visit to the pod, Tom Colicchio reflects on 25 years of his signature restaurant Craft, and opines on some hot industry topics.
#313
March 3 · 1 hr 9 min
Armond Joseph (Léon 1909 - Shelter Island, NY)
Armond Joseph, who's doing outstanding things with live-fire cooking at Léon 1909, shares his journey from poet to "entrepreneur" to chef.
#312
February 24 · 1 hr 14 min
Alexia Duchêne (Le Chêne, NYC)
Alexia Duchêne explains how her family background & time cooking in Paris and London inform her personalized French cuisine at Le Chêne in NYC's West Village.
#311
February 17 · 1 hr 12 min
Oscar Lorenzzi (Nuyores-New York, NY)
Chef Oscar Lorenzzi discusses the personal and professional milestones that took him from his native Peru to his NYC restaurant Nuyores.
#310
February 10 · 1 hr 11 min
Wylie Dufresne (Stretch Pizza, NYC)
Wylie Dufresne discusses his current culinary focus on pizza at Stretch, and opines on myriad other subjects.
#309
February 3 · 1 hr 14 min
Mavis-Jay Sanders (Chef & Activist)
Mavis-Jay Sanders discusses her life, career, and most recent project, Community Kitchen.
#308
January 27 · 1 hr 13 min
Sohui Kim (Gage & Tollner and Insa--Brooklyn, NY)
Sohui Kim discusses her career to date, and her restaurants Gage & Tollner and Insa in Brooklyn, NY.
#307
January 22 · 1 hr 30 min
Chef Jiho Kim (New York City)
Jiho Kim discusses his gravitation toward the pro kitchen, love of pastry-making, and evolution on the savory side of cuisine.

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