Andrew Talks to Chefs
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Andrew Talks to Chefs

by 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.

100 episodes
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1
Jordan Frosolone (Borgo restaurant -- NYC)
1:09:50 Mar 17, 2026
2
Tom Colicchio Returns! (to talk about 25 years of Craft & other hot topics)
1:09:42 Mar 11, 2026
3
Armond Joseph (Léon 1909 - Shelter Island, NY)
1:09:40 Mar 3, 2026
4
Alexia Duchêne (Le Chêne, NYC)
1:14:09 Feb 24, 2026
5
Oscar Lorenzzi (Nuyores-New York, NY)
1:12:53 Feb 17, 2026
6
Wylie Dufresne (Stretch Pizza, NYC)
1:11:43 Feb 10, 2026
7
Mavis-Jay Sanders (Chef & Activist)
1:14:31 Feb 3, 2026
8
Sohui Kim (Gage & Tollner and Insa--Brooklyn, NY)
1:13:17 Jan 27, 2026
9
Chef Jiho Kim (New York City)
1:30:28 Jan 22, 2026
10
Chris Jaeckle (Kitchen Connect Consulting)
1:42:13 Jan 22, 2026
11
Samir Dhurandhar (Nick & Sam's - Dallas, TX)
1:02:56 Jan 22, 2026
12
Samaya Boueri Ziade (Sawa - Brooklyn)
49:03 Jan 22, 2026
13
Anthony Scotto (Luogo & Pelato--Nashville, TN)
59:54 Jan 22, 2026
14
Julia Sullivan (Henrietta Red and Judith -- Tennessee)
1:01:14 Jan 22, 2026
15
Michael Twitty (author, Recipes from the American South) on Regionality, Heritage, and His New Book
1:18:16 Jan 17, 2026
16
David Schuttenberg (Beautiful South & Kwei Fei--Charleston, SC) on Blooming Late, Culinary School, and Staying True to Yourself
1:13:14 Jan 5, 2026
17
Drew Nieporent (legendary restaurateur & author of "I'm Not Trying to Be Difficult") on Critics, Chefs, and HIs Long-Awaited Memoir
1:20:39 Dec 4, 2025
18
Jeremy Fox (Chef and Author of "On Meat") on His New Book, California Chef Culture, and the "What You Have" Approach to Cooking
1:05:02 Dec 3, 2025
19
Kyle Knall (Birch - Milwaukee) on Mentorship, Chef-Farmer Synergies, and his Upcoming Cassis Restaurant
1:09:41 Nov 6, 2025
20
Joshua Pinsky (Claud & Penny, NYC) on Influences, Concepting Restaurants, & Defining One's Culinary Style
1:17:48 Oct 24, 2025
21
Chris Shepherd (Southern Smoke Foundation) on Finding the Kitchen, Cooking Instinctually, and Answering the Call
1:24:15 Sep 12, 2025
22
When It's Time to Say Goodbye to the Industry: A Special Conversation with Chef Andrew Turner, Proprietor of Valley Wine Merchants (Newberg, OR)
46:00 Aug 5, 2025
23
Adam McFarland & Tom Rogers LIVE! at their Hit Chicago Restaurant John's Food & Wine (Recorded Before an Industry Audience During the 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards Weekend)
55:10 Aug 1, 2025
24
Maria Rodriguez (Head Bartender, Cantina Rosa--Chicago) on Mixologists versus Bartenders, What Makes a Great Drink, & Military-Restaurant Industry Parallels
51:41 Jul 29, 2025
25
Jackie Carnesi (Kellogg's Diner--Brooklyn) on Learning to Love New York, Preserving Landmark Restaurants, and the Push-Pull of Fine Dining
1:09:27 Jul 28, 2025
26
Yara Herrera (Hellbender restaurant--Queens, NY) on Standing Out, Fitting in, and Honing Your Culinary Voice
1:25:42 Jul 25, 2025
27
Douglas Keane (Chef-Owner, Cyrus; Author, Culinary Leverage) on Kitchen Culture, the Cost of Ego, and the Pace of Change
1:02:53 Jul 18, 2025
28
Anne McBride (Vice President of Impact, James Beard Foundation) Discusses the Foundation's 2025 Independent Restaurant Industry Report
1:22:56 Jul 15, 2025
29
John Birdsall (author, What Is Queer Food? How We Served a Revolution) on Community, Culture, and Quiche
41:10 Jul 10, 2025
30
Nidal Barake (One of Each podcast) on Infiltrating the Chef World, Global Travel, and Adapting to the Moment
58:04 Jun 26, 2025
31
Ari Miller (Philadelphia) on Shifting from Journalism to Cooking, Breakout Dishes, and the Meaning of "Relationship Cuisine"
1:08:08 Jun 23, 2025
32
David Nayfeld (Che Fico, et. al. -- Northern California) on His First Cookbook, Dad, What's for Dinner?
42:26 Jun 11, 2025
33
Besha Rodell (author, Hunger Like a Thirst) on Restaurant Criticism, Nomadic Living, and Writing Her First Memoir
54:51 May 21, 2025
34
EXCLUSIVE! RETURN OF THE LA CHEF CONFERENCE: A Special Announcement by Conference Founder Brad Metzger & Host Chef Neal Fraser
45:11 May 15, 2025
35
Emily Yuen (Lingo restaurant, Brooklyn) on Moving on from French Cuisine, Finding Her Culinary Voice, and Why She Never Says Never
1:04:58 May 9, 2025
36
Calvin Eng (Bonnie's restaurant, Brooklyn, & author of Salt Sugar MSG) on the Value of Unconventional Training, Generations of Cantonese-American Food, and Whether There's Such a Thing as NYC Cuisine
1:16:52 Apr 29, 2025
37
Inside the Chefs ❤️ LA Benefit! (featuring Nyesha Arrington, Ellen Marie Bennett, Billy Harris, Sherry Yard, and others)
1:03:08 Apr 7, 2025
38
Remembering André Soltner (previously unaired 2016 interview)
1:15:00 Apr 5, 2025
39
Laurie Woolever (author, Care and Feeding) on Life Lessons, Navigating Memoirs, and Reckoning with Bad Men
42:14 Mar 25, 2025
40
Alex Kemp (My Loup, Philly) on Figuring Out What Kind of Chef You Are, the Lures of Philadelphia, and Being Persistent
1:03:54 Mar 10, 2025
41
Rasika Venkatesa (Mythily) on Progressive South Indian Cuisine, Finding the Right Kitchens, and Plotting Her First Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant
1:31:40 Feb 13, 2025
42
LIVE! from the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Forum in NYC, featuring Valerie Chang, Curtis Duffy, Aisha Ibrahim, Ayesha Nurdjaja, and Junghyun Park
56:46 Jan 30, 2025
43
Tomer Blechman (Miss Ada, Theodora, Thea Bakery - Brooklyn) on the Healing Power of Food & Hospitality and Why He Doesn't Look Too Far Ahead
1:09:37 Dec 24, 2024
44
Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo (Esmé, Chicago) – Part 2, in which our heroes work and learn at MK and Next in Chicago, and decide to launch a restaurant (Esmé) together
42:18 Dec 23, 2024
45
Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo (Esmé, Chicago) - Part 1, in which our heroes discover the pleasures of food and cooking and find their way to Chicago
49:36 Dec 20, 2024
46
Adam Leonti (Cucina Alba, NYC) on Taking a Historical View of Food, Protecting Yourself in Business, and How His Restaurant Reflects His Life
1:13:04 Dec 19, 2024
47
Paul Bertolli (Fra'Mani Handcrafted Foods) on Thinking Musically in the Kitchen, Discovering Italy, and Multi-Faceted Careers
1:01:13 Dec 18, 2024
48
Jeremy Salamon (Agi's Counter, Brooklyn) on Hungarian Food, Making it in NYC, and his First Cookbook (Second Generation)
1:10:51 Dec 17, 2024
49
Nick Tamburo (Smithereens, NYC) on Band-Kitchen Parallels, European vs. US Training, and the Quantum Leap from Chef to Chef-Owner
59:00 Dec 14, 2024
50
Lisa Dahl (Dahl Restaurant Group; Sedona, Arizona) on Restaurant Sanctuaries, Live-Fire Cooking, and Growing as a Chef and Restaurateur
1:16:37 Dec 13, 2024
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