Episode 81: Oliver Zabar
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 spent...
View ArticleEpisode 82: Jordan Terry
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...
View ArticleEpisode 83: Katie Jackson
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 centered...
View ArticleEpisode 84: Clarice Lam
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...
View ArticleEpisode 85: Claire Sprouse
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...
View ArticleEpisode 86: Chris Jaeckle
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 CDC of...
View ArticleEpisode 87: Henry Rich
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...
View ArticleEpisode 88: John Stage
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 in...
View ArticleEpisode 89: Seadon Shouse
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 his...
View ArticleEpisode 90: Whitney Otawka
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, she...
View ArticleEpisode 91: Nick Bognar
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 formal...
View ArticleEpisode 92: Charlene Santiago
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, and...
View ArticleEpisode 93: Daniel Burns
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 David...
View ArticleEpisode 94: Santiago Perez
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 UBS...
View ArticleEpisode 95: Katie Button
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...
View ArticleEpisode 96: Moonlynn Tsai
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...
View ArticleEpisode 97: Jake Leiber
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 Greenpoint...
View ArticleEpisode 98: Jay Wolman
On today's episode we welcome Jay Wolman the executive chef of LaLou in Prospect Heights, a recently opened restaurant with a focus on natural wine. Jay has come up through some of the most important...
View ArticleEpisode 99: Victoria Blamey
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 Mugaritz,...
View ArticleEpisode 100: Alon Shaya
On today's special 100th episode of theLINE welcome Chef Alon Shaya. Born in Bat Yam just south of Tel Aviv, he moved to Philadelphia as a young boy and had a tumultuous childhood filled with anger...
View ArticleEpisode 101: TheLINE Special Episode: The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the...
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 isolated...
View ArticleEpisode 102: theLINE Special Episode Part 2: The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on...
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 survival....
View ArticleEpisode 103: Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp of Honey Butter Fried Chicken...
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 has...
View ArticleEpisode 104: Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger
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 Vegas...
View ArticleEpisode 105: Dan Meiser and James Wayman
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...
View ArticleEpisode 106: Ben and Max Goldberg
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...
View ArticleEpisode 107: Feeding the Community: How Restaurants are Turning into...
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...
View ArticleEpisode 108: Nic Jammet
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.C....
View ArticleEpisode 109: FIG Community Food Relief
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 feed...
View ArticleEpisode 110: Lucas Sin - Junzi Kitchen
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...
View ArticleEpisode 111: Chef Ji Hye Kim - Miss Kim
On this episode of theLINE we welcome Ji Hye Kim, chef and managing partner of MISS KIM, a Korean restaurant influenced by her ancestors and by Michigan produce. After graduating from U of M and...
View ArticleEpisode 112: Dame
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 existed as...
View ArticleEpisode 113: Dario Wolos
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 the...
View ArticleEpisode 114: Ben Grupe
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 and...
View ArticleEpisode 115: Zarah Khan
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...
View ArticleEpisode 116: One Year of COVID: Part 1
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: Ashleigh...
View ArticleEpisode 117: One Year of COVID: Part 2
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 focus on...
View ArticleEpisode 118: One Year Later: Audio Diaries from the First Frightening Weeks...
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,...
View ArticleEpisode 119: Suzanne Barr
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 the...
View ArticleEpisode 120: The Fattened Caf
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 the...
View ArticleEpisode 121: Chef Todd Richards
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...
View ArticleEpisode 122: Talea Beer Co.
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 get a...
View ArticleEpisode 123: Wax Paper
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...
View ArticleEpisode 124: Birdie's
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...
View ArticleEpisode 125: Ben Van Leeuwen
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 development and commercialization. Van Leeuwen has come a long way...
View ArticleEpisode 126: Chef Jae Jung
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 graduate of the CIA, she moved to New Orleans where she became...
View ArticleEpisode 127: Presenting Dyed Green, An Exploration of Irish Food & Culture
On today's episode of theLINE, I have the pleasure of presenting an episode of Dyed Green, a podcast about food and culture in Ireland. Hosted by my brother, Max Sussman, and his wife, Kate McCabe,...
View ArticleEpisode 128: Jeff Byrd and Lauren Byrd - Two Birds Taphouse
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 restaurant is truly a family labor of love. Jeff, his wife,...
View ArticleEpisode 129: Steven Satterfield
On today’s episode, I'm joined by Steven Satterfield, the executive chef and co-owner of Miller Union, a celebrated ingredient-driven restaurant located in Atlanta's West Side neighborhood. The...
View ArticleEpisode 130: Lessons Learned: Tales from Small Business Owners
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...
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