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In Chef’s Table: Talks, David Gelb, creator and director of Netflix’s Chef’s Table and Jiro Dreams of Sushi, brings listeners into a deep, intimate conversation centered around the favorite meals and food memories that altered the course of a fascinating creative celebrity's life.
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Brandon Jew, owner of Mister Jiu's in San Francisco, sits down with David for a live show recording! Brandon talks about his restaurant's 10 year anniversary, the importance of incremental change is when it comes to success, what it means for his restaurant to be located in the same Chinatown he frequented as a kid, his appreciation for communal dining, wanting to pass the torch and inspire the next generation to keep Chinatown alive and so much more! On Set With: Chef’s Table is Presented by RESY Follow Mister Jiu's: https://www.instagram.com/misterjius/?hl=en Follow Brandon: https://www.instagram.com/brandoj/?hl=en Follow Chef's Table on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hannah Ziskin and Aaron Lindell, owners of Quarter Sheets in Los Angeles, sit down with David for a live show recording! Hannah and Aaron talk about their meet-cute in a walk-in fridge while working at the same SF restaurant, which menu items are based on inside jokes, how the concept of Quarter Sheets started by selling pizza and cake off their porch, what it means to be a bread wizard, and so much more. On Set With: Chef’s Table is Presented by RESY Follow Quarter Sheets: https://www.instagram.com/quartersheets/?hl=en Follow Chef's Table on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, the podcast travels to New York as David joins chef Nick Curtola at his Brooklyn restaurant i Cavallini for a live show recording! David and Nick talk about crafting dishes based on seasonal ingredients (ramps and rhubarbs making way for wild nettles in the summertime), foraging, the pizzelles and lamb his mother made when he was a kid, revisiting and reviving older styles of cooking, and so much more. On Set With: Chef’s Table is Presented by RESY Follow i Cavallini: https://www.instagram.com/icavallinibk/ Follow Chef’s Table on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eric Greenspan (Mish) is on the show this week! David and Eric talk about Eric's first trip to Katz in NYC as a kid, debate the difference between delis and diners, the secret to serving the best pastrami, hot takes on Black and White cookies, how Mish makes their bagels in a wood-burning oven, lettuce soup, the Ducasse secret hack to cooking with garlic, and so much more. Eric IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefgreeny/?hl=en Mish IG: https://www.instagram.com/mish.deli/?hl=en Follow Chef's Table Talks on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vivian Ku (Pine and Crane, Joy) joins David on the show this week! Vivian and David unpack how some of Taiwan's most famous dishes are the result of centuries-long cultural migrations, the family story behind the name of her restaurant Pine and Crane, what Vivian learned working under Alice Waters, whether she'll ever publish a cookbook, and so much more. Pine and Crane Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pineandcrane/ Joy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyonyork/ Follow Chef's Table: Talks on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, enjoy this compilation of the best answers to one of our favorite questions on the podcast: If you were in a street fight and had to pick an item from the kitchen (not a knife!) to use as a weapon ... what would you choose? Follow Chef's Table on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Rich Torrisi (Torrisi, Major Food Group) joins David on the podcast from the private dining room of his restaurant Torrisi in New York! David and Rich talk about the secret to a perfect turkey sandwich that Rich has perfected for years, how Rich infuses his restaurant with the culture and history of New York City, how he got to open the funky neighborhood deli of his dreams, and so much more. Rich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richtorrisi/ Torrisi Restaurant: https://torrisinyc.com/ Follow Chef's Table on IG! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Michelin-started restaurateur Simon Kim (COTE, Bar Chimera, COQODAQ) joins David on the podcast for the first-ever podcast episode recorded in a guest’s restaurant. David and Simon sit down at a booth in Bar Chimera in NYC to talk about classic Korean BBQ drinking games, the anatomy of a soju bomb, the investing risk of opening an innovative steakhouse in New York, what kitchen weapon Simon would bring to a street fight, and so much more. Simon IG: https://www.instagram.com/simonkimnyc?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Bar Chimera IG: https://www.instagram.com/barchimera?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Follow Chef’s Table on IG! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In Chef’s Table: Talks, David Gelb, creator and director of Netflix’s Chef’s Table and Jiro Dreams of Sushi, brings listeners into a deep, intimate conversation centered around the favorite meals and food memories that altered the course of a fascinating creative celebrity's life.
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