Best Toqueland Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 37: All She Wrote 48:54

7y ago48:54

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In The Front Burner's last episode (details and future plans at episode's end), we talk with Boston chef Barbara Lynch about her no-holds-barred memoir OUT OF LINE: A LIFE OF PLAYING WITH FIRE, which is about as revealing a book--by a chef or anybody--as you'll ever read. Then we welcome Chef Brock Johnson of Seattle's legendary Dahlia Lounge for a…

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Episode 36: THE LAST MAGNIFICENT: A FRONT BURNER SPECIAL REPORT 1:02:03

7y ago1:02:03

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Three of the biggest names in chef-land join us to discuss the new documentary JEREMIAH TOWER: THE LAST MAGNIFICENT, which opens in New York and Los Angeles this Friday, April 21. Executive producer Anthony Bourdain, director Lydia Tenaglia, and legendary chef Jeremiah Tower. Over a far-reaching hour we discuss the film, Jeremiah’s landmark achieve…

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Episode 35: The Human Touch 48:46

7y ago48:46

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Front Burner regular Amanda Cohen, chef-owner of New York City's Dirt Candy, joins us to discuss a variety of subjects: the relationship between chefs and critics (from the New York Times to the civilian critics of Yelp and other open formats), the case for no-tipping, and the pleasures of her restaurant's Monday night Canadian Beer Hall, which is …

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Episode 34: Peace, Love, and Understanding 46:03

7y ago46:03

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Customers expect more from restaurants than ever before, but is what they want reasonable, or even realistic? In a business that draws people pleasers, why can't chef-owners always give the people what they want? This week Jimmy and Andrew bat around both sides of hot-button topics including reservations, food allergies, pricing, tipping, and other…

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Episode 33: Au Revoir, Annisa 46:23

7+ y ago46:23

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After 17 years in business, Chef Anita Lo will be shuttering her beloved Greenwich Villiage, NY, restaurant this spring. Anita and her Chef de Cuisine Mary Attea join us to discuss the decision to close, the vicissitudes of the modern restaurant business, and what's next for both of them.By Heritage Radio Network

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Episode 32: Paths of Glory 46:28

7+ y ago46:28

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There are more ways than ever to be a chef today, something that's become a bit of a sub-theme this season on The Front Burner. This week, we talk to Brian Bistrong about the myriad opportunities available to chefs in 2017, something he knows intimately, having been chef de cuisine to David Bouley, owner of his own restaurant (Braeburn), chef of Wo…

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Episode 31: The Waxman Cometh 48:32

7+ y ago48:32

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Chef legend Jonathan Waxman joins Jimmy and Andrew to talk about his career, past and present, from what it's like running restaurants in far-flung cities to the evolution of his iconic chicken dish to his early days in California and New York City.By Heritage Radio Network

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Episode 30: Scrubs 48:24

7+ y ago48:24

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For the first time this season, we assemble a few trusty members of our Chef's Council for an All Shop Talk episode about one of the least considered members of the kitchen team: The Dishwasher. Many of the best chefs in the USA accidentally began their careers doing this important job, including our guests: The Finch's Gabe McMackin and Sous Chef …

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Episode 29: Tasting Menu 46:51

7+ y ago46:51

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We kick around a grab bag of news items with Chef Rob Newton of Brooklyn's Nightingale 9, Wilma Jean, Smith Canteen, and Black Walnut. On the menu: This week's big profiles of chefs Dominique Crenn (in The New York Times) and Daniel Humm (in Esquire); a discussion of awards on the heels of the James Beard Foundation semifinalist announcements; and …

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Episode 28: Everything French is New Again 50:03

7+ y ago50:03

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Chef Daniel Eddy of New York City's Rebelle restaurant is at the forefront of a movement of young American chefs going back to the future by cooking their own personal take on French Cuisine. As Rebelle approaches its second birthday, we talk to Daniel about his unique style, what this movement feels like from the inside, and the market conditions …

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Episode 27: Honoring Harlem 53:43

7+ y ago53:43

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On the second day of February, the always entertaining Chef Marcus Samuelsson discusses his recently published Red Rooster Cookbook, and a special Black History Month menu he’s cooked up at Red Rooster Harlem to honor the culinary contributions of Women of Color.By Heritage Radio Network

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Episode 26: American Dreams 48:32

7+ y ago48:32

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On the same day the new American president announced his plans to force undocumented immigrants out of the country, the USA won the Bocuse d'Or for the first time in the event's 30-year history. How do you square the deadly serious with the seemingly frivolous, and what do these developments mean to cooks and chefs? Jimmy and Andrew attempt to make…

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Episode 25: Pasta and Politics 47:38

7+ y ago47:38

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The Front Burner returns after our fall hiatus with Mark Ladner, who's moving on from his perch as chef of the four-star Del Posto to launch Pasta Flyer, a fast-casual concept he's been developing for years. Mark shares the rigors of the fine-dining life, the Kickstarter experience he undertook to fund his new venture, and whether or not he's got b…

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Episode 24: Begin Again 47:46

8y ago47:46

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What does it take to relocate, and reimagine, a classic? Chef Carmen Quagliata of Union Square Cafe is about to relaunch the venerable Manhattan restaurant, after three decades in its original location. Carmen shares what it was like taking over the kitchen at this New York City institution when he first came on board about a decade ago, and the nu…

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Episode 23: Something Fishy? 49:01

8y ago49:01

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The relationship between chefs and critics has been a hot topic this year and this week, San Francisco Magazine's Rebecca Flint Marx took an unsparing look at Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle and whether or not his boyfriend Michael Murphy's business interests represent a conflict of interest. We talk with Rebecca about the piece and it…

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Episode 22: Exit Interview: Peter Hoffman 52:30

8y ago52:30

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What's it feel like to depart the pro cooking trade after decades at the stoves? Chef Peter Hoffman, who helmed the landmark SoHo, New York, restaurant Savoy for two decades, just closed his second follow-up, Back Forty West, this week, and graciously joins us to talk about it. We discuss the emotions of stepping away from the business; the real hi…

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Episode 21: The Family Stone and the Wisdom of Wine 56:00

8y ago56:00

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Chef Curtis Stone just launched his ambitious new tasting-menu restaurant Gwen in Hollywood this week (in collaboration with his brother Luke), and we've got him on the line from Los Angeles to tell us all about it, how his first few services have gone, what it was like training under Marco Pierre White, and the challenges of opening fine-dining re…

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Episode 20: Out of the Frying Pan 56:24

8y ago56:24

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Making the leap from chef de cuisine to chef-owner is no small feat, and we've got somebody fresh off that transition in the studio to tell us all about it. Chef Greg Baxtrom was known to followers of the chef world long before he opened his first restaurant, Olmsted, in Brooklyn, NY, last month. Simply put, Greg had worked in many of the best, mos…

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Episode 19: Setting the Chef's Table 48:13

8y ago48:13

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Netflix's documentary series Chef's Table--currently in its second season--examines the evolution of some of the best chefs in the world as few entertainments have. Creator and director David Gelb (who also helmed the extraordinary Jiro Dreams of Sushi) joins us to discuss his fascination with chefs and how he approaches depicting them on film, and…

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Episode 18: The Goldberg Variations 48:54

8y ago48:54

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On the heels of launching their new Bastion bar and restaurant, brothers Benjamin and Max Goldberg--owners of Nashville, Tennessee's Strategic Hospitality--join us to discuss their place atop the Nashville, Tennessee, dining and drinking scene. In addition to such chef-driven restaurants as The Catbird Seat, Ben and Max operate a total of nine plac…

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Episode 17: 10 Years, 32 Yolks 48:01

8y ago48:01

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Ten years is a milestone for any business and an especially gratifying one in the increasingly competitive restaurant landscape. This week we visit with Sohui Kim and Ben Schneider of Brooklyn's beloved The Good Fork, which hits the one-decade mark this month. (The pair also operate the newish Insa, also in Brooklyn.) In our second segment, Sohui a…

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Episode 16: Harlem State of Mind 47:42

8y ago47:42

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Chef Marcus Samuelsson has made celebrating Harlem a part of his professional mission, from basing restaurants like Streetbird Rotisserie and Red Rooster there to co-founding the Harlem EatUp! Festival which kicks off its second annual four-day festivities this weekend. Marcus is with us in the studio to talk about this aspect of his career, his up…

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Episode 15: For the Love of Alan 44:23

8y ago44:23

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Slow news week? No problem! We've got veteran chef Alan Harding – widely considered to be among the very first Manhattan chefs to colonize Brooklyn – in the studio for an all-shop-talk episode. Frank, funny, and a participant in the American culinary revolution, Alan's a one-of-a-kind personality who pulls no punches. Give a listen to hear what he …

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Episode 14: Postcard from LA 50:51

8y ago50:51

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Los Angeles got some major love at the James Beard Foundation Awards this week and we have some of the best, most successful chefs (and JBFA winners) on the show to talk about it. Suzanne Goin of Luques, a.o.c., Tavern, and the Larder, who took home Outstanding Chef, discusses her big win and taking over the foodservice program at the Hollywood Bow…

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Episode 13: Remembering Josh Ozersky 56:34

8y ago56:34

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One of the great chroniclers of American chefs and food was lost a year ago, when Josh Ozersky died suddenly at the age of 47. We remember Josh with some of his friends and colleagues including writer and former Mr. Cutlets cohost Stefanie Cohen; Heritage Radio Network's executive producer Jack Inslee; his collaborator in the early days of New York…

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Episode 12: Class of 2016: Food & Wine's Best New Chefs 49:37

8y ago49:37

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Food & Wine magazine was calling attention to up-and-coming toques before just about any other organization; its Best New Chefs program--which debuted in 1988--even predates the James Beard Foundation Awards by three years. On the heels of the big reveal of the Class of 2016, we're joined in studio by Food & Wine's new editor-in-chief Nilou Motamed…

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Episode 11: Spring Fever! 51:40

8y ago51:40

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The Chefs Council is hereby called to order! We've asked a few past guests who were especially fun/funny/insightful to be a part of a recurring roundtable and three of them--Dirt Candy's Amanda Cohen, Sous Chef author Mike Gibney, and The Finch's Gabe McMackin--join us for the inaugural gathering, an all-shop-talk episode on the subject of Spring F…

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Episode 10: Toward a More Perfect Kitchen 50:41

8+ y ago50:41

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Gender imbalance in media coverage and awards recognition... maternity leave in the hospitality business ... sexual harassment. A number of topics have been heating up around women in the pro kitchen recently, thanks to a confluence of current events and think-pieces that gained industry traction. We get into all of it with guests Emma Bengtsson (e…

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Episode 9: Chefs on Film 55:00

8+ y ago55:00

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We're living in a golden age for chef-focused documentaries and on this week's show, we go deep on two recent video-on-demand releases that examine two generations of chefs--King Georges, about Philadelphia's Georges Perrier, and For Grace, about Chicago's Curtis Duffy. And food writer Andrea Strong drops by the studio to interview Andrew and Jimmy…

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Episode 8: Found in Translation 52:40

8+ y ago52:40

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What chef doesn't want their own cookbook? Capturing your recipes, ideas, and dishes between two covers makes the transitory permanent and--from a practical standpoint--can be a powerful marketing tool. We ask two-time author Sara Jenkins (of Porchetta and Porcena) and Alex Raij (of El Quinto Pino, Txikito, and La Vara), whose debut effort The Basq…

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Episode 7: Chef, Owner? 51:12

8+ y ago51:12

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Let's dish! No, we mean, let's talk about dishes–as in: Who owns a dish, the chef or the restaurant? And where is the line between inspiration and plagiarism drawn? We hash out this timelessly thorny issue with Gabe McMackin of Brooklyn's The Finch and Justin Smillie of Upland. Both chefs' restaurants recently celebrated their first birthdays, so w…

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Episode 6: The Things We Think and Do Not Say 53:38

8+ y ago53:38

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“The Problems with Food Media that Nobody Wants to Talk About” was the provocative title of a provocative article recently published on the website First We Feast. We’ve assembled a roundtable to hash out such contentions as “Food Writers are Too Scared of Losing Access to be Critical” and “PR Has Too Much Influence on What Gets Covered.” Joining u…

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Episode 5: Pressure Cooker 46:48

8+ y ago46:48

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The apparent suicide of three-star Michelin chef Benoît Violier this week called attention to one of the facts of kitchen life, especially at the highest level: the intense and often unending pressure that defines the profession. Here to weigh in are chefs Michael Laiskonis, Paul Liebrandt, and Matthias Merges. We examine some key issues that go ha…

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Episode 4: Critical Condition 58:51

8+ y ago58:51

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A number of long-simmering tensions between chefs and the media recently boiled over following the New York Times bombshell Per Se review. An all-star round-table representing both camps, and several generations, join Jimmy and Andrew to make sense of it all this week: Drew Nieporent, Hanna Raskin, Sam Sifton, Alex Stupak, Ryan Sutton, and David Wa…

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Episode 3: David Kinch’s Next Act 47:02

8+ y ago47:02

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David Kinch of Manresa restaurant in Los Gatos, CA, joins us to discuss his just-opened restaurant The Bywater, a casual, resolutely non-pretentious ode to the food and drink of the city where he grew up, New Orleans. Hear David’s thoughts on waiting for the right time to expand, how he divides his time among multiple concepts (a second Manresa Bre…

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Episode 2: Minds of the Chefs 46:54

8+ y ago46:54

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Mental illness, psychological disorders, and substance abuse have been a part of the DNA of professional kitchens for generations. Often glamorized or joked about, and just as often swept under the runners, they are rarely taken head-on for the serious challenge they represent to both individuals and the industry. Writer and Tasting Table Editor at…

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Episode 1: Staying Alive! 48:59

8+ y ago48:59

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_ The Front Burner _ kicks off its debut episode with an all-star trio of guest chefs ready to dissect the most pressing issues facing the pro-cooking trade as we embark on 2016. Amanda Cohen of New York City’s Dirt Candy, Gavin Kaysen of Minneapolis’ Spoon and Stable, and Harold Moore of the late, great Commerce restaurant, discuss what it takes t…

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