Best Howie Kahn Podcasts (2024)

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Perfect Pairings with Ali Khan 33:29

3y ago33:29

33:29

Ali Khan is back on the pod! The Food Network and Cooking Channel star debates perfect pairings with Rob Petrone -- everything from the best food to eat with White Claw to the best beverage to drink with Texas-style BBQ Brisket. Ali's new dog also makes a few appearances, plus Ali shares details about his new podcast, "Eat This. Drink That." See Pr…

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Gene Weingarten's Very Bad Take on Indian Food 15:23

3y ago15:23

15:23

Gene Weingarten is a humor columnist for the Washington Post. In a recent piece titled, "You can't make me eat these foods," he attempts to make fun of his palate by listing the foods he hates, which include Balsamic vinegar, anchovies ... and "Indian food," which he describes as "the only ethnic cuisine in the world insanely based entirely on one …

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Delta Diaries with Howie Kahn 30:10

3y ago30:10

30:10

Rob Petrone chats with food journalist and podcaster Howie Kahn about the whiplash so many of us are facing this summer with the emergence of the Delta variant and what this all means for restaurants. For more on Howie: https://freetimemedia.world/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr…

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Want To Save Restaurants? Get Vaccinated. 14:51

3y ago14:51

14:51

Rob Petrone worries about how potential future lockdowns would impact restaurants -- and how easily avoidable that fate would be if everyone just got vaccinated. Rob also shares big news about his documentary, 86'd: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World's Culinary Capital, premiering on the big screen. (For more on that, visit longbeachfilm.com) S…

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Two Former Sports Anchors Doing Food (with Jaymee Sire) 37:52

3y ago37:52

37:52

Jaymee Sire went from local news to being an ESPN SportsCenter anchor to now a food world star (he credits include Iron Chef Showdown, Beat Bobby Flay and the podcast Food Network Obsessed). Rob Petrone went from being a sports anchor to local news to a food TV host and -- yes -- podcaster. The timelines and level of success are different, but the …

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Eli Sussman's Food World Memes Make For Bad Audio 42:38

3y ago42:38

42:38

Eli Sussman is the food world meme king (seriously, go follow @thesussmans on Instagram). He also owns Samesa, a fast-casual Middle Eastern restaurant in Midtown Manhattan (30 Rock, to be exact) with his brother, Max. Rob Petrone chats with Eli about the inspiration for his memes and quickly realizes that great visual jokes are very difficult to ma…

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"The Roaring (20)20's" with Kevin Sintumuang 26:16

3y ago26:16

26:16

Bars are back -- now what? Esquire Lifestyle & Culture Director, Kevin Sintumuang, joins Rob Petrone to discuss the making of the magazine's annual Best Bars in America list, how the pandemic has changed his relationship with drinking and what bars provide us during this unique moment in time. Read the Esquire list: https://www.esquire.com/food-dri…

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Eduardo Jordan And Looking The Other Way 12:09

3y ago12:09

12:09

In the wake of the Seattle Times publishing a thorough investigation where 15 women accused two-time James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Eduardo Jordan of sexual misconduct or unwanted touching over a five-year period that began in 2012 (and his entire restaurant staff quitting over the allegations the following day), Rob Petrone vents …

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Chapter 3, "Anger" (86'd: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World's Culinary Capital) 18:57

3y ago18:57

18:57

In this third chapter of our special documentary series “86’d: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World’s Culinary Capital,” Rob Petrone discusses the anger so many in the industry were feeling this time last year, and how much of that anger centered around inequality. (Interviews are time capsules, recorded at various points between April of 2020 an…

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Making High on the Hog 34:32

3y ago34:32

34:32

Karis Jagger and Fabienne Toback are the executive producers of the new Netflix series High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. The longtime friends and collaborators speak with Rob Petrone about the making of this groundbreaking, must-watch series, which explores the often ignored role Black Americans have played in shapi…

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This Is ... The Story Of A Rock Star & Food 39:28

3y ago39:28

39:28

John Hampson is the frontman for the band Nine Days; you may know the band for their song, “Absolutely (Story of a Girl),” which was a #1 hit in 2000. John catches up with Rob Petrone to discuss the diet of a rock star -- the logic behind the very specific food requests he’s made backstage, why he lost weight at the height of the band’s success and…

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This Successful TV Producer Started A Bread Business 30:04

3y ago30:04

30:04

Jim Serpico is an acclaimed TV & film producer, writer and director. His credits include Blow, Rescue Me, Maron and, most recently, the FX original documentary Hysterical. He also runs a comedy record label and manages comedic talent. So then, how did this successful and busy entertainment professional wind up baking and selling bread at farmers’ m…

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Chapter 2, "Adapt & Pivot" (86'd: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World's Culinary Capital) 35:50

3y ago35:50

35:50

In this second chapter of our special documentary series “86’d: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World’s Culinary Capital,” Rob Petrone discusses with various New York restaurateurs and others connected to the restaurant world the main theme of this time last year: adapting to a new normal and pivoting to whatever they needed to do to survive. (Int…

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Can I Create An Ice Cream Flavor? 40:22

3y ago40:22

40:22

As the owner of Penny Lick Ice Cream Co., Ellen Sledge can’t go a day without someone sharing with her their idea for an ice cream flavor. Everyone thinks they could make the perfect pint -- but as Ellen shares with Rob Petrone on this week’s Hot Takes on a Plate, there’s a lot more that goes into creating flavors than most people consider. Listen …

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'90s Nostalgia with Rob Harvilla 35:21

3y ago35:21

35:21

We’re going back to the 1990s! 60 Songs That Explain The ‘90s host and The Ringer staff writer Rob Harvilla joins Rob Petrone to discuss the intersection of food, music and ‘90s nostalgia (yes, there is an intersection, there’s always an intersection, just enjoy). Come for Puff Daddy’s three-course meal involving spaghetti, fettuccine and veal; sta…

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Chapter 1, “Ground Zero” (86’d: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World’s Culinary Capital) 47:56

3+ y ago47:56

47:56

In this first installment of 86’d: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World’s Culinary Capital, Rob Petrone takes us back to the beginning of COVID-19 in New York -- and how the restaurant industry was responding in those early days last March. Take a trip to “Ground Zero,” New Rochelle, to see how one restaurant in the containment zone -- Jerry DeJe…

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86'd: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World's Culinary Capital (Trailer) 3:22

3+ y ago3:22

3:22

Coming to Hot Takes on a Plate Wednesday, March 10th: the first installment of a special documentary series, "86'd: How A Global Pandemic Rocked The World's Culinary Capital." These podcasts are the audio companion to a soon-to-be released documentary produced by former Restaurant Hunter staff members. Rob Petrone discussed the impact COVID-19 had …

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What Is Healthy? 43:39

3+ y ago43:39

43:39

How big a role does confirmation bias play in how we each decide which foods are healthy? Can we trust what we read online about the latest studies, super foods and diet trends? Are al pastor tacos healthy? Rob Petrone goes deep down the “healthy” rabbit hole with licensed dietician-nutritionist and co-owner of Perelandra Natural Foods, Allison Buc…

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Why Roger Mooking Chooses To Laugh 40:02

3+ y ago40:02

40:02

Roger Mooking has been a mainstay on Food Network and Cooking Channel for more than a decade -- and if you know Roger, you know his laugh. But that trademark laugh isn’t just deployed when he thinks something is funny. Rob Petrone caught up with the Trinidadian-born, Canadian-rasied celebrity chef to discuss that laugh, his experiences traversing t…

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Safety Is Sexy -- Unless You're Bon Appétit, Andrew Cuomo Or A Super Bowl Party 34:42

3+ y ago34:42

34:42

What does a Bon Appetit video about canning seafood have in common with indoor dining reopening for Valentines Day in New York City and Super Bowl parties? More than you may think. In this emergency episode of Hot Takes on a Plate, Rob Petrone chats with self-described food antagonist Joe Rosenthal (@joe_rosenthal on Instagram) to discuss the Brad …

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Food Trends with Maile Carpenter 23:58

3+ y ago23:58

23:58

What will we all be cooking and eating in 2021? Food Network Magazine editor-in-chief Maile Carpenter joins Rob Petrone to discuss food trends -- how they are determined, social media’s role in what we eat and how COVID-19 has influenced our relationship with food. Rob also shares his food trend predictions with Maile. 10 Foods and Drinks You’ll Se…

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David Chang & Accountability (with Hannah Selinger) 42:54

3+ y ago42:54

42:54

It’s no secret David Chang has a temper; he’s personally shared accounts of his rage for years, most recently (and vividly) in his 2020 memoir, Eat a Peach. Chang has always controlled the narrative around his anger -- until writer and former Momofuku corporate beverage director Hannah Selinger wrote a thorough essay this past December for Eater ab…

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Should You Use Those Restaurant Gift Cards? 22:21

3+ y ago22:21

22:21

With restaurants struggling due to COVID-19, should you be using those restaurant gift cards you received for the holidays or paying for meals with your own money and saving them for later (or never)? Rob Petrone shares with his friend, chef-restaurateur Adam Lathan, how guilt has kept him from using gift cards to Adam’s restaurant, The Gumbo Bros,…

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Politicians Don't Care About Restaurants 12:45

3+ y ago12:45

12:45

We didn't have to choose between public safety and economic concerns. We could have saved lives and saved restaurants by bailing them out the way we've bailed out so many other industries in this country, Rob Petrone argues on this emergency episode of Hot Takes on a Plate. Take action: https://www.saverestaurants.com/letter/ See Privacy Policy at …

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Pandemic Thanksgiving with Joe Yonan 39:22

3+ y ago39:22

39:22

Washington Post Food & Dining Editor Joe Yonan joins Rob Petrone to discuss Thanksgiving in the COVID-19 era. The two also debate turkey cooking methods and which sides you can (and can’t) live without. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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America's Best New Restaurants (Pandemic Edition) with Jeff Gordinier 44:53

3+ y ago44:53

44:53

What’s it like attempting to chronicle the best eats our country has to offer during a global pandemic? Esquire Food & Drinks Editor Jeff Gordinier joins Rob Petrone to discuss putting together Esquire’s Best New Restaurants 2020 list. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-…

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A Year Without Restaurant Hunter 46:02

3+ y ago46:02

46:02

On November 13th, 2019, Fios1 News went off the air and, with it, the popular food franchise Rob Petrone developed, executive produced and hosted: Restaurant Hunter. On this special Hot Takes on a Plate, Rob opens up about life after 585 episodes of Restaurant Hunter: what he’s been up to (besides this podcast), what he has in store and why you hav…

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Booze with Brad Thomas Parsons 39:06

3+ y ago39:06

39:06

Award-winning drinks writer Brad Thomas Parsons joins Rob Petrone to debate the best (and worst) in cocktails, liquor, election night drinking and hangover recovery. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.By Bleav Podcast Network

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The Halloween Candy Draft (with Ryan Sutton) 48:43

3+ y ago48:43

48:43

Eater New York critic Ryan Sutton squares off against Rob Petrone in the ultimate Halloween candy draft! These two food pros get eight picks each to craft their dream lineups. What candy goes #1? Which notable sweets go undrafted? And whose ‘dream team’ do you prefer? Leave a comment or let Rob know at @RobPetroneTV on Instagram, Twitter or Faceboo…

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This Chef Won't Let You Eat At His Restaurant (Eric Rivera) 43:58

3+ y ago43:58

43:58

Eric Rivera has picked fights with famous chefs and dished out some of the hottest restaurant takes during the COVID era. The innovative Seattle-based chef and restaurateur discusses his desire to change the restaurant industry (and the opposition he’s faced) with Rob Petrone -- including why he won’t let you eat at his restaurant, Addo. (Major lan…

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Two Restaurants. Same Town. Very Different Politics. 24:29

3+ y ago24:29

24:29

Narrowsburg is a small hamlet in the Catskills, New York. Donald Trump won the town it resides in, Tusten, in 2016 by 12 percentage points. But many of the restaurants there are a draw for tourists and weekenders that come from liberal places like Manhattan and Brooklyn. On this special Hot Takes on a Plate, Rob Petrone talks to the owner of one of…

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Is Pumpkin Spice Nice? 31:38

3+ y ago31:38

31:38

It’s pumpkin spice season -- also known as the most polarizing time of the (food) year. Food Network’s Ali Khan and The Takeout’s Allison Robicelli join Rob Petrone to spill all their hot takes on pumpkin-spiced lattes, pumpkin ales, and even pumpkin-spiced turkeys and mac & cheese! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri…

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Dan Pashman on 10 Years of Food Hot Takes 41:00

3+ y ago41:00

41:00

Dan Pashman is arguably the most successful food podcaster there has ever been. His trailblazing show, The Sporkful, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. On this special Hot Takes on a Plate, Dan chats with Rob Petrone about bouncing back from adversity, The Sporkful’s evolution and what he’s learned about food in the past 10 years. Rob then c…

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Awards with Alicia Kennedy 30:25

3+ y ago30:25

30:25

In the wake of the James Beard Awards deciding not to announce its culinary winners this year (and opting to forgo its traditional awards presentations altogether in 2021), Rob Petrone speaks with food writer Alicia Kennedy about her recent essay on awards -- what purpose they serve, the biases baked into them, and the conflicting emotions and real…

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Wilson Tang Believes In New York, Market Corrections And Chinese Takeout 36:29

4y ago36:29

36:29

Rob Petrone chats with Nom Wah Tea Parlor owner Wilson Tang about running one of New York’s most iconic restaurants during COVID-19, whether the city’s move to allow indoor dining at a quarter capacity at the end of September will be enough to save restaurants and all the (premature) obituaries being written about their city. Rob and Wilson also de…

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My Mental Health Routine 13:52

4y ago13:52

13:52

With COVID-19 continuing to be a massive part of our lives and the fall tending to be a busier (and more stressful) time of year, Rob Petrone takes a break from his usual food debates to share how he handles anxiety by opening up about his mental health routine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:…

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Back To School Bites (Figuratively and Literally) with Carrie Melago 25:48

4y ago25:48

25:48

Chalkbeat Managing Editor for Local News Carrie Melago joins Rob Petrone to discuss an upcoming school year like no other -- how much it bites (as in everything feels BAD) and actual bites (as in hot takes on the school lunches and cafeteria foods we all grew up eating). Has there ever been a podcast that discussed PPE and sloppy joes? There is now…

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Can You Criticize Restaurants Online During COVID? 28:51

4y ago28:51

28:51

With restaurants struggling financially and employees risking their health to serve diners, is it okay to write negative online restaurant reviews during COVID-19? Rob Petrone explores this topic with restaurateurs Paulie Giannone of Paulie Gee’s and Paulie Gee’s Slice Shop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Heather Freiser of Beginnings Restaurant in Atl…

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KAMAL MOUZAWAK: LEBANON'S DEFINING MOMENT 27:45

4y ago27:45

27:45

For almost 20 years, Kamal Mouzawak, a Beirut-based social entrepreneur and hospitality visionary, has been building bridges in Lebanon through food. He founded the country's first farmer's market, Souk el Tayeb, which has also become important for its advocacy of farmers and for the way it provides public food education. His restaurant, Tawlet, fe…

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Pretend Food with Javier Leiva 28:45

4y ago28:45

28:45

Javier Leiva knows an imposter when he sees one; as the host and creator of the popular true crime podcast Pretend, he interviews real people pretending to be someone else. Rob Petrone catches up with his old friend to apply his expertise to so-called fake foods, debating which things we eat are living a lie and if their “pretend” status automatica…

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Bars with Kevin Sintumuang 30:09

4y ago30:09

30:09

Esquire's culture and lifestyle director, Kevin Sintumuang, joins Rob Petrone to discuss what it was like releasing the magazine's annual Best Bars in America feature during a global pandemic. The two also dish hot takes on America's best city for bars and if it's acceptable for parents to bring kids to bars. Esquire's Best Bars in America, 2020: h…

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OMAR TATE: ONE THOUSAND BEAN PIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR 34:01

4y ago34:01

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REPLAY: Honeysuckle's Omar Tate joins us from Philadelphia during an emotional week of protests and racial tension to talk about finding his way as a black chef in America and expressing the experience of blackness through his food. Hear why he interpreted the MOVE bombing on a plate, how he's discovered ultimate autonomy and what $100 bean pies co…

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Coffee with Arsalan Pourmand 33:31

4y ago33:31

33:31

Coffee is better than alcohol. The only way to drink coffee is black. Coffee should never be paired with a savory brunch. These are just some of the coffee hot takes Rob Petrone is throwing at one of his favorite coffee roasters, Arsalan Pourmand of Flux Coffee in Farmingdale, New York, on this week’s Hot Takes on a Plate. (Warning: Arsalan's very …

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LANI HALLIDAY AND JARED HOWARD: BRUTUS MEETS HONEY BUNNY 45:04

4y ago45:04

45:04

Brutus Bakeshop's Lani Halliday and Honey Bunny's Chicken's Jared Howard share how they came to be part of the Black Entrepreneur Series at Maison Yaki in Brooklyn as well their thoughts about allyship, reparations and empathy. Lani's Maison Yaki pop-up kicked off the series with her sensational gluten-free, vegan pastries and savories, including h…

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The Indoor Dining Debate (with Mike Puma) 35:26

4y ago35:26

35:26

As COVID-19 cases rise across the country, New York City’s numbers remain low. So, is the city doing the right thing by remaining cautious and keeping restaurant dining rooms closed, or is it time to allow indoor dining in some capacity? Rob Petrone debates Mike Puma of The Gotham Burger Social Club on this episode of Hot Takes on a Plate. See Priv…

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NATASHA PICKOWICZ: NEVER ENDING TASTE 36:04

4y ago36:04

36:04

Cut loose from her job as the executive pastry chef of a celebrated New York restaurant group, Natasha Pickowicz talks about confronting a new reality of occupational independence and a more personal and familial version of creativity. Plus, what a pandemic can do for a relationship with your parents, understanding burnout, separating identity from…

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Desserts with Claudia Fleming 25:49

4y ago25:49

25:49

Claudia Fleming is one of America’s most influential and revered pastry chefs. So imagine how she reacts when Rob Petrone tries to tell her that milk chocolate is better than dark chocolate. (Yeah, not good.) The James Beard Award winner joins Rob to debate desserts and share her future plans now that she’s sold her acclaimed restaurant, The North …

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Meet The Man Who Broke The Moldy Jam Story (Joe Rosenthal on Sqirl) 28:48

4y ago28:48

28:48

Joe Rosethal is not a food journalist. Like many, he's a food lover with a modest (but rapidly growing) Instagram account. But this weekend, the mathematician by day did some serious journalism, breaking the story about acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant Sqirl serving customers jam that had been covered in mold, allegedly under the instruction of ren…

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SARU JAYARAMAN: RAISE THE WAGE! 19:42

4y ago19:42

19:42

REPLAY: As President of One Fair Wage, Co-Founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United), and Director of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, Saru Jayaraman spearheads some of the most important efforts being made to establish restaurants as safer and more equitable places to work. Hear abo…

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ZAK SNYDER: "THERE'S NO SAFETY NET. WE'RE SCREAMING FOR HELP." 27:01

4y ago27:01

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REPLAY: Working nearly every job imaginable in New York City's restaurants and bars, from diners to fine dining, Zak Snyder has learned to live on the economic edge. Now facing serious personal health issues on top of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zak is putting his life on the line to serve his community. **THIS EPISODE ORIGINALLY RAN ON MARCH 26TH…

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