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Today’s guest is Chef Dan Kluger, owner of New York based restaurants Loring Place, Penny Bridge, and Washington Squares. He’s also the author of Chasing Flavor, his debut cookbook featuring 190 recipes that help home cooks master more flavorful techniques in the kitchen. We discuss his brave decision to open a new restaurant mid-pandemic, his…

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The legacy of the food critic and restaurant reviews is a surprisingly long one. It’s also complicated. Food critics emerged from simple desires like sharing thoughts about great meals and giving weary travelers advice about where to get a good meal on the road. But, as times changed, the role of food writers and restaurant…

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Perhaps no other industry has been hit harder in 2020 than hospitality. For chefs and restaurant industry staff, it’s been a year of pivoting and in many cases, rethinking the current models of food service. Chef Levon Wallace of Nashville, Tennessee took the pandemic as a welcome opportunity to experiment in his home kitchen. Before…

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Most chefs find inspiration from their own culinary traditions, and those flavors continue to make a mark throughout their careers. Today’s guest is Chef Shamil Velázquez from Delaney Oyster House. Velázquez grew up learning how to cook with his family from a very young age in Puerto Rico. He was surrounded by the cornucopia of…