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by David Gelb
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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- Today23 min
On Set With: Hannah Ziskin and Aaron Lindell at Quarter Sheets
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
- 1 weeks ago15 min
On Set With: Nick Curtola at i Cavallini
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
- 2 weeks ago1h 0m
This Chef Left Fine Dining and Opened LA’s Hottest New Deli “Mish” Ft. Eric Greenspan
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
- 3 weeks ago46 min
The Thousand-Year History of Famous Taiwanese Dishes Ft. Vivian Ku
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
- Jun 29, 20265 min
World-Famous Chefs Reveal their Kitchen Weapon of Choice
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
- Jun 15, 202645 min
How to Make the Perfect Turkey Sandwich, from a Michelin-Star Chef Ft. Rich Torrisi
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
- Jun 8, 202652 min
Michelin-Star Restaurateur Had to Raise $100k Per Week to Open Steakhouse Ft. Simon Kim
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
- Jun 1, 202650 min
Getting Rejected from LA’s Most Exclusive Sushi Restaurant Ft. Max Winkler
This week, David sits down with friend and director Max Winkler (Love Story) to talk about the time they got turned down from Nozawa (and why it made them love it even more), his father Henry Winkler's favorite foods, what Max eats on film sets, the iconic LA restaurants David and Max went to together in college, and so much more. Follow Chef's Table Talks on IG! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
About Chef's Table: Talks
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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