On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer is joined by Pavia Rosati, the founder and CEO of the travel start-up, Fathom which combines personal stories and destination guides with travel resources and products. Prior to Fathom, Pavia spent nine years as executive editor at DailyCandy, and four years at America Online as the director of the Entertainment Channel. Pavia has written for the New York Times, the Financial Times, Departures, and Bon Appetit. Today's show also featur...
Oct 10, 2018•51 min•Ep. 192
On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer is joined by one of the nation's most prolific restaurateurs, Donnie Madia, Managing Partner and Owner of One Off Hospitality Group, which he manages with his business partner Executive Chef Paul Kahan. One Off's restaurants include Blackbird (currently celebrating its 20th Anniversary), avec, The Publican, The Violet Hour, Big Star, Publican Quality Meats, Dove’s Luncheonette, Publican Quality Bread, Publican Tavern O’Hare and Anker. ...
Oct 03, 2018•49 min•Ep. 193
On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer is joined by Sara Moulton, host of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” on public television, currently in its 8th season. With a storied career that stretches back more than 30 years, Sara, a protégée of Julia Child, was the co-founder of the New York Women’s Culinary Alliance, executive chef of Gourmet magazine, Food Editor of ABC-TV’s ”Good Morning America,” and the host of several well-loved shows on the Food Network during that channel’s fir...
Sep 27, 2018•56 min•Ep. 192
On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer is joined by Michael Chernow, owner of Seamore’s, a 100% sustainable seafood restaurant, which he founded in 2015 and now has 6 locations in NYC. Michael is also the co-founder of The Meatball Shop, which he launched in NYC in 2010 with his childhood friend Daniel Holzman, and co-author of The Meatball Shop Cookbook. He is a passionate fisherman who has been working in restaurants since he was a teenager. Michael graduated from the Fre...
Sep 19, 2018•53 min•Ep. 189
On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer is joined by Joe Gurrera, the owner of Citarella , a group of popular epicurean markets, which started with one of the original and most-respected neighborhood seafood shops in New York; now serving almost 5 million customers annually—and selling 2 million pounds of seafood a year! Joe grew up in the fish business, learning first-hand the subtle differences between the flavors and textures of dozens of varieties of seafood. In addition...
Aug 15, 2018•52 min•Ep. 191
On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer chats with Charles Bililies, Founder & CEO of Souvla, fast-fine Greek restaurants with locations in San Francisco. A Greek-American, Charles comes from a family tradition of restaurateurs and is deeply passionate about the hospitality experience. He holds degrees in Hospitality Management from Cornell University and Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University. He moved to California in 2006 and worked for Chef Thomas Keller a...
Aug 08, 2018•53 min•Ep. 190
On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer chats with Margaret Braun of Margaret Braun Studio , a sugar artist & pioneering cake designer, whose work transcends edible media to sculpture, illustration, design & ceramics. Margaret’s boundary-breaking work which fuses the food arts with the fine arts has taken her to the Middle East where she created 2,000 cakes for a Royal Wedding, to Venice with a tiered sugar mosaic for a Masquerade Ball at Palazzo Grassi, and to a cas...
Aug 01, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 189
On today's episode of "All in the Industry", host Shari Bayer goes "back to school" as she is joined by Rick Smilow, President, CEO & Owner of the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City and Los Angeles. In 1995, Rick acquired the predecessor school, Peter Kump’s NY Cooking School, which was founded in 1975. ICE now offers highly regarded eight to eleven month career training diploma programs in culinary arts, pastry and baking, culinary management, and hospitality management....
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 188
On today's episode of "All in the Industry", host Shari Bayer chats with Brandon Hoy, Co-Owner and COO of Roberta’s , the home of Heritage Radio Network. Roberta’s compound includes the casual Roberta’s—with its wood-fired pizza ovens, on-site garden, bakery, Tiki bar, and to-go counter—and two Michelin-starred dining destination, Blanca . Alongside Co-Owner and Chef Carlo Mirarchi, Brandon founded Roberta’s in 2008 with the goal of providing a previously underserved neighborhood with artisanal ...
Jul 16, 2018•55 min•Ep. 187
On today's episode of "All in the Industry", host Shari Bayer is joined by legendary food and wine writer Florence Fabricant of The New York Times. Florence writes the weekly Front Burner and Off the Menu columns in the Times, as well as the Pairings column, which appears alongside Eric Asimov's monthly wine reviews. Florence is also the author of 12 cookbooks, and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Smith College, with an M.A. in French from New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences....
Jul 11, 2018•49 min•Ep. 186
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer chats with Jenny Dirksen, National Director of Chef & Culinary Professional Relations at Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry. In her role, Jenny works across departments and platforms to contribute measurably to overall fundraising goals, independently and collaboratively managing a robust pipeline of prospective chef supporters. She cultivates external relationships related to the culinary industry to support No Kid Hungry & Shar...
Jun 27, 2018•47 min•Ep. 185
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by Alon Shaya, award-winning chef and founder of Pomegranate Hospitality, which includes Saba, a brand new restaurant in Uptown New Orleans reflecting Alon's heritage, and Safta, opening soon at The Source Hotel in Denver. Alon has been nominated for five James Beard Awards, including being named "Best Chef, South" while at Domenica in 2015, and Shaya as "Best New Restaurant" in 2016. He was named one of the "50 People Who Ar...
Jun 20, 2018•52 min•Ep. 184
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by Howie Kahn, writer and contributing editor at The Wall Street Journal; host and editor-in-chief of Prince Street podcast; and co-author of Sneakers, a NY Times Best Seller. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip, Speed Round game, Industry News on Anthony Bourdain's tragic passing, and Solo Dining experience at Holeman & Finch Public House in Atlanta, GA. Listen at Heritage Radio, iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Follow...
Jun 13, 2018•57 min•Ep. 183
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by Mitchell Davis, Executive Vice President of the James Beard Foundation, a cookbook author, a food journalist, and a scholar with a Ph.D. in Food Studies from New York University. In addition to his work at the Foundation, Mitchell frequently writes about and reviews restaurants. He has written four cookbooks, and he is the Academy Chair of London-based World’s 50 Best Restaurants ranking program. Today's show also features...
Jun 06, 2018•55 min•Ep. 182
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by is Sabato Sagaria, President of Bartaco, an upscale street food concept with a coastal vibe and multiple locations, part of Barteca Restaurant Group. Sabato has over two decades of culinary, beverage, and leadership roles at esteemed restaurants and hotels around the country, most recently having served as Union Square Hospitality Group’s first ever Chief Restaurant Officer. He is a graduate of Cornell University’s School ...
May 30, 2018•49 min•Ep. 181
On today's episode of "All in the Industry", host Shari Bayer is joined by Jody Eddy, a cookbook author, journalist, food conference and culinary tour organizer, consultant, recipe developer and chef. Jody is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and The Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan. She’s cooked at Jean Georges and Tabla in NYC, and The Fat Duck in England. She was the Executive Editor of Art Culinaire Magazine for three years where she profiled dozens of F&B leaders, in...
May 23, 2018•47 min•Ep. 180
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by Drew Nieporent, one of America's most respected and celebrated restaurateurs. Drew is the founder and inspiration behind the Myriad Restaurant Group, which includes Tribeca Grill, Nobu New York City, Nobu Fifty Seven, Nobu London, Nobu Next Door, Bâtard, Porsche Grille at Citi Field, and Crush Wine & Spirits. Over the last 30 years, Myriad has opened and operated over 39 restaurants around the world. Drew’s restaurants...
May 16, 2018•46 min•Ep. 179
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by Nick Livanos and his two sons Johnny and Enrico of Livanos Restaurant Group, which owns and operates NYC staples including Molyvos, Oceana, Oceana Poke and Ousia in NYC, and Moderne Barn and City Limits Diner in Westchester County. Operating for more than 60 years, the restaurant group has a unique background and legacy dating back to 1957. Today's show also features a PR tip, Speed Round game, Industry News, and Shari's S...
May 09, 2018•48 min•Ep. 178
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by award-winning, Danish chef and restaurateur Bo Bech of Geist restaurant in Copenhagen. Well-known in his home country as the fearsome TV host of Denmark’s answer to Kitchen Nightmares, Bo is a trailblazer of the Copenhagen food scene, offering his own take on new Nordic cuisine. He first made his name in Denmark's food-obsessed capital at Restaurant Paustian, where he won a Michelin star, before opening Geist in 2011. Bo r...
Apr 18, 2018•47 min•Ep. 177
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer has a special broadcast on Full Service Radio at The LINE Hotel DC with chef/restaurateur Erik Bruner-Yang; plus, Jack Inslee, founder of Full Service Radio and former Executive Producer at Heritage Radio Network. Erik's restaurants include Maketto, Brothers and Sisters, and Spoken English; the latter two recently opened at The LINE Hotel DC. Erik is a two-time James Beard Foundation Award nominee, the founder of Toki Underground, and ...
Apr 11, 2018•57 min•Ep. 176
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by Dara Pollak of The Skinny Pig, a local NYC food blog born in 2008, covering recipes and restaurant reviews, whose tagline is “where gluttony is no longer a sin”. Dara is a freelance food writer and social media influencer, who is a born and raised New Yorker. She graduated from FIT with a degree in Advertising and Marketing Communications, but eventually realized that her passion for fashion was not as strong as her passio...
Apr 04, 2018•50 min•Ep. 175
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer talks chef and food books with Emily Takoudes, Executive Commissioning Editor of Food & Drink at global publisher Phaidon, which is headquartered in New York and London, and has published books including Bread is Gold and Where Chefs Eat. Emily has held this position since 2014, and has worked in book publishing since 1998. She was at Little, Brown and Simon & Schuster before focusing on cookbooks at Ecco and Clarkson Potter. T...
Mar 28, 2018•43 min•Ep. 174
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by Lynnette Marrero and Ivy Mix, co-founders of Speed Rack, a national cocktail competition featuring top female bartenders. Both Lynnette and Ivy are nationally acclaimed, NYC-based mixologists. Lynnette is responsible for the cocktail and spirits program at Brooklyn’s Llama Inn where she has combined her love of rum and south American spirits with native Peruvian flavors. She was honored in 2009 by the James Beard Foundatio...
Mar 14, 2018•42 min•Ep. 173
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by David Rabin, a partner at The Lambs Club, Cafe Clover, The Skylark, and JIMMY at the James in NYC, plus projects in Las Vegas, including The Dorsey at The Venetian and Rosina. Having been in the restaurant/nightlife industry for over 20 years, David was a partner in the nightclub and restaurant Lotus, which helped pioneer the development of The Meatpacking District. He also co-founded The Double Seven and was an original o...
Mar 07, 2018•57 min•Ep. 172
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by the brother and sister team behind Joe Coffee, a family owned, coffee roasting company with locations in Manhattan and Philadelphia. They are Jonathan Rubinstein, Founder and President of Joe Coffee, and Gabrielle Rubenstein-Cheong, VP and Director of Catering and Customer Relations of Joe Coffee. Joe was founded in 2003 as a singular specialty coffee house in Manhattan’s West Village with the simple vision of brewing the ...
Feb 28, 2018•51 min•Ep. 171
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by Richard Blais, who is perhaps best known for his win on Bravo's Top Chef All Stars. Richard is a restaurateur, currently of Juniper & Ivy and fast-casual fried chicken spot, Crack Shack, in San Diego; a James Beard nominated cookbook author; television personality, and most recently, he released his second cookbook, So Good, and launched a podcast called Starving for Attention. Tune in to hear about Richard's awesome c...
Feb 07, 2018•52 min•Ep. 170
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by Jim Lahey, James Beard award-winning baker and owner of Sullivan Street Bakery in NYC and Miami, and Co. Restaurant in NYC. Jim studied sculpture before Jim’s first cookbook, My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method. He’s also the author of My Pizza: The Easy No-Knead Way to Make Spectacular Pizza at Home, and most recently, The Sullivan Street Bakery Cookbook, which he co-aithored with his wife Maya Joseph. Ji...
Jan 31, 2018•48 min•Ep. 169
On today's episode of All in the Industry , host Shari Bayer is joined by chef John DeLucie, the owner of two NYC restaurants - Empire Diner, a classic NYC diner which he took over and revamped in April 2017, and Bedford & Co. at The Renwick Hotel. John is the founding chef and partner of The Waverly Inn, as well as The Lion, Crown, and Bill's Food & Drink, all in NYC. After working a desk job for 20 years, John attended culinary school and started a career as a chef. Now 20 years in the...
Jan 24, 2018•45 min•Ep. 168
On today's episode of All in the Industry , Shari Bayer is joined by Eric Asimov, the wine critic for The New York Times. Eric has been writing for the Times for over 33 years. In 1992, he started the wildly popular “$25 and Under” food column, and in 2004, he became the Times Wine Critic. His columns include "Wines of the Times", "The Pour" and "Wine School". Eric has also published two books, "How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto" and "Wine With Food: Pairing Notes and Recipes from The New...
Jan 17, 2018•49 min•Ep. 167
On today's episode of All in the Industry , Shari Bayer is joined by Georgette Farkas, owner and general manager of Rotisserie Georgette, a restaurant inspired by the time-honored traditions of rotisserie cooking. As a native New Yorker, whose enjoyed an international career, Georgette has over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, beginning in the kitchens of some of the world’s great chefs, including Roger Verge, Alain Ducasse and with Daniel Boulud at NY’s Hotel Plaza Athenee. G...
Dec 13, 2017•52 min•Ep. 166
