Juneteenth, celebrated on the 19th of June, may be our newest national holiday, but Black Americans — particularly Texans — have been celebrating it for years. Bon Appetit and Epicurious Editor-in-Chief Jamila Robinson sat down with chef, TV host, and entrepreneur Carla Hall to dig into how they mark Juneteenth, who's allowed to join the celebrations, and what they're cooking this year. This conversation previously appeared on Bon Appetite’s Dinner SOS podcast. Recipes Mentioned: Hibiscus, Orang...
Jun 19, 2025•19 min
Chef EJ Lagasse spent his childhood in TV studios watching his dad Emeril teach the nation how to cook. Now at 22 years-old, EJ is taking over his father’s flagship restaurant in New Orleans and adding his own twist. EJ joins Bon Appétit’s Editor-in-Chief Jamila Robinson to reflect on the many lessons he has learned from Lagasse Sr. and his other mentors in the kitchen including Chef Eric Ripert. And we find out his tactic for dealing with people on the street asking him to yell his father’s cat...
Jun 11, 2025•31 min
Chef Alice Waters started the Edible Schoolyard 30 years ago to bridge the gap between education and the garden. Little did she know it would expand to a network of over 7,000 schools and would inspire and feed generations of school children. Host Jamila Robinson sits down with Alice to reflect on the journey from her days as a student activist in Berkeley in the 1960s to the legacy she’s created. Plus, Alice also talks about the Bear and whether she sees any parallels with her kitchen in Chez P...
Jun 04, 2025•32 min
Chef Gregory Gourdet’s love of fashion is front and center in his new collaboration with Printemps, a Parisian department store that’s arrived in New York City. Gregory joins host Jamila Robinson in the Bon Appetite Studios to talk about Printemps' five different dining options inspired by the colonial history of French food and what it’s like to go from the kitchen to the pages of Vogue. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
May 21, 2025•31 min
On her podcast ‘Your Mama’s Kitchen’, journalist Michele Norris asks her guests about the kitchens they grew up in. So, in this episode we’re turning the tables. Host Jamila Robinson will be asking Michele about her own mother’s kitchen. We learn how a simple warm-up question that came from a soundcheck on NPR’s All Things Considered turned into a series of powerful conversations with celebrities opening up about how they see the world. Jamila and Michele also talk about the Duchess of Sussex’s ...
May 07, 2025•31 min
Host Jamila Robinson sits down with the masterminds behind New York City restaurant Frevo, Bernardo Silva and Chef Franco Sampogna. Frevo is part art gallery, part restaurant but entirely delicious. (And they have the Michelin star to prove it.) Bernardo and Franco met when they were teenagers in France and have been partners in the hospitality industry ever since. Since opening Frevo in 2019, they have sought to marry art and food while maintaining a small 24 seat restaurant. The duo are hyperf...
Apr 23, 2025•32 min
Comedian Matteo Lane has very strong opinions on pasta. This week he joins guest host Joseph Hernandez to talk about his new book "Your Pasta Sucks." Matteo breaks down what American cooks are getting wrong in the kitchen and how to fix it. He also talks about his love affair with Italy and reveals what was going on behind the scenes in his viral video at Olive Garden. Matteo has strong opinions on Olive Garden. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
Apr 09, 2025•33 min
Chef Marcus Samuelsson visits Bon Appétit HQ to talk about reconnecting with his Ethiopian heritage through his restaurant, Marcus Addis. Located in Addis Ababa, the restaurant is a part of Ethiopia’s new wave of fine dining and provides training and mentorship opportunities to young people. Jamila and Marcus also discuss the ups and downs of his career, the women who shaped it and why elevating women into leadership roles is a critical part of his culture as a restauranteur. Plus, Marcus shares...
Apr 02, 2025•34 min
Jamila talks to restaurant mogul Chef Laurent Tourondel of the BLT Restaurant Group. Laurent has opened 54 restaurants and isn’t afraid to take risks in the kitchen. (He has the Michelin stars to prove it.) Laurent reflects on his journey from working in small kitchens in his hometown of Auvergne, France to becoming a celebrated chef in the New York food scene. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Mar 05, 2025•21 min
Special guest host Joseph Hernandez catches up with Saturday Night Live cast members Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman and alum Ana Gasteyer as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the comedy show. They discuss the role food has had in some of their most iconic sketches and the catering at 30 Rock. Ego, Sarah and Ana also talk about the places they want to eat at and what foods soothe their pre-show anxiety. Hold on to your Schweddy Balls! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
Feb 14, 2025•38 min
In Episode 6 of Effects of Change, Jamila and Gabriel sit down with Fawn Weaver, entrepreneur, author, and spirits mogul, CEO of Grant Sidney Inc. and owner of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. They discuss leading as your authentic self. Jamila and Gabriel close out the series by reflecting on everything they've learned through these conversations, the progress that has been made, and the work that still lies ahead. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
Feb 12, 2025•44 min
In Episode 5 of Effects of Change, Jamila and Gabriel sit down with Clare Reichenbach, CEO of the James Beard Foundation, and Tim Brooke-Webb, Managing Director of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Bars, and Hotels platform. They discuss awards, recognition, and the importance of these platforms as vehicles for discovery and community building. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 12, 2025•47 min
In Episode 4 of Effects of Change, Jamila and Gabriel sit down with Melina Shannon-DiPietro, Managing Director of MAD, the nonprofit founded by chef René Redzepi of restaurant Noma, and Juliane Caillouette Noble, Managing Director of the Sustainable Restaurant Association. Together, they discuss sustainability, the supply chain, and the broader impact of how and what we eat. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 12, 2025•40 min
In Episode 3 of Effects of Change, Jamila and Gabriel sit down with Daniel Humm, chef and owner of the iconic New York fine-dining establishment Eleven Madison Park, and Elena Reygadas, The World’s Best Female Chef 2023 and chef-owner of Rosetta in Mexico City. They discuss philosophical change and the courage to cook the food they truly want to create. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 12, 2025•52 min
In Episode 2 of Effects of Change, Jamila and Gabriel sit down with Sean Sherman—award-winning chef, educator, author, and activist—and Rupa Bhattacharya, Executive Director of the Strategic Initiatives Group at The Culinary Institute of America. Together, they discuss heritage, culture, and education through the lens of food. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 12, 2025•50 min
Jamila and Gabriel kick off this series opener by introducing Effects of Change, a Bon Appétit and On The Pass original six-part series. The series explores progress and features intimate conversations with some of the most influential change-makers in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 12, 2025•24 min
Jamila sits down with Gabriel Ornelas, founder and host of On the Pass, to talk about how they approach the big questions in food, and to introduce their new series Effects of Change, coming to the Food People feed this month. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feb 05, 2025•25 min
Jamila sits down with chef René Redzepi (Noma) and writer Matt Goulding , two of the creators of the new Apple TV+ series Omnivore . They talk about the pursuit of deliciousness, and the action we as consumers and eaters can take to make choices that better support the people making our food. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
Jan 22, 2025•26 min
Jamila sits down with Chef Daniel Humm , Chef & Owner of famed New York City restaurant Eleven Madison Park , to talk about how fine dining weathered the pandemic, why his restaurant went entirely plant-based, and how he's thinking about legacy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
Jan 08, 2025•30 min
Jamila sits down with beloved TODAY Show fixture Al Roker and his daughter, Courtney Roker Laga , who co-authored a new cookbook: Al Roker’s Recipes to Live By: Easy, Memory-Making Family Dishes for Every Occasion . They talk about the process of writing down family recipes that have only ever been passed down orally, favorite food memories, and their hot takes on certain divisive ingredients. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
Dec 11, 2024•25 min
Jamila sits down with the 19th and 21st United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to discuss the loneliness epidemic - and how gathering with friends and loved ones over food is the best way to combat it. Learn more about Dr. Murthy's work by reading Recipes for Connection and checking out projectgather.org . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
Nov 27, 2024•29 min
Jamila sits down with Ayesha Curry and Sydel Curry-Lee , co-founders of luxury wine brand Domaine Curry . The sisters-in-law talk about their relationship to food and drink as busy parents and entrepreneurs, and why being from a family famous for its men inspired them to build something for their daughters and nieces. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
Nov 13, 2024•25 min
Jamila sits down with Chef Dominique Crenn, the first female chef in the U.S. to earn 3 Michelin stars. They talk about the future of gender equity in the restaurant industry, Crenn's regenerative farm , and why we should look to the wisdom of how our grandmothers cooked and ate in order to preserve the environment. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices...
Oct 30, 2024•29 min
Everyone is a Food Person. On every episode of Food People, we talk about how we eat and why food matters. Join Bon Appetit’s Editor-in-Chief Jamila Robinson and the magazine’s editors as we bring you interviews with renowned voices from the food world, behind-the-scenes details into how the magazine is made, and insight from our latest stories. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Oct 24, 2024•2 min
It’s the last episode of Season 1! And to wrap things up, we’re tackling a question that, frankly, we ask ourselves a lot: How do we take a bunch of ideas, inspirations, recipes, and themes and turn them into a print issue almost every single month? Is it magic? Sort of! This week, we’re pulling back the curtain on the development process for our June/July combined issue (yes, we plan that far ahead). From choosing a theme to pitching ideas to actually developing a recipe, this is how it all hap...
Nov 14, 2022•37 min
Between the candlelit dinners, the big chocolate hearts, and the bottles of bubbly, Valentine’s Day is definitely a food holiday if you want it to be. Eating is romantic! And you don’t have to take our word for it. This year, we’re swallowing our cynicism and sharing stories of meet-cutes, first dates, and romantic meals from a few of our favorite couples in the world of food. Listen to find out how a paella helped seal the deal, how a plate of chilaquiles opened hearts, and what happens when yo...
Nov 14, 2022•32 min
Trader Joe’s shoppers can be… intense. Like, wait-around-the-corner-for-“Everything But The Bagel”-seasoning intense. From fan pages on Facebook to a thriving scene of Instagram influencers to the Supreme-level of hype around their new product drops, the grocery chain is basically a lifestyle brand at this point. Outside of Joe himself, no one knows that better than contributor Alex Beggs. Beggs has been writing Trader Joe’s snack reviews for four years, and she’s picked up some pretty strong op...
Nov 14, 2022•29 min
The January slump is hitting, and cooking is starting to feel pretty dull. But rather than giving up entirely, we’re leaning on the power of our pantries. Instead of re-inventing the wheel (of cheese?), we can rely on a few tried and true staples that we always have around, and use them in new and inventive ways. This week on the podcast, Amanda chats with associate food editor Kendra Vaculin and recipe developer extraordinaire Hetty McKinnon, who spill the tea about a few of their favorite year...
Nov 14, 2022•36 min
It’s New Year's resolution season, which has a lot of us thinking about eating healthier. That word, “healthy,” can mean so many different things to so many different people—so much so that finding a good definition can be pretty tough. But senior food editor Christina Chaey's new series of recipes from our annual Healthyish issue are a good starting point. This week on the podcast, Christina joins Amanda to talk through what she’s been cooking so far in 2022, then associate editor Ali Francis s...
Nov 14, 2022•35 min
It’s that old, familiar season, and we’re not just talking about eggnog, we’re talking about the season of “Best Of” lists. Here at BA, we’ve got plenty of best recipe round-ups in the pipeline, but those lists only tell half the story. In our eyes, the best recipes aren’t always the ones that “break the internet” (though sometimes they are—we’re looking at you Caramel Apple Cookies). They’re the ones that surprised us, taught us something new, or became our back-pocket go-tos week after week an...
Nov 14, 2022•34 min
