Chef's Table: Talks

Brandon Jew, owner of Mister Jiu's in San Francisco, sits down with David for a live show recording! Brandon talks about his restaurant's 10 year anniversary, the importance of incremental change is when it comes to success, what it means for his restaurant to be located in the same Chinatown he frequented as a kid, his appreciation for communal dining, wanting to pass the torch and inspire the next generation to keep Chinatown alive and so much more! On Set With: Chef’s Table is Presented by RESY Follow Mister Jiu's: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/misterjius/?hl=en⁠ Follow Brandon: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/brandoj/?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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David is joined this week by Hooked owner and LA’s resident coffee expert, Christopher “nicely” Abel Alameda! David and Nicely talk about how to make an incredible pourover, Haagen Daaz coffee ice cream, the idea of a Lego coffee shop, why every coffee bean is precious, and so much more. Follow Chef’s Table Talks on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Follow Nicely’s coffee partners: @hooked.Venice @flo.coffeebar @dudleymarketvenice @dunecoffee @espressovivace @nanddmedia #ctulproject Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gilberto Cetina (Holbox) joins David in the kitchen this week!! Gilberto talks about the pressure of taking on his family's beloved restaurant Chichen Itza, how spearfishing as a teen made him fall in love with seafood, being a Michelin-starred seafood chef when his wife and daughter don't like fish, the catering horror story that made him almost ruin a wedding, and so much more. Holbox Restaurant IG: https://www.instagram.com/holboxlosangeles/ Follow Chef's Table Official on IG! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Byron Puck (President of Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining) joins David on the show this week! David and Byron talk about the moment he first realized his father Wolfgang Puck's level of fame on a boy scout camping trip, working in Spago's dish pit at age 12, family latke lessons, the time an egg-white cocktail exploded on a customer, why tuna cones will never leave the menu, what it means to be known as "the quintessential Hollywood restaurant", and so much more. Byron IG: https://www.instagram.com/byronpuck/ Follow Chef's Table Official on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mason & Lily Royal (Max & Helen’s) join David on the show this week! They talk about getting married a week before opening the diner, why everyone wants to be cozy, Mason’s 17th restaurant opening, Fried Chicken Wednesdays, debate what “American cheese” actually means, dealing with stoned customers at a cannabis restaurant, and so much more. Mason IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefmasonroyal/ Lily IG: https://www.instagram.com/lilyroyal/ Max & Helen’s Diner: https://www.instagram.com/maxandhelens/ Follow Chef’s Table Official on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Pichetrungsi (Anajak Thai) is on the show this week! David and Justin talk about Justin’s 10 years working as a Disney Imagineer and leaving that career to take over his family’s restaurant after his father’s stroke, why the kitchen chaos of The Bear is so accurate, secret tricks servers use to turn tables, serving dinner in an alley, his kitchen weapon of choice, and so much more. Justin IG: https://www.instagram.com/justinpeachpeach?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Follow Chef’s Table Official on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maxwell Reis (Mírate, Daisy) joins David on a show this week! Maxwell breaks down little-known histories of spirits from why people associate rum with pirates to how fermentation started and where brown liquor comes from. They talk about agave goblins, the importance of supporting family-owned distributors, what causes hangovers (and why good mezcal doesn’t make you hungover) and so much more! Maxwell IG: https://www.instagram.com/beerghost/ Follow Chef’s Table on IG! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef and Restaurateur Jeremy Fall (Drugstore) is on the show this week!! David and Jeremy talk about their love of a quality steakhouse, discuss what “American food” really means, talk about how immigrants are the heart of LA’s food culture, why chefs could chill with nitrogen, break down the definition of a sandwich, and so much more. Jeremy IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyfall/ Follow Chef’s Table Official on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LA-Based Chef and Restaurateur Kris Yenbamroong (Night+Market) is on the show this week! David and Kris talk about his family’s beloved Thai restaurant (and how he almost ran it into bankruptcy when he first took over), Wolfgang Puck cooking with Kris’ grandmother, why there’s a weird photo of Al Gore hanging in Night + Market, the infamous Phuket chicken, eating super spicy foods as a kid to get cred with his family, and so much more. Kris IG: https://www.instagram.com/krisyenbamroong/ Follow Chef’s Table Official on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chefs Saqib Keval and Norma Listman are on the show this week! Saqib, Norma and David talk about creating a healthy, sustainable workplace at their restaurant Masala y Maiz, cooks hiding to eat while on the job, perfecting samosas, making chai in the woods over a fire, living off quesadillas and coffee after having a kid, and so much more. Saqib IG: https://www.instagram.com/saqibkeval/ Norma IG: https://www.instagram.com/normalistman/?hl=en Follow Chef’s Table on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef, restaurateur, and Chef’s Table Season 1 star Niki Nakayama is here this week! David and Niki talk about the 15th anniversary of her Michelin-starred restaurant n/naka, her iconic uni dish getting shown on billboards, why customers ask to eat in her parking lot, how to navigate marriage with your cooking partner, Niki’s trip to Jiro’s sushi bar, and so much more. Niki IG: https://www.instagram.com/nikinakayama/ Follow Chef’s Table on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nancy Silverton (Mozza, Max & Helen’s, La Brea Bakery) joins David on the show this week! Nancy and David talk about the Max & Helen’s waffles that quickly went viral, Nancy’s ultimate ice cream quality test, the meal at Chez Panisse that shaped her love of food, why her fridge at home is empty, hot takes on gluten free dishes, why you should never put mushrooms on margherita pizza, and so much more. Nancy IG: https://www.instagram.com/nancysilverton/?hl=en Follow Chef’s Table on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices