In this week’s episode, we sit down with Amir Nathan & Jordan Anderson - the co-owners of Sami & Susu, the Mediterranean restaurant and specialty store in the Lower East Side. In Summer 2020, Sami & Susu originally launched (from two Maison Premiere alums) as a popular pop-up in Brooklyn and...

We sit down with our favorite baking couple in town, Gemini Bakehouse’s owners Hannah and Connor Smith to chat about their rise in the LA baking scene. We learn about their magical moment when they met, how they started their wholesale business out of their house and their eventual brick & mortar in...

One of our oldest and most cherished friends, Nika Carlson, is the Cider Queen of Greenpoint Cidery. Discovering her love for cider from her old bar, The Drink, Nika has been on the entrepreneurial path to bring natural cider to New York and the world. Inspired by farmhouse practices, natural wine...

Culinary adventures and a very vibey dinner party playlist.

We crack open a few oysters and talk about Santa Barbara seafood with chef and co-owner of Bar Le Côté, Brad Mathews. We explore his history of cooking in upstate New York, his move to the West Coast, and the opening of BLC with Daisy & Greg Ryan of Companion Hospitality. Then we enjoy a live...

We sit down with nominated James Beard Rising Chef Ana Castro. Her new Mexican tasting menu restaurant, Lengua Madre, just landed on the New York Times 2021 List of Restaurants they are most excited about. We trace her journey from Mexico City to India to New York to Copenhagen and finally New...