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The Line

Listen in on an intimate, one-on-one conversation with a chef or restaurateur each week. Eli Sussman, a chef and cookbook author, interviews chefs and restaurateurs he admires about their childhoods, first jobs in food, and the paths that led them to become who they are today. From how it all began, to where they are now, and everything in between, this is The Line.

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Eli Sussman

Eli Sussman is the co-chef/owner of Samesa and Ed and Bev’s restaurants and Sussman Brothers Catering. He was previously the Co-Executive Chef at Ruschmeyer’s in Montauk and the Executive Chef of Mile End Delis in Manhattan and Brooklyn. He was a 2014 semifinalist for the James Beard Rising Star Chef Award and was selected as a 2012 Zagat NYC’s “30 under 30.” He has co-authored 4 cookbooks and has contributed to SAVEUR Magazine and Food & Wine. He is on the NYC board of the hunger charity Share Our Strength and was recently invited to the White House as part of a group of Share Our Strength chefs doing work to help end childhood hunger in the United States through the No Kid Hungry campaign.

Latest Episodes

Zarah Khan

Episode 115, Aired: March 2, 2021

On this episode I speak with Zarah Kahn the chef of Botanica, located in Silverlake in Los Angeles. A self-described farm and produce nerd, Zarah majored in environmental studies and forestry at University of Washington. Growing up in Seattle, cooking was always part of her family ritual and she was...

Ben Grupe

Episode 114, Aired: February 17, 2021

On today's episode I welcome St. Louis native chef Ben Grupe. Like many traditional chef trajectories, Ben began his career in the industry as a dishwasher. He worked extensively at country clubs and became addicted to competition as team captain for the U.S. Culinary Olympic Team in 2016 and while...

Dario Wolos

Episode 113, Aired: February 2, 2021

On today's episode, I welcome Dario Wolos, founder of Tacombi. After spending 5 years at an internet startup in London, he moved back to Playa Del Carmen and in 2005 purchased a VW bus which became the first location of Tacombi. In 2009 he decided to move Tacombi to NYC, and while biking around NYC...

Dame

Episode 112, Aired: December 20, 2020

On this episode of the Line I am joined by Co-Owner Patricia Howard and her partner and Executive Chef Ed Szymanski about the various versions of their restaurant project called Dame. It has existed as a fish and chips pop-up and has also hosted multiple other chefs during what they called their...

Chef Ji Hye Kim - Miss Kim

Episode 111, Aired: October 20, 2020

On this episode of theLINE we welcome Ji Hye Kim, chef and managing partner of MISS KIM, a Korean restaurant influenced by her ancestors and by Michigan produce. After graduating from U of M and spending several years working in hospital administration in New Jersey, life brought her back to Ann...

Lucas Sin - Junzi Kitchen

Episode 110, Aired: August 25, 2020

On today’s show, I welcome Lucas Sin, Eater Young Guns Class of 2019 and Forbes 30 under 30 and the chef/partner in Junzi Kitchen. Lucas opened his first restaurant when he was 16, in an abandoned newspaper factory in his hometown of Hong Kong with the help of friends and support from his family...

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