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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

Wax Paper

Episode 123, Aired: December 10, 2021

On today’s episode, Eli welcomes Lauren and Peter Lemos, owners of Wax Paper in LA. With over 30 years of hospitality experience between them, they launched their restaurant in 2015 on a shoestring budget in a shoebox-sized space. Now with two locations of Wax Paper Co., a growing team, and a new...

Talea Beer Co.

Episode 122, Aired: November 16, 2021

On today’s episode, Eli is joined by Tara Hankinson and LeAnn Darland, the founders of Talea Beer Co. After several years of planning, fundraising, and overcoming the many roadblocks it takes to get a physical location up and running, they opened the Talea Brewery and Taproom in Williamsburg...

Chef Todd Richards

Episode 121, Aired: June 14, 2021

Chef Todd Richards is an award-winning chef known for his contemporary cooking style rooted in Soul & Southern cuisines. Todd is the founder of The Soulful Company Restaurant Group in Atlanta which includes Lake & Oak Neighborhood BBQ, Soul: Food & Culture, and the upcoming Kuro. He is also the...

The Fattened Caf

Episode 120, Aired: May 7, 2021

This episode features Darren and Charlene Lopez Young, the owners of The Fattened Caf, based in St. Louis. When The Fattened Caf started as a once-a-month popup Charlene and Darren were exploring the dream of so many food entrepreneurs with the goal of opening a restaurant. The COVID shutdown led...

Suzanne Barr

Episode 119, Aired: April 20, 2021

On today's episode of theLINE: Chef Suzanne Barr. Suzanne was previously the Head Chef and a partner at True True Diner in Toronto, Canada, the owner of the popular restaurant Saturday Dinette, and the inaugural chef-in-residence at the Gladstone Hotel. She has participated in the James Beard...

One Year Later: Audio Diaries from the First Frightening Weeks of Shutdown

Episode 118, Aired: April 9, 2021

As we mark the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, now is a time to reflect on what we've endured. The audio I'm sharing today was collected in those first weeks of the pandemic, when restaurants, bars, and cafes sat dark and quiet across the nation. Owners were unsure if they would ever be able...

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