EPISODE 77 | March 12, 2019
Yuji Haraguchi
On today’s episode Yuji Haraguchi talks about how he took his pop-up focusing on mazemen (brothless ramen) and turned it…
EPISODE 76 | March 5, 2019
Jaime Young
Today’s episode features Chef Jaime Young a New York native that is Executive Chef and partner at Sunday In Brooklyn. Jaime worked at Eleven…
EPISODE 75 | February 12, 2019
Chef Dennis Ngo
On today’s show Eli welcomes Chef Dennis Ngo the chef / owner of Di An Di, a Vietnamese restaurant in…
EPISODE 74 | February 5, 2019
Jacob Clark
Jacob Clark grew up in Texas and moved to New York with the dream of learning from the city’s best…
EPISODE 73 | December 11, 2018
Marcus Jacobs
Today’s guest is Chef Marcus Jacobs from Ohio. He began cooking professionally at 18. He has cooked in San Francisco’s…
EPISODE 72 | November 20, 2018
Emily Yuen
Chef Emily Yuen has worked at Boulud Sud, DB Bistro in Singapore and at La Gavroche in London and Vue…
EPISODE 71 | November 13, 2018
Clare De Boer
On today’s episode, Chef Clare de Boer of King Restaurant located in Manhattan. De Boer and fellow chef Jess Shadbolt…
EPISODE 70 | November 8, 2018
Greg Baxtrom
Chef/owner Greg Baxtrom owns the wildly popular Olmstead located in Brooklyn. Greg has worked at Alinea, Blue Hill at Stone…
EPISODE 69 | October 30, 2018
Brandon Hoy
Brandon Hoy is one of the founders and current COO of Roberta’s Pizza overseeing bi-coastal restaurants, a frozen pizza business,…
EPISODE 68 | October 23, 2018
Matt Abdoo
Chef Matt Abdoo the chef/partner of the Brooklyn barbecue restaurant Pig Beach and Pig Bleecker, a full-service smoked food influenced…
EPISODE 67 | October 16, 2018
Josh Ku
My guest today is Josh Wu managing partner of Win Son the popular Taiwanese-American restaurant located in williamsburg brooklyn. Wu…
EPISODE 66 | October 9, 2018
Angie Rito
On today’s episode we welcome Angie Rito, chef and co-owner of Don Angie located in the West Village. Chef Rito…
EPISODE 65 | September 25, 2018
Chef Jess Shadbolt of King New York
On this episode of The Line, Eli welcomes Chef Jess Shadbolt of King New York. After having worked at The…
EPISODE 64 | July 31, 2018
Nick Tamburo
Todays’ guest is chef Nick Tamburo. Nick began his career in Boston, working at restaurants like Flour Bakery, Savenor’s Butcher…
EPISODE 63 | July 10, 2018
Chef Ariel Fox
Today’s guest is chef Chef Ariel Fox the Concept Executive Chef for Dos Caminos. She became the chef at Dos…
EPISODE 62 | July 3, 2018
Chef Patrick Miller
On today’s episode of the Line we welcome Chef Patrick Miller of Rucola restaurant and has been working there since…
EPISODE 61 | June 26, 2018
Alex Raij
On today’s episode of The Line multi-James Beard nominated and Michelin star Chef Alex Raij discusses her early childhood in…
EPISODE 60 | June 19, 2018
Chef Emma Bengtsson
On today’s episode, Chef Emma Bengtsson talks about her childhood in Sweden, moving to NYC to join the team at…
EPISODE 59 | June 5, 2018
Nick Curtola Chef of Four Horseman
Today’s guest is Nick Curtola. Nick is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He began his formal cooking career…
EPISODE 58 | May 22, 2018
Chef Laura Cole
On today’s episode, Eli interviews Chef Laura Cole. She grew up in in the suburbs of Detroit and moved to…
EPISODE 57 | May 15, 2018
Chef Christina Lecki
Today’s guest is Chef Christina Lecki. Christina attended culinary school at the art institute of Philadelphia, went for a brief…
EPISODE 56 | April 17, 2018
Umber Ahmad
Today’s guest is Umber Ahmad. Umber’s family moved from Pakistan to Marquette a city in Northern Michigan right before she…
EPISODE 55 | March 20, 2018
Erin Patinkin CEO of Ovenly
Erin Patinkin is CEO and co-founder of Ovenly. She has been recognized as one of New York’s most “badass women”…
EPISODE 54 | March 6, 2018
Vinny Milburn of Greenpoint Fish and Lobster
Today’s guest is Vinny Milburn, owner and fishmonger of Greenpoint Fish and Lobster. The company operates wholesale operations as well…
EPISODE 53 | February 27, 2018
Chef Dan Holzman
On today’s episode Chef Daniel Holzman discusses his career and how he came to co-create The Meatball Shop. Daniel recounts…
EPISODE 52 | February 20, 2018
Erin Shambura
This week Chef Erin Shambura the co-owner and chef of Fausto in Brooklyn stops by. Chef Shambura has previously worked…
EPISODE 51 | February 13, 2018
Mark Rosati, Culinary Director of Shake Shack
Today’s episode is all about burgers and growing a brand, and today’s guest is one of the first employees of…
EPISODE 50 | January 30, 2018
Max Sussman Chef/Owner of Samesa
Today’s guest is Max Sussman, chef and co-owner of Samesa Restaurant in Williamsburg. Max was previously the chef de cuisine…
EPISODE 49 | January 23, 2018
Brian Goldberg
Brian Goldberg a NY native who has at various times in his life been an Olympic qualifying luger, an investment…
EPISODE 48 | January 17, 2018
Chef Greg Proechel
Chef Greg Proechel has worked at Eleven Madison Park, Graffit and Blanca where he was sous under Carlo Mirachi when…
EPISODE 47 | December 5, 2017
Bryan Daton
Today’s guest is Bryan Dayton, the co-owner of Oak at Fourteenth in Boulder and Acorn and Brider in Denver. Bryan…
EPISODE 46 | November 28, 2017
Ariel Arce
Ariel Arce grew up in Hell’s Kitchen and as a young child was a professional actor and also trained at…
EPISODE 45 | November 14, 2017
Alex Stupak
On today’s show we welcome the chef Alex Stupak, owner of Empellon in Midtown, Al Pastor in the E.V. and…
EPISODE 44 | November 7, 2017
Wilson Tang
On today’s show we welcome the owner and operator of Nom Wah Tea Parlor and several other NYC restaurants. Wilson…
EPISODE 43 | October 31, 2017
Justin Bazdarich
Today’s guest is the co-owner and chef of Speedy Romeo a wood-fired restaurant serving pizza, grilled meats and fish in…
EPISODE 42 | October 24, 2017
Akhtar Nawab
On today’s episode we are joined by a true chef’s chef Akhtar Nawab owner of Alta Calidad, founder of two fast…
EPISODE 41 | October 17, 2017
Michael McCarty
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Michael McCarty, proprietor of restaurants Michael’s Santa Monica and Michael’s…
EPISODE 40 | October 10, 2017
Jessica Koslow, Chef and Owner of Sqirl
Jessica Koslow is the chef and owner of Sqirl in Los Angeles. Jessica started her career in pastry at the James…
EPISODE 39 | October 3, 2017
Ali LaRaia, Co-Founder + Executive Chef, The Sosta
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Ali LaRaia, the co-founder and executive chef…
EPISODE 38 | September 26, 2017
Jessica Largey of SIMONE
Growing up northwest of Los Angeles in Ventura County, surrounded by agriculture, Jessica Largey developed an appreciation for farming and…
EPISODE 37 | September 19, 2017
Laurent Tourondel, Chef & Owner of L’Amico
A native of France, Chef Laurent Tourondel parlayed his love of food at an early age into a four year…
EPISODE 36 | September 12, 2017
Noah Arenstein
Noah Arenstein is a lawyer, cook, writer, and event planner based in Brooklyn, NY. Noah is the owner of El Atoradero Brooklyn and…
EPISODE 35 | July 25, 2017
Pit Master Hugh Mangum from Mighty Quinn’s
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Hugh Mangum, co-founder and pit master of Mighty…
EPISODE 34 | June 27, 2017
David Massoni of Three Kings Restaurant Group
David Massoni brings more than twenty years of restaurant experience to the Three Kings Restaurant Group. He started at the…
EPISODE 33 | June 20, 2017
Scott Conant
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Scott Conant broke out onto the restaurant scene in his twenties, running…
EPISODE 32 | June 6, 2017
Chef Tracy Chang
Tracy Chang’s love for the restaurant industry began at an early age at her grandmother’s Japanese restaurant in Cambridge. Her…
EPISODE 31 | May 30, 2017
Andrew Tarlow
Andrew Tarlow owns and operates several businesses in Brooklyn, including Diner, Marlow and Daughters, She Wolf, Roman’s, Reynard, and the…
EPISODE 30 | May 23, 2017
Chef Marc Vetri
A native Philadelphian, and classically trained in Bergamo, Italy, Marc Vetri is known the world over for bringing a bold,…
EPISODE 29 | May 9, 2017
Claire Welle of Otway
Claire Welle was born outside of Baltimore and attended the Culinary Institute of America. After culinary school, Welle cooked in…
EPISODE 28 | May 2, 2017
Ajay Walia
Ajay Walia is the owner of two, culinary-driven Indian restaurants in San Francisco, Saffron and the Michelin-starred Rasa. With over…
EPISODE 27 | April 25, 2017
Chef Ryan McCaskey
A native of Saigon, Vietnam and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Chef Ryan McCaskey discovered his passion for…
EPISODE 26 | April 18, 2017
Brian Loiacono
Brian Loiacono grew up in Long Island in a large Italian family where boisterous cooking and eating together were integral…
EPISODE 25 | April 4, 2017
Abram Bissell, Executive Chef of The Modern
Chef Abram Bissell became Executive Chef of The Modern in 2014. Most recently, Abram opened The NoMad as Chef de…
EPISODE 24 | March 28, 2017
Chef Gunnar Gíslason of Agern
On this week’s episode of The Line, Eli is joined in studio by chef Gunnar Gíslason. Born in Iceland, Gunnar has…
EPISODE 23 | March 21, 2017
Spike Gjerde
SPIKE GJERDE is a chef, restaurateur and local food advocate based in Baltimore who is committed to supporting and preserving…
EPISODE 22 | March 7, 2017
Jake Dell of Katz’s Delicatessen
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Jake Dell, the owner and Vice President of Katz’s Delicatessen,…
EPISODE 21 | February 28, 2017
Elise Kornack
Elise Kornack is the chef and co-owner of Brooklyn’s Take Root, the 12-seat tasting-menu restaurant she runs along with her…
EPISODE 20 | February 21, 2017
Dianna Daoheung
This week on The Line, Eli is joined in the studio by Dianna Daoheung, a first generation Lao-Thai American who co-owns one of the…
EPISODE 19 | February 14, 2017
Marc Meyer
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Marc Meyer, the executive chef of Cookshop, Vic’s, Hundred Acres,…
EPISODE 18 | February 7, 2017
Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Ayesha Nurdjaja, the executive chef at Hundred Acres, Vicki Freeman and Marc…
EPISODE 17 | January 31, 2017
Marco Canora of Hearth Restaurant, Brodo, and Zadie’s Oyster Room
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in studio by chef Marco Canora of Hearth Restaurant, Brodo, and Zadie’s Oyster Room….
EPISODE 16 | January 24, 2017
Jean Adamson of Vinegar Hill House
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Jean Adamson, owner of Vinegar Hill House. Jean moved from…
EPISODE 15 | January 17, 2017
Chef Eduardo Sandoval of Tygershark
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Chef Eduardo Sandoval of Tygershark in Prospect Heights. Tune in…
EPISODE 14 | January 10, 2017
Tracy Young of Kings County Imperial
On the season premiere of The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Tracy Young, co-owner and creative director of Kings…
EPISODE 13 | December 13, 2016
Chef Jake Novick-Finder of Gristmill
On the season finale of The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Chef Jake Novick-Finder of Gristmill. At just…
EPISODE 12 | December 6, 2016
Chef Ron Silver
Chef Ron Silver opened Bubby’s as a one-man pie delivery service on Thanksgiving Day in 1990. He worked out of…
EPISODE 11 | November 29, 2016
Bobby Hellen of GG’s
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Bobby Hellen, executive chef of GG’s in the East Village….
EPISODE 10 | November 22, 2016
Billy Durney of Hometown Bar-B-Que
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Billy Durney of Hometown Bar-B-Que in Red Hook, Brooklyn….
EPISODE 9 | November 15, 2016
Chef Rawlston Williams of The Food Sermon
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Chef Rawlston Williams of The Food Sermon….
EPISODE 8 | November 8, 2016
Deuki Hong
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Deuki Hong, former executive chef of Kang Ho Dong Baekjong…
EPISODE 7 | November 1, 2016
Jay Chan of Fancy Nancy
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Jay Chan, chef and co-owner of Fancy Nancy in Bed-Stuy,…
EPISODE 6 | October 25, 2016
Sheena Otto
Leading il Buco Alimentari & Vineria’s artisan bread program, Head Baker Sheena Otto bakes all the breads on the restaurant…
EPISODE 5 | October 18, 2016
Hillary Sterling – Chef of Vic’s restaurant
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman sits down with Chef Hillary Sterling. Born and raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Sterling…
EPISODE 4 | October 11, 2016
Jonathan Wu – Chef of Fung Tu
This week on The Line, Eli gets inside the mind of Jonathan Wu, Chef and Owner of Fung Tu in…
EPISODE 3 | October 4, 2016
Matt Hyland
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Matt Hyland of pizza destinations Emily and…
EPISODE 2 | September 27, 2016
Robyn Sue Fisher of Smitten Ice Cream
This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Robyn Sue Fisher, founder of Smitten Ice Cream….
EPISODE 1 | September 20, 2016
High Five Girl Zahra Tangorra
On the premiere episode of The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Zahra Tangorra, former head chef/owner of…
