EPISODE 109 | May 28, 2020
FIG Community Food Relief
On today’s special episode of theLINE, recordings from a single day in May following FIG – a collective of social…
EPISODE 108 | May 19, 2020
Nic Jammet
On today’s episode we speak with Nic Jammet one of the three founders of Sweetgreen. The company the three friends…
EPISODE 107 | May 12, 2020
Feeding the Community: How Restaurants are Turning into Emergency Relief Kitchens
In this special COVID-19 episode, audio recordings from some of the hospitality frontline workers that are going to work every…
EPISODE 106 | May 5, 2020
Ben and Max Goldberg
On today’s episode we welcome Benjamin and Max Goldberg the co-owners of Strategic Hospitality in Nashville. The brothers operate and…
EPISODE 105 | April 28, 2020
Dan Meiser and James Wayman
On today’s episode – an interview with Dan Meiser and Chef James Wayman partners in 85th Day Food Community, a restaurant…
EPISODE 104 | April 21, 2020
Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger
Chefs Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken are the owners and operators of the Border Grill restaurants which they began…
EPISODE 103 | April 14, 2020
Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp of Honey Butter Fried Chicken on COVID19
In 2005, just months after they graduated from Kendall College of Culinary Arts in Chicago, Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp…
EPISODE 102 | March 31, 2020
theLINE Special Episode Part 2: The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Hospitality Industry – Owners and Chefs in Their Own Words
In this episode, more stories from chefs and owners still processing what has happened to their businesses since the emergence…
EPISODE 101 | March 24, 2020
TheLINE Special Episode: The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Hospitality Industry – Owners and Chefs In their Own Words
Across the nation, restaurants, bars, and cafes sit dark and quiet. Owners are unsure if they will ever be able…
EPISODE 100 | March 17, 2020
Alon Shaya
On today’s special 100th episode of theLINE welcome Chef Alon Shaya. Born in Bat Yam just south of Tel Aviv,…
EPISODE 99 | March 10, 2020
Victoria Blamey
Chef Victoria Blamey changed course, leaving her college in Chile and enrolling in Culinary school. After graduating, she worked at…
EPISODE 98 | February 4, 2020
Jay Wolman
On today’s episode we welcome Jay Wolman the executive chef of LaLou in Prospect Heights, a recently opened restaurant with…
EPISODE 97 | January 28, 2020
Jake Leiber
Today on theLINE we’re talking about restaurant projects big and small, expensive and… less expensive with today’s guest Jake Leiber….
EPISODE 96 | January 21, 2020
Moonlynn Tsai
Today’s episode features Moonlynn Tsai, co-owner of Kopitiam. After working in the Bay and LA restaurant scenes she moved to…
EPISODE 95 | January 15, 2020
Katie Button
Chef Katie Button, the chef and co-owner of two restaurants in Asheville, North Carolina: Cúrate Tapas Bar and Button &…
EPISODE 94 | December 10, 2019
Santiago Perez
Santiago Perez was born in Mexico City. He received a chemical engineering degree and then somewhere along the way decided…
EPISODE 93 | December 3, 2019
Daniel Burns
Chef Daniel Burns is responsible for helping develop aspects of the culinary programs through research and development for arguably the…
EPISODE 92 | November 21, 2019
Charlene Santiago
Today’s guest is Chef Charlene Santiago executive chef at Canal Street Oysters, the newly opened American oyster bar which is owned by…
EPISODE 91 | November 5, 2019
Nick Bognar
My guest today is Nick Bognar, who is the chef and owner of Indo, the modern Asian restaurant in St. Louis….
EPISODE 90 | October 22, 2019
Whitney Otawka
While taking French classes at the University of California-Berkeley, Whitney Otawka responded to an ad for a waitress position at…
EPISODE 89 | October 8, 2019
Seadon Shouse
Today’s Guest Seadon Shouse grew up in a small fishing village in rural Nova Scotia. As a young boy he…
EPISODE 88 | October 3, 2019
John Stage
Today’s guest is John Stage the owner of Dinosaur BBQ with 8 locations across NY, NJ and Connecticut. Dinosaur BBQ…
EPISODE 87 | October 1, 2019
Henry Rich
On Today’s episode of theLINE – Henry Rich of Oberon Restaurant Group that encompasses 7 different operations – restaurants, bars, catering and…
EPISODE 86 | September 24, 2019
Chris Jaeckle
Today’s guest is Chef Chris Jaeckle. He spent 7 years with USHG with Tabla and Eleven Madison Park. He was…
EPISODE 85 | September 18, 2019
Claire Sprouse
Born in Texas, Claire Sprouse has bartended, managed, and consulted at some of the country’s most well-known and awarded cocktail institutions in…
EPISODE 84 | September 10, 2019
Clarice Lam
If world exploration and travel experience provides a solid foundation for culinary inspiration, today’s guest has prepared and then some….
EPISODE 83 | June 18, 2019
Katie Jackson
Today’s guest is chef Katie Jackson co-chef and partner at the award-winning restaurant Hart’s in Brooklyn, as well as the recently opened…
EPISODE 82 | June 4, 2019
Jordan Terry
On Today’s Episode Chef Jordan Terry sits down to discuss growing up in Florida, obtaining a degree in Food Science…
EPISODE 81 | May 14, 2019
Oliver Zabar
Just like his father Eli Zabar, Oliver Zabar got into the business. He went to NYU where we majored in…
EPISODE 80 | April 16, 2019
Nick Kim
On today’s episode, Chef Nick Kim Chef and Partner in Shuko located in the East Village, is on the show…
EPISODE 79 | April 9, 2019
Eli Halali
Eli Halali is the co-owner of 2 bros pizza with ten locations, The Juice Shop (4 locations) and Taquiera Diana…
EPISODE 78 | March 26, 2019
Nico Russell
Today on The Line we talk with Chef Nico Russell who took his pop-up dream and turned it into a…
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 Ku managing partner of Win Son the popular Taiwanese-American restaurant located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Ku…
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…
