Today’s guest is Chef Christina Lecki. Christina attended culinary school at the art institute of Philadelphia, went for a brief period to culinary school before going to work for Alfred Portale. She later joined The Breslin team under April Bloomfield rising to the level of Chef De Cuisine. While running...

Christina Lecki worked side-by-side with star chef April Bloomfield for seven years at three different Ken Friedman-owned restaurants before becoming executive chef of Brooklyn's Reynard last year. In this podcast, Lecki comments on sexual harassment, improving kitchen culture and using one's own fear as a motivator. Listen in to also...

In response to recent allegations as reported by The New York Times against Ken Friedman and involving our current cover subject, Chef April Bloomfield, we present a special episode dedicated to addressing the issue of sexual harassment and how we can move forward as a community. We talk to chef/restaurateur...

We're in Portland, OR, with our buddy Peter Cho, chef and co-owner of the Korean hotspot, Han Oak. We talk about everything from his stints in NYC working with superstar chef April Bloomfield to dumplings and noodles--aka, "Noods and Dumps" in Peter's parlance. Then we hit up our archives for...

On today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN, storied West Village chophouse The Beatrice Inn, was first a New York prohibition-era speakeasy in the 1920's, then a 50-year run as an Italian red-sauce joint, the becoming then legendary nightclub, later revived by Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter. It's fabled fate seemed at...

Today’s guests are two boundary breaking women in the food world—butchers Erika Nakamura and Jocelyn Guest. They are the co-owners of White Gold Butchers, a new hot spot on the Upper West Side of New York that’s both a butcher shop and a cozy neighborhood restaurant. Erika, who was born...

Host Dana Cowin catches up with chef Alex Stupak to discuss her favorite dishes at his newly opened Mexican restaurant Empellon Midtown. Next, Becca Parrish, the founder of Becca PR, explains why some of the best PR is invisible; how she keeps clients like Eric Ripert and April Bloomfield happy...

The boss behind The Beatrice Inn in New York City, Chef Angie Mar is one of the hardest working chefs we know and 100% an original. A late bloomer in the food world, she was in the real estate business for years and realized being a chef was her true...

What makes Alice Waters the most punk rock person in food? We’ve got Ken Friedman here to explain. He and Chef April Bloomfield, his business partner, are responsible for some of the hottest spots around, including New York’s The Spotted Pig, the Breslin Bar Dining Room, The John Dory...

Alice Waters is the chef, author, and food activist who founded the legendary Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. She has been a champion of local, sustainable agriculture for over four decades. In 1995, she founded the Edible Schoolyard Project, which advocates for school lunch and a sustainable food curriculum...