It’s the day we’ve been waiting for all season: Ursula is open! In this episode we hear the staff celebrating on opening night, and debrief with Eric and Lani about surviving their first week of service. Plus, Jenny and Alex reminisce on the opening - and closing - days of...

It’s the final week before opening and a LOT is happening. Moving day, construction, staff training, friends and family; this episode has it all. Plus, a visit from Ursula herself! Additional Music in this episode by HolinzaCC0, Jan-Michael Hökenschnieder Fachhochschule, and Captive Portal. Opening Soon is powered by Simplecast.

It’s summertime in Scotland as Darin sits down with Ooni co-founder and co-owner, Darina Garland. They have a great chat about her belief in family, community, the shows she’s seen this summer (Hello Dolly, Willie and Beyoncé), and how the future of the company is being shaped with an eye...

Darin welcomes back our good friend, Philip Speer, to chat about life, running, and his work in the culinary community. Since we last chatted, he has opened the critically acclaimed Comedor, launched his own run club, and become a national advocate for mental health in the F B space. We talk...

We first met Farm.One founder Rob Laing in 2016 on episode 145. Farm.One opened in Tribeca growing rare herbs, edible flowers, micro greens, and other exotic produce year-round for chefs and restaurants, using hydroponics and LED lighting. Episode 240 covers 2020, the global pandemic, and Farm.One’s pivot into delivering freshly-harvested...

On this season of Opening Soon– which we are affectionately calling The Build– we’re taking a look at all aspects of opening a brick and mortar. In today’s episode, we’ll hop onto a rollercoaster of emotions. We’re painting a picture of how self care and mental health look during a...

In this all Brooklyn episode, Darin bellies up to the proverbial bar with William Elliot, the Executive Bar Director and Managing Partner of Maison Premiere. William and Darin dive deep into the bar’s history as they talk about The Maison Premiere Almanac, out now on Potter. They also chat about...

This week’s episode is our second installment of our Money Talks series. In this episode, we explore how the large functions of the global economy intersect with the changing food industry. First, we look at the legacy of Pilotworks, a culinary co-working space showing the possibilities and limitations of a...

On this season of Opening Soon, called The Build, we’re following along one chef’s journey from open to close… and all of the pieces in between. In this episode, we talk money, honey! From putting together the capital to get the process started, to figuring out how your brick and...

Darin welcomes back one of our first guests, George Motz, for a long overdue chat on Snacky Tunes. George, aka the Burger Scholar, shares many delicious tales about what he’s been up to for the last decade, including the launch of his new book, The Great American Burger Book, the...