Today Dave and Nastassia are joined by Jeremiah Stone and Fabian Von Hauske of Contra, Wildair and an upcoming pair of wine establishments. Together they get in the wayback machine for tales of their past lives at the French Culinary Institute. They also talk, natural wine, the ins and outs...

Jorge Riera has been drinking and promoting natural wines in New York almost longer than anyone. He started as the Manager/Sommelier at Balthazar, worked with Arnaud Erhart at 360 in Brooklyn, spent many years at the Ten Bells, Contra and Wildair, among the first all natural wine bars in NYC...

This week, we welcome Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske — gentlemen who have been described as a "wunderkind New York chef duo" for their first two restaurants, the tasting menu joint Contra and its more casual sister Wildair; partners in the rebooted Una Pizza Napoletana; and most recently, new...

Jenny Goodman and Alex McCrery are the co-founders of Tilit. Alex is a chef turned designer, and Jenny worked in restaurant FOH and is now Tilit’s COO. They founded Tilit with two chef aprons designs, one pair of pants and a chef-shirt. The idea was that each garment would be...

This week on In the Drink, host Joe Campanale is joined in the studio by Jorge Riera, the wine director of both Contra and Wildair. His small-production, natural-focused wine lists have garnered praise for their quality and accessibility. Jorge previously worked at Balthazaar in its very early days, as well...

Food & Wine magazine was calling attention to up-and-coming toques before just about any other organization; its Best New Chefs program--which debuted in 1988--even predates the James Beard Foundation Awards by three years. On the heels of the big reveal of the Class of 2016, we're joined in studio by...

Bringing the infamous BBQ Blow Out event to life in the studio, this week on Snacky Tunes hosts Darin Bresnitz and Greg Bresnitz sit down with Chefs Fabian von Hauske, Jeremiah Stone, and Jorge Riera of the NYC restaurants Contra and Wildair. With Contra serving up an ambitious menu of...

This week on Food Talk, Mike brings in Bill Telepan, Chef and Owner of Telepan and Telepan Local. Bill describes his experience at culinary school and his exciting introduction into the restaurant industry, working at such restaurants as Le Cirque, Gotham Bar and Grill, and more. This program has been...

Welcome to WORD OF MOUTH with Leiti Hsu on HeritageRadioNetwork.org! Leiti, a fixture in NYC dining culture, is joined by #peoplewelike Chef Leah Cohen, owner of Pig & Khao restaurant and former Top Chef finalist. They'll talk what it was like to grow up in suburban Scarsdale, NY as a...