David Israelow is the global winner of the 5th Washoku World Challenge, which is a cooking contest where chefs from around the world compete in technical expertise and passion for Japanese food. David joins the host Akiko Katayama to discuss how he studied traditional kaiseki cuisine, how he expresses it...

On the latest episode of Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin talks to David Gelb, an Emmy and Grammy-nominated producer best known for his documentary feature Jiro Dreams of Sushi and the award-winning Netflix series, Chef’s Table. Go behind the scenes and find out why chefs make fascinating subjects. Plus...

Born in New Orleans, Lolis Eric Elie is now a Los Angeles based writer and filmmaker. A prolific writer, Elie has written multiple cookbooks celebrating New Orleans's cuisine, for TV (currently, AMC's Hell on Wheels), and documentaries. His work can be found in Gourmet, The Washington Post, NYT...and most recently...

On the season finale of Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by Megumi Sasaki, a film director and producer who was born and raised in Japan, and has lived in New York City since 1988. Her latest project is the documentary A Whale of a Tale, a deep dive...

This week on Japan Eats, host Akiko Katayama is joined by Atsuko Quirk, a documentary filmmaker and environmental activist. Her recent short documentary, School Lunch in Japan, has over 9 million views on YouTube, and been widely inspirational, showing the importance of "quality of the mealtime" to many in the...

This week on Animal Instinct, host Celia Kutcher is joined by Ceyda Torun, the director and producer of Kedi, a new documentary film about the hundreds of thousands of Turkish cats that roam the metropolis of Istanbul. Far from being mere strays, these cats live between two worlds, neither wild...

On the season premiere of A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is joined by Elizabeth Federici and Kathleen Squires, the director/producer and producer, respectively, of the new documentary film James Beard: America's First Foodie. The name of James Beard has become synonymous with culinary excellence, and each year...

This week on The Main Course, Alexes, Phil and Tido are joined by Shan Nicholson, director of the 2015 documentary film Rubble Kings, which depicts gang violence in The Bronx in the 1970s, specifically the events leading up to and following the Hoe Avenue peace meeting. Tune in to hear...

On the season premiere of The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks is joined by Nate Hodge, co-founder of Raaka Chocolate, and filmmaker Tim Shephard. The two are working on a documentary film project called Setting the Bar, which examines rare varieties of cacao in Peru. The film follows these passionate...

Danceteria was the place to party in the 1980's. The bands and personalities that frequented the 4 floor night club went on to become legendary. Everybody from Keith Herring to The Smiths could be spotted at Danceteria, and fortunately there's an entire library of video footage from those days that...