Yannick Benjamin was born and bred in NYC to French parents. He visited Bordeaux at age 13 and got the wine bug early. He started in hospitality at a young age working his way through Le Cirque, Jean Georges, Atlas, and eventually becoming a Somm at Felidia in NYC. In...

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined by Ayesha Nurdjaja, the executive chef at Hundred Acres, Vicki Freeman and Marc Meyer’s farm-to-table restaurant in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood, where she serves a newly revamped menu of enticing Mediterranean dishes that highlight local, seasonal ingredients. Born and...

Jeff Taylor has been named wine director of Felidia, the highly acclaimed, flagship restaurant owned by Lidia Bastianich. Mr. Taylor’s tenure in NYC restaurants has included, most recently, the position of wine director at Betony alongside Chef Bryce Shuman and General Manager Eamon Rockey. While at Betony, the restaurant received...

This week on a brand new The Main Course, host Patrick Martins is in the studio speaking with Fortunato Nicotra, Executive Chef of Felidia in New York City. Initially arriving in NYC to work for celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich in 1995, he notably took her flagship restaurant to earn three...

October 17th is National Pasta Day. Here at Heritage Radio, we are celebrating pasta's past and present. Tune in to find out about traditions and innovations.

Lidia Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public television host, a best‐selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Lidia has married her two passions in life - her family and food, to create multiple culinary endeavors alongside her two children, Joseph and Tanya. Lidia's cookbooks...

This week on The Main Course, Patrick Katy are joined by Carmen Quagliata, Executive Chef of Union Square Cafe and George Weld, owner of Egg Restaurant. They both elaborate on what it takes to run a successful restaurant in NYC and address some of the challenges that come along...