John’s interest in cooking began with his curiosity in his grandmother’s expansive garden, learning early about the importance of seasonality, flavor and balance. At age 14, John moved to South Korea for three years where he not only became fluent in Korean, but truly embraced Asian flavors, language and spirits...

We would like to congratulate all of the James Beard Award nominees for 2014! On episode 67 of Chef's Story, Michael Tusk, Executive Chef and Owner of San Francisco's Quince, talks about combining French technique and reverence for food with bold Italian flavors. Michael Tusk has been nominated in the...

Check out this edition of WORD OF MOUTH with Leiti Hsu featuring Ken Oringer! Thanks to our sponsor, The International Culinary Center. "I just love big menus. I having so many different things on the menu; why limit it?" [29:45] "Don't get overwhelmed... Back in the day, everyone was demanding...

After interpreting a Yelp review of a famous NYC wholesale bakery, Jessie Kiefer and Sari Kamin invite Natasha Pogrebinsky into the studio to talk about her Long Island City restaurant, Bear. Hear how Natasha and her family escaped Soviet Ukraine to take their traditions to Cleveland, Ohio. Find out how...

This week on The Main Course, Patrick Martins is joined in the studio by Minetta Tavern's chef, Bill Brasile. Tune into this episode to hear what Bill learned at his past jobs at restaurants like Morimoto, 360, Wallsé, and Lespinasse! Find out why it's a chef's job to learn not...

On today's THE FOOD SEEN- Gaby Dalkin of the profoundly popular blog, WhatsGabyCooking.com- takes us through her time working as a personal chef for Jessica Simpson, to her much-publicized Slutty Brownies (which made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno), and now, her first cookbook, Absolutely Avocados, a...

Dashi, kombu, tamari- these are Sean Heller's secret ingredients at Momofuku Noodle Bar! This week on The Main Course, Patrick Martins sits down with Sean, the Chef De Cuisine at Momofuku Noodle Bar, to talk soup. Hear Sean dish on his humble beginnings in Rhode Island kitchens at the age...

We're talking cookbooks today on Taste Matters as Mitchell Davis is joined by Marvin Taylor, director of New York University's Fales Library and Special Collections and producer of "101 Classic Cookbooks: 501 Classic Recipes." Hear Taylor discuss the role of cookbooks in American cuisine and the history of this culinary...

This week on Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined by renowned Argentine chef Francis Mallmann, chef/owner at 1884 in the Argentine wine region of Mendoza; Patagonia Sur, in Buenos Aires; and the Hotel Restaurant Garzon in Uruguay. Find out why he traded French haute cuisine for a different...

On this week's episode of Meet Your Maker, host Rachel Wharton sits down with Wayne Homschek and Betty Fong, founders of Pie Face meat pies. Pie Face has a long history in Australia, and just opened its first location on 53rd Street in Midtown. Hear about the role of meat...