Summer is here in NYC and that means boomerangs, nutcrackers at the beach, and sneaky lil flasks and pouches bearing gifts for friends, family, and maybe just yourself. So of course it’s perfect timing for the band to sit down with Spank News, the duo behind Trap Kitchen (f/Maxwell...

This week we kicked off Snacky Tunes Salon, our new live series in partnership with ChowNow. Hosted at their gorgeous headquarters in Los Angeles, Darin sat down for a roundtable conversation with Tommy Brockert of La Sorted's and Travis Hayden of Voodoo Vin, which we are sharing with you for...

Darin crosses the 405 to chat with Zarah Khan, the new(ish) Executive Chef of Rustic Canyon. She talks about cooking dinner for her family as a teenager, the first time she met Chef Jeremy Fox, and her time as a self-proclaimed Seattle “Pizza Rat”. Then we head back to 2018...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Gia Vecchio, CEO Founder of Foxglove Communications, a publicity and strategy agency focusing on hospitality, which she founded in 2018 as a solo-entrepreneur, and five years later, the company has a footprint and employees in Philadelphia, Delaware...

Hana Dreiling is the co-founder of Holey Grail Donuts, a donut shop with 6 locations - 4 in Hawaii and 2 in Los Angeles. On this week's episode, Hana explains her passion for local Hawaiian agriculture, and how that inspired the start of Holey Grail Donuts. Holey Grail Donuts are...

Influential food writer and LA scene maker, Andy Wang, sits down with Darin to chat about the local culinary scene, the community building through Industry Only LA, and some of the stories he’s been covering across the nation. Then singer-songwriter Rachel Grae stops by for a chat and live performance...

With the new year comes new openings! We sit down with Kyle McClelland, the chef culinary director of Saltie Girl, to chat about the launch of their new LA outpost of the Boston restaurant. He chats about their legendary tin fish collection, their sustainable approach, and how they adapted...

We sit down with restaurateur, Avish Nara, to talk about his LA hit spot, Pijja Palace. He talks about his rule breaking approach to the menu, the recent accolades bestowed upon him and how he hopes to create a new type of sports bar. Then we hit the archives for...

It’s the holiday season and that means we’re getting ready to celebrate L.A. Times' 101 Best Restaurants List, coming out on December 6th. Darin sits down with the paper’s food critic, Bill Addison, to talk about this year’s curation, the city’s current dining scene and then he shares some of...

Darin welcomes back Chef Brian Dunsmoor to chat about the opening of his new restaurant, Dunsmoor. He discusses American culinary history and how he applied different aspects of it to both the menu and overall feel to the concept. Then we pull up a classic performance from Eli “Paperboy” Reed...