February 23, 2005. New York City's culinary elite gather at Gotham Hall. Tuxedoed waiters pass around champagne flutes and decadent hors d'oeuvres, as famous chefs like Eric Ripert and Anthony Bourdain pose for photos and gossip with their peers before the night’s main event: an announcement that could change their lives and the fate of America's dining scen ... Show More
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How Biddy Mason Found Her Freedom in Los Angeles
November 8, 1864. Election Day. Abraham Lincoln watches from a White House window, convinced he might lose. Three thousand miles away in Los Angeles, a Confederate hotbed in a so-called free state, Biddy Mason has more riding on the result than almost anyone in the country.Sixtee ... Show More
31m 35s
Oct 30
Salem’s First Witch Trial
Happy Halloween! Today, we're bringing back a particularly spooky episode from the archives...June 10, 1692. Bridget Bishop is loaded into a two-wheeled cart and brought from her Salem jail cell to a pasture on a hill, where a rope is hanging from freshly-installed gallows. A cro ... Show More
28m 48s
Oct 26
1066: The Brother Who Broke England (w/ Greg Jenner)
October 28, 1065. The king’s council meets in Oxford and throws a man out of England. His name is Tostig Godwinson, and the north of England already hates him. His own brother Harold, the most powerful earl in the realm and the likely next king, refuses to save him.Tostig does no ... Show More
29m 22s
Nov 2021
Le Meurice: At the chef's table (and inside the kitchen)
<p>Meet Amaury Bouhours, Executive Chef at Le Meurice. </p> <p>We chatted at the chef's table about running a restaurant with two Michelin stars, his cooking background, and French food in general. </p> <p>Halfway through, we stepped into the kitchen to taste some food as it was ... Show More
41m 55s
Mar 2024
2: Pardon my french - history of the michelin star
<p>What if I told you that a tire company was (allegedly) responsible for the death of a top-rated chef? In this episode, we'll cover the birth of the Michelin Star, discuss the reasons why restaurants are giving BACK their hard-earned Michelin stars, and finally, how lobster ... Show More
49m 2s
Nov 2022
Chef Eric Ripert’s secret to outlasting trends
This week, we speak to legendary chef Eric Ripert on the 50th anniversary of his restaurant Le Bernardin, possibly the most consistently critically beloved restaurant in the world. Keeping a restaurant relevant over time takes work and constant change. More than 30 years in, he t ... Show More
34m 7s
May 2022
Eric Ripert is Chef Par Excellence
<p>Eric Ripert is chef and part-owner of one of New York’s flagship fine-dining establishments, Le Bernardin. For three decades with Ripert at the helm, Le Bernardin has ranked at the top of the world's best restaurant lists and holds three Michelin stars, the maximum ... Show More
40m 41s
Jun 2017
Bloomberg Markets: NYC's Underground Culinary Tour
<p>Bloomberg Markets with Carol Massar and Cory Johnson. GUEST: Alice Elliot CEO The Elliott Group Discussing the Underground Culinary Tour with Damian Mogavero, Founder of Avero, a restaurant analytics software company, featuring the most innovative and exciting restaurants in N ... Show More
9m 30s
Sep 2024
“The Billionaire Chef” Wants To Bring West African Cuisine to the World
Gourmet Foods, founder/CEO of Cookie Jar Bakery, and creator of gourmet Nigerian restaurants, including . Listen now to learn about becoming “The Billionaire Chef”, his collaboration with Michael B. Jordan and Chase Sapphire, and the differences between West Africa and the US. Sp ... Show More
37m 42s