On the occasion of his first restaurant opening in New York City, prolific chef-restaurateur Michael Mina sits down for the pod.

Dan Richer shares the story behind his love of pizza and the genesis of New Jersey's Razza Pizza Artigianale.

Ashley Christensen shares her culinary journey, from college dinner parties to a successful restaurant group in Raleigh, NC.

Stephanie Izard, the force behind Girl and the Goat and other Chicago and Los Angeles restaurants, discusses her life and career to date.

Chicago-based pastry chef Mindy Segal discusses her career, philosophy of creativity and collaboration, and line of edibles, among many other subjects.

The great California-based writer, LA Times columnist, and former restaurant critic Gustavo Arellano examines myriad subjects, related and unrelated to the restaurant industry.

Arielle Johnson discusses her book Flavorama, which makes understanding the building blocks and science of flavor surprisingly easy.

Adair Canacasco discusses his path to the pro kitchen and the central role of live-fire cooking at Chicago's Roister, where he is executive chef.

Chef Sean Brock recounts his personal & culinary journey to Joyland, Audrey, and june in Nashville.

We want you to be among the first to know: Andrew has co-founded a new network--The meez Network--and the pod is part of the inaugural content offering.

Industry icon Ruth Reichl discusses her new work of fiction, The Paris Novel.

Lyndsay C. Green, restaurant and dining critic for the Detroit Free Press, discusses her young life and career, and shares some highlights of Detroit's restaurant scene.

From her booth at Hot Luck, Paola Velez discusses her life and career, upcoming cookbook, and making it easy to give.

Chef Sal Lamboglia discusses his Brooklyn upbringing and eventual return to his home borough with the hit restaurants Cafe Spaghetti and Swoony's.

Philly's Chad Williams (Friday Saturday Sunday restaurant) on his philosophy of cooking, dining, and finding the magic.

Author Robert Simonson discusses the philosophy and process behind his latest book, The Encyclopedia of Cocktails.

Marc Forgione discusses the relocation of his eponymous restaurant and myriad other hot topics.

Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard, authors of Koreaworld: A Cookbook, sum up the state of Korean food, at home and in the United States.

Evan Funke, one of our most celebrated pasta practitioners, discusses his Italian awakening, and the inspiration for his restaurants.

Chef Nina Compton shares the steps in her journey to Compère Lapin, and how she mingles disparate influences in her cooking.

Austin Johnson shares his journey from the American heartland to One White Street & Rigor Hill Market in NYC.

The great Alain Ducasse discusses his new book "Good Taste: A Life of Food and Passion."

"The Taste of Things" director Trần Anh Hùng shares the story behind his beautiful film, and how he went about realizing it.

Industry icons Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger return to the pod to discuss the evolution of the industry's cause-related efforts.