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SPECIAL REPORT #4: Los Angeles Check-In (Part 2) with Nyesha Arrington, Dave Beran, and Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger
SPECIAL REPORT #4: Los Angeles Check-In (Part 2) with Nyesha Arrington, Dave Beran, and Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger
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71 minutes
Released:
Mar 25, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
A cross-section of LA-area chefs catch us up on how they're managing during this crisis: Industry veterans Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger of Border Grill, Socalo, and other restaurants check-in from their respective homes to share how they're keeping in touch with their teams, staying fit, and what they're cooking for themselves and their families; Santa Monica's Dave Beran of Dialogue and Pasjoli explains his democratic approach to staffing and take-away plans during a pandemic; and Nyesha Arrington describes the surreal experience of watching the industry suffer while between restaurants herself.Our great thanks to S.Pellegrino for making these special reports possible.Please check out our restaurant support organization of the day: Independent Restaurant Coalition. Sign up for their updates and give generously, if you can.LINKSAndrew Talks to Chefs official websiteAndrew's obit for Gotham Bar and Grill (mentioned on today's show)Border GrillSocaloDialoguePasjoliNyesha Arrington
Released:
Mar 25, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Episode 9: Victoria Blamey: Victoria Blamey is a good sport. The chef of Chumley’s, the reinvigorated former speakeasy in New York City’s West Village, agreed to meet Andrew for a shift drink and interview after dinner service at the restaurant. The two got to it around midnight and talked up a storm over cocktails, while Victoria’s crew gradually wrapped up their evening all around them. The two discussed the restaurant’s already-famous burger and why Victoria won’t customize it (a philosophical disagreement she and Andrew had been arguing for months off-radio); what it was like to be a young, female chef from Chile coming up in Michelin-starred kitchens in the UK and Australia; and her stints working for chefs like Paul Liebrandt (Corton), Matt Lightner (Atera), and Justin Smillie (Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria and Upland). Victoria also shares the origins and inspirations for her distinct visual style and her thoughts about cooking as an expression of self. A personal conversation be by Andrew Talks to Chefs