Eater's Digest

Why does everyone want to work with Julia Turshen? She's been known to turn book drafts in entire years before their due date — and also strongly believes there’s no such thing as too much bourbon. A noted cookbook collaborator and writer whose first title of her own, Small Victories, was published this fall, Julia is all about dispelling home cooking fears, making the task approachable, practical, and rewarding. Julia dropped by the Upsell studios to discuss the brilliance of Beyoncé, how to get chefs to talk, and what to do if your ice cream won’t freeze (step one: don't freak out). But first, Helen and Greg shoot the shit about how much they love the show "Cheers". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mario Batali is more than a household name — he's a Croc-wearing, Vespa-riding, salumi-slicing force of nature. On today's episode of the Eater Upsell, Mario stops by the hallowed halls (his words) to chat with Helen and Greg about his favorite celebrity guests, whether or not he’s a CEO, and how much what you eat is affected by where you eat it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australian-born chef Curtis Stone is giving LA’s fine dining scene a kick in the pants right now at his tasting menu Maude, and its meat-centric spinoff Gwen. In his chat with Helen and Greg, Curtis touches upon all the major moments of his unusual career — including cooking under Marco Pierre White and starring on The Celebrity Apprentice. But first, Greg and Helen shoot the shit about Greg's move to LA, and the city's exploding food scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda Cohen, the chef and owner of Dirt Candy, is a trailblazer in the world of vegetable-forward cooking and an outspoken advocate for going gratuity-free. The chef, writer, and cookbook author dropped by the Eater Upsell studios to talk with Greg and Helen about shrugging off the “healthy” label, the current status of vegetable driven cuisine and getting Google alerts from her mom. But first, Greg and Helen shoot the shit about whether or not delivery has gone too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, chef Eric Ripert stops by the Upsell studios for a candid conversation with Upsell co-host Greg Morabito. Ripert shares the story of how he rose through the ranks of the New York City fine dining world, and he reveals how he keeps Le Bernardin fresh after all these years. The chef also discusses the path that lead to the writing and publication of his excellent new memoir, 32 Yolks. But before all that, Greg and Helen shoot the shit about how everyone thinks they're restaurant critics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to Marc Summers, the beloved game show host, Food Network OG, and powerhouse producer, his whole career arc was a mistake. The magician and pizza fanatic went from a life of judging wet t-shirt contests and selling wholesale smoked salmon to being one of the architects of modern food television—but of course, he claims he's never worked a day in his life. Check out his conversation with hosts Greg Morabito and Helen Rosner on this week's episode of the Eater Upsell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Ep 21) Want to hear someone tell it exactly like it is? Talk to Alex Stupak. The chef and restaurateur behind New York's growing Empellón empire is totally candid about cooking Mexican food as a white guy, the need to stay relevant, and Nine Inch Nails — not to mention the grind he's on to outperform his idols. New York City's resident taco king is redefining creativity, and perfecting his soundproofing game in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Ep 20) Carla Hall is a badass, culinarily and otherwise. The two-season Top Chef finalist, host on ABC’s The Chew, cookbook author, and chef and owner at Carla Hall's Southern Kitchen drops some major wisdom on this week’s episode of the Eater Upsell, chatting with hosts Greg and Helen about about food shaming, catchphrases, fighting for exposure, and racial bias in the cookbook industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Ep 19) Who knew helping clueless dudes learn a thing or two about food and wine would pave the way for this now Emmy-award-winning host, writer, and cookbook author? On the latest episode of The Eater Upsell, Chopped and Chopped Junior host Ted Allen dishes on how that little Bravo pilot project paved the way to his career as referee for one of primetime’s most challenging cooking competitions — and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Ep 18) Andrew Zimmern on Taking Risks. The Chef & TV Host delves into his culinary past — and the history of modern American cuisine — in a freewheeling, candid conversation with the hosts of The Eater Upsell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary television host and cookbook author Alton Brown drops by the Upsell studio to talk about the changing shape of food TV, the weirdness and wonderfulness of fame, life on the road, the military strategy of Cutthroat Kitchen, and how making dinner has evolved over the years from a chore to a cultural statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabriel Stulman is the proprietor of Happy Cooking Hospitality. A Wisconsin native, Stulman moved to New York in 2003 and began working front of the house positions in downtown Manhattan restaurants. After opening the Little Owl and Market Table in the West Village, Stulman struck out on his own with Joseph Leonard in that same neighborhood. Over the next few years, he also opened Jeffrey’s Grocery, Perla, Fedora, Bar Sardine, and Montmartre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerusalem-born, London-based chef Yotam Ottolenghi became an unlikely cookbook superstar when his collection of vegetarian-leaning recipes, Plenty, became a blockbuster global bestseller. Four books and several restaurants later, he's credited with kicking off America's renewed interest in both vegetables and Middle Eastern flavors. On the Eater Upsell, he talks with Greg Morabito and Helen Rosner about the difference between a cookbook recipe and a restaurant recipe, cooking for his kids, and his meandering path to professional success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garrett Oliver is the brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery. A native New Yorker, Oliver has been making beer for over two decades. He is the editor in chief of The Oxford Companion to Beer, and the author of the Brewmaster’s Table. In 2014, Garrett took home the James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Kinch is the chef/proprietor of the fine dining restaurant Manresa in Los Gatos, California. Kinch has received numerous accolades over the years, including the Best Chef, Pacific James Beard Award in 2010, and three stars for Manresa in the most recent Michelin Guide. In 2013, the chef released Manresa: An Edible Reflection, which he co-authored with Christine Muhlke. Kinch is one of the subjects of Mind of a Chef Season 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Koslow is the chef/owner of Sqirl in Los Angeles. The chef first earned acclaim for making fruit jams, which she sold at farmer's markets in the LA Area. Koslow found a space for her jam company in the Silver Lake neighborhood in 2011, and it quickly morphed into a breakfast and lunch-only restaurant with daily lines out the door. Koslow is slated to open a take-out restaurant, Sqirl Away, later this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emeril Lagasse is the James Beard Award-winning chef/owner behind 12 restaurants across the country, including the 25-year-old Emeril’s in New Orleans and Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House in Las Vegas. Lagasse has authored over 15 cookbooks during his career, and he has starred in numerous TV shows, including the Essence of Emeril, which premiered in 1997. Lagasse is currently the host of Emeril’s Florida on the Cooking Channel. His new book, Essential Emeril, hits stands on October 6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef-owner of iconic New York City restaurant Prune, the author of both the memoir Blood, Bones, and Butter and the Prune cookbook, and the star of season 4 of the PBS series Mind of a Chef. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen Agg is a savvy, outspoken restaurateur who's quietly shifted the paradigm in Toronto's food scene with her restaurants, including the Black Hoof. She's the founder of Kitchen Bitches: Smashing the Patriarchy One Plate at a Time, a conference addressing verbal and physical abuse of workers in the restaurant industry. Find the full transcript here: https://www.eater.com/2015/8/31/9232975/reimagining-kitchen-culture-with-the-black-hoof-s-jen-agg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Addison is Eater.com’s restaurant editor, a job that keeps him dining around the country for the majority of the year. Before coming aboard the Eater mothership, Bill was the food editor and restaurant critic at Atlanta Magazine, and before that he had critical stints at the Dallas Morning News and the San Francisco Chronicle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Raij and her husband Eder Montero are the chef/operators of some of New York’s best Spanish restaurants, including La Vara and El Quinto Pino. Raij is currently working on her first book with Montero, Welcome Basque. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef/restaurateur Hugh Acheson operates a string of popular restaurants in Georgia, including Empire State South, The Florence, and The National. In addition to publishing two cookbooks, Acheson is a frequent judge on Top Chef. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Lebovitz is the author of numerous books, including The Sweet Life in Paris and My Paris Kitchen. A former pastry chef at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA, Lebovitz now lives in Paris and has been actively blogging about cooking since 1999. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Besh is the chef/restaurateur behind some of New Orleans’ most popular restaurants, including August, Domenica, Shaya, Luke, and Borgne. In 2011, the chef established The John Besh Foundation, a non-profit that provides grants, loans, and scholarships to New Orleans residents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anita Lo is the chef/owner of Annisa in New York City, which has received numerous accolades over the years, including a coveted three star rating from the New York Times. Outside of Annisa, Lo competed on Iron Chef America and published a cookbook, Cooking Without Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef Michael Solomonov operates a cluster of acclaimed Philadelphia restaurants with his partner Steve Cook, including Dizengoff, Federal Donuts, Abe Fisher, Percy Street Barbecue, and their flagship, Zahav. In fall 2015, Solomonov will publish his first cookbook, Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Barber is the chef/restaurateur behind Blue Hill in New York City and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, NY. A seminal figure in the farm-to-table movement, Barber recently won a James Beard Award for his bookThe Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices