All in the Industry ®

Today on our episode #377 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is on-location in Copenhagen, Denmark with her guest Christian F. Puglisi, chef and founder of acclaimed Copenhagen restaurants Relæ, Manfreds, BÆST , and Mirabelle; currently operating BÆST – an organic restaurant mad about raw milk cheeses, artisanal butchery, and award winning pizza; and Mirabelle Spiseria – a kitchen that fuses Dan...

Today on our episode #376 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is on-location in NYC with her guest  Christophe Bellanca , executive chef and owner of Michelin starred  Essential by Christophe , his debut restaurant on New York’s Upper West Side, where he has embraced an à la carte-only menu inspired by his classical French training, serving dishes he loves to cook, eat, and share with others. Bef...

Today on our episode #375 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023 , which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday, November 28th, 2023. This was the 11th edition of this list which launched in 2013 to celebrate gastronomy across the region and to provide diners around the globe with local insight and culinary recom...

Today on our episode #374 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special "On the Road" show from the LA Chef Conference 2023, a premier industry conference on the West Coast, which took place on Monday, October 30th at the LA Trade-Tech’s Culinary Arts Pathway, and was founded by Brad Metzger of Brad Metzger Restaurant Solutions , who was our guest on Episode #368 for a preview of the event al...

Today on our episode #373 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special "On the Road" episode from Food on the Edge , a two-day Food Symposium, which took place from October 16-17, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. Food on the Edge featured approximately 50 speakers who were chosen for their innovation, passion, and influence on today’s food culture, and was founded by Symposium Director JP McMahon of...

Today on our episode #372 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Eli Kulp , chef and partner of High Street Hospitality Group, and host of The CHEF Radio Podcast and co-host of Delicious City Philly Podcast . Eli’s accolades include Food & Wine’s Best New Chef 2014, James Beard Finalist 2016, Bon Appetit’s No. 2 Best New Restaurant in America, and Craig LaBan’s Chef of the Year 2013....

Today on our episode #371 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is on-location in Las Vegas with Elizabeth Blau , a James Beard Award Nominee who is recognized for the impact of her leadership, innovation, and philanthropy over a nearly four-decade career. Elizabeth is widely credited with transforming Las Vegas into a world-class culinary destination. In 2002, she founded Blau + Associates, expand...

Today on our episode #370 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is joined by Barkha Cardoz , a culinary entrepreneur, who is the Founder of Cardoz Legacy LLC , and Co-Creator of FC + B&B Masalas, as well as the Co-Founder of The Young Scientist Foundation. Born in Mumbai and raised in Bhopal, Barkha first stepped into hospitality in Mumbai at The Institute of Hotel Management, where she receive...

Today on our episode #369 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special "On the Road" episode from Roots 2023, which took place at The Chef's Garden and Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, OH, on September 11-12, 2023, hosted by Farmer Lee Jones and his family and team. Shari moderated a panel at the conference, entitled “Evolving in the Industry: What it takes to stay relevant”, with Mane...

Today on our episode #368 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has two guests joining her from Los Angeles. First, Brad Metzger, who founded his company BMRS ( Brad Metzger Restaurant Solutions ), in 2003; a premier Hospitality Recruitment and Placement Firm with 7 Associates, representing many of the most successful restaurants, celebrity chefs and hotels in Southern California and around the US....

Today on our episode #367 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is back at our studio in Brooklyn with her guest Matt Kliegman, who is part of the trio of visionaries that make up Authentic Hospitality , the team behind New York City ‘instant hits’ like Pebble Bar, Ray’s Bar, Georgia Room, Bar Calico, and Jac’s on Bond. A seasoned tastemaker in nightlife with a proven track record operating some of...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Wilson Tang , owner and operator of Nom Wah , the century-old New York City brand, who has overseen the brand's expansion over the last decade with outposts in Philadelphia, Nolita, Chelsea, and Shenzhen. To celebrate the restaurant's centennial, Wilson published his first cookbook, The Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 10...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is back at our studio in Brooklyn with her guest Adam Riess , owner of Adam Riess Co , who has more than 35 years of experience in the restaurant industry from dishwashing to partnerships, ownership, investments and consulting. Among his roles, Adam worked for Union Square Hospitality Group for seven years through 2010, before working for him...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is on-location in Ann Arbor, her college town of The University of Michigan (#goblue!), with her guest Ari Weinzweig, the radical CEO and co-founding partner of the Zingerman’s Community of Businesses , which includes the legendary Zingerman’s Delicatessen , which opened over 40 years ago, in addition to 13 other businesses (all around the An...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Alex Stupak , Chef and Co-Owner of NYC-based Empellón restaurant group and Mischa, his latest restaurant, where we are on-location. Born in Massachusetts, Alex became a scholar of the avant-garde and molecular gastronomy movements. He worked as the pastry chef at Clio in Boston with Ken Oringer, then at Alinea in Chicago with Grant...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from The World’s 50 Best Restaurants , which took place in Valencia, Spain on June 20, 2023. Shari's coverage includes exclusive interviews with chefs Mauro Colagreco of Mirazur (Best of the Best) in Menton, France; Jose Avillez of Belcanto (#25) in Lisbon, Portugal; and Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura of Maido (#6)...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from the 2023 James Beard Awards , which took place June 3-5 in Chicago, IL. Shari's coverage includes exclusive red carpet and media lounge interviews with nominees, winners, and presenters at the Chef and Restaurant Awards at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. In addition to asking what everyone was looking most fo...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is back at our studio in Brooklyn with her guest is Harold Moore , Chief Culinary Officer for Charlie Palmer Collective .  Harold, who began his cooking career at several restaurants in his home state of New Jersey, graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, and then he worked in several acclaimed NYC restaurants, including Daniel, Jea...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Kris Moon , President and Chief Operating Officer of The James Beard Foundation . In his role, Kris is responsible for all revenue at the Foundation, including building the Foundation’s first-ever enterprise-wide partnerships with American Airlines, Capital One, and Windstar Cruises, and helping the Foundation grow its philanthropi...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is on location in NYC with her guest William Drew, the Director of Content for 50 Best , which includes The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants, among others. William has been a journalist and editor for more than two decades, spanni...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special episode from her recent trip to Santiago, Chile, with Carolina Bazán , chef-owner of Ambrosia and Ambrosia Bistro in Santiago. Carolina opened Ambrosia with her family in 2003. With the help of her partner, sommelier Rosario Onetto, she began the Hidden Kitchen movement in 2012, focusing on market produce and seasonal ingredient...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special episode from her recent trip to Santiago, Chile, with Rodolfo Guzmán , a Chilean chef who opened Boragó in Santiago in 2006. Famed for its sustainable approach deeply rooted in southern Chile’s ingredients and indigenous culture, Boragó earned the inaugural Latin America’s 50 Best Sustainable Restaurant Award in 2018 from the Wo...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special "On the Road" show focusing on her new, and first book, CHEFWISE: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon) , which is officially out today, 5.3.23 in the US, and launched in the UK/Worldwide on 4.20.23. Chefwise features invaluable advice from over 100 leading chefs on topics not typically taught in culinary sc...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Chip Wade , Chief Executive Officer of Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), which was founded by Danny Meyer with the opening of Union Square Café in 1985, and now extends beyond the walls of its eateries, offering event services, partnerships, and business development. As CEO, a title he has had since 2022, Chip is responsible f...

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, New York, New Orleans, Nashville, & beyond. Foxglove champions impassi...