All in the Industry ®

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Andrea Strong , Executive Director of ROAR , a nonprofit founded in March 2020 in NYC by a group of industry professionals impassioned to fight for unemployed restaurant workers facing financial hardship and to advocate for an industry in crisis. Over the course of her career, Andrea has been a lawyer, a restaurant manager, a waitr...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer welcomes two guests to the show. First, Omar Tate , a chef, artist, and cofounder of Honeysuckle Projects , a multifaceted food company that focuses on the nuanced cultures and cuisines of the Black diaspora. Omar has emerged as a visionary and a leading thinker on the restaurant industry’s cultural development as a whole. He specifically foc...

On our 300th episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Daniel Boulud , renowned Chef-Owner of several award-winning restaurants and the Feast & Fêtes catering company . Daniel’s New York City restaurants include his flagship two-Michelin star DANIEL , a Relais & Châteaux member; and his latest, Le Pavillon , a seafood and vegetable focused restaurant, where nature meets arc...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Surbhi Sahni , chef and owner of TAGMO , a new restaurant in Manhattan’s Seaport District, featuring homestyle Indian cuisine and confections. With two decades of professional culinary experience, Surbhi has made her mark as a talented pastry chef with handcrafted cakes & confections that preserve the essence of South Asian mit...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is joined by two legendary restaurateurs in the backyard of Lucali in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. First, Mark Iacono, well revered pizzaiolo and owner of Lucali in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, which he founded in 2006 and has since received national recognition. Mark recently opened Baby Luc's , a new slice shop down the block from Lucali, plus,...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is back at Heritage Radio Network's studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn, with her guest, Steven Hall - Founder of Hall PR , a multi-lingual media agency focusing on culinary and hospitality. Steven founded his NYC-based company in 1996 with the late Sam Firer. Born and bred in Flushing, Queens, Steven is the epitome of a native New Yorker. Gifted wi...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Maneesh Goyal , Founder & Partner at Sona , a new Indian brasserie in NYC’s Flatiron District, which he founded with hospitality veteran David Rabin, and acclaimed actress and businesswoman, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, along with Executive Chef Hari Nayak. Sona is a tribute to Indian culture, showcasing the flavors, art, design, and...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Joshua David Stein , a Brooklyn-based, prolific writer and the author of many books, cookbooks and children’s books, including his latest and first solo cookbook, Cooking for Your Kids: At Home with the World’s Greatest Chefs ( Phaidon ). Joshua is the co-author of Notes from a Young Black Chef with Kwame Onwuachi; The Nom Wah Tea...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Judiaann Woo , an independent marketing and media relations consultant specializing in food and travel, and host of “ Food People Are the Best People ,” a new podcast on the Eat Drink Dine Podcast Network. Judiaann was born in South Korea, raised in Portland, Oregon and developed her career in New York City. During that time, she h...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Josh Sharkey , Founder and CEO of meez, the recipe tool for professional chefs. Josh has over 15 years of experience as a chef, from Michelin Star restaurants in Norway, to working with some of the best chefs in NYC, including Gray Kunz, David Bouley, and Floyd Cardoz. In 2009, he opened his first solo project as chef/owner -- a fa...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Ellen Yin , Co-Founder and Owner of High Street Hospitality Group (HSHG). Ellen operates some of the country’s most celebrated dining establishments, including a.kitchen+bar, Fork , High Street Philly , and High Street Provisions in Philadelphia and High Street on Hudson, in Manhattan.  A graduate of the Wharton School of the Unive...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Fany Gerson , Chef and Founder of La Newyorkina , a Mexican ice cream and sweets company based in NYC; and Fan-Fan Doughnuts , a new doughnut shop in Bed Stuy, NYC.  A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Fany has worked in a range of fine-dining kitchens around the world.  As one of country’s most authoritative voices on...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Anthony Mangieri , chef and owner of Una Pizza Napoletana , who is known as the ‘pizza pope’ and a pioneer of Neapolitan-style pizza in the United States. A native of New Jersey, Anthony grew up in a close-knit Italian-American family and developed a pizza obsession from a young age, persuading his mother to drive him to every well...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Brian Bistrong , Corporate Executive Chef of The Connell Company’s The Park ( Twitter , Instagram , LinkedIn , Facebook ), and Culinary Program Director of The Park’s hospitality group, Table & Banter. With years of rich, diverse experience working side-by-side with renowned chefs such as Wolfgang Puck, David Bouley, and Gray K...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Adam “George” Fournier , a LA-based bartender who was named the 2021 US Bartender of the Year by the United States Bartenders’ Guild (USBG) Presents World Class sponsored by Diageo . Adam’s experience includes running the bar program at Steingarten LA, Areal Restaurant in Santa Monica, and the award winning program at Faith & F...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Diana Tandia, Chef & Owner of Berber Street Food , an African café in NYC’s West Village featuring Afro-fusion cuisine. Diana, who is from Mauritania, Africa, learned with her family that quality of food is an essential for living. She moved to NYC in 2001, and began working as a server in high end restaurants, including Daniel...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Gavin Kaysen , an award-winning chef and founder of Soigne Hospitality Group in Minneapolis, known for his nationally recognized group of restaurants as well as his leadership in the culinary profession. His restaurants include Spoon and Stable, a 2015 James Beard Award Finalist for Best New Restaurant; Demi, an intimate 20-seat ta...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Liz Neumark, founder and chair of Great Performances, New York City’s premiere catering and events company. Liz cherishes her role as a palate educator, driven by a desire expose all New Yorkers to seasonal, flavorful food and to promote conversation about its sources and sustainability. Liz established Great Performances (GP) in 1...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer goes on location at Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria in Noho, NYC, to chat with its Executive Chef Justin Smillie . After attending the Culinary Institute of America, Justin secured a position at Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Mercer Kitchen, followed by posts at Danny Meyer's Gramercy Tavern and Jonathan Waxman's Washington Park, where he fell in l...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guests are Chef-Owner Chris Cipollone and Owner-Operator John Winterman of Francie , a neighborhood brasserie in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and the first independent collaboration between the two, which opened in December 2020.  Chris was formerly the Executive Chef at the Michelin-starred Piora in NYC, a uniquely modern American restaur...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Amanda Kludt , the Editor-in-Chief of Eater and a Senior Vice President at Vox Media. In her role as EIC, Amanda oversees all written, video, and audio content across the Eater network of sites in addition to TV shows, events, and partnerships. In over a dozen years at Eater, she transformed the publication from a niche restaurant...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Hong Thaimee , Chef/Owner of Thaimee LOVE, her latest venture centered around a “Thai-inspired way of living,” including a six-month pop-up restaurant featuring homestyle Thai cuisine in New York’s West Village, virtual cooking classes, meal delivery kits, and a Thai product line. Originally from Chiang Mai, Thailand, Hong is a che...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is  Vallery Lomas , an attorney turned food personality, who transitioned from hobby baker and blogger to full-time foodie after winning Season 3 of ABC's  Great American Baking Show . Vallery’s debut cookbook of 100 recipes will be published September 2021 by Clarkson Potter, imprint of Penguin Random House.  She is a regular contrib...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is legendary food writer Mark Bittman , a leading voice in global food culture and policy for more than three decades.  Mark is a former, longstanding columnist for The New York Times, and the author of 30 books, including the How to Cook Everything series. He has made countless TV and radio appearances, and has received six James Bea...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Dan Rowe , Founder & CEO of Fransmart , one of the largest restaurant franchise development firms in the world, and the Co-Managing Partner at Kitchen Fund and FranInvest. Dan specializes in finding the next big thing and for over 20 years has identified and grown brands like Five Guys Burgers & Fries, QDOBA Mexican Grill a...