All in the Industry ®

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Regina Varolli , journalist and founder and Editor-in-Chief of CulEpi , a culinary industry platform for people in the industry to share their voice and make a positive impact. She is also the author of the Amazon best-seller " 99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Going To Culinary School ", and the Co-Curator of the PX+ Hospita...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Scott Conant , one of the country’s top chefs and restaurateurs. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America , Scott’s career spans over 30 years, including multiple restaurants, an enthusiastic following of fans and an ever-expanding brand. He opened L’Impero in 2002, garnering a three-star review from The New York Times,...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guests are Megan Murphy, a New York-based food and travel journalist, who’s experience spans media outlets, including AFAR, Bon Appétit, Clean Plates, Cooking Light, Eater, Fodor’s, Food & Wine, Thrillist, and Travel + Leisure. Megan is also an AFAR Ambassador and co-host of the Eat This, Not That! weekly podcast. And, Blaine Ashle...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Jasmine Moy, a transactional business attorney and consultant specializing in the hospitality industry. While she advises many clients on business structure, and drafts and negotiates all forms of business contracts (from leases to consulting and management agreements), Jasmine’s specialty is in the formation and negotiation o...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Sean Feeney, co-owner of Lilia and Misi restaurants in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with chef Missy Robbins. Sean began his career on Wall Street, working at big firms, including Cantor Fitzgerald, Goldman Sachs, and Anchorage Capital. In 2008, he and his wife moved to a building on Grove Street in the West Village—the same building...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Hazel de los Reyes, head roaster and co-owner of Gumption Coffee, a new coffee roastery and café in Industry City, Brooklyn. Hazel, along with her partner Clare Lim, began their coffee journey with their first coffee shop, Coffee Alchemy, which opened in Sydney in 2003. They now have 3 high-volume cafés in Australia, many indu...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from the James Beard Foundation Awards in Chicago, and Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. The JBF Awards were held on May 6, 2019 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in downtown Chicago, and in addition to Shari's radio coverage, she has a video highlight reel with exclusive interviews from the red carpet, which...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Evelyn Kim, Co-Founder and Policy Director of Rethink Food NYC, a non-profit organization working to recover nutritious excess food to provide low or no-cost meals to New York City families in need. Trained in the history of science, with a specialization in food, science and environment, Evelyn has written articles in academi...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Ellen Bennett, Founder & Culinary Creator of Hedley & Bennett, a Los Angeles-based handcrafted apron company. While working as a line cook at Bäco Mercat and 2-Michelin starred Providence in LA, Ellen realized the drab, essentially disposable aprons that served as their uniforms needed a major upgrade. She continued wo...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from Bali, Indonesia with two exclusive interviews. First, Shari sits down with critically acclaimed Chef/Owner Will Goldfarb of Room4Dessert, a dessert tasting menu restaurant on the outskirts of Ubud. Will, who has worked in the kitchens of Ferran Adria, Tetsuya Wakuda, Paul Liebrandt, and Morimoto, amo...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Tanya Steel , a global leader in the food world, who is the Executive Director of IACP , the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Tanya is also the Award Director for the Julia Child Award; an Adjunct Professor at NYU; and the author of the new Food Fight: A Mouthwatering History of Who Ate What & Why Throu...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Pascaline Lepeltier, Master Sommelier and Managing Partner at Racines NY . Detouring from a master’s in philosophy and a career as a university teacher, Pascaline began her obsession with wine at the two star Michelin-rated L’Auberge Bretonne under celebrated Chef Jacques Thorel. Within a year,she was named both Best Loire Val...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer is joined by Brett Martin, Food Critic and Correspondent for GQ magazine, who recently compiled GQ’s annual Best New Restaurants in America. Brett is the author of Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution, From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad (2014) and the forthcoming Fuck You, Eat This (Crown). He...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer chats with August Cardona, Co-Founder of Epicurean Group, including L’Artusi, Anfora, and dell’anima, which recently relocated to Gotham West Market after 11 years on 8th Avenue. As part of this move, August has moved into an advisory role as three of his longtime employees have taken over the day-to-day operations. August began his care...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” Episode from the 2019 Philly Chef Conference, which took place from March 9-11 at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Shari chats with Mike Traud, the conference founder and event chair, plus, shares interviews with two of Copenhagen’s most respected chefs and restaurateurs, Matt Orlando of Amass Restaurant, an...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer is joined by Hunter Lewis, the Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine. Prior to that he was the editor-in-chief of Cooking Light, executive editor of Southern Living, food editor of Bon Appétit, and kitchen director of Saveur. He cooked under Jonathan Waxman in Sonoma County, California, and at Barbuto in New York City. A graduate of the Uni...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer has a special "On the Road” episode from the 18th annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which took place from February 20-24, 2019 in South Beach, Florida. The five-day festival, which was founded by Lee Schrager , brought some of the world’s best chefs together for more than 100 unique collabora...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Daniel Boulud, chef and owner of several award-winning restaurants, and the Feast & Fêtes catering company. While he hails from outside Lyon, France, it is in New York that Daniel has truly mastered the dining scene, and is today considered one of America’s leading culinary authorities. Over the last two decades, Daniel ha...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Joseph “JJ” Johnson , a James Beard-nominated chef best known for cooking the food of the African Diaspora. JJ is a chef on Buzzfeed’s Tasty platform and debuted a cooking show, Just Eats with Chef JJ , on TV One’s new network Cleo. He has two projects in New York from his new restaurant group, Ingrained Hospitality Concepts:...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Melissa Clark, food writer, cookbook author and staff reporter for The New York Times Food section, where she writes the popular column “A Good Appetite” and appears in a weekly cooking video series. Melissa has written over thirty-five cookbooks, including Dinner: Changing the Game, and collaborations with some of New York Ci...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Claudia Fleming, the Proprietor & Pastry Chef at The North Fork Table & Inn in Southold, Long Island, NY. When Claudia was named Outstanding Pastry Chef by the James Beard Foundation in 2000, it was a well-earned recognition of the new chic, sophisticated, unfussy and casually graceful style she introduced - and contin...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Kim Severson, the national food correspondent for The New York Times . She was the formerly the Southern bureau chief for The Times national desk. Kim reports on food news, contributes to NYT Cooking and was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for public service for reporting on workplace sexual harassment issues....

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guests are Connie McDonald and Pam Weekes, founders of Levain Bakery based in NYC, known for its world famous cookies. Connie, a dedicated triathelete, has always had a passion for cooking (particularly Italian). But she discovered her passion for baking only in 1993 after she gave up her career in Investment Banking to enroll at Peter...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Mark Rosati, Culinary Director of Shake Shack, a modern day “roadside” burger stand, serving up delicious burgers, shakes and more since 2004. Born and raised in Connecticut, Mark grew up enjoying many of the state’s characteristic roadside seafood and burger shacks. By fate, he met Gramercy Tavern’s opening chef, Tom Colicchi...

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, host Shari Bayer's guest is Benjy Leibowitz, the founder of INHOUSE , a membership club for people who care about restaurants. Born and raised in London, Benjy’s hospitality career began in New York City in 2009, and includes working at The NoMad, initially as the Head Maître D’, before he was promoted to Director of Guest Relations. Inspired by his pers...