The Restaurant Guys

This is a Vintage Selection from 2011 The Banter The Guys talk about the serious issue of migrant farm workers (yes, back in 2011) and who will pick the food if we don’t let them do it. The Conversation The Restaurant Guys meet with Jon Taffer after his first season of the hit show Bar Rescue. He shares how he came to this line of work and they all swap crazy restaurant consulting stories. The Ins...

The Banter The Guys revisit an incident involving an older Burgundy, a decanter and a difference of opinion.  The Conversation The Restaurant Guys have Philip Duff on the show to hear about his genever.  The conversation winds into Irish whiskey, Batavia Arrack, and a special vodka endorsed by an action film star whom Philip is teaching to bartend.  The Inside Track The Guys have crossed paths wit...

This is a Vintage episode from 2007. The Banter The Guys discuss the role of the bartender. With great power comes great responsibility…and some amusing stories.  The Conversation The Restaurant Guys talk with Kim Severson of the New York Times about her recent assessment of The Joy of Cooking in its past and present iterations. They go on to discuss a novel product: Brooklyn-Style pizza. Find out...

The Banter The Guys are stoked about The Restaurant Guys LIVE with Rocco DiSpirito taking place at the theater next door on March 14, 2025! In other earth-shattering news, Francis changes his mind. The Conversation The Restaurant Guys welcome pizza pioneer Daniel Holzman who was determined to bring NYC slices to LA. They discuss some of the challenges and joys of great pizza and why Daniel wants t...

This is a Vintage Selection from 2010 The Banter The Guys tell about the wonderful and enormous Vinitaly Wine Festival that they just attended along with a story about a Verona closer to home. The Conversations The Restaurant Guys are in Italy at Vinitaly Wine Festival! They walk the listeners through the wine supply chain from proprietor Silvia Vannucci of Piaggia to exporter Jano de Grazia of Ma...

The Banter The Guys discuss keys to having a great restaurant experience. Find out what happens when one is missing. The Conversation The Restaurant Guys host ground-breaking (literally) wine guy Michael Juergens who has championed wine-making in Bhutan. Hear the story of how that has come to fruition as well as the future and impact of Bhutanese wines.  They also discuss his edgy book and the “ri...

This is just a teaser from a bonus episode for our subscribers. If you'd like to become a Restaurant Guys' Regular and listen to the entire episode and other commercial-free episodes, subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe This is a Vintage Selection from 2005 The Banter The Guys colorfully mock the snobbery of the authors of a travel guide.  The Conversation The Res...

The Banter The Guys talk about elements of a great restaurant: excellent food, good atmosphere and discretion. The Conversation The Restaurant Guys welcome acclaimed chef from Eleven Madison Park, Daniel Humm, to the show to discuss his new cookbook and how EMP does things a bit differently than other places to create a unique dining experience.  The Inside Track The Guys have had the great pleasu...

The Banter The Guys do a taste test of a product that was released and then repealed. Find out when sugar is a preferred ingredient. The Conversation The Restaurant Guys welcome Brian Miller to New Jersey! Brian is known in NYC for being a tiki pirate captain bartender. Now he’s heading up a bar in a 300 year old inn. Hear about what’s old, what’s new and what’s next! The Inside Track The Guys hav...

The Banter The Guys discuss what a world-renowned owner did when crowds infiltrated his speakeasy. The Conversation The Restaurant Guys speak with Andrew Carmellini, acclaimed  chef and author of Urban Italian, a cookbook he created with his wife in his home kitchen in Manhattan. Andrew shares some stories and favorite dishes including an ingredient some Americans might find unusual with pasta. Th...

The Banter The Guys talk about the 20th anniversary of the wine film Sideways and its impact on the industry.  The Conversation The Restaurant Guys talk with chef and television personality Judy Joo. Judy strives to make Korean food accessible and educates the naive on the wonders of the cuisine. and marvels at its metamorphosis.   The Inside Track The Guys get acquainted with Judy and find they a...

This is just a teaser from a bonus episode for our subscribers. If you'd like to become a Restaurant Guys' Regular and listen to the entire episode and other commercial-free episodes, subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe This is Vintage episode from 2005 The Banter The Guys talk about restaurant reality shows and how they are not grounded in reality. The Conversati...

The Banter The Guys discuss methods of popping corn and health benefits of doing it the old-fashioned way.  The Conversation The Restaurant Guys sit down with Phoebe Damrosch, first female captain at Per Se and author of Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter. Phoebe shares service tips and intel gathered from the art of observing the guests. She broke barriers and fell in...

The Banter The Guys decide to taste some non-alcoholic wines. Pleasure or punishment? The Conversation The Restaurant Guys welcome old friend André Hueston Mack, sommelier, winemaker, graphic artist and more! You may know of some of his accomplishments, but he will probably reveal more ventures that will surprise you.  The Inside Track The Guys have known André for years and tell of an amusing run...

  The Banter The Guys talk about the chef trend to put inedible items on the plate. Spoiler: it’s not a good idea. The Conversation The Restaurant Guys are thrilled to meet Gael Greene, restaurant journalist and bon vivant! She coined the term “foodie.” Gael shares some of the details from 32 years as a food writer and beyond (including a few famous lovers).  The Inside Track The Guys didn’t know...

The Banter The Guys talk about a new trend in martinis that’s “super-cool.” The Conversation The Restaurant Guys reconnect with Anthony Giglio, food writer, wine lecturer, and expert on many things. They do some reminiscing, talk about the evolution of restaurant reviews and the best way to present “fancy pants” topics to people. Don’t miss an opportunity to win some of Anthony’s Side Gig Supersal...

The Banter The Guys find humor in the imitation Twinkie kit marketed to families. Just let ‘em eat cake! The Conversation The Restaurant Guys hear all about chef Patrick O’Connell’s extreme measures to heighten the guest experience at The Inn at Little Washington. He tries to view everything from the arrival to the meal to how they will speak about the visit through the eyes of the patron and craf...

The Banter The Guys talk about their meals at home and, unsurprisingly, they are persnickety.  The Conversation The Restaurant Guys reconnect with award-winning Head Mixologist of The Bar at the Connaught Hotel in London, Giorgio Bargiani. Giorgio describes some of the specialties Connaught Bar is known for, but it’s difficult to capture what makes it so magical. They discuss Giorgio’s path to the...

This is a Vintage Selection from 2005 The Conversation The Restaurant Guys finally meet chef Floyd Cardoz of the acclaimed Tabla restaurant in New York City. Floyd talks about his experiences that brought him to where he is today and how he melded cuisines of India and the ingredients available in the New York region to create the first New York Times three-star Indian-fusion restaurant.  The Insi...

The Banter The Guys talk about elevating their town’s New Year’s Eve celebration and mishaps of New Year’s Eves past.  We are grateful for your support of the re-launch of The Restaurant Guys Podcast and wish you wonderful things in 2025! Happy New Year! If you want a chance to get two tickets to our Bourbon, Beer & Beefsteak and live recording with Sother Teague and Jack McGarry in New Orlean...

This is just a teaser from a bonus episode for our subscribers. If you'd like to become a Restaurant Guys' Regular and listen to the entire episode and other commercial-free episodes, subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe This is a Vintage Selection from 2008 The Banter The Guys host their last terrestrial radio show in 2008 by taking calls from their audience, revi...

This is a Vintage Selection from 2011 The Banter The Guys discuss a New York Times Review from their newly opened Catherine Lombardi restaurant. They are pleased because they met their expectations, if not their aspirations.  The Conversation The Restaurant Guys welcome author Robert Tinnell to talk about his graphic novel The Feast of the Seven Fishes. It’s a tale of an Italian-American hosting C...

This show is ad-free. Happy Holidays! The Banter The Guys talk about toys around the tree, special holiday foods and new traditions that began with their restaurant families. However you celebrate or don’t, enjoy time with family and friends during this season and always.  If you want a chance to get two tickets to our Bourbon, Beer & Beefsteak and live recording with Sother Teague and Jack Mc...

  This is a vintage selection from 2006 The Banter The Guys talk about Long Island wines and what the future may hold. When is a wine like a snarky adolescent?  The Conversation The Restaurant Guys have Colman Andrews, editor-in-chief of Saveur magazine, to talk about the often unsung region of Campbeltown scotch. Colman goes over the broad strokes then gets into the nitty gritty details of what m...

The Banter The Guys talk about their introduction to scotch then later single malts and how it impacted them. Francis discloses an error in judgment that involved Scotch.  The Conversation The Restaurant Guys share a dram with Master Distiller of Glendronach, Dr. Rachel Barrie prior to a scotch dinner at their restaurant. Listen if you want to know how a saxophone, brambles and the ghost of a Span...