To Dine For

Amena Johnson is the Executive Director of Hope in a Box, a non-profit that works to support LGBTQ+ students across the country through representation by providing public school educators with curated sets of books, distinctive curriculum, and community training on how to build an LGBTQ+ inclusive classroom. Through these books, they can affect positive change by supporting the well-being of LGBTQ...

Mary Calvi is an Emmy award-winning reporter and anchor at WCBS in New York City. She’s also the author of two historical fiction novels, including Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington’s First Love . She has recently been transcribing love letters of Teddy Roosevelt’s, to and from his first love, Alice Lee. This has led to a second historical fiction novel called If a Poem Could Li...

Daniel Jones is the editor for The New York Times essay column Modern Love , which started in 2004 and has run every week on Sundays in The Times. The column has been adapted into a two-season original series on Amazon Prime Video, where Daniel served as a consulting producer. The series ran from 2019-2021 and starred dozens of household names, such as Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Andy Garcia, and Dev...

Jacques Pépin is one of the world’s most iconic and beloved chefs who has changed the way America cooks and eats. Originally from France, Jacques is renowned for teaching essential techniques to the everyday cook. Jacques presents his recipes not as a list of ingredients and steps, but as narratives that lead the cook through the recipe. He is the winner of 16 James Beard Awards and author of more...

Mario Carbone grew up in Queens, New York, surrounded by great Italian food. He worked at local eateries in his spare time, cutting his teeth in some of the best restaurants in New York City, including Babbo, Lupa, wd-50, and Café Boulud. It was at Café Boulud that Mario connected with an old friend from culinary school, Rich Torrisi, which planted the seed for the two to venture out on their own....

Jeanne Gang is one of the world’s most celebrated architects, with buildings and installations all over the world. Jeanne gained international attention for her Aqua Tower in Chicago, which became the tallest building in the world designed by a female architect. Called “the world’s most influential architect” by Time Magazine, Jeanne is currently a professor at Harvard, exploring how design can he...

Victoria Eady Butler is fast becoming a woman to know in the world of whiskey. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Nearest Green, the first known African-American master distiller who worked alongside Jack Daniel. Victoria is currently the Master Blender of the award-winning Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. There she oversees the blending process of its core and master blend portfolios along wit...

Niki Leondakis is the Chief Executive Officer of CorePower Yoga, one of the largest yoga studios in the world with more than 200 studios. Throughout her career, Niki has worked to build and lead diverse and customer-centric teams. She has more than 30 years of experience building lifestyle brands and creating award-winning workplace cultures including Equinox Fitness Club, Two Roads Hospitality, a...

Laura Sage Co-Founder & CEO - Chill Anywhere Laura Sage is the creator and CEO of Chill, a modern meditation studio. After telling her story on the podcast, Laura came back to lead a simple guided meditation to start the New Year off right.   To Dine For is part of the Adweek Podcast Network Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Twitt...

As 2022 comes to a close, Kate discusses her New Year's Resolutions for 2023 and how she plans to define success for the new year. To Dine For is part of the Adweek Podcast Network Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Twitter: @KateSullivanTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com   Thank You to our Sponsors! Mastercard American National Insurance...

Francesca Nonino is a sixth-generation grappa maker from Friuli, Italy. Francesca transports us to her beautiful part of the world and shares the passion and history from Amaro Nonino and L’Aperitivo Nonino. We spoke in person at Misi in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, an out-of-this-world Italian restaurant where the pasta is made fresh on-site.    To Dine For is part of the Adweek Podcast Netw...

Laura Sage is the creator and CEO of Chill, a modern meditation studio. Laura was driven to create Chill by her desire to establish a regular meditation practice for herself, and her frustration at not being able to find a meditation studio that she found approachable. She also founded a non-profit called Chicago’s In Good Taste, which harnesses the power of local restaurants to support the Lynn S...

Marc Forgione is a New York-based American restaurateur. He began his culinary career at the age of 16, joining his father Larry in the kitchen at An American Place. Marc’s highly-acclaimed first restaurant, Restaurant Marc Forgione, opened in Tribeca more than a decade ago and earned him consecutive Michelin Stars, making him the youngest American chef to receive this honor. In 2020 Marc took ove...

Emmanuel Acho is a New York Times Bestselling Author, host of Fox Sports, and creator of “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man”. Growing up in Dallas, TX, the son of Nigerian immigrants, he never dreamed his life would take him all over the country as an NFL player for the Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Giants, but it did. It turns out those “glory years” of playing fo...

Happy Thanksgiving! This year Kate reflects on her early career and how failure is the first stepping stone to success.   To Dine For is part of the Adweek Podcast Network Official Website: ToDineForTV.com Facebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTV Instagram: @ToDineForTV Twitter: @KateSullivanTV Email: ToDineForTV@gmail.com   Thank You to our Sponsors! Mastercard American National Insurance Ter...

Gary Vaynerchuck, also known as Gary Vee, has risen from a liquor store clerk to one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time and one of the most sought-after speakers in business. An immigrant from the former Soviet Union, Gary and his family moved to this country with no material possessions, and have an incredible tale of resilience, grit, and tenacity. Gary is currently the CEO of Vayn...

Jason Feifer is the Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, and host of the podcast Problem Solvers, a show about entrepreneurs solving unexpected problems in their businesses, as well as the host of the Build for Tomorrow podcast. Feifer is also author of the newly released book, Build for Tomorrow. The book discusses embracing change and adapting fast. We talk about Feifer's interview process,...

Gavin Hattersley is the CEO of Molson Coors, the second largest brewery in the United States. Prior to this role Hattersley was Global Chief Financial Officer for Molson Coors, and served as a member of the MillerCoors Board of Directors. I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Gavin live for the Chicago Executives’ Club, many floors up at Baker McKenzie in downtown Chicago. We talked about th...

Arlan Hamilton is the CEO and Founder of Backstage Capital which funds startup companies that are specifically owned and operated by Women, People of Color, and LGBTQ founders. Arlan sits down at her favorite spot in Los Angeles, Hotel Cafe, to share her unique story and her vision for funding “underestimated founders" and catalyzing their mission and purpose.   To Dine For is part of the Adw...

Naomi Shah is the founder and CEO of Meet Cute, a modern media company that produces original scripted romcoms in podcast form. Meet Cute is already redefining the romcom category by creating more than 300 bite-sized doses of feel-good content that prioritizes diverse storytelling and characters by telling stories across the full spectrum of love. Before starting Meet Cute, Naomi was a member of t...

Kris Moon is the President and COO of the James Beard Foundation. Anyone who listens to To Dine For knows that we love to toast great restaurants, and so does the James Beard Foundation. The James Beard Foundation Awards are like the Oscars of the restaurant world, but many people don’t realize that the James Beard Foundation does so much more than hand out awards. Today we hear from Kris about hi...

Joanna Griffiths is the President and Founder of Knix, a direct-to-consumer intimate apparel brand. Since launching the company in 2013, Joanna has built Knix into one of the fastest-growing intimate apparel brands globally, through a focus on product innovation and the brand’s mission to empower women to be unapologetically free. A Knix item is now sold every seven seconds and the company has shi...

Artist Stevens has devoted his career to helping service communities, first working at the Atlanta Public Housing Agency, then the Boys & Girls Club of America. He spent many years at the National 4-H Council, and now his career has taken him to be the President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Kate is joined by a co-host for the first time, her little sister Myah McIntosh, who she met nea...

Joseph “JJ” Johnson is a James Beard Foundation Book Award-winning chef and author best known for cooking the food of the African Diaspora. He is a Chef on Buzzfeed's Tasty platform and a TV host on Just Eats with Chef JJ. He is the founder of Ingrained Hospitality Concepts, and he recently opened Fieldtrip, a study in rice and grains. The quick-casual rice bowl shop in Harlem highlights rice trad...

John Terlato was born into a wine family just as the American wine landscape was taking shape. His father, Tony Terlato, was a giant in the wine industry. A visionary who built and shaped the Terlato Wine Group into the company that it is today. John initially went to law school, but soon found himself back in the family business. Today we are in for a real treat as we head to a legendary Chicago...