Chitra Agrawal is an author and entrepreneur behind the beloved Brooklyn Delhi, a packaged foods brand that is based partially around achaar, a beloved and staple South Asian condiment.

Dale is the host of Tastemade’s “All Up in My Grill,” and he appeared as a three-time cheftestant and judge on Bravo’s Emmy Award–winning culinary show, Top Chef. 

As the founder of Blue Bottle Coffee, James Freeman has seen the rise of specialty coffee from a very unique vantage point. Freeman joins us in the studio to talk about his company’s influence, as well as where coffee is heading today.

John deBary is a bartender extraordinaire, a cookbook author, a spokesperson for the bar and restaurant world, and one of our favorite guests on the show.

Wow, the hamburger god George Motz is our guest on today’s show, and it doesn’t disappoint.

Cake Zine is an independent magazine and a “hedonistic exploration of history, pop culture, literature, and art through sweets.”

Courtney Storer is a Los Angeles–based chef who works as The Bear's culinary producer. We welcome her back!

Nils is a man of many skills, and we talk about his great new book, The Joy of Oysters.

Former pastry chef and current Empellon and Mischa boss man Alex Stupak is a complicated—and incredibly sincere—dude, and in this episode, we have a really spirited conversation.

We are always so happy to hang out with Jenny Rosenstrach, the talented writer and editor behind a highly enjoyable newsletter and a series of cookbooks

Rick Easton is co-owner of Bread and Salt Bakery in Jersey City, New Jersey. He’s also the coauthor of a fascinating new cookbook, Bread and How to Eat It.

Over her groundbreaking career, Ruth Reichl has served as the food editor of the Los Angeles Times, the restaurant critic of the New York Times, and the editor in chief of the legendary magazine Gourmet.

Here’s a bonus episode from our recent conversation with cookbook authors Eric Kim and Ali Slagle, recorded live at Rizzoli Bookstore in NYC.

Dan Frommer is the founder and editor in chief of the New Consumer, an influential publication that covers the intersection of technology and consumer brands—and many of these brands live in the food world.

Wylie Dufresne is a legendary force in the New York City chef world. As the owner of wd~50, he pioneered a form of cooking, sometimes called modernist cuisine, and brought it to worldwide attention.

Sandro Roco is the founder of Sanzo, which has been our go-to flavored sparkling water of choice.

Today on the show, we welcome in James Harris, one half of Throwing Fits, a very funny podcast and online community dedicated to all things menswear.

Samantha Irby is a humorist, a TV writer, and the author of an incredible new essay collection, Quietly Hostile.

Jamie is a comedy writer and podcast host behind some of our favorite series, including My Year in Mensa and Aack Cast, a very “Cathy” podcast.

We’ve long admired Chris Crowley’s reporting at Grub Street, the food and drink arm of the great New York magazine.

Sandor Katz is an activist, a fermentation guru, and the author of many influential books, including The Art of Fermentation and the deeply reported The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved.