Chef's Table: Talks

Maxwell Reis (Mírate, Daisy) joins David on a show this week! Maxwell breaks down little-known histories of spirits from why people associate rum with pirates to how fermentation started and where brown liquor comes from. They talk about agave goblins, the importance of supporting family-owned distributors, what causes hangovers (and why good mezcal doesn’t make you hungover) and so much more!

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Chef and Restaurateur Jeremy Fall (Drugstore) is on the show this week!!
David and Jeremy talk about their love of a quality steakhouse, discuss what “American food” really means, talk about how immigrants are the heart of LA’s food culture, why chefs could chill with nitrogen, break down the definition of a sandwich, and so much more.

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LA-Based Chef and Restaurateur Kris Yenbamroong (Night+Market) is on the show this week! David and Kris talk about his family’s beloved Thai
restaurant (and how he almost ran it into bankruptcy when he first took
over), Wolfgang Puck cooking with Kris’ grandmother, why there’s a weird
photo of Al Gore hanging in Night + Market, the infamous Phuket chicken, eating super spicy foods as a kid to get cred with his family, and so much more. 

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Chefs Saqib Keval and Norma Listman are on the show this week! Saqib, Norma and David talk about creating a healthy, sustainable workplace at their restaurant Masala y Maiz, cooks hiding to eat while on the job, perfecting samosas, making chai in the woods over a fire, living off quesadillas and coffee after having a kid, and so much more.

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Chef, restaurateur, and Chef’s Table Season 1 star Niki Nakayama is here this
week! David and Niki talk about the 15th anniversary of her
Michelin-starred restaurant n/naka, her iconic uni dish getting shown on
billboards, why customers ask to eat in her parking lot, how to
navigate marriage with your cooking partner, Niki’s trip to Jiro’s sushi
bar, and so much more. 

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