Chef interviews
Our archive of the spiciest, saltiest chef talk
August 26, 2009
Q&A: Saul Bolton
The BK pioneer chats about his upcoming pub-grub spot on the eve of Saul Restaurant's 10th anniversary
NYC chef survey: The last meal you prepared at home?
Ryan Skeen, Leah Cohen and Joey Campanaro reveal the last meal they prepared at home
Grilled: 2009 Celebrate Flatiron Chefs
Spontaneous, quote-worthy combustion from chefs Daniel Humm, Floyd Cardoz and Damon Wise
Grilled: 2009 City Harvest Summer in the City
Spontaneous, quote-worthy combustion from chefs Amanda Cohen, Cyril Renaud, Alex Guarnaschelli and Marc Murphy
Q&A: George Mendes
At Aldea, it literally takes a village (plus some hearty family mojo) to bring Iberian bites to life
Q&A: Corwin and Roni-Sue Kave
Mom's a top chocolatier. Son's a chef at sizzling Fatty Crab. Talk about good DNA.
First Bite: Xie Xie
Digging into Angelo Sosa's turmeric-tilapia sandwich from his upcoming Asian sub shop
Q&A: Grant Achatz
An Alinea in New York? Not so fast, says the celebrated chef.
Grilled: 2009 James Beard Awards
Keller, Boulud, Lagasse and the Ted and Todd show pick questions out of our sauce pan
James Beard Awards 2009: Blow-by-blow
Boozing it up backstage with the night's big winners
Chef Shots: Amanda Cohen
Foraging for veggies, spices and rice wine in the East Village with Dirt Candy's chef-owner
Chef Shots: Joe Isidori
Harbour's fisherman-turned-chef lets us snoop through his personal photo album
Chef Shots: Dalia Jurgensen
Post-shift dives and snack shops with the author and Dressler pastry chef
Citi Field culinary pros
NYC's top chefs pitch in for the new park's culinary scene. A ballpark culinary scene?
Snap Judgment: Cassoulet Festival at Savoy
NYC chefs pay respect to the rustic French dish, while answering our pressing questions.
The (updated) Life of Bryan
Apiary’s Scott Bryan returns to New York with his ballsy brand of French-kissed modern cuisine
Kitchen Radio: Emma Hearst
Sorella's chef-owner likes her American classics: chicken liver and Creedence Clearwater Revival
Q&A: Nicky Defonte
Even people in Italy rave about his sandwiches. Now, Manhattan can, too.
Are arepas the perfect recession food?
Caracas owner Maribel Araujo makes a case for the steaming, savory, South American bites
Grilled: 2009 Citymeals-on-Wheels benefit
Michael Psilakis, Marco Moreira and Anita Lo talk the tanking economy.
Top of the Rocco
Reality TV refugee Rocco DiSpirito ‘gets real'—with, hey, a new reality TV show
Bun in the oven
NYC’s second-generation chefs keep it all in the family biz
Q&A: Ryan Angulo
Buttermilk Channel's chef blends comfort staples, refined technique and some South Brooklyn moxie—and don't forget the spicy sausage
Chef Shots: Harold Dieterle
He won the first 'Top Chef.' Now, another first: Thanksgiving at his West Village spot, Perilla.
Q&A: Jason Neroni
10 Downing's chef wants you to know what's on his plate...and on his mind
Q&A: Seamus Mullen
Boqueria's chef on opening in Soho, bootleg Ibérico and thinking outside the bacalao
Kitchen Radio: Bobo's Carlos Suarez & Patrick Connolly
The owner and his chef talk bands, Bono run-ins and the restaurant's Wilco-inspired "tater tots"
Q&A: Jacques Torres
Chatting pastry chefs, sugar highs and chocolate shows with the NYC choco-meister
Hell’s kitchen
Slicing! Dicing! Chefs divulge tales of bloody kitchen horrors. Can you stomach it?
2008 NYC Wine & Food Fest: SWEET
A sugar rush of treats, a crush of foodies, a brush with the night’s big stars
2008 NYC Wine & Food Fest: Burger Bash
16 chefs on spiking cholesterol, fast-food faves and the perfect burger
2008 NYC Wine & Food Fest: Grand Tasting
An all-out munch-athon at the NYC Wine & Food Fest’s showcase event
Q&A: Duff Goldman
Shaking and baking with the ‘Ace of Cakes’ star at the NYC Wine & Food Fest
Grilled: 2008 StarChefs Rising Stars Revue
We asked 10 'Rising Stars' to pick a question out of a saucepan, and answer it no matter what
Q&A: Paul Liebrandt
Chatting on opening day with the MIA chef about his eagerly awaited new spot, Corton
Chubby chaser
Fatty Crab's Zak Pelaccio expands his impassioned Malaysian empire to barbecue and the Upper West Side
Chef Shots: Wylie Dufresne
wd-50’s mad scientist shows us the genesis of his ice cream bagel
Chef Shots: Kenji Takahashi
Up at dawn with Sasabune’s chef at the New Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx
Grilled: 2008 Celebrate Flatiron Chefs
We asked Geoffrey Zakarian, Zak Pelaccio and Will Goldfarb to pick a question out of a sauce pan…and answer it no matter what
Chef Shots: Sue Torres
Sueños' chef explores the city's Mexican soul in Corona, Queens
Marlow’s two sons
A pair of chefs stir the pot at Williamsburg’s Diner and Marlow & Sons
Grilled!: Tap & Tapas
We asked Tom Colicchio, April Bloomfield and Terrance Brennan to pick a question out of a sauce pan…and answer it no matter what
Kitchen Radio: Josh Eden
Shorty’s.32 chef likes his rock classic and black sea bass, psychedelic
Chef of the Year 2007: Joey Campanaro
The Little Owl’s Joey Campanaro transcends buzz at his tiny West Village joint
Back in top (chef) form
Josie Smith-Malave brings 'global comfort food' to Fort Greene
Kitchen Radio: Jimmy Bradley
The Harrison and Red Cat owner-operator on cooking like Jagger—and for Madonna and Paul McCartney
Before Mario, there was Lidia
After introducing regional Italian cookery to New York, Lidia Bastianich has become the bona fide godmother of Italian-American cooking
Exclusive: Inside Belcourt
Matthew Hamilton shows us his new Euro-inspired digs in the East Village
Graffiti’s art
Pastry provocateur Jehangir Mehta takes us on an exclusive tour of his new sweet-and-savory spot in the East Village
Kitchen Radio: Chris Santos
Stanton Social’s owner-chef on the virtues of hard-rock gods Clutch and what songs are blasting in the back of his house



