Chef's Table: Talks

By David Gelb

In Chef’s Table: Talks, David Gelb, creator and director of Netflix’s Chef’s Table and Jiro Dreams of Sushi, brings listeners into a deep, intimate conversation centered aroun... more

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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

Chef's Table: Talks episodes:

April 13, 2026 Maxwell Reis Drinks Sherry Cobblers
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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1h 20min
April 06, 2026 Jeremy Fall Appreciates a Happy Meal
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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1h 4min
March 30, 2026 Kris Yenbamroong Will Always Have Pork Toro On the Menu
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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1h 25min
March 23, 2026 Saqib Keval and Norma Listman Make Perfect Samosas
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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1h 4min
March 16, 2026 Niki Nakayama Cooked Lobster for Spielberg
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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1h 4min
March 09, 2026 Nancy Silverton Tests Ice Cream Blindfolded
Nancy Silverton (Mozza, Max & Helen’s, La Brea Bakery) joins David on the
show this week! Nancy and David talk about the Max & Helen’s
waffles that quickly went viral, Nancy’s ultimate ice cream quality
test, the meal at Chez Panisse that shaped her love of food, why her
fridge at home is empty, hot takes on gluten free dishes, why you should
never put mushrooms on margherita pizza, and so much more.

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1h 7min
March 02, 2026 Kwame Onwuachi Loves Chopped Cheese
This week, Chef Kwame Onwuachi (Tatiana, Dōgon)
joins David on the podcast! David and Kwame talk about eating curry
goat and roti at his grandmother’s house, the story of a nut allergy
gone wrong on Christmas Eve, Kwame’s mom giving him cooking notes,
ayahuasca realizations, life lessons learned from golfing, and so much more.

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56min
February 23, 2026 Phillip Frankland Lee Brines Turkeys in a Trash Bag
Chef Phillip Frankland Lee (Scratch Restaurant Group) joins David on the show this week! Phillip talks with David about why 10 seats is the perfect amount for a sushi bar, why pastry chefs need more credit, holding a Michelin star at the same time as his brother Lennon, Phillip’s secret for preparing Thanksgiving turkey, his experience behind the scenes competing on Top Chef, and so much more.

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1h 8min
February 16, 2026 Ben Shenassafar is a Fan of Thick Burgers
Ben Shenassafar, (aka Ben Hundreds) joins David on the show this week! Ben talks to David about his unique career path from streetwear brand founder to restaurant owner, what makes a martini iconic, why sitting at a restaurant bar is the best spot in the house, the components of a perfect burger, the jar of his mom’s pickled black garlic sitting in the back of his fridge, and so much more.
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1h 3min
February 09, 2026 Ali Kolbert Wants a Bite of Rain
Comedian Ali Kolbert is on the show this week!! David and Ali talk about growing up eating homemade gnocchi made by her best friend’s grandma, loving diner food, what she eats on tour, dinner dates in dark restaurants, why New York doesn’t have “gluten free” figured out, and so much more.
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56min

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How many episodes does Chef's Table: Talks have?

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