Hey hey, it's Food Republic Today! On this episode, we discuss Noma re-opening next February (0:27), the listeria outbreak at LAX (1:53), the Keurig boycott (2:33), and the premiere of "The Mind of a Chef" on Facebook Watch (5:19). After that, we talk to Daniel Giusti (7:18), the former Noma head chef who left to found Brigaid, a program focused on bringing scratch food to school cafeterias. We wrap it all up with Scott Conant talking about how you know that a food trend has gone too far (18:27).

Hey hey, it's Food Republic Today! On today's episode, we discuss today's headlines, including the damaging effect Brexit will have on Britain's hospitality industry (0:29), the hotel boom's impact on NYC neighborhoods (1:41), Instagram's new "follow a hashtag" feature (4:17), a NJ diner adopting a gratuity-included policy for teens (5:59), and some Thanksgiving talk (6:52). After that, we sit down with director/writer/actress Cathryn Michon to talk about her new film "Cook Off!," which opens in theaters nationwide this Friday (8:19). We wrap up with NYC chef Dale Talde's strong opinions about pizza (19:07).

Hey hey, it's Food Republic Today! On today's episode, we discuss four new food publications, including two devoted to cooking with cannabis (0:28), a standalone food site from The AV Club (2:50), and one new launch dedicated to important issues and policy (3:03). We talk about pastry chefs Christina Tosi and Dominique Ansel expanding outside NYC (3:44) and explore the origins of natural wine label Donkey and Goat (5:24). We talk all things offal and the recovery of Napa with Chris Cosentino (7:39), restaurateur and author of the new cookbook "Offal Good," and wrap up with Philly chef Michael Solomonov's opinion of Yelp (22:36).

Hey hey, it's Food Republic Today! On today's episode, we discuss today's headlines, including Whole Foods' projections for 2018 food trends (0:28) and the "rethinking" of pasta (1:45), insight into the reasons for Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods and major changes to the grocery industry (4:29), and President Trump's menu choices on his recent trip to Asia (7:04). Next up is part two of yesterday's interview with Anna Chai and Nari Kye, co-directors of the documentary "Wasted! The Story of Food Waste" (8:57) and wrap it all up with bad reviews of good restaurants as seen on Yelp (21:22).

Hey hey, it's Food Republic Today! On this episode, we discuss Houston's outstanding food scene (0:27) and Amanda Cohen's Esquire piece about what's wrong with the media's recent focus on women in kitchens (2:40). Next up is part one of our conversation with Anna Chai and Nari Kye, the co-directors of the documentary "Wasted! The Story of Food Waste" (6:48) -- tune in tomorrow for the rest -- and then we wrap it up with NYC chef Esther Choi talking about her first time cooking on the line (23:30).

Hey hey hey, it's Food Republic Today! On this episode, we discuss today's headlines, including how other people's food allergies are changing what we eat (0:32), the bevy of Thanksgiving magazine covers currently hitting stands and some of the food styling secrets behind the photos (2:54), the decline of Jewish delis in major cities (5:06), and a quick hit about how Austin's Franklin BBQ has now reopened after a fire ripped through their smokehouse 2 months ago (8:15). After that, Food Republic editor George Embiricos shares some quality restaurants in NYC and Nashville where you usually can snag a reservation the same day (8:50) and we chat with SF Bay Area chef Daniel Patterson (11:40) about his new book "The Art of Flavor" and his mission of bringing quality food to neighborhood restaurants. We wrap it up with a throwback clip of Reggie Watts beatboxing a Food Republic theme song (22:09).

Hey hey, it's Food Republic Today! On today's episode, we get into today's headlines, including how Jose Andres and his team have served their 2 millionth meal in Puerto Rico (0:28) and the integral role chefs play in disaster relief effort (1:10), Papa John's blaming the NFL for their decreasing stock prices (3:30), Seattle's CenturyLink Field's efforts to fight food waste (4:39), and the staggering amount of fried foods in stadiums despite the recent trend of better quality options coming in (5:44). Next, Richard catches up with Jack Crowther, the bassist for psychedlic band The Babe Rainbow, about his organic farmer alter-ego (7:11) and sit down with restaurateur Ford Fry to pick his brain about his Atlanta-based empire, music, burgers, and more (10:11). We wrap up with comedian Samantha Ruddy detailing her disastrous first experience with soup dumplings (21:33).

Hey hey, it's Food Republic Today! On today's episode, we discuss today's top headlines, including the sudden boom of plant-based meat alternatives (0:32), San Francisco unseating NYC as the US city with the most Michelin stars (3:54), chefs participating in this weekend's NYC Marathon (5:41), and quick hit headlines (6:48). We check in with Alex Stupak and Barbara Lynch about the intersection of restaurants and real estate (8:05), chat about all things natural wine with Isabelle Legeron, France's sole female Master of Wine (10:29), and wrap up Scott Conant's opinion of wannabe celebrity chefs (25:10).

Welcome to Food Republic Today! In this inaugural episode, we discuss today's top headlines, beginning with Whole Foods' hiring announcement (0:32), the butter shortage in France (2:09), leftovers being one of the largest sources of edible food waste (3:27), and a couple quick hit news stories (4:30). After the news, we ask outdoorsman Steven Rinella what he thinks of Arby's serving deer meat (6:04), talk New England food and health with Boston chef Matt Jennings (9:34), and wrap it up with bad reviews of good restaurants from Yelp (22:01).