Hot Takes on a Plate

What will we all be cooking and eating in 2021? Food Network Magazine editor-in-chief Maile Carpenter joins Rob Petrone to discuss food trends -- how they are determined, social media’s role in what we eat and how COVID-19 has influenced our relationship with food. Rob also shares his food trend predictions with Maile.

10 Foods and Drinks You’ll See Everywhere in 2021 (Food Network Magazine): https://www.foodnetwork.com/magazine/articles/2021-food-and-drinks

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It’s no secret David Chang has a temper; he’s personally shared accounts of his rage for years, most recently (and vividly) in his 2020 memoir, Eat a Peach. Chang has always controlled the narrative around his anger -- until writer and former Momofuku corporate beverage director Hannah Selinger wrote a thorough essay this past December for Eater about her time working for Chang and the toxic work environment he fostered.

In this special Hot Takes on a Plate, Selinger discusses with Rob Petrone how and why Chang has avoided any major backlash for his behavior over the years and what, exactly, accountability would look like in his case.

Read Sellinger’s Eater essay: https://www.eater.com/22193151/momofuku-david-chang-memoir-eat-a-peach-review

* CORRECTION: During the interview, Rob says Peter Meehan was fired from his position as editor of the Los Angeles Times food section; Meehan resigned. More here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/dining/peter-meehan-resigns-la-times.html

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With restaurants struggling due to COVID-19, should you be using those restaurant gift cards you received for the holidays or paying for meals with your own money and saving them for later (or never)? Rob Petrone shares with his friend, chef-restaurateur Adam Lathan, how guilt has kept him from using gift cards to Adam’s restaurant, The Gumbo Bros, when he orders food from there during the pandemic. Adam’s response to how gift cards work at his restaurant -- and whether you should feel guilty about using those cards -- is enlightening.

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We didn't have to choose between public safety and economic concerns. We could have saved lives and saved restaurants by bailing them out the way we've bailed out so many other industries in this country, Rob Petrone argues on this emergency episode of Hot Takes on a Plate.

Take action: https://www.saverestaurants.com/letter/

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Washington Post Food & Dining Editor Joe Yonan joins Rob Petrone to discuss Thanksgiving in the COVID-19 era. The two also debate turkey cooking methods and which sides you can (and can’t) live without.

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What’s it like attempting to chronicle the best eats our country has to offer during a global pandemic? Esquire Food & Drinks Editor Jeff Gordinier joins Rob Petrone to discuss putting together Esquire’s Best New Restaurants 2020 list.

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On November 13th, 2019, Fios1 News went off the air and, with it, the popular food franchise Rob Petrone developed, executive produced and hosted: Restaurant Hunter. On this special Hot Takes on a Plate, Rob opens up about life after 585 episodes of Restaurant Hunter: what he’s been up to (besides this podcast), what he has in store and why you haven’t seen him on TV in the past year (and may not anytime soon). Rob also answers fan questions and reminisces about the show with longtime show videographer Danyella Vitucci.

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Award-winning drinks writer Brad Thomas Parsons joins Rob Petrone to debate the best (and worst) in cocktails, liquor, election night drinking and hangover recovery.

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Eater New York critic Ryan Sutton squares off against Rob Petrone in the ultimate Halloween candy draft! These two food pros get eight picks each to craft their dream lineups. What candy goes #1? Which notable sweets go undrafted? And whose ‘dream team’ do you prefer? Leave a comment or let Rob know at @RobPetroneTV on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook!

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Eric Rivera has picked fights with famous chefs and dished out some of the hottest restaurant takes during the COVID era. The innovative Seattle-based chef and restaurateur discusses his desire to change the restaurant industry (and the opposition he’s faced) with Rob Petrone -- including why he won’t let you eat at his restaurant, Addo. (Major language warning on this one.)

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