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• 03.20.2024

  Chef Alice Waters – Queen of the Garden Encore

  As we await the beautiful produce that will soon be arriving at our Farmer’s Markets, I thought it would be a good time to celebrate Spring with this encore piece featuring Alice Waters. Always remember to take a moment and Savor...

  
• 03.12.2024

  Sandra Gutierrez: The Julia Child of Latin American Cuisine

  “Latin American Cuisine is like a house. I see Mexico as the front door with all the dishes we are most familiar with. But once you open and walk through that door, you can see twenty other kitchens full of...

  
• 03.05.2024

  Chef Florian V. Hugo: A Passion for Notre Dame and French Cuisine

  “Everything changes. The only thing that remains immovable across the centuries and fixes the character of a people is cooking.” Victor Hugo The Cathedral de Notre Dame holds a special place of legacy for Chef Florian V. Hugo and for...

  
• 02.27.2024

  Wyatt Russell: Savor the Sip with Lake Hour Sparkling Cocktail

  “Savor the Day” is the tagline of my life. It’s a reminder to find and live your joy while connecting with family and friends. The multi-talented Wyatt Russell exemplifies how to “Savor the Day” and savor the sip with his...

  
• 02.14.2024

  Nancy Brinker: Leading the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer

  “Find a great need in a near edge and act upon it to make a difference” as my father always encouraged. This has proven to be a powerful recipe for action, especially for Nancy Brinker, a three-time Ambassador and New...

  
• 12.14.2023

  Lidia Bastianich: A Celebration of Family and Food

  What a joy it was to take Kitchen Chat on the road recently to New York’s famed Becco and sit down with Lidia Bastianich in celebration of the publication of her sixteenth cookbook! Time with Lidia, a multiple Emmy and...

  
• 12.07.2023

  A Kitchen Chat with Great American Family and Hallmark Star, Jen Lilley and Adua Ring

  ‘Tis the Season for giving. Jen Lilley’s heart for children has turned into an unexpected fundraising effort to provide 25,000 toys to children around the globe. Christmas is Not Cancelled is in its third year of bringing joy to the...

  
• 12.01.2023

  Sophisticated Fun with Chef Michael Mignano, Executive Chef and Culinary Director at The Pierre

  “Sophisticated Fun” is the mantra for Chef Michael Mignano, Executive Chef/Culinary Director at The Pierre, a Taj Hotel. Since 1930, this iconic hotel has defined “timeless New York City luxury,” and Auguste Escoffier was the opening chef and designer of...

  
• 11.03.2023

  Kitchen Chat: A Taste of Luxury, History and Hospitality The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel

  Welcome to the new Kitchen Chat series called A Taste of Luxury, History and Hospitality. In this first episode, we will visit The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel. This iconic place has defined luxury and hospitality since 1930 in...

  
• 10.06.2023

  Cliveden House: A Taste of English History

  Nestled amongst 370 acres of gardens and grounds is the grandeur of the historic Cliveden House. Originally built in 1666 by the Duke of Buckingham, the last owner was William Waldorf Astor who rebuilt the estate to what it is...

  
• 09.26.2023

  Kitchen Chat® in Antibes with Chef Lee Burton

  Join Margaret McSweeney and Chef Lee Burton at a table by a tree-lined gravel driveway in front of an 18th century villa in Antibes for a special Kitchen Chat. Both Chef Lee and Margaret share Alabama roots and enjoyed connecting...

  
• 08.23.2023

  Chef Eric Lanlard: Royal Ascot Afternoon Tea

  Highly acclaimed pastry chef Eric Lanlard, owner of Cakeboy Cookery School in London shares some great tips to enjoy an Afternoon Tea. As Chef for the Royal Ascot Afternoon Tea, Chef Lanlard prepared around 6,500 Afternoon Tea servings this season...

  
• 07.19.2023

  Butcher on the Block with Chef Matt Moore

  As the grandson of a Butcher, Chef and Southern Gentleman Matt Moore’s passion for meat is literally in his bones. As the author of the acclaimed  A Southern Gentleman’s Kitchen, South’s Best Butts and Serial Griller , Chef Moore shares his rich legacy of...

  
• 06.20.2023

  Compound Butter with Chef Sheana Davis

  Flavored butters from around the globe sound enticing, and as Kitchen Chat discovered they are  easy to make and utterly delicious. Trained in the kitchen of M.F.K. Fisher, Chef Sheana Davis shares her priceless recipes and the origin story of...

  
• 04.20.2023

  Tuscan Women Cook: Sharing Abundance and Passion

  If you are passionate about food, wine, family and friends, Tuscany beckons like few places on the planet with rolling hills and luscious abundance. Nestled in the magnificent, ancient province of Sienna, in the village of Montefollonico, is Tuscan Women Cook, an immersive...

  
• 12.16.2022

  “The Delmonico Way” with Max Tucci

  “And to the reader, I dedicate this book to you, with hopes that it will inspire you to celebrate life with elegance, grace, laughter, love, and intentions – in the spirit of the Delmonico Way.” Max Tucci Hospitality is a...

  
• 11.02.2022

  Chef Mary Sue Milliken: Living and Leading with Joy

  “Joy comes from cooking for other people.” Chef Mary Sue Milliken Chef Mary Sue Milliken continues to enjoy her culinary career with great success in owning restaurants, writing cookbooks, and starring in TV shows. In this Kitchen Chat, Chef Milliken...

  
• 03.16.2022

  Queen of the Coop: Lisa Steele

  Did you know that around 10 million in the United States are raising chickens? Lisa Steel, a fifth-generation chicken keeper and founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, has a new cookbook The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook: Over 100 Fabulous Recipes to...

  
• 03.07.2022

  Rohini Dey: Let’s Talk Womxn

  Let’s celebrate International Women’s Day with Rohini Dey! She is an accomplished businesswoman who has worked with the World Bank, a large consulting firm and even launched the women’s program at James Beard Foundation. She left the corporate world to...

  
• 02.01.2022

  Gender Equity and the Food Industry: A Spotlight on Daisy Zeijlon

  The data points are staggering. 52% of all restaurant workers are women. 71% of servers are women. 82% of hostesses are women. 54% of all culinary students are women. And only 7% of all restaurants are led by women chefs....

  
• 11.30.2021

  Celebrating Serendipity with Co-Founder Stephen Bruce: How Food (James Beard) and Art (Andy Warhol)Influenced the Success of an Iconic Restaurant

  “New York was the spell, the impetus of making it work. We were three young men and we came to New York to seek fame and fortune. We turned out to be the toast of the town, at least on...

  
• 10.12.2021

  The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook: 125 Homegrown Recipes from the Hills of New England

  “Allow the serendipity of the garden’s harvest to decide your menu.” Michael Ballon, farm to table pioneer and friend of the Bildners The taste of summer is a celebration of fresh produce at our local farmers markets. Elisa Spungen Bildner...

  
• 08.07.2021

  Babette’s Feast, Chef Lasse Sorensen

  “TAK for mad” means “Thank. you for the meal” in Danish. My husband is half Danish, and my mother-in-law taught me this lovely phrase. How fitting that for our first date, my husband took me to see the Oscar-winning Danish movie,...

  
• 07.19.2021

  Global Family Cookbook with Chef Katie Chin

  “Cooking is an expression of love, an act of friendship and a bridge to new cultures.” Chef Katie Chin Celebrity Chef Katie Chin and I share a parallel culinary journey. She is honoring her late mother, Leann Chin, who was...

  
• 06.18.2021

  A Father’s Day Celebration with Chef Bradford Thompson

  First of all, Happy Father’s Day to all who celebrate as a dad, granddad, or as someone who is a father influence in another person’s life. For this week’s celebration of Father’s Day, I am spotlighting James Beard Award winner,...

  
• 06.10.2021

  Best Of Barbecue and Grilling

  Enjoy the Best of BBQ and Grilling with some of the top experts! Steven Raichlen, Meathead, Mike Mills, and Myron Mixon share their tips and techniques to make you a BBQ Rock Star in your backyard! Here’s a quick sampler....

  
• 05.24.2021

  Celebrating Flavors with Sherry Yard, Host of The Great American Baking Show

  “If you make a syrup for a sorbet or souffle, take jasmine flowers and infuse them into a passionfruit base. Coax the flavor out from what already exists. Be intimate with your ingredients.” Chef Sherry Yard Let’s celebrate flavors with...

  
• 05.05.2021

  Chef Jeremiah Tower: A Shining Culinary Constellation

  “Chefs must stop thinking of themselves and saying ‘Look at me.” It’s not about ‘me, me, me,” it’s about the ingredients and the customers.” Chef Jeremiah Tower Let’s celebrate Chef Jeremiah Tower’s culinary past, present and future. Considered to be...

  
• 03.10.2021

  Chef Rick Bayless: Creating Bold Flavor from Your Farmers Market – Encore!

  What are you bringing home from your local farmers’ market? Are you ready to create a vital and bold flavor profile with the produce? Chef Rick Bayless, a Maestro of Mexican Cuisine, provides tips, techniques and recipes from his latest...

  
• 01.11.2021

  CHEF MARTIN YAN

  “Yan Can Cook, So Can You!” Chef Martin Yan Do you want to learn how to debone a chicken in 18 seconds? Chef Martin Yan recently joined Margaret McSweeney and Chef Jaime Laurita in the Middleby Residential Showroom for an...

  
• 12.13.2020

  Chef Andrew Zimmern: Experiencing Food, Sharing Culture

  “The library of tastes and flavors and memories that I have is probably my most valuable asset. I wanted to try everything and anything at a very young age. I have never known a time where I wasn’t sure that...

  
• 11.25.2020

  The Breath of a Wok with Grace Young

  “When a stir fry is cooked, it possesses “Wok Hei (hay)” which means life force. I like to call it the breath of a wok.” Grace Young aka Stir Fry Guru Grace Young will teach you the insiders’ secrets of...

  
• 11.18.2020

  CELEBRATING WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY IN CHICAGO with Cynthia Rowley, Rebecca Darr and Donna Mondi

  “Without optimism, you can’t be an entrepreneur.” Cynthia Rowley November 19th is Women’s Entrepreneurship Day. It’s an honor to be Chicago’s Ambassador for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization (WEDO) founded by Wendy Diamond in 2013. WEDO is a non-governmental volunteer organization...

  
• 11.03.2020

  Chef Roy Yamaguchi: The Pioneer of Asian Fusion

  “Cooking is a living thing. It’s always evolving. It’s always changing. Every time we cook, because we put our heart and soul into it, we are giving a little bit of something away from ourselves.” Chef Roy Yamaguchi Chef Roy...

  
• 10.11.2020

  Peas, Love and Carrots

  What is a schug and how can it make your life delicious? Danielle Renov’s new book Peas, Love and Carrots is bursting with Moroccan-Israeli inspired flavors. Learn about harissa and how it can spice up any dish. Danielle has a...

  
• 10.01.2020

  Live Life Deliciously with Tara Teaspoon

  “There’s nothing better than splendidly nourishing yourself, your friends and your family.” Tara Teaspoon, author of Live Life Deliciously. Tara Bench, aka Tara Teaspoon has worked for decades in food publishing and was the food editor for Martha Stewart Living...

  
• 08.31.2020

  The History and Future of Spago: Barbara Lazaroff and Byron Lazaroff-Puck

  “It’s unbelievable being able to grow up in this restaurant and witness my mom. She has taught me so much. It has been an incredible blessing.” Byron Lazaroff-Puck Spago, Beverly Hills is the iconic flagship of the Wolfgang Puck Fine...

  
• 08.18.2020

  Best Of Barbecue and Grilling

  Enjoy the Best of BBQ and Grilling with some of the top experts! Steven Raichlen, Meathead, Mike Mills, and Myron Mixon share their tips and techniques to make you a BBQ Rock Star in your backyard! Here’s a quick sampler....

  
• 07.30.2020

  Seriously Delish Interview with Kitchen Chat Chef, Jessica Merchant

  Bring your appetite as Jessica Merchant shares recipes and ingredients from her new cookbook Seriously Delish: 150 Recipes for People who Totally Love Food. She also highlights some great recipes from her popular How Sweet Eats blog.  Savor the day!

  
• 06.24.2020

  The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook: 125 Homegrown Recipes from the Hills of New England

  “Allow the serendipity of the garden’s harvest to decide your menu.” Michael Ballon, farm to table pioneer and friend of the Bildners The taste of summer is a celebration of fresh produce at our local farmers markets. Elisa Spungen Bildner...

  
• 06.17.2020

  A Special Tribute to Ubon’s Garry Roark

  “Ubon was my daddy. Family BBQ goes back several generations. To know that that name will live on through my baby and my grand baby, it’s real uplifting.” Garry Roark. July 14, 2018. Windy City Smokeout Garry Roark was a...

  
• 05.28.2020

  Home Baking Recipes with Pastry Chef Angela Garbacz

  Satisfy your sweet tooth with Perfectly Golden: Adapatable Recipes for Sweet and Simple Treats, a delicious new cookbook by Angela Garbacz, pastry chef and owner of Goldenrod Pastries in Lincoln Nebraska. Recently, Margaret McSweeney and Chef Jaime Laurita spoke with...

  
• 05.19.2020

  Navigating the New Normal: Chef Bill Kim and Yvonne Cadiz-Kim

  Chef Bill Kim and Yvonne Cadiz-Kim are both highly respected throughout the hospitality industry. Recently, Chef Jaime Laurita and I had a Kitchen Chat with this dynamic duo. As chef/owner of Urban Belly and chef/partner of Crate & Barrel’s The...

  
• 04.29.2020

  Fanny Singer: Always Home

  A milestone moment of my culinary journey was sitting down with Alice Waters at Chez Panisse for a Kitchen Chat while sipping fresh mint water. How special for Chef Jaime Laurita and me to recently interview Alice Waters’ daughter, Fanny...

  
• 04.27.2020

  Matt Moore and Grillmasters

  Grilling season is here! Join Margaret McSweeney and Chef Jaime Laurita as they talk with Matt Moore, author of Serial Griller: Grillmaster secrets for flame-cooked perfection.   Matt Moore traveled 10,000 miles to explore hot and fast grilling as documented...

  
• 04.24.2020

  Donnie Madia: Impact of COVID-19 on Restaurant Industry

  Restaurants are the hearts and souls of each community. Comprising 10% of the overall workforce in the U.S. with eleven million employees and adding $1 trillion to the economy, the restaurant industry is an essential player in the economic health...

  
• 04.10.2020

  Comfort Food and Comfort Mood with Chef Carla Hall

  Chef Carla Hall is a bouquet of sunshine. Her genuine kindness and enthusiasm for cooking are her hallmarks. During this challenging time, we all need a little sunshine and encouragement. Chef Carla Hall shares what she...

  
• 03.31.2020

  Connecting with Friends: Chef Jaime Laurita in His Kitchen

  Let’s connect in our kitchens! I know this is a difficult time, dear foodie friends. We can all feel a bit disconnected and discouraged. Please know that you are not alone. Please reach out to others in your community. My...

  
• 03.23.2020

  The Joy of Julia Child

  Julia Child always had that special “joie de vivre.” I so wish that I had met her. Through Kitchen Chat, however, I have been able to get to know her through the stories and anecdotes shared by our guests. ....

  
• 02.17.2020

  Vegan Meal Prep With Robin Asbell

  The plant-based lifestyle is quite trendy these days; however it’s now a way of life for me. After an unexpected detour in my health, I began this green journey and am grateful for Robin Asbell and Chef Dave Choi for...