Chef's Table: Talks

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. Phillip IG: https://www.instagram.com/phillipfranklandlee/ Follow Chef’s Table Official on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Ben IG: https://www.instagram.com/benhundreds/Follow Chef’s Table on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Ali IG: https://www.instagram.com/alikolbert/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Renowned Los Angeles BBQ expert Burt Bakman (Slab BBQ) joins us on the show this week! David and Burt talk about Burt’s journey from real estate agent to one of LA’s most popular pitmasters, the underground BBQ spot he operated out of his backyard, growing up on shawarma and falafel street food, the time a VIP choked on a piece of meat at one his events, overcooking Martha Stewart’s tomahawk steak, the collection of fats he keeps in his fridge, and so much more.Burt IG: https://www.instagram.com/burtbakman/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ Novak is on the show this week!! David and BJ dive into the psyche of his character Ryan from The Office, times when comedy crosses the line, the experience of eating at Nozawa, the food scenes in LA vs. NYC, coming out against Italian food, and so much more. BJ Novak IG: https://www.instagram.com/bjnovak/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam and David talk about saying goodbye to his character on The Goldbergs and career shifts after being a series regular on a beloved sitcom, learning to love food through his dad’s home-cooked meals, growing up as a child actor, Sam’s favorite restaurants in Italy, eating lobster pasta in a grotto, and so much more. Sam Lerner IG: https://www.instagram.com/samlerner/?hl=en Sam Lerner Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandlerner?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef Dominique Crenn, owner of Atelier Crenn in San Francisco and the first female chef in the U.S. to earn 3-Michelin stars, joins David on the show this week. She opens up about how her outlook on life has changed since overcoming cancer, dealing with grief and putting her emotions into cooking, creating the menu for the film The Menu, the one kitchen item she would use as a weapon in a street fight, what she keeps in her fridge at home, and so much more. Dominique IG: https://www.instagram.com/dominiquecrenn/ Follow Chef’s Table on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year! This week, Roy Shvartzapel of From Roy joins David on the show to explain the magic of panettone bread and debunk its poor reputation in the U.S. He talks about working at Ducasse, the simple dish his mother always made growing up that he’ll never forget, the meal that changed his life, his biggest nightmare story from fulfilling holiday rush orders, and so much more. Order the From Roy X Chef’s Table - Chocolate Peanut Caramel Panettone: https://chefstable.thisisfromroy.com/chocolate-peanut-caramel-panettoneRoy IG: https://www.instagram.com/thisisfromroy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor Logan Lerman joins David on Chef's Table: Talks this week! David and Logan talk about being a fruit freak, Logan’s favorite meals to cook, the people that made him fall in love with food, auditioning to play Percy Jackson, his questionable tennis serve, the acting roles that have shaped his career, and so much more. Logan IG: https://www.instagram.com/loganlerman/?hl=en Follow Chef’s Table on Youtube for full video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@ChefsTableOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Alvaro Clavijo, head chef at El Chato (named 2025’s Best Restaurant in Latin America by World's 50 Best) sits down with David to share the roller coaster journey that led him into fine dining. He talks about his beginnings as a dishwasher in Paris, lying to his mother about going to culinary school, accidentally giving his family food poisoning, serving “ants cream”, purple potatoes, how to cook termites, and so much more. Alvaro IG: https://www.instagram.com/alvclv/ Chef’s Table IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Subscribe to Chef’s Table on Youtube for full video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@ChefsTableOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Chef’s Table: Talks, hosted by Chef’s Table creator David Gelb. Actress, comedian and filmmaker Olivia Sui joins David on the show this week! They talk about Olivia’s first food memory, trying blowfish, the best restaurant to have a birthday dinner, improv, wigs, the true meaning of life, and so much more. Olivia IG: https://www.instagram.com/oliviasui/Olivia Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviasui?lang=enSubscribe to Chef’s Table on Youtube for full video episodes! https://www.youtube.com/@ChefsTableOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Chef’s Table: Talks, hosted by Chef’s Table creator David Gelb. Jason Stewart is here this week! David and Jason talk veganism, discovering weed, Kraft Mac n’ Cheese, what’s in Jason’s fridge right now, failing to remake Del Taco at home, being a frequent music video extra, their favorite types of sushi, and so much more. Jason IG: https://www.instagram.com/themjeans/?hl=enSubscribe to Chef’s Table on Youtube for full video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@ChefsTableOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Chef’s Table: Talks, hosted by Chef’s Table creator David Gelb.This week, Alice Waters joins the show to talk about pioneering the “farm to table” restaurant philosophy, her Chef’s Table: Legends episode and what it was like bringing a film crew into her restaurant, why it’s so important to teach people how to grow their own food, falling in love with her classmate in school, parties at Chez Panisse, the Baguette Quartet, cooking nettles, and so much more.Alice IG: https://www.instagram.com/alicelouisewaters/?hl=enSubscribe to Chef’s Table on Youtube for full video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@ChefsTableOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Chef’s Table: Talks! This week, Rudy Mancuso joins the show to talk about growing up with a fusion of Brazilian and Italian cooking, synesthesia, getting your first feature film made, Rudy composes theme music for this episode live on piano, and so much more. Rudy IG: https://www.instagram.com/rudymancuso/?hl=en Rudy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rudymancuso?lang=en Follow Chef’s Table on Youtube for full video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@ChefsTableOfficial/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Chef’s Table: Talks. Each week, host David Gelb (Chef’s Table, Jiro Dreams of Sushi) is joined by a chef, artist, musician, actor, or creative to talk about their shared love of food, stories from meals that have changed their lives, and the careers they’ve built in between. This week, Wolfgang Puck (Spago, CUT) joins David to talk about his history with Wiener schnitzel, how the kitchen became his sanctuary from a difficult home life, how to eat a steak correctly, the Old Hollywood celebrities who dined at Spago, and so much more. Wolfgang IG: https://www.instagram.com/wolfgangpuck/ Wolfgang TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wolfgangpuck?lang=en Subscribe to Chef’s Table on Youtube for full video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@ChefsTableOfficial/featured Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Chef’s Table: Talks. Each week, host David Gelb (Chef’s Table, Jiro Dreams of Sushi) is joined by a chef, artist, musician, actor, or creative to talk about their shared love of food, stories from meals that have changed their lives, and the careers they’ve built in between. This week, Jessica Barden joins David to talk about her childhood Heinz tomato soup obsession as a kid, filming Dune: Prophecy and how the Harkonnens and English people are similar, the work ethic that comes with growing up as a woman in Northern England, the meal that changed her life, and so much more. Jessica IG: https://www.instagram.com/jessybarden/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Chef’s Table: Talks. Each week, host David Gelb (Chef’s Table, Jiro Dreams of Sushi) is joined by a chef, artist, musician, actor, or creative to talk about their shared love of food, stories from meals that have changed their lives, and the careers they’ve built in between. This week, benny blanco joins David to talk about how his cooking obsession started with a George Foreman grill, getting fed Toro while DJing, why he can’t stop eating linguini with clams, how being a music producer is like being a therapist, and so much more. benny IG: https://www.instagram.com/itsbennyblanco/?hl=en benny TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsbennyblanco?lang=en Subscribe to Chef’s Table: Talks on Youtube for full video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxWoLVgCutsILOkA-QuZtQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Chef’s Table: Talks. Each week, host David Gelb (Chef’s Table, Jiro Dreams of Sushi) is joined by a chef, artist, musician, actor, or creative to talk about their shared love of food, stories from meals that have changed their lives, and the careers they’ve built in between. This week, Phil Rosenthal (Somebody Feed Phil) joins David to talk about tasting garlic for the first time at 19, Fruit of the Month club, why pizza is a universal food, Phil’s new restaurant, and so much more. Phil IG: https://www.instagram.com/phil.rosenthal/?hl=enPhil TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@phil.rosenthal?lang=enWatch full video episodes of Chef’s Table: Talks on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChefsTableOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Chef’s Table: Talks. Each week, host David Gelb (Chef’s Table, Jiro Dreams of Sushi) is joined by a chef, artist, musician, actor, or creative to talk about their shared love of food, stories from meals that have changed their lives, and the careers they’ve built in between.This week, Chef Evan Funke (Funke, Mother Wolf) joins David to talk about his early career at Spago under Wolfgang Puck, crafting the perfect burger, dealing with celebrities at his restaurant, what meal to cook to make someone fall in love with you, and so much more.Evan Funke IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/evanfunke/⁠Follow Chef’s Table on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/reels/⁠Subscribe to Chef’s Table on Youtube for full video episodes: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ChefsTableOfficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 around the favorite meals and food memories that altered the course of a fascinating creative celebrity's life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices