Menu Talk podcast

Menu Talk

Menu Talk, formally Menu Feed, is a podcast hosted by Pat Cobe of Restaurant Business and Bret Thorn with Nation’s Restaurant News. We are veteran reporters on the menu beat and eager to bring you inspiring conversations about what’s happening in restaurant kitchens, including weekly interviews with chefs, operators and food professionals.

Menu Talk, formally Menu Feed, is a podcast hosted by Pat Cobe of Restaurant Business and Bret Thorn with Nation’s Restaurant News. We are veteran reporters on the menu beat and eager to bring you inspiring conversations about what’s happening in restaurant kitchens, including weekly interviews with chefs, operators and food professionals.

 

#212

Jeffrey Bank, head of Carmine’s and Virgil’s, shares how to succeed in high-volume dining

Jeffrey Bank is CEO of Alicart Restaurant Group, which owns Carmine’s and Virgil’s in New ... more

21 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:33

21 Oct 2025


#211

Korean restaurant Bonyeon offers 'a new way to steak'

The Korean Wave or “Hallyu” has popularized barbecue, fried chicken, K-pop and K-dramas in... more

14 Oct 2025

19 MINS

19:29

14 Oct 2025


#210

BarChef owner Frankie Solarik elevates experiential cocktails

Frankie Solarik’s sources of inspiration range from molecular gastronomist Ferran Adrià to... more

07 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:37

07 Oct 2025


#209

How Levain Bakery is leaning into treat culture through catering

Levain Bakery, a New York City obsession among cookie lovers, started as a bread shop 30 y... more

30 Sep 2025

20 MINS

20:27

30 Sep 2025


#208

Scott Conant chats about his new restaurant, his sauce line and his plans for a sandwich shop

Scott Conant has been working in restaurants for 40 years, since he was an eager 15-year-o... more

23 Sep 2025

19 MINS

19:39

23 Sep 2025


#207

How restaurateur Eric LeVine's 45-year career has led to health and wellness

Brooklyn-born Eric LeVine started cooking in restaurant kitchens at the age of 12, working... more

16 Sep 2025

29 MINS

29:38

16 Sep 2025


#206

Stephanie Izard on menu development, fame and her new projects

Stephanie Izard has a streak of fearlessness in her. She went from being a sous chef to a ... more

09 Sep 2025

17 MINS

17:25

09 Sep 2025


#205

How Amanda Toups turned a pandemic-era response into a powerful hunger-fighting nonprofit

Amanda Toups, partner with her husband Isaac Toups in New Orleans’ Toups Meatery, flew int... more

02 Sep 2025

21 MINS

21:58

02 Sep 2025


#204

Jet Tila gets into Chino-Latino cooking

Jet Tila is known as a TV chef these days, thanks to his many appearances on the Food Netw... more

26 Aug 2025

21 MINS

21:34

26 Aug 2025


#203

Seattle chef Victor Steinbrueck on high-touch hospitality in a fast-casual space

Chef and restaurateur Victor Steinbrueck shook up the Seattle seafood scene when he opened... more

25 Aug 2025

13 MINS

13:43

25 Aug 2025


#202

Douglas Keane flipped the script on Cyrus, changing the business model and dining experience

Douglas Keane originally opened Cyrus in Healdsburg, California, earning two Michelin star... more

19 Aug 2025

21 MINS

21:55

19 Aug 2025


#201

Raheem Sealey shares his approach to menu innovation at Kyu

Raheem Sealey is the corporate chef of Kyu Restaurant, which has locations in Las Vegas, M... more

07 Aug 2025

19 MINS

19:11

07 Aug 2025