All in the Industry – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Today on our episode #421 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guest is Jorge Vallejo, chef and owner of Quintonil in Mexico City, a 2 Michelin star restaurant, which is currently ranked #3 on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025. Jorge opened Quintonil in 2012 along with his wife Alejandra Flores (Ale), who is responsible for the restaurant’s exceptional hospitality; and is leading the charge of new-wave Mexican gastronomy, focusing on fresh, local ingredients and traditional Mexican flavors and techniques weaved into modern preparations. Shari was thrilled to dine again at Quintonil since her first visit in 2018, when she initially met Jorge, and sit down with him for this in-person conversation. She is also proud that Jorge is a contributor to her Chefwise book. 

In addition, today's show features Shari's PR tip to be a good person; and wonderful solo dining experience at Maximo, a contemporary Mexican restaurant in Mexico City, led by Eduardo 'Lalo' Garcia and his wife Gabriela Lopez. Shari also shares details about additional dining experiences on her trip to CDMX, including her outstanding lunch at Quintonil with n/a pairings; delicious tacos at Santiago Moctezuma's Maizajo – 100% nixtamal taco bar; a seafood extravaganza at Tomas Bermudez's La Docena; late night eats at Botanico's lush outdoor terrace; incredible pastries at Panaderia Rosetta, & Cafe Nin – both beautiful locations by Elena Reygadas, who is also a #chefwisechef. Plus, authentic Mexican breakfast at El Cardenal Ciudadela; churros at Churreria El Moro; wine cellar lunch at the Intercontinental Mexico City; and fabulous drinks at Handshake Speakeasy – #1 The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 and Best Bar in North America 2025; as well as local entertainment at Lucha Libre. (47:22)

Many thanks and congratulations to Jorge, Ale, and their entire team and friends for their outstanding hospitality. Loved visiting your city!  

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

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Today on our episode #420 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer is on location in Lower Manhattan at Nobu Downtown with her guest, Drew Nieporent, one of the most influential figures in modern American dining, known for shaping the trajectory of New York’s restaurant scene over the last four decades. The driving force behind iconic concepts like Montrachet, Tribeca Grill, Bâtard, Rubicon, & Nobu in NY & London, Drew helped redefine fine dining & bring it to a wider audience. As the founder of Myriad Restaurant Group, Drew has helped launch the careers of celebrated chefs & collaborated with longtime partners like Robert De Niro, Francis Ford Coppola, & Robin Williams. His concepts have earned critical acclaim from The New York Times, & he is also the recipient of numerous James Beard Awards.

Drew is the author of a new book, I’m Not Trying to Be Difficult: Stories from the Restaurant Trenches, a behind-the-scenes memoir of grit, glamour, & what it really takes to build a hospitality empire in New York & beyond, now available wherever books are sold. Drew was previously our guest in May 2018 (episode #176, which gets a brief mention in his book on pg 250), & we were thrilled to have him back on our show to discuss his memoir, co-authored by Jamie Feldmar. Congrats! Drew, we're proud to call you a friend.

Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to have self-confidence; Speed Round; Industry News on the inaugural North America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, which took place Sept 25 at Wynn Las Vegas, naming JP & Ellia Park's Atomix in NYC as the #1 restaurant (our guests on episode #417). Congrats, all! Stay tuned for Shari's upcoming interviews from the Awards, & Revelry Las Vegas 2025, which she recorded at Sirius XM Studios at Wynn. (47:07)

Our show concludes with Shari's Solo Dining experience at Nuyores, a new restaurant in NYC's West Village by Chef/Owner Oscar Lorenzzi & Jonathan Charnay, celebrating Peruvian & South American flavors. (56:40)

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education. To learn more, visit ICE.edu.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.  Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review. 

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Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

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Today on our episode #411 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guest is Bo Bech, a Danish chef and restaurateur whose restaurant Bobe opened in late 2023 in an attractive townhouse in a cobbled city center square in Copenhagen. Shari visited shortly after its opening on her travels, and sat down with Bo for this conversation on a return trip to Copenhagen in Spring 2024.  Bo is not only a celebrated chef and owner, but author and TV personality, and a trailblazer of the Nordic culinary movement. He describes himself as a curious human being, who first made his name at Restaurant Paustian, where he earned a Michelin star, before setting up Geist in 2011 (Shari's solo dining experience on episode #161 from November 2017).  Working mostly with Nordic produce, Bo’s dishes are personal reflections of him as a chef, his background and his travels. Bo was also a guest on our show in April 2018, episode #174, which was recorded in person in Brooklyn while he was visiting NYC. Our show also features Shari's PR tip to be a curious individual, and special solo dining experience and stay at Le Doyenné, a restaurant, guesthouse, and farm set within the historical grounds of the Château de Saint-Vrain, in the village of Saint-Vrain, France; located 41 kilometres south of central Paris.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.  Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review. 

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Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #410 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guests are Rick Smilow, Chairman & CEO of the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), and Lachlan Sands, President of the Institute of Culinary Education’s LA Campus. ICE, which the school is often referred to for short, is one of the nation’s most prestigious culinary schools, currently headquartered in NYC and with a second location in Los Angeles. This year, in 2025, ICE is celebrating a big milestone – its 50th anniversary. Rick's tenure began in 1995, when he acquired the predecessor school, Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, which was founded in 1975 by Peter Kump, who was also the founder of the James Beard Foundation. Rick has been the CEO of ICE for 30 years. Lachlan, who has been at the helm of the LA campus since it opened in 2018, is the principal administrator responsible for the success of the school.  Prior to working for ICE, Lachlan held positions as President, Director of Education, and Executive Chef. Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to acknowledge achievements; Speed Round; Industry News on TimeOut's list of the world's 20 best cities for food now; and Shari's solo dining experience at Chef Jiho Kim's Joomak located within the Maison Hudson in Manhattan's West Village.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.  Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review. 

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us?  Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social.  We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #409 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, which took place in Abu Dhabi, UAE on January 28th, 2025. This was the fourth edition of the Middle East & North Africa's 50 Best Restaurants awards, sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, and hosted in partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT).  

Launched in 2022, MENA's 50 Best Restaurants is a celebration of the best places to eat across 19 countries in the Middle East & North Africa region. Restaurants from across 11 cities were announced as the 50 best places to eat in the region at the event held at Erth Abu Dhabi, culminating with the region’s #1 restaurant, Orfali Bros Bistro, for the 3rd consecutive year.

In addition to attending the MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards Gala, Shari took part in a Meet the Chefs press event & #50BestTalks on January 27th at The Abu Dhabi Edition. Shari's exclusive interviews include:

-       Raj Dagstani, Chef/Owner, Marmellata Bakery, Abu Dhabi, UAE (#29 MENA)
-       Mostafa Seif, Executive Chef, Khufu’s, Cairo, Egypt (#4 MENA)
-       Guillaume Barray, Restaurant Manager, Ossiano, Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, UAE (#5 MENA;  Art of Hospitality Award 2025)
-       Solemann Haddad, Founder/Chef, Moonrise, Dubai, UAE (#10 MENA)
-       Neha Mishra, Founder/Chef, Kinoya, Dubai, UAE, (#3 MENA)
-       Mohammed Orfali, Owner/Chef, Orfali Bros Bistro, Dubai, UAE (#1 MENA)
-       William Drew, Director of Content, 50 Best

Many thanks to everyone who joined Shari in conversation & congratulations to all, including the top 3: #1 - Orfali Bros Bistro for the 3rd year; #2 - Chef Himanshu Saini’s Tresind Studio, Dubai; Shari’s #solodining on ep #403; Chefwise; and #3 - Neha Mishra’s Kinoya, Dubai; Chefwise. Thanks & congrats to the entire 50 Best team. Wonderful to be a part of the celebration! For more info & the full list, go to theworlds50best.com & @theworlds50best #MENAs50Best.

Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to celebrate the positive; Speed Round with Solemann Haddad, Moonrise; & Shari's incredible Solo Dining experience at FZN by Bjorn Frantzen at Atlantis, The Palm, The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.  Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review. 

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us?  Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social.  We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #408 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guest is Gary He, a James Beard Award-winning photographer and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Gary's style of on-the-ground visuals-driven storytelling has been published in The New York Times, Bloomberg, Bon Appetit, Eater, and Saveur. His first book, McAtlas: A Global Guide to the Golden Arches, was published in November 2024. Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to have a good slogan; Speed Round; Industry News on the closing of legendary restaurateur Drew Nieporent and Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro's Tribeca Grill after 35 years in Tribeca, NYC; The World's 50 Best Restaurants launching a North America-Specific List featuring the US, Canada and parts of the Caribbean later this year; plus, upcoming events, including The TASTE Awards on March 10 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, where Shari will be a presenter; Ojai Food + Wine presented by FOOD & WINE, taking place March 3-16 at the Ojai Valley Inn in Ojai, CA, where Shari will be leading two sessions — a cooking demo with Blackberry Farm's Chef Cassidee Dabney, and a one-on-one conversation with Farmer Lee Jones of The Chef's Garden; and The Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference presented by MAPP and the Women's Hospitality Initiative from March 30-31 at the Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV. Shari also shares her solo dining experience at Quique Crudo in Manhattan's West Village on a snowy weekend evening.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.  Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review. 

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us?  Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social.  We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #407 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guest is Michelle Bernstein, a James Beard award-winning chef and restaurateur who was born and raised in Miami of Jewish and Latinx descent.  Michelle is fixture in the culinary world — both in restaurant kitchens and in the media spotlight. Along with her husband/partner David Martinez, her restaurants, bars and concepts include, recently revived Sra. Martinez, Café La Trova, Sweet Liberty, La Cañita, and Michelle Bernstein Catering. Michelle hosts two TV shows:  Check, Please! South Florida and the Emmy-award winning production SoFlo Taste, plus makes regular appearances on other wonderful programs, including Top Chef and Chopped. Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to smile from the heart; Speed Round; & Industry News on the 24th annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) presented by Capital One, which was founded by Lee Schrager and is returning this weekend, February 20-23, 2025.  Shari will once again be attending, and Michelle will be hosting Noche Cubana presented by BACARDĺ Rum along with David Martinez and Gio Gutierrez. To purchase tickets and learn more, visit sobewff.org and @sobewff.  Shari also shares her solo dining experience at Itamae AO, Chef Nando Chang's contemporary Nikkei chef's counter in Miami's Midtown neighborhood, and big brother restaurant to Maty's with his sister Chef Valerie Chang. 

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.  Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review. 

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Interested in collaborating with us?  Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social.  We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #406 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guest is Andy Wang, a Los Angeles-based journalist, who focuses on restaurants, bars, dining and nightlife. Andy has written for many top publications, including the Observer, Food & Wine, Robb Report and Los Angeles Magazine. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, Ocean Drive and many more outlets. Andy was previously the real estate and travel editor at the New York Post, and a former dot-com entrepreneur.  In addition to being a contributing writer, Andy is the Founder of Industry Only and co-host of Industry Only at The Cheese Store podcast. 

Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to believe in your community; Speed Round; Industry News on the Los Angeles wildfires, which started on January 7, 2025, largely devastating the Palisades and Eaton neighborhoods -- discussing the impact on the restaurant community, and ways we can help; and Shari's Solo Dining experience flashback to March 2024 at Saltie Girl in LA.  Our heart goes out to all of those affected by the fires.  Some ways to support LA Fire Relief are through GoFundMe campaigns, inKind Gift Cards, and dining out. 

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.  Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review. 

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us?  Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social.  We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #405 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday, November 26th, 2024. This was the 12th edition of this list which launched in 2013 to celebrate gastronomy across the region & provide diners around the globe with local insight & culinary recommendations. Since its inception, it has quickly grown to become the premier gastronomic ranking in the continent with its annual gathering of chefs, restaurateurs, media & food industry VIPs. LATAM 50 Best is part of the 50 Best brand, which includes The World's 50 Best Restaurants.

Shari attended this awards celebration in Rio for the 2nd time (our 2023 coverage is on EP #375), as well as the #50BestTalks; & has several interviews from the events, including conversations with William Drew (EP #358; EP #375), Director of Content for 50 Best; Mario Castrellon, Maito, Panama City, Panama (#14 LATAM; Best in Panama); Mitsuharu "Mischa" Tsumura, Maido, Lima, Peru (#2 LATAM - formerly #1; Best in Peru / #5 World; EP #362; Solo Dining EP #116); Thomas Troisgros, Oseille; Toto; CT Boucherie; T.T. Burger, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Alvaro Clavijo, El Chato, Bogota, Colombia (#3 LATAM; Best in Colombia / #25 World); Rodolfo Guzman, Borago, Santiago, Chile (#5 LATAM; Best of Chile / #29; EP #356; EP #375); Rafa Costa E Silva, Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (#7 LATAM; Best in Brazil / #58 World; EP #375); & Pablo Rivero, Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina (#1 LATAM; Best of Argentina / #10 World). 

Thanks to everyone who joined us! Congratulations to Don Julio for its #1 spot, & all of the restaurants/chefs recognized, & to LATAM 50 Best for another amazing celebration! Shari loved being a part of the awards again! For more info & the full list, go to theworlds50best.com & follow @theworlds50best #latam50best.

Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to embrace your culture; Speed Round with Alvaro Clavijo of El Chato; & Industry News (41:20) on the FOOD & WINE Classic returning to Aspen this June with an all-star program for its 42nd year; and sad news about the passing of legendary chef Andre Solter at age 92; & passing of famed chef Charles Phan of Slanted Door in SF at age 62. Our sincerest condolences. RIP.

Our show also features Shari's Solo Dining experience (43:35) at Ocya, a seafood restaurant reached by boat on Ilha Primeira in Rio.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.  Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review. 

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Interested in collaborating with us?  Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social.  We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #404 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guest is Kristian Baumann, Korean-born Chef and Owner of Koan, a 2-Michelin star restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he grew up and has cemented his reputation as a key figure in New Nordic cuisine. Kristian is also the Chef and Owner of JUJU, a modern Korean eatery; and was previously the Chef and Co-owner of Restaurant 108 and The Corner, and worked with Chef Rene Redzepi at Noma, as well as at Relae and Manfred’s -- all in Copenhagen.

Shari sat down with Kristian at Koan in Spring 2024, following her second outstanding solo dinner at his restaurant, to talk about his career leading up to opening Koan. They also discuss his special collab with Chef and Owner Jeremy Chan at Ikoyi in London, which Shari was also able to attend. Both Kristian and Jeremy are contributors to Shari's Chefwise book (Phaidon, 2023).

Our show also features Shari's PR tip to take risks to go after your dreams; Kristian's Speed Round from 2019 during the Philly Chef Conference, where Shari spoke with Kristian as a part of her "On the Road" series -- Episode #213; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at Shota Omakase in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.  Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review. 

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us?  Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social.  We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!