Episode 22: Jordana Rothman, Voluptuary
Through her tweets, magazine articles and now a cookbook, Jordana Rothman has proven herself a provocative and fun source of ideas and info...
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20 of 22 episodesEpisode 21: Award-winning Food & Drink Writer Jordana Rothman
Quick to spot trends—and able to explain, amplify or deride them in memorable prose—Montville native Jordana Rothman, 32, wrote the book on...
Episode 20: Service Expert Eric Weiss and 3,000 West Point Cadets
How did Eric Weiss get into the hospitality field? Well, it began with ocean liners, then being an au pair to a wealthy French family who en...
Episode 19: Service Expert Eric Weiss
Eric Weiss’s work has taken him across America and Europe. Just after this episode was recorded, he left for Tokyo to spend six weeks traini...
Episode 18: Reuwai Hanewald on What She Learned From Her Travels
In this episode Reuwai Hanewald speaks about her time in El Salvador and the Ivory Coast and how Terhune Orchards produces robust fruits and...
Episode 17: Reuwai (Rhymes With Hooray) Hanewald of Terhune Orchards
Reuwai Hanewald graduated from Princeton University, where she majored in ecology and evolutionary biology, and minored in environmental sci...
Episode 16: Rosie, Secrets of a Table Hopper
How to get a rez at a hot restaurant, when a special is worth ordering, what to expect from a good server, and more tips from NJM’s “She Who...
Episode 15: If You Knew Rosie!
Keeping on top of food trends five days a week for New Jersey Monthly is a second career for Jersey City native Rosie Saferstein, who spent...
Episode 14: Scott Snyder on his Triathlons and Managing his Diabetes
Scott Snyder says intense exercise also helps keep his diabetes under control and his head screwed on right. Another thing that keeps him sa...
Episode 13: Scott Snyder on Seafood and His Two New Restaurants
Scott Snyder schools us on seafood—on responsible farming as the key to sustainability and why he prefers cold-water to warm-water fish. He...
Episode 12: Amanda Freitag on her Cedar Grove Girlhood and Behind the Scenes at “Chopped”
In this episode, Amanda Freitag talks candidly about being a judge on Chopped and dispels any notion that the judges decide quickly or go by...
Episode 11: Celebrity Chef Amanda Freitag on Her Fear of Cooking at Home
In a swarming restaurant kitchen, Amanda Freitag is always comfortable and in command. But in the tiny kitchen of her Manhattan apartment, s...
Episode 10: Josh Friedland on his wicked creation, @ruthbourdain.
Josh Friedland talks about creating one of the first and most influential food blogs, the Food Section, and about the mad buzz around his Tw...
Episode 9: Josh Friedland on Weird, Funny, Snobby (But Real) New Food Terms
Josh Friedland, who lives in Maplewood, rose to secret fame (and the first-ever James Beard Award for humor writing) for his tweets as @ruth...
Episode 8: Alan Richman, From Sportswriter to Food Writer
The award-winning food writer considers himself lucky for having "lived through the great era of food in America, and I’m not sure it’s goin...
Episode 7: Alan Richman, America’s Most Decorated Food Writer
Alan Richman waxes nostalgic over the Weequahic Diner in Newark, the Atlantic City Boardwalk, replete with Kohr's Custard, James Salt Water...
Episode 6: George Faison on Heritage Breeds and the NJ Situation
George Faison, co-founder of D’Artagnan and former COO of DeBragga & Spitler, says biodiversity isn’t just important for the planet, it’s gr...
Episode 5: George Faison on Clean Vs. Commodity Meat
George Faison, co-founder of D'Artagnan and former COO of DeBragga & Spitler, explains why humane treatment of food animals is important not...
Episode 4: Cynthia and Ryan DePersio, Mother and Son Chefs
The DePersios, of Fascino in Montclair, on what they learned from and love about each other. Cynthia, who absorbed cooking from her parents,...
Episode 3: Fascino’s Ryan DePersio on Running Four Restaurants
Nutley native Ryan DePersio explains why prices at Fascino, the family flagship, are lower this time of year, and talks about running Nico a...