What do chefs, cooks, and restaurateurs talk about when you’re not around?

Taste Buds

Hosted by Corey Mintz

Taste Buds ran in July and August 2018.

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Bow To The Bread

Three generations of cooks share their personal trajectories and horrifying training experiences, and grapple with how to push back against a culture of machismo and burnout.
August 15, 2018

Squid Tentacles And Chicken Feet

Should aspiring chefs go to culinary school? What’s ‘the mandatory fourteen’? How do you ask for a raise when you’re earning less than minimum wage?
August 8, 2018

Let Them Have Their Soggy Fries

Are over-the-top food trends trumping taste? Have you been dousing your food in knock-off Sriracha? And should restaurants accommodate their customers, even when it means making their food worse?
August 1, 2018

Slaughtered With Love And Care

Corey has dinner with two former vegans at a steakhouse that serves $1200 steaks.
July 25, 2018

Critic vs. Restaurateur

What happens when a restaurant owner sits down with the critic she blames for killing her business?
July 18, 2018
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