NGAC Brooklyn: Johann Cottier with Celeste Rogers & André Hueston Mack
Next Great American Chef
Host Celeste Rogers, Chopped Winner, international chef and dynamic TV personality, and our local expert, restaurant entrepreneur, sommelier, author, and designer AndréHueston Mack, chat with the winning chef of NGAC/Brooklyn, Johann Cottier, executive chef at Red Hook Tavern. You’ll hear about Cottier’s origin story, Lyon experience, and the mentors who helped develop his style of cooking. Cottier also lifts the veil on the reality of running a restaurant during the pandemic and describes his favorite
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Next Great American Chef/Portland, ME
Next Great American Chef
In the second episode of the podcast, host John Rudolph and local expert Sarah Gelber, a blogger and owner of the 207 Foodie website, Instagram, and Twitter accounts, chat with the winner of NGAC/Portland, Thomas Takashi Cooke, executive chef and co-owner of Izakaya Minato in Portland. Among the topics — how Cooke and his wife made their way from the San Francisco Bay area to Portland; being a pioneer in Izakaya dining in seafood-blessed Maine; dealing with sea urchin purveyors; nuances of sake; Cape Elizabeth mackerel; and the secrets to success with his “life-changing” Japanese Fried...
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Next Great American Chef/Boston
Next Great American Chef
In the inaugural episode of the podcast, host John Rudolph and local expert Brenda Nguyen, writer of the blog Wandering Boston Eater, chat with the winner of NGAC/Boston, Matthew Singer, Chef de Cuisine at Bar Mezzana. Among the topics — what it’s like to cook for Bostonians, Singer’s work ethic and his favorite restaurants. John and Brenda sample three “incredibly delicious” crudo dishes prepared especially for them by Signer. Bar Mezzana also features an excellent assortment of pasta dishes, which Singer says he could eat “every day.” Nguyen discusses food trends in Boston,...
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Next Great American Chef
The Next Great American Chef podcast selects and interviews rising chefs in cities across the United States who might become James Beard winners in the near future. If you love food, like to travel, dish about the food scene or just want to hear about what makes chefs and their restaurants truly stand out, you’ve arrived at your podcast destination.
info_outlineIn the inaugural episode of the podcast, host John Rudolph and local expert Brenda Nguyen, writer of the blog Wandering Boston Eater, chat with the winner of NGAC/Boston, Matthew Singer, Chef de Cuisine at Bar Mezzana. Among the topics — what it’s like to cook for Bostonians, Singer’s work ethic and his favorite restaurants. John and Brenda sample three “incredibly delicious” crudo dishes prepared especially for them by Signer. Bar Mezzana also features an excellent assortment of pasta dishes, which Singer says he could eat “every day.” Nguyen discusses food trends in Boston, including the rise in Vietnamese and other Asian cuisines and identifies a seafood restaurant that you won’t want to miss. In addition to announcing the Next Great American Chef/Boston, the episode reveals its two Honorable Mention chefs: Sarah Murphy, the owner and pastry chef at Vinal Bakery and Lucas Sousa, Chef de Cuisine at Menton. This episode was sponsored by Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, https://cambridgeculinary.com and Feet in 2 Worlds, http://www.fi2w.org/ .