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The 5 Best Food Stories of April + Christina Tosi on Chef's Table May 02, 2018

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Christina Tosi drops by to share her thoughts on the brand new pastry season of Chef's Table (1:30). Eater's chief critic, Ryan Sutton, reviewed the Impossible Burger at White Castle (10:30). A Pennsylvania teacher was suspended for serving his students pancakes during an exam (18:10). Ashok Selvam calls in to talk about the enormous international food-slinging McDonald's that just opened in Chicago (24:30). Hillary Dixler explains why so many critics have reviewed the new Noma (31:30). Do our survey! Eater.com/survey Hosted by: Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen. Sign up for Amanda Kludt’s newsletter here.

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How Baseball Stadiums Became Culinary Destinations (With Joe House and Sonia Chopra) Apr 25, 2018

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Eater's resident baseball expert, Sonia Chopra, drops in to talk about her 2018/19 stadium food guide. Sonia and Dan talk to the executive chef of Citi Field, Patrick Schaeffer, about how he runs food at his stadium. John Karangis, chef of Union Square Hospitality Group's events and stadium program, talks about putting Shake Shack's relationship with baseball parks. And of course, Joe House, of The House of Carbs pod, calls in to tell us how he approaches eating at ball games. Hosted by: Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen. Sign up for Amanda Kludt’s newsletter here.

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Giada De Laurentiis Is Sneaky Building a Restaurant Empire Apr 17, 2018

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Giada De Laurentiis dropped by the studio to talk a little Giada history, restaurant expansion, mystery shopping, and career development. Giada's latest book, Giada's Italy, is available now. Go eat at Giada's Vegas restaurants: Giada and Pronto; and if you're in Baltimore, GDL Italian is opening soon! Hosted by: Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen. Sign up for Amanda Kludt’s newsletter here.

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How Small Restaurants Raise Money Apr 10, 2018

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Maya Lovelace is using a combination of Kickstarter and sweetheart loans to fund her new restaurant, Yonder. Esther Choi has raised money for her restaurants in a few different ways with varying success. Special thanks to Gail Simmons for calling in to promote Wellness in the Schools. Go to their gala! Hosted by: Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen. Sign up for Amanda Kludt’s newsletter here.

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The 8 Biggest Food Stories of March Apr 03, 2018

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Chipotle has finally shut down its ill-received fast-food burger joint (2:00). Whitney Filloon calls in to lay out the sad state of Whole Foods post Amazon (5:15). A Toronto chef broke down a deer leg in front of vegan protesters (9:00). A rogue Opentable employee was caught making a whole bunch of fake reservations on a rival platform (11:45). Chef Curtis Duffy allegedly yoinked 10k worth of truffles and beef from his former restaurant (13:50). Opentable has announced a program to help highlight restaurants that tell Opentable they have safe, harassment-free workplaces (16:20). Greg Morabito calls in to talk this month in food tv, starting with Nailed It (20:40), Chef's Table Pastry (23:00), a new Andrew Zimmern project (25:30), and Pixar's new short about a dumpling baby that teaches its mom some valuable life lessons (27:30). Finally, Eater LA's Farley Elliott breaks down LA Weekly's food event mess (29:00). Hosted by: Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen. Sign up for Amanda Kludt’s newsletter here. Sign up for Greg Morabito's pop culture newsletter here.

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How Muscle Milk Got Huge and What's Next for Protein Mar 27, 2018

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Casey Johnston, the Future Editor of The Outline, stops by to explain how a drink called Muscle Milk ended up all over America. Dave Asprey, founder and CEO of Bulletproof, explains everything he thinks is wrong with protein in 2018 and where protein will go next. Read Casey's piece How Protein Conquered America Hosted by: Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen. Sign up for Amanda Kludt’s newsletter here.

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Performative Eating and Fatness with Jessica Valenti and Lindy West Mar 13, 2018

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Jessica Valenti, author of NYT best-seller Sex Object: A Memoir, and host of Eater video series Eating Out Loud, stops by to talk about food and feminism. Later, Jessica interviews NYT Columnist Lindy West about performative eating and fatness. Hosted by: Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen. Sign up for Amanda Kludt’s newsletter here.

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The 6 Biggest Food Stories of February + David Chang on Ugly Delicious Mar 02, 2018

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Amanda and Daniel run down the biggest food stories of the month. First up, Dan went to see the new Peter Rabbit movie to see what the allergy controversy is all about (1:00). The new Queer Eye is great, but can the new food guy, Antoni Porowski, actually cook (5:30)? Dave Chang calls in to talk about the release of his new Netflix show, Ugly Delicious (8:45). Mark Cuban invested $200,000 in an all-avocado restaurant (19:45). Olive Garden launched Italian pasta nachos (26:00). Finally, Robert Sietsema went to try the new Szechuan sauce at McDonald's and explains how it became big news. Check out David Chang, Morgan Neville, and Eater’s Serena Dai live in NYC, talking Ugly Delicious. Sign up for Amanda Kludt’s newsletter here.

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Chef Dan Barber Wants to Sell Seeds at Walmart Feb 27, 2018

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Chef Dan Barber of Blue Hill announced today that he is starting a seed company called Row 7 Seeds. Hosted by: Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen. Sign up for Amanda Kludt’s newsletter here.

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How to Build a Restaurant Group That Values Workers Feb 20, 2018

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Erin Patinkin, co-founder of Ovenly, explains how she and her partner Agatha Kulaga grew their company from 0-60 employees while maintaining their corporate values. Martha Hoover, who owns 12 food businesses in Indianapolis, shares some strategies she's used to protect her employees over her near 30 years of operation. Hosted by: Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen. Sign up for Kludt’s newsletter here.

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