Love, fear, business, pleasure—not just food and drink. Join Leiti as we get to know the person behind the personality. We talk with star-studded chefs, sommeliers, restaurateurs and other food folks from around the world about all that really matters. Life. Legends. Lunchbox memories. The person behind the personality. Behind-the-scenes of fine dining. Restaurant music reviews. Music to cook to. Top spots and how they got to where they are today. Travel tales. The dream job, Mom, millennials. #WINEdown, our in-studio tasting and tête-à-tête.
An Accountant, a Fashion Model and a Chef Walk into a Bar
December 16, 2015
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Chef Carla Hall, entrepreneur, star of The Chew on ABC, who's about to open her hot chicken restaurant Southern Kitchen in NYC. How this accountant-turned-model-turned lunch caterer ended up on TV. Why she found herself in tears on her knees in the shower at age 40, plus hamburgers, high school and Match.com.But first, we have on the line ...
WORD OF MOUTH is live from across the Atlantic this week as Leiti is on the line from Berlin chatting with Erin Fairbanks in studio with Steven Satterfield of Miller Union in Atlanta and author of Root to Leaf. Steven believes in making the most out of the edible parts of the plant, from root to leaf and embodies an authentic approach to ...
We catch up with chef-partner Bo Bech of Geist in Copenhagen at Charlie Bird in NYC one weekend afternoon, November 2015. He's recently landed into town to start a restaurant here. But first, he'll host a popup series called The Bride of the Fox that will happen on a boat, in a firehouse, onstage at the ballet, in a chef-friend's apartment. ...
This week on WORD OF MOUTH, Leiti visits celebrity chef, author and Dean, Jacques Pepin at the International Culinary Center. Beloved as Julia Child's TV counterpart and a game-changer in American cuisine—and French food in America, we get to know this son of a cabinetmaker and a cook. We'll talk mortality, how he met his wife, painting, ...
Bongos with Matthew McConaughey, Manchester, the American South
November 18, 2015
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This week on WORD OF MOUTH host Leiti Hsu kicks off thew show on the line with Jenna Zimmerman, TV producer and James Beard Awards judge. Talking about how she landed her dream job plus career highlights like playing bongos with Matthew McConaughey, she also forecasts the future of food media. After the break, Mark Maynard-Parisi, partner ...
Ellen Yin (Fork, High Street on Market, High Street on Hudson)
November 11, 2015
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Award-winning Philly restaurateur Ellen Yin behind Fork and High Street on Market. Now, she's about to open High Street on Hudson, their first non-Philly foray; we'll get a preview of the much-anticipated opening. And we'll get to know Ellen the rebellious Asian kid and learn how how landed in resaurants after both business school and the ...
WORD OF MOUTH is back this week as host Leiti Hsu shares a clip with her time spent with Anthony Bourdain talking whisky, 3-D printing, and his daughter's favorite food before welcoming in studio guest Justin Smillie to the show. Justin shares his path through childhood as well as the New York food scene, having mentored at Jonathan Waxman's ...
The San Francisco restaurateur Anna Weinberg takes us on an adventure as we nosh our way through her nightly rounds to beloved institutions Marlowe, The Cavalier and Park Tavern. We hear about mentor and former boss chef Jonathan Waxman, plus the formidable #fempire, her business partners, the acclaimed chefs Jennifer Puccio and Emily ...