Chef's PSA Podcast

The First Latina to Beat Bobby Flay Breaks Down Her Real Numbers Ep. 219

Rosana Rivera runs three businesses under one roof: a bakery storefront, a wholesale bread program, and a catering and events company called Gatheria Studio. Most operato

Eduardo Osorio on Moving From LA to Dallas and Becoming the City's Hottest New Chef Ep. 218

Eduardo Osorio moved to Dallas from LA less than a year ago. Then Kent Rathbun, Dallas royalty, ate at Meridian and posted about it, and the walk-ins started within days.

Why San Antonio Is Texas's Most Underrated Food City With Enrique Lozano Ep. 217

Enrique Lozano is a Chopped champion, James Beard nominee for Best Chef Texas, and executive chef at Aguazul in San Antonio, with roots at Benny Frank's in El Paso and Mi

He Is The Third Generation To Run One Of NYC's Oldest Italian Restaurants Matthew Cutolo Ep. 216

Matthew Cutolo is a third-generation chef at Gargiulo's, the Coney Island restaurant his family has run since 1965 and that has fed Brooklyn since 1907. In 1977, The New

The Century Where Food Stopped Being About Food | Bobby Hicks Ep. 215

Bobby Hicks read roughly 800 mid-century cookbooks to write one, and what he found was not a list of bad recipes. It was the exact point where American home cooking lost

Toby Archibald The Chef Who Traveled the World to Build One Perfect Restaurant in Dallas Ep. 214

Chef Toby Archibald is the New Zealand-born chef and owner of Quarter Acre, a Michelin Guide restaurant on Lower Greenville in Dallas. Texas Monthly named it one of the B

The Food Is a Bonus. Hospitality Is the Point. Chef Geno McWilliams Ep. 213

Geno McWilliams is the self-taught chef and owner of Lucia's Italian Kitchen in Effingham, Illinois, a 39-seat open kitchen Italian restaurant three hours south of Chicag

Matt McCallister on Getting Sober, Losing His Restaurant, and Why He Is Going Back Ep. 212

Chef Matt McCallister is the Food and Wine Best New Chef 2014, three-time James Beard Award finalist, and one of a handful of chefs to ever receive a five-star review fro

Lady Line Cook Finally on Chef's PSA Ep. 211

Hanalei Souza is the sous chef, author, and content creator behind @ladylinecook, one of the most recognized culinary humor and leadership voices on Instagram with 88,000

RJ Yoakum on Imposter Syndrome, Meat Cookery, and What Nobody Tells You Ep. 210

Chef RJ Yoakum is the chef de cuisine at Michelin-recommended Sushi Kozy in Dallas, a kaiseki-inspired omakase restaurant from chef-owner Paul Ko. A 2025 James Beard Awar

Todd Duplechan and Jessica Maher on What Makes a Great Cook Ep. 209

Todd Duplechan and Jessica Maher are the husband-and-wife chef-owners of Lenoir, a MICHELIN Guide restaurant in Austin's Bouldin Creek neighborhood open since 2012. They

Three-Time James Beard Finalist on Building a Hospitality Empire Ep. 208

Chef Brian Lewis is the founder and CEO of Full House Hospitality Group and a three-time James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef Northeast, with nominations in 2018, 202

How to Hire 196 People in One Week: Jason Dady's Playbook Ep. 207

Chef Jason Dady is one of San Antonio's most prolific restaurateurs, having opened 20 restaurants over 25 years through the Jason Dady Restaurant Group. A San Antonio UNE

Bocuse d'Or Gold to America's Culinary Cup: Matt Peters Ep. 206

Chef Matt Peters is the first American chef to win gold at the Bocuse d'Or, the most technically demanding culinary competition in the world. He trained under Thomas Kell

Michelin Stars, Brisket Mastery, and the Price of Success Ep.205

Evan LeRoy is the co-owner and pitmaster of LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue in Austin, Texas. A Michelin star recipient in the MICHELIN Guide Texas 2024, number two on Texas Mon

Fancy Chef Calls, $10K Restaurants, and Originals vs. Covers | Chef's PSA Ep. 204

Phillip Frankland Lee is the co-owner and executive chef of Scratch Restaurants Group, the Michelin-starred hospitality company he operates with his wife and executive pa

How Chaos Builds Great Chefs: Josh Sutcliff on 55 Seventy Episode. 203

Chef Josh Sutcliff is the Corporate Executive Chef and Partner at 55 Seventy, a private members club for wine lovers with locations in Dallas and Houston. A Le Cordon Ble

From Celebrity Chef to a Bigger Mission. David Bull Episode 202

Chef David Bull is Austin's first Iron Chef America competitor, Food and Wine Best New Chef 2003, two-time James Beard Foundation nominee, and Regional Vice President of

Brandon Harpster on Cooking Smarter How Technology Changes Everything Overnight Ep 201

Brandon Harpster is the National Corporate Chef for Training and Events at RATIONAL USA. He trains chefs across the country, runs RATIONAL's culinary academies, and devel

Cooking for 5,000 Before Culinary School Chef Chad Welch Ep. 200

Chef Chad Welch is an American Culinary Federation Certified Executive Chef and Certified Culinary Administrator, a Jacques Pépin Foundation ambassador, and the executive