The Walk-In

Pati Jinich: Bringing the Mic to Mexico

A Mexican chef, TV personality, cookbook author, educator, and food writer. She is best known for her James Beard Award winning and Emmy nominated public television serie

Alexis Nikole Nelson: Food on accident.

Social media star known as “The Black Forager” who gained millions of followers over the course of the pandemic, teaching people about snacks in their backyard See Priva

Gail Simmons: Soul of a pickle.

Bravo's Top Chef Judge, Gail Simmons is stepping into the Walk-in to convince Elle that pickles are delicious! Gail takes Elle through the beginning of her career in food

Zoe Adjonyoh: Sankofa, go back & fetch it.

Chef and author Zoe Adjonyoh joins Elle in The Walk-In to talk about decolonizing food, her first experiences with Ghanian food, and her supper clubs. Zoe and Elle get de

Carla Hall: No wasted moments.

Chef and television personality Carla Hall steps into The Walk-In with her old friend Elle. They share stories of childhood, pursuing cooking later in life, and when they

Kristen Kish: So it all kind of came together.

Chef, cookbook author, and season 10 Top Chef Winner Kristen Kish steps into the Walk-In to talk about the craft of cooking, coming to terms with her sexuality in the pub

Season 2 Starts June 16

The Walk-In is back for another season of real conversations with change makers in the food world. Tune in starting June 16. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv

[Bonus] The Sporkful: Mission: ImPASTAble 1 | Spaghetti Sucks

Dan Pashman is on a mission to make--and sell--a new pasta shape. Our friends at The Sporkful have a new five part series on Dan's journey (and in this episode, find out

Toni Tipton-Martin: The sky was the limit.

Toni Tipton-Martin, award-winning culinary journalist and the new Editor-in-Chief of Cook's Country, steps into the Walk-In with Elle. They talk about Toni's formative ye

Elizabeth Falkner: Together we'll just do a better job.

Chef Elizabeth Falkner steps into the Walk-In with Elle to talk all things restaurants. They discuss Elizabeth’s transition from film school to becoming a pastry chef, op

Susan Vu: Following my gut has never failed me.

Elle and Susan Vu, a Food Stylist and a previous Senior Culinary Manager at Tasty, reminisce about their workdays at the Food Network. They talk about tokenization and br

Sicily Sierra: It's an entanglement.

Sicily Sierra steps into the Walk-In with Elle to talk about acting as a kid on one of Elle's favorite TV shows, One on One, her transition from acting to the culinary sc

McBride Sisters: Primed to be entrepreneurs.

Robin and Andréa McBride share their story with Elle. They talk about growing up in different parts of the world -- not knowing the other existed. After family members co

Karen Washington: The color of soil.

Karen Washington steps off her farm and into The Walk-In to talk with Elle about empowering Black Americans to take back power through farming, her work with community ga

Lucky Michaels: Wrap my arms around my identity.

Lucky Michaels, a trans rights activist and mixologist featured by the James Beard Foundation, talks to Elle about pay equity, meaningful activism, and mixology as a plat

Bryant Terry: There's no one perfect time.

Bryant Terry, a food justice activist and James Beard Award-winning cookbook author, talks to Elle about food access, veganism, and everyday acts of resistance. They shar

V. Spehar: No one's going to dull your rainbow.

V Spehar, a long-time advocate for food justice and the LGBTQIA+ communities talks to Elle about starting a career in theater, taking on jobs in catering and hospitality

Mashama Bailey: A tasting spoon in my hand and a Sharpie in the other.

Mashama Bailey, executive chef and co-founder of The Grey in Savannah, Georgia, talks to Elle about cooking with intention, developing confidence in the kitchen, and bala

Colleen Vincent and Clay Williams: Secret Black conversations.

Colleen Vincent and Clay Williams, founders of Black Food Folks, talk to Elle about visibility, community and opportunity for Black professionals in the food and drink in

Dr. Jessica B. Harris: Write it because you have to.

Food historian, author, and educator Dr. Jessica B Harris gives Elle advice only an Auntie can. They talk about growing up as an only child, the magic of HBCU's, and how