All in the Industry (Shari Bayer)

Welcome to the new All in the Industry hosted and produced by Shari Bayer.  This show is dedicated to behind-the-scenes talent in the hospitality industry.  Since initially launching in 2014, we have been covering our dynamic hospitality industry with 401 episodes to date.  And now we're continuing our series on our new platform, AllintheIndustry.com, starting with episode #402. 

If you're new to our show, welcome. And if you're a regular listener, welcome back. Please subscribe to our show so you don't miss any new episodes.   

As we've done for the past 11 years, our show focuses on top culinary and hospitality leaders, sharing their inspiring stories. Our episodes also include PR tips, speed rounds, industry news discussions, solo dining experiences, and the final questions, which tie the series together.  

Plus, we will continue to feature special on the road shows with exclusive coverage of notable culinary and hospitality conferences, festivals, and events worldwide.  

You can find all of our new episodes and all of our archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com.   Follow us on our YouTube channel, All in the Industry, for video content and on our Facebook page, All in the industry, as well as on Instagram @allindustry and @sharibayer.  

If you're interested in collaborating with us. Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or send us a message on social. We'd love to hear from you. 

We're excited about the future, and continuing to bring bring hospitality to the forefront. We hope you enjoy listening!

Thank you as always for being part of All in the Industry!

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review.

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Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social. We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Welcome to All in the Industry hosted & produced by Shari Bayer on our new All in the Industry® platform. Since launching in 2014, our show has been dedicated to behind-the-scenes talent in hospitality. We've broadcast 401 episodes to date with our past guests, including Danny Meyer, Massimo Bottura, Thomas Keller, Ruth Reichl, Alain Ducasse, Carla Hall, Virgilio Martinez, & Drew Nieporent.

We’re excited to be continuing our series with episode #402 with Tyler Akin, founder of Form-Function Hospitality & chef-partner of Bastia at the Hotel Anna & Bel in Philly’s Fishtown neighborhood — recently named one of The Best New Restaurants in America 2024 by Esquire. Tyler also oversees the hotel’s cocktail bar, Caletta, & is a chef-partner at French brasserie Le Cavalier at the historic Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, DE. His own previous ventures include the acclaimed Stock & Res Ipsa Cafe in Philly.

Our show also features Shari's PR tip to embrace the new; Speed Round; Industry News on Esquire's list; Michelin Guide 2024 for NY, Chicago, & D.C., including naming Jungsik as NY's 1st new 3-star Michelin restaurant in 12 years; & sad news about the passing of longtime industry friend, journalist & connector, Francine Cohen, on 12/4/24 at age 58 — our guest on episode #114 in 2016, on her career & Tales of the Cocktail. Our sincerest condolences to Francine's family, & friends. #RIP

Shari also shares her Solo Dining experience at The Sportsman on the outskirts of London; a one-star Michelin restaurant from chef-owner Stephen Harris, who is featured in Shari's Chefwise book.

Support for this episode comes from Bayer Public Relations. BPR – B Seen. B Heard. B Known. Learn more at BayerPublicRelations.com.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review.

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social. We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #403 of All in the Industry, our host & producer Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from The Best Chef Awards 2024 (TBCA), which took place in Dubai, UAE, from November 4-6, 2024.

This was the 8th annual awards & largest edition to date, powered by the Dubai Department of Economy & Tourism (DET); & first time in the Middle East, featuring an Awards Gala, Area Talks, Food Meets Science, collab dinners & more! The Awards rating system is Three Knives (The Best); Two Knives (World Class); & One Knife (Excellent); plus, special Awards. Top honors went to #1 Rasmus Munk, Alchemist, CPH, Denmark; #2 Albert Adria, Enigma, Barcelona, Spain; & #3 Eric Kragh Vildgaard, Restaurant Jordnaer, Gentofte, Denmark.  For the full list, go to thebestchefawards.com. Congrats, all!

Shari has exclusive interviews with:
- Cristian Gadau, Co-Founder, The Best Chef Awards
- Gregoire Berger, Chef, Ossiano, Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, UAE; 3 Knives, TBCA
- Eric Kragh Vildgaard, Restaurant Jordnaer, Gentofte, Denmark; 3 Michelin Stars; #3 MENA's 50 Best Restaurants; 3 Knives & #3, TBCA
- Mohammed Orfali, Orfali Bros, Dubai, UAE; 1 Michelin Star; #1 MENA's 50 Best Restaurants; 2 Knives, & Origins & Future Award, TBCA
- Rasmus Munk, Alchemist, CPH, Denmark; 2 Michelin Stars; #8 The World’s 50 Best Restaurants; 3 Knives & #1, TBCA 

Our show also features Shari's PR tip to go out of your comfort zones & challenge yourself; speed round; & solo dining experience (46:53) at Tresind Studio in Dubai with Chef Himanshu Saini - a Chefwise chef; #13 on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, #2 MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants, 2 Michelin stars, 3 Knives & a special Dubai Award, TBCA.

Support for this episode comes from Bayer Public Relations. BPR – B Seen. B Heard. B Known. Learn more at BayerPublicRelations.com.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review.

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social. We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #404 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guest is Kristian Baumann, Korean-born Chef and Owner of Koan, a 2-Michelin star restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he grew up and has cemented his reputation as a key figure in New Nordic cuisine. Kristian is also the Chef and Owner of JUJU, a modern Korean eatery; and was previously the Chef and Co-owner of Restaurant 108 and The Corner, and worked with Chef Rene Redzepi at Noma, as well as at Relae and Manfred’s -- all in Copenhagen.

Shari sat down with Kristian at Koan in Spring 2024, following her second outstanding solo dinner at his restaurant, to talk about his career leading up to opening Koan. They also discuss his special collab with Chef and Owner Jeremy Chan at Ikoyi in London, which Shari was also able to attend. Both Kristian and Jeremy are contributors to Shari's Chefwise book (Phaidon, 2023).

Our show also features Shari's PR tip to take risks to go after your dreams; Kristian's Speed Round from 2019 during the Philly Chef Conference, where Shari spoke with Kristian as a part of her "On the Road" series -- Episode #213; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at Shota Omakase in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review.

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social. We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #405 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday, November 26th, 2024. This was the 12th edition of this list which launched in 2013 to celebrate gastronomy across the region & provide diners around the globe with local insight & culinary recommendations. Since its inception, it has quickly grown to become the premier gastronomic ranking in the continent with its annual gathering of chefs, restaurateurs, media & food industry VIPs. LATAM 50 Best is part of the 50 Best brand, which includes The World's 50 Best Restaurants.

Shari attended this awards celebration in Rio for the 2nd time (our 2023 coverage is on EP #375), as well as the #50BestTalks; & has several interviews from the events, including conversations with William Drew (EP #358; EP #375), Director of Content for 50 Best; Mario Castrellon, Maito, Panama City, Panama (#14 LATAM; Best in Panama); Mitsuharu "Mischa" Tsumura, Maido, Lima, Peru (#2 LATAM - formerly #1; Best in Peru / #5 World; EP #362; Solo Dining EP #116); Thomas Troisgros, Oseille; Toto; CT Boucherie; T.T. Burger, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Alvaro Clavijo, El Chato, Bogota, Colombia (#3 LATAM; Best in Colombia / #25 World); Rodolfo Guzman, Borago, Santiago, Chile (#5 LATAM; Best of Chile / #29; EP #356; EP #375); Rafa Costa E Silva, Lasai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (#7 LATAM; Best in Brazil / #58 World; EP #375); & Pablo Rivero, Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina (#1 LATAM; Best of Argentina / #10 World). 

Thanks to everyone who joined us! Congratulations to Don Julio for its #1 spot, & all of the restaurants/chefs recognized, & to LATAM 50 Best for another amazing celebration! Shari loved being a part of the awards again! For more info & the full list, go to theworlds50best.com & follow @theworlds50best #latam50best.

Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to embrace your culture; Speed Round with Alvaro Clavijo of El Chato; & Industry News (41:20) on the FOOD & WINE Classic returning to Aspen this June with an all-star program for its 42nd year; and sad news about the passing of legendary chef Andre Solter at age 92; & passing of famed chef Charles Phan of Slanted Door in SF at age 62. Our sincerest condolences. RIP.

Our show also features Shari's Solo Dining experience (43:35) at Ocya, a seafood restaurant reached by boat on Ilha Primeira in Rio.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review.

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social. We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #406 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guest is Andy Wang, a Los Angeles-based journalist, who focuses on restaurants, bars, dining and nightlife. Andy has written for many top publications, including the Observer, Food & Wine, Robb Report and Los Angeles Magazine. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, Ocean Drive and many more outlets. Andy was previously the real estate and travel editor at the New York Post, and a former dot-com entrepreneur.  In addition to being a contributing writer, Andy is the Founder of Industry Only and co-host of Industry Only at The Cheese Store podcast. 

Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to believe in your community; Speed Round; Industry News on the Los Angeles wildfires, which started on January 7, 2025, largely devastating the Palisades and Eaton neighborhoods -- discussing the impact on the restaurant community, and ways we can help; and Shari's Solo Dining experience flashback to March 2024 at Saltie Girl in LA.  Our heart goes out to all of those affected by the fires.  Some ways to support LA Fire Relief are through GoFundMe campaigns, inKind Gift Cards, and dining out. 

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review.

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social. We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #407 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guest is Michelle Bernstein, a James Beard award-winning chef and restaurateur who was born and raised in Miami of Jewish and Latinx descent.  Michelle is fixture in the culinary world — both in restaurant kitchens and in the media spotlight. Along with her husband/partner David Martinez, her restaurants, bars and concepts include, recently revived Sra. Martinez, Café La Trova, Sweet Liberty, La Cañita, and Michelle Bernstein Catering. Michelle hosts two TV shows:  Check, Please! South Florida and the Emmy-award winning production SoFlo Taste, plus makes regular appearances on other wonderful programs, including Top Chef and Chopped. Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to smile from the heart; Speed Round; & Industry News on the 24th annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) presented by Capital One, which was founded by Lee Schrager and is returning this weekend, February 20-23, 2025.  Shari will once again be attending, and Michelle will be hosting Noche Cubana presented by BACARDĺ Rum along with David Martinez and Gio Gutierrez. To purchase tickets and learn more, visit sobewff.org and @sobewff.  Shari also shares her solo dining experience at Itamae AO, Chef Nando Chang's contemporary Nikkei chef's counter in Miami's Midtown neighborhood, and big brother restaurant to Maty's with his sister Chef Valerie Chang. 

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review.

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social. We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #408 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guest is Gary He, a James Beard Award-winning photographer and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Gary's style of on-the-ground visuals-driven storytelling has been published in The New York Times, Bloomberg, Bon Appetit, Eater, and Saveur. His first book, McAtlas: A Global Guide to the Golden Arches, was published in November 2024. Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to have a good slogan; Speed Round; Industry News on the closing of legendary restaurateur Drew Nieporent and Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro's Tribeca Grill after 35 years in Tribeca, NYC; The World's 50 Best Restaurants launching a North America-Specific List featuring the US, Canada and parts of the Caribbean later this year; plus, upcoming events, including The TASTE Awards on March 10 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, where Shari will be a presenter; Ojai Food + Wine presented by FOOD & WINE, taking place March 3-16 at the Ojai Valley Inn in Ojai, CA, where Shari will be leading two sessions — a cooking demo with Blackberry Farm's Chef Cassidee Dabney, and a one-on-one conversation with Farmer Lee Jones of The Chef's Garden; and The Women in Hospitality Leadership Conference presented by MAPP and the Women's Hospitality Initiative from March 30-31 at the Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV. Shari also shares her solo dining experience at Quique Crudo in Manhattan's West Village on a snowy weekend evening.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review.

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social. We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #409 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, which took place in Abu Dhabi, UAE on January 28th, 2025. This was the fourth edition of the Middle East & North Africa's 50 Best Restaurants awards, sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, and hosted in partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT).  

Launched in 2022, MENA's 50 Best Restaurants is a celebration of the best places to eat across 19 countries in the Middle East & North Africa region. Restaurants from across 11 cities were announced as the 50 best places to eat in the region at the event held at Erth Abu Dhabi, culminating with the region’s #1 restaurant, Orfali Bros Bistro, for the 3rd consecutive year.

In addition to attending the MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards Gala, Shari took part in a Meet the Chefs press event & #50BestTalks on January 27th at The Abu Dhabi Edition. Shari's exclusive interviews include:

-       Raj Dagstani, Chef/Owner, Marmellata Bakery, Abu Dhabi, UAE (#29 MENA)
-       Mostafa Seif, Executive Chef, Khufu’s, Cairo, Egypt (#4 MENA)
-       Guillaume Barray, Restaurant Manager, Ossiano, Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, UAE (#5 MENA;  Art of Hospitality Award 2025)
-       Solemann Haddad, Founder/Chef, Moonrise, Dubai, UAE (#10 MENA)
-       Neha Mishra, Founder/Chef, Kinoya, Dubai, UAE, (#3 MENA)
-       Mohammed Orfali, Owner/Chef, Orfali Bros Bistro, Dubai, UAE (#1 MENA)
-       William Drew, Director of Content, 50 Best

Many thanks to everyone who joined Shari in conversation & congratulations to all, including the top 3: #1 - Orfali Bros Bistro for the 3rd year; #2 - Chef Himanshu Saini’s Tresind Studio, Dubai; Shari’s #solodining on ep #403; Chefwise; and #3 - Neha Mishra’s Kinoya, Dubai; Chefwise. Thanks & congrats to the entire 50 Best team. Wonderful to be a part of the celebration! For more info & the full list, go to theworlds50best.com & @theworlds50best #MENAs50Best.

Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to celebrate the positive; Speed Round with Solemann Haddad, Moonrise; & Shari's incredible Solo Dining experience at FZN by Bjorn Frantzen at Atlantis, The Palm, The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review.

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social. We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!

Today on our episode #410 of All in the Industry, Shari Bayer's guests are Rick Smilow, Chairman & CEO of the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), and Lachlan Sands, President of the Institute of Culinary Education’s LA Campus. ICE, which the school is often referred to for short, is one of the nation’s most prestigious culinary schools, currently headquartered in NYC and with a second location in Los Angeles. This year, in 2025, ICE is celebrating a big milestone – its 50th anniversary. Rick's tenure began in 1995, when he acquired the predecessor school, Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, which was founded in 1975 by Peter Kump, who was also the founder of the James Beard Foundation. Rick has been the CEO of ICE for 30 years. Lachlan, who has been at the helm of the LA campus since it opened in 2018, is the principal administrator responsible for the success of the school.  Prior to working for ICE, Lachlan held positions as President, Director of Education, and Executive Chef. Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to acknowledge achievements; Speed Round; Industry News on TimeOut's list of the world's 20 best cities for food now; and Shari's solo dining experience at Chef Jiho Kim's Joomak located within the Maison Hudson in Manhattan's West Village.

Support for this episode comes from the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). To learn more, visit ICE.edu today.

Find all of our new & archived shows at AllintheIndustry.com. Listen at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts; subscribe & leave us a rating/review.

Follow us @allindustry & @sharibayer on Instagram, & "All in the Industry" on Facebook & our YouTube Channel.

Interested in collaborating with us? Please reach out via our contact page at AllintheIndustry.com, or on social. We'd love to hear from you!

Check out Shari's book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon), available wherever books are sold. #chefwisebook

Thanks, as always, for being a part of All in the Industry®!