Chef's Table: Talks

How an LA Food Stall Won a Michelin Star Ft. Gilberto Cetina

Gilberto Cetina (Holbox) joins David in the kitchen this week!! Gilberto talks about the pressure of taking on his family's beloved restaurant Chichen Itza, how spearfishing as a teen made him fall in love with seafood, being a Michelin-starred seafood chef when his wife and daughter don't like fish, the catering horror story that made him almost ruin a wedding, and so much more. Holbox Restaurant IG: https://www.instagram.com/holboxlosangeles/ Follow Chef's Table Official on IG! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Family Behind Hollywood's Most Iconic Restaurants Ft. Byron Puck

Byron Puck (President of Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining) joins David on the show this week! David and Byron talk about the moment he first realized his father Wolfgang Puck's level of fame on a boy scout camping trip, working in Spago's dish pit at age 12, family latke lessons, the time an egg-white cocktail exploded on a customer, why tuna cones will never leave the menu, what it means to be known as "the quintessential Hollywood restaurant", and so much more.  Byron IG: https://www.instagram.com/byronpuck/ [https://www.instagram.com/byronpuck/] Follow Chef's Table Official on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ [https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Mason & Lily Royal Make Perfectly Imperfect Waffles

Mason & Lily Royal (Max & Helen’s) join David on the show this week! They talk about getting married a week before opening the diner, why everyone wants to be cozy, Mason’s 17th restaurant opening, Fried Chicken Wednesdays, debate what “American cheese” actually means, dealing with stoned customers at a cannabis restaurant, and so much more. Mason IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefmasonroyal/ Lily IG: https://www.instagram.com/lilyroyal/ Max & Helen’s Diner: https://www.instagram.com/maxandhelens/ Follow Chef’s Table Official on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Justin Pichetrungsi Reinvented Taco Tuesdays

Justin Pichetrungsi (Anajak Thai) is on the show this week! David and Justin talk about Justin’s 10 years working as a Disney Imagineer and leaving that career to take over his family’s restaurant after his father’s stroke, why the kitchen chaos of The Bear is so accurate, secret tricks servers use to turn tables, serving dinner in an alley, his kitchen weapon of choice, and so much more. Justin IG: https://www.instagram.com/justinpeachpeach?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== [https://www.instagram.com/justinpeachpeach?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] Follow Chef’s Table Official on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== [https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Maxwell Reis Drinks Sherry Cobblers

Maxwell Reis (Mírate, Daisy) joins David on a show this week! Maxwell breaks down little-known histories of spirits from why people associate rum with pirates to how fermentation started and where brown liquor comes from. They talk about agave goblins, the importance of supporting family-owned distributors, what causes hangovers (and why good mezcal doesn’t make you hungover) and so much more! Maxwell IG: https://www.instagram.com/beerghost/ [https://www.instagram.com/beerghost/] Follow Chef’s Table on IG! https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/chefstableofficial/?hl=en] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]