382 episodes

Shari Bayer of Bayer Public Relations explores behind-the-scenes talent within the hospitality industry. Experienced restaurant and hospitality professionals reveal their stories and expertise through a lively and reflective conversation about the industry. Shari also adds speed round games, solo dining stories, PR tips, and current event discussions into the mix, rounding out each episode with a question from the current guest to the next, tying the entire series together.

All in the Industry ®‪️‬ Heritage Radio Network

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Shari Bayer of Bayer Public Relations explores behind-the-scenes talent within the hospitality industry. Experienced restaurant and hospitality professionals reveal their stories and expertise through a lively and reflective conversation about the industry. Shari also adds speed round games, solo dining stories, PR tips, and current event discussions into the mix, rounding out each episode with a question from the current guest to the next, tying the entire series together.

    Nilou Motamed

    Nilou Motamed

    Today on our episode #382 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Nilou Motamed, an Emmy-nominated TV personality, who has been named one of AdWeek’s 30 Most Influential People in Food, and has been shaping the conversation in food and travel for more than 20 years, and has quite literally eaten her way around the planet. Born in Iran and raised in Paris and New York, Nilou is fluent in four languages and has traveled to more than 45 countries. She brings a genuinely global perspective to her work, informed by a love and understanding of foods from around the world. Nilou has served as Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine as well as Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning food site Epicurious. As the longtime Features Director for Travel + Leisure, Nilou oversaw the magazine’s coverage of restaurants, hotels, and trends in luxury travel. Today, Nilou is a frequent judge on some of the world’s most popular culinary TV shows, including Netflix’s Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend, Food Network’s Chopped and Bravo’s Top Chef. When she isn’t eating delicious food on TV, Nilou is working on Story Collective: a consultancy she co-founded, specializing in brand voice, strategy, and storytelling for the world’s top luxury hotels, restaurants, and travel destinations.

    Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to commit to only what you want to do; Industry News on the reopening of NYC's iconic Central Park Boathouse restaurant, which is one of Shari's PR clients with Bayer Public Relations; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at Walrus Rodeo in Miami, FL.

    ** Check out Shari's new book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), available wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook**

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Valerie Chang Cumpa, Maty's

    Valerie Chang Cumpa, Maty's

    Today on our episode #381 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Valerie Chang Cumpa, an award-winning Miami-based chef who along with her family, including her brother Nando, opened Itamae in the Miami Design District, focusing on Nikkei cuisine; and in 2019, the team opened a fast casual off-shoot concept, B-Side, inside popular Asian Food Hall, 1-800-LUCKY. Her latest restaurant is Maty’s in Miami’s Midtown neighborhood, which has a modern take on comida criolla, the traditional Peruvian food of Valerie’s upbringing. Valerie, or Val, quickly garnered praise as one of the city's top young chefs, earning an Eater Young Gun nomination (2018), two James Beard semifinalist nominations for Rising Star Chef (2019, 2020) and nominations for Best Chef South (2022, 2023). And the accolades have continued, including Itamae on The New York Times' coveted Restaurant List in 2021, and as a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2022; Maty's on Bon Appetit's 24 Best New Restaurants in 2023, and The New York Times' Restaurant List; Val and Nando were the first siblings to be named together to Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs Class of 2023. And Val was nominated as a 2024 James Beard Awards semifinalist for Maty’s in the Best Chef: South category. Val participated in SOBEWFF 2024 (South Beach Wine & Food Festival) presented by Capital One, which took place February 22-25, 2024 in Miami, Fl., hosting a wonderful collaboration dinner at Maty's with Chabela Coss and Ana Castro, which Shari attended.

    Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to be able to work individually, as well as together with others; Industry News on Michelin adding 8 new Miami restaurants to its guide; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at Mike Puma's new Gotham Burger Social Club, as well as a visit to Hamburger America, both in NYC, in anticipation of Shari's evening at SOBEWFF's popular Burger Bash presented by Schweid & Sons, hosted by Rachael Ray.

    ** Check out Shari's new book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), available wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook**

    • 59 min
    Andrew Zimmern; SOBEWFF 2024

    Andrew Zimmern; SOBEWFF 2024

    Today on our episode #380 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Andrew Zimmern, an Emmy-winning and four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer, teacher, and social justice advocate. As the creator, executive producer and host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods franchise, Andrew Zimmern’s Driven by Food, and Emmy-winning The Zimmern List, Andrew has devoted his life to exploring and promoting cultural acceptance, tolerance, and understanding through food. He will be participating in the upcoming SOBEWFF (South Beach Wine & Food Festival) presented by Capital One, which Shari will be attending, and was founded by Lee Schrager. The festival is celebrating 23 years and taking place February 22-25, 2024 in Miami, Fl. – mission to Eat. Drink. Educate.

    Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to devour as much as we can wherever we go; Industry News on the passing of influential chef David Bouley, the American chef who first translated French nouvelle cuisine into the New American style that shaped modern high-end cooking; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at Coqodaq, Simon Kim's new fried chicken restaurant in Manhattan's Flatiron District.

    ** Check out Shari's new book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), available wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook**

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins, Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare

    Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins, Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare

    Today on our episode #379 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is on-location in NYC with Max Natmessnig and Marco Prins, the newly appointed executive chefs at world renowned restaurant, Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. Max and Marco previously worked together at Chef’s Table earlier in their careers, and now bring their deep culinary experience and expertise from working in Michelin-starred restaurants around the world. Raised in Austria, Max most recently led the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Alois in Munich, where he was also named one of Germany’s 50 Best Chefs, and prior worked at award winning restaurants like Rote Wand and Steirereck in Austria, The Nomad in New York, and L'Auberge de l'Ile in France. Originally from Holland, Marco previously served as executive chef at Ukiyo in New York, which was awarded a Michelin-star under his tenure and multiple 3-Michelin-star restaurants in Europe, including Parkheuvel and Oud Sluis in the Netherlands and Zilte in Belgium.

    Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to be adaptable; Industry News on the 2024 restaurant selections for The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain and Ireland; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at Ember at the We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort in Arizona, led by chef Richard Pelz, who is one of Shari's former Bayer PR clients from over 15 years ago with his restaurant Goblin Market in NYC.

    ** Check out Shari's new book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), available wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook**

    • 50 min
    Angelo Sosa, Tia Carmen and Kembara

    Angelo Sosa, Tia Carmen and Kembara

    Today on our episode #378 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is on-location in Phoenix, AZ with Angelo Sosa, executive chef of Tia Carmen and Kembara restaurants at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa. Angelo is a chef, restaurateur and author of Dominican and Italian descent, who spent years working under world-class chefs and restaurateurs, including Alain Ducasse, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Stephen Starr, and Masaharu Morimoto. He is known for his bold cooking rooted in Asian flavors and techniques, bringing over 25 years of experience that has taken him from three-star kitchens in Europe to street food stalls in Thailand. In 2010, Angelo competed on season 7 of Bravo's hit show, "Top Chef," and later, "Top Chef All-Stars," quickly becoming a fan favorite. Many thanks to Angelo and the entire team at JW Desert Ridge for the warm welcome and hospitality!

    Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to take care of your people; Industry News on menu trends that define dining right now, via The New York Times; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at Lutece, a styish, cozy bistro from chef/partner Matt Conroy and pastry chef Isabel Coss in Georgetown, Washington DC.

    ** Check out Shari's new book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), available wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook**

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Christian F. Puglisi

    Christian F. Puglisi

    Today on our episode #377 of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is on-location in Copenhagen, Denmark with her guest Christian F. Puglisi, chef and founder of acclaimed Copenhagen restaurants Relæ, Manfreds, BÆST, and Mirabelle; currently operating BÆST – an organic restaurant mad about raw milk cheeses, artisanal butchery, and award winning pizza; and Mirabelle Spiseria – a kitchen that fuses Danish and Mediterranean gastronomy, where her interview took place. Christian's former restaurant Relæ was awarded a Bib Gourmand in 2011, followed by a Michelin star in 2012, and was on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list for numerous years. In 2014, he published his first book, Relæ: A Book of Ideas, and in 2016 he founded Farm of Ideas. Christian is a contributor to Shari's new book, Chefwise, Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon). Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to find your own personal inspiration; and Shari's Solo Dining experience at Koan in Copenhagen, chef and owner Kristian Baumann's 2 Michelin star restaurant using Korean flavors and techniques with a set tasting menu based on the best ingredients the Nordic season offers. Kristian is also a Chefwise contributor.

    ** Check out Shari's new book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), available wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook**

    • 52 min

Customer Reviews

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2 Ratings

Ickysay ,

Lots of info, cool stories, great people!

Aloha! Absolutely adore listening to Shari Bayer discuss industry news, career paths, and chit chat with people in the industry!

I love listening to hospitality peeps stories, and also appreciate the structure of the show - the Solo Dining Experience at the end is always a highlight!

So thankful for all the content Heritage Radio Network makes available, and Shari Bayer for taking us behind the scenes with her illustrious roster of guests. 5 stars!!

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