Andrew Talks to Chefs

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Allison Robicelli (Storyteller, Consultant, Chef, Writer)

June 04, 2026

Allison Robicelli, our old friend, whom longtime listeners will remember from our Shelter en Place movie conversations, returns to the pod for a long overdue biographical conversation. In addition to weaving tales of growing up in 1980s outer-borough New York City, we get into Allison’s singular travel tips, the joys of Baltimore, and just about anything else she and Andrew could think of. If you are an aspiring chef younger than 30, or think you might know of one who’d thrive in this program...

Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski (State Bird Provisions, The Progress, etc) on Forgotten Classic Cookbooks LIVE! from Cookbook Week in San Francisco

May 12, 2026

[**New episodes of ATTC are now available in video! You can watch on Spotify, or YouTube. Or you can just keep on listening in all the same places you usually do.**] Two weeks ago, we took Andrew Talks to Chefs on the road, and recorded a LIVE! show as part of the inaugural Cookbook Week in San Francisco. The subject was Forgotten Cookbook Classics. The guests were two of San Francisco's favorite chefs, Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski (State Bird Provisions, The Progress, The Anchovy Bar)....

Akwasi Brenya-Mensa (Tatale: The Restaurant, Dining Series, and Other Iterations)

April 21, 2026

[**New episodes of ATTC are now available in video! You can watch on Spotify, or YouTube. Or you can just keep on listening in all the same places you usually do.**] As he prepares to introduce his Tatale dining series to NYC, Ghanaian-British chef, restaurateur, and interdisciplinary creative Akwasi Brenya-Mensa discusses his life and career to date. He and Andrew get into his African-focused upbringing in London, his adventures in the music world, and eventual commitment to the culinary rea...