Chef Yara Herrera joins us this week, the powerhouse behind one of NYC's coolest and most delicious restaurants; Hellbender. A first gen Mexican-American & fine dining alum, Yara has taken everything she learned at Spago, Providence, Momofuku Ko and flipped it into something entirely her own. She's all about honoring her roots while rewriting the rules. Listen in as we talk cooking with Martha Stewart, interrupting David Chang during a private moment, why ketchup is torture and the pressure of opening her first restaurant, that came with quite the pivot. @yaraherrerayara

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This week we are joined by the Tony award winning Broadway star, singer, songwriter & star of tv & film, John Gallagher Jr! Springsteen superfan & fruity cocktail connoisseur, JGJ shares soooo many stories including a celebrity sighting that left him starstruck, what he demands in his dressing room and why he's basically the human embodiment of a tiki cocktail with a tiny umbrella. Also....JUDITH HATES CELERY and we get to blindfold John. Dreamy.

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Ben Gollan is a man obsessed when it comes to sandwiches. As the cult leader behind A MAN AND HIS SANDWICH Tours in NYC, he guides the hungry to the best spots in town. We ask, "What exactly defines a sandwich, Ben?" Then we argue about the answer!! We also get the inside scoop on where we should be eating sandwiches in NYC, the perfect sandwich ratio and how Subway just may be pumping a fragrance into the air (conspiracy theory or fact?). AAAAAND so many hot takes involving Katzs, you may want to fight us. This episode is all heated sandwich fun that may convince you that everything you think you know is wrong. @A_man_and_his_sandwich

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