Episode Details

Hosting a lively conversation, Michael Stoler and good friend and frequent guest, Drew Nieporent, president, The Myriad Restaurant Group, along with the "creme-de-la-creme" of the restaurant world: NY Times best selling author of Yes, Chef and chef at the Red Rooster Harlem, Marcus Samuelsson; author of Young Man and the Sea, and master chef at Esca, David Pasternack; author of The Modern Seafood Cook and chef/innovator with Restaurant Associates, Ed Brown compare memories of American cuisine 25 years ago to the "incredible food" served today, across the country, including ethnic and local cuisine. The conversation then moves to the business of the restaurant business: as Stoler put it "this is a tough business-the register has to work."