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This week we’re talking to our friend, racing junky, and food enthusiast Rutledge Wood. You’ve seen him on SPEED, Top Gear, Lost in Transmission, Floor is Lava, Hyperdrive, American Barbecue Showdown, Guy’s Grocery Games, Southern and Hungry... okay that’s a long list.Rutledge welcomed us into the TV world with a smile and open arms. We’re big fans... and we’re excited to share with you why. Take a listen and find out how a car guy got into food tv, what is like to work with his friend and mentor Guy Fieri, and cooking pork chops for his 5th grade crush. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our next guest is philanthropist, activist, cookbook author, writer, director, actress, wife, mom, restaurateur and cook, Eva Longoria.She took time out of her crazy schedule to talk steak tacos, growing up on a ranch, why she started to cook, cultural appropriation in food, and the one restaurant she’d eat at the rest of her life See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Scott Tacinelli & Angie Rito are the dynamic duo of Italian Food. They are husband and wife Chef-Partners of New York's Italian gem, Don Angie.Don Angie has received a laundry list of accolades including two starsfrom The New York Times and James Beard nominations.We've featured their food on our show and judged with Angie on Beat Bobby Flay, now we finally get a chance to sit down and discuss when Don Angie is opening back up, how they navigate creative conversations as a married couple, and where they eat in New York on their day off.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mary Shenouda is a private chef, a resident chef at Nike, and CEO of Phat Fudge. We got to know Mary at an event at Belcampo Farms and today we get the real dirt, like why she dropped out of high school, the health issues that drove her to her current job, and how she almost lost it all with Phat Fudge See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aarti is a rockstar celebrity chef, advocate, author, and journalist. She won Food Network Star, starred in her own Food Network shows, judges on many shows and is also the author of a gorgeous cookbook. Today she joins us from her closet to discuss the advice she gave us about going on a Guy Fieri reality show, why she crashed our first day of judging on Guy’s Grocery Games, why she moved to North Carolina, and what her next project is. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's guest is Duff Goldman. He's an artist, chef, musician, Food Network megastar, bakery mogul, and an all-around great guy.Join us as we talk about how the bakery was born out of his love of being in a band, why hiring artists instead of culinary grads made them so unique and what he loves to cook when he isn't making dessert.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anthony Contrino, host of Saucy on http://today.com, is a top food stylist for Today Show, Food Network, and many other projects.Anthony is also the co-founder of The Quarantine Collective (along with fellow stylist Katie Stilo), partnering with chefs from around the country to teach fun recipes to folks stuck at home.In this episode we talk to Anthony about the time a Food Network host gave him a panic attack, his favorite Today guests, and how staying all night at his first cookbook shoot as an intern launched his food career. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author, celebrated chef, restauranteur, and food TV star Maneet Chauhan is our guest this week. We spoke to her in early March right before the tornados in her hometown of Nashville and the catastrophic pandemic that is crushing the restaurant industry. Maneet is taking both causes head-on in her typical selfless way. We’re sharing this episode now so you can get to know her and fall in love with her like we did, then follow her as she feeds Nashville while working to save her employees and restaurants. We talk to her about her new book Chaat (available for preorder now on Amazon), mock meat, treating Chopped contestants with respect, and how she accidentally signed on for a Hallmark movie. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we had the honor of talking to our friend Sammy Monsour. He’s a decorated executive chef, business owner and activist. With two successful restaurants in LA, Preux & Proper and South City Fried Chicken, we’re checking in with Sammy to hear how his restaurants are doing in the middle of this global pandemic.Sammy also talks about the problems with the restaurant industry that existed before the pandemic, what will hinder it from bouncing back, and why buying better eggs is big step towards supporting a smarter food chain. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Troy Johnson has an accomplished career as a music writer, food writer and TV personality with Food Network and Big 10 Network. Yes he has Emmys. Yes he has great hair. But we wanted to get to know the man behind the statues and stunning good looks.We recorded this episode in January in a hotel room right next to SFO that smelled like airplane exhaust and broken dreams. We were all on our way to Guy Fieri's birthday bash and Troy stopped by to pre-game with a great conversation and some room temp, flat beer.He walked in dressed like Rocket Man and talked about becoming a food writer, how he transitioned from writer to tv show host, and what it was like to meet Guy Fieri for the first time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anya Fernald is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Belcampo food empire of restaurants, butcher shops, food wholesale and e-commerce. She’s also a badass chef and nutrition guru. Find out how Belcampo is handling the coronavirus, get tips on staying sane and healthy at home, and learn why you can feel safe about eating take-out and delivery from your favorite restaurants during the pandemic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Derek Wolf. He’s built a cooking influencer empire as @overthefirecooking with a bestselling spice line and over a million followers on Instagram alone.In this episode we learn which Netflix show inspired his new career, what it’s like going from an accounting firm to a full-time career in the food world, and how he creates drool worthy content. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We sat down in the busy Pennsy Food Hall at Madison Square Garden to talk to Pat LaFrieda, New York’s King of Beef. Pat helms one of the country’s most successful and famous meat purveyors, supplying iconic restaurants such as Minetta Tavern and Shake Shack.Join us as we chat with Pat about working with Shake Shake to develop their signature burger blend, the economics of dry aged beef, why he opened his own restaurants, and the pros and cons of being a TV star.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We got a chance to sit down with our loose acquaintance Rocco DiSpirito last summer. Rocco is a chef, cookbook author, James Beard Award winner, television star and the face of healthy cooking. We talked about training butterflies, being a healthy chef on the Food Network and why he thinks our names are Ted and Steve. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chef, cookbook author and Food Network star Jet Tila joins us this week to talk about being the black sheep of the family, his first television appearance in 1999, life on social media and becoming an Iron Chef. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We sat down with Carl "The Cuban" Ruiz at La Cubana in New York the day his restaurant opened to talk about Food Network, Cuban Food, beer snobs, and the restaurant business grind.This is the first episode of our podcast but unfortunately it was our last conversation with Carl. He passed away of a heart attack on September 21, 2019.Carl was raw, insightful and lived life to the fullest. He was a Food Network star and talented chef. The world will miss you, Carl. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Subscribe to follow along as Food Network and Today Show regulars Mark & Fey, known as The Grill Dads, take a peek behind the curtain of food television, and chew the fat with celebrity chefs and industry icons. In Season 1 of Bone-In, Mark and Fey hang with the greats including Rocco DiSpirito, Jet Tila, and Troy Johnson... with a special interview from the late Carl “The Cuban” Ruiz. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.