Brooke Williamson of Playa Provisions joins the show to catch us up on LA lockdowns plus a lovely way her fans are supporting the restaurant. Get in touch with the hosts: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater digest@eater.com More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A Feel-Good Story with Chef Brooke Williamson + Starbucks Helping with the Vaccine?

Social media master Adam Moussa joins us to give us the latest on the Viennetta's return and why Taco Bell is bringing back potatoes. Chef Jae Lee of Nowon NYC breaks down the Shake Shack KFC mess. Eater NY's Ryan Sutton explains how the latest round of stimulus and PPP will effect the food industry. Get in touch with the hosts: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater digest@eater.com More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Korean-Inspired Chicken Controversy, Viennetta Returns, and the Next Wave of PPP

Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams announced his candidacy for mayor in November and food and farming are a big part of it. Get in touch: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater digest@eater.com More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams Thinks Roof Farms Can Save New York

DC editor Gabe Hiatt explains the excitement in food media to cover the Biden's restaurant visits. LA editor Farley Elliott breaks down the mess of restrictions and lockdowns in California. Get in touch: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater digest@eater.com More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What President Elect Biden Means for the D.C. Food Beat

Matt Danzer and Ann Redding had to shut down Uncle Boons at the start of the pandemic; now they're figuring out how to best set up their other restaurants for success. Follow Uncle Boons Sister and Thai Diner for more info. Get in touch: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater digest@eater.com More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What It’s Like to Close One of NY's Favorite Restaurants

Maiko Kyogoku and Emily Yuen of Bessou NYC call in to talk about running their restaurant during COVID while pregnant. Jaya Saxena explains the latest in restaurant dress code issues. Get in touch: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater digest@eater.com More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Running a Restaurant While Pregnant During a Pandemic

Amanda and Dan ask whether bakers can predict elections. Luke Tsai joins the show to talk about the potential loss of Japantown. Mona Holmes calls in to talk the uncertain future of downtown LA's once bustling restaurant scene. Get in touch: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater digest@eater.com More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cookie Pollsters and Japantown in Peril

Emmeline Zhao explains how she and her team at Silver Apricot created a dining experience in the middle of the street. Amanda and Dan talk delivery and outrage in cooking groups on Facebook. Get in touch: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater digest@eater.com More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to do 'Fine Dining' During COVID

Wilson Tang of Nom Wah Tea Parlor talks about the future of the QR code menu system and how the cell phone has taken over ordering and paying at his restaurants in China. Amanda and Dan talk ferris wheel dining, delivery, and Whole Foods trend forecasting. Follow the hosts! Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram Get in Touch: digest@eater.com About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Is the Future of Restaurant Menus?

Amanda and Dan run down the current state of the dining scene. Jenny Zhang wrote about COVID's effects on trick or treating. Hosts: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram Get in Touch: digest@eater.com About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Update on the Dining Scene + Halloween vs. COVID

Gary He ate at Le Bernardin on the first night of indoor dining. Eve Batey talks us trough the tragic burning of The Restaurant at Meadowood. Hosts: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram Get in Touch: digest@eater.com About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Ready Are Restaurants and Diners for Indoor Dining?

Chicago Editor Ashok Selvam catches us up on Chicago's winter dining plans. Amanda and Dan discuss the James Beard Awards and new beverages. Hosts: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram Get in Touch: digest@eater.com About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Happens to Outdoor Dining In the Winter?

North Carolina is home to around 9 million pigs. Many of those pigs live in big factory farms, and all of those pigs produce a lot of waste. On these factory farms, that waste is collected in big outdoor lagoons, and then sprayed out across fields as fertilizer. People living in communities nearby complain their daily lives are disrupted by the stench, and they fear that it’s affecting their health.On this episode, three North Carolinians team up with a lawyer to try and fight back against these lagoon and sprayfield systems. Check out more at: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect-future-of-meat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why North Carolina has giant lagoons of pig poop (from Vox.com)

Today on the Digest we're compiling some of our favourite clips from our recent package What Now, Predicting the Future of Restaurants, on Eater.com. Jenny Zhang interviews Soleil Ho on the landscape. Nicholas Mancall-Bitel interviews Eric Rivera on how small business' can adapt. Lesley Suter talks to Keith Corbin about the growing expectations for chefs. Jenny talks to Krishnendu Ray about the necessity of socialized medicine in the restaurant industry. Jenny talks to Lucas Sin of Junzi Kitchen about toxicity and what mom and pop restaurants can learn from Fast Food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Predicting the Future of Restaurants

As New York City continues to navigate its recent reopening, restaurateurs, chefs, and diners alike are wondering what the new normal looks like. How do we revive New York’s vibrant dining culture? In this exclusive 92nd Street Y conversation, Chef Marcus Samuelsson, whose Harlem restaurant Red Rooster remained open to first responders and locals throughout New York on Pause, speaks with Eater editor-in-chief Amanda Kludt about where we go from here. Hosts: Amanda Kludt (@k﻿ludt), Editor in Chief, Eater Daniel Geneen (@danielgeneen), Producer, Eater More to explore: Check out more great reporting from the Eater newsroom. Subscribe to Amanda’s weekly newsletter here. Follow Us: Eater.com Facebok.com/Eater YouTube.com/Eater @eater on Twitter and Instagram Get in Touch: digest@eater.com About Eater: Eater obsessively covers the world through the lens of food, telling stories via audio, television, digital video, and publications in 24 cities across the US and UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the 92Y: Amanda Interviews Chef Marcus Samuelsson

Everything you need to know about the world of food each week. Amanda Kludt and Daniel Geneen bring you the wildest, most important stories from restaurants and kitchens around the world. It’ll make you laugh, it’ll make you think, and it’ll make you hungry! From Eater and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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