Interviews

Exclusive interviews and Q&As with our favorites in food, drink, travel, and culture.

Chef Eric Haugen - Credit: Marianne Rafter

Quick Spin: Chef Eric Haugen

The luxury of The Lambs Club in midtown Manhattan is captivating. The relatively modest entrance on West 44th hides the glamour within, an elegant space reminiscent of the city’s glory days with an interior of art deco sconces along wood-paneled walls, an illuminated four-seat bar manned by gentlemen in white suits…

Bartender Jim Meehan

Daily Blender Exclusive: Author and Bartender Jim Meehan

My travel to New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail was a little rough. In an effort to get a few extra hours in on my first visit to the city, I had booked myself on a red-eye, foolishly thinking I would be able to sleep, as I had a million times before, on the cross-country flight.

Brenda Crow

Quick Spin: FoodShed’s Brenda Crow

Ever wish you had a trusted food friend? Someone you can call up at any given point and ask, “What do I do with these fiddlehead ferns?” Portland-based FoodShed, owned by food professional Brenda Crow, is sort of an online version of that friend.

Kogi BBQ's Roy Choi

Daily Blender Exclusive: Chef Roy Choi

An unscheduled stop, the pure act of coincidence harmonizing with our grumbling stomachs and the time-crawling forty-five minute restaurant wait. Digging in to our Kogi findings, the tacos proved to be legendary.