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Tinfoil Swans

Tinfoil Swans

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Summary
 Food & Wine has led the conversation around food, drinks, and hospitality in America and around the world since 1978. Tinfoil Swans continues that legacy with intimate, informative, surprising, and uplifting conversations with the biggest names in the culinary industry and beyond, sharing never-before-heard stories about the successes, struggles, and fork-in-the-road moments that made them who they are today. You'll hear from icons and innovators like Daniel Boulud, Padma Lakshmi, Tristen Epps, and Maneet Chauhan, going deep on their formative experiences, the dishes and meals that made them, their joys, doubts and dreams, and what's still on the menu ahead. Tune in for a feast that'll feed your brain and soul — and plenty of wisdom and quotable morsels to savor later. New episodes every Tuesday.© Copyright 2026 Dotdash Media Inc. All Rights Reserved Art Cooking Food & Wine Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Norma Listman, Saqib Keval, and the Magazines in the Bathroom

    Norma Listman, Saqib Keval, and the Magazines in the Bathroom
    Nov 3 2026
    Saqib Keval signed a promise not to date his collaborators. Norma Listman had other plans. The now-married chefs behind Mexico City’s Masala y Maíz share their love story, the family histories and cultural context in their food, and why restaurant workers deserve tech-industry perks. Plus, the Pay What You Can Global Restaurant Initiative founders get brutally honest about the challenges of taking care of themselves when work, home life, and principles compete. For more info visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠foodandwine.com/tinfoilswans⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode art courtesy of Food & Wine / Ana Lorenzana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Eric Ripert and the Beauty of Wrinkles

    Eric Ripert and the Beauty of Wrinkles
    Oct 27 2026
    Eric Ripert was throwing plates and losing staff when he realized the problem in his kitchen was him. The Le Bernardin chef and author of Mindful Cooking opens up about breaking the cycle of abuse in restaurants, coping with anxiety, and learning to appreciate his wrinkles. Plus, he delves into the mystery ingredient in his grandmother’s apple tart and the surprising emotional power of soup. For more info visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠foodandwine.com/tinfoilswans⁠⁠⁠ Episode art courtesy of Food & Wine / Nigel Parry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • Ming-Na Wen and the Scent of Midnight Steak

    Ming-Na Wen and the Scent of Midnight Steak
    Oct 20 2026
    Ming-Na Wen plays indelible characters in the worlds of Marvel, Disney, and "Star Wars," but movie and TV stardom never got her out of clearing tables at her family's restaurant. The actor and self-described nerd opens up about trying to fit in as an immigrant kid in Pittsburgh, imagining herself as Han Solo, and the hospitality work that prepared her for Hollywood. She also shares how writing her new instantly bestselling cookbook, Have You Eaten Yet?, meant sharing family secrets and revisiting memories she'd spent years pushing aside. For more info visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠foodandwine.com/tinfoilswans⁠⁠ Episode art courtesy of Food & Wine / Riker Brothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 mins
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