Who I’m Chatting With

The best conversations happen around food. Pull up a chair for interviews, chats, and Q&As with fellow chefs and food nerds.

Who I’m Chatting With

The best conversations happen around food. Pull up a chair for interviews, chats, and Q&As with fellow chefs and food nerds.

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In Collaboration

Kenji López-Alt and Deb Perelman talk all things food on their podcast
Kenji López-Alt and Deb Perelman talk all things food on their podcast

The Recipe with Kenji and Deb

2023-2026
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interview Pailin of Hot Thai Kitchen
Kenji López-Alt interview Pailin of Hot Thai Kitchen

Chatting with Pailin of Hot Thai Kitchen

Sept. 28, 2026
Video

Kenji López-Alt Interview Yenvi Pham
Kenji López-Alt Interview Yenvi Pham

Making Vietnamese-Inspired Crab Dip with Pho Bac's Yenvy Pham

June 10, 2026
Video

Kenji López-Alt interviews Polina Chesnakova
Kenji López-Alt interviews Polina Chesnakova

Garlic, Identity, and the Post-Soviet Diaspora: A Conversation with Polina Chesnakova

March 18, 2026
Video

Kenji López-Alt interviews Jordan Reid
Kenji López-Alt interviews Jordan Reid

You Don't Owe The Internet Your Evolution

March 5, 2026
Video

Kenji López-Alt Interviews Bricia Lopez
Kenji López-Alt Interviews Bricia Lopez

For Bricia Lopez, Real Change Starts Small

March 4, 2026
Video

Kenji López-Alt interviews Padma Lakshmi
Kenji López-Alt interviews Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi on Cooking, Culture, and Who Gets to Belong in America

Dec. 17, 2025
Video

Kenji López-Alt interviews Sho Spaeth
Kenji López-Alt interviews Sho Spaeth

Making Dirty Mazemen with Sho Spaeth

Oct. 16, 2026
Video

Kenji López-Alt Interviews Nouhou of the Seattle Sounders
Kenji López-Alt Interviews Nouhou of the Seattle Sounders

I Talk Teriyaki with Nouhou of the Seattle Sounders

July 4, 2026
Video

Kenji López-Alt interviews Toshi Kasahara
Kenji López-Alt interviews Toshi Kasahara

Meet Toshi Kasahara, The Man Who Invented Chicken Teriyaki as we Know it.

June 8, 2025
Video

Kenji Interviewed

Kenji López-Alt's interview with Food & Wine about pizza dough
Kenji López-Alt's interview with Food & Wine about pizza dough

“Pizza Pros Say This Overlooked Ingredient Can Make or Break Your Dough”
Adam H. Callaghan, Food & Wine

Sept. 9, 2026
Article

Kenji López-Alt interviewed on This Old House Radio Hour
Kenji López-Alt interviewed on This Old House Radio Hour

“Gas vs. Charcoal, Settled + Justin Halpern Moves Home + The Dark History of the Light Bulb”
This Old House Radio Hour

Aug. 17, 2026
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interviewed on Splendid Table
Kenji López-Alt interviewed on Splendid Table

“Episode 757: Home Cooking with Pros: J. Kenji López-Alt, Daniel Holzman, and Matt Rodbard”
The Splendid Table

April 17, 2026
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt Interviewed on City Cast Seattle
Kenji López-Alt Interviewed on City Cast Seattle

“Kenji López-Alt Talks Seattle Dining, Industry Scandals, and Girl Dinner”
City Cast Seattle

May 13, 2026
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interviewed on Sleeping with Celebrities
Kenji López-Alt interviewed on Sleeping with Celebrities

“How To Stack Tacos and Burgers With J. Kenji López-Alt Until You Conk Out”
Sleeping with Celebrities with John Moe

Oct. 10, 2025
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interviewed on NPR's Amplify with Lara Downes
Kenji López-Alt interviewed on NPR's Amplify with Lara Downes

“Chef Kenji López-Alt serves up a nourishing recipe of food and music”
Amplify With Lara Downes, NPR

July 31, 2025
Video

Kenji López-Alt Interviewed on Judge John Hodgman
Kenji López-Alt Interviewed on Judge John Hodgman

“Episode 739: Comfort Feuds”
Judge John Hodgman

Sept. 17, 2025
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interviewed on Smart Girl Dumb Questions with Nayeema Raza
Kenji López-Alt interviewed on Smart Girl Dumb Questions with Nayeema Raza

“Is Cooking Art or Science? with Kenji Lopez-Alt”
Smart Girl Dumb Questions with Nayeema Raza

April 18, 2025
Video

Kenji López-Alt Interviewed on Depresh Mode with John Moe
Kenji López-Alt Interviewed on Depresh Mode with John Moe

“J. Kenji Lopez-Alt on Food, Booze, Weed, Anxiety, Depression, and Living a Healthy Life”
Depresh Mode with John Moe

March 17, 2025
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interviewed by Maggie Hoffman on The Dinner Plan
Kenji López-Alt interviewed by Maggie Hoffman on The Dinner Plan

“Kenji López-Alt Cooks Differently Now”
Maggie Hoffman, The Dinner Plan

Feb. 14, 2025
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interviewed on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
Kenji López-Alt interviewed on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

“J. Kenji López-Alt talks food, science, and Winnie the Pooh onsies”
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR

May 25, 2024
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interviewed by David Krauss on Speaking Soundly
Kenji López-Alt interviewed by David Krauss on Speaking Soundly

“Speaking Soundly with Kenji López-Alt”
David Krauss, Speaking Soundly

May 21, 2024
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interviewed by Annie Midori Atherton for Seattle Magazine
Kenji López-Alt interviewed by Annie Midori Atherton for Seattle Magazine

“Kitchen Conversations With J. Kenji López-Alt”
Annie Midori Atherton, Seattle Magazine

March 22, 2024
Article

“Adam and Kenji talk about pumpkin spice (PODCAST E80)”
The Adam Ragusea Podcast

Oct. 23, 2023
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interviewed by Dan Pashman on The Sporkful
Kenji López-Alt interviewed by Dan Pashman on The Sporkful

“Live: Kenji López-Alt No Longer Calls His Recipes “The Best” (Reheat)”
Dan Pashman, The Sporkful

March 14, 2022
Podcast Live

Kenji López-Alt interviewed on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn on NPR
Kenji López-Alt interviewed on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn on NPR

“Food writer and chef J. Kenji López-Alt”
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, NPR

March 1, 2022
Podcast

Kenji López-Alt interviewed by Helen Rosner for The New Yorker
Kenji López-Alt interviewed by Helen Rosner for The New Yorker

“J. Kenji López-Alt Says You’re Cooking Just Fine”
Helen Rosner, The New Yorker

Feb. 27, 2022
Article