TAKE AWAY ONLY is a podcast about the hospitality industry in crisis. Restaurants, bars, hotels are shutting down. Jobs are vanishing. Everybody is wondering what will happen next. During this series, journalist Howie Kahn looks for answers, talking to hospitality professionals all over the world as they continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, civil unrest and more. These are the stories about the people who take care of you.
Photo: Melanie Dunea.
Episode 1
MARK CANLIS: "LETTING OUT OUR INNER DRIVE-THROUGH"
Episode 2
MARTHA HOOVER: “WE HAVE TO DEMAND IMMEDIATE RELIEF”
Episode 3
GEORGE AZAR: "WE DON'T QUIT. WE JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD."
Episode 4
DEVITA DAVISON: "THIS IS AN ALL HANDS ON DECK APPROACH"
Episode 5
ZAK SNYDER: "THERE'S NO SAFETY NET. WE'RE SCREAMING FOR HELP"
Episode 6
GREG BAXTROM AND MAX KATZENBERG: "THE TIME IS NOW TO UNIFY OUR INDUSTRY"
Episode 7
CAMILLA MARCUS: "TOO SMALL TO FAIL, TOO BIG TO IGNORE"
Episode 8
NICK KOKONAS: BLACK SWANS AND SKUNKWORKS
Episode 9
ELLEN BENNETT: MASKS AND MIRACLES
Episode 10
WILL GUIDARA: "ADVERSITY IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE (REDUX)"
Episode 11
JESSICA KOSLOW: "I MARRIED THIS LIFE"
Episode 12
ROSIO SANCHEZ: TACOS AND TRIBULATIONS
Episode 13
MATT ORLANDO: "STAMINA IS THE NAME OF THE GAME"
Episode 14
KEVIN BOEHM AND ROB KATZ: "FIGHTING FOR OUR EXISTENCE"
Episode 15
ANDREW ZIMMERN: IMMIGRANTS KEEP US ALIVE
Episode 16
NICKY GRYCZKA: FEEDING THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE
Episode 17
HENRIETTA LOVELL: "I WILL FIND ROUTES TO MARKET"
Episode 18
MARCUS SAMUELSSON: "CHEFS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FIRST RESPONDERS"
Episode 19
JULIA SULLIVAN: TORNADOES, TRUCKING AND TRIAGE
Episode 20
CAROLINE GLOVER: "I'VE NEVER FELT SO SORE"
Episode 21
JOSÉ ANDRÉS: "AMERICA EATS NOW!"
Episode 22
BERTHA GONZÁLEZ NIEVES: "EVERY SIP COUNTS"
Episode 23
ASHLEY CHRISTENSEN: CONFIDENCE AND COMPLICATIONS
Episode 24
JEN HIDINGER-KENDRICK: GIVING KITCHEN
Episode 25
ERIC RIPERT: "A BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN LIGHT"
Episode 26
DAVID PRIOR: ROMANCE WITH RIGOR
Episode 27
SARU JAYARAMAN: RAISE THE WAGE!
Episode 28
KWAME ONWUACHI: "THE RESTAURANT AVENGERS"
Episode 29
MERA KITCHEN COLLECTIVE: IMMIGRANTS HAVE THE POWER
Episode 30
SOUTH PHILLY BARBACOA: SPIRITUALLY ROOTED POLITICS AND PLATES
Episode 31
STEPHEN SATTERFIELD: NIMBLENESS AND NECESSITY
Episode 32
RENÉ REDZEPI: OPERATION FAMILY MODE
Episode 33
CHRIS SHEPHERD: CHRIS SHEPHERD WANTS TO RAISE $38 MILLION
Episode 34
JJ JOHNSON: "I MIGHT HAVE TO SEND YOU OFF AND AWAY"
Episode 35
NATE NORRIS: ZUNI CAFÉ'S NEW DEAL
Episode 36
MELANIE DUNEA: TREATS HELP
Episode 37
IRENE LI: "WHAT CAN A RESTAURANT BE?"
Episode 38
MATTY MATHESON: PANTS UP, SHIRT ON
Episode 39
BOBBY STUCKEY: WAITING FOR WASHINGTON
Episode 40
ANNA POLONSKY: GIVING MEETS BRANDING
Episode 41
MOONLYNN TSAI: HEART OF DINNER, HEART OF CHINATOWN
Episode 42
MASHAMA BAILEY AND JOHNO MORISANO: "WE PROMISED SAVANNAH WE WOULD BE HERE."
Episode 43
RUTH ROGERS: THE RIVER CAFE WAY
Episode 44
GABRIEL STULMAN: "WHAT'S GONNA SURVIVE?"
Episode 45
ANNA DUNN: RESTAURANTS TAUGHT ME TO BE HUMAN
Episode 46
TENG WEN WEE: A 200-DAY PLAN
Episode 47
JOSH NILAND: SAINT PETER 2.0
Episode 48
CHRISTOPHER KOSTOW: FROM SHENZHEN TO NAPA
Episode 49
XAVIER AND ARLENE BARZOLA: A FATHER AND DAUGHTER'S FIGHT TO SAVE THEIR RESTAURANT IN EAST ELMHURST, QUEENS
Episode 50
NINA COMPTON: ONE TABLE PER NIGHT
Episode 51
BEAU CLUGSTON: GOODBYE, EGO!
Episode 52
NITE YUN: REFLECT, REST AND MAKE FISH JERKY
Episode 53
DAN GIUSTI: SCHOOL LUNCH. AND BREAKFAST AND DINNER.
Episode 54
YAZZIE THE CHEF: BLESS TO THE EAST
Episode 55
FEW FOR ALL: COMMUNITY OVER COMPETITION
Episode 56
OMAR TATE: ONE THOUSAND BEAN PIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR
Episode 57
CHRISTIAN GILL: SIX MONTHS IN STRUGGLEVILLE
Episode 58
HAWA HASSAN AND FELIPE DONNELLY: LOOKING FOR THE HELPERS
Episode 59
NO US WITHOUT YOU: $33 FEEDS A FAMILY OF FOUR FOR A WEEK
Episode 60
ERIC RIVERA: INFINITE CONTENT
Episode 61
JON GRAY: BLACK POWER KITCHEN
Episode 62
LEAH PENNIMAN: STAND UP TO THE BEAST
Episode 63
RETHINK FOOD: PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, MAJOR GAINS
Episode 64
SOLEIL HO: BELIEF IN A BETTER WORLD
Episode 65
THE LEE INITIATIVE: LOUISVILLE LOVES YOU
Episode 66
ILLYANNA MAISONET: THE PUERTO RICAN COOKBOOK WE NEED NOW!
Episode 67
BLAKE MacKAY: THE BIG REIMAGINING
Episode 68
LUCALI AND BEST: PIZZA IN A PANDEMIC
Episode 69
NATASHA PICKOWICZ: NEVER ENDING TASTE
Episode 70
LANI HALLIDAY AND JARED HOWARD: BRUTUS MEETS HONEY BUNNY
Episode 71
KAMAL MOUZAWAK: LEBANON'S DEFINING MOMENT