On the Line with Chef Sherry Yard

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman are on the West Coast where they welcome their friend, Mister Do-it-All Billy Harris to On the Line. Billy is a fundraiser (Alex's Lemonade Stand, No Kid Hungry), TV judge (Iron Chef), and a culinary host with the most who can work a crowd like no other! Billy has been performing since a young age and tells Amanda and Dan his come-up story, why hosting runs in his blood, how he pulls together massive food events, secrets of auctioneering, and so much more. Don't miss this hilarious episode!

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman are on the West Coast where they welcome friend and multi-hyphenate Chef Elizabeth Falkner to On the Line. Based in California, chef Falkner cooks both savory and sweet, is a fitness advocate, a restauranteur, philanthropist (James Beard Foundation), reality show competitor and judge (The Next Iron Chef, Top Chef Masters, Top Chef), an entrepreneur, and a documentarian (Sorry We’re Closed). We caught up with Elizabeth and talked about all of her work— including her new beverage line (T’MARO)—and what drives her to cook, speak, and teach all over the world. You won't want to miss this inspiring episode!

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman are on the West Coast and welcome their friend and fellow Chopped judge Chris Santos to On the Line. Chef Santos began his career washing dishes at a small Rhode Island restaurant before pursuing cooking as a career, and is the founder of the restaurants Beauty & Essex and The Stanton Social, both on the Lower East Side in New York City. We caught up with Chris and talked about his younger chef days and his current life, working with the band Metallica on their whiskey brand, starting a heavy metal record label, and much more!

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman are on the West Coast and welcome restaurateur and chef Timothy Hollingsworth to On the Line. Hollingsworth began his career working under legendary chef Thomas Keller at The French Laundry and these days, he's the brains behind Chain, chef-driven takes on chain restaurant classics in Los Angeles. We caught up with the father and farmer and talked about his younger chef days and his current life, parenthood, and so much more!

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman are on the West Coast and welcome their friend and mentor chef Sherry Yard to On the Line. Chef Yard is a legendary pastry chef, philanthropist, TV judge (Top Chef, Cake Wars), teacher, cookbook author, and the talent behind Bakery by the Yard in Los Angeles. We caught up with her — and feasted on the treats she brought for us — and talked about her time working with Wolfgang Puck, cooking for movie stars and presidents, working seven days a week, why she’s the best mentor from Singapore to Santa Monica, and so much more!

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman are on the West Coast and welcome their dear friend chef Nate Appleman to On the Line. Chef Appleman (The Next Iron Chef, Chopped) is a pizza-maker, butcher, philanthropist— and he recently moved with his family to Australia! We caught up with him just before his move to talk about opening restaurants from coast to coast, his work with Chipotle, traveling the world, his family, his next adventure Down Under, and so much more!

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman are on the West Coast where they welcome friends and business partners Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo to On the Line. Jon & Vinny changed the way Los Angelenos eat, literally, and on this episode they talk about their origin story, making their way from Florida to California, their early days of catering, opening restaurants in Los Angeles (animal, Son of a Gun, Jon & Vinny's, Petit Trois), and so much more!Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube — and everywhere you get podcasts

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman are on the West Coast where they welcome philanthropist and chef Roy Choi to On the Line. Chef Choi is a pioneer of food trucks (his Korean-Mexican food truck /company Kogi inspired the film Chef) and on this episode, he shares epic stories of cooking and opening restaurants in Los Angeles, his taco venture Tacos Por Vida, and his incredible work exploring food issues with Broken Bread.Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube — and everywhere you get podcasts

OTL hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman are in sunny Santa Monica catching up with some of California's finest culinary talents. Guests include: food truck king chef Roy Choi, best-friend chefs Jon + Vinny, documentarian/chef Elizabeth Falkner, fellow Chopped judge chef Chris Santos, and more!New episodes every Thursday starting July 4! Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube — wherever you get podcasts — and follow OTL on IG for updates and more.

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman welcome their longtime friend John DeLucie to On the Line. The chef and memoirist (The Hunger) shares hilarious stories of traveling with Amanda in Italy, talks about his days cooking at Graydon Carter’s celebrity-filled restaurant, the Waverly Inn, and reveals how daily meditation changed his life. John also discusses his newest NYC restaurant, Ambra, his current work with CookUnity, fatherhood, and so much more. Don't miss this episode!Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube — and everywhere you get podcasts