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Restaurants, Food trucks, Beer trucks, cookbooks, Rap Stages, Marriage, Fatherhood...Chef Avi Shemtov has conquered them all. Now, we add Podcasts to the list.

Heat in the Kitchen


    • Mar 13, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 31m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Ep.21 – When Supporting Local Biz Goes Wrong; Cam Newton Returns to Patriots

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 44:04


    Avi has some thoughts on what supporting local businesses means, and now that Cam Newton is back with the New England Patriots, can Josh McDaniels get the offense moving?

    Ep.20 – Tom Brady Can't Stop, Won't Stop; Avi Stays Busy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 68:16


    Episode Notes A lot has happened since our last episode. Tom Brady won another Super Bowl. Avi got vaccinated. And he's opening a new joint in Boston. And he's running for school committee. Coronavirus is still a thing so Corey lives on memory lane.

    Ep.19 – Checking the Covid Vaccine Data While Restaurants Try to Survive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 62:16


    Episode Notes Avi discusses the challenges of operating his restaurants during Covid times, before discussion ensues about the vaccine data just released. The Patriots and Celtics are after thoughts...until they start competing for championships again.

    Ep.18 – Avi's BBQ joint 'a La Esh' has its Grand Opening; Frank from Shovel Town Brewery Stops By

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020


    Avi opens a La Esh, his new BBQ spot in Sharon, MA. Who opens a restaurant during a pandemic? We're here for the Grand Opening, and Frank from Shovel Town Brewery stops by.

    Ep.17 – Patriots on MNF Pregame Show; Election Postgame Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 105:26


    Can the Patriots get it together vs the Jets on Monday Night Football? They face Baltimore next week, which won't mean anything unless they can. Also, election 2020 os over...according to EVERYBODY.

    Ep.16 – Election 2020 Predictions and Stupid Covid Restrictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 104:33


    Cam Newton alternates between good and bad, but Covid is still causing dumb restrictions in Massachusetts as the 2020 election is here between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.

    Ep.15 – Biden vs Trump & Cam is Better than Brady

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 102:35


    It was Biden vs Trump, and some people think Proud Boys are the greatest threat to civilization. Also, Cam Newton brings Patriots fans more confidence than Tom Brady would in 2020.

    Ep.14 – They're Called T-Cells, Dummy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 71:07


    The Patriots are returning with Cam at QB, the Celtics are deep in the Bubble, but Covid is still on the mind and dominates the conversation once again.

    Ep.13 – Massachusetts District 8 Debate Presented by HITK

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 78:26


    Ted Philips and Andrew Flowers talk with Avi outside of his restaurant Simcha to discuss their visions for the Massachusetts State Representative District 8 seat vacated by Lou Kafka.

    Ep.12 – Cam Newton to the New England Patriots; Statue removals in America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 111:24


    Cam Newton is coming to the New England Patriots, and as a consistent winner, has a good shot to beat out Jarret Stidham as heir to Tom Brady. Also, should stutues be removed in America, even if they were funded by free slaves?

    Ep.11 – Should Covid Lockdown last until Christmas?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 101:21


    The Last Dance debuted, Gronk is going to Tampa Bay, and Avi believes the lockdown should continue until Christmas...or beyond.

    Ep.10 – Doing Business in a Covid 19 World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 104:53


    Neil and old HITK friend Melissa Mayer join Avi and Corey remotely, because this is the world we live in with Coronavirus. It could be worse.

    Ep.9 – New York City Stories and CoronaVirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 83:45


    Dave Becker joined Chef Avi Shemtov for his James Beard house dinner and came back with classic New Yory City stories. CoronaVirus discussion then took place, because that's all anybody can talk about.

    Ep.8 – Weight Loss, Pop Smoke & Israeli Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 76:25


    Avi and Corey drop Episode 8 without a guest, and the topics range from Avi's historically prolific weight loss strategy, Pop Smoke and gangsta rap and Israeli politics (from an American-Israeli) in a time when Bernie Sanders is vying for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.

    Ep.7 – Food Truck Politics With Bonetown Burgers and an Andrew Yang Post-Mortem

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 96:06


    Rich Cambriello from Bonetown Burgers and original Yang Gang member Ari Goldschneider join the Heat In The Kitchen Podcast, Episode 7.

    Ep.6 – Kobe, Politics and Bad Restaurants with Melissa Mayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 114:56


    Melissa Mayer from Mayer Realty Group joins Avi Shemtov and Corey O'Leary on Heat In The Kitchen, and the trio discuss, Kobe Bryant (the rapist), politics, late eighties rap music and bad restaurants.

    Ep.5 – Barstool Sports Writer Jerry Thornton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 138:47


    Jerry Thornton was one of the original four people working for Dave Portnoy at Barstool Sports, before it became a media empire and part of the everyday culture for millions of people, and he shares his unique journey on the Heat In The Kitchen Podcast.

    Ep.4 – Boston Radio Legend Gerry Callahan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 73:38


    Gerry Callahan was on the Boston airwaves throughout the formative years of Avi Shemtov and Corey O'Leary, but after dropping his own podcast, he found time to lend his thoughts on Episode 4 of Heat In The Kitchen.

    Ep.3 – Julie Starr & Dave Becker Talk Shop with Avi Shemtov

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 81:27


    Avi Shemtov talks with Dave Becker and Julie Starr about small business ownership before trying to explain MLB's sign stealing controversy to them.

    Ep.2 – NFL Hall of Famer Andre Tippett & Restaurateur Dave Becker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 119:20


    Andre Tippett is an NFL Hall of Famer, and he discusses the high and lows and getting that call after the committee votes come through, his love of martial arts and the time he was almost arrested in college. Can he and Avi Shemtov convert Boston restaurateur Dave Becker to Judaism?

    Ep.1 – Does Josh McDaniels Suck? How about Iran and Influencers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 81:54


    The debut episode of Heat in the Kitchen, as Chef Avi Shemtov and Producer Corey O'Leary talk with Kerry Byrne of Cold Hard Football Facts fame. Does Josh McDaniels suck? Influencers in the foodie world certainly do, according to our food critics and restaurateurs. Debate on Iran doesn't exactly rage on.

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