On the Line

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 restaurateur/chef 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 Otium restaurant and Chain, chef-driven takes on chain restaurant classics, both 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

On this episode, 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 put food trucks on the map and inspired the movie 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.

We took the show on the road! On the Line hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman are back and in sunny Santa Monica catching up with some of California's finest culinary talents. Here's a sneak peek of OTL on the West Coast — 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!Look for new episodes every Thursday starting July 4 — listen everywhere you get podcasts.

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!

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman welcome their friend chef Leah Cohen to On the Line. Leah talks about opening restaurants in NYC, her experience competing on Top Chef (season 5), traveling and cooking around the world, becoming a mom — and so much more. Leah also shares news about expanding her mini Pig & Khao restaurant empire and opens up about her Asian-American identity. You won't want to miss this very real (and funny) episode!

Hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman welcome their friend Chef Marc Forgione to On the Line. On this episode, the Next Iron Chef shares stories of opening restaurants in New York City, discusses his career goals and his famous dad, Chef Larry Forgione, talks about his long culinary journey from Long Island to UMass — and so much more. Don't miss this exciting episode!

This week, hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman welcome their dear friend Chef Missy Robbins to On the Line. Missy shares stories of her early days working in Chicago and talks about her culinary journey building her acclaimed Brooklyn restaurants (Lilia and Misi). We cover everything from Missy falling for restaurant pranks to her time staging at The French Laundry — and so much more.

On this episode, hosts Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman welcome Chef Jonathan Waxman to On the Line. Chef Waxman is one of the pioneers of California cuisine and he shares epic stories of cooking with the legendary Alice Waters, opening restaurants in California and New York, and celebrating 20 years of his acclaimed NYC restaurant, Barbuto. You won't want to skip this one!

This week, Amanda and Dan welcome #ChoppedJudge Marc Murphy @chefmarcmurphy to On the Line and cover topics ranging from Marc's dancing skills to coping with dyslexia—and everything in between. Marc talks about road tripping with Amanda, his culinary journey, AND drops exclusive NYC restaurant news. Trust, you won't want to miss this episode!

On this episode we speak with the phenomenal Marcus Samuelsson. Marcus is a chef, author, television star, teacher, philanthropist and style icon. Tune in to hear him talk to us about what he is passionate about, how his multi-cultural childhood influences him today and what he is truly excited about!

On this episode we speak with the incredible Gail Simmons about her rise to fame & role as Host on "Top Chef" and history as a gastronomic guru in New York City

On the Line is a weekly podcast where award-winning chef/ entrepreneurs Amanda Freitag and Daniel Holzman talk to some of the world's most inspiring innovators in the culinary, entertainment, and design worlds about what drives them, what challenges them, what they're most excited about—and what they think the culinary world of tomorrow might look like.