Two titans of the food world are the focus of this week's episode. First up, an Open Kitchen (non-chef) interview with Ed Levine, founder of Serious Eats and author of the new book Serious Eater: A Food Lover's Perilous Quest for Pizza and Redemption. And, from the Chef's Roll Anti-Convention in April, we are thrilled to present a tribute to legendary chef Jeremiah Tower, subject of the recent documentary The Last Magnificent, and creator of Stars and other restaurants. In addition to catching up with Jeremiah himself, Andrew spoke with 6 Stars alumni--Clark Frasier, Mark Gaier, Bruce Hill, Jule and Steve Vranian, and Lisa Sheehan--to gather their memories of working for him.

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Episode 87: Jeremiah Tower Tribute at Chef's Roll Anti-Convention; Ed Levine