In The Weeds with Ben Randall

I began cooking when I was 14 years old and I never looked back. Enjoy the pirate ship.

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Episode 103: How the Other Half Cooks

Posted November 10, 2017

What does it really feel like to be a woman in the restaurant industry?  I don't know; I'm a dude.  So I asked a woman.  Her name's Kelly.

Episode 102: Share Your Besh Practices

Posted November 7, 2017

So it seems that restaurants are horrible places to work, especially for women.  You know who could have told you that?  Women.  You know who's GOING...

Episode 101: To Serve Dan

Posted October 21, 2017

In an effort to tackle some food-related Halloween issues, we struggle through the final culinary (?) frontier: Cannibalism.  Spoilers, don't eat a...

Episode 100: Death Potatoes

Posted October 12, 201701:34:32

So you're dead.  What is everyone going to eat at your funeral?  Is that food your legacy?  Do you give a shit?  Remember, you're dead. Also, we...

Episode 99: Beers in the Celery

Posted October 6, 201701:30:18

Today I sit down with Chicago chef Michael Torres to talk restaurant beginnings, career choices and work/life balance.  Also, he lives in a magical...