Chef Johanna Hellrigl: Cooking With Heritage & Heart
On episode 5, Chef Johanna Hellrigl gets In The Weeds with Chef Spike Mendelsohn. Johanna takes us on journey beginning with her upbringing in her father’s Michelin-acclaimed restaurants in Italy and New York to her career in democracy-building and women’s empowerment to studying nutritional heal...
Foodie and the Beast - Jan. 12, 2025
Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis.
On today’s show:
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Clyde Davis, general manager
and investor in Housebar, the very cool beer, spirits and wine store dedicated
to elevating the home entertainment experience. Clyde has just opened its
second location, in Georgetown; ...
The Restaurant Quest for Well-Being: Johanna Hellrigl
How are restaurants contributing to health issues for people and planet? That is one of the motivating questions for Johanna Hellrigl, chef and co-owner of Ama in Washington, DC. On the Progressive Hedonist podcast, Hellrigl shares how her own difficult health journey and the death of her talente...
#14: Breaking Restaurant Habits: A Chef's Blueprint for Change
In this episode of Nourished with Nora, Nora sits down with Chef Johanna Hellrigl—mom, restaurateur, and visionary behind Alma, one of the most sustainable restaurants in the country. Recently featured in The New York Times and celebrated for her leadership in rethinking restaurant culture, Johan...
689: Tom Colicchio's First Cookbook Says It All
Tom Colicchio is a longtime chef who has operated some of America’s iconic restaurants, including Craft, Gramercy Tavern, and dozens more. He’s also the head judge on the show Top Chef. We welcomed Tom back to the studio to talk about the current restaurant landscape as well as the release of Thi...
The Truth About Plastic in Your Restaurant Meals | Chef Johanna Hellrigl
Have you ever thought about what's happening behind the scenes at a restaurant before your meal arrives at the table?
Even if you prioritize organic, local, or farm-to-table, there's another layer most of us aren't seeing. The hidden ingredient? Plastic.
Johanna Hellrigl, chef, restaurateur, an...
The Kitchen Swaps That Cut Your Toxic Load by 70% | Chef Johanna Hellrigl
What's actually in your food, and who's protecting the companies that put it there?
I sit down with Johanna Hellrigl, chef, restaurateur, board member of the Environmental Working Group, and founder of Ama, the mission-driven Northern Italian restaurant four blocks from the US Capitol, to talk a...
The Toxic Truth About Restaurants, Plastics & Food with Chef Johanna Hellrigl
I didn’t know too much about the impressive Johanna Hellrigl before this conversation — a friend suggested I interview her and I intuitively said yes on the spot. And I’m so glad I did!
Johanna is the chef and founder behind Ama, an award-winning Northern Italian restaurant in Washington, D.C., ...
16,000 Chemicals in Your Food — and Only 1% Are Deemed Safe | Johanna Hellrigl
Chef Johanna Hellrigl — owner of DC's mission-driven restaurant AMA and an Environmental Working Group board member — joins Josh to connect personal and planetary health, from the plastic chemicals migrating into our food to the waste we never see.They get into her TED talk "The Plastic You Eat,"...
689: Tom Colicchio's First Cookbook Says It All
Tom Colicchio is a longtime chef who has operated some of America’s iconic restaurants, including Craft, Gramercy Tavern, and dozens more. He’s also the head judge on the show Top Chef. We welcomed Tom back to the studio to talk about the current restaurant landscape as well as the release of Thi...
