Zod Arifai's guest appearances

Zod Arifai

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On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Zod Arifai, Chef/Owner of Wicked Jane, his first NYC restaurant located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, featuring Modern American cuisine with a tasting menu and a la carte options. A veteran of several top New Jersey restaurants, Zod has been leading highly regarded kitchens for over twenty years. He most recently was the consulting chef and partner at The Duke and Elephant in Bridgewater, NJ. Wicked Jane is an accumulation of Zod's vast worldwide experiences. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to allow music to inspire us; Speed Round; Industry News Discussion on a potential avocado shortage; and Solo Dining experience at Chef/Owner Laurent Tourendel's Skirt Steak at the Kimpton Hotel Eventi in Midtown, NYC. Photo Courtesy of Zod Arifai.Listen at Heritage Radio Network; subscribe/rate/review our show at iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. Follow us @allindustry. Thanks for being a part of All in the Industry®. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support All in the Industry by becoming a member!All in the Industry is Powered by Simplecast.

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Zod Arifai, Chef/Owner of <a href="https://www.wickedjane.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wicked Jane</a>, his first NYC restaurant located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, featuring Modern American cuisine with a tasting menu and a la carte options. A veteran of several top New Jersey restaurants, Zod has been leading highly regarded kitchens for over twenty years. He most recently was the consulting chef and partner at The Duke and Elephant in Bridgewater, NJ. Wicked Jane is an accumulation of Zod's vast worldwide experiences. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to allow music to inspire us; Speed Round; Industry News Discussion on a potential avocado shortage; and Solo Dining experience at Chef/Owner <a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurenttourondel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laurent Tourendel</a>'s <a href="https://www.skirtsteaknyc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skirt Steak</a> at the Kimpton Hotel Eventi in Midtown, NYC. Photo Courtesy of Zod Arifai.Listen at <a href="https://heritageradionetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heritage Radio Network</a>; subscribe/rate/review our show at<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in-the-industry/id819549938" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heritage-radio-network/all-in-the-industry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1HXtgA0BsGzrlFBVVRD73q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. Follow us <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allindustry/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@allindustry</a>. Thanks for being a part of All in the Industry®. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support All in the Industry by<a href="http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> becoming a member</a>!All in the Industry is Powered by <a href="http://simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.

Zod Arifai, Wicked Jane

Zod Arifai has been a darling of TriState food cognoscenti for decades. The self-taught culinary wizard behind such popular New Jersey successes as Juniper, Ten Square, and Blu, first attempted a New York move way back in 1999 with a well-received but painfully short-lived restaurant in Brooklyn. Twenty-one years later, he was poised to try it again in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, but the pandemic intervened with his plans for a tasting-menu format at his new Wicked Jane. In July, Zod decided to go for it, and opened with an adjusted small-plate format (Andrew ate there--it's terrific). The restaurant is temporarily closed along with the renewed indoor dining ban in New York City, but he'll be back soon. In the meantime, whet your appetite with this very personal, deep-dive interview with this former professional musician turned chef.Please consider supporting Andrew Talks to Chefs via our Patreon page–pledge $10 or more per month and gain access to bonus, patron-only episodes, blog posts, polls, and more. Andrew Talks to Chefs is a fully independent podcast and no longer affiliated with our former host network; please visit and bookmark our official website for all show updates, blog posts, personal and virtual appearances, and related information.

Zod Arifai has been a darling of TriState food cognoscenti for decades. The self-taught culinary wizard behind such popular New Jersey successes as Juniper, Ten Square, and Blu, first attempted a New York move way back in 1999 with a well-received but painfully short-lived restaurant in Brooklyn. Twenty-one years later, he was poised to try it again in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, but the pandemic intervened with his plans for a tasting-menu format at his new <a href="https://www.wickedjane.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wicked Jane</a>. In July, Zod decided to go for it, and opened with an adjusted small-plate format (Andrew ate there--it's terrific). The restaurant is temporarily closed along with the renewed indoor dining ban in New York City, but he'll be back soon. In the meantime, whet your appetite with this very personal, deep-dive interview with this former professional musician turned chef.Please consider <a href="https://www.patreon.com/AndrewTalksToChefs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">supporting Andrew Talks to Chefs via our Patreon page</a>–pledge $10 or more per month and gain access to bonus, patron-only episodes, blog posts, polls, and more. Andrew Talks to Chefs is a fully independent podcast and no longer affiliated with our former host network; <a href="https://andrewtalkstochefs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">please visit and bookmark our official website</a> for all show updates, blog posts, personal and virtual appearances, and related information.

Episode 144: Zod Arifai (Wicked Jane, NYC)