The Walk-In

America's Test Kitchen

The Walk-In considers the reality of "making it" in the culinary industry. Chef Elle Simone Scott explores the unheard stories of the food world’s difference makers. What really happens between their first day and overnight success? A lot—but it's rarely discussed beyond a small circle of trusted friends. Unfiltered and unexpected, The Walk-In has the conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. A production of America’s Test Kitchen.

  • 44 minutes 53 seconds
    Pati Jinich: Bringing the Mic to Mexico

    A Mexican chef, TV personality, cookbook author, educator, and food writer. She is best known for her James Beard Award winning and Emmy nominated public television series Pati's Mexican Table.

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    21 July 2021, 6:10 pm
  • 54 minutes 46 seconds
    Alexis Nikole Nelson: Food on accident.

    Social media star known as “The Black Forager” who gained millions of followers over the course of the pandemic, teaching people about snacks in their backyard

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    14 July 2021, 4:00 am
  • 52 minutes 50 seconds
    Gail Simmons: Soul of a pickle.

    Bravo's Top Chef Judge, Gail Simmons is stepping into the Walk-in to convince Elle that pickles are delicious! Gail takes Elle through the beginning of her career in food media and talks about all the left turns she had to take that led to her role as a judge on Top Chef for the past 17 years.

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    7 July 2021, 4:00 am
  • 40 minutes 27 seconds
    Zoe Adjonyoh: Sankofa, go back & fetch it.

    Chef and author Zoe Adjonyoh joins Elle in The Walk-In to talk about decolonizing food, her first experiences with Ghanian food, and her supper clubs. Zoe and Elle get deep to discuss burnout and how to align your work with your life's purpose.

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    30 June 2021, 4:00 am
  • 50 minutes 2 seconds
    Carla Hall: No wasted moments.

    Chef and television personality Carla Hall steps into The Walk-In with her old friend Elle. They share stories of childhood, pursuing cooking later in life, and when they first got "the call" to be on TV.

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    23 June 2021, 4:00 am
  • 52 minutes 50 seconds
    Kristen Kish: So it all kind of came together.

    Chef, cookbook author, and season 10 Top Chef Winner Kristen Kish steps into the Walk-In to talk about the craft of cooking, coming to terms with her sexuality in the public eye, and practicing self-acceptance. She also gives Elle an invaluable piece of advice: "Be the parsley leaf!"

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    16 June 2021, 4:00 am
  • 2 minutes 25 seconds
    Season 2 Starts June 16

    The Walk-In is back for another season of real conversations with change makers in the food world. Tune in starting June 16.

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    9 June 2021, 5:00 am
  • 31 minutes 55 seconds
    [Bonus] The Sporkful: Mission: ImPASTAble 1 | Spaghetti Sucks

    Dan Pashman is on a mission to make--and sell--a new pasta shape. Our friends at The Sporkful have a new five part series on Dan's journey (and in this episode, find out why he hates Spaghetti). You can find the rest of the series in The Sporkful feed wherever you listen to podcasts.

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    11 March 2021, 5:00 am
  • 55 minutes 44 seconds
    Toni Tipton-Martin: The sky was the limit.

    Toni Tipton-Martin, award-winning culinary journalist and the new Editor-in-Chief of Cook's Country, steps into the Walk-In with Elle. They talk about Toni's formative years in Los Angeles, getting her first food-writing job at 19, and honoring the legacy of African-American cooks in her acclaimed books The Jemima Code and Jubilee. Toni digs deep into her personal life, publicly opening up about stories of crisis, faith, and triumph, for the very first time.

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    18 November 2020, 5:00 am
  • 48 minutes 22 seconds
    Elizabeth Falkner: Together we'll just do a better job.

    Chef Elizabeth Falkner steps into the Walk-In with Elle to talk all things restaurants. They discuss Elizabeth’s transition from film school to becoming a pastry chef, opening and closing restaurants, and writing her memoir. They also talk about Elizabeth’s love of peaceful sword-fighting!

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    11 November 2020, 5:00 am
  • 51 minutes 24 seconds
    Susan Vu: Following my gut has never failed me.

    Elle and Susan Vu, a Food Stylist and a previous Senior Culinary Manager at Tasty, reminisce about their workdays at the Food Network. They talk about tokenization and break down the issue of respect versus appropriation in the culinary media industry. They also bond on Elle’s favorite topic – food styling!


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    6 November 2020, 5:00 am
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