michael mccarty

Nancy Silverton is a world-renowned chef, baker, author, and co-owner of Mozza Restaurant Group which operates restaurants such as Pizzeria Mozza, Osteria Mozza, Chi Spacca, and Mozza2Go. Prior to founding Mozza, Nancy owned and operated La Brea Bakery and Campanile in Los Angeles after many years working under the likes of Wolfgang Puck, Michael McCarty, and other world-class chefs.

In 2014, she won the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Chef Award, one of the most prestigious accolades a chef can receive.

We sat down with Nancy at her home in Los Angeles to learn all about her inspiring and unconventional journey to becoming one of the premier chefs in all of the world.

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This week on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin welcomes chef and restaurateur Michael McCarty of Michael’s in Santa Monica and New York City. They discuss the secret to the long-game in the restaurant business, coping with crises and the makings of California cuisine. Plus, Michael shares his Julia Moment.

Image courtesy of Michael McCarty.

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Not many people can lay claim to having shaped the restaurant world that we dine in today, but Michael McCarty is surely one of them. As his masterpiece, Michael's Santa Monica, prepares to celebrate its 40th Anniversary with a special dinner later this month, Andrew sat down with this visionary (featured on the cover of Chefs, Drugs, and Rock & Roll) to discuss his original vision for the restaurant, the innovations he introduced there (nightly staff meetings!); how American food moves forward in "baby steps," his double-edged relationship with France; and the restaurant-theater connection.

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We drop by the dining room of the legendary Michael's in Santa Monica for both a retrospective of the restaurant's 38-year history, and a look at what its future holds as owner/founder Michael McCarty now hands the reins over to his son, Chas, and award-winning chef, Miles Thompson.

With a sound described as "nihilist queer revolt musik," New York City artist, Dreamcrusher, a total non-conformist who originally hails from of Wichita, KS, lays down a live in-studio performance rich with electronic, shoegaze and punk influences.