{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fandrew-talks-to-chefs.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F1f109d28-1f109d28","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 9: Victoria Blamey","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/96ad90/96ad90f1-b490-4171-9b87-c86f45c7242c/3f755547-99fb-4f68-9e18-a7d178159a0a/1510697723artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/3f755547-99fb-4f68-9e18-a7d178159a0a\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 9: Victoria Blamey\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Victoria Blamey is a good sport. The chef of Chumley’s, the reinvigorated former speakeasy in New York City’s West Village, agreed to meet Andrew for a shift drink and interview after dinner service at the restaurant. The two got to it around midnight and talked up a storm over cocktails, while Victoria’s crew gradually wrapped up their evening all around them. The two discussed the restaurant’s already-famous burger and why Victoria won’t customize it (a philosophical disagreement she and Andrew had been arguing for months off-radio); what it was like to be a young, female chef from Chile coming up in Michelin-starred kitchens in the UK and Australia; and her stints working for chefs like Paul Liebrandt (Corton), Matt Lightner (Atera), and Justin Smillie (Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria and Upland). Victoria also shares the origins and inspirations for her distinct visual style and her thoughts about cooking as an expression of self. A personal conversation befitting the hour and setting. Pull up a chair and join them, won’t you?"}