When you have the kind of job that we have which is like writing about food every single person in your life

Constantly asks you where they should have dinner like you're just constantly being asked for restaurant I actually wish people ask me that more but I'm going to start sending people to you because I get it all.

Oh yeah, for real, do that. So today in the Eater Upsell Studios, Greg and I are going to be having a conversation with Alex Rye.

Alex was one of the first chefs to really bring authentic Spanish style Tappas to New York.

Over a decade ago, she really helped ignite

the Spanish obsession in the New York restaurant scene.

And particularly in the last couple of years,

as this issue has been more and more in the news,

been one of the most outspoken women chefs about what it is like to be a quote unquote

woman chef.

Here's the new thing that I ask people when they ask me where they should have

dinner and it like freaks them out but it always gets us to the right answer

it's what story do you want to tell about yourself?

Wow.

Which is like a little too, I mean it's like too real maybe,

but like if you're asking someone for a restaurant recommendation it's usually

because you have to go out to dinner right it's not like oh man I have nothing to do

next week why don't I have dinner somewhere and I'll ask how and where to go it's like I

have a cool date or like my parents are in town or I'm taking

someone out who's important to me. And if you're turning to your friend who's a

food editor for dinner advice, it's usually because you want the inside

track on something that's like cool

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