Via Carota Chefs Rita Sodi And Jody Williams On Doing Things Their Own Way

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

When chefs and life partners Rita Sodi and Jody Williams opened their Greenwich Village restaurant Via Carota in 2014, they had no idea what was to come. They didn’t know folks would one day clamor to get in, The New Yorker would christen their spot “New York’s Most Perfect Restaurant,” or that their Insalata Verde would become the ne plus ultra of simple green salads. But just as Rita and Jody fell in love with each other, their fans fell in love with their restaurant. The two catalog all that is special about their spot in the new cookbook, "Via Carota: A Celebration of Seasonal Cooking from the Beloved Greenwich Village Restaurant," and they join host Kerry Diamond to talk about it. Find out how Rita and Jody met, their different paths to the kitchen, and what’s next for their lovingly tended restaurant group, which also includes Bar Pisellino, The Commerce Inn, I Sodi, and Buvette. Also, catch Rita and Jody in person at Cherry Bombe’s 2nd Annual Cooks & Books festival in conversation with Ruth Reichl. It’s taking place Saturday, Nov. 5th, at the Ace Hotel Brooklyn. Click here for tickets and to reserve a personalized copy of their books. Cooks & Books is taking place the weekend of Nov. 5th and 6th and features talks, panels, and demos with your favorite chefs and authors. General public tickets go on sale Tuesday, Oct. 11th, at 9 a.m. EST. Radio Cherry Bombe is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Our theme song is by the band Tra La La. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here! More on Rita: Instagram, I Sodi NYC More on Jody: Buvette NYC, Buvette cookbook More on Via Carota: Via Carota restaurant, Via Carota cookbook

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and Girls are all by her to,
0:07.0	Hi everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Each week, we feature interviews with the coolest culinary personalities around. I'm thrilled because we have restaurant royalty with us today, chefs and life partners, Jody Williams, and Rita Sodi, two of Manhattan's most beloved chef restaurateurs.
0:40.7	I've long admired these two for the intention they put into everything they do.
0:44.9	Jody is the force behind Buvette and Rita Helms E. Sodi.
0:49.0	Together, they oversee Bar Pissolino, The Commerce Inn, and Via Corota.
0:54.0	Fans of Via Corota, and there are a lot of you out there,
0:57.1	will be thrilled to know they have written the cookbook,
0:59.6	titled Via Corota, a celebration of seasonal cooking
1:02.7	from the beloved Greenwich Village restaurant,
1:05.2	and it captures the spirit of Via Corota beautifully.
1:08.5	I'll let Rita and Jody tell you more in just a minute.
1:11.7	Speaking of Team Via Corota, Rita and Jody will be at our second annual Cooks and Books Festival
1:16.4	at the Ace Hotel Brooklyn on the weekend of November 5th and 6th.
1:20.6	Rita and Jody will be in conversation with the one and only Ruth Reichel. How's that for a
1:24.7	power trio? Tickets go on sale for the general public on Tuesday at 9 a.m. EST at Cherrybomb.com.
1:31.8	Snag a ticket and pre-order a signed and personalized copy of the Via Corota Cookbook.
1:36.9	It's going to be one of the best sellers of the season.
1:39.4	But you know us, that's not all.
1:41.0	We have so many incredible chefs and writers joining us for panels, talks,
1:44.4	and demos all weekend long. Aaron French, Tanya Holland, Claudia Fleming, Grace Young, Don Davis,
1:50.6	Hetty McKinn, Jesse Sheehan, Adrian Cheatham, and many others. You can buy an individual ticket
1:56.0	or an all-access pass for Saturday and Sunday. Come and hang out in Brooklyn with Team Cherry Bomb and other book lovers.
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