Leonard Lopate asked me how I get all my intel. Well, mostly I just ask people, “What’s new with you?” Followed by, “So what do you hear, anything good?” Easy. I’m an equal opportunity conversationalist, chatting with anyone and everyone in the industry, from chefs and publicists to real estate brokers and restaurant suppliers. Often, the bits and pieces from different people come together to complete a story. The key is talk to everyone, but never tell anyone who you talked to.
By now everyone in the broadcast zone of NYC’s WOR Radio knows Tyler Florence (of Television Food Network’s Food 911 fame) is the new Rocco – on the station’s daily food talk show. He’s also getting ready to sign a lease on a restaurant space downtown, just around the corner from La Esquina. Once he inks the deal, it will be about four months to the opening, meaning sometime this spring. While New York’s always been his home base, seems he’s really digging in now. He’s still on the event circuit, with appearances planned in Sundance and South Beach. How does he plan to man a live radio show while he’s on the road? Why, phoning it in, of course.
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