Stirring the Pot: Fifteen Years of Florence Fabricant in Conversation with Culinary Celebrities
Tell us what you think. We would love to know who you would like to see on stage for STP 2026. You can email suggestions to akirwin@guildhall.org. For reference, the list below has every guest since the beginning!
Past Stirring the Pot Guests
2011: Ina Garten; Eric Ripert; Bobby Flay
2012: Amanda Hesser; Marcus Samuelsson; Laurent Tourondel
2013: Melissa Clark; Thomas Keller; Lidia Bastianich
2014: Daniel Boulud; Martha Stewart; Anthony Bourdain
2015: Dominique Ansel; Dr. Oz and Lisa Oz; Geoffrey Zakarian
2016: Wolfgang Puck; Danny Meyer; Jean-Georges Vongerichten
2017: Daniel Humm; Michael Symon; Andrew Zimmern; Jacques Pépin
2018: Carla Hall; David Bouley; Masaharu Morimoto; Sam Sifton
2019: Katie Lee; Alex Guarnaschelli; Tom Colicchio; The Zagats
2020: VIRTUAL: LVIS Cookbook; Alan and Michael Stillman; Jacques Torres; Carissa Waechter
2021: VIRTUAL: Dorie Greenspan; Pierre Thiam; Mark Bittman; Dan Barber
2022: OFFSITE: Roberta’s Pizza with owner Brandon Hoy, Sagaponack Farm Distillery with owners/distiller; Eric Ripert at Hayground School; Carissa’s Sag Harbor with Carissa Waechter
2023: OFFSITE: Estia’s Little Kitchen with Colin Ambrose and Robert Simonson; Nick & Toni’s 35th Anniversary with special guest Chef Jonathan Waxman; Rosie’s Amagansett with Jay Wainwright and Topher Bertone-Ledford of Seamore’s; Chef Jarrod Huth of Canoe Place Inn, presented with De Gustibus Cooking School
2024: Daniel Humm; Giada de Laurentiis; Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald of Levain Bakery; Marcus Samuelsson and architect David Rockwell
2025: Marc Murphy; Christina Tosi; Pete Wells; Andrew Carmellini
Lead Sponsor: Ciuffo Cabinetry
Supporting Sponsor: Citarella, Julie Raynor Gross
Media Partner: Purist
Performing Arts programming is supported in part by funding from Galia Meiri-Stawski and Axel Stawski, Henry and Peggy Schleiff, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, Monica and Peter Tessler, and Vital Projects Fund. Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming.
Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: Natascia Ayers and Jim Ciquera, Bonnie and Joel Bergstein, Gene Bernstein and Kathy Walsh, John and Joan D’Addario, Suzanne and John Golden, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Steve Pesner, in memory of his wife, Michèle Pesner, whose entire life was devoted to all aspects of culture, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Lisa Schultz and Ezriel Kornel, and Stacey and Oliver Stanton.
