788: Everybody Has an Opinion About Dean's with Jess Shadbolt

788: Everybody Has an Opinion About Dean's with Jess Shadbolt

From This Is TASTE by Aliza Abarbanel & Matt Rodbard

June 8, 2026 · 1h 15m

About this episode

Jess Shadbolt discusses her journey in the restaurant industry and the challenges of promoting British cuisine in New York.

Jess Shadbolt cofounded King in SoHo in 2016 with almost no money and no restaurant experience—and built it into one of the best restaurants in New York City. Now she and partner Annie Shi have opened Dean’s, a British seafood pub that features stargazy pie and pork scratchings on the menu as well as a Guinness challenge where 500 pints earn you an engraved tankard. We talk about why British food still has to fight for its reputation in New York and the dayboat fisherman in Suffolk the restaurant is named for. Also on the show, we have an entertaining (and entertaining-focused) conversation with Amber Mayfield Hewett, author of Your Turn to Host: A Guide to Great Parties and Gatherings. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Aliza Abarbanel, Matt Rodbard

Guests: Jess Shadbolt, Amber Mayfield Hewett

Topics covered

  • British food
  • seafood pub
  • restaurant experience
  • New York dining
  • party hosting
  • cooking

Keywords

  • Dean's
  • Jess Shadbolt
  • British seafood
  • restaurant
  • New York City
  • Amber Mayfield Hewett
  • party hosting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: King, Dean’s

Places: SoHo, New York City, Suffolk

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