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Tom Sosnoff is an entrepreneur, options trader, and media personality who has helped popularize options and futures trading among retail investors. Tom is a former floor trader on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and he co-founded the online brokerage firm thinkorswim in 1999 before selling it to TD Ameritrade for over $600 million.Tom also created a TV network called tastytrade, which was later rebranded to tastylive. Today Tom joins Kate to discuss entrepreneurship, his fascinating financial career, and his favorite restaurant.Follow To Dine For:Official Website: ToDineForTV.comFacebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTVInstagram: @ToDineForTVEmail: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors!American National InsuranceNotre Dame Family WinesFollow Our Guest:Official Site: TastyLive.com/TomSosnoffInstagram: @TheTomSosnoffLinkedIn: Tom SosnoffFollow The Restaurant:Official Website: Girl & The Goat - Chicago, ILFacebook: Girl & The GoatInstagram: @Girl.And.The.Goat

Niki Russ Federman is the fourth generation co-owner of Russ & Daughters. At the age of 27, Niki chose to return to the shop in which she grew up. Together with her cousin Josh, she has grown Russ & Daughters into what it is today, while preserving its cultural and culinary legacy.Niki has been featured in The Sturgeon Queens, the award-winning documentary about Russ & Daughters, television shows such as Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, as well as publications like The New York Times, The New Yorker, Food & Wine, and Zagat.Follow To Dine For:Official Website: ToDineForTV.comFacebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTVInstagram: @ToDineForTVEmail: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors!American National InsuranceNotre Dame Family WinesFollow Our Guest:Official Site: RussAndDaughters.comFacebook: Russ & DaughtersInstagram: @NikiRussFedermanFollow The Restaurant:Official Website: Sawa - New York CityInstagram: @Sawa_NYC

Jason Hammel never set out to be a chef. With an English degree and dreams of becoming a writer, he went to Italy in 1994, staying across from the city’s central market. Today, Hammel is the Executive Chef and Owner of Lula Cafe, a Chicago institution in Logan Square that has been doing farm-to-table since 1999.Hammel’s influence extends far beyond the kitchen. He’s the Culinary Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art’s restaurant, Marisol. Jason is also the co-founder of Pilot Light, a non-profit bringing food education to over 10,000 students. His restaurants have earned praise from The New York Times, Michelin’s Bib Gourmand, and in 2024 Lula Cafe received the James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality.Hammel uses food as a vehicle for community, creativity, and education. He’s a chef who thinks like a writer, and that perspective shapes everything he does.Follow To Dine For:Official Website: ToDineForTV.comFacebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTVInstagram: @ToDineForTVEmail: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors!American National InsuranceNotre Dame Family WinesFollow Our Guest:Official Site: JasonHammel.comInstagram: @JasonHammelFollow The Restaurant:Official Website: Spacca Napoli Pizzeria - Chicago, ILFacebook: Spacca Napoli PizzeriaInstagram: @SpaccaNapoliChicago

Alexa Hampton is a renowned interior designer and Owner and President of Mark Hampton LLC. She took over for her legendary father in 1998. Alexa is known for her classic, eclectic, and functional style, and for being a regular on the Architectural Digest lists and Elle Décor’s A-List.Alexa also designs residential spaces globally and creates licensed home product collections.Follow To Dine For:Official Website: ToDineForTV.comFacebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTVInstagram: @ToDineForTVEmail: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors!American National InsuranceFollow Our Guest:Official Site: AlexaHampton.comInstagram: @AlexaHamptonIncLinkedIn: Alexa HamptonFollow The Restaurant:Official Website: Nougatine by Jean-Georges - New York CityFacebook: NougatineInstagram: @NougatineNYC

Chris Stevens has built a career spanning corporate innovation, social entrepreneurship, and education. He's best known as one of the three original developers of the Keurig Premium Coffee System, a product that transformed how millions of Americans enjoy their morning coffee.He has had many different roles, including working at Procter and Gamble and Anheuser-Busch. In 2012, he brought his experience to Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, where he now serves as a professor. He teaches courses in business problem solving, change management, and entrepreneurship. Chris is also the founder and CEO of CS 74 Ventures, which oversees more than 20 initiatives that commit at least 50% of profits to charitable and social causes. He's an angel investor, an actor, a broadcaster, and also the executive producer of the award winning film Three Days of Hamlet. Follow To Dine For:Official Website: ToDineForTV.comFacebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTVInstagram: @ToDineForTVEmail: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors!American National InsuranceFollow Our Guest:Official Site: Chris Stevens - Notre Dame ProfileLinkedIn: Chris StevensFollow The Restaurant:Official Website: Ciao's Restaurant - South Bend, INFacebook: Ciao's Catering and CakesInstagram: @CiaosCatering

Danny Morel is an entrepreneur turned spiritual guide who has helped thousands to achieve true abundance in their finances, relationships, and health, through deep healing work and spiritual awakenings.Danny offers private coaching and speaking, as well as many events that draw hundreds of people. He is a recognized thought leader, and is frequently featured in major national media such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Business Insider.Follow To Dine For:Official Website: ToDineForTV.comFacebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTVInstagram: @ToDineForTVEmail: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors!American National InsuranceFollow Our Guest:Official Site: DannyMorel.comOrder the Book: AwakenBook.comFacebook: Danny MorelInstagram: @DannyMorelFollow The Restaurant:Official Website: Minibar by Jose Andres - Washington D.C.Instagram: @MinibarByJose

Emily Kasriel is an experienced media executive who has worked for the BBC and led projects from five continents. She’s developed the Deep Listening Approach as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College Policy Institute in London.Emily has spent her career as a journalist, project manager, and now as an author of the book Deep Listening.Follow To Dine For:Official Website: ToDineForTV.comFacebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTVInstagram: @ToDineForTVEmail: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors!American National InsuranceFollow Our Guest:Official Site: EmilyKasriel.comInstagram: @EKasrielLinkedIn: Emily KasrielFollow The Restaurant:Official Website: Mother Canteen - London, EnglandFacebook: Mother CanteenInstagram: @MotherCanteen

Christina Tosi went from baking with her mother and grandmother during her childhood to redefining what American dessert means. Christina has built a career rooted in joy and imagination. After training in some of the top kitchens in New York City and working alongside Chef David Chang, she took a leap of faith in 2008 to open Milk Bar in a laundromat next to David Chang’s restaurant Momofuku.Known for her rule-breaking approach to dessert and her belief in celebrating life’s small moments, Christina has a relentless ambition to give more and connect more with the world.Follow To Dine For:Official Website: ToDineForTV.comFacebook: Facebook.com/ToDineForTVInstagram: @ToDineForTVEmail: ToDineForTV@gmail.com Thank You to our Sponsors!American National InsuranceFollow Our Guest:Official Site: ChristinaTosi.comFacebook: Christina TosiInstagram: @ChristinaTosiLinkedIn: Christina TosiFollow The Restaurant:Official Website: Rezdôra - New York CityFacebook: RezdôraInstagram: @RezdoraNYC