Our food series is ramping up with beloved celebrity chef, best-selling author, and mom of four, Melissa D’Arabian. Melissa was launched into the world of celebrity chef-dom by winning season 5 of “The Next Food Network Star” and started her first show, Ten Dollar Dinners. From there Melissa has gone on to write cookbooks, weekly columns, host webshows for t ... Show More
May 30
Encore: Whales, Boats, and Vulnerability w/ Tyler Merritt
Recorded live from the Oregon coast on the final day of MeCamp, this special two-part conversation between Jen and her partner Tyler Merritt is the perfect blend of hilarity, heart, and honesty. In Part 1, Jen and Tyler share stories from their MeCamp adventures — including a wha ... Show More
52m 55s
May 29
Bonus: Introducing Family Lore
Every family has its legends, the stories told and retold until they become gospel. Family Lore is a new weekly podcast that revisits those tales with curiosity, digging into the history behind each one to uncover what's true, what's myth, and what it all means. Enjoy this previe ... Show More
3m 49s
Mar 2021
Giada De Laurentiis | Life Beyond Food
<p>With culinary training from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and a relatability that seems to light up the screen, many people know Giada De Laurentiis as the Emmy award-winning television personality of shows like Food Network’s Everyday Italian, Giada at Home, Giada’s Weekend Getawa ... Show More
52m 58s
Mar 2024
Gail Simmons: Food Writer, Culinary Multi-Hyphenate, and Top Chef Judge
<p>Gail Simmons is the ultimate culinary multi-hyphenate. Though she’s perhaps best known for her 21-season tenure as judge on the competition reality show <em>Top Chef</em>, which debuts its latest season on March 20, she’s also made a lasting impact on so many other areas of fo ... Show More
58m 52s
May 2021
147 | Rachel Laudan on Cuisine, Culture, and Empire
For as much as people talk about food, a good case can be made that we don't give it the attention or respect it actually deserves. Food is central to human life, and how we go about the process of creating and consuming it — from agriculture to distribution to cooking to dining ... Show More
1h 16m
May 2023
Melissa Ben-Ishay: Baked by Melissa CEO and Founder
<p>Melissa Ben-Ishay is the founder and CEO of the bite-sized-cupcake empire Baked by Melissa. Since Ben-Ishay and her partners founded the company in 2008, Baked by Melissa has sold over 250 million cupcakes, opened 14 brick-and-mortar stores, and created a thriving e-commerce b ... Show More
46m 49s
Dec 2023
Samin Nosrat
<p>Michele joins chef Samin Nosrat, author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking</em>, to tell stories of Nosrat’s mother’s kitchen, who and what else shaped her as she grew up, and a very special trip Nosrat t ... Show More
36 m