The Meals That Made Me

Nov 30 2022 11 ep. 28 mins 69
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In First We Feast's brand-new podcast "The Meals That Made Me", host Adam Richman interviews chefs and pop cultures' biggest foodies to find out more about the meals that shaped their lives. From comfort-food classics of their childhood to globe-trotting meals abroad, this career-spanning interview will draw out funny, illuminating, and touching stories prompted by our guest's most meaningful culinary memories.
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Nina Compton: Bringing the Caribbean to New Orleans

Nov 30 2022 32 mins  
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam talks to Nina Compton, a Saint Lucian chef who won the James Beard award for “Best Chef: South” for her restaurant Compère Lapin in New Orleans, Louisiana.Nina talks to Adam about the flavors of her Caribbean roots and how living in New Orleans has influenced her cooking. From her early childhood meals growing up in St. Lucia and

Kwame Onwuachi: From NYC to Nigeria, A Taste of His America

Nov 23 2022 28 mins  
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam fanboys over his guest Kwame Onwuachi, a James Beard award-winning chef and author of the critically acclaimed cookbook “My America,” and memoir “Notes from a Young Black Chef.” Kwame also recently opened his new restaurant, Tatiana, at Lincoln Center in NYC featuring an Afro-Caribbean menu influenced by his NYC roots.Kwame ta

Bricia Lopez: The Essence of Oaxaca

Nov 16 2022 30 mins  
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam talks with Bricia Lopez - a restaurateur, author, social activist, and co-owner of the James Beard award-winning L.A. Oaxacan restaurant, Guelaguetza. Dubbed “LA’s Oaxacan Princess,” by the late L.A. Times food critic Jonathan Gold, Bricia shares her passion for Oaxacan culture and the rich culinary traditions and indigenous fla

E-40: From Hip-Hop Artist to Food Tycoon

Nov 09 2022 29 mins  
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam chats with his friend and the King of Slang, E-40, a.k.a. 40 Water, a.k.a. 40 Fonzarelli, a.k.a. Mr. Earl Stevens — a multi-platinum hip-hop artist, entrepreneur, chef, author, and the owner of the gourmet food brand, Goon With the Spoon. E-40 talks to Adam about why he thinks he has the best taste buds in the world, and the hip-hop

Anita Lo: Cooking Without Borders

Nov 02 2022 27 mins  
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam links up with his friend Anita Lo, a Michelin-star chef, restaurateur, author, Top Chef master, and winner of Iron Chef.Anita talks with Adam about growing up in the Midwest in a Chinese-Malaysian household, and traveling the world at an early age, where she was exposed to a multicultural array of flavors that influenced her palette.

Andrew Zimmern: How Food Can Put Life in Perspective

Oct 26 2022 35 mins  
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam connects with his dear friend and beloved mentor, Andrew Zimmern - an Emmy and James Beard award-winning TV personality, chef, restaurateur, writer, and social justice advocate. As a pioneer in the food-travel TV landscape with shows like Bizarre Foods, The Zimmern List, Family Dinner, and many more, Andrew shares some of hi

Ghetto Gastro: Layering Flavors, from the Bronx to the World

Oct 19 2022 33 mins  
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam talks with Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker of Ghetto Gastro, a trailblazing Bronx-bred culinary art and design collective who have held up a reputation for hosting one-of-a-kind worldwide events with the mission to empower underprivileged communities.They talk with Adam about their passion for layering flavors and usin

Esther Choi: Korean Flavors, Straight Outta Jersey

Oct 12 2022 30 mins  
On this week's episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam chats with Esther Choi, a true food legend, entrepreneur, and the chef and owner of NYC-based restaurants Mŏkbar and Ms. Yoo.Esther talks about her deep love for her Korean heritage and her need to "Korean-ify" everything. From the disco fries she grew up eating in South Jersey, to her death row meal of kimchi jjigae, and why

J. Kenji López-Alt: The Wonders of Food Science

Oct 05 2022 27 mins  
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam connects with J. Kenji López-Alt, New York Times best-selling author, chef, YouTube sensation, and food-science wizard.Kenji dives into the food memories that have influenced his life and career. From his early days as an architecture student that led him on a path to cooking, to his fascination with how eggs cook, and how he thinks

Evan Funke: The Art of Pasta

Sep 28 2022 37 mins  
On the premiere episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam chats with Evan Funke, a two-time James Beard-nominated chef based in Los Angeles who is known as a culinary storyteller and master of the old world techniques of handmade pasta.Evan relives some of his most beautiful and emotional food memories that have influenced his life and career. From studying historic handmade pasta te