Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle

Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle

Rachel Belle

YOUR LAST MEAL is a James Beard Award finalist for best podcast hosted by National Edward R. Murrow award-winning reporter, cookbook author and Cascade PBS TV hostRachel Belle.  Each episode Rachel asks a celebrity (Greta Gerwig, Jonathon Van Ness, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Margaret Cho, Alton Brown, Isaac Mizrahi, Ani DiFranco, Iron & Wine, etc) what they would choose to eat for their last meal. Then she uncovers the history, science and culture of these dishes with everyone from the designer who created Lady Gaga's meat dress to the ice cream scientists at Ben & Jerry's.

Kevin Morby: PB&J + Phở

Kevin Morby: PB&J + Phở

Singer/songwriter Kevin Morby is a peanut butter and jelly man. Like most kids who grew up in the U.S. before peanut-allergy-mania, he loves the classic lunchbox version. But as an adult he’s taken to adding some very unorthodox ingredients like ... scrambled or fried eggs! In this economy?!  You know who else eats a TON of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? NFL players! Actually, they eat a ton of Uncrustables, and there is data to prove it. Host Rachel Belle interviews the co-creator of Uncru

Feb 20, • 34:18

The Leftovers with Alton Brown

The Leftovers with Alton Brown

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from TV host, chef and author Alton Brown.  Alton famously loathes single-use gadgets, but the one he despises most still has a home in his kitchen drawer. He tells us why. And he shares how he developed a deep love for Jewish deli food as a kid growing up in 1970s Georgia. Seattle chef and restaurateur Tom Douglas joins the show to talk about his special relationship with his late mother's 70 year old stove. And Allen Salkin, author of The Un

Feb 13, • 27:36

Alton Brown: His Wife's Witchy Soup

Alton Brown: His Wife's Witchy Soup

Alton Brown hosted Good Eats on the Food Network for 16 seasons, and says Julia Child, Mr. Wizard and Monty Python were his inspirations for the wacky, science-driven TV show he created. He just released his 10th book, Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations.   Alton famously despises single-use gadgets, but he tells host Rachel Belle about the one item that must be present in every kitchen. He talks about why he is not worried about ChatGPT taking his job as a recipe developer, and admits that

Feb 6, • 38:11

The Leftovers with Paula Poundstone

The Leftovers with Paula Poundstone

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from comedian Paula Poundstone! If you listened to last week's episode of Your Last Meal, you know Paula has a serious sweet tooth, from the Ring Dings she wants for her last meal to the sugar packets she used to eat for dessert.  Same holds true in this episode where Paula shares her perfect birthday cake, the same one she's adored since childhood, and her very unexpected favorite holiday meal. Hint: it comes in "fun size." Follow along on I

Jan 30, • 12:07

Paula Poundstone: Ring Dings

Paula Poundstone: Ring Dings

Veteran comedian Paula Poundstone loves Ring Dings, her favorite little chocolate snack cakes only sold in a handful of East Coast states. She once told a very skeptical Michael Pollan, on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, that they are her reason for living.  So host Rachel Belle interviews the pastry chef/owner of The Ring Ding Bar in New York City, a bakery that’s recreated the confection with “real ingredients” in 25 flavors.   Paula talks about how she lived on a Greyhound bus in the 80s, w

Jan 23, • 32:19

The Leftovers with Ani DiFranco

The Leftovers with Ani DiFranco

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Ani DiFranco, singer/songwriter, activist and feminist icon. Ani started her own record company in 1989, put out her first record in 1990 and just released her 23rd album. But what do her two school-aged children think about her music? She will discuss! Plus she shares her family’s boozy holiday traditions, and reveals what is no longer on her rider. Subscribe to Your Last Meal on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or YouTube. Follow along on Ins

Jan 16, • 9:32

Ani DiFranco: Watermelon Feta Salad

Ani DiFranco: Watermelon Feta Salad

If you listened to the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter in the ’90s, she wants you to know she’s still making music: Ani DiFranco just released her 23rd album! Ani is known for lyrics that explore politics, social justice and feminism, but in real life she is smiley, friendly and down-to-earth – not the “angry feminist” she was often mislabeled as. Ani grew up in Buffalo, New York, where she was tasked with cooking dinner for her family starting at age 9. Today she enjoys cooking for her own fam

Jan 9, • 36:18

LIVE Q&A with Rachel Belle on her debut cookbook

LIVE Q&A with Rachel Belle on her debut cookbook

Host Rachel Belle celebrated the launch of Open Sesame at Book Larder, Seattle's only dedicated cookbook store. The event sold out, but you can listen in! Rachel is usually the one asking the questions, but on November 13 the tables were turned! She was in conversation with Becky Selengut, a beloved Seattle cookbook author, cooking instructor, podcast host and chef. Rachel tells the magical story of how she was offered a book deal (despite having a small social media presence!), a reminder

Jan 2, • 49:28

The Leftovers with Jonathon Van Ness & Tan France

The Leftovers with Jonathon Van Ness & Tan France

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Jonathan Van Ness and Tan France, two of the stars of the popular Netflix show Queer Eye. Last week on Your Last Meal, Tan said his love language is cooking for the people he loves. So just imagine the fight that breaks out in this episode when Tan tells JVN he’ll bring him take-out instead of a homecooked meal! Tan and JVN reveal their favorite city to eat in and Jonathan, an avid home farmer, gives us a report on

Dec 26, 2024 • 9:40

Jonathan Van Ness & Tan France: Fast Food Feast & a British Roast

Jonathan Van Ness & Tan France: Fast Food Feast & a British Roast

Queer Eye Season 9 just dropped on Netflix, and Jonathan Van Ness (beauty expert), Tan France (fashion expert) and the rest of The Fab Five are back to make over folks who have big hearts but need lots of help in the self-care department. This episode is chock full of big energy and big personalities – so much so that host Rachel Belle hardly had to lift a finger as the buddies interviewed, complimented and lovingly roasted each other! British-born-and-raised Tan talks about h

Dec 19, 2024 • 34:33

The Leftovers with Al Roker

The Leftovers with Al Roker

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Al Roker, longtime weather presenter and co-anchor of NBC’s Today. Al and his chef daughter Courtney Roker Laga just released a cookbook called Al Roker’s Recipes to Live By – Easy, Memory-Making Family Dishes for Every Occasion. Al tells me about the strangest recipe in the cookbook (hint: It involves fish + breakfast cereal), which of his recipes Henry Winkler is obsessed with & his opinion on leftovers. Also: When

Dec 12, 2024 • 9:21

Al Roker: Steakhouse Dinner

Al Roker: Steakhouse Dinner

Longtime Today show weatherman and anchor, Al Roker, just released a cookbook of family recipes with his chef daughter called Al Roker’s Recipes to Live By...but it took some convincing. When Courtney Roker Laga asked her dad if he wanted to write a cookbook together, he knew his answer immediately: No thanks! Fifty years into a busy career, Al wrote a couple cookbooks years ago and knows how much work goes into them. But finally, they made a deal: Al would write the headnotes if Courtney develo

Dec 5, 2024 • 34:09

The Leftovers with Chuck Palahniuk

The Leftovers with Chuck Palahniuk

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Portland, Oregon, novelist Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club and nearly 20 other books, including his new novel Shock Induction.   Chuck tells host Rachel Belle about his family’s favorite processed food gimmicks from the ’70s, who his dream dinner party guests are, and his favorite Portland restaurant. Spoiler: He says the food is terrible (So Chuck!). Plus, learn the creation story of the iconic Thanksgiving side dish, green bean ca

Nov 28, 2024 • 10:53

Chuck Palahniuk: Corn Pudding & Potato Pancakes

Chuck Palahniuk: Corn Pudding & Potato Pancakes

Chuck Palahniuk is best known for his novel-turned-cult-classic-film Fight Club, but the prolific author has published a book nearly every year for the past two decades. His newest is called Shock Induction.  Chuck tells host Rachel Belle about the recipes fans have sent him from prison (and which he’s made!), why he can hardly look at a peach, let alone eat one, and why his mouth waters at the mere thought of a crusty, stale Hostess snack cake.   Chuck’s mom was not a great cook, but she was ex

Nov 21, 2024 • 35:26

The Leftovers with Ken Burns

The Leftovers with Ken Burns

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Ken Burns, the prolific, award-winning filmmaker who has been making historical documentary films for PBS for more than 40 years.  Ken lost his mother when he was just 11 years old, a tragic event that has shaped both his personal life and career; in last week’s episode of Your Last Meal he said his mother’s death is what led him to filmmaking. She also shaped his taste in food. Ken shares his favorite dessert, one his mother made for his

Nov 14, 2024 • 10:02

Ken Burns: Roasted Chicken from The Restaurant at Burdick's

Ken Burns: Roasted Chicken from The Restaurant at Burdick's

For the past 50 years, Ken Burns has written, directed and produced historical films on a wide variety of topics, from country music and baseball to the Vietnam War and the Brooklyn Bridge. His brand-new film investigates the life of Leonardo da Vinci who, very appropriately for this show, painted The Last Supper! So host Rachel Belle consults an Italian archaeologist about what Jesus and the 12 apostles were actually eating in the famous painting.   Over 20 years ago, Burns helped open a restau

Nov 7, 2024 • 35:09

How the 2024 Election was Shaped by Food

How the 2024 Election was Shaped by Food

Food can play a significant role in a presidential race as candidates attempt to show how relatable they are through the dishes they eat and the restaurants they visit. Not only do Vice President Kamala Harris and presidential hopeful Donald Trump have different politics, they have extremely different tastes in food.  In this special election episode of Your Last Meal, award-winning New York Times food reporter Kim Severson says if Harris is elected, she will be the first president with a genuin

Oct 31, 2024 • 26:31

The Leftovers with Tim Heidecker

The Leftovers with Tim Heidecker

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Tim Heidecker, one half of the sketch comedy duo Tim & Eric, actor and musician.  Eric shares a very controversial opinion about pizza (that host Rachel Belle does not agree with!) and, a big baseball fan, he talks about what he likes to eat at the ballpark.  Listen to last week's YLM episode with Tim! Subscribe to Your Last Meal on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or YouTube. Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle! F

Oct 24, 2024 • 9:12

Tim Heidecker: Aunt Mia's Christmas Dinner

Tim Heidecker: Aunt Mia's Christmas Dinner

Tim Heidecker, one half of the Tim & Eric comedy duo, is best known for sketch comedy and acting, but he’s also a musician – he just released his eighth album, Slipping Away.   One thing Tim isn't? A foodie. He would take a hoagie from Wawa over a fancy meal any day. Tim is from Pennsylvania, which is also the birthplace of Wawa, a convenience store/gas station chain with a cult following. Why? A Wawa-obsessed food writer explains how their hoagies, soft pretzels and iced tea create a sense

Oct 17, 2024 • 32:11

The Leftovers with Tali Edut

The Leftovers with Tali Edut

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from astrologer Tali Edut, one half of the Astro Twins. Tali and her twin sister are longtime astrologers for Elle magazine, matchmakers on the Amazon Prime show Cosmic Love and best-selling authors.  Tali grew up in Michigan but spent a long time living in New York City, so host Rachel Belle challenges her to debate which pizza is better: a Detroit-style pie or a New York slice. And then we launch into a speed round to get to know Tali’s tast

Oct 10, 2024 • 9:37

Tali Edut: Greek Salad from Cafe Mogador

Tali Edut: Greek Salad from Cafe Mogador

Tali Edut and her twin sister Ophira are the Astro Twins: longtime astrologers for Elle magazine, matchmakers on the Amazon Prime show Cosmic Love and best-selling authors; their new book is The Astrology Advantage: Use Your Horoscope for Personal and Professional Success.Tali grew up in a multicultural household eating lots of classic Middle Eastern dishes.When she eventually moved to New York City, she found comfort at Cafe Mogador, aMoroccan-Jewish-owned restaurant open since 1983.Host Rachel

Oct 3, 2024 • 29:54

The Leftovers with John Early

The Leftovers with John Early

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from comedian and actor John Early! John grew up eating Southern staples like pimento cheese sandwiches and cheesy grits, but since making his home in Los Angeles, his cooking style is drastically different. He tells host Rachel Belle about his most cliche and stereotypical LA eats.   When John was a kid, he was such a big fan of the Australian actor Toni Collette, he ran a fan appreciation website! He tells Rachel what he would cook if Ms. Co

Sep 25, 2024 • 9:18

John Early: Pasta all'Amatriciana

John Early: Pasta all'Amatriciana

Growing up in Nashville with two ministers for parents, John Early’s (Search Party, John Early: Now More Than Ever) formative food memories are linked with church, where the sermons were boring but the donuts were plentiful. Plenty of people go out for breakfast after church on Sundays, but not many know that one of America’s most beloved brunch foods descended from the wafers placed on tongues in the Catholic church in medieval Europe. John and host Rachel Belle discuss when it’s OK and when it

Sep 19, 2024 • 36:08

Celebrating 200 Episodes of Your Last Meal!

Celebrating 200 Episodes of Your Last Meal!

Your Last Meal is celebrating 200 episodes (er, belatedly – this is technically episode 203!) with a replay of the podcast’s 100th episode – a very special show where host Rachel Belle interviewed three spectacular 100-year-old Seattle women about their careers, favorite food memories and, of course, their fantasy last meals. Many of the last meals shared on the podcast are rooted in nostalgia – a dish someone loved as a child, a celebration meal shared with family, a memorable dinner shared wit

Sep 12, 2024 • 41:51

The Leftovers with Tamron Hall & Lish Steiling

The Leftovers with Tamron Hall & Lish Steiling

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Tamron Hall & Lish Steiling, authors of the new cookbook, A Confident Cook. These buddies met on the set of The Today Show, where Tamron was in front of the camera, and Lish worked behind the scenes as a food stylist for the cooking segments.   Close friends, Lish and Tamron have shared many meals and holidays together with their friends, family and chosen family, so host Rachel Belle put together a little quiz to see just how well th

Sep 5, 2024 • 11:11

Tamron Hall & Lish Steiling: Cheese Noodles & a Cheeseburger

Tamron Hall & Lish Steiling: Cheese Noodles & a Cheeseburger

When Emmy Award-winning journalist and talk show host, Tamron Hall, and James Beard Award and Emmy Award–winning culinary producer, Lish Steiling, became fast friends working at The Today Show, they never would have predicted they'd write a cookbook together. But they just released A Confident Cook, a collection of recipes inspired by Tamron’s and Lish’s backgrounds, plus lots of basic techniques for newbies, like how to properly fry and scramble an egg.   Tamron’s dad was the cook in the family

Aug 29, 2024 • 33:56

The Leftovers with Aly & AJ

The Leftovers with Aly & AJ

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from musicians Aly and AJ, who landed their first record deal as teenagers in 2005, and are still singing for their suppers!  Aly and AJ are bandmates and sisters who give off big BFF energy, and when it comes to food and fashion, they have a lot in common. So host Rachel Belle quizzes them to see just how much they know about each other’s culinary tastes.   If you missed last week’s Your Last Meal episode with Aly & AJ, give it a listen.

Aug 22, 2024 • 10:28

Aly & AJ: Canadian Sushi & Texas Burritos

Aly & AJ: Canadian Sushi & Texas Burritos

Aly and AJ signed their first record deal when they were just 13 and 15 years old, and nearly 20 years later they’re still singing for their supper. Literally! The sisters love to eat and keep a running list of their favorite restaurants at tour destinations around the world.    One of their favorite spots in the U.S. is Marfa Burritos, a hole-in-the-wall, family-run Texas burrito joint with a cult following. Columnist and author Gustavo Arellano joins the show to talk about what makes the long,

Aug 15, 2024 • 31:54

The Leftovers with Thomas Doherty

The Leftovers with Thomas Doherty

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from actor Thomas Doherty, who stars in Disney’s Descendants movies, the reboot of Gossip Girl and the new indie romance film Dandelion.  Thomas is from Scotland, but moved to the U.S. to pursue acting. When he goes back home to the U.K., his dad always cooks up a big batch of his favorite comfort food: haggis served with neeps and tatties (you can learn all about these dishes on last week’s episode of Your Last Meal!).   Eager to learn about

Aug 8, 2024 • 12:16

Thomas Doherty: Not Haggis

Thomas Doherty: Not Haggis

Scottish actor Thomas Doherty (Gossip Girl, Descendants, Dandelion) isn’t hungry in America. But the Brooklyn-based film and TV star says he’s famished in Scotland, where artificial dyes and chemicals are banned from food products. Doherty went to a 900-year-old high school in Scotland, so he loves the fresh energy that a young country like the United States offers. But he’s not a fan of American food, and misses the strict UK food regulations, saying he pretty much lost his appetite since movin

Aug 1, 2024 • 26:33

What's for Dinner at Burning Man

What's for Dinner at Burning Man

Every Labor Day weekend since 1990, tens of thousands of people descend upon a Nevada desert to build an elaborate, eccentric, temporary town called Black Rock City. This is the famed Burning Man festival, and once you’re inside the gate, nothing (but ice) is for sale and bartering and trading are forbidden.   So how do 70,000 people feed themselves at the Black Rock Desert festival without electricity or running water? Burning Man runs on a gifting economy, and food is a major currency. On this

Jul 25, 2024 • 22:43

The Leftovers with J. Ryan Stradal

The Leftovers with J. Ryan Stradal

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from J. Ryan Stradal, the bestselling author of three novels, all set in Minnesota: Kitchens of the Great Midwest, The Lager Queen of Minnesota and Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club.  Through a not-so-rapid-fire speed round, J. Ryan tells host Rachel Belle about his favorite Minnesota State Fair food, what the J. in his name stands for, and why you really need to open that bottle of wine you're forever saving for a special occasion.

Jul 18, 2024 • 11:10

J. Ryan Stradal: Shakshuka at Barbary Fig

J. Ryan Stradal: Shakshuka at Barbary Fig

The New York Times bestselling novelist J. Ryan Stradel tells host Rachel Belle it was “totally weird to be a teenage foodie in the 1990s.” He couldn’t wait to get his driver’s license so he could drive into the Twin Cities and eat at restaurants serving mysterious, flavorful, global food — a complete contrast to the bland dishes his parents cooked at home. Food plays a role in all three of Stradal’s novels, all set in his home state of Minnesota: Kitchens of the Great Midwest, The Lager Queen o

Jul 11, 2024 • 39:14

The Leftovers with G. Love

The Leftovers with G. Love

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from G. Love, frontman for G. Love & Special Sauce! The band is celebrating 30 years since releasing their self-titled first album, featuring beloved bangers like Baby’s Got Sauce and Cold Beverage. G. Love tells host Rachel Belle about his big backyard garden, where he grows both edibles and smokables, and shares how he turned his “special sauce” into a tangible product. When it comes to sugary kid’s cereals, you most likely know the masc

Jul 4, 2024 • 11:17

G. Love: Confit de Canard

G. Love: Confit de Canard

It has been 30 years (!) since G. Love & Special Sauce put out their first album, and in that time G. Love has written a whole lotta food and drink lyrics. He tells host Rachel Belle the origin stories behind songs like Milk & Cereal, Cold Beverage and his album Lemonade.  Lemonade has special meaning to G. Love, so Rachel chats with Gastro Obscura editor Anne Ewbank about the history of the sweet, puckery drink, the different ways it's prepared around the world and why American children

Jun 27, 2024 • 38:57

The Leftovers with Geraldine DeRuiter

The Leftovers with Geraldine DeRuiter

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Geraldine DeRuiter, author of the new book If You Can't Take the Heat & James Beard Award winning writer.  Geraldine tells host Rachel Belle about her dream Costco sample, shares her perfect birthday cake and, perhaps the most fun part of the episode, the long string of blooper cuts after the credits run! Watch Rachel's Cascade PBS TV show The Nosh with Rachel Belle! Follow along on Instagram! Thanks to Visit Kitsap for sponsoring thi

Jun 20, 2024 • 9:03

Geraldine DeRuiter: Her Husband's Carbonara

Geraldine DeRuiter: Her Husband's Carbonara

In her latest book, If You Can’t Take the Heat, Geraldine DeRuiter uses food, humor and her own (often ridiculous!) life to explore the topic of feminism. Geraldine has a way of, as she puts it, “going bonkers viral.” Millions of people read her James Beard Award-winning blog post, “I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter,” and her essay about a bizarre experience at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Italy inspired a front-page New York Times article.

Jun 13, 2024 • 35:28

The Leftovers with Dan Pashman

The Leftovers with Dan Pashman

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful podcast, inventor of the cascatelli pasta shape, and author of the new cookbook Anything’s Pastable. Dan was a guest on Your Last Meal in 2017, so host Rachel Belle checks in to see if his last meal has changed over the past seven years. Then, a speed round! Dan talks about the biggest challenge of writing a cookbook, his carb-on-carb recipe for pasta pizza, and his dream birthday cake.  Order Rachel's fa

Jun 6, 2024 • 15:17

Dan Pashman & his new book "Anything's Pastable"

Dan Pashman & his new book "Anything's Pastable"

Award winning The Sporkful podcast host, Dan Pashman, invented a new pasta shape in 2021. Cascatelli was released with great fanfare -- Time magazine declared the pasta one of 2021’s best inventions and it was covered everywhere from The New York Times to Access Hollywood.   But when fans started tagging Dan on Instagram, eager to show off their cascatelli creations, he realized everyone was bathing their pasta in the same three sauces! Eager to move beyond marinara and mac & cheese, Dan wro

May 30, 2024 • 29:19

The Leftovers with Kathleen Hanna & Food Not Bombs

The Leftovers with Kathleen Hanna & Food Not Bombs

This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Kathleen Hanna, frontwoman for the groundbreaking feminist punk bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre and author of the new memoir Rebel Girl. Last week, on Your Last Meal, Kathleen talked about meals she’s eaten that were so good, they made her cry. Like, really cry.  Today she tells us about her major, if accidental, contribution to a Nirvana record, what it means to be punk-rock while living a comfortable adult life and what it was like worki

May 23, 2024 • 17:37

Kathleen Hanna: A Giant Buffalo Chicken Eggroll

Kathleen Hanna: A Giant Buffalo Chicken Eggroll

The legendary riot grrrl and punk rock singer for Bikini Kill and Le Tigre has a reputation for crying over a delicious meal. As far as we know, she's shed tears over sushi, birthday cake, and gelato. Why does food make her so emotional? She breaks it down (but doesn’t break down!) for host Rachel Belle.  Kathleen, who got her start in the punk scene in Olympia, WA in the early 90s, is best known for being an outspoken feminist and activist; at her early shows she’d speak out about domestic viol

May 16, 2024 • 27:08

The Leftovers with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

The Leftovers with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Today on The Leftovers, a speed round with Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Modern Family star and Tony Award winning Broadway actor. Jesse reveals his bougiest, most cliche LA indulgence and creates a menu for a hypothetical dinner party with Barbra Streisand.   If you missed last week’s full interview with Jesse, listen here! Thanks to Visit Kitsap Peninsula for sponsoring this episode! Watch Rachel's new TV show, The Nosh, on Cascade PBS! Follow Rachel Belle on Instagram!Support the show: http://rachelb

May 9, 2024 • 7:16

Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Green Chile Enchiladas

Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Green Chile Enchiladas

The Modern Family star grew up in New Mexico (the Chile Capital of the World!) where the native green chiles find their way into everything from burgers to mac & cheese. Jesse hasn’t lived in Albuquerque since high school, but he keeps his freezer full of New Mexico green (Hatch) chiles and green chile enchiladas are his forever favorite comfort food.  The retired director of the Chile Pepper Institute tells host Rachel Belle about the history and migration of spicy peppers from the Americas

May 2, 2024 • 28:32

The Leftovers with Tom Papa

The Leftovers with Tom Papa

If waiting two whole weeks for a new episode of Your Last Meal is way too long, we’ve got something to tide you over.   On the weeks we’re not releasing a full-length episode of Your Last Meal, we’re airing The Leftovers: audio left on the cutting-room floor, interviews that host Rachel Belle really wants to do that don’t fit into the show’s usual format and, as you’ll hear today, a speed round with last week’s guest.      Which means you will now be getting a little taste of Your Last Meal ever

Apr 25, 2024 • 7:56

Tom Papa: A Steak Dinner

Tom Papa: A Steak Dinner

Tom Papa is a bread nerd. The comedian, author and podcast host is quick to point out that he got obsessed with baking sourdough bread long before the pandemic sourdough craze. He loves to talk about sourdough, read about sourdough and, of course, bake and eat sourdough. So host Rachel Belle chats with the owner of a Seattle bakery that uses a sourdough starter that’s more than 150 years old. Pasta with butter and Parmesan may be the meal of choice for picky American children, but in Italy the s

Apr 18, 2024 • 32:33

Best of Julia Sweeney: Nanaimo Bars

Best of Julia Sweeney: Nanaimo Bars

By the end of this episode, you'll feel like the charming, hilarious and down-to-earth Julia Sweeney is your best friend! Julia and host Rachel Belle discuss everything from her true love of eating alone (and how that makes her husband feel) to the 60th birthday gift she gave herself: never dieting again. Julia wants to cap her last meal with Canada’s favorite no-bake, layered dessert: the Nanaimo bar! Rachel chats with Joyce Hardcastle, the contest winner who created the city’s official recipe

Apr 11, 2024 • 37:14

The Leftovers: My new TV show, The Nosh with Rachel Belle

The Leftovers: My new TV show, The Nosh with Rachel Belle

Tune in to The Nosh with Rachel Belle on April 5 at 8:50pm PST on Cascade PBS, channel 9 in WA and BC, or catch it anytime from anywhere online at www.cascadepbs.org (just scroll down a tad to the Local Originals) Do delicious bagels actually exist in Seattle? What’s the story behind the city’s first non-alcoholic bottle shop? These are just a couple of the topics Rachel Belle digs into on season one of The Nosh, where stories about the outdoors, art, culture and community are told through the l

Apr 4, 2024 • 17:53

Best of: 'Love Is Blind' host Vanessa Lachey

Best of: 'Love Is Blind' host Vanessa Lachey

Vanessa Lachey’s first book, Life from Scratch: Family Traditions That Start with You is rooted in a deep and vulnerable place. Vanessa’s mom left when she was a little girl, depriving her of motherly advice, care and the Filipino food she craved. It took decades, but the actor and TV host finally felt empowered to stop mourning what she’d lost, and start creating her own special traditions for her young family – including a chicken adobo recipe her husband, 98 Degrees singer & Love Is Blind

Mar 28, 2024 • 31:33

The Leftovers with Gavin Rossdale

The Leftovers with Gavin Rossdale

If waiting two whole weeks for a new episode of Your Last Meal to drop is way too long, I’ve got something to tide you over.  On the weeks we’re not releasing a full-length episode of Your Last Meal, we’ll be airing a new segment called The Leftovers: audio left on the cutting-room floor, interviews that host Rachel Belle really wants to do that don’t necessarily fit into the show’s usual format and, most often, as you’ll hear today, a speed round with last week’s guest.    Which means you will

Mar 21, 2024 • 5:32

Gavin Rossdale: An English Breakfast

Gavin Rossdale: An English Breakfast

Gavin Rossdale, frontman for the grunge band Bush (anyone else have his photo on your wall in 1994??), loves to whip up big meals for friends and family in his L.A. home, but it’s nostalgic dishes from his British childhood that make his heart sing. Gavin grew up in England, eating traditional Sunday roast dinners. So host Rachel Belle chats with British food historian Dr. Neil Buttery about Britain’s favorite meal: How do you get the crispiest potatoes? What is Yorkshire pudding? We cover it al

Mar 14, 2024 • 25:44

Richard Sherman & Kam Chancellor: Chicken & BBQ

Richard Sherman & Kam Chancellor: Chicken & BBQ

What do Super Bowl champions do after they retire from football? If you’re Seahawks legends Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor, you open a restaurant! Host Rachel Belle interviewed Kam and Richard back in October, at the grand opening of Legion Sports Bar, their “elevated soul food” restaurant named after the Legion of Boom, the nickname for the Seahawks’ legendary defense backfield. The guys talk about how they eat now compared to when they played football, and Sherman’s mom, Beverly, tells Rac

Feb 29, 2024 • 19:51

Amanda Knox: Sushi & Italian food

Amanda Knox: Sushi & Italian food

Seattle’s Amanda Knox spent four years in an Italian prison for a murder she didn’t commit, while studying abroad in Perugia. Amanda joined host Rachel Belle on stage in Seattle for a live podcast recording where she was invited to share her experience, in her own words, after years of being misrepresented and mocked by the international press.   Amanda talks about what prison food was like; why she chose Italian food for her last meal despite her traumatic experience in the country; and how for

Feb 15, 2024 • 50:56

Moshe Kasher: Gordo's Bean & Cheese Burrito

Moshe Kasher: Gordo's Bean & Cheese Burrito

As a kid, Moshe Kasher (Subculture Vulture, The Endless Honeymoon Podcast, Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy From Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16) led a double life. Most of the year he lived with his deaf single mother in Oakland, Calif., eating carob chips and other classic hippie foods, and in the summers he stayed with his deaf father, a born-again Hasidic Jew in Brooklyn who ate a strict kosher diet.   Moshe loves to rank things.

Feb 1, 2024 • 47:21

Audie Cornish: Anything her husband cooks

Audie Cornish: Anything her husband cooks

Welcome to Your Last Meal’s most romantic episode! Audie Cornish (CNN reporter and host of CNN’s The Assignment podcast) says her last meal is less about what she’s eating and everything about who she’s eating it with. Audie's last meal is a love letter to her husband, who has been wooeing her with his cooking since their first date, and for the first time ever she talks about him in an interview!   Audie remembers all the meals her now-husband, Theo Emory, cooked for her when they started datin

Jan 18, 2024 • 42:20

David Cross: Poutine

David Cross: Poutine

Comedian and actor David Cross is best known for his roles as Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development and Mr Show, and he has a new podcast and comedy special out now! David says he grew up poor, hating a lot of the penny-pinching meals his family ate. But he still loves some of the foods he ate as a poor adult, when he was trying to make it as a stand-up comedian. We’ll learn the history of poutine with the owner of the Quebec restaurant that claims to have invented it. And a lifelong Québécois sh

Jan 4, 2024 • 32:03

Rachel Belle on Desert Island Dishes

Rachel Belle on Desert Island Dishes

Across the pond, in a country far, far away (um, England), Your Last Meal has a podcast cousin! On each episode of Desert Island Dishes, chef and host Margie Nomura asks her guests about the dishes that have shaped their lives, including the last dish they’d eat before being cast off to the desert island.   Host Rachel Belle was a guest on the show and this week we are bringing you that episode! After interviewing thousands of people in her career as a broadcast journalist, food and culture writ

Dec 21, 2023 • 38:20

Reggie Watts: Roast Chicken

Reggie Watts: Roast Chicken

Reggie Watts is the best kind of weirdo: a comedian, musician and beat-boxer who spent eight years as the house bandleader for The Late Late Show with James Corden. His new book, Great Falls, Montana, is a coming-of-age memoir that proves Reggie’s been cultivating his own brand of oddball humor since he was a teenager.    Reggie grew up with a French mom, eating escargot on special occasions, so we go deep into the fascinating world of heliciculture: snail farming! Only two people in the entire

Dec 7, 2023 • 30:33

A Thanksgiving Potluck!

A Thanksgiving Potluck!

Welcome to the very first Your Last Meal Thanksgiving! We’re having a big Friendsgiving audio potluck, inviting past guests to contribute a dish to the holiday meal. Country music star Martina McBride is bringing the salad, actor Zosia Mamet defends marshmallow sweet potato casserole and opines on cranberry sauce, director Greta Gerwig shares her dad’s unusual stuffing recipe and Christopher Kimball is on pie duty.   There are also some new friends at the table. Food historian Ken Albala stops b

Nov 22, 2023 • 32:12

On Set with 'Lessons In Chemistry" Food Consultant Courtney McBroom

On Set with 'Lessons In Chemistry" Food Consultant Courtney McBroom

Lessons in Chemistry, an Apple TV+ show based on the bestselling book of the same name, is set in the early 1950s and centers around a young woman named Elizabeth Zott, played by Brie Larson. Elizabeth is a chemist and her entire life is consumed by her scientific curiosities. The only thing Elizabeth loves as much as chemistry is cooking because, well, cooking is chemistry!  The show features quite a bit of food, conceptualized, cooked and styled by the show’s food consultant, Courtney McBroom

Nov 9, 2023 • 22:51

Andrew Rea (Babish): An Italian-American Feast

Andrew Rea (Babish): An Italian-American Feast

Andrew Rea is best known for his super-popular YouTube channel, Babish Culinary Universe, where 10 million subscribers tune in to watch him host cooking shows like Binging with Babish, where he recreates dishes from TV shows and movies.  The focus of his new (third!) cookbook, Basics with Babish, is cooking mistakes. He cheekily reveals every single mistake he’s made while attempting to cook each recipe, and gives readers advice on how to avoid them.  Lots of iconic food and drink, from potato c

Oct 26, 2023 • 34:01

Sarah Cooper: Mom's Liver, Johnny Cakes & Callaloo

Sarah Cooper: Mom's Liver, Johnny Cakes & Callaloo

Comedian and writer Sarah Cooper rose to fame in the most modern of ways: through TikTok! Her viral videos, lip-syncing Donald Trump’s speeches during the pandemic, eventually landed her a Netflix show (Sarah Cooper: Everything Is Fine), and she just released a memoir called Foolish.  Before Sarah could pay the bills with comedy, she worked at Google, where employees are fed three incredibly delicious (free!) meals a day. Host Rachel Belle scored a rare, coveted interview with the director of Go

Oct 12, 2023 • 33:40

Comedian Zarna Garg: Masala Chai

Comedian Zarna Garg: Masala Chai

Zarna Garg immigrated to the United States from India alone, at 16, without a penny to her name. Fast-forward to 2018: She’s a stay-at-home mom with three kids and bored out of her mind. At her children’s insistence, Zarna got on stage at an open-mic night. Five years later? She has her own comedy special on Amazon, “Zarna Garg: One in a Billion!” Zarna loves to top many of her meals with a big ol' pile of raw onions, but laments that Americans are sensitive to onion breath. I chat with a cognit

Sep 28, 2023 • 38:27

Ron & Don: Cherry Pie & A Tasting Menu

Ron & Don: Cherry Pie & A Tasting Menu

Ron Upshaw and Don O’Neill are longtime radio partners who spent decades moving around the country together, hosting all kinds of big-market radio shows. And YLM host Rachel Belle was a part of The Ron & Don Show on KIRO Radio for a decade! Ron and Don have worked together since they were teenagers, in all sorts of professions. What keeps two people working together for 40 years? We will discuss! Don adores cherry pie, so I chat with a 25-year-old entrepreneur from Traverse City, Michigan, w

Sep 14, 2023 • 48:19

Iron & Wine's Sam Beam: Stack of Tomato Sandwiches

Iron & Wine's Sam Beam: Stack of Tomato Sandwiches

If you've ever had a tomato sandwich, then you know this is the best time of the year! In honor of *tomato season* (and host Rachel Belle being on vacation) we are re-airing this episode from 2019. Iron & Wine sounds like a band but in fact there is just one man behind the music: a soft spoken, North Carolina singer-songwriter named Sam Beam, who unintentionally stumbled into a music career later in life. A true Southern boy, Sam wants a stack of tomato sandwiches for his last meal. Just rip

Aug 31, 2023 • 29:05

Heather McMahan: Steak House Side Dishes

Heather McMahan: Steak House Side Dishes

After years of living in New York City and Los Angeles, the pandemic brought comedian Heather McMahan back to her hometown of Atlanta, where she’s livingin her childhood home with her husband and ... her mother! If it sounds like a sitcom, well, she’s working on that script right now. Atlanta is home to Buford Highway, an off-the-beaten-path culinary wonderland featuring 100 immigrant-owned restaurants, representing more than 20 countries. Atlanta-based Food & Wine senior writer Jennifer Zym

Aug 17, 2023 • 30:20

Pati Jinich: Milanesa de Pollo and Mashed Potatoes

Pati Jinich: Milanesa de Pollo and Mashed Potatoes

Mexico City native Pati Jinich made an unusual career change: from a political analyst at a Washington, D.C. think tank to a cooking teacher and, eventually, award-winning PBS host. For over a decade, she’s been sharing her love of Mexico and Mexican cooking with the masses through her shows Pati's Mexican Table and La Frontera. Pati is Mexican-Jewish, and grew up eating Mexican takes on classic Ashkenazi Jewish dishes. So after speaking with Jinich, host Rachel Belle also interviews the authors

Aug 3, 2023 • 33:07

'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig: Funfetti Cake

'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig: Funfetti Cake

I interviewed Greta Gerwig back in 2017, when her film Lady Bird came out, and in honor of Barbie-mania, I am re-airing an edited version of my interview with the writer and director of the new 'Barbie' movie! Greta is a huge fan of Funfetti cake and insists the box of Pillsbury cake mix is best. So I invite Food Network host Molly Yeh (Girl Meets Farm) to talk about her homemade Funfetti, a cake that took a lot of trial and error, including testing with nine different types of sprinkles! Follow

Jul 27, 2023 • 27:25

Peppermint: Rock Lobster!

Peppermint: Rock Lobster!

Peppermint was the first out, trans contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race, the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway and she stars in the new Netflix series “Survival of the Thickest!” And Peppermint … loves peppermint! Tea! Candy! All of it! So host Rachel Belle digs into the history of the ancient, zesty herb that has been mentioned everywhere from the bible, in Greek mythology and, far more recently, on your toothpaste tube. Follow host Rachel Belle on Instagram! Subscribe to

Jul 20, 2023 • 22:04

Bear Grylls: Red Meat, Butter & Cocktails

Bear Grylls: Red Meat, Butter & Cocktails

Bear Grylls is a survivalist, adventurist & host of soooo mannny TV shows, including the wildly popular Man VS Wild, Born Survivor and the new season of Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge, where celebs like Russell Brand and Bradley Cooper tag along on his extremely wild adventures. Bear tells host Rachel Belle about the nastiest foods he's eaten in the wild, why he no longer eats vegetables & what happened when he offered the president of Ukraine a bite of his chocolate bar. A

Jul 6, 2023 • 43:41

Tegan and Sara: McDonald's + Tuna Sashimi

Tegan and Sara: McDonald's + Tuna Sashimi

Canadian twin sisters and band mates, Tegan and Sara, have been touring the world, playing music together, since they graduated from high school in 1998. In honor of their new book, a semi-autobiographical graphic novel called Junior High, host Rachel Belle asks them, and the listeners, about their most memorable middle school foods and HOLY GUACAMOLE we were human garbage cans when we were 12! Plus, the history of the chicken nugget and why raccoons wash their food! Follow Rachel Belle on Insta

Jun 22, 2023 • 38:43

Marc Summers LIVE! : Thin Crust Pizza & Junior's Cheesecake

Marc Summers LIVE! : Thin Crust Pizza & Junior's Cheesecake

You may know Marc Summers as the host of Nickelodeon's Double Dare and Food Network's Unwrapped, but you may not know that he got his start as a magician and helped launch Guy Fieri's career! Marc joined host Rachel Belle on stage at Seattle's Crosscut Ideas Festival to talk about what the iconic Double Dare slime was made of, how he almost gave up show business to sell salmon, and why he decided to go public about his OCD in the late 90s. Follow Rachel Belle on Instagram! Subscribe to Rachel's

Jun 8, 2023 • 41:12

Bill Nye: French Baguette

Bill Nye: French Baguette

It's Bill Nye the Science Guy! Nye has spent decades using his special brand of high energy humor to educate folks about science, so obviously he can get real nerdy when it comes to the science of baking bread. Nye shares his precise recipe for the perfect baguette and then gets into a mini debate about cannibalism with host Rachel Belle (any guesses who is for and who is against??). Then Janine Marsh, editor of The Good Life France, and Steven Kaplan, world renowned expert on French bread, join

May 25, 2023 • 36:17

Pod Swap: FOOD with Mark Bittman + David Sedaris

Pod Swap: FOOD with Mark Bittman + David Sedaris

It's a pod swap! This week I'm bringing you an episode of Food with Mark Bittman and Mark is sharing an episode of Your Last Meal with his listeners. Mark Bittman is the prolific author of 30 cookbooks, he wrote about food for the New York Times for 30 years and he was once a guest on Your Last Meal! This week you'll hear his conversation with another prolific writer, one of America's favorite humor essayists, David Sedaris. Davis tells Mark about his Jello habit, what his dad used to wear (or,

May 11, 2023 • 35:52

Taylor Dayne: A Big Brunch

Taylor Dayne: A Big Brunch

Taylor Dayne blasted onto the pop/dance scene in 1987 with her first big single, “Tell It To My Heart,” and over the last 35 years she's released seventeen Top 20 singles, earned three grammy nominations and an American Music Award.  This Long Island girl loves her brunch, a meal that makes her nostalgic for the bagel and lox she shared with her family, as a kid, on Sunday mornings.  Did you know brunch has feminist roots? We explore that history + host Rachel Belle interviews the co-owner of on

Apr 27, 2023 • 28:15

Rachel Bloom: New York Pizza + Pasta + Three Desserts

Rachel Bloom: New York Pizza + Pasta + Three Desserts

Business doesn’t always mix with pleasure, but for comedic actor and writer Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Reboot), Olive Garden left a big, saucy mark on both her personal and professional life, popping up on her award-winning TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and in her last meal!  Host Rachel Belle calls up Marilyn Hagerty, a 96 year old newspaper columnist, to talk about the viral Olive Garden review she wrote for the Grand Forks Herald. A review that earned her a book deal with Anthony Bourda

Apr 13, 2023 • 27:01

Margaret Cho: Spam Musubi

Margaret Cho: Spam Musubi

Margaret Cho has been a standup comedian for four decades (since she was 14 years old!) but she also LOVES to cook and collects specialty cookware and gadgets – she has her very own mochi machine!   Her last meal takes us to Hawaii, where Spam is so popular it’s even served at McDonald’s. But here on the mainland, Spam is often stigmatized. Robert Koo, author of Dubious Gastronomy: The Cultural Politics of Eating Asian in the USA, walks us through the complicated history of the world’s favorite

Mar 30, 2023 • 34:48

Salt & Straw Founders Kim & Tyler Malek: Swedish Pancakes & Dumplings in Sauerkraut

Salt & Straw Founders Kim & Tyler Malek: Swedish Pancakes & Dumplings in Sauerkraut

Cousins Kim and Tyler Malek opened Salt & Straw Ice Cream over a decade ago in Portland, Oregon, and from the very start they were scooping up unusual flavor combinations like pear & blue cheese and bone marrow with bourbon smoked cherries. Tyler shares the WORST flavor he's ever made (hint: there was seafood involved) & they talk about Grandma Malek, the matriarch behind both of their last meals.  Food historian Sarah Lohman joins the show to talk about the history of ice cream (Bla

Mar 16, 2023 • 43:15

Tucker Shaw: Pantry Pasta

Tucker Shaw: Pantry Pasta

Every home cook worth their can of anchovies can throw together a dish based on the bits and bobs knocking around their cupboards and crisper, and for writer Tucker Shaw, his pantry pasta is last meal worthy.   Tucker’s debut novel, “When You Call My Name,” follows two, gay teenage boys who are navigating the AIDS crisis in 1990 New York City. But host Rachel Belle became a fan of Tucker’s in 2005, when she was gifted his book “Everything I Ate: A Year In The Life of My Mouth,” a book of photogr

Mar 2, 2023 • 36:22

Sloane Crosley: Favorite Adult Foods + Favorite Childhood Foods

Sloane Crosley: Favorite Adult Foods + Favorite Childhood Foods

A New York Times best-selling author of several humorous essay collections and novels, including her latest, Cult Classic, it’s no wonder Sloane Crosley’s last meal doubles as a culinary memoir. Sloane’s last meal is a collection of her current favorite foods and their childhood equivalents: the fancy bok choy and watercress salad from a New York City Japanese restaurant contrasted with the Wishbone Italian dressing of her youth. Host Rachel Belle interviewed a dozen kids to get their take on Ki

Feb 16, 2023 • 42:03

Toad the Wet Sprocket’s Glen Phillips: Kitchari

Toad the Wet Sprocket’s Glen Phillips: Kitchari

Glen Phillips recently released his first solo album in 6 years; a collection of love songs to counter his last album, written following a divorce. Glen and host Rachel Belle talk about what foods he’s drawn to when he’s sad and what he tends to eat when he’s happy.   Glen grew up on his mom’s microwave cooking, so we’ll learn the connection between microwaves and feminism and why acclaimed food writer Barbara Kafka wrote (and was mocked for writing!) The Microwave Gourmet cookbook.   Glen’s las

Feb 2, 2023 • 32:59

Cheech Marin: Chicken Marbella

Cheech Marin: Chicken Marbella

It's Cheech & Chong's 50th anniversary! The epic comedy duo is best known for their cinematic pot smoking antics, but Cheech's palate is far more sophisticated than stoner snacks. The enthusiastic cook first tasted chicken marbella, from the legendary Silver Palate cookbook, at a dinner party and he swore he heard angels singing. The Silver Palate cookbook "changed the way Americans ate" when it came out in 1982, and host Rachel Belle chats with its editor, Suzanne Rafer about the impact it

Jan 19, 2023 • 29:53

Duff Goldman: Mom’s Passover Dinner

Duff Goldman: Mom’s Passover Dinner

Duff is famous for baking and building thousands of big, bonkers cakes, like the giant R2-D2 robot cake he baked for Star Wars director George Lucas and a lifelike elephant cake that stood taller than him. So you know the Food Network star, and longtime owner of Baltimore’s Charm City Cakes, baked his own wedding cakes. Cakes! Plural! Including a four-tiered meat cake topped with hot dog bride and groom.   We’ll learn the fascinating history of the wedding cake with Claire Stewart, author of As

Jan 5, 2023 • 41:42

Top Chef Canada's Eden Grinshpan: New York Pizza

Top Chef Canada's Eden Grinshpan: New York Pizza

My first exposure to Eden Grinshpan was a photo on Instagram: she was extremely pregnant and her bare, bulging belly was wall-papered with huge slices of pizza. I instantly wanted to be her friend. Eden is host of Top Chef Canada and author of the cookbook Eating Out Loud, where she shows off her contemporary middle eastern cooking chops with dishes like tahini Caesar salad and Sesame Schnitzel Sandwich with Harissa Honey and Tarter Slaw. Eden is tahini obsessed, so I chat with the CEO and co-fo

Dec 19, 2022 • 27:57

Yuna: Tom Yum

Yuna: Tom Yum

Yuna is an internationally acclaimed R&B pop star, born and raised in Malaysia. But after a decade of living in LA, and missing her mother’s homemade nasi lemak and banana leaf rice, she and her husband finally succumbed to learning to cook the Malaysian dishes they miss most! Award-winning London chef and cookbook author Mandy Yi says it’s common to eat six meals a day in Malaysia, and walks us through a day of meals, snacks, street food and night markets. Yuna talks about what it was like

Dec 2, 2022 • 27:46

The Menu's Aimee Carrero: Truffle Pasta + Chocolate Chip Cookie

The Menu's Aimee Carrero: Truffle Pasta + Chocolate Chip Cookie

Surprise! It's a Thanksgiving treat: a bonus episode featuring actor Aimee Carrero, who stars in the new culinary thriller (yes, I invented a new film genre, no big whoop) The Menu, in theaters now. The Menu is about twelve wealthy food snobs who travel to a secluded island for an exclusive dining experience prepared by a revered chef. But the dinner...doesn't go as planned.  Aimee elaborates on her own, personal dinner party disaster, talks about what it was like waiting on Larry King when she

Nov 24, 2022 • 21:27

Half Baked Harvest's Tieghan Gerard: Dad's Pasta Bake

Half Baked Harvest's Tieghan Gerard: Dad's Pasta Bake

If you're one of Tieghan Gerard's 6.6 million social media followers, or you've drooled over the come-hither food photos in one of her Half Baked Harvest cookbooks, chances are you're familiar with her cozy, comforting (read: so much melted cheeeeeeese!) recipes. But how much do you know about the woman behind the camera?  Tieghan pulls back the curtain on what a day-in-the-life of a full-time recipe content creator looks like. And if you still don't believe that being a social media influencer

Nov 17, 2022 • 24:11

Zosia Mamet: Bolognese + Chocolate Cake

Zosia Mamet: Bolognese + Chocolate Cake

We absolutely adore actor Zosia Mamet in Girls and The Flight Attendant and now she's dipped her toe into our favorite world: food! She just released her first book, My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings, a collection of food-centered essays written by folks like Katie Holmes, Ted Danson, David Sedaris and Rosie Perez.In the book, Zosia writes about her favorite holiday meal, which includes a couple of hot button, controversial American dishes: sweet potato marshmallow casserole a

Nov 3, 2022 • 33:36

Jewel: Bear Lard Biscuits

Jewel: Bear Lard Biscuits

Jewel has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and this year she released Freewheelin' Woman, her first album in seven years! But fame and fortune is a stark contrast to the way she grew up in the wilds of Alaska. Jewel tells host Rachel Belle how her family gathered food, growing up on a remote Alaskan homestead without plumbing, electricity or a grocery store, and what it was like trying processed food for the first time after she moved out of her family's home. Then Clay Newcomb, host o

Oct 20, 2022 • 30:28

Best-Of Phil Rosenthal: Hot Dogs

Best-Of Phil Rosenthal: Hot Dogs

Phil Rosenthal is the creator, co-producer and writer of Everybody Loves Raymond (yo, that show got 69 Emmy nominations!) but now his passion is introducing Americans to fantastic foreign food destinations as the host of his Netflix show, Somebody Feed Phil (and a new book coming out October 18th!). Phil enthusiastically eats al pastor in Mexico City and pastéis de nata in Lisbon, but his last meal would be a collage of classic American childhood favorites, including the humble hot dog. We head

Oct 6, 2022 • 25:58

Jack Johnson: Sauteed Vegetables in 1997

Jack Johnson: Sauteed Vegetables in 1997

Jack Johnson just released his 8th studio album, Meet The Moonlight, but after twenty years of touring the world, his values remain the same. A lifelong surfer, and Hawaiian, Jack is an environmentalist focused on keeping plastics out of our oceans. He tells host Rachel Belle the lengths he goes to to reduce waste and support local farms when he's out on tour. Zero Waste Chef, Anne Marie Bonneau, joins the show to share her tips for a zero-waste home kitchen. Have you even dehydrated fruit in yo

Sep 22, 2022 • 39:33

LIVE show! Ian Moore & Jon Heder: Bun Thit Nuong Cha Gio & Korean Short Ribs

LIVE show! Ian Moore & Jon Heder: Bun Thit Nuong Cha Gio & Korean Short Ribs

A couple weeks ago, Rachel Belle hosted a LIVE Your Last Meal show at THING, an arts + music festival in historic Port Townsend, Washington. Her first guest is blues rock musician Ian Moore, who's put out 11 full length albums, and toured with folks like the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and ZZ Top over the span of his 30 year career. Ian's from Austin, Texas and, living in the Pacific Northwest, he desperately misses Tex-Mex food, something Rachel can relate to as a burrito obsessed, native norther

Sep 8, 2022 • 45:03

Rick Astley: Raw Prawns & Crisp White Wine

Rick Astley: Raw Prawns & Crisp White Wine

At 21 years old, a baby faced and baritone Brit named Rick Astley released his first single, and "Never Gonna Give You Up" was an instant #1 hit in 25 countries. In 2021, the song surpassed a billion streams thanks to Rickrolling, a viral Internet prank. On this episode of "Your Last Meal," we propose a theory: Rickrolling is the culinary equivalent of molecular gastronomy! You think you're getting one thing and POOF! you get something completely different. Culinary technologist and modernist co

Aug 25, 2022 • 33:29

Shabazz Palaces' Ishmael Butler: Slow Roasted Chicken Dinner

Shabazz Palaces' Ishmael Butler: Slow Roasted Chicken Dinner

There must have been a magical elixir flowing from the drinking fountains at Seattle's Garfield High School. Alumni include Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, Macklemore and our very special guest Ishmael Butler, rapper and founding member of Shabazz Palaces and Grammy Award winning hip-hop group Digable Planets.Host Rachel Belle first met Ish eight years ago, when she interviewed him at his house for a column called Show Us Your Fridge. So, it felt right to indulge in another round of culinary voyeuri

Aug 11, 2022 • 30:17

Sona Movsesian: In-N-Out Burger

Sona Movsesian: In-N-Out Burger

Sona Movsesian has been Conan O'Brien's assistant for 13 years, and podcast co-host for five, but their relationship feels more like brother and sister. Sona loves snacks, and Conan loves to manically knock them out of her hands. Sona likes to watch TV at her desk, and Conan likes to tell the world what an awful assistant she is. And her new book, The World's Worst Assistant, is an up close and personal look at just this sort of high jinks. A card carrying, native Californian, it is Sona's birth

Jul 21, 2022 • 39:16

Hannah Berner: Nana's Eggplant Parmesan

Hannah Berner: Nana's Eggplant Parmesan

In this spirited interview with host Rachel Belle, comedian Hannah Berner realizes her true calling: talking excitedly about how much she loves to eat! And she has what many of us dream of, a spunky Italian grandmother who cooks up a big pot of sauce every Sunday, has a pantry full of pasta, and feeds her family plate after plate of Italian-American food until they're unbuttoning their pants at the table. Nana Vera joins the show to tell us how she makes her famous eggplant parmesan, and shares

Jul 7, 2022 • 32:30

John Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls): Sweet Lady Jane Apple Pie

John Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls): Sweet Lady Jane Apple Pie

When John Rzeznik is on tour, he only requests one thing: a plain, grilled chicken breast. But, to his frustration and amusement, chefs can't resist zhuzhing up the bird with their own brand of pizzazz. He shares his long, arduous chicken-y journey with host Rachel Belle, including the story of a celebrity chef who tried to come to his rescue. John wants to cap off his last meal with a deep dish apple pie from Sweet Lady Jane, a Los Angeles institution frequented by folks like Barbra Streisand a

Jun 16, 2022 • 35:01

Lola Kirke: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food & Fernet

Lola Kirke: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food & Fernet

Lola Kirke isn't particularly interested in modern day restraint and Instagram wellness trends. She stays up late, likes to drink, eats whatever she wants and just released a Jane Fonda era workout video as a companion to her new album, Lady For Sale. Lola loves Phish Food, a Ben & Jerry's collab with the jam band Phish, that just-so-happens to be celebrating its 25th anniversary! Host Rachel Belle chats with the iconic ice cream company, and Phish's long-time manager, about the history of t

Jun 2, 2022 • 34:37

Taylor Hanson: Caprese with Perfect Tomatoes & Burrata

Taylor Hanson: Caprese with Perfect Tomatoes & Burrata

Taylor Hanson is the middle brother in Hanson, the band he's been performing in with his brothers Isaac and Zac since he was nine years old. So it's not surprising that this Oklahoma boy had a palate changing culinary epiphany while touring in Europe when he was 15. That epiphany revolved around a perfectly ripe, locally grown tomato, and anyone who's ever picked a pink, mealy tomato slice off their burger knows that commercially grown tomatoes leave much to be desired. Host Rachel Belle chats w

May 19, 2022 • 32:03

Dan Harris: Butter & Truffle Fettuccini + Warm Sugar Cookies

Dan Harris: Butter & Truffle Fettuccini + Warm Sugar Cookies

Dan Harris is Type A, self-help skeptical and looks the part of a TV anchorman. But he recently quit his 20 year career at ABC News to fully embrace his side hustle: convincing Americans to meditate. Dan wrote a memoir, 10% Happier, about his unlikely journey to mindfulness, that has since expanded into a podcast and meditation app. Dan loves sweets, specifically cookies, and even more specifically, warm cookies delivered by Insomnia Cookies. Host Rachel Belle speaks with Insomnia's founder and

May 5, 2022 • 40:14

Remi Wolf: Korean BBQ + Banchan

Remi Wolf: Korean BBQ + Banchan

When soul/funk/pop artist Remi Wolf hopped on Zoom to chat with host Rachel Belle, she was getting ready to leave for a tour that would take her away from her LA home through October. So she was trying to eat every last remaining scrap of food in her fridge and pantry. Stars, they're just like us! Remi talks about her love of concocting meals from the wee bits and bobs hanging around her refrigerator and her disregard for planning or using recipes. Before she was a professional singer, Remi was

Apr 21, 2022 • 25:21

Kenji Lopez-Alt: Mapo Tofu

Kenji Lopez-Alt: Mapo Tofu

When Kenji makes a late-night grilled cheese sandwich in his kitchen, with a Go-Pro camera strapped to his head, more than 10 million YouTubers tune in to watch. His recipe for scrambled eggs was the New York Times' most clicked on recipe in 2021 and every book he writes goes straight to the bestseller list, including his newest, The Wok: Recipes and Techniques. But his last meal goes back to his childhood, when he was more focused on being a scientist than a sous chef. The defining ingredi

Apr 7, 2022 • 30:55

Julia Sweeney: Nanaimo Bars

Julia Sweeney: Nanaimo Bars

By the end of this episode, you'll feel like the charming, hilarious and down-to-earth Julia Sweeney is your best friend! Julia and host Rachel Belle discuss everything from her true love of eating alone (and how that makes her husband feel) to the 60th birthday gift she gave herself: never dieting again. Julia wants to cap off her last meal with Canada's favorite, no-bake, layered dessert: the Nanaimo bar! Rachel chats with Joyce Hardcastle, the contest winner who created the city's official re

Mar 24, 2022 • 36:54

Camila Alves McConaughey: Ribeye with Matthew's Secret Spice Rub

Camila Alves McConaughey: Ribeye with Matthew's Secret Spice Rub

Camila Alves McConaughey co-wrote a new children's book called Just Try One Bite, about a couple of kids who try and get their picky parents to eat healthier foods. In the McConaughey household, there's one thing that everybody loves: the secret family spice rub created by Camila's actor husband, Matthew. But not all family recipes are so pure! Listeners call in to share stories about the day they learned that their family's beloved, homemade lasagna/baked beans/peach pie actually, secretly

Mar 10, 2022 • 33:31

Jessica Seinfeld: Spaghetti & Meatballs, Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread & Tiramisu

Jessica Seinfeld: Spaghetti & Meatballs, Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread & Tiramisu

Jessica Seinfeld's latest cookbook, Vegan, At Times, is an ode to her current lifestyle of eating mostly vegan, but she still enjoys the occasional bowl of warming chicken soup or nostalgic spaghetti and meatballs. She calls it a "gentler approach" to veganism and doesn't believe in creating rules around eating or doing any plant-based proselytizing. Jessica's last meal took us down a path we never thought we'd go: organized crime! Host Rachel Belle chats with Anna Van Valin, co-host of the

Feb 24, 2022 • 33:55

Paul Janeway (St Paul & the Broken Bones): Kraft Macaroni & Cheese

Paul Janeway (St Paul & the Broken Bones): Kraft Macaroni & Cheese

Paul Janeway is a southern boy from a small Alabama town who's had his world blown wide open thanks to music. Touring the world with his band, St Paul & the Broken Bones, has drastically expanded his palate -- he's eaten everything from pigeon heart to fancy Michelin star meals. But only one dish truly has his heart: Kraft Macaroni & Cheese! Paul and host Rachel Belle go deep into their Blue Box memories and idiosyncratic preferences, and then we learn the history of this iconic product

Feb 10, 2022 • 33:04

Eugene Mirman, Dim Sum

Eugene Mirman, Dim Sum

Bob's Burgers star (he voices Gene!) Eugene Mirman took an unorthodox route to becoming a professional comedian: he actually earned a bachelor's degree in comedy! And a quick scroll through his Instagram page reveals a man who loves home cooking; he's whipped up everything from pad Thai to homemade pasta while spending lots of time at home during the pandemic. So this episode is all about the intersection of food and comedy. Gastro Obscura's senior associate editor, Anne Ewbank, takes us on a hi

Jan 20, 2022 • 30:41

Best Of with William Shatner: Sushi & Mexican Food

Best Of with William Shatner: Sushi & Mexican Food

At 90 years old, William Shatner is an exuberant, curious, ridiculous flavor of hilarious and his chat with host Rachel Belle feels like a live improv performance with plenty of unexpected twists and turns. Shatner is best known for his role as Captain Kirk on Star Trek and "singing" popular songs in his signature spoken word style, but he also has strong opinions about avocado toast, considers himself a sushi connoisseur and loves beautifully made Mexican food. So Rachel took a trip to Sus

Jan 13, 2022 • 27:05

Jake Shimabukuro: Steamed Kumu

Jake Shimabukuro: Steamed Kumu

Award winning ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro is a lifelong Hawaii resident, where catching a big fish in the morning means feasting with friends and family that evening. One of his favorite catches is kumu, a fish that exists nowhere else in the world except Hawaii. Host Rachel Belle chats with Mark Healey, a Hawaiian professional surfer who has been sustainably spearfishing for his dinner since he was a toddler. Mark shares his secrets to charming and successfully hunting a kumu while also hol

Dec 30, 2021 • 32:26

Vanessa Lachey: Lasagna

Vanessa Lachey: Lasagna

Vanessa Lachey's new book, Life from Scratch: Family Traditions That Start with You, features recipes and entertaining ideas, but the book is rooted in a deep and vulnerable place. Vanessa's mom left when she was a little girl, depriving her of motherly advice, care and the Filipino food she craved. It took decades, but the actor and TV host finally felt empowered to stop mourning what she lost, and start creating her own special traditions for her young family -- including a chicken adobo recip

Dec 9, 2021 • 30:52

Nadiya Hussain: Mom's Korma & Rice

Nadiya Hussain: Mom's Korma & Rice

Winning Season 6 of The Great British Bake-Off completely changed Nadiya Hussain's life. The fan favorite went from a stay-at-home mom to the author of more than a dozen books, she's hosted nearly as many television programs and was commissioned by Buckingham Palace to bake Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday cake (orange drizzle cake with orange curd and orange butter cream, in case you're cake curious). Nadiya grew up in a British Bangladeshi family, with a dad who owned and cooked in Indi

Nov 24, 2021 • 31:09

Christina Tosi: Never Ending Desserts Instead of Dinner

Christina Tosi: Never Ending Desserts Instead of Dinner

Milk Bar founder, chef and CEO Christina Tosi loves dessert so much, she would happily give up savory foods for three square meals a day of cookies and milk and ice cream. We talk about the special cake her husband designed for their wedding (that he made her promise to never make for anyone else), the career she almost chose instead of baking and the wacky flavor creations her colleagues won't let her put on the menu. Christina is known for flipping childhood classics and suburban grocery store

Nov 11, 2021 • 30:47

Carla Lalli Music: Bread + Butter & Red Wine

Carla Lalli Music: Bread + Butter & Red Wine

Carla Lalli Music has found success in so many culinary corners of the food world; from her job as Shake Shake's very first manager to Bon Appétit magazine's food director to bestselling cookbook author. Her new, cheery, bright yellow cookbook is called That Sounds So Good -- a phrase we've certainly all moaned after reading about a particularly droolworthy dish. Carla's last meal doesn't contain a drop of religious significance, but the combination of foods she craves are

Oct 28, 2021 • 25:31

Ken Jennings: BBQ

Ken Jennings: BBQ

To celebrate Ken Jennings' return to the Jeopardy stage, we're re-airing his episode, which happens to be one of our favorites! In 2004, Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings won 74 games in a row, making him the record holder for longest winning streak. In 2020 he slayed Jeopardy's Greatest of All Time tournament and he will be sharing Jeopardy hosting duties through the end of the year, alternating with past YLM guest Mayim Bialik. In this episode, Ken shares how he became obsessed with trivia, Alex

Oct 14, 2021 • 32:52

Phoebe Robinson: Tacos from Hija de Sanchez

Phoebe Robinson: Tacos from Hija de Sanchez

Phoebe Robinson is all grown up. The standup comedian, New York Times best-selling author, and co-host of the 2 Dope Queens podcast and HBO show recently started her own imprint with Penguin Random House to focus on publishing women, POC and queer authors; including her own new book, Please Don't Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes. And even MORE adult: she says she finally has matching dishes and an Instant Pot! Phoebe's favorite tacos in the whole wide world are from a taqueria in...Copenhag

Sep 30, 2021 • 29:21

Martina McBride: Mom's Pot Roast & Fluff Salad

Martina McBride: Mom's Pot Roast & Fluff Salad

Country music star, Martina McBride, has won 15 major music awards, sold more than 23 million albums, written two cookbooks and has a brand new exhibit in Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame Museum. But her roots are in a small, Kansas farm town where she grew up eating plenty of canned vegetables and ground beef with her musical family. You know what other musically gifted gal grew up on a farm in Kansas? Dorothy, from the Wizard of Oz! We take a trip down the Yellow Brick Road with William

Sep 16, 2021 • 33:40

Antoni Porowski: Eggs, Salad, Fish, Steak, Potatoes, Vegetable, Pasta, Crepes

Antoni Porowski: Eggs, Salad, Fish, Steak, Potatoes, Vegetable, Pasta, Crepes

You know Antoni Porowski as the charming, gentle, earnest food and wine expert on Netflix's Queer Eye, but before he got his big break, he was an out of work actor who spent years working front-of-the-house restaurant jobs. Antoni shares his biggest home kitchen splurge, after landing the coveted job as one of the Fab Five, and Your Last Meal listeners call in to confess their most extravagant food related flings. Antoni and host Rachel Belle were both intrigued by TV dinners as kids, something

Sep 2, 2021 • 34:12

Joshua Henry: Mom's Jamaican Food & Trader Joe's Vanilla Cake

Joshua Henry: Mom's Jamaican Food & Trader Joe's Vanilla Cake

Tony and Grammy nominated performer Joshua Henry has been in nine Broadway shows, including In the Heights and the role of Aaron Burr in the first run of Hamilton, and he's about to release his first solo album. Joshua grew up in Miami, on his mom's Jamaican food, so host Rachel Belle welcomes Jamaican culinary historian and cookbook author Victoria Burke to the show to lay out the long, fascinating history of Jamaican cuisine. Burke was a dear friend of Bob Marley, and she shares the incredibly

Aug 19, 2021 • 34:37

Host Rachel Belle: Vintage Party Snacks

Host Rachel Belle: Vintage Party Snacks

It's Your Last Meal's 5th Anniversary, but instead of the traditional 5th anniversary gift of wood, we're giving you the gift of...this podcast episode! The show's very first guest, back in August 2016, was Seattle chef and restaurateur Tom Douglas. So we flipped the script and rallied Tom to interview host Rachel Belle about her last meal! This episode is all about party foods, so Rachel welcomes back some of her favorite celebrity guests to talk about the tiny, toothpicked party snacks they ca

Aug 5, 2021 • 30:30

Lake Street Dive: Ritz Crackers, Cream Cheese and Pickles & Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Lake Street Dive: Ritz Crackers, Cream Cheese and Pickles & Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Lake Street Dive's singer, Rachael Price, and drummer, Mike Calabrese, have been buddies since college, when they formed their first band together at Boston's New England Conservatory of Music. Years and years of touring, and eating every meal together on the road, means they know each other's eating habits inside out. But there was one thing they didn't know about each other: their last meals! Through Rachael's last meal we'll learn the history of America's favorite snack food and then, inspire

Jul 1, 2021 • 38:30

Mark Bittman: Whatever Looks Good At The Market

Mark Bittman: Whatever Looks Good At The Market

Mark Bittman is a veteran food writer and prolific cookbook author known for his unfussy recipes and "How To Cook Everything," a 2,000-recipe tome that's sold more than a million copies. So when it comes to his last meal, Mark stays on brand and keeps it simple. So simple, in fact, he won't actually name a specific dish! Mark is also a dad. So as a Father's Day treat, host Rachel Belle invited Mark's daughter, Kate Bittman, to join the conversation, to talk about what it was like growing up with

Jun 17, 2021 • 35:04

Live Show! Mark & Brian Canlis: Caprese Salad & Din Tai Fung Xiao Long Bao

Live Show! Mark & Brian Canlis: Caprese Salad & Din Tai Fung Xiao Long Bao

Rachel Belle hosted the very first Your Last Meal *LIVE* at Crosscut Festival! She was joined by brothers Mark and Brian Canlis, third generation owners of Seattle's 70-year-old fine dining institution, Canlis. The Canlis brothers just hired a new executive chef, only the 7th in the restaurant's history, and they share the quirky and unconventional application process they used to help weed out a leader without ego, who isn't afraid to be vulnerable. Canlis' doors have been closed over the past

May 27, 2021 • 36:48

Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast), Her Mom's BBQ Kalbi & Dongchimi

Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast), Her Mom's BBQ Kalbi & Dongchimi

Michelle Zauner is famous for playing music under the name Japanese Breakfast, but it turns out she's one of those obnoxiously talented people who creatively thrives in multiple genres. Michelle just released a wildly popular memoir called Crying in H Mart, about her complicated relationship with her Korean mother who died of cancer when Michelle was 25. Korean food plays a huge role in the book and in her conversation with host Rachel Belle. Michelle takes us to Korea, where she and her mother

May 13, 2021 • 25:03

Mayim Bialik, Pickled Tomatoes & an Ice Cold Coke

Mayim Bialik, Pickled Tomatoes & an Ice Cold Coke

Actor Mayim Bialik (Blossom, Big Bang Theory, Call Me Kat) is a pickle monster. If it's crunchy, face puckering sour and floating in brine, chances are she's going to love it. Pickles are one of humanity's most ancient foods, so host Rachel Belle consults with Jan Davison, author of Pickles, a Global History to suss out their origin story and Alan Kaufman, owner of The Pickle Guys, Manhattan's last standing pickle shop. Mayim also shares her journey to veganism, her favorite Jewish holiday foods

Apr 29, 2021 • 30:29

Raffi: Pesto Pasta

Raffi: Pesto Pasta

It's been 41 years since Raffi's hit children's song Baby Beluga was released and he's still plucking away at the guitar and writing new tunes. Raffi is arguably the most famous performer of children's music in North America, but he's also an outspoken environmentalist and activist for climate change, which greatly influences the way he eats (read: so many vegetables!). Raffi loves pesto, a seemingly simple, five ingredient, raw Italian sauce. But every time host Rachel Belle makes a b

Apr 8, 2021 • 40:48

Candace Cameron Bure: Spaghetti Bottarga & Carrot Cake

Candace Cameron Bure: Spaghetti Bottarga & Carrot Cake

Growing up, Friday nights were for slumber parties, pizza delivery and the best TV of the week: the TGIF lineup, starting with the very best show, Full House. Candace Cameron Bure was a big part of host Rachel Belle's childhood, and she's wiggled her way into the nostalgia of a new generation, reprising the role of DJ Tanner on Fuller House and writing her latest children's book, Candace's Playful Puppy. Growing up in a big family, Candace says almost every night was taco nig

Mar 25, 2021 • 26:23

Bridgerton's Julia Quinn: Sushi & Ice Cream

Bridgerton's Julia Quinn: Sushi & Ice Cream

Julia Quinn is a New York Times bestselling author 19 times over, but a whole new audience has been introduced to her work since her popular Bridgerton romance novels were turned into a fantastically popular Netflix show. Julia doesn't write much about food in her Regency Era novels, so host Rachel Belle called on Paul Couchman, a food historian known as “The Regency Chef,” who offers Regency Era cooking classes at The Regency Town House, a restored 1820s mansion in Br

Mar 11, 2021 • 35:32

100th Episode with three, 100-Year-Old Women: An Italian Sunday Supper, Swedish Meatballs & Giambotta

100th Episode with three, 100-Year-Old Women: An Italian Sunday Supper, Swedish Meatballs & Giambotta

For the 100th episode of Your Last Meal, host Rachel Belle welcomes three, 100-year-old women to the show to share their extraordinary lives, their last meals and the secret to a long, happy life: red wine and “keeping your own teeth.” It is our pleasure to introduce you to Antoinette Underwood, a World War II nurse with a love of dry, Italian wines, Ruth Samuelson, who walked a half marathon at 96, and Eleanor Owen, whose career spans from Broadway actor to co-founder of NAMI,

Feb 25, 2021 • 40:17

Maria Sharapova, Latkes & Sour Cream

Maria Sharapova, Latkes & Sour Cream

Want to be the best tennis player in the world? Start playing when you're four years old! That's what Maria Sharapova did and after five career Grand Slams, an Olympic medal and an impressive 28 years of playing, she retired last year. But Maria is still working -- she's CEO of Sugarpova, her very own candy company, inspired by her love of collecting sweet treats when she traveled the world playing tennis. Maria was born in Russia and her happiest childhood memories are eating pelmeni and honey

Feb 4, 2021 • 30:57

Ben & Jerry: A Dessert Buffet & Perfect Fruit

Ben & Jerry: A Dessert Buffet & Perfect Fruit

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are the ice cream equivalent of Cher or Madonna: they need only be introduced by their first names. The boyhood buddies are just as well known for their activism as they are for flavors like Cherry Garcia and Chubby Hubby, unabashedly seeking equality for all on their own time and through Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavors. It seems social justice + ice cream go together like hot fudge + whipped cream: host Rachel Belle chats with Madison, Wisconsin's Katrina Ervi

Jan 15, 2021 • 32:24

Cameron Esposito: Chicago Italian Beef Sandwich

Cameron Esposito: Chicago Italian Beef Sandwich

Comedian Cameron Esposito wants to be clear: she's not from Illinois, she's from Chicago. Specifically, Little Italy, where her Italian American family has lived and ate red sauce and melted mozzarella for generations. Cameron is sentimental about Chicago's famed Italian beef sandwich, a big, sloppy, drippy, delicious mess that she has given up for a vegetarian lifestyle in Los Angeles. Chicago's Al #1 Italian Beef claims to be the inventor of the Italian beef, and host Rachel Bel

Dec 23, 2020 • 36:12

Prancercise Founder Joanna Rohrback, Eggplant Parmesan

Prancercise Founder Joanna Rohrback, Eggplant Parmesan

On Christmas Day 2012, a video was uploaded to YouTube featuring a woman in a pink top, costume jewelry and a styled coif prancing through a Florida park. A few months later the video went viral, and everyone from John Mayer to your mom's hairdresser was talking about Prancercise and its creator, Joanna Rohrback. Rohrback defines her Prancercise exercise program as "a springy, rhythmic way of moving forward, similar to a horse's gait and ideally induced by elation." Rohrback is a very regimented

Nov 26, 2020 • 26:36

Carla Hall: Cheeseburger & Lemon Meringue Pie

Carla Hall: Cheeseburger & Lemon Meringue Pie

Chef and TV personality Carla Hall (The Chew, Crazy Delicious) took a long and winding road to the kitchen. She started her career as an accountant, moved on to modeling and eventually charmed Americans with her charisma and from-the-heart cooking (and her catchphrase "Hootie Hoo!") on Bravo's Top Chef. Carla's last meal is pure Americana. In fact, pretty much every modern president, from Clinton to Trump, has been widely documented as a rabid cheeseburger fan. Host Rachel Belle chats with

Nov 5, 2020 • 35:20

Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman, Steak Frites & A Bowl of Peak Season Vegetables

Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman, Steak Frites & A Bowl of Peak Season Vegetables

It's the Food + Friendship episode! Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman are long-distance best friends who host the popular podcast Call your Girlfriend and co-wrote the new, best selling book Big Friendship. Just like New York City was the fifth character in Sex and the City, snacks might be the third wheel in Ann and Aminatou's friendship. After years of lounging on each other's couches, chatting and watching Gossip Girl in their comfiest clothes, the pair have perfected their snack game. Learn the

Oct 15, 2020 • 31:56

John Waters: A Single Leaf of Arugula

John Waters: A Single Leaf of Arugula

Filmmaker (Hairspray, Pink Flamingos, Cry Baby) John Waters built a decades long career creating strange, sometimes grotesque, cult art that, for years, had most of America clutching its collective pearls. But in his day to day life, John craves order and embraces a bit of the mundane: he cooks almost exclusively from the now defunct Cooking Light magazine. John eats healthy on the weekdays and splurges on the weekends and wanted to know how many hours/days/weeks it takes for a couple

Sep 24, 2020 • 30:44

Spilled Milk Podcast: Cacio e Pepe, Okonomiyaki, Chocolate Malt

Spilled Milk Podcast: Cacio e Pepe, Okonomiyaki, Chocolate Malt

Listening to Matthew Amster-Burton & Molly Wizenberg host the popular culinary comedy podcast 'Spilled Milk' is like eavesdropping on a giggly slumber party between two curious, well-read best friends who love to eat. Molly's last meal takes us to Oklahoma City, home of one of her favorite childhood treats: the chocolate malt at Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Store. We'll learn the fascinating history of old timey, 19th century pharmacy soda fountains (which is where the malt was born, aww!)

Sep 3, 2020 • 39:16

Best of: Isaac Mizrahi, Homemade Tomato Sauce & Mint Chip Ice Cream

Best of: Isaac Mizrahi, Homemade Tomato Sauce & Mint Chip Ice Cream

We are hard at work on a brand new episode of 'Your Last Meal,' but until then we are re-releasing an updated version of one of our favorite interviews with Isaac Mizrahi! Acclaimed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi has it all: humor, heart and hot takes on the culinary world. He knows what he likes (Long Island beefsteak tomatoes) and what he doesn't like (calling lemon juice "acid") and he shares it all with James Beard Award nominated host, Rachel Belle. When Isaac sends Rachel on a mission to u

Aug 20, 2020 • 32:58

François Clemmons, Soul Food

François Clemmons, Soul Food

François Clemmons is best known for playing Officer Clemmons on Mr Roger's Neighborhood from 1968 to 1993 and he shares the story of his life in a new book called Officer Clemmons: A Memoir. François tells James Beard Award finalist Rachel Belle about his special relationship with Fred Rogers, the first man who ever told him, "I love you." A resident of Vermont for decades, François' favorite foods are rooted in his family's southern upbringing. He got his local health food store to order him ch

Jul 30, 2020 • 32:15

Danny Trejo, Tacos, Nachos & Coffee

Danny Trejo, Tacos, Nachos & Coffee

Danny Trejo has happily played the villain, the bad guy & the mean dude in more than 300 films. And now that he's hit his 70s he's added a new career to his incredibly diverse portfolio: restaurant owner! Danny opened Trejo's Tacos and Trejo's Coffee & Donuts in Los Angeles and was adamant about packing the menu with healthy dishes like vegan jackfruit tacos, cauliflower tacos and horchata sweetened with dates instead of sugar.But if you're a taco snob who doesn't think vegan Mexican foo

Jul 9, 2020 • 36:58

Rose McGowan, Taco Bell

Rose McGowan, Taco Bell

Actor, activist and musician, Rose McGowan, was born and raised in Italy, in what many would describe as a cult. When she moved to the United States at age 10, she said she cried, knowing her days of eating delicious Italian food were over. Rose offers up two very different versions of her last meal: one that speaks to her Italian palate, and another that's reflective of her teenage life in America.Turns out, Rose and host Rachel Belle had very similar teenage tastes: both got by on a steady die

Jun 25, 2020 • 28:01

Valerie Bertinelli, Cappelletti in Brodo

Valerie Bertinelli, Cappelletti in Brodo

Actor and Food Network star Valerie Bertinelli's happiest childhood memories are set in her Aunt Adeline’s basement kitchen, where pots bubbled with marinara for her mom's lasagna and her nonnie stood at the counter expertly rolling out gnocchi. But her favorite meal, her most comforting meal, her last meal is a delicate Italian dish that traces back to medieval times and was commonly served on Christmas. Which dish? You'll have to listen to find out!In honor of Valerie's beloved, late non

Jun 11, 2020 • 27:06

Bethany Cosentino, The Cheesecake Factory's Mac & Cheese & Caesar Salad

Bethany Cosentino, The Cheesecake Factory's Mac & Cheese & Caesar Salad

The affection that Best Coast's singer, songwriter and guitarist, Bethany Cosentino, has for suburban chain restaurants is not ironic. A musician who's (almost) always on the road (thanks, quarantine), she finds it comforting to experience the same decor, menu and flavors no matter what city she's in.Bethany's favorite chain of all is The Cheesecake Factory, so host Rachel Belle chats with chief culinary officer and executive Vice President, Donald Moore, about how the restaurant's menu expanded

May 21, 2020 • 32:08

Laura Prepon, Mussels

Laura Prepon, Mussels

Actor Laura Prepon (That 70s Show, Orange is the New Black) is the mother of two tiny children and just released a book called You and I, as Mothers: A Raw and Honest Guide to Motherhood. But in her conversation with host Rachel Belle she opens up about her own mother, who was a serious, eccentric home cook who also taught Laura how to have an eating disorder.Laura's last meal is a dish she grew up eating at her family's east coast vacation home and a meal she hasn't enjoyed in years becaus

May 7, 2020 • 28:12

Betsey Johnson: Smoked salmon with capers and plenty of lime

Betsey Johnson: Smoked salmon with capers and plenty of lime

Betsey Johnson has been a fashion designer since the 1960s and her clothes are just as colorful and vivacious as the true stories in her new book, Betsey, A Memoir. From her courthouse wedding to the Velvet Underground's John Cale to years of eating nothing but Red Vines and almonds, she is the most free spirited, joyful, foul mouthed punk rock grandma the world did ever see.Betsey is teeming with creativity, but she has no interest in channeling it into cooking. A true creature of habit, she ea

Apr 23, 2020 • 27:59

Judy Gold: Challah, stuffed cabbage, chocolate pudding

Judy Gold: Challah, stuffed cabbage, chocolate pudding

Comedian Judy Gold's email signature reads "Sent while thinking about my next meal"...but what about her last meal?! A stand-up comic for nearly 40 years, Judy won two Emmy's for writing and producing The Rosie O'Donnell Show, has countless TV acting credits and, the highest honor of all, a bagel sandwich named after her at New York City's famous, and now defunct, Carnegie Deli.When describing her last meal, Judy speaks passionately, occasionally emitting a guttural moan of pleasure at the mere

Apr 9, 2020 • 29:29

The Your Last Meal Quarantine Cooking Club!

The Your Last Meal Quarantine Cooking Club!

Hello, friends! Normally we would be releasing a new episode today. But a certain pandemic, of which we will not name, has complicated things a bit. We are still working on making new episodes, because we believe it's important to take a break from the news and spend 30 minutes talking about Lucky Charms or Banoffee Pie or Chicken Katsu, but it's just coming along a bit more slowly.In the meantime, follow along on Instagram to join in on this weekend's Your Last Meal Quarantine Cooking Club!See

Mar 26, 2020 • 4:21

Ben Gibbard, Veggie Burrito from Taqueria Cancun

Ben Gibbard, Veggie Burrito from Taqueria Cancun

Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie, Postal Service) hates brunch. But heck, so did Anthony Bourdain! Host Rachel Belle explores the history of the mid-morning weekend meal and asks New Yorker writer Sadie Stein what's not to like about bottomless mimosas and Instagrammable #yolkporn. Ben is an ultramarathon runner who runs 100 mile races and, in turn, consumes a whole lot of calories. But what (and how??) does one eat while running for 23 hours straight? Ben shares his pregnancy-level food craving

Mar 12, 2020 • 31:08

Guy Branum, His Mom's Peach Cobbler

Guy Branum, His Mom's Peach Cobbler

Comedian and writer Guy Branum (Chelsea Lately, The Mindy Project) grew up on an almond farm in the northern California farming community of Yuba City, where he was forced to hunt pheasant with his dad and ate a steady diet of dishes his mom plucked from the trusty church cookbook.The centerpiece of Guy's last meal is his mom's juicy, cakey peach cobbler, a fairly untraditional recipe that he loves so much he included it in his (decidedly not food focused) memoir, My Life As A Goddess. But

Feb 27, 2020 • 26:36

Marco Collins, Eggs Benedict

Marco Collins, Eggs Benedict

Legendary radio DJ, Marco Collins, was the first disc jockey in the world to play records by Nirvana, Weezer, Beck, Pearl Jam, Garbage, and many others, when he was music director and DJ at Seattle's 107.7 The End in the '90s. Breaking these bands earned him a spot in the Rock & Rock Hall of Fame. Marco loves breakfast, so host Rachel Belle takes a field trip to Glo's, one of Seattle's long standing diners, to try his favorite eggs Benedict and learn the secret of their hallowed hollandaise.

Feb 6, 2020 • 35:03

Gloria Gaynor, Chicken Wings

Gloria Gaynor, Chicken Wings

Forty years ago, disco queen Gloria Gaynor won a Grammy for I Will Survive, a universally relatable anthem that's still blasted and belted out at pride parades and karaoke parties and inside showers and cars the world over. Now she's back with a new album, Testimony, that's been nominated for two Grammys. Gloria grew up surrounded by good music and good food and despite being poor, neighbors would crowd around her dining room table to enjoy the humble spread and fantastic company her m

Jan 23, 2020 • 21:39

Best of: Greta Gerwig & Molly Yeh: Funfetti!

Best of: Greta Gerwig & Molly Yeh: Funfetti!

Director and actor Greta Gerwig chatted with host Rachel Belle two years ago, after her award winning coming-of-age film Lady Bird came out. Now she's back with a new movie, the Louisa May Alcott classic Little Women, so we decided to spruce up the old episode and re-release it, nice and fresh and funky for 2020.When it comes to food, Greta has a soft spot for sentimental childhood favorites, including the ubiquitous 1990s birthday party staple: boxed Pillsbury Funfetti cake.But s

Jan 9, 2020 • 27:15

Unorthodox Podcast: Friendly's Fishamajig, Ben's Kosher Deli & Israeli Schnitzel

Unorthodox Podcast: Friendly's Fishamajig, Ben's Kosher Deli & Israeli Schnitzel

It's Hanukkah, friends! And in an attempt to build a human menorah, host Rachel Belle invited Mark Oppenheimer, Stephanie Butnick and Liel Leibovitz into the studio, hosts of the world's leading Jewish podcast, Unorthodox! (We are still five "candles" short, if you know anyone). Together, we attempt to tackle the most important Jewish food topics of our time: is it more Jewish to wrap your leftovers in tin foil or plastic wrap? Is it a good idea to blend schnitzel and Israeli salad into a savory

Dec 26, 2019 • 41:17

Alison Roman, Slice of New York Pizza

Alison Roman, Slice of New York Pizza

Alison Roman is everywhere these days. She's been zipping around the world promoting her new, New York Times best selling cookbook, Nothing Fancy, never without her signature orange-red lips and matching nail polish. Opinionated and sassy, with a penchant for lemons and anchovies and a fuss-free approach to cooking, the Internet goes absolutely wild for a Roman recipe. Honestly. Just Google 'The Cookie' or 'The Stew.' I'll wait.And how many times have you heard someone say, "It's

Dec 5, 2019 • 27:30

Graham Elliot, Scrapple

Graham Elliot, Scrapple

Chef Graham Elliot has a knack for creating delicious, wacky, highly Instagrammable dishes that are as effervescent as his big, bubbly personality. His lobster corn dogs are adored by Eminem, Rihanna and Dave Grohl and YLM host Rachel Belle is a big fan of his foie gras lollipops rolled in Pop Rocks. But for his last meal? Graham craves a humble, breakfast table staple that he grew up eating in his grandparent's home state of Maryland: scrapple!Rachel Belle welcomes William Woys Weaver, author o

Nov 21, 2019 • 28:00

Bonus Episode: The Snack! feat. Hari Kondabolu

Bonus Episode: The Snack! feat. Hari Kondabolu

Welcome to The Snack! It's not a full episode, just a quick & tasty bite where host Rachel Belle asks the previous week's guest a handful of lightning round style questions. Rachel Belle and new episodes of the podcast will be back stateside soon! If you'd like to follow along while she kayaks with baby fur seals and cooks on the world's tiniest stove in a van, you can find her in New Zealand - or on Instagram!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Support the show: http:/

Oct 24, 2019 • 6:02

Hari Kondabolu, Idli and His Mom's Peanut Chutney

Hari Kondabolu, Idli and His Mom's Peanut Chutney

Standup comedian Hari Kondabolu is known for his smart, political humor. But when it comes to what the self proclaimed "killjoy who does comedy" craves, this dude has a serious sweet tooth. According to Hari, his childhood was a fever dream of cookies and candy bars: chocolate milk sprayed from his shower, cars rolled around on Oreos instead of tires and colorful gummy worms wriggled around his garden. I mean, not really. But I was a creative writing minor in college and I really wanted to write

Oct 10, 2019 • 30:08

Iron & Wine's Sam Beam: A Stack of Tomato Sandwiches, Boiled Peanuts & White Burgundy

Iron & Wine's Sam Beam: A Stack of Tomato Sandwiches, Boiled Peanuts & White Burgundy

Iron & Wine sounds like a band but, in fact, there is just one man behind the music: a soft spoken, North Carolina singer songwriter named Sam Beam. Sam is the ideal conversation partner: he laughs generously and speaks with a warm southern drawl. He also happens to have excellent taste in food and drink.A true southern boy, Sam wants a stack of tomato sandwiches for his last meal. Just ripe, summer heirlooms, squishy white bread and mayonnaise. A simple summer snack so sacred in North Carolina,

Sep 26, 2019 • 28:17

John Oates, Rib Eye Steak & Ice Cream

John Oates, Rib Eye Steak & Ice Cream

John Oates is the mustachioed half of Hall & Oates, the best selling musical duo in history. Maneater! I Can't Go For That! Rich Girl! These dudes were hit making machines.So host Rachel Belle started thinking about famous food duos: Ketchup & Mustard. Peanut Butter & Jelly. But the best selling culinary duo of all time has got to be Salt & Pepper. When did they get together? And why do we automatically sprinkle them both on our food without questioning their coupling? Learn

Sep 12, 2019 • 30:37

Duff McKagan: Family Meal at Black Angus Steakhouse (circa 1984)

Duff McKagan: Family Meal at Black Angus Steakhouse (circa 1984)

Guns N' Roses bassist, Duff McKagan, is the dictionary definition of rock & roll: he's got the skull tattoo, the tight black jeans & a dramatic, alcohol-related near death experience under his belt. But Duff is more than just a pretty bass. He's a history buff who went back to school to get a degree in finance & he's been living sober for 20 years. Duff's last meal is a tribute to the family meal his Central American coworkers made for the staff when he worked at the Northridge,

Aug 29, 2019 • 32:23

Bonus Episode! Introducing: The Snack! Ep 1: Lynn Shelton

Bonus Episode! Introducing: The Snack! Ep 1: Lynn Shelton

Welcome to The Snack! It's not a full episode, just a quick & tasty bite where host Rachel Belle asks the previous week's guest a handful of lightning round style questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Support the show: http://rachelbelle.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 23, 2019 • 4:22

Lynn Shelton, Baguette with Butter & Italian Gelato (the Dairy Free/Gluten Free episode)

Lynn Shelton, Baguette with Butter & Italian Gelato (the Dairy Free/Gluten Free episode)

Indie filmmaker darling, Lynn Shelton, has a brand spankin' new movie out, Sword of Trust starring Marc Maron. But to pay the bills, she's worked as a freelance director on television shows like Mad Men, New Girl, GLOW and Master of None. Not a bad side hustle! For her last meal, Lynn would love nothing more than to get down with a good loaf of artisan bread and a big bowl of cookie dough ice cream, but sadly she can't have either. She's allergic to gluten, dairy, sugar,

Aug 15, 2019 • 33:52

Cathy Guisewite, Dairy Queen chocolate-dipped vanilla cone

Cathy Guisewite, Dairy Queen chocolate-dipped vanilla cone

Ack! Cathy Guisewite wrote and drew the Cathy comic strip, syndicated in newspapers across the US from 1976 to 2010. She got her start in a very unorthodox way, having never drawn a comic strip in her life, in a time when men dominated the Sunday morning funnies. You're going to want to hear this story!If you've ever taped a Cathy comic to your fridge or cubicle, you know the character is obsessed with chocolate chocolate chocolate and is often seen in a department store dressing room, scrutiniz

Aug 1, 2019 • 25:25

Kyle MacLachlan: Dinner at Peter Luger Steakhouse

Kyle MacLachlan: Dinner at Peter Luger Steakhouse

In the nearly three years we've been producing Your Last Meal, one thing has become abundantly clear: there are a LOT of vegan celebrities. But Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Sex & the City, Portlandia, Dune) is a meat man. Burgers? He loves 'em! Steak? He'll have one for his last meal, thank you very much. And his favorite is from Williamsburg, Brooklyn institution, Peter Luger Steakhouse, a family run joint that's been serving steaks and schlag in the same exact location for 132 years. What'

Jul 18, 2019 • 31:47

Bonus Episode! The sneaky plan that doubled the number of Thai restaurants in America

Bonus Episode! The sneaky plan that doubled the number of Thai restaurants in America

In our last episode with actor Lauren Weedman, she wanted to know why there are so many Thai restaurants in Seattle. And we left her (and you) hanging! But now we have answers. In this bonus episode, Rachel explores why there are so many Thai restaurants in the United States with Mark Padoongpatt, author of 'Flavors of Empire: Food and The Making of Thai America' and assistant professor of Asian American studies at University of Nevada Las Vegas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio

Jul 11, 2019 • 8:12

Lauren Weedman, Pad Thai

Lauren Weedman, Pad Thai

Lauren Weedman wants to love food again. The comedic actor, a former The Daily Show Correspondent and current The Moth host, with roles on Curb Your Enthusiasm and HBO's Looking, has a complicated relationship with food. She wants to make eating a more soulful experience, starting with her last meal; a food she never lets herself enjoy. And yes, we used phrases like "complicated relationship with food" and "soulful experience," but rest assured: Lauren is one of the funniest guests to grace Your

Jul 3, 2019 • 38:36

Moby, A Single, Organic Orange

Moby, A Single, Organic Orange

Musician and producer Moby is also a major philanthropist: he donates all the proceeds from his Los Angeles restaurant Little Pine to animal rights organizations, as well as all the money he makes from his albums and his latest memoir, "Then It Fell Apart." He's been a vegan for more than three decades and tells host Rachel Belle he can whip up healthy, filling, vegan meals for under a dollar. Which we imagine is a useful skill when you're giving all your money away!Moby's last meal is...oh-so M

Jun 6, 2019 • 26:54

William Shatner, Sushi and Mexican Food

William Shatner, Sushi and Mexican Food

Prolific actor William Shatner has strong opinions about avocado toast, considers himself a sushi connoisseur and loves beautifully made Mexican food. So host Rachel Belle took a trip to Sushinola, one of the country's few Sinaloa style Mexican sushi restaurants, in Kent, Washington. Rolls are stuffed with carne asada, topped with pico de gallo, drizzled with housemade chipotle sauce and deep fried.And psychology professor Dr Julia Hormes joins the show to share her fascinating research on cravi

May 24, 2019 • 28:51

Mary Sohn, Ice Cream with Hot Fudge & McDonald's French Fries

Mary Sohn, Ice Cream with Hot Fudge & McDonald's French Fries

Actor and improviser Mary Sohn currently stars in the NBC comedy A.P. Bio, but when she's not in front of a camera she can be found happily dipping food into other food. Chips into dips! Crispy bacon into oatmeal! Mary is a dipping fool! And she especially likes pairing sweet with salty, crunchy with creamy and super cold with scalding hot. So Rachel consulted with a fast food giant to discuss the ultimate cult combo: french fries dipped in a Wendy's frosty. And chef and "How To Taste" auth

May 9, 2019 • 24:47

Rainn Wilson, A Vegetarian Israeli Spread

Rainn Wilson, A Vegetarian Israeli Spread

Actor Rainn Wilson is best known for playing Dwight Schrute on the American version of The Office. But when he's not acting, he's trying to make the world a better place. Rainn and his wife run a non-profit called Lide Haiti, to help educate at-risk girls in Haiti, and last year they attempted to transition from voracious meat lovers to plant chomping vegans. Which leads us to Rainn's last meal: a vegetarian Israeli feast! Rainn's last meal allowed host Rachel Belle to unpack a topic she's been

Apr 25, 2019 • 24:06

Isaac Mizrahi, Spaghetti with Homemade Sauce & Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Isaac Mizrahi, Spaghetti with Homemade Sauce & Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Acclaimed fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi has it all: humor, heart and hot takes on the culinary world. He knows what he likes (beefsteak tomatoes from his Long Island summer garden) and what he doesn't like (today's pickling trend), and he shares it all with award winning host Rachel Belle in the latest episode of the James Beard Award nominated podcast "Your Last Meal." Isaac sends Rachel on a mission to uncover a mint chocolate chip ice cream mystery. So Rachel summons Ben & Jerry's flavor gur

Apr 15, 2019 • 29:26

Steven Page, Jewish Holiday Feast... and Soup!

Steven Page, Jewish Holiday Feast... and Soup!

Steven Page is best known as the lead singer, guitar player and songwriter for the band Barenaked Ladies, but he's been going at it as a solo musician for the last decade. Michelin stars and fine wines were Page's jam; he hosted a food TV show and has eaten at fancy restaurants around the world. But these days he's attracted to humble, home cooked foods. Like soup! Boy does Steven Page love soup! So Rachel interviews Larry Thomas, who was nominated for an Emmy for playing "The Soup

Mar 21, 2019 • 39:19

Samin Nosrat: The Entire Menu at El Molino Central

Samin Nosrat: The Entire Menu at El Molino Central

Samin Nosrat is the James Beard Award winning, New York Times bestselling author of the book "Salt Fat Acid Heat" and the charming host of the Netflix series by the same name. Samin laughs easily, is brimming with curiosity and brings new life and authenticity to the saturated world of food media. Get yourself a boyfriend who looks at you the way Samin looks at a roast chicken. Rachel chats with Karen Taylor, owner of El Molino, about what makes her tortillas and tamales so special and Samin and

Mar 1, 2019 • 38:40

Phil Rosenthal, Hot Dogs

Phil Rosenthal, Hot Dogs

Phil Rosenthal is the creator and co-producer of "Everybody Loves Raymond" (yo, that show got 69 Emmy nominations!) but now his passion is introducing Americans to fantastic foreign food destinations as the host of his Netflix show "Somebody Feed Phil." Phil enthusiastically eats al pastor in Mexico City and pastéis de nata in Lisbon, but his last meal would be a collage of classic American childhood favorites, including the humble hot dog. Welcome to Your Last Hot Dog! A show about buns

Feb 15, 2019 • 28:00

Nora McInerny, A Box of Lucky Charms with Whole Milk

Nora McInerny, A Box of Lucky Charms with Whole Milk

Nora McInerny is an author and host of one of Rachel's favorite podcasts: Terrible, Thanks for Asking, "a funny/sad/uncomfortable podcast about talking honestly about our pain, our awkwardness, and our humanness, which is not an actual word." For her last meal, Nora wants a magically delicious childhood favorite, so we talk to General Mills about their iconic breakfast cereal Lucky Charms. But what is cereal without milk? Rachel gets the bottom of why humans started drinking other mammals' milk

Jan 30, 2019 • 36:53

Dorie Greenspan:  Ice Cream, Lobster, Ice Cream

Dorie Greenspan: Ice Cream, Lobster, Ice Cream

Prolific, 5-time James Beard Award winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan is the queen of cookies. Famous for her beloved World Peace Cookies and many baking books, including one she wrote with Julia Child, it's not surprising that Dorie wants to start and end her last meal with dessert. What's wrong with eating dessert first, anyway? Rachel chats with Ayurvedic counselor Jodi Boone and Food Network host and TODAY show food and lifestyle correspondent Bra

Jan 18, 2019 • 32:08

BenDeLaCreme, Lo Mein and Lobster

BenDeLaCreme, Lo Mein and Lobster

Drag queen BenDeLaCreme is "sweet as pie and sharp as cheddar." And Ben, who plays "DeLa," has a lot to say about food. So what would this RuPaul's Drag Race All-Star want for his last meal? (Answer: a nostalgic buffet of his favorite New England foods.) Do you order lo mein or chow mein? It probably depends on what coast you live on! We explore the differences between east coast, midwest & west coast American-style Chinese food with “Chinese Soul Food” cookbook author Hsia

Dec 21, 2018 • 38:32

Paul Reiser, Onion Bagel with Lox from Barney Greengrass

Paul Reiser, Onion Bagel with Lox from Barney Greengrass

Comedy legend, author, and actor Paul Reiser (Mad About You, Stranger Things) is a New York native whose last meal is as classic and old-school NYC as it gets! Barney Greengrass has been serving up scrambled eggs with sturgeon, bagels with lox, and black and white cookies since 1908. Rachel talks with 3rd-generation owner Gary Greengrass about the origins of his Upper West Side institution and how they've managed to stay in business, through wars and economic crashes, for 110 years. Rachel also

Dec 10, 2018 • 28:23

Tiffani Thiessen, Charcuterie and Cheese Board

Tiffani Thiessen, Charcuterie and Cheese Board

Former teen crush Tiffani Thiessen has come a long way since her days at Bayside High. She's a mother, wife, cookbook author, and host of her own show "Dinner at Tiffani's" on The Cooking Channel. And her artistic outlet is also her last meal! We get tips from Tiffani on how to set up the perfect charcuterie board, and then Rachel heads down to Seattle's historic Pioneer Square neighborhood to learn all about the art of cured meats from Martinique Grig and Clara Veniard, owners of Salumi - a bel

Nov 22, 2018 • 28:49

Maeve Higgins, Fish Pie and Irish Butter

Maeve Higgins, Fish Pie and Irish Butter

Top o' the mornin' to ya! On this Emerald Isle themed episode of Your Last Meal, Rachel talks to Irish comedian and writer Maeve Higgins about why Irish butter is better, the food that confused her most at her first American Thanksgiving, and of course - her last meal! You'll get the history of the fish pie from Ireland's Michelin starred chef and food columnist JP McMahon. We also have a butter battle with Brian Cleer, marketing director for Kerrygold North America and Stella Parks, Senior Edit

Nov 8, 2018 • 35:21

Lyrics Born: Chicken Katsu and Kimchi

Lyrics Born: Chicken Katsu and Kimchi

Berkeley-raised rapper/producer Lyrics Born has been in the music business for 25 years, and the rich, deep purr of his speaking voice will make you swoon. LB (as his friends call him) is a blend of Asian and Western influences, and so is his last meal! Host Rachel Belle talks all things kimchi with four-time James Beard Award nominated Chef Rachel Yang. From the history of "bloody lettuce" to its ubiquity in Korea to tips on improving your store-bought kimchi, the two Rachels explore it all. An

Oct 12, 2018 • 34:12

Tacocat: Philly Cheesesteak Pizza + An Extravagant Buffet

Tacocat: Philly Cheesesteak Pizza + An Extravagant Buffet

Emily Nokes and Bree McKenna are half of Seattle-based band, Tacocat! Host Rachel Belle chats with the owners of Pat's and Geno's, two much beloved, rival Philly Cheesesteak shops and we'll learn the history of the s'more! Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Last Meal newsletter so you can be the first to know about events, giveaways & content only available to subscribers!Support the show: http://rachelbelle.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati

Oct 4, 2018 • 35:51

Tacocat, Cheesesteaks and S'mores

Tacocat, Cheesesteaks and S'mores

Bree McKenna and Emily Nokes are 50% of the Seattle-based band Tacocat and represent the yin and yang of the food world: one leans sweet, the other savory. Bree and Emily consider each other family, but differ on one thing: Emily is a candy coated, sugar monster and Bree prefers her meals wrapped in pizza. On this episode of YLM, we will coat ourselves in Cheez Whiz and take a trip to Philly to talk to the owners of the country's most famous, and rival, cheesesteak shops: Pat's and Geno's. Ra

Sep 28, 2018 • 38:04

Keiko Agena: Hawaiian Plate Lunch

Keiko Agena: Hawaiian Plate Lunch

Keiko Agena is best known for playing Rory's BFF, Lane, on Gilmore Girls, but when she's watching TV, she loves to snack on the couch while binging cooking competitions! A Hawaii native, Keiko's comfort food is a classic plate lunch, so host Rachel Belle will dig into the history of loco moco and, a Hawaiian favorite, SPAM. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the Your Last Meal newsletter so you can be the first to know about events, giveaways & content only available to subscribe

Sep 20, 2018 • 24:40

Keiko Agena, Hawaiian Food

Keiko Agena, Hawaiian Food

Honolulu's own Keiko Agena, best known as Rory's BFF Lane Kim on Gilmore Girls (one of Rachel's "comfort food" shows) has inspired a Your Last Meal first - Hawaiian cuisine! Pile your plate with two scoops of rice and one scoop mac salad  as we get the history of two of the islands' staple dishes: plate lunch and loco moco with Hawaiian food experts Hi'ilei Hobart and Ligaya Malones. And then, did you know Hawaii eats more SPAM per capita than any place on Earth? Rachel talks to Hormel's b

Sep 17, 2018 • 28:33

Dan Pfeiffer: Dim Sum

Dan Pfeiffer: Dim Sum

Dan Pfeiffer hosts the political podcast Pod Save America, but before that he was senior advisor to President Barack Obama. Dan tells Host Rachel Belle what it was like eating inside the White House, and what he would do to unwind on the weekends. Clarrisa Wei joins the show to share the history of dim sum and, although fun, explains why the carts are not the best vehicle to receive the delicious dumplings.Support the show: http://rachelbelle.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i

Sep 6, 2018 • 24:14

Dan Pfeiffer, Dim Sum

Dan Pfeiffer, Dim Sum

"Pod Save America" co-host Dan Pfeiffer ate approximately 520 meals inside the White House when he worked 24/7 as President Barack Obama's Senior Advisor. What was the White House menu like? We will explore! Spoiler alert: the butter is molded into the shape of the Great Seal of the United States, and senior White House staff are eating PB&J for lunch. On this week's episode of YLM, we take a deep dive into dim sum with Clarissa Wei, a Hong Kong based food writer and senior reporter for Goldt

Aug 31, 2018 • 27:15

Allen Stone: Nachos

Allen Stone: Nachos

Allen Stone doesn't usually write songs about food, but one evening his wife cooked something so fantastic, he felt moved to sing about it! Allen tells Host Rachel Belle the story behind his song Voodoo, talks about the mobile kitchen his crew brings on tour and admits that his last meal wouldn't actually be his last meal. We'll learn the history and origin story of everyone's favorite late night snack: nachos! And Buenos Nachos cookbook author Gina Hamadey joins the show to share some of the wa

Aug 23, 2018 • 32:09

Allen Stone, Nachos

Allen Stone, Nachos

Allen Stone is an absolute delight! In fact, the only thing that might be more universally beloved than the R&B/Soul singer is what he chose as his last meal: nachos! On this episode of YLM, Allen tells Rachel about his musical roots, the dish his fiancee cooked that inspired his song VooDoo, and what it's like to tour with an organ player who is also an amateur chef. (Sous-vide steak in the Motel 6 bathtub anyone?) And in case you didn't know, 'chos aren't just chips and cheese anymore! Rachel

Aug 17, 2018 • 32:30

Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman: Artichokes Three Ways

Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman: Artichokes Three Ways

OG food blogger (since 2003!) Deb Perelman is the author of three best-selling cookbooks, but she does NOT want to cook her last meal! She talks about how she turned her blog into a career, the pressure she feels when it's her day to bring snacks to her kids' school & why she does not want to be called a Domestic Goddess. Travel writer Susan Van Allen shares the history of carciofi alla Giudia, the famous Roman artichoke dish. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Las

Aug 9, 2018 • 28:18

Adam Carolla: Hungarian Goulash

Adam Carolla: Hungarian Goulash

Host Rachel Belle grew up listening to Adam Carolla co-host the radio sex advice show Love Line, and in 2011 his podcast became the Guinness World Record holder for the most downloaded podcast of all time. Adam talks Hungarian food and his wine brand: Mangria! In this episode, we learn the history of Hungarian goulash, which is a WHOLE LOT different than the goulash one listener grew up with: pasta with tomato soup and ground beef. We'll discuss both! Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe

Jul 26, 2018 • 30:23

Deb Perelman, Artichokes

Deb Perelman, Artichokes

Deb Perelman is the creator of the award-winning food blog Smitten Kitchen and a New York Times bestselling author whose cookbook holds Rachel's personal record for most recipes used. On this episode of YLM, we find out how Deb turned her 2003 blog into a full-time empire, how she met her husband in the comments section, and of course, her last meal, which happens to be an ancient aphrodisiac enjoyed at Roman orgies (!!). Rachel also talks to Italian travel writer, the absolutely delightfu

Jul 26, 2018 • 29:12

Adam Carolla, Hungarian Goulash and Chicken Paprikash

Adam Carolla, Hungarian Goulash and Chicken Paprikash

Former radio & TV personality and current host of the most downloaded podcast of all time Adam Carolla has never forgotten where he comes from. On this episode of Your Last Meal, he takes Rachel back to his grandfather's roots in Eastern Europe to explore a type of cuisine that's not all that easy to find in the US: Hungarian. And he shares the origin story behind his sweet, high-octane signature drink Mangria. Rachel also talks to Carolyn Banfalvi, a food writer and food tour operator living

Jul 12, 2018 • 30:42

John Hodgman: Eggs and the Best Pizza in Maine

John Hodgman: Eggs and the Best Pizza in Maine

Host Rachel Belle talks with the reliably wry and clever comedian, author, actor, and podcaster (Judge John Hodgman) about whether or not a hot dog is a sandwich, the dangers of vacationing in Maine, and the egg-istentially steadying quality of a hot plate of scrambled eggs. Speaking of a plate of eggs... how many can you hork down? Rachel and Producer Aaron head to Seattle's legendary Beth's Cafe to attempt to conquer their infamous 12-egg omelette, and they chat with owner Chris Dalton about o

Jun 30, 2018 • 42:45

Boots Riley: All-You-Can-Eat Unagi Buffet

Boots Riley: All-You-Can-Eat Unagi Buffet

Boots Riley is a musician, writer, filmmaker, and activist. He's fronted the political hip hop group The Coup since 1991 and just wrote/directed his first feature film "Sorry to Bother You." On this episode we celebrate the "all you can eat" buffet - from its humble Scandinavian origins to the gluttonous Las Vegas sized American adaptation we know today. And Taichi Kitamura, chef/owner of Sushi Kappo Tamura, one of Seattle best sushi restaurants, gives us the REAL story behind unagi, Japanese ba

Jun 19, 2018 • 34:02

Zach Braff: Chicken Parmigiana

Zach Braff: Chicken Parmigiana

Actor, filmmaker and restaurant-owner Zach Braff (Scrubs, Alex Inc, Garden State) was born and raised in New Jersey - home to the highest percentage of Italian Americans in the country. And for his last meal, he's sticking close to his roots!  Host Rachel Belle digs into the cheesy, saucy and fascinating history of Italian food in America with Krishnendu Ray, Department Chair of the Food Studies Program at NYU. Then she talks with cookbook author and Long Island native Amy Pennington about how t

Jun 1, 2018 • 30:46

Jennifer Pharr Davis: Red Curry and Hiking Food

Jennifer Pharr Davis: Red Curry and Hiking Food

Jennifer Pharr Davis is a long-distance hiker, speaker, and author who's hiked over 14,000 miles on 6 continents. Host Rachel Belle consults rock climber and James Beard Award winning chef Maria Hines, and "Dirty Gourmet" author Emily Nielson, about how to step up your outdoor food game, whether it's hiking, backpacking, or car camping. Check out Jennifer's book "The Pursuit of Endurance" and all of her other projects - including Blue Ridge Hiking Company in Ashville, NC, at jenniferpharrdavis.c

May 17, 2018 • 33:33

Kenny G: Toro with Balsamic Teriyaki Sauce from Nobu

Kenny G: Toro with Balsamic Teriyaki Sauce from Nobu

Kenny G is the best selling instrumentalist of all time. He has sold over 75 million albums, tours all over the globe, and holds the Guinness Book of World Records record for holding the longest note on a saxophone. But he's also very into cooking! Kenny G spills the beans on the iconic coffee drink he helped invent and which supermodel gave him his pie crust recipe. Special thanks to Ellia Kassoff of Leaf Candy. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Last Meal newsletter

May 3, 2018 • 36:59

Linda Perry: Vegan Donuts and the Science of Sonic Seasoning

Linda Perry: Vegan Donuts and the Science of Sonic Seasoning

Linda Perry is singer, songwriter, and producer behind massive hits for Adele, Weezer, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Pink, and, of course, the writer/singer behind the 90s hit "What's Up" by her former band 4 Non Blondes. But what would this musical maestro choose for her last meal? Spoiler alert: She's way more into music than food. Which got us thinking - is there any correlation between music and taste? To get answers, Rachel talks with Professor Charles Spence of The Univers

Apr 19, 2018 • 25:30

Lindy West: Smorkage and a Six Course Seattle Feast

Lindy West: Smorkage and a Six Course Seattle Feast

Lindy West is a New York Times best-selling author, including the book Shrill, which was turned into a TV show. Lindy details a six course last meal feast that features smorkage, a flaky, buttery, custardy Danish pastry only available at a single bakery in the United States. Host Rachel Belle travels to Seattle's Larsen's Bakery to taste the impossible-to-pronounce Danish pastry. Lindy, a self-described "fat" person, talks about what it's like to eat in public, why she grudgingly orders honeyde

Apr 3, 2018 • 34:44

Maria Shriver: Hamburger and Crispy French Fries

Maria Shriver: Hamburger and Crispy French Fries

Maria Shriver wants a burger and fries for her last meal. But it's WHERE she wants to eat it that's most interesting of all! We'll learn the earliest origins of the hamburger from burger authority, documentarian, and TV host George Motz, author of "The Great American Burger Book." Thrillist writer Kevin Alexander spent a year traveling the USA with the express mission of eating 330 burgers and compiling a list of his favorite 100. Which burger is best? You'll have to listen to find out! And fina

Mar 15, 2018 • 29:34

Rick Steves: Chef's Choice

Rick Steves: Chef's Choice

Travel expert, TV & radio host, author, and activist Rick Steves has been taking people all around the planet for decades. And his passion for unique and authentic experiences, living in the moment, and trying new things matches perfectly with how Rick chose to have his last meal. Rick has also been a longtime proponent of legalizing marijuana, so host Rachel Belle gets to the bottom of how cannabis confections are created with Jody Hall, founder the edibles company The Goodship. And finally

Mar 1, 2018 • 33:42

Nicki Bluhm, Steakhouse and Ayurveda

Nicki Bluhm, Steakhouse and Ayurveda

Nicki Bluhm is one of Rachel's favorite singer/songwriters, touring with the likes of Josh Ritter and The Wood Brothers. She's also the fourth person to choose steak as their last meal! So on this episode of YLM, Rachel covers something she hasn't in any of the previous beefisodes: the history of the American Steakhouse. But steak isn't usually on the menu for Nicki, who eats according to a 5000 year-old Ayurvedic diet. Rachel's yoga instructor and Ayurvedic practitioner Jodi Boone is here to ex

Feb 16, 2018 • 27:04

Ken Jennings, BBQ (and Jell-O)

Ken Jennings, BBQ (and Jell-O)

In 2004, Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings won 74 episodes in a row, making him the record holder for longest winning streak. And 14 years later, host Rachel Belle decided it would finally be a good idea to interview him. Ken shares Alex Trebek's strange and sugary breakfast choice (you'll never guess), he explains why Jeopardy contestants have to eat lunch together and tells us why he doesn't want to be known as a "BBQ guy." He also clues us in to the regional food of Utah: Jell-O! We learn the hi

Jan 25, 2018 • 33:04

Greta Gerwig: Funfetti Cake

Greta Gerwig: Funfetti Cake

Greta Gerwig is the Golden Globe winning writer/director of "Lady Bird," and star of one of host Rachel Belle's all-time favorite films "Francis Ha." And her last meal is pure nostalgia. Food Network star Molly Yeh shares the secrets behind perfecting her own Funfetti cake - which she makes from scratch. Even the sprinkles! Greta shares what it's like to meet Justin Timberlake, the surprising origins of the "You Are Special" plate, and we hear what YOU would have as your last meal. Follow along

Jan 11, 2018 • 33:15

Guillermo del Toro: Mole Poblano

Guillermo del Toro: Mole Poblano

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan's Labyrinth​, Hellboy) dishes about his two homes full of monster memorabilia, about his obsession with monsters, his latest Golden Globe nominated project "The Shape of Water," and more! We also learn about the fairy-tale origin, and incredibly complicated process, of making mole from Iliana de la Vega, a Mexican-born chef, restaurateur and former Mexican/Latin Cuisines Specialist for The Culinary Institute of America. Many of us have a disg

Dec 29, 2017 • 28:44

Gail Simmons: Banoffee Pie

Gail Simmons: Banoffee Pie

Top Chef judge Gail Simmons travels the world eating incredible cuisine made by some of the best chefs on the planet. So what would she choose for her last meal? Banoffee Pie is a ubiquitous dish in British culture, but host Rachel Belle had never even heard of it! So she talks to its creator Ian Dowding to get the scoop on the history and incredible popularity of this delicious dessert. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Last Meal newsletter so you can be the first to

Dec 8, 2017 • 18:56

D'Arcy Carden: McDonald's French Fries and Rocky Road Ice Cream

D'Arcy Carden: McDonald's French Fries and Rocky Road Ice Cream

D'Arcy Carden is on fire! Best known as Janet, the Siri-esque robot (not a robot) concierge on NBC's hit show "The Good Place," the veteran Upright Citizen's Brigade performer played Gemma on Comedy Central's "Broad City" and just happens to be old pals with our very own Rachel Belle! Rachel talks to Alan Finklestein, McDonalds owner and American success story, about one of the world's most perfect foods: The McDonald's french fry. And, things get real sweet with Lauren Wilson, owner of Sweet Lo

Nov 17, 2017 • 31:39

Paula Deen, Baked Potato

Paula Deen, Baked Potato

There is nothing celebrity chef Paula Deen won't put butter on, and that includes her last meal, which is topped with a big ol' dollop. She tells host Rachel Belle that her love of cooking blossomed during the two decades she spent in her house, dealing with agoraphobia. Plus, a little history lesson from the Idaho Potato Commission on how steak became best friends with the baked potato. And Rachel takes us on a field trip to Seattle's Wedgwood Broiler, her favorite place in the world to get a f

Nov 2, 2017 • 24:41

Tom Leykis: Steak & Red Wine

Tom Leykis: Steak & Red Wine

Controversial "shock jock" Tom Leykis has been on the air for decades and made his fair share of enemies with his polarizing views on women and relationships. But nobody is one-dimensional, and in her effort to get to the bottom of why Tom is the way he is, Rachel discovered a man who makes his own wine, loves to experiment in the kitchen, and refuses to buy meat from a grocery store. We talk to Tom's butcher, Lou DeRosa of Marconda's Meats, the oldest standing meat market in Los Angeles, where

Oct 19, 2017 • 32:36

Alicia Silverstone, Vegan Cheese

Alicia Silverstone, Vegan Cheese

The "Clueless" star admits that although she's been vegan since 1998, she's most tempted by delicious cheese, so we talk to Youssef Fakhouri, owner of Alicia's (and LA's) favorite vegan cheese shop, Vromage. And remember that 2012 video of Alicia feeding her child like a baby bird? It caused quite the stir, so Rachel gets to the bottom of "premastication" with Melanie Martin, post-doctoral associate at Yale University in the field of Biological Anthropology. Follow along on Instagram! Please sub

Oct 5, 2017 • 24:12

Justin Britt: Pizza

Justin Britt: Pizza

Scoop up this slice of Your Last Meal featuring Seattle Seahawks center Justin Britt, featuring the food Rachel's been dying to delve into: pizza. You'll learn the history of pizza in the United States with Scott Weiner of New York Scott's Pizza Tours and find out buckets of fascinating food info morsels about the world of Major League Eating with Crazy Legs Conti. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Last Meal newsletter so you can be the first to know about events, giv

Sep 8, 2017 • 25:29

Mary Lambert: Chicken Fried Steak

Mary Lambert: Chicken Fried Steak

Singer Mary Lambert, made famous by her stunning vocal accompaniment to the smash hit "Same Love" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, is now a solo star in her own right. Mary brings pure joy and candor to her music and everything she does -- and she is very passionate about food. Tuck into one of the most delightful interviews you'll ever hear, and learn the not-so-true origins of chicken fried steak. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Last Meal newsletter so you can be the

Aug 26, 2017 • 23:39

Jenny Slate: Cherry Pie

Jenny Slate: Cherry Pie

James Beard Award Nominated Episode for Best Podcast! Jenny Slate (Landline, Obvious Child, Parks & Rec, Marcel the Shell) exposes her sweet tooth on this edition of YLM: her last meal includes a slice of cherry pie and a Shirley Temple! What comes to mind when you think of cherry pie? If you're like Rachel, two things: that famous Warrant song, and Twin Peaks. So we've got both! Rachel talks to Warrant's guitar player, Joey Allen, about the history behind their iconic song "Cherry Pie," and

Aug 10, 2017 • 32:23

Mary Roach: Oysters

Mary Roach: Oysters

Mary Roach writes brilliant nonfiction books about science and the human body that are gripping, hilarious, and usually really gross. Which is why we weren't surprised that the reason Mary wants oysters for her last year...is also kind of gross! Host Rachel Belle digs into the myths behind oysters with Rowan Jacobsen, author of "The Essential Oyster," and food & science collide as we meet Tom Ryan: CEO of Smashburger, and the inventor of McDonalds' Flury, McGriddles, and Pizza Hut's stuffed-

Jul 27, 2017 • 30:47

Jackson Galaxy: NYC Jewish Feast

Jackson Galaxy: NYC Jewish Feast

Cat expert Jackson Galaxy (Animal Planet's My Cat From Hell) is basically the male version of Rachel. On this episode of YLM, these two feline-obsessed friends discuss Jackson's rise to animal-expertise, his roots as a Jewish New Yorker, and why cats are so different from dogs. Also, we explore the next level in vegan food science with Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown whose company is making plant-based meat that bleeds. And David Sax, author of "Save the Deli" tells us about the slow death of the Je

Jul 13, 2017 • 28:24

Fran Drescher, Pasta & Fresh Italian Vegetables

Fran Drescher, Pasta & Fresh Italian Vegetables

Fran Drescher (The Nanny) is an actor, cancer survivor, and LGBTQ activist. On this episode of YLM, Host Rachel Belle dishes with the New York native about being a gay icon, how she uses her celebrity to advocate for important causes, and why Fran was the first guest to object to sharing her last meal. We also dig into the habits of picky eaters. Rachel talks to a woman who has never let a vegetable pass her lips, and chats with Stephanie Lucianovic, author of Suffering Succotash: A Picky Eater'

Jun 27, 2017 • 25:41

Kevin Allison, Rare Steak and a Martini

Kevin Allison, Rare Steak and a Martini

Kevin Allison (Risk!, MTV's The State) is a freaking delight. Whether it's his infectious laughter, his willingness to be honest no matter the cost, or a shared love of eating Doritos with milk, Rachel may have found her new best friend. And we think you will too! Exclamation point! On the latest YLM, we learn about Kevin's early life as a gay kid in Ohio, explore his imperfect veganism, and in honor of Risk!, Rachel and Producer Aaron share stories about some of the weird & risky foods they've

Jun 14, 2017 • 25:59

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lobster

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lobster

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is a celebrity astrophysicist, Director of The Hayden Planetarium in NYC, host of "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" and the "Star Talk" radio show, and the guy we love to blame for Pluto not being a planet anymore. On this episode of YLM, Rachel talks with one of the greatest scientific voices of our time about his love of melted butter, the time he almost became a stripper, and what foods Neil would take with him if he could travel to space. Speaking of space travel, former

Jun 1, 2017 • 34:45

Mother's Day Special: Rachel's Mom Barbara

Mother's Day Special: Rachel's Mom Barbara

Happy Mother's Day! To celebrate, we took a little time to talk to the woman responsible for bringing our beloved Rachel Belle into the world: her mom, Barbara. From the streets of Brooklyn, to digging through another Barbra (Streisand)'s garbage in LA, Barbara's life has never been boring. And speaking of moms, how 'bout that placenta?! Rachel talks to Heather Woskey of Seattle Placenta Encapsulation about the practice of mothers eating their placenta. (It's put into pills, so it's not as gross

May 17, 2017 • 21:39

Augusten Burroughs: Brunswick Stew

Augusten Burroughs: Brunswick Stew

New York Times Bestselling author Augusten Burroughs has written several deeply personal memoirs including "Running with Scissors," "Dry," and his newest "Lust & Wonder." Host Rachel Belle also talks with the delightful "Queen of the Cooking Infomercial" Cathy Mitchell (Dump Cakes!), and gets stuck between two warring sides over the hotly-debated origins of Brunswick Stew: a traditional dish in the American South created in either Brunswick, Georgia or Brunswick County, Virginia, depending

May 3, 2017 • 32:50

Heart's Ann Wilson: KFC

Heart's Ann Wilson: KFC

Ann Wilson is widely considered one of the best vocalists in rock and roll history. On this week's YLM, she dishes about her favorite karaoke jams and her love for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Host Rachel Belle chats with Lori Eberenz, at KFC HQ in Kentucky, to learn the incredible true story of Colonel Sanders - a journey he began in his 60s while on social security. AND Rachel cooks and eats her first beef heart (get it?! "heart") with Crowd Cow founder, Ethan Lowry. Follow along on Instagram! Plea

Apr 18, 2017 • 24:03

"Top Chef" winner Brooke Williamson: Doughnuts

"Top Chef" winner Brooke Williamson: Doughnuts

Top Chef Season 14 winner Brooke Williamson talks about life behind the scenes on Rachel's favorite reality TV show, how much of the improvised cooking is truly off the cuff, and the simple joys of dough. Of course you can't talk about donuts without mentioning their biggest fans: Cops. So we've got three of Seattle's finest in-studio for a taste-test of their favorite beat treats. We get to the bottom of the (apparently true?) stereotype, and learn about the muddled history - and spelling - of

Apr 4, 2017 • 24:35

Sir Mix-A-Lot: Texas Redfish Pontchartrain

Sir Mix-A-Lot: Texas Redfish Pontchartrain

2017 marks the 25th anniversary of Sir Mix-A-Lot's monster hit "Baby Got Back." (I know, right?!) Rachel asks the rapper/producer about his iconic tribute to tush, what the song really means, and why it was good getting banned from MTV. OH, BUT THE FOOD! YLM goes down to Louisiana to uncover the difference between Cajun and Creole (cuisine and culture) from Chef & TV host John Folse, author of The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine, and Louisiana Eats' Poppy Tooker. Rachel also talks

Mar 22, 2017 • 30:51

Dan Pashman: Anything Wrapped in a Flour Tortilla

Dan Pashman: Anything Wrapped in a Flour Tortilla

Dan Pashman's podcast "The Sporkful" is one of Rachel's favorite shows and one of the most popular food podcasts on iTunes. On this week's YLM, Dan schools us on the most delicious way to eat pizza and burgers and explains why his six-and-a-half year old daughter is a better dinner date than his wife. Plus, the history of the tortilla with Jeffrey Pilcher, author of Planet Taco, and prepare to get hungry as we break down the Phorrito (pho + burrito!!) invented by Chef Erwin Tjahyadi at Komodo in

Mar 8, 2017 • 26:34

Dawn Wells: Wild Duck & Wild Rice

Dawn Wells: Wild Duck & Wild Rice

Known to millions as "Mary Ann," one of Gilligan's Island's seven iconic castaways, Dawn Wells is a television legend. So sit right back, and you'll hear a tale - a tale of Dawn's nostalgic past, a philosophy professor's take on the ethics of eating animals, and food facts from a precocious 9 year-old Ginger on this episode of YLM. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Last Meal newsletter so you can be the first to know about events, giveaways & content only availabl

Feb 21, 2017 • 20:26

The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman: Sushi

The Oatmeal's Matthew Inman: Sushi

Matthew Inman's "The Oatmeal" is one of the most popular webcomics on the entire internet. His game "Exploding Kittens" holds the record for the most successful Kickstarter game campaign of all time ($8.8m of its $10k goal!), so for his last meal we had to bring in the big guns... Have you seen "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" about 91 year-old Jiro Ono, Japan's greatest sushi chef? His apprentice Shiro Kashiba was the man who brought sushi to Seattle, and he joins Host Rachel Belle in-studio to tell us a

Feb 7, 2017 • 30:18

Nancy Pearl: Mac & Cheese

Nancy Pearl: Mac & Cheese

Celebrity Librarian (yes - that's a thing), and regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition Nancy Pearl is one of Rachel's favorite people. And she isn't your average librarian: She's been made into an action figure, had a bluegrass band named after her, and her best-selling Book Lust series has helped millions of people discover their new favorite stories. Nancy's choice for last meal is as classic as a dusty old tome: good ol' macaroni and cheese. We'll learn the history of one of America's m

Jan 24, 2017 • 33:41

Jesse Sandoval: Paella

Jesse Sandoval: Paella

Former drummer of The Shins, and current hatch green chile impresario, Jesse Sandoval joins host Rache Belle to discuss bringing New Mexico's much-loved pepper to the masses, the band's fallout with fans after "selling-out" in a McDonald's ad, and with which Golden Girl would Jesse most like to eat cheesecake with. We learn about Jesse's last meal with 3rd-generation Valencian paella chef Perfecte Rocher (who LA Weekly called the best paella chef in Los Angeles), and we get the history of saffro

Jan 10, 2017 • 27:00

Prodigy: Korean BBQ

Prodigy: Korean BBQ

Legendary East Coast rapper Prodigy (Mobb Deep) served over 3 years in prison, but because of his sickle cell disease, had to eat well or he'd be painfully ill. The prison food, as you can guess, wasn't exactly full of vitamins. So, he wrote "Commissary Kitchen: My Infamous Prison Cookbook," with dozens of recipes he and his fellow inmates would cook with foods available to them on the inside. Host Rachel Belle also talks with Death Row Chef Brian D. Price, author of "Meals to Die For," who has

Dec 14, 2016 • 36:58

Mario Batali: Coastal Italian Feast

Mario Batali: Coastal Italian Feast

You know Mario Batali. His passion for Italian cuisine made him one of the most recognizable celebrity chefs in the world. Well... that and his signature orange Crocs. Join Rachel as she mambos Italiano with "Molto Mario" from his humble beginnings in Washington State to cooking for President Obama's final State Dinner. And speaking of the White House, Rachel gets unique insight into the kitchens at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue from former White House chef John Moeller whose tenure spanned both Bush

Nov 29, 2016 • 32:43

Christopher Kimball, Apple Pie

Christopher Kimball, Apple Pie

Christopher Kimball is the founder of Emmy-winning America's Test Kitchen, Cook's Illustrated magazine, and Christopher Kimball's Milk Street. Mr. Kimball is old-school, and on this episode of YLM, Rachel digs into everything from table manners to his Rockwellian choice for last meal. We learn the history of apple pie, which apples make the best pie, and that there more passionate opinions about how to make this delicious treat than you knew existed - a la mode, anyone? Thanks to author, illustr

Nov 15, 2016 • 30:56

Dan Savage: Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich

Dan Savage: Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich

Dan Savage is an author, journalist, LGBTQ activist, and media pundit. From his internationally syndicated sex-advice column "Savage Love," to his massively popular podcast "Savage Lovecast," Dan is never afraid to speak his mind. On this week's YLM, Rachel talks to Dan about food, sex, food during sex, food after sex... and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. We've got a special treat this episode! Since it's our last show before the big election, we've got a presidential-style debate about Dan

Nov 1, 2016 • 34:03

Mara Wilson: San Francisco Mission Style Burrito

Mara Wilson: San Francisco Mission Style Burrito

Mara Wilson, the little girl from Mrs. Doubtfire, Matilda, and Miracle on 34th Street, is all grown up. But what's she been up to? Writing articles, plays, and books - including her new memoir Where Am I Now? True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame - and dreaming of her last meal: A San Francisco Mission Style Burrito Host Rachel Belle consults author, ¡Ask a Mexican! columnist and burrito authority Gustavo Arellano, and FiveThirtyEight.com writer and ultimate burrito bracketeer, Anna Maria

Oct 18, 2016 • 28:27

Luke Burbank: Xiao Long Bao

Luke Burbank: Xiao Long Bao

Luke Burbank is the host of the podcast TBTL, the NPR radio show and podcast Live Wire,  is a panelist on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, and reporter for CBS Sunday Morning. Host Rachel Belle goes to Din Tai Fung, where folks wait in long lines for soup dumplings, to learn how they make Luke's last meal. And she talks to professors at both Harvard and MIT about the psychology and economy of waiting in line. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Last Meal newsletter so you can b

Oct 4, 2016 • 30:44

Quincy Jones: Caesar Salad

Quincy Jones: Caesar Salad

Episode 4 is chock full of surprises - especially for Rachel! Don't miss this special episode of YLM as Rachel talks with hilarious, albeit confusingly-named, comedian Quincy Jones who is living with terminal cancer. Quincy shares how his appearance on Ellen led to a stand-up special on HBO, his strong opinions on cereal, and Rachel talks to the granddaughter of the man who created the Caesar Salad. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Last Meal newsletter so you can be

Sep 20, 2016 • 29:58

Jillian Michaels: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

Jillian Michaels: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

Inspirational fitness guru and admitted former "fat kid" Jillian Michaels confesses the secret food cravings that would comprise her gluttonous last meal. If we tell you one of her selections is Ben & Jerry's ice cream, that won't spoil the whole meal, right? Great! Find out the practical joke behind the creation of Chubby Hubby ice cream and meet a real-life couple who share the same names as the iconic ice cream makers on this week's YLM. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the

Sep 6, 2016 • 19:49

Chris Ballew: Macaroni & Butter

Chris Ballew: Macaroni & Butter

Chris Ballew is best known as a 90s rocker (President of the United States!) and for children's music that adults actually like (Caspar Babypants) & today he talks comfort foods and vegetarianism.  This episode of YLM also features Chris Roberts, author of Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme, and James Beard Award-winning author of A Mediterranean Feast Cliff Wright. Original music by Prom Queen. Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Last Meal new

Aug 23, 2016 • 22:05

Tom Douglas: Dungeness Crab Feast

Tom Douglas: Dungeness Crab Feast

On the debut episode of YLM, Rachel asks her titular question of James Beard award-winner & Seattle's most popular chef Tom Douglas. Not only does Tom know his last meal, he already has a menu planned for his wake! Featuring "Fortune Cookie Chronicles" author Jennifer 8 Lee, Seattle restaurateur Taylor Hoang, and "Deadliest Catch" Captain Keith Colburn. Original music by Prom Queen Follow along on Instagram! Please subscribe to the *new* Your Last Meal newsletter so you can be the first to k

Aug 9, 2016 • 21:13

Trailer: Your Last Meal

Trailer: Your Last Meal

What would your last meal be? On this twice-monthly show, Rachel Belle will ask her guest this question - but that's only the beginning! Check out this trailer to find out what you can expect on this new podcast from KIRO Seattle. Original music by Prom Queen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Support the show: http://rachelbelle.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 2, 2016 • 1:45

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