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The Meals That Made Me First We Feast
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In First We Feast's brand-new podcast "The Meals That Made Me", host Adam Richman interviews chefs and pop cultures' biggest foodies to find out more about the meals that shaped their lives. From comfort-food classics of their childhood to globe-trotting meals abroad, this career-spanning interview will draw out funny, illuminating, and touching stories prompted by our guest's most meaningful culinary memories.
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Nina Compton: Bringing the Caribbean to New Orleans
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam talks to Nina Compton, a Saint Lucian chef who won the James Beard award for “Best Chef: South” for her restaurant Compère Lapin in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Nina talks to Adam about the flavors of her Caribbean roots and how living in New Orleans has influenced her cooking. From her early childhood meals growing up in St. Lucia and making fresh juice from her family’s farm, to receiving gumbo wisdom from the legendary “Queen of Creole Cuisine” Leah Chase as a contestant on Top Chef, to merging Southern ingredients with Caribbean flavors for her restaurant’s widely popular sweet potato gnocchi and goat curry dish, these are the meals that made Nina Compton.
This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks
Host: Adam Richman
Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois
Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart
Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat
Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem
Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez
Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett
Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella
Thanks to the team at Buzzfeed
For more First We Feast content, head to First We Feast on IG, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok
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Kwame Onwuachi: From NYC to Nigeria, A Taste of His America
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam fanboys over his guest Kwame Onwuachi, a James Beard award-winning chef and author of the critically acclaimed cookbook “My America,” and memoir “Notes from a Young Black Chef.” Kwame also recently opened his new restaurant, Tatiana, at Lincoln Center in NYC featuring an Afro-Caribbean menu influenced by his NYC roots.
Kwame talks with Adam about the culinary anthropology behind his favorite dishes and travels throughout his life. From growing up in the Bronx eating his “creme de la creme” childhood meal of Fisherman’s pie, to a roasted squab dish he made for the opening of the African American museum, to the dream meal that he would make Lebron James if given the opportunity, these are the meals that made Kwame Onwuachi.
This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks
Host: Adam Richman
Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois
Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart
Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat
Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem
Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez
Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett
Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella
Thanks to the team at Buzzfeed
For more First We Feast content, head to First We Feast on IG, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok
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Bricia Lopez: The Essence of Oaxaca
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam talks with Bricia Lopez - a restaurateur, author, social activist, and co-owner of the James Beard award-winning L.A. Oaxacan restaurant, Guelaguetza.
Dubbed “LA’s Oaxacan Princess,” by the late L.A. Times food critic Jonathan Gold, Bricia shares her passion for Oaxacan culture and the rich culinary traditions and indigenous flavors that she holds close to her heart. From the complex ingredients for mole that go well beyond just chocolate, to her father’s early days in America selling tlayudas with a crunchy pork paste as a street vendor in L.A., and to why she believes that making a great salsa can impress anyone, these are the meals that made Bricia Lopez.
This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks
Host: Adam Richman
Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois
Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart
Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat
Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem
Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez
Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett
Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella
Thanks to the team at Buzzfeed
For more First We Feast content, head to First We Feast on IG, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok
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E-40: From Hip-Hop Artist to Food Tycoon
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam chats with his friend and the King of Slang, E-40, a.k.a. 40 Water, a.k.a. 40 Fonzarelli, a.k.a. Mr. Earl Stevens — a multi-platinum hip-hop artist, entrepreneur, chef, author, and the owner of the gourmet food brand, Goon With the Spoon.
E-40 talks to Adam about why he thinks he has the best taste buds in the world, and the hip-hop legends he believes can throw down in the kitchen - including Snoop Dogg and Warren G. From his family’s Southern roots eating foods like fried chicken feet and chitlins, to his passion for the Filipino flavors of his childhood growing up in the Bay Area, to his legendary meatloaf recipe that he says “goes crazy,” these are the meals that made E-40.
This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks
Host: Adam Richman
Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois
Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart
Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat
Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem
Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez
Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett
Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella
Thanks to the team at Buzzfeed
For more First We Feast content, head to First We Feast on IG, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok
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Anita Lo: Cooking Without Borders
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam links up with his friend Anita Lo, a Michelin-star chef, restaurateur, author, Top Chef master, and winner of Iron Chef.
Anita talks with Adam about growing up in the Midwest in a Chinese-Malaysian household, and traveling the world at an early age, where she was exposed to a multicultural array of flavors that influenced her palette. From her vivid food memories as a child visiting places like Malaysia and Iran, to her time spent in France studying classic French techniques and working with foods like foie gras and langoustines, to her solitary love of fishing, these are the meals that made Anita Lo.
This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks
Host: Adam Richman
Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois
Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart
Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat
Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem
Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez
Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett
Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella
Thanks to the team at Buzzfeed
For more First We Feast content, head to First We Feast on IG, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok
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Andrew Zimmern: How Food Can Put Life in Perspective
On this episode of The Meals That Made Me, Adam connects with his dear friend and beloved mentor, Andrew Zimmern - an Emmy and James Beard award-winning TV personality, chef, restaurateur, writer, and social justice advocate.
As a pioneer in the food-travel TV landscape with shows like Bizarre Foods, The Zimmern List, Family Dinner, and many more, Andrew shares some of his institutional knowledge with Adam, while tapping into his most evocative food memories. From his earliest meals as a child trying new flavors at James Beard’s NYC house, to a traditionally prepared chicken dish with a Maya family in Belize that changed the way he viewed the world, and a beautiful memory of the last meal that he shared with his father eating mussels in Maine, these are the meals that made Andrew Zimmern.
This podcast is produced by First We Feast in collaboration with Complex Networks
Host: Adam Richman
Executive Producers: Chris Schonberger, Nicola Linge, and Justin Bolois
Head of Podcast Production: Jen Stewart
Supervising Producer: Shiva Bayat
Senior Producer: Jocelyn Arem
Associate Producers: Nina Pollock and Katherine Hernandez
Production Managers: Shamara Rochester and Natasha Bennett
Recording Engineer / Sound Designer: Andrew Guastella
Thanks to the team at Buzzfeed
For more First We Feast content, head to youtube.com/firstwefeast or at First We Feast on IG, Facebook, and TikTok
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
Food talk with emotion
Adam is a fantastic conversationalist and he strikes up great memories of food and life with his guests. Fun listen.
Got me back into podcasting on the app!
Have had a recent resurgence of interest in cooking/culinary. Came across this podcast and it’s been inspiring for sure. Got a feeling this will lead me to some more food related content. More please!
Great host, needs a few tweaks
Adam is a great host. He makes the guest the main focus, whereas many podcasters just talk about themselves. He’s informed, intuitive and gracious. His voice is not annoying. I love the questions he asks. I love the final questions. However, I could really do without all the piped-in sound effects. They’re distracting, choppy, often too loud, and simply unnecessary with such a great host and guests. Also the instrumental music that fades in and out is too loud, and much of it sounds like the music in practically every Millennial travel vlog.