My Last Meal with Chef Alisa
Venture Land
Food is intertwined with every emotion we have, from the happiest days to the saddest nights. Food is always around! from making dinner reservations to take out, from power lunches to drunk brunches, from Postmates to the drive through. We can’t avoid it... it’s everywhere!
But what if you had to make the most important reservation of your life — I’m talking about your very last reservation on Earth. Where would it be? What would you eat? I mean, would your last meal be something off your favorite “Keto menu” or maybe from your gramma’s house?
This podcast asks that question and dives into the connection between our lives and our food, how we grow, and how our food taste changes as we do. Whether it’s before death by firing squad, an alien abduction, or taking the blue pill, I’m asking my guests what their final meal would be, and why?
Created by: Chef Alisa Reynolds and Ali Brown
Producing team: Geoff Walker, Dakotah Rae, and Morgan Rojas
Engineers: Sergio Cabrera and Kyle Rapps
Music by: Ras Austin & Taj Austin
Cover Art by: Michael Dozal
Recorded at Pink Cloud Studios and PRETTYBIRD
But what if you had to make the most important reservation of your life — I’m talking about your very last reservation on Earth. Where would it be? What would you eat? I mean, would your last meal be something off your favorite “Keto menu” or maybe from your gramma’s house?
This podcast asks that question and dives into the connection between our lives and our food, how we grow, and how our food taste changes as we do. Whether it’s before death by firing squad, an alien abduction, or taking the blue pill, I’m asking my guests what their final meal would be, and why?
Created by: Chef Alisa Reynolds and Ali Brown
Producing team: Geoff Walker, Dakotah Rae, and Morgan Rojas
Engineers: Sergio Cabrera and Kyle Rapps
Music by: Ras Austin & Taj Austin
Cover Art by: Michael Dozal
Recorded at Pink Cloud Studios and PRETTYBIRD
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Apr 22, 2022 • 27min
Good Beats and Good Meals with Musician Steve Lacy
Musical mastermind and fashion icon Steve Lacy is a self-admitted shy boy but that doesn’t stop him from dishing about his favorite foods with his friend, Chef. In this episode, the Compton, California native talks candidly about living with acid reflux, the childhood dishes his Filipino father would cook for the family, and what meal (or, rather, bowl of cereal) he would want as his last meal. Produced by Dear Media
Apr 15, 2022 • 49min
Spilling the Tea with TV Producer Mara Brock Akil
Chef Alisa Reynolds interviews Mara Brock Akil, an executive producer and writer, reminiscing about their time on a black set, discussing childhood memories of food, recognizing the beauty of writing, cooking skills and food preferences during pregnancy, and the guest's love for late-night binge-eating.
Apr 8, 2022 • 27min
Carbo loading with the Ras & Taj Austin
Ras & Taj Austin arrive at the recording studio with hollow bellies, but they’re not going hungry for long. The hip hop duo from Long Beach, CA sit down with Chef and joke about their family’s carb-heavy home cooked dinners, the childhood foods that they can’t stomach anymore, and the secret to what makes for the perfect lunch when working in the studio. Produced by Dear Media
Apr 1, 2022 • 30min
Hold the cheese with ASAP Bari
Jabari Shelton aka ASAP Bari may be an intermittent faster, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t love a good meal. The clothing designer and co-founder of hip-hop collective ASAP Mob sits down with Chef and talks about his “bougie” childhood meals, his distaste for raw cheese, and why he considers his grandmother the best chef of all time. Produced by Dear Media
Mar 25, 2022 • 42min
Peace and Non-Chicken Grease with actress Maggie Q. (Part 2)
We’re coming back for seconds in this continued conversation with actress Maggie Q. In part two of her talk with Chef, Maggie dishes on what she eats to build muscle for movies, why she eats every two hours, and her advice for people starting out on their vegan journey. Produced by Dear Media
Mar 18, 2022 • 41min
Peace and Non-Chicken Grease with actress Maggie Q. (Part 1)
Actress and spokeswoman Maggie Q has been a plant-based foodie for two decades but that doesn’t mean her favorite meals lack flavor! In a special two-part episode, Maggie talks with Chef about making homemade salads from her garden, “not liking” food as a kid until she experienced top-tier dinners in Japan, and how a bag of corn changed her life. Produced by Dear Media
Mar 11, 2022 • 43min
Dishing with Chef's bestie choreographer Fatima Robinson
Director, choreographer, and Chef’s “Best Friend,” Fatima Robinson sits down with her longtime pal and dishes about her previous eating habits as a touring dancer, her favorite healthy spots near her home in Ojai, California, and the simple meal she calls the “best in the world.” Produced by Dear Media
Mar 4, 2022 • 55min
First date to family plates with Union LA founders Chris and Beth Gibbs
For the owners of Union Los Angeles, streetwear runs in the family. In this episode, power couple Chris and Beth Gibbs put on the metaphorical apron to talk to Chef about everything from Erewhon to leftovers, where they went to dinner on their first date, and the Japanese meal they say is their favorite to make as a family. Produced by Dear Media
Feb 25, 2022 • 38min
Smells of Home and Dishing About Ultimate Comfort Foods with Actor Daniel Kaluuya
Academy Award-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya has changed his weight for movie roles, but hasn’t eaten in character... until now. In a fun conversation with Chef, the British actor talks about growing up on Ugandan food while living in London, how being overweight as a child taught him how to eat more consciously as an adult, and his go-to on the road comfort food. Produced by Dear Media
Feb 18, 2022 • 35min
Midnight Snacking with Little Simz
Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo aka British Nigerian rapper Little Simz was first introduced to Chef at her LA restaurant (she ordered the Vegan spaghetti), and has been a fan ever since. Here, Little Simz reflects on how she recreates childhood meals for her own family, why she avoids meat while on tour, and her idea of the perfect midnight snack. Produced by Dear Media
