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We All Get Cancelled One Day with Somebody Feed Phil’s Phil Rosenthal
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🚨 Chomp Alert! 🚨
We saw your comments — loud and crunchy. Turns out not everyone wants front-row seats to mouth sounds. Who knew?
Skip to 29:29 to dodge most of the chewing. We promise, after that it’s just a few graceful nibbles of Basque cheesecake. 🧀🍰😅
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We turned the studio into a restaurant for the day—because when Phil Rosenthal’s in the house, you don’t just talk about food, you eat it!
Phil—the genius behind Everybody Loves Raymond and Somebody Feed Phil—joins us for a heartfelt, hilarious meal where we dive into everything from sitcoms and food shows to gratitude, creativity, and finding joy in the everyday. Sure, we talk about the evolving world of television and the secrets to mastering great storytelling—but this episode isn’t just about food and show business.
Phil reveals the best life advice he’s ever received—and it might just change the way you live.
As lovers of the LA food scene, we also used this episode as a chance to highlight and support some of our favorite local restaurants. Because nothing pairs better with great conversation than a table full of incredible local bites.
Breakfast Burritos: Civil Coffee
Fried Chicken: Anajak Thai (surprise guest experience from owner and chef Justin Pichetrungsi)
Hand Rolls: The Joint
Liver Pâté: Petit Trois
Basque Cheesecake: Pasjoli
Watch the new season of Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix
Check out more of Phil’s work: philrosenthalworld.com
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