Katie talks with her friend and comedian, Leanne Morgan. The two chat about their shared love of country food, humble beginnings, family, perimenopause, menopause, and everything in between.  

Leanne describes life on the road as a stand up, her experience in her recently-released movie, You’re Cordially Invited, with Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell, and the ups and downs of the entertainment business. She is currently in Los Angeles working on her own sitcom, and tells about the thrill of having a parking spot with her name on it on the Warner Bros. studio lot. 

Being from Tennessee, Leanne has strong love of Southern "country" food. Her pinto bean recipe is the one that most reminds her of home, and she has a love of cornbread (with a hint of sugar), fried chicken, and mac and cheese. Leanne is a passionate mother and grandmother. She began doing stand-up comedy at the age of 32 while she was raising her kids, taking every opportunity that came her way.

Katie and Leanne talk about their own experiences with diet, exercise, post-baby bodies, perimenopause, and menopause. Leanne's former podcast was called "Sweaty and Pissed," because her daughter, Tess, told her that's what best described her. 

Join Katie and Leanne for an incredible story full of laughter and relatable moments.

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Check out her Netflix special I’m Every Woman and Amazon movie You’re Cordially Invited 

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Katie and well-known fashion designer Peter Som chat about his leap from the fashion business to the food and his new cookbook, Family Style.

Peter grew up in a food-obsessed family in the San Francisco Bay area. He learned to cook from his mother and grandmother, both of whom inspired many of the recipes in his new book.

After attending Parsons to study fashion, Peter worked for well-known names like Bill Blass and Michael Kors, before starting his own line at the age of 29. In the fast-paced world of the fashion industry, Peter would unwind by cooking himself a delicious meal. 

 Peter gives tips for stocking the perfect Asian pantry and how to make an entire meal in the rice cooker (it even cooks the perfect egg!). Peter is known for his dinner parties and gives his “musts” for success. 

 Join Peter and Katie for a conversation that will have you craving all the comfort foods of New York City as well as many new recipes to try at home.  

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Katie chats with Molly Yeh, well-known food blogger and host of Food Network’s Girl Meets Farm, about her new baking cookbook, Sweet Farm, filled with over 100 dessert recipes. Many of these recipes are inspired by her own heritage of having a Chinese father and Jewish mother; she uses ingredients like black sesame seeds, halva, red bean paste, matcha, and tahini. She also adds in a nod to her midwestern life with a whole chapter dedicated to cookie salads! Katie gets to sample Molly's Black Sesame Babka, which she has made in collaboration with the famed Breads Bakery. 

Molly has a fascinating background, having first moved to New York City to study percussion at Juilliard. It was during this time that she discovered her love of food and exploring new flavors and cuisines in the city. After Julliard, she continued to play freelance music and also began her well-known food blog, My Name is Yeh. She became famous for her baked goods and fun creations using unique ingredients like tahini and marzipan and her signature ingredient, sprinkles.

While living in New York, Molly met her husband, Nick, who was from a farming family in the North Dakota/Minnesota border area. The couple later moved back to the farm and Molly continued to grow her food brand developing recipes and videos online. She later began hosting her Food Network Show, Girl Meets Farm. Molly tells Katie how adjusting to farm life was both relaxing and exciting for her. She is so appreciative of the space and time she has to keep developing recipes and her brand.

Molly and Nick now have two young girls, Bernie and Ira, she tells all the details about what motherhood has been like from early morning workouts, to gymnastics and music class, to how she balances dinnertime. Plus, what harvest is like during different times of year (she even grinds her own fresh flour!).

Join Katie and Molly for an inspiring episode that will make you want to bake up something delicious straight from the farm.

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Buy Sweet Farm https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Farm-Cookies-Delights-Kitchen/dp/0063052458

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Katie catches up with her good friend Giada De Laurentiis on her new book, Super-Italian. Giada says the book is a snapshot of where she is in life at the moment -- discussing the virtues of superfoods, and why quality Italian ingredients are the key to nutrition and good health. She explains how La Dolce Vita, the Italian motto of “the sweet life,” is actually a "superfood." The simple act of enjoying your food at a leisurely pace with people you love has healing powers all on its own.  

Giada updates us on her personal life as well. Her daughter Jade is 16 years old and has a strong passion for traveling and discovering new foods all over the world. Katie and Giada discuss the different phases of motherhood, with Giada giving excellent advice along the way. 

In Giada’s free time, she is an active yoga enthusiast, and swears by both acupuncture and massage therapy. She reveals how she starts each day (spoiler: it's not with coffee, but chicken broth!). She spends more and more time in Italy, discovering new regions and new experiences – she’s hiking in the Dolomites this fall -- and sourcing for her personal food and lifestyle brand, Giadzy.   

Join Giada and Katie for an episode that will make you want to book a trip to Italy immediately, or at least run into the kitchen to whip up a bowl of pasta.

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Katie talks with her good friend and celebrity chef, Marc Murphy, a regular on Food Network for many years, with shows like Chopped, Iron Chef America, and Beat Bobby Flay. Marc is known among his friends for throwing the best dinner parties with many courses and gourmet cocktails.

Marc had an incredible childhood as the son of an American diplomat, growing up all over Europe. As a child he lived in France and Italy, as well as in the US. He was fascinated by food and more than happy to try foie gras and oysters by the age of 8. Marc’s mother is French, and he credits learning much of his basic cooking skills from his grandma when he and his brother would spend summers with them in the South of France.

In early adulthood, Marc decided to move to New York to live with his brother, and became a handyman to make money. He would cook dinner almost every night for his brother in lieu of rent, which lead to him enrolling in culinary school at the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan.

Marc worked in the top restaurants in Paris and New York, including Windows on the World, and his own restaurant, Landmarc. Marc now cooks at his pop-up restaurant called Marc 179, that he operates in Tribeca for three days every month.

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In this two-part episode, Katie begins the episode with her incredibly personal story of her IVF experience, sharing her struggles before conceiving her daughter, Iris. She shares all the details, and discusses the ups and the downs, as well as how she stayed strong and what inspired her strength during this difficult time.

In the second half of the episode, Katie interviews celebrity fitness trainer, Megan Roup. Megan and Katie met several years ago, Megan is the creator of the online fitness studio, The Sculpt Society. She was inspired to create her platform after she sensed a need for women to have workouts that are both approachable and easy to do at home, without the feeling of being cutthroat or exclusive 

Megan discusses her new fertility workout series that specializes in creating a fitness routine for every stage of the fertility and IVF process. Both Katie and Megan remark on how important it is to be able to still move your body during these times, both for mental health and physical wellbeing. Megan has developed this program closely with a known fertility doctor as well as maternal psychiatrist to make sure every routine is built around support and community during this time in a woman’s life.

Megan is a firm believer in the motto “Commit to less, so you can be show up for more.” Even if you just workout for 10 minutes a day, it’s something to help you clear your mind and give your body the energy to start off on the right note.

The episode concludes with a Q&A from listeners.

Join Katie and Megan for an inspirational discussion on women’s reproductive health and the positive role that fitness adds.

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In honor of Valentine’s Day, Katie chats with her husband, Ryan, about all things love, romance, family, food, and travel. To kick things off, Katie and Ryan tell the story of how they met, and when their unexpected relationship turned into marriage, a perfect example of how love happens when least expected.

Ryan is a longtime food and travel television producer, working on numerous shows, including the Netflix hit series, Somebody Feed Phil. Katie asks Ryan to explain his career path, and he shares stories of the incredible places he has traveled, plus his suggestions for where to go next.

A special thanks to listeners who submitted their burning questions for Ryan and Katie via Instagram. Ryan answers everything from his favorite meal that Katie cooks, to his favorite date night, to how to be a supportive partner during the IVF process, and ways to keep the spark alive in marriage.

Listen in for a Valentine’s Day episode full of love, laughs, and a little bit of sass with Katie and Ryan.

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Katie talks with author Sarah Hoover about her new memoir, The Motherload. In her story, Sarah unveils the hardships she suffered with mental health during her pregnancy, childbirth, and severe postpartum depression.

In an effort to help women who have also experienced similar feelings, Sarah doesn’t hold back any details of her battle, both in her book and in her conversation with Katie . Sarah provides insightful advice about how to overcome such a difficult time through therapy and upport. She describes how she was able to recover and go on to have a second child seven years later, which was a truly positive experience.

When it comes to food and cooking, Sarah is a natural. She tells the incredible story of her mom, a sex crimes lawyer turned James Beard Award-nominated farm-to-table restaurateur. As a Midwesterner, Sarah especially loves potatoes, specifically a loaded baked potato, and gives her opinion of the best. 

 Sarah is a longtime resident of New York City, and she’s an expert when it comes to dining in the city. She gives us her ideal food day in the city, from croissants and roast chicken at Raf’s, to seafood towers at Balthazar, and 3- star Michelin meals at Per Se.

Join Katie and Sarah for an eye-opening episode on the hardships of motherhood as well as fun-filled conversation on the best NYC eats you will surely want to bookmark. 

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Katie talks with her co-host of Food Network’s, The Kitchen, Geoffrey Zakarian. Prior to becoming one of the most well-known television food stars, Geoffrey had a successful career as a professional chef in New York City. He shares his fascinating story of apprenticing for free at his first big restaurant job and climbing his way up to the top as head chef of his own 3 star restaurant. 

He recounts his days of opening a restaurant with Ian Schrager of Studio 54 at the Royalton Hotel, which became the “it” restaurant for CEOs, magazine editors, fashion designers, and celebrities. Geoffrey tells incredible stories of bold face names, like cooking a rare burger and mashed potatoes every day for Anna Wintour, his super-secret French fry trick for Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld’s obsession with his salmon tartare, and opening a restaurant with Madonna.

Geoffrey is known for his fashion sense, and touches on why it’s so important to be the best dressed in the room, plus airplane etiquette, and his love of espresso.

Join Katie and Geoffrey for a fun-filled conversation that brings back all the nostalgic memories of old New York.

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Katie is joined by food and cooking expert Antoni Porowski, of the wildly popular Queer Eye on Netflix, and host of the new Nat Geo Series, No Taste Like Home, airing on Nat Geo Channel, Disney+ and Hulu.

Antoni and Katie discuss his Polish heritage and the influence it has had on his life and career, as well as his upbringing in both Montreal and West Virginia (Katie's home state). He remarks on how both his heritage and food-obsessed family inspired his love of cooking, and the two reflect on their love of West Virginia's famous rainbow trout, Tamarack Marketplace, and the iconic Greenbrier. 

Antoni's journey to fame is fascinating -- he began his career as an actor, and worked as an assistant to Ted Allen, Chopped host and the food and wine expert on the original Queer Eye series. That job came full circle when Antoni later was cast in the updated version of the series in the same role. In Antoni’s new Nat Geo show, No Taste Like Home, he travels the world with celebrities to discover their heritage through food, uncovering the deep stories and histories behind them.

When it comes to Antoni’s food routines, he eats healthy during the week, but is famous for his Sunday cheat days. Everything from sweet and savory bagels, to Shake Shack, and prime rib at the famous Four Charles in NYC. Listen in to hear all the details!

https://www.antoniporowski.com/

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https://shakeshack.com/

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