Feed Me!

The holidays are a time to get together with friends and family…and friends who are like family! Marcus invites “Feed Me!” friend and regular Parker Wallace of Parker’s Plate to stop by to talk about holiday dishes, what to bring to a party that gets you the rave reviews, and how to survive the holidays with the family. Plus, tips from Parker’s book, Eat Rich, Stay Skinny: A Girl’s Guide to Holiday Feasting. And as a holiday bonus, Whitney Bond drops in with some ideas for kitchen gadgets perfect for holiday gift-giving.

Just two months after the ribbon cutting and one month after the first Warriors game in their new arena, “Feed Me!” goes on-location at the brand new Chase Center in San Francisco for a little one-on-one with Chase Center Executive Chef Mark Jeffers. We take over one of the courtside luxury suites to find out about cooking for 14,000+ people, what it means to cook farm-to-fork for tens of thousands of guests and pro tips for cooking for a crowd at your house. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed because holiday dinner for 30 is your responsibility, then this is the episode for you! Plus, Marcus and Chef Mark swap a few stories about cooking for celebrities…and their pets.

Who knows more about grilling outdoors than a 6th generation California cattle rancher? Kiah Twisselman grew up on a Santa Margarita ranch not far from the birthplace of California’s legendary Tri-Tip, but she’s more than a rancher. An Entrepreneur, Lifestyle Coach and Weight Loss Coach who has her own incredible weight loss journey to share, Kiah and Marcus talk about how to deal when your love of food goes off the rails, what it means to strive to be your best self, and how to be a part of the riding, camping –or should we say, “glamping!”—and Santa Maria-style outdoor cooking that draws guests annually to the Twisselman Ranch. Oh yeah…and how a REAL California cowboy grills Tri-Tip!

It’s football season. And if you’re going to tailgate, you’d better have a plan, otherwise you’ll be sitting in the parking lot with a sandwich you picked up at the last minute. Don’t be that guy. Food blogger Whitney Bond is back with some make-ahead pro tips and ideas for a crowd-pleasing spread that will elevate your tailgate to legendary status as you master a different kind of gridiron. Or if you want to host your friends for the game at home, Whitney has ideas for “Homegating” that might make your place the favorite game day viewing spot. Touchdown!

It’s our first ever on-location podcast, and we couldn’t be more excited! Marcus drops in at International Smoke in San Francisco to talk with First Lady of the Bay Ayesha Curry about getting into the restaurant and wine business, her new line of meal kits and baby food, her pro tips for other working moms, that first meal she cooked for Steph Curry and more.

New on “Feed Me!”…Marcus welcomes back one of his favorites from season one. Internationally known food blogger and lifestyle expert Whitney Bond is back to talk about the trend of foil pack cooking as she offers up her own easy, fresh, delicious recipe for Buffalo Cheesesteak. And as a bonus for food blogging hopefuls Whitney, whose WhitneyBond.com is now 8 years old and has half a million monthly page views, shares some of her pro tips for getting started in food blogging.

On this episode of “Feed Me!”…she’s a Today Show Food Contributor and holds the enviable title of “Comfort Food Expert.” Marcus talks with Siri Daly about how she got her start in TV, real home cooking, life with Carson Daly and their kids, and her cookbook, Siriously Delicious: 100 Nutritious (and Not So Nutritious) Simple Recipes for the Real Home Cook.

On this episode of “Feed Me!”…how do you go from a struggling real estate career and a stint at Victoria’s Secret, to a sandwich empire favored by the likes of Robin Williams, Steph Curry and Marshawn Lynch? We get the whole story from the man behind the sandwich himself, Ike Shehadeh of Ike’s Love & Sandwiches. Heck, there’s even a Kardashian in this story!

On this episode of “Feed Me!”…she turned a legacy of southern family recipes into a national business, even beating the odds on ABC’s “Shark Tank” to do it. Marcus Najera is talking with Kim Nelson of Daisy Cakes about growing up in a small South Carolina town, daring to quit the job that was holding her back, and the message from an ex-boyfriend that changed her life and made Daisy Cakes a coast-to-coast success!

On this episode of Feed Me… She’s one-third of the group “Wilson Phillips” and she has her own dessert company. Marcus Najera is talking with singer, business exec, and co-host of The Talk, Carnie Wilson, about music, motherhood, family, Bridesmaids, growing up around The Beach Boys, and her company, “Love Bites!”