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Let's Do Lunch! visitsZaab Zaab, a taste of authentic Thai cuisine, and semi-finalists of the 2024 James Beard Awards. With locations in Queens and Brooklyn, New York, owners Pei Wei and Bryan offer wonderful hospitality and a delectable menu of Northeastern Thai delicacies. When you enter the main dining room you are greeted by Perry, the prawn hanging from the ceiling, surrounded by a mural of sea creatures. Come with an appetite as the portions are shareable. Some of their classic signature dishes include Larb, minced duck or catfish with roasted rice lime leaves, roasted chili, mint, cilantro, and lime juice served with house greens to cut the heat, and roasted peanuts. Make it a combination with Larb Ped Udon. Their selection of whole fish features a salt-encrusted tilapia, Mieng Pia pow, marinated in cumin garlic and white pepper, stuffed with pandan and lemongrass, and charcoal roasted served with rice noodles. You'll want to suck out the head where some of the herbs and spices are hidden. Their Som Tum offerings feature Tum Ko Lat, a combination of Isan and Thai flavors of sour spicy shredded green papaya, fermented fish with roasted peanuts, and sun-dried shrimp. Don't forget to order a cocktail before you eat; some of which have just the right amount of spicey kick. The Old Siam Fashioned is smoky but tangy with smoked Phraya rum, orange bitter, star anise, and cinnamon. When it arrives at the table, a plume of smoke is literally seeping out of the top. Try their sticky rice served in tiny colorful bamboo holders, but a warning, it is addicting. So much so that they serve it as a dessert underneath juicy slices of mango.

Actor Stephen Moyer (True Blood, Sexy Beast, Elsbeth), also a very talented director joins host Robin Milling to discuss making his sophomore feature debut A Bit Of Light starring his wife Anna Paquin as a recovering alcoholic even further weighted by the separation from her daughters. Stephen's other directing credits have included episodes of True Blood, Flack, Sexy Beast, and directing his first film The Parting Glass. Vowing to shine a light on difficult subjects with Paquin who is also his producing partner is their sort of mission statement. Moyer reveals however that he'd love to come out of the darkness and show his comedic side as well. We'd love to see that too!

Arthur The King is the incredibly true story of extreme adventurer Mikael Lindnord (Mark Wahlberg).  Amid an Adventure Racing World Championship he encounters a stray dog who miraculously endures heroic suffering to find him and never leaves his side. Director Simon Cellan Jones (Ballers, Boardwalk Empire, The Diplomat, The Family Plan) talks about what it was like directing the star pooch Ukai, along with hair-raising stunts with the human stars.

Michelle Mylett (Letterkenny) joins host Robin Milling to talk about her latest film American Dreamer opposite Peter Dinklage, Shirley Maclaine, and Matt Dillon. The Candian-born actress discusses what the American dream means to her and reveals how she bonded with her co-stars and love of dance with Shirley Maclaine.

The world knew him as the movie star Cary Grant, but underneath his screen persona was the real man, Archibald Alexander Leach, aka Archie. In the series Archie, currently streaming on Britbox,Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Death of Stalin, Mass, The Patriot) takes on the iconic matinee idol from the inside out, exposing all of his insecurities and false bravado that lied behind his trademark square-rimmed glasses and outward suave and sophisticated appearance. Jason joins host Robin Milling to talk about portraying Archie Leach and all his foibles, his conversations with his fourth wife Dyan Cannon, along with getting his famous accent down, and the makeup process of applying his dark tan and dimpled chin, which he describes all as “an indication” of him.

Laurie Kaye joins host Robin Milling to talk about her memoir, "Confessions of a Rock 'n Roll Name Dropper My Life Leading Up to John Lennon's Last Interview."  The book weaves tales of her storied life and career in the music business leading up to the ill-fated day when she would forever become known as John Lennon's last interview, one she conducted for RKO radio on December 8, 1980. Laurie discusses the impact that has made on her to this day, and how in many ways music has also saved her life. For more visit Laurie's website https://www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com

Brian Jones, founder of The Rolling Stones led the band to their early success, becoming an unfortunate casualty of the excesses of rock 'n roll, dying at the age of 27 from a drowning accident. Documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield joins host Robin Milling to discuss his latest offering, The Stones and Brian Jones, which explores Jones' musical genius and his personal life through revealing interviews with the players, candid chats with his many girlfriends, and the impact he had on the band's legacy. Broomfield also addresses the conspiracy theory surrounding Jones' death. This is a must-see for Stones fans

Noah Wyle, best known as Dr. John Carter on ER, The Librarian, and Falling Skies,  joins host Robin Milling to talk about his latest film project, At The Gates.  Noah plays the patriarch of the Barris family, whose life is turned upside down when his family hides their housekeeper from El Salvador and her son from a local Los Angeles immigration round-up. Noah talks about hot-button social issues such as immigration and homelessness that he's seen growing up in L.A. and how the power of film can make a difference.

Everyone has a dating nightmare story and Cat Person takes it to the extreme. Drector Susanna Fogel joins host Robin Milling to talk about the perils of dating in the modern world and how her lead actors Emilia Jones (CODA) and Nicholas Braun (Succession) approached their roles, finessing their characters' complicated relationship. Susanna shared stories about shooting their fight scene and her attraction to action.

Mike Sargent joins host Robin Milling to talk about his directorial horror slasher project From The Shadows, inspired by Zoom and the virtual world, Mike talks about working with veteran film and stage actors Bruce Davison and Keith David, and how his various life experiences as a film critic radio broadcaster, storyboard illustrator and sound designer all played a part in his filmmaking talents. What's next for Sargent is a book chronicling the three poignant questions he's done in interviews over the years with filmmakers, and of course, you can expect much more from this renaissance man. From The Shadows is currently playing select theaters