The Mystic Meals Podcast with Chef Nikki Meow

Some reunions happen only once cause once is enough! 😹 Throwing it back with the motleyest crew of culinary mercenaries that I’m honored to have worked beside and call the dearest of meows.

A renegade group of chefs brought together by chance to live in a crazy art filled house and work with the world renowned Chef Michelle Bernstein for a week filled with brutally long days, sleepless nights, and friendships forged in the heat of Miami’s Art Basel 2018!

The truth was cold, and the tea was served hot! So join me and chefs Selene, Josh, & Jami as we take a stroll down the hot line and give shout outs and props to the meows we met and the industry we love to hate, and hate to love. It’s just who we are.

So grab yourself a tasty snack and a bevy to wash it down and enjoy the rawness and the realness of cooking for a living. Meow! ✨🖤🔮😻🔪

Artist, filmmaker, and puppeteer Jack Venturo ‪@JackVenturo‬ is at the table with me!

He grills up the goods as we talk about his latest project, Stanley’s Lot! The cool thing is that he put out the puppet signal and invited artists and puppeteers from around the world to jump in!

Each one sponsoring and creating their own puppet and adding just the right spice to the film! A global creative collaboration that celebrates how we can all come together and cook up some magick!

Food, films, and lots of yummy dishes are on the menu so get your snacks & drinks ready and chow down with us! Meow! ✨🖤🔮🤘😻🤘🔮🖤✨

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Digital pioneer & entrepreneur Ryan Bifulco is at the table with me! Owner of Di$ruptor Creations, an innovative multi-media film studio changing the way stories are told by showcasing unique original concepts and embracing artists creativity.

Ryan’s a true renaissance man! He’s the producer behind the band jamKIND, a supergroup of talented musicians from around the world. He’s a health and wellness advocate who’s turning his Italian family recipes into modern and delicious plant based variations without losing any of that signature taste and flavor!

Music, food, and what he calls Hollywood 3.0 are just a few of the bytes we savored. So get your snacks & drinks ready and join us for a journey told through sight, sound, and taste! Meow! ✨🖤😻🔮🤘😈🤘

Renaissance powerhouse Arnella Barbara is at the table with me! *FAIR WARNING* The show is riddled with audio glitches, so apologies in advance. It’s all on my end anyways, so Arnella’s sultry voice is loud & clear!

Arnella a.k.a. Dark Star Gurl is the host/producer of The Dark Star Dead & Music show on 90.7 KPFK Los Angeles, Sundays from 8pm to 10pm PST, a show dedicated to celebrating the music of The Grateful Dead. It can be streamed worldwide at KPFK.org.

A true constellation of talent and creativity, Arnella’s also a vegan chef developing her own cooking show that’s geared towards teaching young adults on the spectrum how to navigate the world through food & flavor.

A renowned production designer, comedian, mixologist, architect, and an opera singer just to list off a few. She leads with her heart and soul with everything she cooks up. And did I mention she’s funny as hell? So grab those snacks and drinks and take a long strange trip with us into The Cosmic Kitchen Jam! Meow!✨😻🦋🖤🔮☮️✌🏻

Entertainer and comedic storyteller John Poveromo is at the table with me!

Host of the Dystopia Tonight Podcast and has the honor of being the first guest to ever actually eat during the show! 🤘😝🤘 We sink our teeth into his super hero origin story, his passion for writing and cartooning, and his 5th annual 24hr. Fundraiser to help fight M.S. live streaming from 5/27-5/28 2026!

John’s rallied his industry friends & brethren for a beautiful cause to help raise awareness and a few duckettes. To learn more about how you can help & spread the word, go to https://events.nationalmssociety.org/2537 for more info! Meow! ✨🖤😻🔮🤘😈🤘

The one and not Claudette Barjoud, a.k.a. Miss Fluff is at the table with me! Serving us a healthy Pu Pu plater of retro rockabilly, tiki, kawaii cuteness!

Her Fluff brand of art & accessories is carried in over 3.000 stores in the U.S. alone and worldwide in almost every country! Spreading joy across the globe!

We talk about her art, the things that inspire her, and the foods she loves to feed her hips to keep that hula skirt a shaking! So mix yourself up a Mai Tai or a Zombie drink and join us for some colorful conversation! Meow! ✨🦋😻🖤🔮

Puppeteer Omar J. Diaz from the puppet parody troup, Handfellas is at the table with me! Together with his fellow rebels, Manny & Octavio, they’re bringing a new hope back to the galaxy! The force is strong with them!

Their love of the craft, passion for pop culture, and dedication to the puppets we all grew up with shows with every vid they make! These gents are always cooking up the comedy antics that’ll have you serving up movie quotes and streaming your favs! So pour the wine, and cut the cheese cause the felt is about to get reel! Meow! ✨🔮🖤😻

Hurry, hurry, hurry! Step right up for the scariest show on Earth! Director Billy Pon & Producer Kelley Wilson are at the table with me cause the circus is back in town and deadlier than ever!

Circus of the Dead 2 is about to blow the big top right in your face! The Bonnie & Clyde of horror is serving us all the gory Papa Corn we can eat! We talk Texas BBQ, kick ass family recipes, and what it takes to keep the clowns fed! So get to your seats and say a prayer , cause heaven help the guilty…and the hungry! Meow! ✨🖤🤘🤡🤘🖤✨

Leave your inhibitions at the kitchen door. The show is about to begin! The goddess Rena Riffel is back for another sit down with our crazy series, Chef and The Showgirl Part 3!

From the neon glam world of Showgirls & Striptease, to the haunting shadows and buzz from the bees in Candyman 3 and the dreamlike mystery of Mulholland Drive, we dish on Tena’s unforgettable movie career, her love of dance, her beauty and makeup line Rena Riffel Beauty, fashion, her roster of films she’s written and directed being added to Bloodstream TV, and the deliciously wicked drama of Hollywood!

We’re serving glamour with a side of sexy indulgence! Caviar on potato blini pasties, Cristal Connors champagne, and plenty of decadent bites in between. Expect campy culinary confessions, and spilling the hottest tea about what’s next on the venue for Rena!

So grab your cheeseburgers and throw your fries in the air! It’s time to hit the stage and thrust it with us! Meow! ✨😻🖤🔮💃🎬🥂

Voice actor, comedian, and soon to be author Jason W. Knear is at the table with me! His is the voice you hear at the start and finish of every show, and we tore it up! He talks about his upcoming novel titled “ Bell of the Phoenix” , his career in broadcasting, his love of comedy, horror, and Sci Fi. And food, of course! We gnawed on Hooters wings, bbq bacon cheeseburgers, chewed up some cigars, and added some raw chunky blue cheese for good measure! 🤘😹🤘

Now… FAIR WARNING! Towards the last 20 minutes of the show there are some major tech glitches and since this is a filmed podcast, the things you’ll hear towards the end will make more sense if you watch the show, which I highly recommend cause it’s funny! You can watch it on The Mystic Meals YouTube Channel.

I mean, the tech godz clearly had it out for me, but i made the most of it. Jason escaped unscathed. Well… sort of! Sooooo, lean waaayyy in and enjoy the shenanigans! Meow! ✨😻🔮🦋💀🤘😈🤘