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You're listening to I Choose Me with Jenny Girl.

Hi, everyone.

Welcome to I Choose Me.

This podcast is all about the choices we make.

And you know what?

Three times a day, sometimes more, we make choices

about what food we are going to put in our mouths or to feed our families. My hilarious guest has made

a career of sharing his favorites and encouraging us all to just try it. Phil Rosenthal, the creative mind behind the

hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, spent years searching for his next great scripted TV idea

until he decided to pivot. The result is somebody feed Phil, one of Netflix's longest running hits, serving up food,

travel and connection. Beloved by fans around the globe, it's now dishing out its eighth season.

He's also writing books, opening a diner in Los Angeles, and doing all he can to bring people

together through food.

What a treat to talk to Phil Rosenthal.

Hi there.

Okay, so your work has led to so many Emmy nominations and awards, and that doesn't seem to be

stopping anytime soon because you have built this whole new era in your career, which I am just so in awe of. I love this. It's like a pivot for you. And it revolves around food, travel, and connection. And I'm just curious, what made you choose to take this path? Because it seems like just so, I don't know, it seems like a brave new world for you.

Well, you're in the business. You know that when you switch lanes, not everyone's receptive to that because they don't know you can do anything, but what they've seen you do.

I understand it.

Yes.

But I also think that the people who were in charge of making the decisions about the creative people,

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