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Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Padma Lakshmi

Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Sony Music

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.7753 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Padma Lakshmi, host and executive producer of Hulu's "Taste The Nation with Padma Lakshmi," joins me at 53 in NYC's Midtown. Over dumplings and hot pots, we discuss growing up as a latchkey kid in New York City, her amazing swim shoot for Sports Illustrated, and how to be informed and aware of culinary appropriation.  Want next week’s episode now? Subscribe to Dinner’s on Me PLUS. As a subscriber, not only do you get access to new episodes one week early, but you’ll also be able to listen completely ad-free! Just click “Try Free” at the top of the Dinner’s on Me show page on Apple Podcasts to start your free trial today. A Sony Music Entertainment & A Kid Named Beckett production.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The other day I was making lemonade with my sons, Beckett and Sully, and Beckett is a little bit of a perfectionist.

0:08.3

I'm not sure where he gets that from. It's me. It's definitely me. But he was getting really upset about the seeds falling into the juice and it was turning into a bit of high drama.

0:18.4

Now listen, there's an easier way to do this. Who knew? Wonderful

0:22.6

seedless lemons are a 100% naturally seedless lemon variety. They're juicy, zesty, bright,

0:28.6

and everything you love about lemons minus the seeds. That's right, no more seeds floating in your

0:34.0

lemonade or Diet Coke or getting caught in your teeth when you take a bite of

0:37.9

salad. Frankly, that's just a hazard. Wonderful seedless lemons are available nationwide at

0:44.5

retailers such as Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Walmart, Kroger, as well as select Costco outlets. Look

0:52.3

for wonderful seedless lemons at your local retailer or visit

0:56.3

wonderful seedless lemons.com to learn more. Hi, it's Jesse. Today on the show, the brilliant,

1:06.9

curious, and kind Pat Malakshmi. We'll talk about the second season of her amazing show, Taste the Nation.

1:13.7

It's one of my favorites, being a latchkey kid in New York City in the 80s,

1:17.4

and what it's like to be a supertaster.

1:20.5

Even as a toddler, I was eating very, very spicy pickles,

1:24.9

and I would actually seek them out and try to sneak them when everyone was sleeping.

1:29.6

You're going to want to stick around for this.

1:34.8

I'm on West 53rd Street in the heart of Midtown.

1:38.2

It's late afternoon, and there's tourists figuring out where to go next, business people making those end-of-day closer calls.

1:45.9

53 is new to Manhattan, but it's quickly wowed Manhattan Nights with both its design and its food.

1:52.0

Both are dramatic. The space itself feels part restaurant, part gallery.

1:57.4

But it's a spot that doesn't want to be just beautiful. It takes its food very seriously, too.

2:04.7

This is Dinner's On Me, and I'm your host, Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

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