Phil Rosenthal is Anthony Bourdain “If He Was Afraid of Everything”
Your Mama’s Kitchen
Higher Ground
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Food adventurer Phil Rosenthal joins the show to talk about his childhood, his love of fluffy eggs, and how his breakout hit, Everybody Loves Raymond, came to be. He reminisces about the trip to Paris that changed his life and what he thinks money should really be spent on. Plus, he previews what’s on the menu at his new Los Angeles diner with Nancy Silverton—including an ode to his parents’ nightly Egg Cream, recipe included.
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| 0:00.0 | Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.co. |
| 0:05.5 | U.K. slash Wondery. That's audible.com.uk slash Wondery. |
| 0:11.7 | Your mama's kitchen is brought to you by Rivian. |
| 0:20.6 | I'm only using food and my stupid sense of humor to get you this real message, |
| 0:25.6 | that the world will be better if we all could experience a little bit of other people's experiences. |
| 0:32.5 | That's why I'm here. |
| 0:34.3 | That's why that, so it's not just a guy eating. |
| 0:40.0 | First of all, I'd get bored if that was the whole show, |
| 0:46.3 | and I'm the guy eating. I don't want to see that. It's only there because food is the great connector. Yes, it is. And then for me, laughs are the cement. So we share a meal, have a nice time, food's great, that's all nice. But if over |
| 0:59.3 | that meal we can share a smile or a laugh, now we're friends, we'll eat again. Hello, hello, and welcome back to your mama's kitchen. |
| 1:14.1 | This is the place where we explore how we are shaped as adults by the kitchens that we grew up in as kids. |
| 1:20.3 | And yes, I'm talking about the food, but so much more. |
| 1:23.6 | The laughter, the sibling rivalries, the important conversations, the music on the radio. |
| 1:30.1 | I'm Michelle Norris. |
| 1:31.6 | And my guest today is Phil Rosenthal. |
| 1:34.2 | He's the host of somebody feed Phil, which you can find on Netflix. |
| 1:37.7 | He travels all over the world and tries all kinds of new cuisines with new people and with the sort of curiosity that makes us feel |
| 1:46.2 | like we are right there with him no matter where he is. Before he was a food and travel host, |
| 1:53.0 | he made a name for himself as the curator of a hit-sacom that I probably am assuming that you |
| 1:58.0 | have heard of. It's called Everybody Loves Raymond. And now he's got a new cookbook called Phil's favorites. Phil, welcome to the show. Thank you, Michelle. It's so nice to be with you. |
| 2:08.7 | This is the first time we've met, and I have a feeling that this is going to be one of my favorite conversations. I just have that vibe. |
| 2:14.0 | You're sweet. Because I feel like I've gotten to know you watching you travel all over the place and try all kinds of foods. |
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