Post-Opening Diaries: Lisa Donovan (‘Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger’)

The Dave Chang Show

The Ringer

Society & Culture, Arts, Food

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2020

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Dave and Chris Ying catch up with Lisa Donovan, author of the riveting new memoir ‘Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger,’ about what it's like to lay one's entire life out for people to see. The guys marvel at Lisa's strength and her expertise at deploying swear words, while discussing the future of the restaurant business and debating whether or not world-class pastry chefs ever buy pies from a store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everyone knows about the risks of driving drunk.
0:04.8	You could get in a crash.
0:06.7	People could get hurt or killed, but that still doesn't stop everyone.
0:12.0	You could get arrested, you could incur huge legal expenses, and you could possibly even
0:17.5	lose your job.
0:19.1	We all know the consequences of driving drunk, but one thing's for sure.
0:23.7	You're wrong if you think it's no big deal.
0:27.0	If sober, or get pulled over.
0:29.0	Welcome to the Dave Chang Show, part of the Ringer Podcast Network presented by Major
0:49.4	Dome of Media.
0:51.2	Thank you to Yolotango as always, and if you're wondering why I always say Yolotango
0:56.9	I am thankful because they gave us their music to play in our introduction, and I love
1:02.2	them very much, and you should always check out their music.
1:05.5	I am joined with Chris Hing, and this week we have Chef Arthur Lisa Donovan.
1:13.1	She has written an absolutely stupendous memoir called The Lady of Perpetual Hunger, and
1:21.2	I've long admired Lisa, and she's so articulate and opinionated, and I think she defines a philosophy
1:28.6	that I value very much, which is good old American pragmatism, what is most useful, is most
1:35.1	truthful, and she's just badass.
1:39.6	She's an amazing chef.
1:41.2	She's an amazing person, amazing mom, and I think as great as she is at all of those things,
1:49.1	she's written a few essays.
1:50.1	I think the world will finally get to see what an unbelievable writer she is.
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