Last weekend, my friends and I spent a day in Langley on Woodby Island, one of the most picturesque,

charming little seaside towns in Washington State. Now, I have been to Langley many times,

but it was a first for my friends, and they could not stop talking about how in love they were.

Start your day with brunch at the Braeburn. I love the polenta. Seared Parmesan

polenta with bacon, garlic sauteed greens, roasted tomatoes, a poached egg, and house-made

pesto. Then stroll around stopping into locally owned shops, like Greyhorse Mercantile. They

sell artisan foods like tin fish and cheeses and home goods like these really cute candles I saw that look

exactly like spears of asparagus. Then pop into village wine shop to taste some Pacific Northwest

wines. My friends also had some great thrift store finds, except for the creepy clown. Mindy,

why did you buy that creepy clown? For more information on lodging, how to get there and more,

go to

Visit Langley.com. That's Visit Langley.com.

Welcome to The Leftovers. I'm Rachel Bell. The Leftovers is audio left on the cutting room

floor from last week's Your Last Meal interview. And today you'll hear never before heard cuts

from Yotem Otelangi, chef and author of nine best-selling cookbooks, co-owner of 12 restaurants

in delis, most of them in London, and a longtime columnist for The Guardian

and the New York Times.

On last week's episode, Yotem shares one of his most mortifying moments.

When he was 13, he traveled to Japan with his family, and one night they had dinner

in someone's home.

And the dessert was this red bean paste cake or cookie. Now I can see the point of it,

but I was a kid I thought it was the most horrible thing I could ever eat. And my brother and I were like,

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