Something's Burning

Gayle King and LeeAnn pulled up to the kitchen island in Miami -- and this one goes everywhere in the best way possible. Fear and fame, space travel, Whitney Houston… you know, the kinds of stories that somehow only come out when there’s food on the table. While I tried to keep dinner from going sideways, we talked about music, marriage, and Gayle makes a phone call that changed my life. It’s loose, chaotic, and exactly the kind of hang I love.

I’m cooking for two people who actually know what they’re doing in the kitchen, so obviously I make chicken schnitzel with an apple fennel salad and a blue cheese olive tapenade thing that somehow really worked. We get into everything from Food Network and travel shows to burger trends, bread options and Andrew has me fully spiraling about salmonella. This one is chaotic, super food nerdy, and one of my favorite hangs in a while.

I’ve got Diplo and Rocco DiSpirito on Something’s Burning, and somehow, we cover everything from DJs going to work at 8AM to why my Target knives are apparently unacceptable. Diplo talks Daytona, Ibiza, running, country music, and his failed Travel Channel pilot, while Rocco brings actual chef energy into the room. Food, chaos, fitness trauma, and me telling a story about almost drowning in a triathlon — it’s a full chaos episode with food on the table, stories everywhere, and me trying to figure out who actually has the best job.

Chad Ochocinco and Rick Ross welcome me to Miami with one of the funniest, most Florida conversations we’ve ever had on Something’s Burning. Ocho orders McDonald’s while I’m cooking, Rick tells the story behind “Hustlin’,” we get into Miami comedy clubs, 2 Live Crew, Trick Daddy, football, business, cigars, and I make lemon pepper carbonara, a flavor introduced to m

This week on Something’s Burning, I’m hanging with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN from Drink Champs while making a Colombian fish stew. We talk about the DMX interview that almost didn’t happen, the power of podcasting, viral comedy moments, Rick Ross never breaking character, and why every great career needs a little bit of luck.

Noga Erez and Ori Rousso hang out with me while I make a kugel, roast some cauliflower and ask every dumb American question I can think of about Israel. We talk kosher food, awkward hugs, drunk alter egos, comedy as a love language, and why Tel Aviv food might ruin everywhere else. We also deep dive how their music somehow hits hip-hop, EDM, R&B, and Radiohead all at once.

Cameron Whitcomb and Evan Honer come by the kitchen while I attempt crab Rangoon burritos and we chat about everything from American Idol to Travis Barker, pipeline jobs, diving and Canadian coffee lore. We also touch on sobriety and how two young alt-country guys are figuring out fame without completely losing their minds.

David Wain and Ken Marino come by the kitchen and I immediately lose my mind over their new movie, it’s THAT good. I also make some Sri Lankan lobster while we do a full-on comedy nerd breakdown on about The State, Wet Hot American Summer, and why nobody writes comedy like this anymore.

I’ve got Nigel Ng, AKA Uncle Roger, and Jimmy O Yang and for some insane reason I decided to cook Uncle Roger’s famous fried rice from his new cookbook. We talk Asian algorithms, Jamie Oliver, wet markets, Midwest sports culture, and why white guys have unshakable confidence. We also cover gout drinks, Genghis Khan, and colonialism. It’s a real spectrum of topics…

Punk legends Fat Mike and El Hefe, of NOFX fame, come by the kitchen and I immediately fan-girl out on them and their new documentary. We talk about the final tour, the pressure of playing the same songs for 40 years, the weird beauty of self-deprecation, and what it means to actually be punk. There are coke stories, Bad News Bears lies, and a song about how no one can pronounce my last name..