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Episode Info
- Episode145
Reem Assil’s cookbook, Arabiyya, shows that great hospitality is easy to pull off—as long as you have enough pomegranate molasses to go around. In this lively episode, we talk to the Bay Area chef and activist about her inspiring career, which has taken her between the kitchen and the community—and sometimes to the poker table. Yes, Reem is a hell of a poker player, and we dive into that. We also talk about her zaatar hookup and how she is crystallizing a “Pali-Cali” (that would be Palestinian-Californian) style of cooking. Get to know Reem Assil a little better on this fun episode. More from Reem Assil:Sumac Spiced Chicken and Muhammara [Today Show]Reem’s California [official]Telling the Story of Arab Home Cooking, from Beirut to the East Bay [TASTE]Ramy [Hulu]

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The legendary Heartbreakers guitar player talks meeting most of his heroes, the “it’s just the normal noises” intro to the Heartbreakers classic “Even the Losers,” and gratitude.
The prodigiously talented filmmaker behind You Won't Be Alone, Of An Age and Housekeeping for Beginners tells it like it is.