Roy Choi — Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch

Roy Choi

June 9, 2022 · 55 min

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A celebrated chef talks food, film, charity, and the story behind a cultural phenomenon.

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In this episode

  • The inside story of how Kogi became a cultural landmark
  • What it was really like collaborating on the film Chef
  • How Broken Bread uses food to address community struggles
  • The mission driving the newly formed Roy Choi Foundation

About this episode

Phil Rosenthal and David Wild have lunch with award winning chef Roy Choi. Phil, David, Roy, and producers Matt and Mark enjoy Oui Melrose as Roy discusses working with Jon Favreau on Chef, the term “rock star” in the culinary world, and Roy tells The Legend Of Kogi. Plus, Roy talks about his PBS program Broken Bread, his charitable works with Local, and the newly formed Roy Choi Foundation. It’s a delicious episode of Naked Lunch. To learn more about building community through food and Somebody Feed the People, visit the Philanthropy page at Phil Rosenthal World dot com

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