{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ace5fa439599f7c5608c536/6ace61875f788808a738b603?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"655: Top Chef Melissa King Doesn’t Need a Restaurant","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ace5fa439599f7c5608c536/1bf22f83fcb4902d7fdb7d0bdecd9e60.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Melissa King</strong> is a chef, entrepreneur, television personality, activist, model, tastemaker, and author of the incredible new cookbook <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Cook-Like-King-Recipes-California/dp/1984861921\"><em>Cook Like a King</em></a>. She is the winner of Bravo’s <em>Top Chef: All-Stars L.A</em>. and holds more challenge wins than any other competitor in the history of <em>Top Chef</em>. As mentioned previously on the show,<em> </em>I love <em>Cook Like a King</em>. It really speaks to me, and Melissa shares about what inspired the recipes as well as why she is 100% okay with not working in restaurants. </p>\n<p><br>Also on the show, <strong>Aliza </strong>and <strong>Matt </strong>go over some of their favorite chef and restaurant cookbooks from this busy fall season. These include: <a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760944/soju-party-by-irene-yoo/\"><em>Soju Party</em></a>, <a href=\"https://shop.russanddaughters.com/cookbook\"><em>Russ &amp; Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing</em></a><em>,</em><a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/767735/the-pasta-book-by-marc-vetri-and-david-joachim/\"><em>The Pasta Book</em></a>, <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Six-Seasons-Pasta-Everyones-Favorite/dp/1648291929\"><em>Six Seasons of Pasta</em></a>, <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/House-Nanking-Franciscos-Favorite-Restaurant/dp/1419777874\"><em>House of Nanking: Family Recipes from San Francisco's Favorite Chinese Restaurant</em></a>, <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Family-Thai-Bringing-Flavors-Thailand/dp/141977638X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NB0ZHBY5FR86&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nxDkTz_8qNqbfRqbDYnjxDAS0LK0LY5ZDbFI3jhpGdvIWpAunafY0ToDAHjicQySIuN48f5jymjF2Q3oBeVjIgXFksZ6-EelfPD4ykYYBdUietNLLvwVuoIY4R3JM4O1h3HIkn9mbUa06JkTU4VdwNhJBGqcS1vgP8VcNaz8VdJvfaPKEwyxrCFt9J-WrSGEDOEJSAH52JC_75eAvxy7DNFqrJadCYo_yJ3OBL2_Qyk.0nvygRfGBhDBrOJTekgoOlsvggAl6H0-Tgco8lorNv0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=family+thai&amp;qid=1757762707&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=family+thai%2Cstripbooks%2C194&amp;sr=1-1\"><em>Family Thai</em></a><em>, </em><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Franco-Pepe-Pizza-Chef/dp/183729061X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R5GJWE6KHXSP&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vK-kGtiPn-r3gdBYqgnSznw478pTFPwlYMCVlZqgh8xdn73PR4TbOOOagSyc8aK8A1NqdNxSKdkr-j6ZokyIm2FIFRvI2k4P8Nvy4a_hKHZdLocajlS8Etw1LV2nE6gzS1Qo83RBeBxdEOEHmqKE3A.IqLpLi4y7iDH8k2Z2ik_YAJteejusW2KxVPW6oDRwtQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=franco+pepe+pizza+book&amp;qid=1757762775&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=franco+pepe+pizza+boo%2Cstripbooks%2C156&amp;sr=1-1\"><em>Franco Pepe: Pizza Chef</em></a><em>, </em><a href=\"https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/le-bistrot-paul-bert_9781419784002/\"><em>Le Bistrot Paul Bert: French Comfort Food from the Parisian Restaurant</em></a><em>.  </em></p>\n<p><em><strong>Subscribe to This Is TASTE</strong></em><em>:</em><em><strong> </strong></em><a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-taste-podcast/id1393739959?mt=2\">⁠⁠<em>Apple Podcasts</em>⁠⁠</a><em>, </em><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/3LsLXfnYt6Ugml415hyUfh?si=MRMn32W-S5i9HktfZ_eBIg\">⁠⁠<em>Spotify</em>⁠⁠</a><em>, </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@ThisIsTASTE\">⁠⁠<em>YouTube</em>⁠⁠</a><em> </em></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Matt Rodbard & Aliza Abarbanel"}