Latest Bobbie comforto Podcast Episodes
Andrew Zimmern- “Life Jackets”
Processing - December 10, 2020 22:56 - 1 hourOn today’s show we have the honor of welcoming chef, writer, TV personality, activist and lover of food, Andrew Zimmern. Andrew has spent his life in the food industry, and as we come to find out, it was the industry that ultimately helped to save his life. He candidly opens up about his struggl...
Alicia Kennedy- "Oysters"
Processing - December 03, 2020 20:59 - 1 hourOn this week's show we welcome the brilliantly talented writer, Alicia Kennedy. Alicia is a food and beverage writer with a heavy focus on veganism. She joined us from her home in San Juan, Puerto Rico to discuss the loss of her brother Brian, and how that profound grief has intertwined with foo...
Let’s talk about holiday grief
Processing - November 24, 2020 15:12 - 1 hourOn this week's show we talk with each other about the complicated grief that can often accompany the holiday season. We cover how to handle feeling overwhelmed, strategies for coping with being triggered and the significance of food during this time of the year. Sending love to all of you out th...
Susannah Gruder- Food & grief in film
Processing - November 12, 2020 21:44 - 1 hourWe have a very special episode for you all this week. Film critic Susannah Gruder joins us to talk about food & grief in film. Susannah recommended three incredible and poignant films for us to watch and discuss on the show, and we had an amazing time watching, and discussing them with her. We w...
Listner Letters with Bobbie and Z
Processing - November 05, 2020 21:03 - 49 minutesOn this week's episode, we read your listener letters and catch up with each other to unpack some different thoughts we have been having about grief and food. Note: this episode was recorded prior to the 2020 election, Incase you are wondering why we don’t mention it during the episode. Stay saf...
Janet Mercel- "Sweet potato Cherry Pudding"
Processing - October 30, 2020 00:55 - 56 minutesHi friends. On this weeks show we welcome our dear friend Janet Mercel. Janet is a writer and interior designer based in LA. In 2016 Janet confronted a mysterious lifelong illness, and underwent heart surgery, having an experimental pacemaker put in. She joins us to discuss this time of pain, ch...
Eli Sussman- "Shawarma"
Processing - October 22, 2020 21:12 - 1 hourHello friends. On today’s show we are joined by Chef Eli Sussman. Eli is the author of 4 cookbooks, a board member of Share our Strength, and the Chef/ Owner of the recently closed Samesa, which had multiple locations throughout NYC. He joins us to discuss the multitude of emotions that come fro...
Laura Green- "Caprese"
Processing - October 15, 2020 21:14 - 1 hourOn today’s show we welcome Portland Grief House founder, Laura Green. Laura joins us to talk about the amazing project she has started in The Portland Grief House, and how she envisions its place in Portland’s grief community. We talk about the many ways in which Portland has been experiencing c...
Judy Collins- "The Seven T's"
Processing - October 08, 2020 20:28 - 1 hourOn this week's very special episode we are joined by music legend Judy Collins. Judy is a grammy award winner with a career spanning over 60 years. She not only has a 55 album body of work under her belt, but she is also an author and activist. Judy joins us to talk about her decades-long strugg...
Rebroadcast: Peter Shelsky-"Your Shiva we Delivah"
Processing - October 01, 2020 19:40 - 56 minutesOn today's show we are re-airing our wonderful chat with owner of Shelsky's of Brooklyn, Peter Shelsky. Peter joins us to talk about the rich history and traditions of shiva. We talk smoked fish, mourning and much more on this lovely and lighthearted episode. We adore Peter and urge all smoked f...
Tucker Schwarz- "Restocking the Pantry"
Processing - September 24, 2020 17:49 - 1 hourOn today’s show we are joined by the lovely Tucker Schwarz. In early 2019 Tucker awoke in the middle of the night to realize that her apartment building was on fire. Luckily she escaped the fire physically unharmed, and no one else in the building was at home. Her apartment, and all her possessi...
Bobbie & Z
Processing - September 17, 2020 20:18 - 58 minutesOn today's show, we chat with each other about the intense going ons in the world and how we are coping with them. It was great to catch up just the two of us and just be honest about how this very tumultuous time is effecting us, and what we have been cooking and eating to cope. Heritage Ra...
Laura Madaio- "Chopping Vegetables"
Processing - September 04, 2020 01:24 - 1 hourOn this week's show we welcome Laura Madaio. Laura is the founder of Grief Hungry, an Instagram handle, and soon to be website that offers recipe sharing for the grief community. In the summer of 2018, Laura suddenly and tragically lost her beloved father, John, in terrible accident. John was as...
Jasmine Michel- "Beans & Rice"
Processing - August 26, 2020 19:10 - 1 hourOn today’s show we are joined by Chef and Writer Jasmine Michel. Jasmine chats with us about her upbringing and her families food traditions in relationship to her Muslim heritage, her recent trauma of having a fire in her home and badly burning her partner, and how she is handling the current s...
Scottie Jeanette Madden- "Poached Eggs"
Processing - August 18, 2020 21:03 - 1 hourOn today's show we welcome writer and television producer/ director/ showrunner Scottie Jeanette Madden. Scottie joins us to talk about her beautiful love story with her late wife Marcy. Scottie and Marcy were married just shy of 30 years before Marcy passed away from a 9 year battle with ovaria...
Daniel & Justin Wisner- "Fried Potatoes"
Processing - August 18, 2020 20:54 - 1 hourHey folks. On this week's episode we are joined by brothers Daniel and Justin Wisner. Daniel and Justin are PA natives, living and working together in Brooklyn. They share about their history with body dysmorphia, eating disorders and the tragic passing of Justin’s beloved husband Chris. Their r...
Listener Letters
Processing - July 24, 2020 18:17 - 47 minutesThis week we have a listener letter episode. We have been hanging on to this one for a while, and are excited to finally air it! Thank you so much to all you amazing and supportive listeners, and especially to this weeks letter writers for their beautiful submissions. It was an honor to read the...
Ella Laviolette- "Sòs Paw Naw with Dumplings"
Processing - July 09, 2020 21:14 - 54 minutesOn today’s show we welcome the bright burst of light that is Ella Laviolette. Ella is an artist, a cook, a service industry veteran and a professional dominatrix. She grew up on the Lower East Side of NYC, and was raised in a food centric Hatian family. We talk about Hatian cuisine, being raised...
Millicent Souris- "Souris' Saloon"
Processing - June 19, 2020 19:22 - 1 hourOn this week's episode we welcome the wonderful and wise Millicent Souris. Millicent is the Rescue Food Coordinator at the largest emergency food provider in Brooklyn, called. St. John’s Bread & Life. We talk about growing up in her family's bar, the death of her father and handling grief as a y...
BONUS EPISODE with THE SERVICE WORKERS COALITION!
Processing - May 27, 2020 19:49 - 33 minutesWe have a very special episode mini episode today featuring our pals from the Service Workers Coalition. We are grateful for what they are doing to help the service community during this crisis, and wanted to spread the word about their mutual aid services. Please enjoy, and please dona...
Bonus Episode with The Service Workers Coalition
Processing - May 27, 2020 19:49 - 33 minutesWe have a very special episode mini episode today featuring our pals from the Service Workers Coalition. We are grateful for what they are doing to help the service community during this crisis, and wanted to spread the word about their mutual aid services. Please enjoy, and please donate! *S...
Crisis catch up episode Pt. 3
Processing - May 21, 2020 21:40 - 1 hourToday we bring to you part three of our crisis catchup series with some of our amazing past guests. We check in with Jess Quinn, Jessie Sheehan and Jenny Indig, to see how they are fairing during this difficult time, and how their past experiences with grief have helped them to handle the curren...
Jessie Sheehan - "Whoopie Pies"
Processing - May 14, 2020 23:02 - 55 minutesOn this weeks show we welcome the Vintage Baker herself, Jessie Sheehan. She joins us to talk about her battle with breast cancer, her love of nostalgic sweets, and the path that brought her there. Jessie is a true lightning bolt of a woman. Her energy and enthusiasm is palpable, and we had such...
Jenny Indig- "Lemon Cake"
Processing - May 07, 2020 22:56 - 1 hourHi folks, we hope you are all hanging in there through this difficult time. On today's show we welcome Jenny Indig, for a very special Mother’s Day episode. Jenny lost her mother to cancer 8 years ago, shortly after she herself became a mom for the first time. Jenny candidly shares her memories ...
Hannah Borkin- "Cake Batter"
Processing - May 01, 2020 13:40 - 58 minutesOn today's show we are joined by Hannah Borkin, all the way from the UK. Hanna talks with us, remotely of course, about the death of her father in 2017, and the incredible way she has chosen to channel her grief through her new supper club project, "Grief Eats". As a young woman who lost her da...
Crisis catch up episode Pt. 2
Processing - April 16, 2020 23:20 - 1 hourOn today's show we catch up with several of our former guests about how they are dealing with this global crisis. Everyone brings a very different and valuable perspective to the show, and we are honoured to have them all to share with you. Thank you to Cynthia Cherish Malaran, Amelia Nierenberg...
Crisis catch up episode
Processing - April 10, 2020 20:11 - 1 hourOn today's show we catch up with several of our former guests about how they are dealing with this global crisis. Everyone brings a very different and valuable perspective to the show, and we are honoured to have them all to share with you. Thank you to Dana Cowin, Laura Silverman, Tracy Wilik, ...
Tracy Wilk - "Half Minestrone, Half Baked Ziti"
Processing - April 02, 2020 20:36 - 1 hourToday we are joined by the warm and wonderful Tracy Wilk. Tracy is the Lead Recreational Chef and Recipe Editor at ICE, and she joins us to talk about the loss of her father to suicide in 2017. We had such a deep and winding talk with her, and like with so many of our guests that we meet for the...
Lisa Kolb Ruland - "Unpeeled"
Processing - March 26, 2020 23:09 - 1 hourOn this week's show we are joined by the lovely Lisa Kolb Ruland. Lisa lost her husband Erik in 2014, in a tragic accident on Mt. Rainier. She shares about her personal journey with grief following such an unimaginable loss, and how she found solace in cooking and writing. Lisa is the founder of...
Jeffery Haynes - "Broiled Scrod"
Processing - March 13, 2020 02:17 - 1 hourOn this weeks very special episode, Bobbie and Zahra speak with long time friend Jeffery Haynes, aka Mr. Lif. Jeffery is a world-renowned rapper and dear friend to Zahra. In 2006 Jeffery and Zahra were in a near-death bus crash while on a nationwide tour that Jeffery was headlining. We talk abou...
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