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CTV News
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Montreal's smoked meat sandwich ranked among the best in the world
Montreal's Schwartz's Deli is famous for its delicious smoked meats. (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) Montreal's smoked meat sandwich is one of the top 25 in the world, according to a list released by American media network CNN. Sandwiched – excuse the pun – between South Africa's spatlo and New Orleans' po'boy, the outlet describes the Quebec staple as one that carnivores are sure to say 'oui' to. 'The best briskets used in a true Montreal smoked meat sandwich are said to soak for up to two weeks in brine and savoury aromatics such as coriander, peppercorn and garlic before being smoked and hand-sliced to go down in eternal sandwich glory,' CNN notes. This isn't the first time the city's iconic dish has been recognized on the international stage. Chef and author Anthony Bourdain once said, 'You can't not do this when you come to Montreal,' – referring to a smoked meat sandwich at Schwartz's Deli. In the Montreal episode of Somebody Feed Phil, Phil Rosenthal also visits Schwartz's, noting that no trip to Montreal would be otherwise complete. Montreal writer Mordecai Richler, in his novel Barney's Version, published in 1997, famously described the spices used in smoked meat as a 'maddening aphrodisiac' that should be bottled and copyrighted as 'Nectar of Judea.'
CBC
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Phil Rosenthal might have never made Everybody Loves Raymond if he hadn't fallen asleep on a 300-year-old bed
Before he created his long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, Phil Rosenthal was a broke New York City theatre student who worked a number of odd jobs, like managing a deli and patrolling The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a security guard on the graveyard shift. Though he couldn't have known it at the time, his brief stint working at New York's largest art museum would have a significant impact on his future career as a TV writer — and it all has to do with how he got fired. "I thought I could stay up at night and have another job during the day, probably a theatre job that didn't pay anything," Rosenthal recalls in a live on-stage conversation with Q 's Tom Power at the Banff World Media Festival. "On the third day without sleep, I did not report back to my post after doing a route. I was asleep and they found me asleep in a period room, which was a replica of a 300-year-old room with [an antique] bed as part of the exhibit. And that's where they found me — on that bed." WATCH | Phil Rosenthal's full interview with Tom Power: In addition to losing three days of sleep, Rosenthal says he was also on cold medication that made him drowsy. When he saw the bed, he thought it'd be a good idea to lay down for a few minutes. But when he didn't return to his post after an hour and a half, museum staff started looking for him, concerned that maybe a crime was being committed (art thefts are often inside jobs). "I'm drooling on the pillow of this thing and I just remember looking up at this lady supervisor and thinking, 'How did she get in my room?'" he says. "The museum frowns on you touching the art, let alone sleeping on it. And so I was fired. It was the most humiliating thing that ever happened to me." Several years later, Rosenthal was living in Hollywood, trying to make it as an actor, but not having much luck. When his friend asked him if he'd like to collaborate on a spec script for the show Roseanne, he knew exactly what the story should be about. "John Goodman's character, the dad, they need extra money, and he gets a night job working as the night guard at the local museum and he falls asleep on a 300-year-old bed," Rosenthal explains. "We write this script. And people all over town read it and go, 'What an imagination!' And we got hired instantly on a sitcom." Today, Rosenthal's advice to emerging writers is simple. "Write as specifically as you can," he says. "Specificity is the key to being universal."
New York Times
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Somebody Explain Why Everybody Loves Phil Rosenthal
When Phil Rosenthal, host of the Netflix food and travel show 'Somebody Feed Phil' and creator of the enduring sitcom 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' began selling out live shows last year, no one was more surprised than Ray Romano. Mr. Romano, the sitcom's star, showed up at the Paramount concert hall on Long Island, expecting to stir up excitement among fans and help out during the Q&A. No one had a question for him, he said; they just wanted to tell Phil about their favorite places to eat in Lisbon or Nashville. 'How did this happen?' the actor asked me over the phone last week. 'I've been doing stand-up for 30 years. He goes to Poland and eats meatloaf and sells out theaters around the world?' There is no shortage of armchair-travel television: It pours from Hulu, Amazon Prime, National Geographic and Food Network, not to mention the fire hose that is social media. But somehow, Mr. Rosenthal has broken through and become a global star. Season 8 of his show dropped on June 18, making it the longest-running unscripted show on Netflix. In August he'll start a North American tour, and a second cookbook, 'Phil's Favorites' — the first was a New York Times best seller — will come out in November. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Daily Mail
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
A tiny Sydney Thai restaurant is the star of a new Netflix series - and it has Nigella Lawson's tick of approval: 'Best I've ever been to'
A hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Sydney 's Haymarket is an unlikely star in the new season of a popular Netflix TV series - and Nigella Lawson is already a fan. Last week, the eighth season of popular food show Somebody Feed Phil dropped on the global streamer - and it shone a spotlight on tiny Sydney Thai restaurant, Porkfat. The hit US TV show follows host Phil Rosenthal as he travels the world, explores new destinations, and of course, tastes delicious local cuisine. In episode six of the latest season, the American foodie headed to Sydney and Adelaide to visit some of the well-known local establishments and tourist spots. In Sydney, the presenter predictably visits iconic locations like Bondi Beach and Taronga Zoo, before dining at prestigious fine dining restaurants in the three-hatted restaurant Saint Peter and two-hatted Firedoor. The episode also saw the host pop by Messina for a scoop of their cult-favourite ice-cream. But where things got interesting was when Phil went off-script by heading to the fringe of Sydney's bustling Chinatown for a lowkey lunch at Porkfat. After sitting down for a meal, Phil raved in the episode that it was 'one of the best Thai places I've ever been to'. After the episode aired, the restaurant's own Instagram account shared a post about the TV star's visit, writing that it had been 'an honour' and 'absolute pleasure welcoming Phil Rosenthal to Porkfat'. 'Thank you for coming in, sharing our food, our city (and our kitchen) with the world,' the post read. The small 30-seater restaurant has been open since 2022 and is renowned for serving 'family-style' Thai cuisine. In that time, chef and owner Narin 'Jack' Kulasai and his partner Tanya Boonprakong have developed a loyal following of regular customers. But since Porkfat had a starring role in a hit Netflix show, the Sydney restaurateurs told FEMAIL that they've been inundated with visits from new diners wanting to experience their cuisine. 'After the Netflix series went on air, our restaurant is getting more busy and busy,' Jack confirmed to FEMAIL. The restaurant owner added that because they have such a limited dining space, they were actively encouraging would-be diners to make a booking ahead of their visit – although he added that they were still trying hard to accommodate as many walk-in customers as they could. 'We are only 30 seats, so we would recommend everyone to book a table first on our website,' Jack said. The influx of new curious patrons has also been compounded by repeat visits from celebrity customer, Nigella Lawson. The British TV host has made a point of stopping by the eatery on every visit she's made to Australian over the past three years. Nigella just recently dined again at Porkfat in June 2025, later sharing an Instagram post to her 3million followers saying that she 'can't stop thinking about the sensational pork larb at Porkfat'. 'I mean, everything I ate there was wonderful, as indeed it always is, but this is the dish – light, zingy, fresh and fiery, studded with those fabulous golden cubes of pork fat for which the restaurant is named – that rules my heart!' Nigella, 65, wrote. Jack confirmed the international cooking queen has ordered their signature dish annually for three years running. 'Nigella is so in-love with our Porkfat's Larb that she always has this menu item every time she visits us,' Jack said. But despite her celebrity status, the restaurant owner said Nigella always comes into the restaurant without any airs and graces. 'She books just like a regular customer – she books online and then she just comes,' he told Broadsheet. Porkfat restaurant owner and chef Narin 'Jack' Kulasai (centre) confirmed to FEMAIL that they'd been inundated with new diners since their starring role on the Netflix food series The simple menu at Porkfat is comprised of 10 regular dishes, four specials and one $18 dessert. In addition to the Porkfat's Larb, $38, some of their acclaimed menu items include their Crispy Pork Belly with Chilli Lime Nahm Jim, $23, Grilled Pork Jowl with Smoked Chilli Nahm Jim, $36 and Baked Mooloolaba King Prawns with Vermicelli, $43. The sole dessert is Amphawa's Homemade Coconut Ice Cream, $18, which is a coconut ice-cream topped with roasted peanuts, candied pumpkin and palm seeds.
News.com.au
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton talk Everybody Loves Raymond reboot: ‘We're all heartbroken'
Everybody still loves Raymond — but when it comes to a revival, the Barone household just wouldn't be the same. Stars Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton are putting Everybody Loves Raymond reboot rumours to rest. The pair weighed in on the topic while celebrating 30 years of the beloved sitcom at The Paley Museum in New York City on June 16. The series' creator Phil Rosenthal and Maggie Wheeler (who had a guest role as Linda Gruenfelder) were also among those in attendance. 'No, there won't be a reboot,' Romano, 67, exclusively told The Post on the red carpet of the anniversary event. The actor noted that while there are a couple of reasons a revival isn't possible, one stands out. 'The obvious is Peter [Boyle] and Doris [Roberts] and one of the kids — they're no longer with us,' Romano said. 'We're all heartbroken. They're a big part of the show, the dynamic.' Boyle, who played Frank Barone, Romano's on-screen father, died from multiple myeloma and heart disease in 2006 at the age of 71. Roberts, Boyle's TV wife and Romano's mother, Marie Barone, died in 2016 at the age of 90. Sawyer Sweeten, who portrayed one of Romano's twin sons (Geoffrey Barone), died by suicide in 2015. He was 19. 'Without them, I don't know what the dynamic is,' Romano added. 'We love the show too much, we respect it too much to even try to do it.' The ensemble also included Sullivan Sweeten (Michael Barone), Madylin Sweeten (Ally Barone), Brad Garrett (Robert Barone) and Monica Horan (Amy MacDougall-Barone). 'To try to do it again without the cast members that we've lost would be a disservice to the show,' Heaton, 67, told The Post, agreeing with Romano. 'You shouldn't try to go back and redo something that is pretty much perfect,' Heaton went on. 'We need to just leave it there and let people enjoy it for what it was.' The actress explained that Romano and Rosenthal, 65, chose to end the series when they did because 'they felt like they'd really done all of the stories.' 'They have a lot of integrity in that way,' Heaton said. 'The network would have wanted us to go for three more years, but they didn't want to run the show into the ground.' Garrett told People something similar when asked whether there will be a revival. 'There won't be,' he said at the premiere of Disney Pixar's Elio in Los Angeles on June 10. 'And I'm just saying that because that's something that Ray and Phil [Rosenthal] have always said.' 'There is no show without the parents,' Garrett added. 'They were the catalyst, and to do anything that would resemble that wouldn't be right to the audiences or to the loyal fan base. And it was about two families, and you can't get around that.' Though he's ruled out a revival, Romano said a reunion isn't off the table. 'Will there be a reunion? That we would love to do,' the No Good Deed actor revealed to The Post. 'I think we're considering and working on that happening.' Romano and Heaton reunited for the series' 30th anniversary celebration, a kick-off event for The Paley Museum's new exhibit, 30 Years of Everybody Loves Raymond: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute. Heaton got a sneak peek at the collection, which includes rare photos, videos, wardrobe and props, and called the experience 'very overwhelming to see.' 'I really teared up because when you're doing a show, you're just trying to make the best episodes you can for that week,' Heaton told The Post, reflecting on her time making the sitcom. 'To do that, you're not thinking about legacy,' she said. 'You're not thinking about a historical TV show, which I really feel like it's become the new Honeymooners. People all over the world love this show, so it was really wonderful to be a part of it.' Heaton starred as Debra Barone opposite Romano's Ray Barone for all nine seasons of the CBS sitcom, which ran from 1996 to 2005. The role earned her back-to-back Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2000 and 2001. Debra was a stay-at-home mum who often squabbled with her mother-in-law Marie, who just so happened to live across the street. One of Debra's most memorable storylines was when she cooked Ray lemon chicken on their first date, to which he replied, 'I could eat this the rest of my life!' He got his wish, as Debra went on to make it several times after they got married. As for whether Heaton has whipped it up in real life, she quipped, 'It's now just my husband [David Hunt] and I — we're empty nesters — but there's nothing like a good lemon chicken.'
