Gideon Raff (Writer, Producer of Homeland) and Ariel Vromen (Director of The Iceman) join for a quick conversation at the gala event supporting the Let the Animals Live-Israel Organization. For more information, visit http://LetLive.org.il/eng and http://TheDinnerParty.tv . We ask the question, "What do you stand for?" Gideon and Ariel discuss why the support animal welfare and being vegan.
Is a designer a storyteller? If you are international hospitality designer Jordan Mozer, then you are that and more! One the premier designers for hotels and restaurants- and private residences, too- Jordan Mozer architecture and design firm has created unique spaces all over the US, Europe and Asia with clients like Klimpton Hotels, the award winning East Hotel in Germany, George Lucas and Skywalker Development, Steve Wynn and the Bellagio Resort Hotel, and The Walt Disney Company, just to name...
I dish with actress, model (um, Sexiest Swimsuit Model in the WORLD, according to Maxim ) and animal activist, Joanna Krupa on the red carpet of her newest movie, You Can't Have It , scheduled for release Friday, March 17, 2017. (Producer Lyle Howry.) Joanna reveals the early difficulties of coming to America from Poland as a little girl with her mother. With no money, she's worked her way to the top, all while keeping a big heart. We also chat about You Can't Have It , breaking into acting from...
The most celebrated party of the year is The Governor's Ball; the after-party of the Oscars, the 89th Annual Academy Awards. The theme of the night is Magical Transformation, and nothing makes a night more magical than food from celeb Chef Wolfgang Puck, drinks created by Mixologist Charles Joly with director Brett Ratner's The Hilhaven Lodge Whisky, wine from The Coppola Family and Champagne from Piper Heidsieck. Listen in to The Celebrity Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano as I dish with Wolfg...
What does it mean to be a movie producer? More specifically, what exactly does a movie producer do? Movie producer and CEO of Oddlot Entertainment, Gigi Pritzker, joins me in the WGN Studios. Over Beet Bruschetta with black kale, smoked pecans, red onions, and whipped goat cheese, and a Spinach and Endive Salad with apple, pecorino, hempseed and buttermilk dressing from Lula Cafe, we discuss just how the heck movies actually get made. Gigi Pritzker has been producing films for most of her adult ...
As we gear up for the Academy Awards, Nocturnal Animals nominee, actor Michael Shannon sits down with me for food and drink as we dish on cooking, his creative process, working with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Leonardo di Caprio and Martin Scorsese, being nominated for an Academy Award...and bourbon! Want some insight into the elusive artist and no-bs actor? Listen in! For more information, visit http://TheDinnerParty.tv/podcast .
Ever have a great melody in your head and you wonder how to turn it into a song? Singer-songwriter Steve Dawson of Dolly Varden joins me on the most recent episode of The Celebrity Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano . Steve and I dish on everything from the power of a good teacher and the musicality of language to how some of the best songs might just flow to you on your way to work! Demystifying the process and conveying that anyone can do it, Steve makes songwriting accessible even to those wh...
Is it attaining success that matters? Or is it what you do with that success once you’ve got it that really counts? On this episode of The Celebrity Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano , model, actress and filmmaker, Katie Cleary, joins me on the red carpet of the Chaplin screening room at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Sure, Katie has graced magazine covers all over the globe and appeared on America’s Next Top Model, Deal or No Deal and countless more TV programs. She has been a TV host for E! En...
As we start the year, I am bringing back my very favorite video interview & podcast with award-winning National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen. In this incredibly informative tete a tete with Nicklen, skyping from his home in British Columbia, he tells us the one thing we can easily do today to positively affect the planet and its animals and sea life. There is no time to lose and the new administration could make things much worse for our environment. Listen in to the podcast and chec...
What is it like to be both a movie star AND an avid fan? On this episode of The Celebrity Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano from the Sunset Marquis in Los Angeles, actress Illeana Douglas dishes with me on growing up with her grandfather, classic movie great, Melvin Douglas, working along some of the best filmmakers of our time like Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, and her life in and out of the movies. Plus, we hash on her book, I Blame Dennis Hopper, hosting Trailblazing Women on Turner Cl...
Imagine you are a guest chef on one of the largest cruise ship lines and you get to travel all over the world cooking for people. Is this the best job you could ever imagine or the worst? TV Personality Chef and author of 9 cookbooks, George Geary joins me to dish on his world culinary tours, being a guest Chef on Holland American Cruise lines and his newest book, LA's Legendary Restaurants and the skinny and scuttlebutt on which celebs ate in which places over the past several decades. Listen i...
In an intimate conversation at the Sunset Marquis, Sophie Tweed-Simmons and I dish on her songwriting process, her stance on social media, her work with Refinery29 and Adoreme.com on positive body image and just what she thinks about this crazy election. Listen in! For more information, visit Http://TheDinnerParty.tv and http://TheDinnerParty.tv/sophie-simmons/ .
On the most recent episode of The Celebrity Dinner Party , violin virtuoso Joshua Bell joins host Elysabeth Alfano at the Sunset Marquis in Los Angeles. Over food and wine, the two dish on Joshua's relationship with his 1713 Stradivarius, the balance between intellectual and emotional playing, his well-known subway "experiment", composers who have marked him, and the best snacks before he performs. So grab a glass of Kendall-Jackson wine and listen in!...
Producer, Writer ( Gross Point Blank and High Fidelity ) and Director ( About Last Night, Hot Tub Time Machine and Hot Tub Time Machine 2 ) Steve Pink joins host Elysabeth Alfano on The Celebrity Dinner Party . Over food and wine from the swank Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood, the two dish on Steve growing up in Chicago, collaborating with Jeremy Piven and John Cusack and studying at the Piven Theatre with Shira Piven, Joyce Piven and Joan Cusack. They also dig into how bad movies happen and th...
We may not agree on our favorite snacks, but we sure do agree that travel is the window to your soul. Musician and photographer Julian Lennon joins me on The Celebrity Dinner Party to dish on his most recent travels from and photographs of the areas around the South China Sea....plus, he relays a few thoughts on life from his father, John. SUBSCRIBE now and for more information visit http://thedinnerparty.tv/julian-lennon/ .
What was it like growing up with America’s most iconic comedian? Author, podcaster and all-around smart lady, Kelly Carlin dishes with me on what it was like to have George Carlin as her Dad…and beyond. Grab a glass of wine and your favorite snack as this podcast just might get you thinking about your life’s grand plan! SUBSCRIBE now and for more information visit http://thedinnerparty.tv/kelly-carlin-growing-up-with-george/ .
Actor Gentry White (Lifetime's UnReal and AMC's Turn: Washington's Spies) and Chef Bruce Kalman (Union Restaurant and Knead Pasta Co.) join me at Union to dish on the world of acting, restaurants, the business side of the arts, clean food, favorite snacks and life as we know it. Belly up and listen in! ** PLEASE NOTE this audio was saved from Facebook Live after being lost in a computer crash. For more information, visit TheDinnerParty.Tv/chef-bruce-kalman-and-actor-gentry-white/ .
Youtube music sensation and original artist, Dan Henig, and comedian Melinda Hill join me on a hot LA day to talk about the creative process, favorite snacks, managing life and career as an independent artist and how they define success. PLUS, Dan surprises us with a never-before-heard new song he had just writer the night before! For more information, visit: http://thedinnerparty.tv/musician-dan-henig-and-comedian-melinda-hill/ .
Actresses Alex Kapp and Tricia O'Kelley join me to dish on the tricky business of acting, motherhood and life's funny twists and turns in your 40s. We pour the wine and let it rip! For more info,visit http://thedinnerparty.tv/actresses-alex-kapp-and-tricia-okelley/
Fashion and Lifestyle Expert, Lawrence Zarian joins me at the Sunset Marquis to dish on being your best self, letting the past be the past, embracing your full self, finding the career you love and favorite snacks. SUBSCRIBE now and for more information visit http://theDinnerParty.tv/fashion-expert-lawrence-zarian.
Who knew you could get so many life tips from Top Chef Fabio Viviani: He would rather be dead than stupid, and things have to make him happy, healthy or money or he won’t do it. Sounds good to me! Plus, he gives critical tips on cooking pasta. Grab a glass of wine and belly up and listen in to learn what he ALWAYS has in his fridge! Visit http://TheDinnerParty.tv/Top-Chef-Fabio-Viviani.
Over food from Cavatina Restaurant at the Sunset Marquis, Joel Murray and Curtis Armstrong and I dish on movies, marriage, food, working in the biz, what it means to be a nerd and favorite snacks. For more information, visit: http://theDinnerParty.tv/Joel-Murray-and-Curtis-Armstrong .
You know how some people you could talk to forever? Ultra athlete and podcaster Rich Roll is like that for me. In my most recent episode of "The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano", Rich and I discuss the power that comes from making decisions every day about the food that is on our plates and how these decisions can be political statements that can change our health and our environment. For more info, visit http://TheDinnerParty.tv/Rich-Roll .
Outspoken funny girl Margaret Cho dishes with host Elysabeth Alfano at the Sunset Marquis with a Tequila Cocktail. The two talk about everything from the intersection of being bi-sexual and Korean, being a sexual abuse survivor, morality on the internet and words of advice from Amy Schumer and Jerry Seinfeld regarding trolling, quick diet tips, her garbage, Aretha Franklin and Carole King and her favorite (bizarre!) snack! For more info, visit http://TheDinnerParty.tv/Margaret-Cho .
Emmy Award Winning filmmaker, Elaine Madsen and Michael Madsen share some truly heart-warming moments. Showing his softer side, Michael reads a poem for her, and then she for him in this Mother's Day speical webisode AND we dish on Quentin Tarantino, John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Donny Brasco and more. In addition, we talk about Elaine's new film, I Know a Woman Like That, set for release this May, and her newest project at 84! Plus, Michael and Elaine share some thoughts on parenting. For more i...
What do Blair Tindall, author of the book, Mozart in the Jungle, which inspired the Amazon original series of the same name, and Dr. Travis Stork co-host of TV talk show, The Doctors, have in common? Drugs! Over several different salads and Kendall Jackson Avant Chardonnay, Blair, Dr. Travis and host Elysabeth Alfano dish on drugs, staying healthy, working with Jasaon Schwartzmann and Roman Copolla on "Mozart in the Jungle", Stork on "The Bachelor" and surprising career twists and turns on this ...
I catch up with former White House Chef and Senior Policy Advisor on Nutrition, Sam Kass, at the International Association of Culinary Professional conference to talk American food trends and technology, and his newest venture with Innit on the most recent podcast of The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano.
NBC's Alex Meneses and ABC's Wynn Everett talk working and motherhood in Hollywood, what Alex looks for in guy, fame vs. success and favorite snacks over delicious dishes at the Sunset Marquis on The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano.
Over some incredible dishes from Armenian-influenced Michelin starred chef, Carrie Nahabedian of Naha, Director Atom Egoyan and I discuss our food heritages, the plethora and difficulty of Armenian dishes, how food is woven into identity, and the incredibly powerful performance of a vibrant Christopher Plummer, now 86, in Egoyan's newest movie, "Remember."
In Russell Simmons own words, we’ve got an ‘esoteric rap going on’ and we get into ‘some far-out sh*t’ on this episode of "The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano". Over some Kendall Jackson’s Vintner’s Reserve Pinot Gris and delicious dishes from Cafe Gratitude, Russell and I dish on his life and business philosophy, the importance of being vegan and his newest book, "The Happy Vegan".
