The One Where Jon Favreau Loves the Food | Dish Podcast | Waitrose

It’s official… We've met the chairman of the Clean Plate Club! Sandwiched into a gigantic worldwide press tour for The Mandalorian and Grogu, Jon Favreau joins Nick and Angela in the Dish studio this week. Jon’s latest adventure from the Star Wars universe stars Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White, but alongside his work behind some of Hollywood’s biggest films including Iron Man, Elf and The Jungle Book, there’s another side to Jon that food lovers know very well. From learning the ropes with Roy Choi for cult foodie film Chef to later building his own commercial kitchen and hosting The Chef Show, it doesn’t take long for Jon to roll his sleeves up and become Angela’s unofficial sous chef for the afternoon. And because chefs support chefs, when Jon Favreau puts in a pasta request, how could Angela not say yes! This week she serves a Roman classic: pillowy gnocchi coated in a glossy cacio e pepe sauce, which goes down extremely well. Alongside it comes steamed broccoli with walnuts, olive oil and lemon for freshness and crunch, plus a bottle of Broglia Gavi DOCG: bright, crisp and exactly what’s needed alongside a cheesy sauce. As we discover throughout the episode, there’s seemingly nothing Jon can’t do. Directing, acting, cooking, even DJing for Mark Ronson at star-studded Grammy parties. But amongst all the talents, we may have finally uncovered a Favreau knowledge gap: his time spent as Monica Geller’s billionaire boyfriend in Friends. While the memories may be slightly hazier than expected, Jon more than makes up for it by casually reeling off all five mother sauces like it’s the easiest thing in the world. Find all Dish episodes here: https://pod.link/1626354833 All recipes from this podcast can be found at https://www.waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at https://www.waitrose.com/dish Follow Dish: Instagram: dish_podcast TikTok: dishpodcast Follow Waitrose: Instagram: waitrose TikTok: waitrose Follow Nick: Instagram: nicholasgrimshaw TikTok: nickgrimshaw Follow Angela: Instagram: angelacooking Follow Cold Glass Productions: Instagram: coldglassproductions LinkedIn: cold-glass-productions We can’t all have a Michelin star chef in the kitchen, but you can ask Angela for help. Send your dilemmas to [email protected] and she’ll try to answer in a future episode. Dish is a Cold Glass Production for Waitrose ------------------------------------ Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up on Dish… 00:38 - Welcome! 00:51 - Footy catch-up 02:14 - Today’s guest… 03:42 - Jon Favreau is here! 04:53 - How’s life? 05:34 - Cheers! 06:33 - Press tours and trying new cuisines 08:45 - To gatekeep or not? 10:43 - Difference between chefs and homecooks 13:45 - Rituals to get focused? 15:03 - Tom Holland love 16:35 - Sous Chef Jon! 19:36 - Jon’s pasta pick! 20:31 - Any dislikes? 21:20 - Food is served! 24:15 - Gnocchi trick? 24:26 - Broccoli side & wine pairing 25:07 - Still to come… 25:23 - The Mandalorian and Grogu! 27:34 - The beauty of Star Wars 29:16 - Reading the room 33:57 - Directing a surreal cast! 36:11 - Mark Ronson & DJ Favreau?! 38:55 - Fast food quiz! 41:31 - Fast food quiz (chef edition!) 44:31 - End of the show question