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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 51 MIN

Replay: Chef Alon Shaya

from Only Good Vibes News Network · host Leroy Mitchell

Whistle Monsta sits down with James Beard Award–winning chef Alon Shaya for a deeply personal conversation about food, resilience, mentorship, and what it truly means to serve a community. Chef Shaya shares the inspiration behind his second cookbook, Memories of a Good Meal: Recipes of Resilience Inspired by Stories of World War II Survival. About Memories of a Good Meal: An unforgettable collection of recipes inspired by ten diverse, moving stories of Holocaust survivors and WWII heroes, from James Beard Award–winning chef Alon Shaya with author June Hersh. Memories of a Good Meal is a culinary journey that celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit and the transformative power of a good meal. Chef Alon Shaya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alonshaya Available for pre-order here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/memories-of-a-good-meal-alon-shayajune-hersh Thank you to our sponsors: NOLA Motorsports - https://nolamotor.com/ Scandalous Chocolates - https://www.scandalouschocolates.com/ Frenchy Live - https://www.frenchylive.com Trenasse - https://trenasse.com/ Whistle Monsta: Instgram - https://www.instagram.com/badasswhistla/# Website - https://www.whistlemonsta.com/ Intro/Outro Music: "Greatest Place on Earth" Performed by: Ivan Neville, Trombone Shorty, Ben Jaffe, Charlie Gabriel, and Whistle Monsta *Used by permission  @HarperCollinsPublishersUS   @HarvestBooksOfficial  AlonShaya, OnlyGoodVibesNewsNetwork, OGVNN, NewOrleans, NewOrleansFood, NewOrleansChef, JamesBeardAward, ChefInterview, Safta, LakeviewNewOrleans, CulinaryLeadership, FoodWithPurpose, HospitalityIndustry, CommunityLeadership, MentorshipMatters, SupportLocal, LouisianaFood, HolocaustStories, Resilience, WhistleMonsta, NOLA, yeschef, celebritychef, topchef, jamesbeard, jamesbeardaward#DrummersOfInstagram, MusicEducation, LoyolaNewOrleans, LoyolaMusic, LoyolaUniversityNewOrleans, MusicStudentLife, CollegeMusicians, YoungMusicians, NextGenerationOfMusic, MusicSchoolLife, StudentMusicians, FunkMusic, NOLAFunk, RootsRock, JamScene, JamBandFamily, GratefulDeadFamily, DeadHeads, ImprovisationalMusic, ModernFunk, SoulMusic, GrooveMusic, LiveJamSession, FunkFest, MapleLeaf, Tipitinas, BlueNile, JimmysUptown, FrenchysGallery, FunkyUncleLive, WhoDat, SaintsFans, NewOrleansSaints, SaintsNation, 504Culture, SaintsPodcast, SaintsCommunity, BlackAndGoldCrew, WhoDatNation, MusicVideo, PodcastInterview, PodcastLife, PodcastShow, NewEpisode, TrendingNow, MustWatch, ContentCreators, YouTubeCreators, SubscribeNow, fyp, foryou, foryoupage, viral, trending, newmusic, musiciansoftiktok, musicinterview, podcastclip, NOLAtok, musiciansclinic

Whistle Monsta sits down with James Beard Award–winning chef Alon Shaya for a deeply personal conversation about food, resilience, mentorship, and what it truly means to serve a community. Chef Shaya shares the inspiration behind his second cookbook, Memories of a Good Meal: Recipes of Resilience Inspired by Stories of World War II Survival. About Memories of a Good Meal: An unforgettable collection of recipes inspired by ten diverse, moving stories of Holocaust survivors and WWII heroes, from James Beard Award–winning chef Alon Shaya with author June Hersh. Memories of a Good Meal is a culinary journey that celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit and the transformative power of a good meal. Chef Alon Shaya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alonshaya Available for pre-order here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/memories-of-a-good-meal-alon-shayajune-hersh Thank you to our sponsors: NOLA Motorsports - https://nolamotor.com/ Scandalous Chocolates - https://www.scandalouschocolates.com/ Frenchy Live - https://www.frenchylive.com Trenasse - https://trenasse.com/ Whistle Monsta: Instgram - https://www.instagram.com/badasswhistla/# Website - https://www.whistlemonsta.com/ Intro/Outro Music: "Greatest Place on Earth" Performed by: Ivan Neville, Trombone Shorty, Ben Jaffe, Charlie Gabriel, and Whistle Monsta *Used by permission  @HarperCollinsPublishersUS   @HarvestBooksOfficial  AlonShaya, OnlyGoodVibesNewsNetwork, OGVNN, NewOrleans, NewOrleansFood, NewOrleansChef, JamesBeardAward, ChefInterview, Safta, LakeviewNewOrleans, CulinaryLeadership, FoodWithPurpose, HospitalityIndustry, CommunityLeadership, MentorshipMatters, SupportLocal, LouisianaFood, HolocaustStories, Resilience, WhistleMonsta, NOLA, yeschef, celebritychef, topchef, jamesbeard, jamesbeardaward#DrummersOfInstagram, MusicEducation, LoyolaNewOrleans, LoyolaMusic, LoyolaUniversityNewOrleans, MusicStudentLife, CollegeMusicians, YoungMusicians, NextGenerationOfMusic, MusicSchoolLife, StudentMusicians, FunkMusic, NOLAFunk, RootsRock, JamScene, JamBandFamily, GratefulDeadFamily, DeadHeads, ImprovisationalMusic, ModernFunk, SoulMusic, GrooveMusic, LiveJamSession, FunkFest, MapleLeaf, Tipitinas, BlueNile, JimmysUptown, FrenchysGallery, FunkyUncleLive, WhoDat, SaintsFans, NewOrleansSaints, SaintsNation, 504Culture, SaintsPodcast, SaintsCommunity, BlackAndGoldCrew, WhoDatNation, MusicVideo, PodcastInterview, PodcastLife, PodcastShow, NewEpisode, TrendingNow, MustWatch, ContentCreators, YouTubeCreators, SubscribeNow, fyp, foryou, foryoupage, viral, trending, newmusic, musiciansoftiktok, musicinterview, podcastclip, NOLAtok, musiciansclinic

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