10/12/2022
Some go to Cowtown for the rodeo. I go for the tacos đŽ
Kae Lani is an Emmy Award-Winning television host, food and travel writer, podcaster, recipe develop
Some go to Cowtown for the rodeo. I go for the tacos đŽ
I wanted to take a picture with some bread I made and my mom photobombed me. Happy Thanksgiving đŚ
On this day 10 years ago took this photo of and I at . Little did I know that a decade later, Iâd be hosting a TV show featuring Tattooed Mom! Such a joy to share a legendary spot with Philly restaurant lovers!
You can watch last weekâs episode of online and be sure to tune in to tonight at 7:30 for a new one!
The secret ingredient to is love.
and I ate at Mariaâs twice today, kinda by accident. Most Saturdays we get groceries at the Collingswood Farmers Market and pop over to Mariaâs for coffee and breakfast before walking back home.
Today, we did just that, but then remembered that they were serving up pizza and complimentary Negronis for Collingswoodâs Second Saturday Sip & Shop. It was worth it to eat pizza on a stoop and sip Negronis while watching a bad play across the street.
This town is rad and itâs because of the people in it.
Itâs too late in the year to be getting sunburnt while drinking beer outside⌠but here we are. is worth it!
Kansas City was the last place I thought I'd run into real-life treasure hunters. But when you think about the 400 steamboats that sank in the Missouri and Kansas Rivers, there's a whole lot of treasure still left to dug up.
The Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City gives visitors a unique look into the history of America's frontier. In 1865, the Steamboat Arabia sank in the Missouri River, taking with it 200 tons of settler supplies including clothes, tools, and even food still preserved in their jars (watch for the story about how someone tried a 130-year-old pickle!).
Join me as we explore the largest collection of Pre-Civil War artifacts and get a look at what life was like in 1860s Kansas City! You can see the full story at The Kansas City Star!
Poâ boys, frog legs, sazeracs and beignets. No matter what bar, cafe or restaurant we walked into, every bite in New Orleans was amazing đ¤Š
Our 4 year anniversary fit.
How adorkable are we?!
happy anniversary to my husband who has to put up with this
love you
Scenes from New Orleans đş
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comes back to tomorrow at 7:30pm and weâre kicking off the new season with a really special episode.
Itâs been almost three years since we first came on the air, so it felt necessary to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry, the lessons we learned, and how we can all move forward together.
Joining me at the table this week are of , of and of ,  and . These titans of the restaurant industry shared their stories and insights with us in what is sure to be a very informative and uplifting episode of Check, Please! Philly.
Be sure to tune in at 7:30pm tomorrow! Weâll be back to exploring localsâ favorite restaurants next week!
What happens when you unleash me into a city with an intern, a couple of cameras and a microphone?
đĽ A VIDEO SERIES! Thatâs what happens!
This summer, I worked with to explore the people and places that make Kansas City so unique. For this series, readers sent us their favorite things to do in Kansas City, and we set out to document what those experiences were all about â and yâall, I was SURPRISED by everything Kansas City had to offer.
We met a treasure hunter at the who excavated a sunken steamboat with 200 tons of preserved cargo on board, got a taste of Pre-Prohibition history at , explored Black History at the , ate a lot of barbecue, and even had time to grab a scoop of ice cream at !
Check out those stories and more at The Kansas City Star and follow along here because Iâll be sharing those stories in the coming weeks!
Living deliciously with Adult Happy Meal. Indeed I am loving it! đ
The face I made when people at the ice cream shop recognized me from âthat food show on PBS.â
BTW comes back to in October!
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I still get surprised when people recognize me in public even though Iâve gotten stopped at least once a week for the past 3 years.
If you catch me in the wild you will become an unofficial Check, Please! Philly guest! I will ask you where your favorite restaurant is and what your go to order is. I will answer all your questions and talk about the show. I will talk your ear off if you let me because Iâm honestly just excited about seeing you as you are seeing me! đ¤Š
What a surreal, whirlwind of a week. We filmed 6 episodes in 3 days featuring 18 guests and their favorite restaurants - an exciting start to Season 2 of for !
Iâm a little winded by the sprint, but itâs that kind of tired you feel when youâre satisfied and proud of the work youâve completed. Canât wait to see what and her team come up with as they continue with production!!!
Iâll be posting more about it later as we get the show ready for the fall, but for now, enjoy some of these behind the scenes moments captured by the creatively keen eye of .lou_!
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We are officially back in the studio filming Season 2 of âs !
Being back at the table and chatting with folks about their favorite restaurants feels surreal. Itâs been 3 years since weâve filmed Season 1. So much has happened and changed since then. Leading up to taping, I honestly didnât know how Iâd feel sitting in my old seat.
But it was wild how quickly I slid right back into my role as host, which was easy to do thanks to , the incredible team and our fabulous guests! Everyone fell right into a rhythm and we didnât skip a beat.
Not only did I feel way more comfortable this time around (I was so nervous in the 1st season) it weirdly felt like no time passed at all.
Itâs great to be back! Keep an eye out for new episodes of coming out later this fall!
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Today is Bastille Day! To celebrate, I went to The Good King Tavern to learn about the history of Quatorze juillet (14th of July) and to indulge in a few niçoise bites!
ICYMI, here's the segment on WHYY's You Oughta Know and be sure to head to The Good King Tavern this Saturday for their Bastille Day Block Party (pro trip -- order the Pissaladière Niçoise with their signature cocktail, the Marseille, Afternoon)!
Watch the full episode on WHYY! https://whyy.org/episodes/local-experts-explore-the-healing-power-of-plants/
Tonight on âs we dig into the culinary traditions of Bastille Day! I stopped by and
and talked to father-daughter co-owners Bernard and Chloe Grigri. Not only did they
teach me about Quatorze juillet (14th of July) as it's called in France, but they also shared a couple of
dishes and a signature cocktail they'Il be offering during their Bastille Day Block Party on Saturday July 16th!
Tune in to tonight at
7:30pm to learn more!
Been spending the last few weeks dining out for Season 2 of âs ! I canât share with you where Iâve been going but let me tell you, our guests this season have impeccable taste!
Be sure to follow to see what weâll be dishing out this season! STAY TUNED đş
I was supposed to be looking for clothes for my TV wardrobe but ended up buying a bunch of Looney Tunes t-shirts instead.
There was a brief moment in the 90âs when Looney Tunes was all over streetwear, and I am pining for those simpler times. That is why I declare Summer 2022 Bugs Bunny and Blazers!
⨠Living in a Garden State of Mind! â¨
Excited to share that I contributed a story to the New Jersey Fan Club, a book of essays, comics, and other works of art that celebrate the Garden State. It was a huge endeavor compiled by editor , founder of the . Itâs such a joy to see the book come together!
Iâll be reading my story, a piece about Jerseyâs farm-to-table bounty, this Sunday at 6pm at in Haddonfield. Join me along with writers and for a night that is sure to be Jersey Fresh!
đŁ NEWS đŁ Excited to announce that Iâm McClatchyâs new City Guides Writer! Iâll be joining newsrooms across the country to build out guides that will help folks enjoy their home towns to the fullest!
At the core of all of my work is the desire to expand peopleâs worlds, providing them with the information they need to live well. Thatâs why when I heard about McClatchyâs City Guides project, I knew I wanted in. Itâs a project that blends my passions for food and travel writing, and also gets me into new lifestyle topics that I canât wait to explore.
Iâm excited to see where this project takes me and canât wait to share that adventure with you!
To answer the burning questions Iâm sure youâll have â yes, I am staying in Philadelphia and YES I am still your host with the most on WHYYâs !
đŁ Announcement Incoming đŁ
Tomorrow, my food and travel worlds collide as I embark on a nationwide project featuring news you can use! Iâve been sitting on this news for about a month now and I canât wait to share what Iâll be working on! STAY TUNED!
Still beaming with pride over Philadelphiaâs representation at the last night!
What I love about the food industry is also what I love about Philly: status doesnât matter to us as much as your work ethic. My grandparents were street vendors by the Clothespin in front of City Hall. They taught me with hard work and grit you can achieve anything your dream â and that the community in Philadelphia was the fertile soil that would support that growth.
I believed in that wholeheartedly as a kid and I still believe in that today. So it makes me very proud to see others flourish in Philly and share with us their experiences, their culture and their talents.
Congratulations to all of the James Beard Award nominees, semifinalist and winners! Congratulations to and, of course, our Best Chef Mid-Atlantic ! And thank you for being part of the community that makes Philadelphia SHINE đ
For the Awards â my dress is pants!
What an overwhelmingly incredible experience to share space with people who I deeply admire and celebrate the passionate makers in the restaurant industry! Everyone at the awards was so welcoming and eager to embrace newcomers like me.
A big congratulations to all of the winners and nominees. Itâs an outstanding accomplishment! And thanks to everyone who made the James Beard Awards really special this year and for many years to come!
Feels fitting to start the big Awards day doing what I love - working with the soil from which food comes.
It was a joy and pleasure spending the morning volunteering with the at Grant Park Farm. Food begins with the land which is tended to by hands that we donât often see in our food systems.
Yesterday, co-founder earned a James Beard Leadership Award! And itâs so weâll deserved! Through Urban Growers Collective Erika leads a team full of incredible stewards of the land who use this space to educate, empower and encourage the next generation of urban farmers.
Editors when they find my TV work: âWow! Youâre such a natural on camera!â
BTS still frames of me making wild faces during segments:
Do you feel different after your birthday? đ
Birthdays come and go and I rarely ever feel different. Other milestones like graduations, my wedding, and new jobs feel more like new frontiers. Like Iâm setting off on a new adventure. But usually, birthdays always felt just like any other day. Except for this birthday. Not sure if itâs because of my age or because weâre kind of emerging from a global pandemic or because of some upcoming NEWS Iâve got coming, but yesterday I actually felt a shift in my perspective.
Birthdays are a day where you get to do what you want and be who you want and everyone not only accepts it but celebrates it because âyouâre the birthday girl!â Such a novel concept â people accepting you for who you are.
To be real, I protect a lot of who I am because, even though there are tons of people who love and appreciate me, my brain always zeros in on the one critical voice. But not on this birthday! This birthday was all about being unapologetically me because the rule of birthdays dictates that itâs LITERALLY YOUR DAY.
No amount of haterade could douse the flames of my outrageous flamboyance. For 24 hours, I moved through the world really just letting it all hang out. I boldly shared all of my silly thoughts, I sent the brave email pitches I didnât have the guts to send, and at the end of the day I thought âthat felt great! Why donât I do that more often?â
So get ready, because Kae Lani 33.0 will be doing that more often. Uninhibited, unleashed and slightly unhinged.
Thanks to everyone who shared their birthday advice with me! So much of it echoed yesterdayâs vibe. The best gifts are ones straight from the heart and these nuggets of wisdom are proof of that. Thank you all!
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⨠Itâs my birthday! ⨠What advice do you have for this 33 year old?
Get that BREAD! Couldnât leave Tucson without getting a loaf of . The key ingredient in bread is time - time to nurture the sourdough starter, time to let the bread rise, and even the time that goes into growing the grains. In regards to this bread, generations and generations of time went into cultivating the local Arizona heritage grains that uses for Barrio Bread. You could seriously taste the Sonoran desert in this bread â earthy, slightly sour, mildly sweet â every bite was as vibrant as those Arizona sunsets. This bread was so good, I packed it in my suitcase and brought it home to New Jersey! I even left my sourdough starter next to a slice in hopes that a small piece of Arizonaâs spirit could be part of every bread I bake. đ â¤ď¸
We all know that the Italian Market is a special place, but it is truly the people that make it the spirited community that it is.
I had an incredible day filming two segments for âs . First stop: the with the fabulous who made us a delightful Juneteenth drink. (Stay tuned in June!)
Next we went down the street to where Cristina Martinez () prepared two holiday foods for a special segment that will air later this year. And we couldnât have picked a better day to film because itâs Cristinaâs birthday! Feliz CumpleaĂąos! Thanks for sharing your birthday with us!
Brews and views with đş đ
We crammed a lot of vacation into our first day in Arizona! First stop: Sedona which was way more than we were expecting. and I were instantly charmed by the wild views and delicious foods!
If Iâm going to eat a Sonoran Hot Dog, Iâm going to eat one from a 2018 James Beard American Classic winner. Got my first bacon-wrapped hot dog experience at and it was love at first bite! đ đĽ
Have you tried the Sonoran Hot Dog?
âOf all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.â â John Muir
Convening with cacti đľ
Itâs been a dream of mine to see the mighty saguaro cacti in the Sonoran Desert, the only place in the world where they grow. is definitely the place to see these incredible desert plants. Also, the sunsets here are no joke!
I just found this photo of me and my great-grandmother Almeta Suggs! She was the mother of 15 - my grandfather being the oldest. Another ancestor to celebrate today for Motherâs Day!
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Check, Please! Philly on WHYY is coming back! I just wrapped up dining at all of our guestâs restaurant picks for Season 2 and BRAVO Philly! You all have incredible tastes! I canât wait to dish with you all in the studio this week. Special thanks to my dining companions, our producer Sarah Moses my friends Jessica Parker of Trip Whisperer, Annemarie Dooling, Nicole DiPonziano, and my husband Jon Palmisano for eating with me⌠and for helping me film some really fun BTS videos weâll be sharing over at Check, Please! Philly on Instagram (and the clock app). Youâre not going to want to miss this very special season weâre producing â so STAY TUNED! đş
We crammed a lot of vacation into our first day in Arizona! First stop: Sedona which was way more than we were expecting. @backtopresent and I were instantly charmed by the wild views and delicious foods!
Valentineâs Day is just around the corner so get your reservations in NOW! I got to share some restaurant recommendations this morning on @fox29philly Good Day Philadelphia with @mikejerrick and @alexholleytv. We talked about Sagami, @rivertwicephl, @lark_pa, @bardeawilmington and @revolutiontaco! What are your plans for Valentineâs Day?
@checkpleasephilly premiered 2 years ago this week on @whyy. I love this video of my grandfatherâs reaction to seeing me in the @phillyinquirer. He was a black man who grew up in Jim Crow south, a street vendor in Philly, and a landscaper. It blew his mind to see his granddaughter become an Emmy-winning TV host. It blew his mind because of how much he had seen in his lifetime. Claude Henry Suggs was born in 1938 in NC - the oldest of 15. Growing up experiencing segregation he was told that heâd never be more than a farmer. But he always challenged âwhat wasâ because he trusted and believed âwhat could be.â And he taught his children and grandchildren to always push against the boundaries that others tried to put around us. He sadly passed away in May. He was always proud to see Black youth rise in their careers. So if you need a Black grandpop to hype you up today, this video is for you. Because you, too, blew his mind and are his wildest dream.
It's blueberry season! My favorite Jersey Fresh season of the year. And though blueberries are perfect for baking, when the weather heats up, the last thing I want to do is turn on my oven. This is where the magic of icebox cakes saves the day. This creamy, sweet cake comes together in the freezer instead of the oven. The cookies in the crust and in the center absorbs some of the mascarpone whipped cream, giving the smooth cake a bit of a crunchy texture. Paired with sweet blueberries and semi-sweet chocolate chips and itâs absolute summertime bliss! Plus, itâs a cold dessert, making it the perfect treat to cool down during a backyard BBQ or summertime get together. Aside from being a no-bake dessert, the best part about icebox cakes is just how create you can be with them! You can pretty much use any combination of berries, cookies, and whipped topping flavors! You can do strawberries with chocolate cookies, raspberries with chocolate whipped cream, mangos with vanilla cookies and coconut flavored whipped cream â the world is your icebox cake! Video filmed and edited by Maggie Bues!
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