Épisodes

  • From Garlic Bread Fails to Viral Cookbook Star: The Wishbone Kitchen Story with Meredith Hayden
    Dec 15 2025
    Chef Meredith Hayden joins Brad to share how Wishbone Kitchen went from a tiny Instagram experiment to a full-blown digital food empire, complete with her New York Times Bestselling cookbook, The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes for Everyday Luxury and Elevated Entertaining. She talks about growing up in a food-centric family, the chaos and charm of private chef life in NYC and the Hamptons, going viral on TikTok, and building a career rooted in joy, community, and intuitive cooking. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Voir plus Voir moins
    1 h et 20 min
  • The Beloved Bachelor Bartender Wells Adams Shares His Journey to Food Network
    Dec 8 2025
    Brad sits down with Wells Adams as he shares his epic journey from Nashville radio jockey to an unexpected turn towards The Bachelorette, leading to his long-standing role as the "bartender/therapist" on Bachelor in Paradise. In addition to his reality TV career, Wells hosts the Food Network competition Sweet Empire: Winter Wars and manages a successful podcast network, including the forthcoming televised golf show The Vanity Index Podcast. Brad and Wells talk pizza spots. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Voir plus Voir moins
    50 min
  • Building a Sweet Empire with The Cake Boss Buddy Valastro
    Dec 1 2025
    Buddy Valastro joins Lay It On to talk about life beyond his iconic run as TLC’s “The Cake Boss” and the evolution of Carlo’s Bakery into a modern food powerhouse. He dives into how his team scaled production to supply major retailers like Sam’s Club and Walmart, why automation is becoming essential in the baking world, and how completing the final surgery on his well-known hand injury has reshaped his outlook. Buddy opens up about growth, efficiency, and what’s next for the Valastro empire. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Voir plus Voir moins
    1 h et 3 min
  • Mastering Pasta: Chef Evan Funke’s Secrets to Passionate Cooking
    Nov 24 2025
    Join two-time James Beard-nominated Chef Evan Funke as he shares his inspiring culinary journey from restlessness to restaurateur. In this episode, Brad converses with Funke about his transformative experiences, from feeling restless to becoming a successful restaurateur. Hear how a life-changing move to Italy, a stint as a massage therapist, and seeking discipline through military service forged his passion for food. Funke candidly discusses his entrepreneurial highs and lows, including navigating bankruptcy and building a legacy with four acclaimed restaurants, including Felix Trattoria, named GQ’s Best New Restaurant in America. Discover the art of pasta shapes and the stories behind them. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Brad Rant 3:05 - Brad Answers Your Questions! 6:20 - Introducing Evan Funke 1:05:27 - Before I Forget… Rapid Fire Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Voir plus Voir moins
    1 h et 16 min
  • Brad Welcomes Tiffani Thiessen: From Kelly Kapowski to Cookbooks & Chickens
    Nov 17 2025
    Brad welcomes Tiffani Thiessen to the show, aka Kelly Kapowski from Saved by the Bell, Valerie Malone in 90210, and the author of two cookbooks, Here We Go Again and Pull Up a Chair. Tiffani details the meteoric rise of Saved by the Bell, her family’s long-held California roots, what she plans to do next, and her flock of chickens. Brad finds a kindred spirit in his love of half-and-half. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Voir plus Voir moins
    1 h
  • Creating Community with the Dinner Party Animal Jake Cohen
    Nov 10 2025
    “Hot Gay Chef” and viral sensation Jake Cohen joins Brad, fresh on the tour for his New York Times Bestselling book, Dinner Party Animal. Brad and Jake get real about what it takes to build a cookbook and keep a pulse on culture in the digital age. Jake explains the intimacy of baking a delicious Challah. Brad asks for matzah ball soup recommendations. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Brad Rant (What are we even talking about?) 4:03 - Brad Answers Your Questions! 5:24 - Introducing Jake Cohen 54:54 - Before I forget… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Voir plus Voir moins
    1 h et 10 min
  • Meateater Steve Rinella Talks Hunting, Land Conservation, and His Latest Book
    Nov 3 2025
    Steven Rinella, known for his MeatEater TV series across Netflix, The Travel Channel, and The History Channel, stops by to give his two cents on this year’s hunting season. With 10+ recipe and lifestyle books under his belt, including the latest installment, MeatEater's American History: The Mountain Men, Rinella is as knowledgeable as you can get when it comes to tracking mountain lions, conserving land, and everything in between. Brad and Steve share a love of squirrels, but not in the way you might expect. Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Brad answers your questions! 3:23 - What are we even talking about? (Brad rant) 5:47 - Introducing Steven Rinella 1:19:14 - Before I forget… (speed round questions) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Voir plus Voir moins
    1 h et 26 min
  • Music & Mustard!: Quinn XCII
    Oct 27 2025
    Brad sits down with Quinn XCII, a chart-topping musician who’s earned millions of monthly listeners, transcending from his roots in Michigan Motown to rap-infused pop. Quinn joins Brad from the road on tour for his new album LOOK! I’m Alive, detailing the highs and lows that come from being an artist AND creating his very own mustard line, Mustard Mikes. Brad and Quinn gush over the undeniable deliciousness of baked beans. Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just hear it answered in the next episode! Submit Your Questions: https://forms.gle/pZgjBT3NGbTkKnMe6 Follow the pod: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layitonbradleone YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradleone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mA8KOsgpZMlWeByCxNom6?si=ae0c64f6fd624dc8 Chapters: 0:00 - Brad Rant (What are we even talking about?) 5:25 - QOTD 7:46 - Introducing Quinn XCII 53:15 - Before I Forget… (Rapid Fire Questions) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
    Voir plus Voir moins
    1 h et 2 min