7: Dine & Dish with Phillip Phillips at the Capital One Cafe
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“She encouraged me by listening to me.” (Phillip Phillips about his wife’s encouragement and the power of listening) A few weeks ago, I attended the Listen In event at the Capital One Cafe in Santa Monica for a truly 360-degree listening experience, which included a remote podcast taping of Dine And Dish With Dawn (sponsored by Capital One) - my show where we eat, drink, share stories...and, desserts. According to the Capital One Listen In Survey, nearly 1 in 5 Americans (18%) can’t remember the last time someone was completely focused on listening to them, which...
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6: Dine & Dish with John Oates
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Episode 6: Dine & Dish with John Oates "All creative people need to make mistakes. If you can’t make creative mistakes, you’ll never progress…and, you’ll never find who you really can be. Creative mistakes are essential to the creative personality.” (John Oates on Dine & Dish with Dawn) A little while ago, I had the pleasure of hosting John Oates (yep, THAT John Oates of Hall & Oates) at the Whisper Lounge at The Grove in LA. From being born “famous” by birthright as the first born grandson in an Italian Family to becoming a world-renowned rockstar and...
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5: Dine & Dish with Sarah Hepola
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Dine & Dish with Sarah Hepola “It’s not your job to save another person…but you can remind them of their value.” (Sarah Hepola) Y’all, I’ve got a girl crush…as the band Little Big Town sings…and, it’s on our guest today, Sarah Hepola. The New York Times Bestselling author of BLACKOUT and former Salon Editor has had essays appear in the New York Times Magazine, Elle, The New Republic, Glamour, The Guardian, Slate and The Morning News. She is also from my hometown of Dallas, which is where I dined and dished with...
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4: Dine & Dish with Danny Trejo
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"Everything good that has happened to me has happened as the direct result of helping someone else." - Danny Trejo [embed]https://vimeo.com/175507048[/embed] *Film by Nelson Lee of For our fourth episode of Dine & Dish with Dawn, I didn't have to go further than right around the corner from my house to get my interview on…and leave with a new baseball cap on my head. There, I met up with Machete himself, actor & producer Danny Trejo, at his flagship restaurant, , where we enjoyed street tacos and street corn, while he waved at fans who honked at us as they drove down La...
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3: Dine & Dish with Trey Fanjoy
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"If you really just focus on what you enjoy doing the most, it's interesting how all the money and success comes your way if you're pursuing what is truly your passion." - Trey Fanjoy This third episode of Dine & Dish with Dawn finds me in Nashville interviewing my dear friend, storyteller, visionary, and - CMA, ACM, Billboard, MTV and CMT award-winning - director, Trey Fanjoy over soul food and deep soul talk. We are dining and dishing at - a local Nashville institution, where southern soul food and service with a smile reign supreme. Trey and I chat about...
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2: Dine & Dish with Kim Carnes
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"Anytime I've gone against my instinct, I've always lost." - Kim Carnes In this episode of Dine & Dish with Dawn, I'm dining and dishing with Bette Davis Eyes herself, the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, . Though I had met her years before while I was working in a little beauty store in Nashville, I felt an instant kinship when we were reintroduced for this podcast, when we dined at her favorite restaurant in Nashville, the tantalizing . We chatted about everything from common coworkers and cohorts in Barbra Streisand and Quincy Jones to our love of Justin Timberlake...
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1: Dine & Dish with Peter Cooper
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"If you write the song that only you can write, or you do the thing that only you can do, you've removed yourself yourself from competition. You don't have to arm wrestle the world any more." (Peter Cooper) To kick off this first episode of Dine & Dish with Dawn, I'm dining & dishing with country music expert, Country Music Hall of Fame editor, Vanderbilt University Professor, and Grammy-nominated musician, at Lockeland Table restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee. My friend - and former East Nashville neighbor - and I talk about everything from finding your passion to the challenges we...
info_outline"Everything good that has happened to me has happened as the direct result of helping someone else." - Danny Trejo [embed]https://vimeo.com/175507048[/embed] *Film by Nelson Lee of Noteworthy Collective 
For our fourth episode of Dine & Dish with Dawn, I didn't have to go further than right around the corner from my house to get my interview on…and leave with a new baseball cap on my head. There, I met up with Machete himself, actor & producer Danny Trejo, at his flagship restaurant, Trejo's Tacos, where we enjoyed street tacos and street corn, while he waved at fans who honked at us as they drove down La Brea. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="6" gal_title="Select Gallery"] Danny and I dished about everything including his time in prison (including 4 months in "the hole"/solitary confinement which led to a life-changing epiphany), addiction and recovery, the importance of having people around you that you trust, what Cinco de Mayo really means, how the whole world can think you're a movie star but you can't, his mother's dream of owning a restaurant and how - as fate would have it - he came to own a chain of restaurants of his own today. The best role that Danny has played is that of a survivor. And, he's not only survived, but thrived, and continues to give back. For Danny, he has had dreams come true that he didn't even know were possible, and now he helps others fulfill their dreams and potential as an intervention counselor. As much as he might play the "bad guy," this nice guy is the first to tell you that he is not in charge…his faith is. A man whose faith and work ethic have helped him overcome every obstacle, you won't ever think of Danny Trejo the same way again. Just don't call him Marcia. *Producer's Note: This was our show's first attempt at recording outside in Los Angeles, the audio is as rough around the edges as Danny is tough. Please be patient with me as I'm still learning here. 
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