Celebrity Guests


Margaret Cho
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What does funny girl Margaret Cho have to say…well, just about everything! Over great food from Cavatina Restaurant at the Sunset Marquis and a Sol y Mar Tequila Cocktail courtesy of Wansas, Margaret and I dish on morality on the internet, advice from Amy Schumer and Jerry Seinfeld re: internet trolls, Aretha Franklin & Carole Read more…

Billy Corgan
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An in-depth, warm and thoughtful discussion with Smashing Pumpkins frontman, Billy Corgan and host of The Dinner Party To Go podcast, Elysabeth Alfano about the state of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the creative process and the appeal of his new wrestling league. Share This!

Michael Madsen & Elaine Madsen
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Actor Michael Madsen and his Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Mother, Elaine Madsen, join me for a special episode of The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano web series from the Sunset Marquis in Los Angeles just in time for Mother’s Day. Over dishes from Cavatina Restaurant and some Kendall Jackson’s Vintner’s Reserve Merlot, we dish on Michael’s Read more…

Russell Simmons
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Opera Diva, Renee Fleming
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Rookie Founder, Tavi Gevinson
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William H. Macy & Top Chef Heather Terhune
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Pull up a chair and some munchies and join actor William H. Macy, chef Heather Terhune of Sable in Chicago and me, your host of The Dinner Party, Elysabeth Alfano. We discuss Season 5 of Shameless, Macy’s return to Chicago, his new efforts in directing and the creative process in and out of the kitchen. Read more…

Top Chef Fabio Viviani
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Who knew you could get so many life tips from Top Chef Fabio Viviani: He would rather be dead than stupid, and things have to make him happy, healthy or money or he won’t do it. Sounds good to me! Plus, he gives critical tips on cooking pasta… Listen below to the podcast and watch Read more…

Joe Mantegna, Steve Harvey’s Bela Gandhi and Somm Jon McDaniel
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The Dinner Party returned to City Winery on June 1 with something special in conjunction with Columbia College Film Department: Chef Chris Gawronski of Acanto cooked for Actor JOE MANTEGNA, relationship expert, Bela Gandhi, Sommelier Jon McDaniel, host Elysabeth Alfano AND the audience on a night dedicated to talking movies, music, love, food and wine. Read more…

Mozart in the Jungle’s Blair Tindall and The Doctors’ Dr. Travis Stork
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Don’t forget to subscribe to The Celebrity Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano podcast on iTunes. What do Blair Tindall, author of the book, Mozart in the Jungle, which inspired the Amazon original series of the same name, and Dr. Travis Stork, author and co-host of TV talk show, The Doctors, have in common? Drugs! Over Read more…