Eating the Fantastic
I’ve been going to science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic book conventions since I was 15, and I’ve found that while the con which takes place within the walls of a hotel or convention center is always fun, the con away from the con—which takes place when I wander off-site with friends for a meal—can often be more fun. In fact, my love of tracking down good food while traveling the world attending conventions has apparently become so well known that one blogger even dubbed me "science fiction’s Anthony Bourdain." So I've decided to replicate in podcast form one of my favorite parts of any convention—good conversation with good friends over good food. During each episode, I’ll share a meal with someone whose opinions I think you’ll want to hear, and we’ll talk about science fiction, fantasy, horror, writing, comics, movies, fandom … whatever happens to come to mind. (There’ll also be food talk, of course.) Please note—this will not be a pristine studio-recorded podcast, but one which will always occur in a restaurant setting, meaning that mixed in with our conversation will be the sounds of eating and drinking and reviewing of menus and slurping and background chatter and the servers popping in … in other words, it’ll be as messy as life. And I hope you'll find it as entertaining, too.
Al Milgrom!
12/30/2022
Excellent interview with the always fantastic Al Milgrom! He’s done it all! And he even wrestled me into submission! One of my favorite creators to work with!
Great fun
10/29/2022
I love Scott’s interviews with old-timey comics creators. He was very much a part of that scene, beginning when he was a teenager in the 1970’s. He went to comic cons before they became overly commercialized. He worked in the Marvel Bullpen when all the legends were there… Stan, Roy, etc. And he has a lot of stories. More importantly, he is interested in the stories that his old colleagues have to tell. Scott doesn’t work in comics anymore, but his affection for the subject matter and the inner workings of the comics industry shines through. Sharing a meal with a writer, artist or editor is an ingenious way to dispense with the formalities and apprehension that an interviewee might otherwise have. The interviews are lengthy enough — from soup to coffee and dessert— that it seems like both Scott and his interviewee forget the whole thing is being recorded. It’s really a lot of fun to eavesdrop. I highly recommend his podcasts!
Dive into the science fiction and fantasy community
07/10/2021
Great conversations with people throughout the SF/F field. Scott is a fun host.
“Fantastic” Food for Thought
06/17/2020
As a comic book aficionado, I relish this booster seat at the table that elevates me to the level of trusted confidante as Edelman dishes w/industry titans such as Marv Wolfman, Larry Lieber, Gerry Conway, Don McGregor, and (personal hero) Paul Levitz, former DC head honcho and longtime scribe of The Legion of Super-Heroes. These long-form reminiscences are the podcast equivalent of Vanity Fair profiles, exhaustively detailed and served w/steaming sides of priceless anecdotes, yet somehow still leaving me hungry for more! Here’s hoping for a swift cure to the COVID bug that has laid waste to comic cons and fine dining, so we’re treated to more of these five-star culinary confabs!!
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- CreatorScott Edelman
- Years Active2016 - 2024
- Episodes237
- RatingClean
- Show Website