About this episode

Ty Burrell shares his experiences with food at Hollywood events and his parenting strategies.

As a struggling young actor, Ty Burrell pretended to be a guest at hotels to get the free breakfast buffet. Now he fights the urge to pocket food at the Emmys. He talks about his hors d'oeuvres strategy at fancy Hollywood events, getting his kids to eat slower, and how Utah's arcane liquor laws actually benefitted the two Salt Lake City bars he owns.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Pashman

Guest: Ty Burrell

Topics covered

• acting
• Hollywood parties
• food strategies
• family
• liquor laws

Keywords

• Ty Burrell
• Hollywood
• free food
• Emmys
• Utah liquor laws
• acting
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Salt Lake City bars

Places: Utah

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