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Phil Rosenthal Eats the World

The TV writer’s food obsession started with chopped-up garlic.

Phil Rosenthal digs in.

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In the interview, comedian Phil Rosenthal went to six cities across the globe to eat everything they had to offer and put it on Netflix. He tells Mike about his new show, Somebody Feed Phil, and the creative angst behind the sitcom that put him on the map: Everybody Loves Raymond.

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