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August 31, 2026 YouTube + Spotify

His Cheese Smells Like Trouble - Fantasy Restaurant Joe Iconis

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What does your dream meal say about where you come from? In this Fantasy Restaurant warm-up, Joe Iconis builds a menu that's part sophistication, part childhood memory, from a Manhattan on the rocks all the way to his grandma's West Virginia-Italian pasta with anchovies. Along the way there's talk of cheesy pop tarts, bottomless bread cornucopias, and the perfect ratio of cookies to fruit, all of it circling back to family, comfort, and the joy of a really good cheese plate.

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