The latest What's For Lunch dropped Wednesday with Russillo as the guest, and the menu was Chicken Milanese. On paper that's a pretty standard celebrity-in-the-kitchen episode. In practice, Russillo treated it like he was hosting his own podcast and Donny was the producer hitting buttons in the corner.
The episode announcement from the chef himself.
New What’s For Lunch with @ryenarussillo out now Check it out: https://t.co/FnjvI38iKJ
If you've listened to Russillo for any amount of time, none of this should shock you. The guy has very specific opinions about how things should be done and is not shy about voicing them, whether the topic is the NBA's load management problem or the proper way to pound out a chicken cutlet. Donny, to his credit, leaned all the way into the bit and copped to riding shotgun in his own kitchen.
Donny admits to being demoted to sous chef for the day.
The money quote that's going to live on the internet for a while is Russillo flatly declaring "I'm the captain now" while standing in front of someone else's stove. It's the kind of line that works because he absolutely means it, and also because it's funny that he means it. The clip is already making the rounds.
Russillo announces the regime change mid-cook.
What's For Lunch has quietly turned into one of the better hangs on the Barstool feed because the guests can't really hide. You're cooking, you're talking, and the producer-podcaster armor comes off. Russillo cooking Chicken Milanese while running point on his own segment is exactly the kind of episode that travels — and the full thing is worth a watch if you've got 30 minutes.
The full Chicken Milanese cook.