I'm Here for The Food

Trigger warning: The following episode may be difficult to listen to.

It’s no secret to the HFTF family and friends that our host Melyssa lost her mother this year, after a short but aggressive battle with Colon Cancer. She publicly shared her pain and mental anguish, knowing that by sharing her experience, others in similar pain would feel seen and understood.  

On the premier episode since her return, along with a surprise guest...

We are living in strange times these days. Sheltering in Place, forced to quarantine while watching a constant news cycle of a rising death toll due to a virus we are receiving so much conflicting information on. Our “fight or flight” instinct we all have is on high alert. With so much to worry about I ask you this: How much time are YOU devoting to caring for YOURSELF? It’s a natural instinct to want to help others, love others bu...

Anyone else getting a case of cabin fever? Has your relationship held up during the Shelter in Place Mandate? Or, If you’re single, have you been Quarantine and Chillin’ or just phone boning? These are just some of the topics covered on today’s episode of I’m Here For The Food. Melyssa is joined by long time friends rapper/actor Maino, VH1 LAHHNY Star Tahiry Jose and Po Johnson from the VH1 hit series LaLa’s Full Court Life. Nothin...

Elise Neal is a household name. She’s been a fixture on our TVs and the Big Screen for 30 years. From roles on TV shows like Fresh Prince of Bel Air to All of Us to blockbuster movies such as Logan and Hustle and Flow, she has endeared herself to us through an incredible range of talent and grace. Since turning 50, she has become the epitome of lifestyle and body #goals, maintains a physique that rivals women half her age. Sit down...

Have you ever met someone who, after speaking to them, you’ve realized it was almost predestined for you to meet? That your lives have seemingly been running a parallel course for years up until that moment? Intersectionality is a common theme in all of our lives and on today’s episode, Melyssa walks down memory lane with the editors of King Magazine and discusses the cultural impact the magazine had on young black men and the worl...

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Imagine this: a pandemic hits the globe and the citizens of every state and country are told to quarantine themselves at home, in order to stop the rate of contagion. Government officials issue a Shelter in Plac...

How does one go from being an honor roll student, living in a middle class household in Detroit to a 19 year old crack dealer/user, tried and convicted of 2nd degree murder and sentenced to 17-40 years? New York Times best selling author and prison reform activist Shaka Senghor can tell you, since this is his story. Join us as we take a break from discussing all things #coronavirus and discuss the real life story of life, death and...

Flattening the Curve. Pandemic. Social Distancing. Self Quarantine. Just a few weeks ago, these were words and phrases not often used by most of us. Now, they are mainstays in the public’s lexicon. Most of us don’t know what to believe, mainly because Trump’s greatest accomplishment seems to be conditioning the public to question news reports from even the most reputable media sources. So what do we do, to separate fact from fictio...

Coronavirus. Covid 19. A few weeks ago, these terms meant nothing to us. Now, they represent fear, widespread panic, unknown financial repercussions on a global level… and toilet paper 🤷🏽‍♀️😷 It seems the entire world is reacting to what we are being told which appears to be changing hour by hour. Which news source is giving us facts versus manufacturing mass hysteria? On today’s episode of I’m Here For The Food we bring in Dr N...

Laz Alonso. Mention his name and women collectively start swooning like the heart eyes emoji! One of the stars of the new Amazon Prime series “The Boys”, Laz has graced our TV and Cinema screens for the last 20 years. Charismatic and wildly talented, it seems like the older he gets, the easier he is on the eyes. So why is he still a bachelor? On today’s episode we get all up in his personal business, in addition to discussing the s...

When the Fabulous Miss Toccara Jones walks into the room, it’s as if a category 5 hurricane just swept through the place. Trailblazing, charismatic, drop dead gorgeous with an even more beautiful personality, Toccara’s self imposed break from social media and the industry has officially ended and she’s back like she never left… but boy, was she missed! 

Toccara sits down in the rotating 3rd chair to talk about the 4 years leading u...

Amber Rose’s Slut Walk and Face Tattoos. Kobe Bryant’s Legacy. Gayle King’s Mea Culpa. Snoop Dogg's apology. These are just some of the subjects the ladies cover during another episode of “Girl Talk.” Today’s episode brings Melyssa’s friend Actress Skye P. Marshall into the 3rd chair. Not one to suffer fools, Skye offers her spirited take on the following subjects and it’s safe to say the ladies' conversation got a little SPICY! 🌶...

Valentines Day may be over but we may have found the secret to long lasting LOVE. Meet the Kinsey’s: Bernard and Shirley met at Florida A&M University and have been married for 53 years. They’re as much in love today as the day Bernard laid eyes on his leading lady. In addition to that, in recognition of Black History Month, they also own the largest collection of African American Art and Historical documents, which they’ve loa...

Valentine's Day is fast approaching and love is in the air! But what do u do if it seems like Cupid’s arrow couldn’t find your ass if you had a bullseye painted on it? No, you don’t spend February 14th curled up in a ball on your living room floor; you call up your gal pals, plan a nite out and give Cupid the finger on your way out the door! Joining Melyssa and Blue for some “Gal-entine’s Day” fun is a gorgeous trio of Melyssa’s pa...

They say Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus; well, on today’s show the hosts decide to battle it out with two of the funniest guys around! Comedian Spank Horton, of the famed Kevin Hart crew called Plastic Cup Boy’s and “Hollywood Hino” a Nigerian born former heavyweight boxer turned trainer to the stars sit with Melyssa and Blue and share laughs over their combined confusion as to how to make peace with the Opposite Sex! D...

Season 17 of NBC saw the return of Gwen Stefani as a judge and she was quick to turn her chair once she heard the powerhouse voice singing with a voice gifted by God herself.

Meet Rose Short, one of this seasons finalists who many say was robbed of the top spot. Rose sits with the hosts to discuss her upbringing in a small town in Texas and how she has never suffered from a Dream deferred. She knows exactly where she’s going and n...