My Life in Food: Joel McHale shares his surprising obsession with snacks

Joel McHale He may have a slight addiction to coffee.

“Boy, I drink a lot of coffee,” McHale, 53, revealed exclusively in his “My Life in Food” featurette for The Life in Food magazine. The latest issue of Us Weeklyon newsstands now. “That's all day, no joke. I think I've had about 12 shots (of espresso) so far.

The only thing is community You might like alum more than pasta in your coffee, which is what he says we It has been a favorite since childhood.

“There's a reason pasta is one of the most popular dishes on the planet, because you can do so much with it,” he said. we While discussing his partnership with Mac-A-Roni, the latest innovations from the makers of Rice-A-Roni. “When they came to me, I was like, ‘Oh, you guys have no idea.’ I grew up eating Roni rice, and I love pasta. When I eat it, I go for it. And I have two teenage sons, and they can’t get enough of it. So it was As if they made the product for me and my family.

Available in Creamy Cheddar and Creamy White Cheddar flavors, Mac-A-Roni launched this fall with a McHale-themed pop-up event.

“The cheese and pasta enhance the flavors of your main dish,” McHale says. we Because of the versatility of the dish, especially during the holiday season. “This is, apparently, scientifically proven, and so I think it's really true. So, when you have a turkey at Thanksgiving, and you have a side of pasta, you can have potatoes, and that's OK. But I'm a pasta guy, and I was born in Italy, You know, where pasta came from.

Keep scrolling for more of McHale's fun food-based tales:

What special dinner will your mother or wife prepare for your birthday?

Oh, my wife won't cook. I'll be cooking. If I'm home, I do all the cooking.

When I was growing up, rice and steak was one of my favorite meals. My mother would marinate it in honey, soy sauce, green onions, salt, pepper, and ginger, and leave it to soak overnight. Then we serve it with Rice Roni. Now, it will be Mac Rooney.

My mother used to make – and still makes – spaghetti carbonara with bacon and eggs. Those would be my perfect meals.

What did you order on your first date with your wife, Sarah Williams?

We went to a restaurant called Swingside Cafe, which is a restaurant that only serves pasta. I think she had puttanesca, and I think I had bolognese.

What snack are you obsessed with?

Brother, I drink a lot of coffee throughout the day, this is no joke. I think I've had about 12 shots (of espresso) so far.

What is your last meal on earth?

Maybe a bone in the ribeye. Look, everyone orders it medium rare, and it's very easy to make, but I would say medium or medium rare.

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What comfort food do you eat when no one's watching?

Peanut brittle. Lots of candy.

What recipe did you prepare?

I like to take a jalapeño pepper and take all the seeds out of it, put it in a Cuisinart and I don't have anything else, just a pepper cut into very small cubes, and use that as a garnish. I put it over meat or pasta, take a lot of the heat out of the seeds, and it's just pepper. I know this isn't anything innovative, but people say, “Oh, what did you add?” And I say “nothing.” It doesn't have a lot of salt to it. It's not as much flavour, but, yeah, just peppery.

What food did you not like as a child?

Well, I still can't just eat raw tomatoes. I have friends who eat them like apples. I love them in everything else, like burgers with oil and vinegar and all that. I will eat them all day, but I can't just eat them raw.

With reporting by Sarah Jones