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# Live Show! Mark & Brian Canlis: Caprese Salad & Din Tai Fung Xiao Long Bao
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2021/05/live-show-mark-brian-canlis-caprese-salad-din-tai-fung-xiao-long-bao/
- Published: 2021-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-05T19:52:13.000Z
- Description: Rachel Belle hosted the very first Your Last Meal *LIVE* at Crosscut Festival! She was joined by brothers Mark and Brian Canlis, third generation owners of Seattle's 70-year-old fine dining institution, Canlis. The Canlis brothers just hired a new executive chef, only the 7th in the restaurant's h
- Author: Rachel Belle
- Tags: Your Last Meal, #podcast, #delete-this-tag, #dovetail_a9fed900-ff9e-405e-8524-61a04b568989

[Rachel Belle](https://festival.crosscut.com/speaker/rachel-belle?ref=cascadepbs.org) hosted the very first *Your Last Meal* \*LIVE\* at [Crosscut Festival](https://festival.crosscut.com/?ref=cascadepbs.org#featured-speakers)! She was joined by brothers Mark and Brian Canlis, third generation owners of Seattle's 70-year-old fine dining institution, [Canlis](https://canlis.com/?ref=cascadepbs.org). The Canlis brothers just hired a new executive chef, only the 7th in the restaurant's history, and they share the quirky and unconventional application process they used to help weed out a leader without ego, who isn't afraid to be vulnerable.

Canlis' doors have been closed over the past 15 months, but they've gained international attention for their ingenuity, launching 18 different pandemic culinary concepts that sold out one after the next: everything from a parking lot crab shack to the virtual learning platform, Canlis Community College. And Brian reveals his Secret Shame Food, a concoction that made his wife think twice about marrying him.

Then *Chinese Soul Food* cookbook author, and maker of a million dumplings, [Hsiao-Ching Chou](%C2%A0https://mychinesesoulfood.com/) joins us to talk xiao long bao, otherwise known as Chinese soup dumplings.

Follow *Your Last Meal* and Rachel Belle on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/hellorachelbelle/?hl=en&ref=cascadepbs.org)!  

*(Photo by Chona Kasinger)*

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