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# The Leftovers with Karen Akunowicz
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2026/04/the-leftovers-with-karen-akunowicz/
- Published: 2026-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-07T18:03:41.000Z
- Description: This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Karen Akunowicz, James Beard Award winning chef, Top Chef contestant & chef/owner of Boston’s Fox & the Knife and Bar Vulpe.
- Author: Rachel Belle
- Tags: Your Last Meal, #podcast, #delete-this-tag, #dovetail_f385ce01-c376-4d8e-97eb-505bce05c551

This week on *The Leftovers,* never-before-heard audio from Karen Akunowicz, James Beard Award winning chef, *Top Chef* contestant & chef/owner of Boston’s Fox & the Knife and Bar Vulpe. 

In this week’s lightning round, Karen talks about the surprising rules and regulations of opening a restaurant in an airport; what her favorite restaurant in Boston is and where to get the world's best carrot cake. 

Listen to the full episode of *Your Last Meal* with Karen Akunowicz [**here**](https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2026/03/chef-karen-akunowicz-a-maine-lobster-meal/)!

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