We Have A Talk with Chef Alli

10/03/2025 1h 17min

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NBA Chef Alli (@chefalli in Instagram) joined us to tell us all about what her life is like as an NBA chef! We had so much fun learning about how she got her job, how she works with her clients and what its like being trusted to feel players and their families. 1:00 Ice breaker: What is your jersey number? 5:00 Alli's basketball origin story11: 00 Alli's chef origin story13:00 (Game) day in the life of an NBA Chef16:30 What happens when a player is traded19:00 Nutrition and cookies27:00 Learning how to cook family foods35:00 How much do NBA Players eat? It depends38:00 Playoffs are intense for people around the team too48:00 Thoughts on this season's Trail Blazers55:00 Viewing the team through the lens of the the team and the family vs as fan1:06:00 Takes: Hotdogs are a sandwich, Real Housewives of Seattle should have an NBA adjacent housewife, Get Diana Taurasi and Evan Turner to comment on basketball Join us on Discord! It's a place where we can share our love for the Blazers, talk about games, and get to know other Blazer fans. Kind of like Twitter but it's not. There are different channels with different topics and you can join in where you want, and ignore the stuff you don't want to see. Give it a try! You can also still find us on Bluesky: @wehaveatake, @tcbbiggs @roselhardingThe cutest intro/outro music by Eric Peterson (@shoozumoops)