Mad Food
By Jordan Okun and Max Shapiro
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Episodes: 140
Description
Comedic food talk covering restaurants, cooking, eating habits, hospitality, and even some respectful interviews with big name chefs, celebrities, and regular schnooks hosted by Jordan Okun and Max Shapiro (the team formerly of Air Jordan: A Food Podcast). Straight outta Los Angeles, but covering this entire mad food world.
| Episode | Date |
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Sqirl After Dark
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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The Protein Trend
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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The Q&A: Favorite Sandwiches, The Best Time in LA Dining, and Noma Blowback
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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We Got Romantic with Food
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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The First Must Visit Restaurant Opening of 2026
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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The Super Bowl Recap
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Super Bowl Recipes: Wings, Dips, Sliders, Desserts
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Q&A: Noma LA, Lunch, Super Bowl Eats, Cocktail Bars, and Mad Food Everything
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Mad Food: A Preview
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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LA Times 101 Best Restaurants Analysis
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Max May Have A Personality Disorder & 3 New Restaurant Visits: The Wilkes, Yhing Yhang, and Cannonball
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Baby Bistro Hype, Genghis Cohen 2.0, and North America's 50 Best Restaurants
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Darling by Sean Brock, Alto, and Air Jordan Reviews
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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The Q&A Episode
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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A Special Presentation: LA Chef Conference, Jordan's Santa Monica Seafood Dish & Gather For Good
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Farmer's Market Jordo & Sushi Max
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The Summer Hiatus is Outta Here Part 2
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Emergency Pod: Cheesesteaks by Matū Are Coming
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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They're Back and The Summer Hiatus is Outta Here Part 1
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Summer Hiatus with Addison by William Bradley (2023)
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Summer Hiatus 10 LA Bang Bangs (2025)
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Summer Hiatus at Providence (2022)
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Summer Hiatus with Moo's Craft Barbecue (2021)
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Podcast Press, Beef, News, and Father's Day
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Max's Meltdown & Jordan's Iconic Steakhouse Visit
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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The Bar Benjamin Taste Test
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May 16, 2025 |
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An Adult Beverage Episode: Jordan's 10 Boozes, Max's 5 Cocktails, and 50 Best Bars
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May 09, 2025 |
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The Q&A Episode
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Restaurants Are Closing, But Peter Luger Ain't
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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New L.A. Restaurants, Max Reviews Barone's, and Matzah
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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The Alix Traeger Episode
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Vegas Jordo and Holbox and Sushi Reviews
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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A March Mania Q&A
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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The Most Intriguing Restaurant Man
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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The Oscars & Dan Tana's with Neal Moritz & Lasker
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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The Answers You Need: A Q&A Episode
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Restaurant Life with Alba's Julian Black
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Matū Kai in Brentwood is Coming Soon...
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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10 L.A. Bang Bangs
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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We Love LA & Adam Richman
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Fire Talk, a Holiday Recap, and the Double Date at Muse
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Holiday Q&A Part 2
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Holiday Q&A with Chace Crawford
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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LA Times 101 & Esquire's Best New Restaurants
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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The LA in a Minute Episode
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Meeting The Parents: A Survival Guide
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Stella For Brunch & Morihiro For Dinner
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Thanksgiving with Joan's on Third
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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Food & Restaurant Questions & Answers
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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The Final Halloween Candy Debate
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Jordan's Favorite Meal & Max's LA Japanese Rankings
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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A Night At Travis Lett's RVR
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Bar Mitzvah Eating
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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The Q&A: No Ozemp Edition
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Ozempic Max & Fried Mortadella at The Cheese Store
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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The Prime Pizza Episode
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Jeff Gordinier: The Antidote to LA Fatigue
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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The Fog Of Food War: Pizzeria Sei & Podcast Beef
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Michelin Stars, Casual Oxalis Recipes, and Vegas Jordo Returns
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Katz's vs. Langer's & Summer Fruit and Veggie Rankings
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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The Summer Q&A Part 2
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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The Summer Q&A Part 1
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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The Fate of Gorilla Pies
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Opening The Benjamin Hollywood
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Can Shapiro Actually Cook: The Sequel
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Revisiting Pizzeria Mozza, The Benjamin's Cookies & Cream, and Chace Crawford Screws Shapiro
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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It's Q&A Time
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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An Epic Taco Crawl
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May 31, 2024 |
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Vegas Jordo & Leopardo
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May 24, 2024 |
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Food News & New Food
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May 10, 2024 |
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Denino's Pizzeria with Jon Buscemi
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May 03, 2024 |
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The Q&A Returns
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Budonoki & Shibuya Tales
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Steak 48 with Big Wave & Josh Peck
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Two New Restaurants & More Food News
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Being Henry Winkler
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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McDonald's & The Oscars
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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The Chace Crawford Episode
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Super Bowl Tales & Cipriani
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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The Super Bowl Super Food Draft
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Valentine's Day Advice
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Necessary L.A. Pizzas & Unnecessary Foods
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Tales From The Chubbies
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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16,000 Calories at The Cheesecake Factory with Josh Peck
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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The Year End Q&A
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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LA Times 101 Best Restaurants Talk
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Jordan's Birthday & Thanksgiving Recaps
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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How To Not Have A Sh*tty Thanksgiving
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Quarter Sheets Bar Pies & Max's Overseas Eats
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Tricks & Treats with The Foodie Magician
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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The Q&A with Delaney Rowe
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Bubbles Popped in Spain & Apollonia's Thin Crust
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Comfort Food & Pioneer Chicken
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Ruth Reichl & LA Chef Conference
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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The Wagyu Party & A Very LA Yom Kippur
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Donna's, 6pm vs. 8pm, and Influencer Criticism
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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Another Q&A Episode
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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The Best LA Steakhouse, Eating at Torrisi, and Family Style Food Festival
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Stir Crazy, Anajak TTT, and Max's Restaurant List
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Jordan's East Coast Eating & Max Hits San Fran
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Dorsia: A New Way To Dine
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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The We Back Q&A
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Taco Bell Forever & Angler Closes
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Levain Cookies & July 4th Eats
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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30 Iconic L.A. Bites with Max Chow
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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The Q&A Strikes Back
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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The Beverly Hills Cheese Man
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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First Time at Funke, Lingua Franca, Culver's and Crumbl
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Mayhem on Sunset: Horses & Bar Next Door
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May 19, 2023 |
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Audience Questions with Dave Stassen
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May 13, 2023 |
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The Oscars Food Draft
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Astrea Caviar & Wine
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Super Bowl Eating with Dave & Yangban with Kat and John
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Jordan Returns to Mastro's, Fast Company Max, and a Dunsmoor Review
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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The Best Holiday Desserts with Valerie Confections
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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It's Heavy Handed Time
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Cobi's & Resy vs. OpenTable
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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L.A. Chinese Food with Andy Wang
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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Family Style & Michelins with Ben Hundreds
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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A Healthy Relationship with Food
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Audience Questions & The Alice Waters Remix Interview
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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The Caroline & Suzanne Episode
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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A Night at Needle
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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Escuela & Matadors with Steven Arroyo
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May 28, 2021 |
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Miami, Majordomo, and Pizza with Andy Wang
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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The Smoked Meat Mom & Pop: Moo's Craft Barbecue
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Patios, Dining Rooms, and LA Food with Farley Elliott
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Peace Out 2020 with Max Shapiro
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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RIP Souplantation
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May 20, 2020 |
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The Joan's on Third Episode
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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The Will Guidara Episode
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May 22, 2019 |
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Mother's Day with Dave Stassen
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May 15, 2019 |
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The Yael Grobglas Episode
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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The Silver Bough with Phillip Frankland Lee & Margarita Lee PLUS Tartine, Viale, and Unpopular L.A. Food Opinions with Andy Wang and Hillary Eaton
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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Shay Mitchell and Lawrence Longo Go Off The Menu & Super Bowl Eating
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Chef Tim Hollingsworth & Dave Went to Bavel
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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Trudy's Underground BBQ Goes Legit With Slab
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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Burgers Never Say Die & The Fate of Nate 'n Al
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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Mister O's, Top Ten Halloween Candy, Bavel Menu Highlights
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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LA Burgers, Simone Etc., and The Yom Kippur Bagel Sandwich
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Sep 26, 2018 |