The Centurion Awards deputized 100 people in each town to be Keith Lee's. "It is about showing me the receipts and showing me that eating at X restaurant was worth spending your dollars, your actual money," he says. The one thing that we couldn't figure out and probably still needs to be figured is cash businesses because some of the best restaurants are cash.
After an illuminating game in which Dave asks Chris to guess which 2023 food trend listicle was written by ChatGPT vs. a real person, they debate the relevancy of food writing in a world ruled by social media and where food media will go from here. Other topics include the diet changes that aging brings, being the Tom Brady of eating, and how to update the James Beard Foundation Awards for our times.
Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying
Producers: Sasha Ashall, Aleya Zenieris, and Gabi Marler
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