Mad Food

Jordan is joined by Shapiro to talk a night out at Musso & Frank's, the Once Upon a Time darling of the L.A. food scene, where there were many breaded meats, gin soaked olives, and teeth to pick as Jordan weighs if he ever wants to return. Plus, the fellas analyze Eater's most recent restaurant exposé attempt.

Matt Selman is an Emmy winning writer and executive producer of The Simpsons, but much more importantly, he's miserably living in the Palisades where restaurants simply aren't good enough for a man who loves food. Jordan and Matt discuss West LA lunch spots, restaurant etiquette, a love of Chinese food amidst the West LA New York-style Chinese food drought, and how Jordan and Homer have a little too much in common. Plus, Matt weighs in on the Can Shapiro Actually Cook episode and the future of Beefsteak.

Sonia Hong is back in burger business on Santa Monica Blvd and she's inside the Sherman Oaks food building to tell the story of how it all went down. Sonia is joined by her Irv's partners, Larry Longo and Brad Slater to review the menu, breakdown the must-orders, and listen to Jordan go on and on about lettuce wraps, BLTs, and a new idea for "The Burger Roll."

Jordan seeks Shapiro's advice about an original Air Jordan ice cream flavor, Century City Peking duck needs respect, cucumbers mostly suck, bergamont and giant ice cubes need to be banned, InfatuationLA needs to rethink everything after their recent Kato review, and Max was confused by his first meal at L.A's newest big name restaurant, Meteora.

Ben Hundreds stars in Tastemade's Big Apetite, a new food show highlighting resaurants around the country with the coolest design elements. Ben enters the Sherman Oaks Food Building to breakdown the first episode, which you know had to be L.A., as he covers the food, vibes, and stories behind Chifa, La Casita Mexicana, and Mother Wolf.

Jordan is joined by Shapiro to answer audience questions, discussing new menu items at Matū, the most anticpated restaurant openings, steak and French fry sauces, the movie theater order, Providence, we're not drinking any fucking Cab, Horses vs. Mother Wolf, the future of Angler, and fucking food.

Jordan and Shapiro are joined by their friend Kris Peerali to discuss the trios recent trip to the newest high-level sushi experience in Los Angeles, Bar Sawa. The fellas also talk some solo culinary endeavors they've chewed through, including 4 Charles Prime, Via Carota, Colony Grill, Daichan, and Gjelina. Plus, bang bangs aren't always good and Max actually cooked again, but not for Jordan.

Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis are the husband and wife chef team behind L.A. institutions Bestia and Bavel, and the duo has just opened their third and maybe most personal restaurant, Saffy's. Jordan talks with the couple about how it all started with a mohawk on Melrose, Nancy Silverton's role in the relationship, Bavel as the best the bakery in Los Angeles, Saffy menu highlights, the patio, the lunch menu, and what will actually be the best bakery in L.A. if it isn't Bavel.

The scripted restaurant show you needed is finally here with FX/Hulu's The Bear, and Jordan is joined by its creator Chris Storer, and his sister chef Courtney Storer to talk how it all went down. Then, they debate Chicago hot dog ingredients, the best pizza in the city of wind not being deep dish, Italian beef's vs. French dips, and talk the grueling life of a chef.

Jordan is joined by Food & Wine writer Andy Wang to talk spray painting restaurant windows, arguably the best fried chicken in the country opening in LA, the no love James Beards, and how Infatuation LA's recent pizza list disturbed Jordan. Then, the boys release lists of their own, as they each highlight the ten best city defining bites.