

Mad Food
Jordan Okun and Max Shapiro
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.
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Jan 14, 2020 • 57min
Meat Myths with Frank Ostini & Anthony Endy
California grilling and bbq experts, chefs Frank Ostini and Anthony Endy join Jordan on their home turf of the Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort in Solvang to discuss Santa Ynez cuisine, Sideways the movie, tri-tip's greatness, and Instagram sucking. Then the boys debunk a bunch of meat myths and answer questions like "beer can chicken: bueno or no bueno?"

Jan 9, 2020 • 1h 17min
Michael Cimarusti & Donato Poto: L.A. Seafood Lords
Providence & Connie and Ted's co-owners discuss the art of serving sustainable seafood to Los Angeles, hot vs. cold lobster rolls, why dineLA is a worthy culinary celebration, perfect oyster condiments, The Grateful Dead, and Jordan gives his top dineLA picks for Winter 2020.

Jan 1, 2020 • 1h 19min
Best 2019 New Restaurants & LA Times 101 Talk
Andy Wang (Food & Wine) and Farley Elliott (Eater LA) discuss Tartine Manufactory's abrupt closing, maybe the biggest LA food trend of the year: caviar, the recent LA Times 101 Best Restaurants list, then Jordan ranks his favorite new restaurants, and we look ahead to 2020. AIR JORDAN: A FOOD PODCAST is brought to you by RC Provisions and Goldbelly. Please visit their Instagram profiles and websites for more info.

Dec 29, 2019 • 42min
Best 2019 L.A. New Desserts
Valerie Gordon sits down to discuss holidays and 2019's best new desserts in Los Angeles. AIR JORDAN: A FOOD PODCAST is brought to you by RC Provisions and Goldbelly. Visit their Instagrams and websites for more info.

Dec 26, 2019 • 40min
Best 2019 L.A. Restaurant Collabs
Burt Bakman of Slab/Trudy's Underground BBQ and Evan Fox of Yeastie Boys Bagels enter the Sherman Oaks Food Building with Jordan to discuss the best restaurant collaborations of 2019. Plus, we eat RC Provisions pastrami from Brent's Deli and Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza from Goldbelly to start it all off. AIR JORDAN: A FOOD PODCAST is brought to you by RC Provisions and Goldbelly. Visit their Instagram profiles & websites for more info.

Dec 22, 2019 • 1h 20min
Hanukkah vs. Christmas with Josh Peck
'Tis the season and everyone knows Christmas has Hanukkah beat by a mile in every single aspect...except one: Jews cook the best holiday foods! Josh Peck and Jordan break it all down, and talk Josh's chubby childhood days, adult mukbang eating, and Josh tries to get Jordan to enjoy eating a pumpkin dessert.

Dec 18, 2019 • 1h 43min
Dave Beran with Elan Gale
The Dialogue and Pasjoli chef talks his celebrated Chicago years at Alinea and Next, salt bagels, his LA menus, a French fry resistance, and fine dining everything with his buddy, the fine dining king of customers, TV producer and author Elan Gale.

Dec 5, 2019 • 1h 8min
A Michelin Star in San Diego
Chef William Bradley of Addison Restaurant in North San Diego talks the pursuit of pallete perfection, a smoothie life, San Diego vs LA, and we breakdown why his Michelin star winning French tasting menu is a necessary west coast food & wine destination.

Nov 29, 2019 • 1h 9min
The Thanksgiving Recap with Dave Stassen
Dave forces Jordan to eat McConnell's before breaking down an epic turkey and pie day, that included quesadillas, bagels, Hoisin sauce, and all the gravy covered mush. AIR JORDAN: A FOOD PODCAST is brought to you by RC Provisions & Goldbelly. Visit their Instagram profiles and websites for more info.

Nov 27, 2019 • 55min
Tacos with Bill Esparza
Street Gourmet Bill Esparza sits down with Jordan to discuss L.A.'s vast taco game and drops all the meat & tortilla knowledge you need. Thank you to Summit LA 2019 for hosting and helping produce this episode. AIR JORDAN: A FOOD PODCAST is sponsored by RC Provisions and Goldbelly. Visit their Instagram profiles and websites for more info.


