

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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Sep 25, 2019 • 1h 27min
Zoe Komarin: Pita Queen
L.A.'s newest backyard chef sensation aka The Pita Queen of Highland Park, discusses how it all started with catering for Candace Bushnell, 7 years of cooking in Tel Aviv, one pita at a time baking, and the most original breakfast sandwich in Los Angeles.

Sep 19, 2019 • 1h 50min
Dave's Brisket & Jordan's Big Weekend
Plus, Valerie Gordon serves Pint's Jr. her Blum's Coffee Crunch Cake, which is now shipping nationwide on Goldbelly! This episode is full of all sorts of important lessons, such as straw etiquette, Jon & Vinny's catering menu highlights, how to not f*ck up at a food festival, and so much more.

Sep 12, 2019 • 1h 10min
Bestia with Lily Rosenthal & Ally Romano
The daughters of Phil Rosenthal and Ray Romano talk growing up in restaurants with famous dads, the new Sycamore Tartine, and a night at Bestia with Jordan and Ori. Plus, who will know Everybody Loves Raymond best and be crowned Best Daughter?

Sep 5, 2019 • 55min
Danny Trejo: L.A. Legend
Burritos, donuts, hot sauce, coffee, beer, a music label, all the acting roles... There is nothing this legendary Angeleno native can not do. Danny enters the Sherman Oaks Food Building to talk growing up in L.A., robbing restaurants, eating in jail, and of course, the Trejo's Tacos and Donuts takeover.

Aug 29, 2019 • 1h 49min
Yeastie Boys & Freedman's
Evan Fox and Jonah Freedman are redefining what Los Angeles thinks of Jewish food. They tell their stories, rank their delis, and Evan and Jordan eat Pat's cheesesteaks flown in from Philadelphia with the help of Goldbelly.

Aug 22, 2019 • 17min
Popeyes vs. Chick-fil-A
It's the Popeyes vs. Chick-fil-A fried chicken sandwich taste test, featuring Evan Fox of Yeastie Boys Bagels, Burt Bakman of Slab and Trudy's Underground, and my main man Q aka The Chik-fil-A KING.

Aug 22, 2019 • 1h 12min
The Nicole Byer Episode
The host of Netflix's Nailed It enters The Sherman Oaks Food Building to talk her favorite LA restaurants, pros and cons to food show hosting, and Jordan forces her and Dave to bond over their shared love of Jewish men.

Aug 20, 2019 • 43min
Family Style with Ben Hundreds
Family Style Food Festival and The Hundreds co-founder Ben Hundreds breaks down the chefs, music, and art celebration happening September 15th at Television City Studios on Fairfax. And it's all exclusive eats and merch and a Howlin' Ray's sandwich with no line when you buy a VIP ticket, so get it. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-hundreds-family-style-food-festival-presented-by-doordash-tickets-65966299979

Aug 15, 2019 • 1h 26min
SUGARFISH, HiHo, and UOVO with Jerry Greenberg
You love his food, you Instagram his food, you wait in lines for his food, and yet you've probably never heard his name. This is the story of Jerry Greenberg.

Aug 8, 2019 • 1h 13min
The Triumph of Sonoratown
Since appearing on Netflix's Taco Chronicles, this Sonoran love story has reached new heights. It's all grilled carne asada, stewed cheesy chivichangas, warmer hospitality than their mesquite charcoal, and a newly formed downtown LA line of flour tortilla fans. It's Jenn Feltham and Teo Diaz-Rodriguez, and they are Sonoratown.


