Mad Food

Eating at two different restaurants back to back, one after the other with no break in between is known as a Bang Bang, and maybe everyone should consider this gluttonous rite of passage to not only soothe the soul during hard times, but more importantly to maximize support for a food industry in need. Jordan and Max profile Los Angeles Bang Bangs they think work best, ordering strategies at the twenty restaurants involved, survival tips, and the controversial chubby behavior origins. Plus, new pastas at Stella, Jordan's iPhone dilemma, family text threads, gout in the tit, a 1967 Barolo vs. Diet Coke, we're all gonna die, and a bulging Max reveal.

So much love to go around in this episode, starting with Jordan and Max thanking some Air Jordan All-Stars for donating to our first responders in Los Angeles. Then, the fellas are joined by the Man vs. Food man himself, Adam Richman, to discuss Adam's top Philly cheesesteaks, mayonnaise in cake, Bern's Steak House, kaiser rolls and their place in bakeries, and how this man became the Man. Plus, Adam calls Jordan a son of a bitch, is a cheeseburger a sandwich is answered, PB &J pro moves, Adam and Max have things in common, English Muffins, tuna talk, ass clock talk, hickory hole medicine, the Katz's order, and The Best Sandwich Game On Earth is played. If you or anyone you know is a victim of the wildfires and is seeking insurance claim or lawsuit advice, please don't hesitate to reach out to our good friend Kris Peerali at Peerali Law. Air Jordan: A Food Podcast has stopped taking donations for wildfire relief, but if you'd still like to give, please consider joinging us in donating to one of the following charitires: Los Angeles Fire Department Calirfornia Community Fundation Cal Fire World Central Kitchen This Is About Humanity Baby2Baby The Anti-Recidivism Coalition We Got This. Fellow LA Food Podcaster Darin Bresnitz's Go Fund Me To Rebuild His Family's Home

Jordan and Max return post-hiatus to a hurting LA, but the show must go on, so take your mind off the darkness for a beat to hear about Max accidentally dosing himself with drugs, Jordan admitting to being inconsiderate, and all their burned out anxiety. Plus, Straight Al tales from Jordan's time in Del Boca Vista, Max may have a new kink, and the fellas finally went on a double date together to a new, critically acclaimed restaurant.

It's a goodbye 2024 and hello 2025 episode covering a battle of animal necks, Jordan vs. Norm Langer, the status of Spago and Nancy Silverton, Cabo for Thanksgiving, pushed back vs slicked back, Jordan forces Max to eat at Si! Mon again to figure out what the hell is going on, strange latke combo toppings, a Carbone rumor, top 2024 bites, looking forward to 2025 meals, the pain of gift giving, the love of Sade, Genghis Cohen has Jordan rethinking McConnell's, and a night at Shunji.

Chace is back to answer audience questions with Jordan and Max about this cozy egg nog and latke season, and it's all Jews for Jesus, being Hanukkah curious, top Goldbelly gifts, New Years Eve plans, an almost too chic Christmas tree, hard shell taco insanity, the LA Times food poisoning party, more 101 snubs, the problem with oysters and Hayato, the chances of Vespertine and Taco Bell, Chace learns a cold hard fact, and Modesto Max Thanksgiving talk.

The end of year restaurant lists are here, and Jordan and Max have thoughts. First up, the fellas talk the recently released 101 Best New Restaurants from the LA Times, reviewing its top ten picks, all the snubs, and they attempt to determine what this list really is, because it ain't as advertised. Then, they're joined by returning guest Jeff Gordinier to discuss Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America list, where Los Angeles made a strong showing based off Jeff's current romance with the city, but would it have enough muscle to finally defeat New York? Plus, Jordan's IG trailer for this episode had people concerned, Max toots, and the no food review city needs a change.

Evan Lovett was born, raised, and lives in Los Angeles, covering the city he loves through LA in a Minute, his social media and podcast reporting on everything past, present, and future in the City of Angels. Jordan and Evan talk freeways that almost ran through Beverly Hills and Laurel Canyon, a shared love of Island's, Tommy's vs. Fatburger, more breakfast burrito disinterest, Evan's peanut butter addicition and Mexican cooking skills, Jordan attempts to expose Evan for his phony ways, and the fellas review a recent meal they shared at the six decade old LA institution Dan Tana's.

The holidays are here, which means you may soon be visiting the parents of the people you are shtupping, so Jordan brings his knowledge visiting Straight Al through the years to guide Max and the listeners through their upcoming travels. But first, The Infatuation LA put out their Best New Restaurants in Los Angeles list, forcing the fellas to talk how broken their system is and how to fix it.

Jordan finally spent some money on sushi, exploring the world of luxury Los Angeles fish and rice at Morihiro, where the Atwater Village Michelin star Japanese restaurant sent him though all the emotions. And while Jordan was enjoying fried eggplant covered in Santa Barbara sea urchin and perfecture prawn nigiri, Max visited the opening weekend of Stella West Hollywood's brunch, where the eggs had to make sense and the pastries hit just right, all while betraying Jordan once again. Plus, real estate promo codes, the two Mori-san dishes that turned it all around for Jordo, a new West LA sushi that made Bubbles' list, and Hector is the only side hustle that seems to matter.

Joan McNamara is Joan from Joan's on Third and she's back on Air Jordan to talk everything Thanksgiving, including how to create the perfect holiday meal with her food, new ways to enhance turkey, fresh cranberry sauce vs. that canned jelly sh*t, what dishes gravy should and should not be poured on, Jordan's day after sandwich, and the best Thanksgiving food item according to Joan. Plus, new Joan's menu items and locations are on the way, her perfect grilled cheese, those new candy bars, and how this Chinese chicken salad institution came to be and why it continues to butter Los Angeles with love.