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This week, Juliet and Jacoby weigh in on the boyfriend who criticized his girlfriend’s cooking via a PowerPoint presentation, discuss how Fireball is making whiskey out of human tears, and applaud the man who ate at all 224 Pizza Ranch locations. For this week’s Taste Test, they each try a different cereal that’s new to them. Finally, they share their Personal Food News and react to some Listener Food News. Do you have Personal Food News? We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at 646-783-9138 or email [email protected] for a chance to have your news shared on the show. Hosts: Juliet Litman and David Jacoby Producer: Mike Wargon Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Juliet and Jacoby rejoice at the potential end of the broken McFlurry machine, discuss the foods we eat based on Cash App emojis, and try to figure out why cases of scurvy have reemerged. For this week’s Taste Test, they try a classic Uncrustable. Finally, they share their Personal Food News and react to some Listener Food News. Do you have Personal Food News? We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at 646-783-9138 or email [email protected] for a chance to have your news shared on the show. Hosts: Juliet Litman and David Jacoby Producer: Mike Wargon Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Juliet and Jacoby share their thoughts on a wild wedding situation, learn whether sparkling water is as hydrating as regular water, and pay their respects to Tupperware. For this week’s Taste Test, they try fizzy-cookie-flavored Coke and Coke-flavored Oreos. Finally, they share their Personal Food News and react to some Listener Food News. Do you have Personal Food News? We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at 646-783-9138 or email [email protected] for a chance to have your news shared on the show. Hosts: Juliet Litman and David Jacoby Producer: Mike Wargon Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Juliet and Jacoby praise Burger King for its burger dipping sauce idea, discuss pigeons invading a pizza shop, and cover some sports food news ahead of the start of the NBA season. For this week’s Taste Test, they try salted and cinnamon sugar pretzel bites from Auntie Anne’s. Finally, they share their Personal Food News and react to some Listener Food News. Do you have Personal Food News? We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at 646-783-9138 or email [email protected] for a chance to have your news shared on the show. Hosts: Juliet Litman and David Jacoby Producer: Mike Wargon Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Juliet and Jacoby cover another TikTok cake story, break down the latest olive oil heist, and discuss California banning farm-raised octopus. For this week’s Taste Test, they try hot fudge sundae–flavored Liquid Death. Finally, they share their Personal Food News and react to some Listener Food News. Do you have Personal Food News? We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at 646-783-9138 or email [email protected] for a chance to have your news shared on the show. Hosts: Juliet Litman and David Jacoby Producer: Mike Wargon Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re on a journey to find out what L.A. barbecue is. Join host Danny Chau on our last stop with Grace Jo from the hospitality group On6thAvenue (creators of Quarters Korean BBQ) to try out their new spot, Origin. Danny and Grace dig into some of Origin’s most iconic dishes, from its garlic-seasoned short rib to Korean royalty's tteok-galbi (00:49). They discuss the proper way to build a ssam wrap (03:30), the difference between barbecue in Korea and in L.A. (9:00), and the effect that the Korean wave of pop culture has had on K-Town (24:45). Host: Danny Chau Guest: Grace Jo Producer: Aleya Zenieris Sound Engineers: Isaiah Blakely and Kevin Cureghian Camera Operators: Chia Hao Tat, Cory McConnell, John Richter, and Aleya Zenieris Editor: Matthew Ciampa Social Producers: Keith Fujimoto and Jomi Adeniran Show Art: David Shoemaker Supervising Producers: Cory McConnell and Juliet Litman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Juliet and Jacoby cover the food products impacted by the port strike, discuss DNA from the oldest known cheese, and follow up on the protestors who threw soup at art. For this week’s Taste Test, they try mystery-flavored Mountain Dew and Inca Kola. Finally, they share their Personal Food News and react to some Listener Food News. Do you have Personal Food News? We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at 646-783-9138 or email [email protected] for a chance to have your news shared on the show. Hosts: Juliet Litman and David Jacoby Producer: Mike Wargon Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re on a journey to find out what L.A. barbecue is. Join host Danny Chau on our next stop with Michelle and Andrew Muñoz, the owners and pitmasters of Lincoln Heights’ beloved Moo’s. Danny, Michelle, and Andrew dig into some of Moo’s most iconic dishes, from its Texas-style smoked brisket to its Rampart chili burger (00:21), while they discuss their inspiration for adding their own take on Texas-style BBQ and bringing it to Los Angeles (01:50) and what it took to go from a backyard pop-up to a full brick-and-mortar while also raising a family during the pandemic (18:45). Host: Danny Chau Guests: Michelle and Andrew Muñoz Producer: Aleya Zenieris Sound Engineers: Isaiah Blakely and Kevin Cureghian Camera Operators: Chia Hao Tat, Victoria Valencia, John Richter, and Aleya Zenieris Editor: Matthew Ciampa Social Producer: Keith Fujimoto Show Art: David Shoemaker Supervising Producers: Cory McConnell and Juliet Litman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Juliet and Jacoby cover a heist using "kangaroo pouches," discuss a Rainforest Cafe pop-up in the Empire State Building, and share their thoughts on a fine-dining restaurant staffed almost entirely by people who have experienced homelessness. For this week’s Taste Test, Juliet tried a pair of Entenmann’s cakes. Finally, they share their Personal Food News and react to some Listener Food News. Do you have Personal Food News? We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at 646-783-9138 or email [email protected] for a chance to have your news shared on the show. Hosts: Juliet Litman and David Jacoby Producer: Mike Wargon Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re on a journey to find out what L.A. barbecue is. Join host Danny Chau on our next stop with Chad Phuong, the owner and pitmaster of Battambang BBQ. Danny and Chad dig into some of Chad’s most iconic dishes that blend Texas tradition with Cambodian flavors, from Dino ribs to a fermented jasmine rice smoked sausage (00:14). All the while, he discusses memories of growing up in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge (06:34), life in Long Beach, California, and the influence of the Lakers (24:29), and how smoke may just be the fountain of youth after all (29:29). Host: Danny Chau Guest: Chad Phuong Producer: Aleya Zenieris Sound Engineers: Isaiah Blakely and Kevin Cureghian Camera Operators: Cory McConnell, John Richter, Victoria Valencia, and Aleya Zenieris Editor: Matthew Ciampa Social Producer: Keith Fujimoto Show Art: David Shoemaker Supervising Producers: Cory McConnell and Juliet Litman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices