Jordo and Max are back answering audience questions, and it's all IQ issues, reservation bummers, a New York trip, sake recs or a lack thereof, no pizza for the big game, too much of a single restaurant, merch is coming, and the Substack is very live.

Jordan and Max are back and dropped their first video podcast on Substack. 

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Jordan and Max gift the audience sexy food advice for the big lovers day, ensuring listeners maximize their romantic plans this Valentine's Day. Learn how to seduce someone with a drink order, what to cook for dinner and dessert, and the chocolates you must buy to get the sex you're looking for. Plus, top five aphrodisiacs, the horniest movies, ordering in and dining out recommendations, eating off a naked body guidance, and the ultimate gourmands advice that may surprise and delight you.

Jordan and Shapiro visited Boris, who catered a dinner with Pizza Kris' bar pies, which brought the fellas their best bite of the week. Jordan didn't understand Japanese whiskey, but he did enjoy a negroni ala Bubbles, and the filtered water was top notch. Plus, a sleeper dessert, the professional male model, and a discsussion of approved Los Angeles pizzas. Then the boys each list their top ten "unecessary foods," a discussion that all started because of the previously discussed cooked scallops. But before all of that, some upcoming local Dorsia events you need to know about. 

Jordan had a disturbing weekend of eating with very little discipline and he needs to learn after too much KazuNori, a trip to a candy store with his son, the birthday dim sum buffet, a bucket of Magnolia pudding, the darkest pizza moment, more chicken shawarma, slices of pie, a chocolate pastry inside Joan's with his daughter and celebs, and an Emmy's spread of chips and dip, homemade pigs in blankies, tavern style pizza, Diet Coke a plenty, and Susie Cakes. Then, Shapiro reviews recent visits to Budonoki and Yangban, where the chefs' generoisty pushed him over the chubby top with seafood pancakes, wagyu zabuton, mayo a plenty, all the shaved truffles and caviar, and a Cinnamon Toast Crunch sundae. Plus, Bubbles at the celebritiy holiday party, Jordan's Oreo secret, and kids and astronauts are idiots.

Jordan and Max are joined by Peckerman to talk a recent 'tis the season feast at The Cheesecake Factory in Beverly Hills where over 16,000 calories of Buffalo Blasts, Glam Burgers, and four different flavors of cheesecake were consumed by the fellas. And it's all brown vs. white bread, not enough shimp for Jordan, too much of everything for Bubbles, not like the good old days for Josh, Chicken Bellagio vs. Madeira, everyone's top three CF items, and when a surprise guest joins the table, Jordan's meal takes a frieghtening turn. Plus, Hannukkah came and went, US Weekly published some Peck revelations, and holiday goodbyes as we're all done 'til 2024.

More LA Times Best 101 talk and will Max become Bill Addison, top Goldbelly holiday gifts, crab rangoons, 2023 food world trends that need death, a painful FMK for Max, another trip to Quarter Sheets, NYE plans and bubbles from Bubbles, top LA free agent chefs, the must orders at Gjelina & Dunsmoor, Miami restaurants, Jordan's top 5 LA ice creams, most memorable meals and bites from 2023, and a trip down memory lane to Jordan and Max in high school.

The only year end food list in Los Angeles that matters is here, so Jordan and Max talk it all (well, most of it, it's very long), including a top ten breakdown, what exactly "the curve" is, when a beloved chef's personality transcends the food they're putting out, a character on the list who offered Jordan drugs, all the snubs, and the role and responsibilities of a modern day food critic.

This episode has it all: the shocking birthday meal reveal and what was ordered, the even more shocking Shapiro Saffy's snub, two nasty Thanksgiving meals, another trip down to Addison, and enough shrimp & Mexican Diet Coke to drown Jordan.

Jordan and Max offer advice on how to make Thanksgiving as delicious as possible. The fellas carefully curate that iconic Thursday night meal for everyone by offering elevated concepts for appetizers, the bird of course, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and vegetables. Then, Diet Coke Dave aka The Pie King of LA calls in to help everyone build the best dessert tables possible by breaking down his definitvie Los Angeles pie list. And finally, Jordan offers a BIG idea that could change the face of Thanksgiving dinner forever.

The fellas finally get to Quarter Sheets for their elusive Connecticut style bar pie pizza, so they had to breakdown the cracker crust, cheesy meal that ended with a couple of princesss. Plus, they talk L.A. bar pies and the lack thereof, and their plans for the next Echo Park voyage. Then, Shapiro does the good, the bad, and the ugly on his eating in Spain and France.

Josh Beckerman aka The Foodie Magician enters the building to talk his food travels as a master of the dark arts, plus all sorts of New York and Los Angeles chocolate chip cookies, pizza, and ice cream. Did Josh love kangaroo tartare or turtle livers more? Are David Blaine and other mentalists actually aliens? Can Josh successfully read Jordan's mind with the most random LA restaurant mentalism trick ever performed? These answers and more in this truly magical episode.

Actress and Air Jordan fan Delaney Rowe enters the Sherman Oaks Food Building to help answer audience questions with Jordan and a straight off an international flight back to L.A. Bubbles, and it's all neighborhood restaurants, the best Burgundy, go-to cookware, the Benihana ass clock, dealing with fame, Spanish beef, best Halloween candies, Twizzlers vs. Red Vines, honey walnut shrimp and caviar, hangover remedies and lots of booze talk from Delaney and Bubbles, Fall food, top Beverly Hills Cheese Store sandwiches, fighting large animals, belly buttons, and of course FreeBallGate 2023.

Max became violently ill in Spain, so an emergency segment with him was in need to talk what happened leading up to the explosive event, the nasty seafood culprit, absolutley demolishing a hotel bathroom, and Jordan stumbles upon one of the biggest Shapiro reveals in Air Jordan history. Plus, on his comfort food quest, Jordan finally experiences Apollonia's thin crust pizza, and has a story to tell on the who, what, where, and how of the highly acclaimed mid-city pizzeria.

Times are tough and emotions are running high, but the comfort of food can help. Jordan talks recent meals at Funke and Sushi Sonagi that helped it all fade away, and then he lists some his most comforting LA foods. Then, brother and sister Ernie and Val Aguirre enter the food building to talk the OG LA legendary chicken spot their family has been running for the past 35 years; an institution that nearly disappeared, and is now going nowhere but all the way up.

Pioneer Chicken will be appearing at this year's annual Tenderfest, Sunday October 22 in Beverly Hills. Come check them out and get a taste of history. Buy tickets here, and use promo code FRIENDS15 for 15% off.

It's Ruth! The LA OG food critic, author, and lover of Yucca's bean and cheese burrito jumps on a Zoom call with Jordan to discuss LA's past and present, food media vs. food journalism, the power of anonymity in criticism, and the upcoming LA Chef Conference both Ruth and Jordan will be appearing at later this month. They're also joined by Brad Metzger, founder and producer of the conference who talks all the glorious food, speakers, and causes LA Chef Conference will be highlighting. 

If you'd like to attend to see and hear Ruth in person, attend a live Air Jordan, as well as many other food industry panels, discussions, and two mini-food festivals, the last batch of tickets go on sale October 13th, and can be purchased here.

Jordan and Max talk a recent night out in the hills of Beverly eating Westholme wagyu prepared by three big name chefs as the Air Jordan martini era continues. Then, Jordan recounts his night in Hancock Park breaking the Yom Kippur fast with Saffy's challah, Daughter's Deli pastrami, and it's all yellow vs. deli mustard, shrimp hot dogs, cream cheese rankings, and soufflés vs. bread puddings.

Ben Hundreds is back, joining Jordan and Max in the building to discuss Danny Meyer's recent tweet (or is it called an X?) about 6pm being the new dining primetime reservation. Then, the boys talk their first meal at Echo Park Italian hotspot Donna's, where the parking is an issue, but would the whole garlic and parm package live up to the hype? Lastly, a food influencer was upset with Jordan in the wild, so the fellas discuss learning to accept criticism when you've put yourself in the spotlight. 

Jordan and Max enter the Sherman Oaks Food Building to answer audience questions about Rosh Hashanah cooking, social media food influencers, Erewhon hot food picks, Pasadena sucking, aggravating cocktail trends, peeling hard boiled eggs, the Domino's Pizza order, L.A.'s first 3 Michelin star restaurant, speakeasies sucking, the worst great food neighborhood, "affordable" tasting menus, pop-ups sucking, lots of wine talk, and Jordan's dream steakhouse starts taking shape with all sorts of dishes and the most innovative bread basket ever conceived.

Ben Hundreds is back inside the food building with Jordan and Max to exclusively announce some of the headliner restaurants for this year's Family Style Food Fest. Plus, the fellas discuss Ben's recent L.A. steak journey, and debate the perfect Chi Spacca order. Then, Jordan and Ben go deep into their recent Torrisi meals in New York, a city Max refuses to visit because he's too busy going to Spain.

Jordan and Shapiro talk a recent meal at the new-ish Melrose wine bar Stir Crazy, which leads to an epic celery discussion. Plus, another Tuesday night at Anajak generates a perfect Sherman Oaks alley order conversation and more sauna and ice talk. Then, Jordan attempts to guess every restaurant on Max's acceptable L.A. restaurants list. 

A New Haven pizza tour, New Jersey sliders, Philadelphia cheesesteaks, and the best New York dinner Jordan has ever had. Then, Max makes Jordan jealous talking two epic meals on a trip to San Francisco. Plus, Jordan wants to sue JetBlue, getting ridiculed for going keto at Philippe's, Max gets caught in a lie, and is Dunsmoor worth the drive?

Dorsia co-founders Marc Lotenberg and Josh Stern enter the food building to talk their groundbreaking, tech savvy hospitality membership service that has recently launched in Los Angeles, allowing its members to secure reservations at some of the busiest restaurants in the country. Jordan and the co-founders talk how it all works, the L.A. partners onboard so far, where they love using Dorsia on their home turf of Miami, and how the broken economics of the food business and the recent debate on service charges signifies a need for an industry shake-up, and how Dorsia will be the answer. 

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Summer hiatus is outta here, so Jordan and Shapiro are back to answer audience questions and it's all Paris and San Sebastian reccommendations, Papa Cristos gyro, 818 Kismet Rotiss, coffee is healthy and Max doesn't care, Poltergierst at Button Mash, IG food reviewers, Michelin talk, the post-Animal tres leches game, weight loss and gain, more Beverly Center slander, L.A. sushi talk, Found Oyster vs. Queen Street, and the five hour boozed out Gjelina brunch.

Jordan is joined by Sophia Rossi and Lee Eisenberg to discuss their recent voyage behind-the-scenes at Taco Bell Headquarters in beautiful Irvine, California. The trio review a bunch of new "coming soon" Taco Bell specials they were lucky enough to taste test, and talk the dream of making their own Taco Bell creations. Plus, Angler is finally put out of its misery by Los Angeles, which Jordan and Lee eulogize while Sophia questions it all. 

Lily Rosenthal and Zoe Winkler return to the food building to talk the world's most iconic cookie arriving in Los Angeles, Jordan ranks Levain flavors, and talks the dream L.A. ice cream cookie sandwich. Then, the ladies join Jordan in summertime party food talk as July Fourth is upon us, including hot dogs vs. burgers, condiments galore, one helluva salad, and the best dips and desserts. And finally, we talk Lily and her father Phil's new children's eating book Just Try It, and Jordan pitches his own children's book.

Jordan and Shapiro are joined by Mr. Chow scion, at-home meat and fire slayer, and possible eccentric Max Chow to compete in a draft competition for what the fellas believe are the most iconic dishes in Los Angeles. Will Jordan get all the shrimp he wants or will the Maximillians f*ck him? Can Shapiro choose ten food items without coming off as a snobby bastard? How many of Max Chow's picks will Jordan need help pronouncing? Tune in to find out! Plus, Shapiro breaks down his ultimate Mr. Chow order, while Jordan gifts the audience with a Donut Man tip, and it all ends with a phone call to an Air Jordan listener who blessed the community with the first Air Jordan soundtrack playlist.

Jordan's taco truck, Japan talk, more cheese and Italian slang, eating in saunas, a black olive debate, Max approved L.A. wine lists, goodbye Animal, Holbox and weird LA Times award timing, 2008 restaurants, pizza bowls vs. burrito bowls, the Air Jordan soundtrack, a Funke-plex discussion, freebies, and who weighs more: Jordan or Bubbles?

Dominick DiBartolomeo is the Italian stallion dairy king, operating The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills and outfitting many of the best restaurants in Los Angeles with the highest quality and hardest to find ingredients. Jordan and Shapiro travel into the store to talk their favorite cheeses, how Dom went from Staten Island to the golden state, and the boys get an exclusive taste of what The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills will offer when it moves into its new 90210 digs. Plus, talking authentic, the gouda of it all, and everyone disagrees with Jordan on his most overrated cheese list. 

Jordan and Shaprio sit down to discuss their food and vibe impressions of the new Beverly Hills Italian hot spot, Frogtown's long anticipated river adjacent burger banger, all the fast food cheese curds and butter burgers that don't yet exist in L.A., and the cookies that has taken over the country. 

Yes, they're getting into it. Allegations and Horses rumors galore are discussed as well as all the possible fallout and what we do and do not know. Plus, Bar Next Door is now open in the heart of the Sunset Strip, so Jordan and Bubbles travel inside to meet bar director Brynn Smith, who serves up a cocktail taste test for Shapiro to decide if it's worth coming back to water that head.

Dead L.A. restaurants, delivery tipping, post-bill table etiquette, Funke is here, Guisados IG beef, best burgers, top 5 shit candies, lots of wine with Bubbles, NBA playoffs, more Addison talk, and Mother's Day plans with Shaprio and Stassen.

Jordan is joined by returning all-stars Michael Lasker and Kate Burr to talk the Academy Awards and to draft their dream Oscars viewing party food lineups.  

Food and wine and caviar connoisseur Charlie Fu joins Jordan and Shapiro to talk everything Astrea, the Chinese sturgeon eggs getting dolloped across Los Angeles, pinpointing the best Astrea dishes all over the city. Plus, Charlie loves to water the head like Max, so we talk best drinking restaurants, some overrated ones, and finally crown the Wine King of Air Jordan with some wino trivia. And if you'd like to buy some Astrea, get 20% off with promo code: Bubbles20. What a code! 

Dave Stassen returns to The Sherman Oaks Food Building to recap the fellas eating on Super Bowl Sunday, and it's all Matū cheesesteaks, not enough and too much pizza, no pints for Pints Sr., and Jordan really overdid it. Then, Jordan travels to the Arts District to sit down with Katianna and John Hong at their Korean American elevated soul food destination, Yangban to talk bowls of pork curry, a bubbie's matzah balls, the low hanging fruit of the chicken wing, and all sorts of fine dining and fried things.

Welp, another ridiculous list has hit the food media landscape, so Jordan and Max break all the losing and winning down. But first, Genghis Cohen has finally re-opened in a new location and the fellas have the shrimp toast and orange chicken first look featuring a member of Jordan's family. And no restaurant in Los Angeles is currently more hyped than Baby Bistro, so the fellas talk it and their experience with the Echo Park farmer's market driven hospitality house.

Jordan finally revisits Stros aka Mastro's, a restaurant that broke his heart years ago, to see if it will strikeout again. Max gets an article written about him and his restaurant critiques, but will it lead to IG verification? And the fellas review a recent visit to the new-ish hot Southern restaurant Dunsmoor to decide if it's worth the drive.

Married L.A. sugar titans Valerie Gordon and Stan Weightman Jr. are joined by Jordan inside their new Glendale headquarters to talk the problem with Hannukah sweets and how to upgrade gelt, Jordan lists his top five Christmas desserts for Val and Stan (two Santa loving goys) to review, and all the holiday must eats from Valerie Confections are highlighted.

Jordan and Max review two recent restaurant experiences with very different outcomes, and then explore a few negatives critques the podcast has received, and it's all fire grilled meats, Ventura Blvd. souffles, hidden shmears, a finalized Max (Hector) meter, the most egregious dish, the worst cooking method, coming burger correct, and an exclusive Studio City special order.

Danny Gordon and Max Miller are childhood friends who decided to go into business together and create what is many Angelenos favorite burger and fries joint. The fellas join Jordan to discuss how it all went down, why American cheese is the only choice, how the customer isn't always right, a new era of Heavy Handed beer & ice cream, Big Macs vs Whoppers vs Western Bacons, the soda machine myth, and lettuce wrapped cheeseburgers (of course). Plus, Heavy Handed superfan and Air Jordan all-star, Zoe Winkler calls in to gush over what she thinks is the best burger in Los Angeles.

Jordan and Max are back to answer audience questions, and it's all new L.A. restaurants on the horizon, monk milk, Bub & Grandma's pizza, wines by the glass, Montecito dinners, Disfrutar vs. Somni, how to gain 100 pounds, LA Times vs. NY Times food coverage, the bottled & filtered water thing, a new rating system, all sorts of shrimp cocktail talk, the schelp meter, Max working for Michelin full-time, bagels, Jordan's new coffee dilemma, orange wine, Post Ranch Inn pricing, Paso Robles, Bavel no longer respects the neck, and rest in peace Dan Tana.

Jeremy Adler is a jack of many restaurant trades, so he enters the food building to discuss one of his projects, the Southeast Asian homey hotspot, Cobi's in Santa Monica. The fellas talk menu highlights, the alchemy of a hit, and Branzino possibly not being a myth. Jeremy also works with the restaurant reservation company Resy, and some well-deserved OpenTable slander follows. 

Jordan talks with co-hosts Brad Metzger and chef Neal Fraser of LA Chef Conference, which is taking place October 6 in Los Angeles, and features a who's who of chefs and food industry notables to not only talk the major issues of the day, but to eat like royalty. And one of those bites will be an exclusive menu item designed by Jordan with all the shrimpy help from the team at Santa Monica Seafood. Then, Jordan is joined by Gather For Good, a charity taking care of community with hospitality, who together with Guittard Chocolate and a collection of the most talented pastry chefs in town, will be serving up a wild collection of desserts at the conference. And you can enter the lottery ticketing system for LA Chef Conference by following this link.

Andy joins Jordan for a Lunar New Year episode to rank his favorite Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles from San Gabriel to Culver City. They talk Andy's top 10, best dumplings, noodles, Peking duck (buns vs. pancakes), and the numbing greatness of Sichuan. Plus, three spots Jordan needs to try, Andy is the tiger of the LA food world, lots of white people slander, how to NFT, and "New York" style.

Jordan recounts a recent trip to the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmer's Market where it was all mangoes, peaches, pork, olives, and butter. But before that, an incredibly important croissant discussion goes down, sparked from a first time trip to Petitgrain Boulangerie. Then, Air Jordan's Japanese lover and Sushi Park hater Bubbles-san talks two new and different recent sushi experiences he respected in Los Angeles.

Brooke Glazer is a registered dietician nutritionist who loves food and Air Jordan: A Food Podcast, and has been listening to Jordan talk about his diet, fasting beliefs, and the eating advice he's been giving his listeners. In the course of their discussion, she helps Jordan understand a different way to approach it all, and possibly begin having a healthier relationship with his beloved food.

Jordan and Max are back, answering audience questions, and it's Tesla diner talk, Michelin idiots dissing Bavel, Dunsmoor dining room rules, cooking burgers, LA's lack of Indian food and our pizza era, Summertime assclocks, seasonal cocktails, 3 star desserts, tuna salad sandwiches vs. melts, Paris for normies, and do the fellas care about Cole's French Dip's impending closure?

To celebrate 50 years of Chez Panisse, we replay the 2019 Air Jordan Alice Waters interview, where the queen talks microwave hatred, tacos vs burritos, burgers vs steaks, LA vs NY, and of course all that farm-to-table slow cooking. But before that, Jordan and Max review the recent LA Times Food article on Chez Panisse and the fellas answer questions from the audience like most disappointing hyped new restaurants, how to build the perfect five ingredient sandwich, LA vs SF, Langer's vs Katz's, best LA cocktail, Jordan's Bavel mushroom skewer issue, how to curb those fat body food cravings, and so many more very important topics.

Caroline Styne and Suzanne Goin have been partners in food and life for over 20 years, feeding Los Angeles their hearts, souls, and bacon-wrapped parmesan-stuffed dates. They join Jordan to talk the new AOC Brentwood, the perfect Hollywood Bowl bites, top 3 items on a cheese plate, finally opening in DTLA, and the goddamn Coron.

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Jordan and Max experienced the Silverlake one seating a night Chinese family style private patio meal from Needle, and it's all garlic sauces, scallions, and L.A.'s best char siu. Plus, Jordan met Max's dad at the Air Jordan commissary, South Beverly Grill.