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| A Brief Pause | 19 Mar 2020 | 00:03:50 | |
Due to global events, David updates listeners on why both he and Winston are pausing their current hiatus with the goal of relaunching as soon as they can. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| HotTasteus/HiTasteus Episode #3: Jeremy Raub (Eagle Rock Brewery)/Natto Reissue | 12 Mar 2020 | 01:17:17 | |
For our third HotTasteus/HiTasteus hiatus episode, Hot Tastes includes Winston wanting the United Nations to ban all secret restaurants and David thinks nutrional yeast doesn't get the job done. The June 7th, 2018 episode with Jeremy Raub (of Eagle Rock Brewery) is reissued where Natto, one of the worst foods we've had and returned to on the show, was served up for the first time. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Pumpkin Pie with Nicole Villela | 09 Jan 2020 | 00:58:05 | |
Comedian Nicole Villela hates pumpkin pie. Winston doesn't understand this and David sings early 2000's emo/pop punk band Simple Plan. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston thinks Heinz 57 is the King of Sauces and David wants to know how to reassemble takeout soups. For the tasting, Marie Callender's standard pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie cookies, Pumpkinoffee (dulce de leche) pie and a savory pork and pumpkin pot pie are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Green Bell Pepper with Steve Samson of Rossoblu | 26 Apr 2018 | 00:36:15 | |
Chef Steve Samson hosts Winston and David at his restaurant Rossoblu in downtown LA this week to discuss the green bell pepper, the unripened, bitter version of it’s more brightly flavored primary color brethren. From the dining room, the three of them discuss Steve’s background, his Bologna inspired menu and how Rossoblu highlights his LA roots. For the tasting, a raw pepper and smoked one, green pepper jerky and a green pepper hummus are all served up.
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| Melted Cheese with Katelyn Hempstead | 19 Apr 2018 | 00:55:35 | |
Comedian and Podcaster Katelyn Hempstead confounds David and Winston this week with her dislike of melted cheese. For the tasting, a white queso dip, baked brie with fig jam, and a slice of deep dish pizza are served up.
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| Pshat with Litty Mathew of Greenbar Distllery | 12 Apr 2018 | 00:54:56 | |
Greenbar Distillery Cofounder, Spirits Maker & Novelist Litty Mathew treats Winston and David to some midday drinks while they continue to act as bad party hosts by offering Pshat, an armenian dried fruit that also goes by other names like the Persian Olive, Japanese Silverberry or Igde Pshat.
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| Anchovies with Anna Salinas | 05 Apr 2018 | 00:55:31 | |
Comedian/Comic Artist Anna Salinas guests this week to discuss her dislike for anchovies, the little canned fish filets. Winston and David bring more Hot Tastes to the table with David wanting there to be a more publicly accepted practice of licking plates and with Winston unsure whether a certain inclusion should have been made on Netflix’s Ugly Delicious. For the tasting, filets straight from the can are served in addition to a caesar dressing and the bubbling northern Italian dip of Bagna Cauda.
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| Mayonnaise with Brian Edwards of Fryin’ Brian Chicken | 29 Mar 2018 | 00:54:19 | |
Chicken artist/musician Brian Edwards of Fryin’ Brian Chicken joins Winston/David this week, bringing a full tupperware of fried chicken in tow to discuss his hated spread: mayonnaise. The Boys introduce their new segment Hot Tastes in which Winston says he prefers fried chicken and David wants people to stop looking at him weird when he eats alone at a restaurant. For the tasting, they serve up Best Foods mayo, a homemade mayo and black garlic mayo, plus a BLT with mayo-toasted bread.
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| Apples with Kyle Parulski | 22 Mar 2018 | 00:39:28 | |
Comedian/Writer Kyle Parulski guests this week to test the mettle of his hated food (and one of our most controversial so far): apples. Though his position may cause many of his friends to cast him aside once the episode is released, his bravery in taking on the bevy of presented apples and apple dishes is admirable. For the tasting, big bites of four varieties are had as well as an apple pan sauce and an appletouille.
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| White Chocolate with Billy Merritt | 15 Mar 2018 | 00:33:34 | |
Improviser/Actor/Former Wine Show Host/(the slashes could go on) Billy Merritt guests this week to tackle his aggressive indifference to white chocolate. For the tasting, a white chocolate bark with ridged potato chips, white chocolate mousse and a toasted white chocolate spread are served.
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| Water Chestnuts with Jacki Merchant | 08 Mar 2018 | 00:28:17 | |
Comedian/producer/admired amateur culinary wizard Jacki Merchant guests this week to discuss water chestnuts, a tough taste and even tougher texture and it’s a food that nearly foils David and Winston in the kitchen. For the tasting, they dive deep into a dip, a raw water chestnut straight from the can and a sweet concoction of Winston’s own invention.
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| Ranch Dressing with Emily Schmidt | 01 Mar 2018 | 00:32:01 | |
Writer/comedian Emily Schmidt guests to discuss ranch dressing and her overall aversion to sauces in general. The whole episode is a treasure trove of amazing pull quotes from Emily as she justifies trying ranch one more time since she’s turning 30 this year, she can handle this. For the tasting, Hidden Valley and homemade ranch dressings are served up as well as well as a ranch popcorn and novelty ranch dressing soda.
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| Boiled Sweet Potatoes with Johnny Zone of Howlin’ Ray’s | 22 Feb 2018 | 00:43:37 | |
The boys host chef Johnny Zone as he hosts them in an episode recorded from his LA chinatown restaurant Howlin’ Ray’s. They discuss the upstart growth of Howlin’ Ray’s, the philosophy behind the restaurant and how nostalgia affects their food tastes. For the tasting section, they sample four types of boiled sweet potato rounds (boiled as well as sous vide poaching liquids made from butter, sriracha and maple & orange juice).
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| Gin with Sydney Heller and Olivia DeLaurentis | 02 Jan 2020 | 01:02:23 | |
Sydney Heller and Olivia DeLaurentis (of Snapchat's Apocalypse Goals) join David and Winston for a New Year Hangover edition of the show where our hosts serve up dreaded gin to their guests. For a round of New Tastes Resolutastes, Winston wants to make more bread in the new year and David wants to make root beer. For the tasting, four gins, a tom collins, a martini and a gin and tonic are served up alongside gin and tonic pickles and a lemon gin cake. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Taco Zone with Farley Elliott of Eater LA | 15 Feb 2018 | 00:50:58 | |
Farley Elliott (Senior Editor for Eater LA and author of Los Angeles Street Food: A History from Tamaleros to Taco Trucks) joins us to dive into Taco Zone, the Echo Park based taco truck. The hosts and Farley sample the entirety of their menu and why Farley chose to single out this particular truck instead of a specific food for a slight break in the show’s format.
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| Eggplant with Mark Potts | 08 Feb 2018 | 00:32:22 | |
Director, Pulitzer Prize Winner, and Meat-and-Potato Head Mark Potts joins us to try eggplant despite his overall aversion to vegetables. For the tasting, we try eggplant jerky (from Power Plant Organic Eggplant Jerky), an eggplant lasagna, and baba ghanoush.
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| Mango Sorbet with Victoria Longwell | 02 Feb 2018 | 00:34:20 | |
Comedian Victoria Longwell (UCB) joins Winston and David to return to mango sorbet, a food she has not had since she was a child. The origins of this distaste are discussed as Victoria worries that she might actually like the sweet treat. For the tasting, the three of them sample a homemade mango sorbet, a granita, a Thai-influenced sorbet with condensed milk and a sweet bread made from a mango sorbet base.
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| Olives with Armando De La Torre Jr. of Guisados | 01 Feb 2018 | 00:34:18 | |
Armando De La Torre Jr. of local LA stewed taco joint Guisados joins the boys to discuss his least favorite food, the salty bomb that is the olive. After discussing his restaurant, Winston joins Armando in solidarity over their dislike for the bitter, briney fruit while David is too excited to serve them up. In the tasting portion of the episode, they try a variety of olives, a tapenade, a olive infused goat cheese and an ice cream?!
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| A First Taste | 17 Jan 2018 | 00:14:48 | |
On Try It, You’ll Like It, Winston Carter and David Zwick have their guests try a food they hate one last time. They’ll test their guest’s politeness as they serve up the hated edible entity in multiple ways to often cringeworthy results. In this teaser episode, Winston tries black licorice for the first time in years and David admits a distaste for champagne. Will the celebratory uncorking of this new podcast lead to a new food fave or a resolidify their respective stances? Listen and find out!
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| Shortbread with Sandeep Parikh | 26 Dec 2019 | 01:19:30 | |
Writer/Director/Actor Sandeep Parikh (of Wizard School Dropout) joins David/Winston for a post-Christmas deep-dive into his dislike for shortbreads. For Hot Tastes, Winston wants more readily available roast chickens, David wants an instruction card at restaurants for eating whole fishes, and Sandeep wants a supplemental charge to be offered so that the appropriate amount of appetizers be served for the table. For the tasting, Walkers, Lornadoones, brown butter shortbreads, millionaire shortbreads, Pulverones (filipino style no-bake shortbreads) and savory cheddar cheese shortbreads are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Latkes with Yaki Margulies | 19 Dec 2019 | 00:53:39 | |
Comedian and musician Yaki Margulies has David and Winston serving up the classic Hanukkah dish: latkes (aka a Jewish potato pancake). For a round of Chot Tastes (a hot take on a Jewish Food), David wants charoset to be a more universal side dish and Winston thinks that matzoh ball soup is a lower tier soup. For the tasting, five types of latkes are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| The 100th Episode | 12 Dec 2019 | 00:59:35 | |
100 Episodes in, Winston and David take stock of the podcast with an unexpected round of Hot Tastes, a pancake salad (done wedge style with maple butter ice cream) and so much Swedish candy. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| 2019 Winter Slamdown with Rachel Retha Middleton, Tim Herrold, Collin Morris and Lucé Tomlin-Brenner | 05 Dec 2019 | 01:08:45 | |
To ring in the coming cold of winter, hosts David and Winston have invited Rachel Retha Middleton, Tim Herrold, Collin Jay Morris and Lucé Tomlin-Brenner to serve as judges of the Winter Slamdown: a four-round battle royale between the hosts to see who can serve up the best slate of winter drinks. Serving up a cold drink, a hot drink, a sneak drink (one in which your family wouldn't be able to tell how boozy it is) and a wild card cocktail, listen to find out whether David wrestles away Winston's Slamdown title from the summer or Winston reigns supreme! __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Turkey with Zane Larue Dickinson and Casey Lawrence | 28 Nov 2019 | 01:02:56 | |
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Hosts David and Winston invite Casey Lawrence and Zane Larue Dickinson to see if there's a preparation these guests might enjoy of the festive fowl. After a round of Thankful Tastes, roasted, sous vide, fried, smoked and turkey leg confit are served up alongside a healthy portion of gravy. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Radishes with Kevin T. Porter | 21 Nov 2019 | 01:08:59 | |
Host of the podcasts Good Christian Fun and Gilmore Guys Kevin T. Porter joins David/Winston to find out if a radish can make a rad dish! For Hot Tastes, Winston thinks American cheese is America’s greatest contribution to world food culture, David wants a universal code word for secret menu items and Kevin thinks pasta is never worth it. For the tasting, raw radish, roasted radish, pickled radishes from Jesse Boy, a chinese daikon radish soup, a radish greens pesto and cinnamon sugar radish chips are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Cucumber with Allen Strickland Williams | 14 Nov 2019 | 01:02:14 | |
Comedian Allen Strickland Williams (with a new Comedy Central half hour out tomorrow 11/15) joins David/Winston for the start of a campaign to get Winston $48 from Postmates, as well as a cucumber based episode. For Hot Tastes, David wants two salt options on the table for restaurants already offering four or more sauces, Allen thinks deli brown mustard should be the standard table mustard and Winston wants universal availability for regional fast food items. For the tasting, three types of raw cucumber, a quick pickle, cucumber with miso, cucumber/mint water, cucumber ginger sandwiches and a lemon cucumber cake are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Scrambled Eggs with Jamie Loftus | 07 Nov 2019 | 01:06:14 | |
Comedian Jamie Loftus joins David/Winston for the third egg based episode! For a round of Hot Tastes, David wants to see proof if a restaurant says their food is award-winning, Winston wants pie by the slice at the grocery store and Jamie dares to say that 7-Eleven sushi is good. On (scrambled) EGG PLATE, they serve up hard scrambled eggs, soft scrambled eggs, egg yolk only scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs with whipped egg whites and an indian egg bhaji. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| HotTasteus/HiTasteus Episode #2: Ted Hopson (The Bellwether)/Gingerbread Reissue | 05 Mar 2020 | 01:00:27 | |
For our second HotTasteus/HiTasteus hiatus episode, Hot Tastes includes a wild David take that accidental syrup spillage on diner pancakes is cause for concern and Winston thinks the typical breakfast combo at a restaurant should always include juice or coffee baked into the price. The May 17th, 2018 episode with Ted Hopson (of The Bellwether) is reissued where Gingerbread is the highlighed food (and one of the worst things we've ever made was served up). __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Black Licorice with Marcelina Chavira | 31 Oct 2019 | 01:10:14 | |
WARNING: this Halloween edition of the show deems the hated food evil more times than has ever occurred on the show. Comedian/Artist Marcelina Chavira partners with Winston in her disgust while David is delighted by a full black licorice menu (or djavlar godis, the devil's candy, for you Swedes). For a round of Spooky Tastes, Winston recalls eating duck in Beijing, Marcelina discusses eating black licorice on stage just day's before the recording, and David returns to his feelings on the aftermath of the Taco Bell episode from the beginning of the year. For the tasting, red vines and haribo black licorice candies are served alongside nordic salted black licorice, a finnish licorice and sea buckthron chocolate, chicken with a licorice pan sauce as well as a homemade licorice caramel. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Celery with Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta from NOFX | 24 Oct 2019 | 01:02:52 | |
Actor/Comedian and Guitarist from NOFX Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta joins David/Winston this week to go over the stringy, fibrous vegetable: celery. For a round of Situational Eats, David asks what should be served up when serving a table in a restaurant walk-in fridge and Winston poses what should be served to a ravenous Dracula who craves tex-mex. For the tasting, raw celery, celery juice, Dr. Brown's cel-ray soda, walnut cream of celery soup, a celery leaf pesto, celery gratin and a celery caraway sorbet are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Mustard with Scott Thiede | 17 Oct 2019 | 01:12:38 | |
10 Mustards. It's too much. Comedian Scott Thiede is overwhelmed by the amount of mustard David/Winston serve up on this week's episode. For a round of Hot Tastes, David wants more bulk frozen food options, Winston's wants a fruit chopping bar in every grocery store and Scott doesn't want corn in his ramen. For the tasting, MUSTARD PLATE includes ten mustards with sausage and wonton dippers plus a mustard heavy mac and cheese, a dijon mustard carrot cake and a whole grain mustard ice cream are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Creamed Spinach with Emma Jansen | 10 Oct 2019 | 01:15:23 | |
Get your milk baths simmering because we've got a hot episode this week. Actress Emma Jansen joins our hosts as they bring creamed spinach to teh table. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston doesn't want a world of robot servers because he wants to be able to sweet talk them, David wants cocktail garnishes under lock and key and Emma thinks hats should be taken off indoors. For the tasting, steakhouse creamed spinach, vegan creamed spinach, a creamed spinach saag paneer and an ICE CREAMED SPINACH are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| The 2019 Brat Off with Chrissy Bruzek, Acquah Dansoh and Matt Mazany | 03 Oct 2019 | 01:13:04 | |
With the arrival of October, a sweet wind tickles the chimes, revealing a sound to the world that finally, the 2019 Brat Off has arrived. With guests comedian Chrissy Bruzek and Acquah Dansoh and returning guest Matt Mazany, the Brat Off is a task sent forth by the Sausage Gods for the Try It, You'll Like It panel to determine the best (commercially available in LA) bratwurst on the market. With six total bratwurst, two buns and three cooking preparations, the Brat Off awaits your listen... __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Seaweed with Andrew Grace | 26 Sep 2019 | 00:59:34 | |
"The Seaweed Flavor is not good in there but it is entertaining." Comedian Andrew Grace joins David/Winston to conquer the plentiful plant of the sea: seaweed. For a round of Hot Tastes, David wants more reusable plates at outdoor restaurants, Winston wants bulk spices at grocery stores, and Andrew thinks that a steak is overrated. For the tasting, roasted, teriyaki and wasabi seaweed snacks are served alongside an applewood smoked dulse (bacon-y seaweed), a dish of furikake over rice, seaweed shortbread cookies and a seaweed infused scotch cocktail. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Cheesecake with Cara Meyers | 19 Sep 2019 | 01:02:08 | |
Comedian Cara Meyers does not like cheesecake. It's a shock to David/Winston, one of those episodes where they think the guests abuses their present for an ample supply of the "hated" food, but it's true, this is really a cheesecake episode. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants more fast food ice cream sandwiches, David thinks that Miyokos vegan mozzarella deserves charcuterie board consideration, and Cara could do without spicy food. For the tasting, a NY style (from Cheesecake Factory), a homemade Chicago Style, frozen no bake, raw strawberry vegan (from Sage) and a puffy Japanese cheesecake (from Cheesetella) are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Arugula with Janine Hogan | 12 Sep 2019 | 00:57:57 | |
Comedian Janine Hogan joins us this week to talk arugula (or as the brits would say, rocket). For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants more meat loaf sandwiches at fast food restaurants, David thinks we need a pastry task force, and Janine thinks avocado is overpriced and overrated. For the tasting, arugula pasta with arugula pesto, an arugula pine nut bread, a simple arugula salad with parm and olive oil and rucolino (an arugula amaro) are served up alongside a bonus meat loaf. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Beans with Steve Lerner | 05 Sep 2019 | 01:03:54 | |
"I retain a lot of sand." Writer Steve Lerner joins us for an episode that delves into his dislike for beans but also a discussion of the perfect combination of a hot/cold dish. For a round of Hot Tastes, David thinks no food tastes better while eating it at the beach, Winston thinks that Wendy's is the best nationwide food chain, and Steve thinks that fancy sake is better than fancy wine. For the tasting, a bean each of red kidney, white great northern, cuban style black beans and canellini beans are served alongside refried pinto beans, a chicken thigh cassoulet and a red bean boba. -- SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Okra with Joel Spence | 29 Aug 2019 | 00:59:53 | |
Comedian and host of the podcasts "Mouth Feelings" and "This Particular Album is Very, Very Important To Me" joins David/Winston to discuss his distaste for slimy okra. For Hot Tastes, David doesn't get the Hatch Chili fuss, Winston wants meat carving stations at gas stations and Joel thinks that smoke flavor is overused in trendy cooking and that the tater tot is the best potato application. For the tasting, raw okra, cruncy okra snacks, pickled okra, an okra cocktail (called the ecto cooler) are served along side an okra thickened gumbo and an okra ice cream. -- SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| HotTasteus/HiTasteus Episode #1: The Farley Elliott/Taco Zone Reissue | 27 Feb 2020 | 01:04:42 | |
For our first HotTasteus/HiTasteus episode, David and Winston explore a round of Hot Tastes where Winston believes deep dish pizza is best the second day and David wants vanilla milk to have the same ubiquity as chocolate milk. They then highlight and reissue the February 15th, 2018 episode with Eater Senior Editor Farley Elliott where they ate the entire menu at Echo Park taco truck Taco Zone. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Sauerkraut 2 with Matt Apodaca | 22 Aug 2019 | 01:17:10 | |
"When's the last time you smelled it?" - Comedian and Host of "What's With These Homies Talkin' About Weezer" Matt Apodaca joins David/Winston as they provide a whole new sauerkraut menu for him. For a round of Hot Tastes, David thinks that a restaurant should be obligated to tell you about a regular patron (their story/what they're like) if you're sitting in their seat, Winston thinks ocean water is the best Sonic Drive-In drink, and Matt thinks frosting on cakes is a waste. For the tasting, jarred sauerkraut, a homemade red cabbage kraut, herb filled and beet sauerkrauts are served alongside a brat braised sauerkraut dish, kapustnyak (a polish sauerkraut soup) and an Amish Sauerkraut Pie. -- SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Mackeral with Lindsay Ames | 15 Aug 2019 | 00:57:08 | |
HOLY MACKERAL! Comedian and chef Lindsay Ames gets shocked by what hosts David/Winston pull off for this week's food: mackeral. For Hot Tastes, Winston has a bone to pick with an LA breakfast sandwich institution while David wants recipes to list their estimated price and Lindsay needs her dumpling expectations to be met. For the tasting, smoked mackeral, a tomato based mackeral soup, a mackeral fish cake, and a fluffy mackeral pudding are served up. | |||
| Olives 2 with Mike McLendon, Ryan Meharry and Amy Ruffle of Fantasy Flix League Podcast | 08 Aug 2019 | 01:11:20 | |
"NONE OF THOSE FLAVORS GO TOGETHER!" Hosts of Fantasy Flix League Podcast Mike McLendon, Ryan Meharry and Amy Ruffle have hosts David and Winston return to the first food they ever did on the show: Olives. For this week's round of Hot Tastes, David wants smoked dog food to smell less appetizing, Winston wants garlic knots to be better than they are, Ryan thinks dill relish should be available at all concession stands and Amy thinks that chocolate ice cream is bad (which serves as validation for a past David Hot Taste). For the tasting, green olives with pimento, sliced black olives, kalamatas, chalkidiki greens and a mixed olive tapenade are served alongside deep fried green olives, an olive oil ice cream w/ a block olive caramel and a chocolate orange black olive cake. -- SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Tiki Drinks with Devin Field and Greg Gallant | 01 Aug 2019 | 01:22:49 | |
Host of Firsthand and UCB writer/performers Devin Field and Greg Gallant join David/Winston this week for a round of tiki drinks, since sweet drinks are not their jam. For a round of Hot Tastes, David is willing to pay an exorbitant price for more pistachio candies while Winston wants meatballs to be a required available topping for pizzas. For the tasting, a mai tai, a black pearl, a kona swizzle and a deconstructed pina colada are served. | |||
| Crab with Melissa Luna | 25 Jul 2019 | 01:11:28 | |
OH MY GOD THERE'S A CRAB IN THE POT! Comedian/musician Melissa Luna has a justified freak out over a whole crab on our latest episode. For Hot Tastes, David wants virus containment style gloves for fruit in grocery stores while Winston wants a fast food sauce min-sampler for a $1 charge. For the tasting, a whole dungeness crab, crab cakes, crab rangoon and a "crabapple" pie (crab dip pie served alongside red wine braised apples and lemon creme fraiche) are served up. -- SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Raw Onion with Matt Mazany | 18 Jul 2019 | 01:11:45 | |
Writer/Director Matt Mazany challenges David and Winston this week with the specific preparation of raw onions. The episode kicks off with a sesame bar sent all the way from England that the hosts try on air. For the raw onion tasting, raw shallots, yellow and red onions are served along with a prepared yellow onion in a baking soda bath, a flash frozen yellow onion, a lemon juice soaked red onion, and a mignonette sauce PLUS a BRAT(wurst) off using these raw onions as the topping. -- SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Cashews with Jon Millstein | 11 Jul 2019 | 01:11:06 | |
Comedian, writer and Blend-Tec co-owner Jon Millstein guests this week on the podcast to discuss his dislike of cashews, the "lesser peanut." For a round of Hot Tastes, David wants a ubiquitous pouch for hot sauce carrying, Winston wants the Italian practice of aperitivo to be widespread throughout the US, and Jon wants clear signage for whether you are supposed to tip or bus your tables at fast casual restaurants. For the tasting, raw and salted/roasted cashews, lemon roasted cashews, cashew chicken, cashew cream, and a vegan cashew ice cream are served up. -- SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| 2019 Summer Slamdown with Doug Dixon, Loring Griggs, Kristen Gull and Kim Kalish | 04 Jul 2019 | 01:10:45 | |
A dream has been realized. To celebrate the July 4th holiday, hosts David and Winston have invited comedians Doug Dixon, Loring Griggs, Kristen Gull and Kim Kalish to serve as judges of the Summer Slamdown: a four-round battle royale between the hosts to see who can serve up the best slate of summer drinks. Serving up a beer-based, wine-based, liquor-based and wild card cocktail, listen to find out who takes the title in this inaugural episode. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Pickles with Wyoh Lee | 27 Jun 2019 | 01:16:18 | |
Host of Sex Stories Podcast Wyoh Lee spices up this week's episode with our most sexually explicit episode which includes gentle whispers of ice cream play and probing interview on her distaste for pickles. For a steamy round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants to see vinegar included in more meals, David wants Brazil nuts to stay on their respective continent, and Wyoh thinks peaches should only be eaten fresh from the tree. For the tasting, dill pickles, bread and butter pickels, cornichons, and sweet gherkins are served on PICKLE PLATE alongside a spear from LA's Pickle King. A Polish Pickle soup is then served alongside a German rouladen and for dessert...a dill pickle sorbet. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| Cantaloupe with Ben Crutcher | 20 Jun 2019 | 01:07:15 | |
Comedian and the Spaghettiman himself Ben Crutcher joins our hosts this week to talk about everyone's favorite muskmelon: cantaloupe. For a new segment titled New Favorites, David is perhaps too obsessed with mayo these days while Winston loves a single serving Grocery Store tres leches cake. For the tasting, cantaloupe, vacuum sealed cantaloupe, proscuitto wrapped cantaloupe are served alongside a cantaloupe bread with pecan pralines and a charentais granita with chantilly cream. __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||
| The HotTasteus/HiTasteus Announcement Episode | 20 Feb 2020 | 00:41:54 | |
The #HotTasteus or #HiTasteus is announced. David/Winston announce a (false) hiatus, a six week break in which new Hot Tastes will be tacked on the front of reissued highlight episodes for the next six weeks (plus a full new Spring Slamdown episode in the middle) followed by a Season 2 with new episodes plus bonus episodes on a Patreon coming in April (the main feed won't change once season 2 begins, it'll be the same old show you know and love). For this episode's Hot Tastes, David wants more inflused waters for coffee and Winston wants bagel restaurants barred from making him feel bad that he wants his bagel toasted. Celery Tarts, a homemade root beer, and a trip to Islands in Burbank are also discussed __ SHOW INFORMATION | |||