Everything is Permitted

This week on EIP, we keep it short and simple with reviews of The Bad Batch episode nine, and Loki episode three. On this week's Bad Batch, the clones search for Omega, who has been captured by Bounty Hunter Cad Bane. Unfortunately for him, Fennec Shand is also hunting for Omega, as the two guns for hire come face to face. Who came out on top, and did Hunter and crew rescue their friend? And...

The battle for the finale is here, as the chefs head up the Portland coast for a series of challenges featuring the state's wonderful variety of seafood. First, the chefs go clamming on the beach with Brooke Williamson in a clam quickfire challenge. Then, it's a feast of crab to honor the late James Beard, a Portland native, and the namesake of the prestigious award all chefs strive to e...

It's another busy week here at EIP. Loki continues with its second episode as the show wastes no time moving the plot right along. Then, it's another episode of The Bad Batch, a show that is not moving fast enough for the crew's taste. Who was the returning character of the week? Was the midseason showdown with Crosshair worth the price of admission? Finally, we cover this year&apos...

This week on Top Chef Portland, it's the challenge Karyn has been waiting for, as the chefs head to Tillamook Creamery. There, they're tasked with featuring Tillamook's famous cheddar in five different ways. Plus an Oregon Trail quickfire, and some heated banter between Karyn and Julian, this week on Everything is Delicious!   Become a Patron  to get early access to segments like Ra...

EIP is back with glorious purpose this week, as the highly anticipated Disney+ series, Loki, has finally premiered! The crew welcomes West Coast correspondent Heather Borjon back to the show to help break down the first episode and talk about Tom Hiddleston falling right back into his trickster ways. Later, Wrecker's troubles come to a head in episode seven of The Bad Batch, as the Omega and...

Join the EIP crew and special guest Karyn Brown as they review the highly anticipated film adaptation of Lin Manuel Miranda's musical, In the Heights.  Find out which numbers brought joy to the crew as well as the ones that made them cry. That and so much more on this special edition of EIP.   Become a Patron  to get early access to segments like Raiders of the Bargain Bin as well as our main...

As Top Chef Portland begins to near the end, the remaining five contestants were tasked with a unique new quickfire, and an elimination challenge that hit the chefs, and Karyn and Julian, right in the feels. Who was best able to replicate the dish from the black room? Which chef took their package from home to heart, and who's not making it into the top four? Find out on this edition of Every...

We did it! We reached episode 100! Thanks to everyone who has stuck with our little podcast over the past few years! This week, Julian, Matt, and Brittany talk about some of their favorite moments from the pod. Later, it's another Bad Batch review as the gang takes a look at episode six, "Decommissioned." And later, in our main segment, the EIP crew takes a look at the big Amazon/MG...

And now for something completely different! This week on Top Chef Portland, it's battle tofu! The chefs go head-to-head tournament style until one unlucky chef packs their knives. Also, a Chipotle-inspired quickfire challenge worth $10K. Karyn and Julian also briefly look back at last week's recipe challenge episode, which took place over Memorial Day weekend.   Become a Patron  to get e...

It's the week before we hit episode 100, and it's a jam-packed edition of Everything is Permitted! First, the team reviews episodes four and five of The Bad Batch, as they begin to ask the question: was this show even necessary? Later, it's yet another Marvel trailer breakdown as Julian, Matt, and Brittany take a look at Eternals. Finally, in our main segment, we review Zack Snyder&...

The time has come! The moment most chefs sign up to be on Top Chef for, Restaurant Wars! Which concept came out being hailed as the new bar for the popular challenge, and which one failed to launch? Kokoson vs. Penny, a Latin/Asian kaiseki-inspired meal vs. a seafood forward menu. In Restaurant Wars, there can be only one!   Become a Patron  to get early access to segments like Raiders of the Barg...

This week on EIP, we're counting down to our 100th episode! On Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the clones along with Omega crash land on a remote moon. Plus, Crosshair is tasked with training an elite team of new Imperial troopers. What did Matt and Julian think of "Replacements?" And in our main segment, it's all things video games, as Julian and Matt give their six-month ratings on...

It's an important week and episode of Top Chef Portland as one chef made their return to the competition after running the midseason Last Chance Kitchen gauntlet. Then, it's a "second chances" quickfire, as the chefs are tasked with cooking a dish they may not have executed well either on the show, at home, or in their kitchens. Finally, in the elimination challenge, the chefte...

A lot to unpack this week on EIP as the first trailer has dropped for the upcoming Venom sequel, Let There Be Carnage. We break it down and talk about the franchise moving forward. Also, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the continuation of The Clone Wars series debuted on May the 4th. The gang reviews the first two episodes and contemplates where the series is headed and who might show up. Finally, in ou...

This week on Top Chef, the contestants are given a quickfire by the man himself, Tom Colicchio, and it's a mushroom challenge! Find out who made the shroom shrine and why it's one of Karyn and Julian's favorite foods. Then, Chef Dale announces this week's challenge, a surf and turf test using game meats and lesser-used fish, and it's a double elimination. Even more importa...

EIP is back to its regularly scheduled programming as the show inches ever closer to episode 100! This week, we have a jam-packed episode. First, the team breaks down the Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer. Then, celebrating the film's tenth anniversary a bit late, Julian, Matt, and Brittany take a look back at Scott Pilgrim vs. the World after its re-release in theaters this p...

On this week's edition of Top Chef Portland, the chefs were tasked with what we called a quickfire misfire: cooking with rose flavor. Who managed to come out on top with a dish that didn't overpower with flower power. Then, Richard Blais announces this week's Elimination Challenge: the Drive-In movie theater pop-up challenge. Which chefs got in on the action and took this challenge...

It took nearly 30 years, but it seems as if a full-fledged Mortal Kombat film series is on the horizon. Join Julian, Matt, and Brittany to see if Round 2 made this reboot of the franchise a winner. Also, how does the film compare to its 1996 predecessor? Were the fights worth the wait? And did flipping two of our favorite fighters' roles work in favor of the film? Find out and test your might...

We have a new Captain America and that man is Sam Wilson. Join the EIP team as they review the season finale of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, as well as the series as a whole. What did the series do well? Where did it stumble? And most importantly, did it address and tackle the issue of race in a respectful and clear way? Julian, Matt, and Brittany try to answer those questions and more on this s...

This week on Top Chef Portland, the chefs head to one of the more beautiful parts of Oregon, the Fruit Loop. About an hour outside Portland heading towards Mount Hood, the scenery is gorgeous and the fruit ripe and sweet. How did the chefs do with no vegetables available in their culinary arsenal? Was the fruit challenge taken to heart? Plus, we get a second sponsored quickfire challenge in back-t...

We're back after a week off, and the stakes have been raised with Bucky and Sam in episodes four and five of Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Is the series headed to a satisfying conclusion? Later, it's the return of Raiders of the Bargain Bin!! This month, Matt has finally, after a year of hype, shown Brittany and Julian Yor: The Hunter from the Future. Was this film worthy of the return...

The chefs take a tour of Portland this week, as both Kwame and Gregory take them to some of the Rose City's best Pan African restaurants. Later, the chefs are tasked with creating a dish inspired by all the amazing African food they sampled. Who took this challenge to heart and did any of the chefs, make their dishes "too white?" Plus, our first sponsored quickfire challenge of the...

Top Chef Portland rolls along with its second episode, and this week, the show kicks off with a short-order quickfire challenge! Who gained immunity, and who didn't get their eggs on the plate? Later in the elimination challenge, it's the Battle of the Brews as Top Chef pits two of Portlands favorite beverages against each other, coffee and beer! Which team managed to pair these two ingr...

Falcon and the Winter Soldier has hit the halfway point, as Bucky and Sam break Zemo out of prison. What are the repercussions? Sharon Carter also makes her MCU return, the gang head to Madripoor, a very important X-Men location, and much more. We react to it all. Plus, Are You Still Watching? makes its return, as the crew talks the new Amazon Prime animated series Invincible, based on the Image C...

You know you got to go, go, go, GODZILLA! That's right, it's our Godzilla vs. Kong Review Special! Was the wait worth it as these two titans finally clashed? Was the human element in the film too much? And most importantly, who came out on top? Find out all the answers in our deep dive and review special!  Become a Patron  to get early access to segments like Raiders of the Bargain Bin a...