Food Fight!

FFBFF (Food Fight Best Friend Forever) Kelly Wallace-Barnhill is back for another round of food trivia! Will someone finally beat Kirk and shut him up? Plus, talk of Kelly’s trip to Italy (aka, “It-ly”), and Lindsey discusses how she may or may not dose her own wedding reception! Hosts: Kirk Pynchon & Lindsey Gentile Producer: Kirk Pynchon Theme song by: Kirk “Dad Beats” Pynchon Email us: foodfigh...

“OMG! I can’t wait to eat this nutrition bar instead of real food!” — said no one ever. And, yet, here we are, still buying all sorts of meal replacement bars for all these years, dating back to when they first started in the 1950s. So this week, Kirk and Lindsey break out the bars, talking about best/worst brands, best/worst flavors, are bars even worth it, why we all get rope-a-doped into buying...

Airport Food: The Worst Food at the Worst Price If there is anything sadder than airplane food, well, we sure haven’t experienced it. And, yet, with each and every airport food moment, there is always a glimmer of hope that makes us truly believe that it’s all going to taste good in the end. (Spoiler: it doesn’t.) So this week, Kirk and Lindsey talk about the horror that is airport food and try to...

One of the biggest — maybe only — benefits of living in Los Angeles is the proliferation of Trader Joe’s. They are…like…EVERYWHERE. And Kirk and Lindsey love the quirky store, so this week they are talking all things Trader Joe’s, including what’s great about it, what’s crap about it, what they obsess over, what drives them insane, best/worst products to buy, and the hell that is a Trader Joe’s pa...

Avocados are wonderful. But, let’s be honest: They are a fickle b**ch that you have to keep happy if you wanna get with it. So on this week’s episode the two talk everything glorious about “the alligator pear” (that’s a thing — look it up), discussing how avocados are truly high maintenance, how they are SOOOO L.A., best ways to eat them, weirdest ways to eat them, what’s the ideal way to cut them...

Kirk and Lindsey have danced around the topic of ramen in previous episodes, but now it’s time for the two to dive into a big, steaming bowlful of the stuff. This week they debate types of ramen, best/worst ramen toppings, when did ramen turn all “hipster”, is instant ramen trash or a necessity, how loud do you slurp your ramen, and how important is it for your ramen to have an egg? (Spoiler: VERY...

While Lindsey is in Mexico on a “pre-honeymoon” (Is that even a thing?), Kelly Wallace-Barnhill joins this week’s episode to talk about the joys (and rules, per Kirk) of late-night eating. They debate at what age should you stop late-night eating, at what time does late-night eating become early breakfast, best/worst diner foods, best/worst frozen foods, eating out vs. eating in, and how if you ar...

Kirk has never tried an edible, and the last time he was high was 2008. So he decides it’s high time (See what we did there?) to dive into cannabis culture and how it relates to food. With Lindsey and friend-of-pod Kelly Wallace-Barnhill, the three head over to West Hollywood for an edible field trip! What kind of edible will they try? Will it even taste good? How high will they get? Will they get...

Lindsey is back and, per her request, she’s asked to talk about…sausages? Yeah, sausages! Sausages rule. Why? Cause you can literally put them in anything. So this week, Kirk and Lindsey discuss different types of sausages, different flavors, why they’re WAY better than hot dogs, link vs. patty, are they better whole or cut up, and what dishes are the two exactly putting their sausages in. (Get yo...

While Lindsey is out enjoying her best life (without Kirk), we invited back to the show our super-talented friend and multi-hyphenate, Jackie Brubaker! One of Jackie’s many talents is that of a life/relationship coach, so she and Kirk dive into the crazy world of dining and dating. The two debate best and worst foods to eat on a date, judging a date based on their food choices, how too nice of a r...

While Lindsey is away being all…Lindsey, Kirk brings his teenage son Theodore on to talk about the joys of…SPAM? It turns out Theo is a staunch defender of “The Miracle Meat,” so much so that he even coined the title of this episode. The two discuss why SPAM gets such a bad rap, why are people so freaked out about it, how great it goes with, well, almost anything, weird SPAM combos, weird SPAM fla...

Nobody…and we mean NOBODY…loves Bloody Marys more than Lindsey Gentile and Kelly Wallace-Barnhill. So Kirk invited them over for some grilled chicken tacos, some homemade salsa with restaurant-style tortilla chips, and all the Bloody Marys the two besties can handle. The three discuss what makes a good Bloody Mary, are they only good for brunch, best/worst pairings with food, what else can you use...

Who doesn’t like a brownie? Weirdos, that’s who. That being said, despite being amazing, it kinda feels like brownies don’t get as much love as other desserts. So on this week’s episode, Kirk and Lindsey dedicate an entire episode to this underrated gem and debate which flavors pair best with a brownie, are they as good as cookies or cake, edge vs. center, chewy vs. fudgy vs. cakey, brookie vs. br...

Fine Dining Food Auction IV: The Quest for Peace (with Kelly Wallace-Barnhill) Kirk didn’t ask for this. Lindsey didn’t ask for this. YOU didn’t ask for this. You know who did? Friend of Food Fight and frequent guest Kelly Wallace-Barnhill did, that’s who. She said she wanted to participate in a food auction, so here we are. Who will create the best fine dining menu? Will the math finally work out...

Casseroles get made fun of but, at the same time, everyone eats them. That sounds like the perfect recipe for a Food Fight! episode, doesn’t it? So this week Kirk and Lindsey are taking a big heaping spoonful of casserole, debating which ones are comforting, which ones are garbage, do casseroles make the best leftovers, what can really be called a casserole, and since casseroles are so 1970s, woul...

Kirk gets called out for how he says “egg” more than anything else on this show. So why not do an entire episode about them, just so he can keep saying “egg” repeatedly and bug the crap out of Lindsey? That sounds fun, right? So this week, the two are talkin’ egg facts, are eggs better alone or when added to a dish, the best dish to add an egg to, best/worst ways to cook eggs, eggs for breakfast v...

Who said that? Well, you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out, cause this week Kirk and Lindsey are talking dip! They argue personal favorites, what truly can be called a dip, best/worst snack dippers, best/worst veggie dippers, and is “double-dipping” really that much of a crime? Then Kirk tells the story of the best-tasting dip experience he’s ever had that will either sound delicious or...

Does anyone really get THAT excited about eating nuts? Well, Lindsey does, and she proves that when it comes to nuts, she is a queen. And, in this week’s episode, she gets to show off her nut knowledge as she and Kirk debate how basic are peanuts, almonds vs. cashews, the joy and/or heartache of opening pistachios, how long have you kept nuts in your cupboard, best/worst flavored nuts, should you...

If you can’t get with bagels then, frankly, Kirk and Lindsey can’t get with you. But, of course, not all bagels are created equal, as there is a lot of trash out there. (CHOCOLATE CHIP BAGELS ARE NOT A THING.) So, this week, the two are discussing banger and bulls**t bagel flavors, why New York wins at bagels, why LA sucks at bagels, the wrongness of certain cream cheese flavors, how much cream ch...

It’s an episode for the ages as Lindsey and Food Fight’s BFF Kelly Wallace-Barnhill come over to Kirk’s house to quaff a few brews and talk all things beer! Think of it as a beer tasting (minus the classiness) as the three discuss best and worst beers, beer fads, beer stories from their youth, and then things truly unravel when the three compete in a game of Beer Pong. Oh, and they also dive deep...

British food at times might get unfairly dunked on for not being very good, but with names like Bubble and Squeak, Nik Naks, Jam Roly Poly, Discos, Bangers and Mash, and (of course) Spotted Dick, it definitely wins for most enjoyable names to say. Of course, Kirk and Lindsey are total dumb-dumbs when it comes to British cuisine, so this week they’ve asked Kirk’s good friend (and bonafide Brit) Sze...

Earlier this year, Kirk and Lindsey held the very first Food Fight Trivia Contest, inviting frequent guest (and Lindsey’s co-host on the hilarious podcast, ‘F*ck You, I’m Smarter’) Kelly Wallace-Barnhill on to the show to compete. (Kirk won.) So now the three are back at again with a second installment! (Kirk won the first one.) The competition gets even fiercer as Lindsey, Kelly, and Kirk (who wo...

The FDA classifies gum as a food, so why not spend this week’s episode having pointless and unnecessary arguments about it? Kirk and Lindsey talk about how gum is much more important to you as a kid, how mints are better than gum, what’s the best Wrigley gum, Bubble Yum vs. Bubblicious vs. Hubba Bubba, was Fruit Stripe gum all that, and is Juicy Fruit the worst effing gum on the planet? Then Linds...

We’ve all been to casual dining restaurant chains, but do we really like them? Really? That’s what Kirk and Lindsey will be discussing this week, as the two dig into the sameness of the restaurant chains, what to order, what definitely not to order, should you take a date to a chain restaurant as an adult, and are they sadder if they are attached to a mall? And then Kirk and Lindsey play the Elimi...

People don’t love tea as much as they should and, quite frankly, that’s just a damn shame. Cause tea is awesome…well…with some major caveats, of course. On this week’s episode, Kirk and Lindsey dive into tea vs. coffee, how much bottled iced teas suck, loose vs. bagged, iced vs. hot, how herbal teas are not even tea, is jasmine green tea the best tea ever, has anyone ever really had white tea, are...