Food Fight!

The weather’s changing (it actually rained in L.A. — wut?), and with the cooler temps, it’s time to talk soup. Neither Kirk nor Lindsey eat soup on the regular, but when they do they both want A LOT of s**t in it. (Their words.) The two debate the differences between stew and soup, is soup better as a dinner or as lunch, are ramen and pho actually soup or are they something else completely, is Sou...

20 episodes ago, Kirk and Lindsey did their first fine dining food auction. It failed. 10 episodes ago, they did their second fine dining food auction. It was…meh. Now, despite multiple protests from Lindsey, the two are doing ONE MORE auction to see who can come up with the best seven-course, fine dining menu. Who will win? Will they get it right this time? And will Kirk stick to his promise of t...

Every Sunday in downtown LA there is a food festival called Smorgasburg, so Kirk, Lindsey, Kirk’s family, and friend of Food Fight! (and Lindsey’s co-host of the very funny podcast, F*ck You, I’m Smarter) Kelly Wallace-Barnhill check it out in the very first Food Fight Field Trip! They eat food, judge food, explore Smorgasburg, eat more food, judge more food, offer food fest tips, eat even more fo...

It’s time for the first ever Food Fight Pot Luck Dinner! Kirk invites not only Lindsey over for dinner, but also friend of the podcast and frequent guest, Kelly Wallace-Barnhill! And not only do they feast on tons of yummy pot luck food (SO MUCH FOOD), the three dive deep into the social aspects of pot luck dinners, debating such topics as: Are random pot lucks better than themed? Is it okay to br...

Did you know that there is an actual fear of cooking? It’s called mageirocophobia, and while Kirk and Lindsey don’t have it, they certainly are not the most prolific when it comes to home cooking. That’s why they brought on podcaster, Youtuber, author, and home-cooking expert Jackie Brubaker to talk about it! The three discuss when is home cooking NOT home cooking, is it stressful or relaxing, wha...

Kirk and Lindsey judge food a little bit on Food Fight. Okay…A LOT. So, the two have just decided to lean into it for this episode and they’re putting on their black robes, picking up their gavels, and deciding which foods belong in “food jail.” Some of these foods are straight-up guilty (well-done steak), some are completely innocent (cilantro), and some have been falsely accused (cereal with no...

Cuban food rules. And even though Kirk and Lindsey don’t eat Cuban food often, that doesn’t stop them from having hot takes about it. The two debate plantains vs. yucca, would they eat a Cubano sandwich from a non-Cuban place, the best way to eat black beans and rice, is rum overrated, the greatness of guava & cheese strudels and how shameful it is that Lindsey doesn’t like them, and why Kirk hate...

Kirk went to college at the University of New Hampshire in the late ’80s/early ‘90s. Lindsey went to college at Miami University in the early to mid 2000s. But despite their different locations and slight (SLIGHT) age difference, they both have one thing in common; they both ate like trash monsters for all four years of higher learning. So that’s what this episode is all about! The two dig into al...

Blame Lindsey for the title of this week’s episode if you want, but she and Kirk are talking toast this week! The two get real as they debate how burnt is too burnt, is too toasted better than not toasted enough, best and worst breads to toast, best and worst spreads to put on toast, would they eat beans on toast, and do they really eat the last end piece of toast in the bag? Oh, and Kirk reveals...

Lindsey is still — STILL! — on vacation, so Kirk flies solo on this mini-episode. Where’s he flying to? Chicago! Earlier this summer Kirk visited the City of Big Shoulders, a city where he lived in his early 20s and that still holds tremendous sway with him, particularly when it comes to food. So while he was there, Kirk recorded a little travelogue/food log of every single place he ate while in C...

With Lindsey on vacation, Food Fight! is visited by frequent guest host (and Kirk’s teenage son), Theo Pynchon to discuss all things soda, pop, soda pop…soft drinks? Whatever you want to call it, the two debate what food goes best with soda, what food you should NEVER drink with soda, bottle vs. can, ice vs. no ice, is Cherry Coke overrated, what are the best (and worst) fruit-flavored sodas, whic...

Exactly ten episodes ago, Kirk and Lindsey did a fine dining food auction to see who could create the best seven-course meal. It…did not go well. Lindsey was perfectly okay with never doing another one again. Kirk? Not so much. So, much like Hollywood giving a sequel to a movie no one asked for, they are doing it again! Will they get this fine dining food auction right this time? (Doubtful…very do...

We are waist-deep into summer right now, and things are mind-numbingly HOT. So why not cool off with some ice cream truck treats? That’s what Kirk and Lindsey are doing, so join them as the debate what’s the best flavor of popsicle (spoiler: it’s not grape), ice cream sandwiches vs. ice cream on a stick, bomb pops vs. firecracker pops, what’s harder on your teeth — chocolate chip cookie sandwich o...

Matcha has been around forever but in the past five or six years it’s really become a big trend, and it seems like any food that can be made is now made with matcha green tea. It’s like pumpkin-spice’s underrated, alternative little sister. So for this episode, Kirk and Lindsey are talking ALL the things that are made with matcha, are they good, are they worth it, which matcha green tea foods are...

There are foods that have a meet cute, fall in love, and stay together forever (chocolate and mint). Other foods seem like a nice couple until you realize they should have never hooked up in the first place (burgers and potato chips). And still others food duos are just a straight-up booty call (Brussel sprouts and bacon). Yup, on this episode, Kirk and Lindsey take it to another level and talk ab...

It’s Summer and that means it’s hot dog season! (Hot dogs have seasons, right?) Kirk and Lindsey debate if a hot dog is a sandwich, are they better or worse than burgers, are hot dogs and sausages cousins or half-siblings, why burnt hot dogs are the best, does the bun even matter, why putting ketchup on a dog when you’re an adult is straight-up wrong, and then the two go through a list of regional...

Kirk and Lindsey are now fully vaccinated, so to celebrate, for the FIRST TIME in Food Fight! history, the two get together in the same room to record an episode! More importantly, the two feast on a charcuterie board AND a cheese board. MOST importantly, Kirk makes Lindsey reveal all of the stories from the time she spent in a girl group called Swept Away, and when she played a Spice Girl for kid...

The levels of sadness when going to a buffet run deep. There are just so many variables to consider when gorging at a buffet that when added up you are inevitably let down. Luckily, Kirk and Lindsey are here, as the two dive deep into the land of the buffet, discussing the psychology behind it, how “Big Buffet” is trying to scam you, the best buffet strategies, why it’s so important to do a “dry r...

No one likes leftovers more than Kirk (just ask him). So this episode is near and dear to his heart. For Lindsey…it’s just another day dealing with Kirk. But the two discuss why certain people don’t like leftovers, what does it say about them as human beings, can you be in a relationship with someone who won’t eat leftovers, what’s the best leftover (spoiler: it ain’t pizza), what’s the best cold...

This week’s episode is all about condiments. It’s also, for some inexplicable reason, about healing crystals and moons. (Don’t ask.) Kirk and Lindsey try to figure out what is the true definition of a condiment (Is salt a condiment? Is pepper? BUTTER????), rank the types of mustard, debate if Sriracha has jumped the shark, discuss what the hell relish is used for, talk why mayo is a necessary evil...

Who doesn’t love coffee? Well, Kirk for one. But Lindsey loves it and so does our special guest for this episode, friend of Food Fight (FOFF) and Lindsey’s co-host of the hysterical game show podcast, F*ck You, I’m Smarter, the incomparable Kelly Wallace-Barnhill! And when we says Kelly loves coffee, we mean SHE. LOVES. COFFEE. So she’s able to pick up the slack for Kirk’s dislike of coffee (weird...

Try saying that title five times fast. Hard, right? Well, it’s not as hard as coming up with a fine dining food auction. In fact, this entire episode is an exercise in futility. Kirk and Lindsey try to define what exactly fine dining is (hint: it’s not “a place where you work with memory, with art, a place where you find emotions”, an exact quote from one fine dining chef - barf), and then they ta...

Other than the way Kirk says “egg,” the debate over cake is one of the food topics on Food Fight! that has garnered the most controversy. So in order to squash those (cake) beefs, Kirk and Lindsey have brought in an actual cake expert — special guest Warren Brown! Kirk and Warren went to high school together (a long, long, LONG time ago), and they talk about how Warren went from attorney to baker...

It’s Kirk’s 51st birthday! (OUCH.) So to honor his special born day and the fact that he’s all growns up (REALLY?), Kirk has asked Lindsey to let him rant about various food controversies that are stuck in his craw. So it’s all over the place as the two debate why pizza places are cutting their slices too skinny these days, is it upsetting to have different foods touch each other, do peas belong i...

On this very special episode of Food Fight! (not “special” in the “on a very special Food Fight! Kirk confronts Lindsey about the dangers of sniffing glue” sense, but you know what we mean), Kirk and Lindsey are talking Indian food! They debate which type of bread is the best, fight over the value of mango chutney, discuss why samosas are OVERRATED, how good dosas are, and how stupid they both are...