Full disCOURSE with Josh Elkin

On this week’s menu: it’s been a wild, delicious year! Hana and Josh look back and chat about the high-highs and the not-so-highs of 2024 plus all that is to come in the New Year. Also!! The milk shot was significant because it was at a 70 year-old subway station stall in Tokyo. It’s called history!!!  Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/f...

On this week’s menu: we talk about disrupting what’s not necessarily broken but also not necessarily working either. Joining us is self-declared disruptor himself, Eric Greenspan. But he’s not just that - he’s a legacy restaurateur, food network alumni and owner of a revolutionizing American Cheese company called “New School”. From ghost kitchens to IP-driven food brands, Eric has been leading the...

On this week’s menu: grab a glass of wine (or whatever floats your boat) and get cozy. Josh thought Hana hated him but she indeed did not hate him. Josh thinks Tony Hawk is the nicest guy whereas Hana no longer idolizes Bobby Lee. They confirm people are indeed just people. Cheers to that! Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulldiscoursep...

On this week’s menu: Josh and Hana share their default dinners, discuss the complexity of “Mayo Mom”, and debunk the racist myth behind MSG aversion. Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulldiscoursepod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fulldiscoursepod   Follow Hana  Hana’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hananaberry/ Follow the host J...

On this week’s menu: good friend and even better chef, Daniele Uditi, joins the couch. Already hailing from a long family legacy of excellent cooks in Naples, Italy, Daniele further honed his culinary skills under the guidance of chef Rosanna Marziale at the Michelin-starred Le Colonne restaurant in Caserta. It wasn’t an easy journey making his American Dream come to fruition but Daniele luckily s...

On this week’s menu: Hana adds another side gig as a seamstress to her resume, Josh plans his big 25th 17th birthday (you read that correct), and they learn Josh knows nothing about Spongebob which is….crazy.  Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulldiscoursepod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fulldiscoursepod   Follow Hana  Hana’s Instagr...

On this week’s menu: with us is food reviewer and co-founder of Bloggers Who Brunch, Rick Lox aka Adam aka voice over artist extraordinaire. From cheap eats to Michelin fine dining, his taste buds never discriminate…as long as the food doesn’t suck.  Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulldiscoursepod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fulld...

On this week’s menu: Hana shares she has signed NDAs to work at restaurants and apparently this is a thing. Josh explains holidays are the same in Canada as in the US so stop asking.  Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulldiscoursepod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fulldiscoursepod   Follow Hana  Hana’s Instagram: https://www.instagram....

On this week’s menu: with us is Dae-won Lim, founder and creative director of Sundae School. Born in South Korea and now based out of New York City, Dae is ~*~highly*~* aware of how controversial his business really is. But what’s really so controversial about living as your authentic self?  Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulldiscours...

On this week’s menu: Josh catches us up on his doozy exchange with Buzzfeed over rights to his content - know your rights, creators! Hana gets confused by parody accounts and learns to never trust the Internet.  Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulldiscoursepod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fulldiscoursepod   Follow Hana  Hana’s Insta...

On this week’s menu: bento box queen, mother, and now author Sulhee Jessica Woo takes a seat at the table to talk about raising her kids to be her best friends, making the time to make lunch beautiful, and the lifestyle of a single mother in Las Vegas. It all started when Sulhee filmed herself doing what she always had done off camera which was making adorable bento box lunches for her daughters....

On this week’s menu: we’re talking smack about smack talk on fine dining, the wonders of pizza omakase, and eating reindeer brains. Stay with us - it’s a good time, we swear.  Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulldiscoursepod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fulldiscoursepod   Follow Hana  Hana’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hana...

On this week’s menu: we have the OG of OGs, Tim Chantarangsu, who has done and continues to do it all - acting, music, and grubbing on the best food. And on top of all that, he’s a devoted husband and father of two youngins. How does he make the time? When’s the movie coming out? And why is this technically the second time he was supposed to record? Listen to the ep to hear it all.  Watching the f...

On this week’s menu: we have a new *drumroll, please* co-host!! Meet Hana Liu, creative and sommelier. Not only does she professionally and literally wines and dines at the best restaurants in town but Hana has done almost every side gig in the book. She’ll be a regular here so get used to it!  Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulldisco...

On this week’s menu: we get to the bottom of Elie Ayrouth’s journey to finding the best bean and cheese burrito to exist. After decades of dismissing this commonplace menu, Elie’s wife guided him to eventually embracing these delicious bites of comfort. But what happened at almost bean and cheese #100 that made him shed tears? The answer will surprise and enlighten you.  Watching the full video ep...

On this week’s menu: we’re revisiting across the pond to the United Kingdom. This time, we’ll be discussing more the business and evolution of the UK's digital talent industry that we first saw with the big boom back in the early 2010s of British creators rising to similar status as traditional celebrities. Let’s get into the differences and what it really takes to grow a brand and maintain re...

On this week’s menu: we’re switching things up and inviting back dear friend of Josh and the show, Elie Ayrouth (Food Beast) to get real about what it means to run a digital company in 2024.  Watching the full video episodes on YouTube .  Follow Elie & Food Beast:   Elie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookofelie Food Beast’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodbeast Food Beast Web...

On this week’s menu: a follow-up conversation about South Korea’s soft power and how cultural influence - especially through food - can amplify a country’s presence beyond its own borders and into a “global mainstream”. Lending us their informed perspective are chef Deuki Hong and food journalist Matt Rodbard. They’ve co-written the New York Times Bestselling book KOREATOWN and have now released a...

On this week’s menu: the origins of Buzzfeed’s Tasty and knowing, as a creative, when it’s time to walk away. Buzzfeed was not and is not the only Internet media company to make it big enough that its own staff become household names for many - but what really goes behind the scenes and our own screens? Lending us her own perspective and experience is culinary producer and creator Inga Lam. After...

On this week’s menu: we’re talking about the commercialization of cannabis and its place in the food and beverage industry. Are we able to get past the stigma that for so long and in many parts of the world, still plagues marijuana consumption?  Joining us to talk shop is Vanessa Lavorato (culinary producer, author, and founder of Marigold Sweets) to help answer hopefully SOME of these questions....

On this week’s menu: we’ll be questioning what exactly is “commercial friendly” and how despite having all the talent in the world with a large audience, it may still not be good enough to make an income online. We’ll get honest about our experiences regarding sponsors, brands, and ways in which we’ve tried to be true to the very brand we create as creators. To point out these gaps in the industry...

On this week’s menu: we’ll be digging into the new wave of Korean food and drink that has been overtaking social media, especially in the past couple years. Joining the table is American expat, Max Abrams, originally hails from New York who now lives full time in Seoul, South Korea. From teaching English to kindergarteners to now being a go-to guide for others on what’s cool and best yet: what’s t...

On this week’s menu: we’re discussing real life adaptations of games and anime… food! From Calcifer’s Breakfast in Howl’s Moving Castle to Minecraft cake, the true impact of a game or show can be felt literally in our stomach as hunger pains. The desire to eat these foods in “IRL” has led to lucrative business opportunities via themed cafes, amusement park menus, and attempts at recipes from your...

On this week’s menu: we’re debating the UK versus the world when it comes to defending their cuisine. And with us are our friends from across the pond, Barry Taylor and Jamie Spafford of Sorted Food!  We’ve heard the roasting online about beige this and beige that. But on the other hand we have culinary icons such as Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver hailing from the British isles themselves. We even...

On this week’s menu: we’ll be discussing secret menu items. Most people are aware of the not-actually-so-secret food items that you can order at popular fast food chains such as In-n-Out, Jamba Juice, and Chipotle. With us is master of secret menus, restaurant owner and founder of Off the Menu, Lawrence Longo. With a film production background, Lawrence knows well the power of story and intrigue. ...