Mad Food

The fellas finally get to Quarter Sheets for their elusive Connecticut style bar pie pizza, so they had to breakdown the cracker crust, cheesy meal that ended with a couple of princesss. Plus, they talk L.A. bar pies and the lack thereof, and their plans for the next Echo Park voyage. Then, Shapiro does the good, the bad, and the ugly on his eating in Spain and France.

Josh Beckerman aka The Foodie Magician enters the building to talk his food travels as a master of the dark arts, plus all sorts of New York and Los Angeles chocolate chip cookies, pizza, and ice cream. Did Josh love kangaroo tartare or turtle livers more? Are David Blaine and other mentalists actually aliens? Can Josh successfully read Jordan's mind with the most random LA restaurant mentalism tr...

Actress and Air Jordan fan Delaney Rowe enters the Sherman Oaks Food Building to help answer audience questions with Jordan and a straight off an international flight back to L.A. Bubbles, and it's all neighborhood restaurants, the best Burgundy, go-to cookware, the Benihana ass clock, dealing with fame, Spanish beef, best Halloween candies, Twizzlers vs. Red Vines, honey walnut shrimp and caviar,...

Max became violently ill in Spain, so an emergency segment with him was in need to talk what happened leading up to the explosive event, the nasty seafood culprit, absolutley demolishing a hotel bathroom, and Jordan stumbles upon one of the biggest Shapiro reveals in Air Jordan history. Plus, on his comfort food quest, Jordan finally experiences Apollonia's thin crust pizza, and has a story to tel...

Times are tough and emotions are running high, but the comfort of food can help. Jordan talks recent meals at Funke and Sushi Sonagi that helped it all fade away, and then he lists some his most comforting LA foods. Then, brother and sister Ernie and Val Aguirre enter the food building to talk the OG LA legendary chicken spot their family has been running for the past 35 years; an institution that...

It's Ruth! The LA OG food critic, author, and lover of Yucca's bean and cheese burrito jumps on a Zoom call with Jordan to discuss LA's past and present, food media vs. food journalism, the power of anonymity in criticism, and the upcoming LA Chef Conference both Ruth and Jordan will be appearing at later this month. They're also joined by Brad Metzger, founder and producer of the conference who t...

Jordan and Max talk a recent night out in the hills of Beverly eating Westholme wagyu prepared by three big name chefs as the Air Jordan martini era continues. Then, Jordan recounts his night in Hancock Park breaking the Yom Kippur fast with Saffy's challah, Daughter's Deli pastrami, and it's all yellow vs. deli mustard, shrimp hot dogs, cream cheese rankings, and soufflés vs. bread puddings.

Ben Hundreds is back, joining Jordan and Max in the building to discuss Danny Meyer's recent tweet (or is it called an X?) about 6pm being the new dining primetime reservation. Then, the boys talk their first meal at Echo Park Italian hotspot Donna's, where the parking is an issue, but would the whole garlic and parm package live up to the hype? Lastly, a food influencer was upset with Jordan in t...

Jordan and Max enter the Sherman Oaks Food Building to answer audience questions about Rosh Hashanah cooking, social media food influencers, Erewhon hot food picks, Pasadena sucking, aggravating cocktail trends, peeling hard boiled eggs, the Domino's Pizza order, L.A.'s first 3 Michelin star restaurant, speakeasies sucking, the worst great food neighborhood, "affordable" tasting menus, pop-ups suc...

Ben Hundreds is back inside the food building with Jordan and Max to exclusively announce some of the headliner restaurants for this year's Family Style Food Fest. Plus, the fellas discuss Ben's recent L.A. steak journey, and debate the perfect Chi Spacca order. Then, Jordan and Ben go deep into their recent Torrisi meals in New York, a city Max refuses to visit because he's too busy going to Spai...

Jordan and Shapiro talk a recent meal at the new-ish Melrose wine bar Stir Crazy, which leads to an epic celery discussion. Plus, another Tuesday night at Anajak generates a perfect Sherman Oaks alley order conversation and more sauna and ice talk. Then, Jordan attempts to guess every restaurant on Max's acceptable L.A. restaurants list. 

A New Haven pizza tour, New Jersey sliders, Philadelphia cheesesteaks, and the best New York dinner Jordan has ever had. Then, Max makes Jordan jealous talking two epic meals on a trip to San Francisco. Plus, Jordan wants to sue JetBlue, getting ridiculed for going keto at Philippe's, Max gets caught in a lie, and is Dunsmoor worth the drive?

Dorsia co-founders Marc Lotenberg and Josh Stern enter the food building to talk their groundbreaking, tech savvy hospitality membership service that has recently launched in Los Angeles, allowing its members to secure reservations at some of the busiest restaurants in the country. Jordan and the co-founders talk how it all works, the L.A. partners onboard so far, where they love using Dorsia on t...

Summer hiatus is outta here, so Jordan and Shapiro are back to answer audience questions and it's all Paris and San Sebastian reccommendations, Papa Cristos gyro, 818 Kismet Rotiss, coffee is healthy and Max doesn't care, Poltergierst at Button Mash, IG food reviewers, Michelin talk, the post-Animal tres leches game, weight loss and gain, more Beverly Center slander, L.A. sushi talk, Found Oyster...

Jordan is joined by Sophia Rossi and Lee Eisenberg to discuss their recent voyage behind-the-scenes at Taco Bell Headquarters in beautiful Irvine, California. The trio review a bunch of new "coming soon" Taco Bell specials they were lucky enough to taste test, and talk the dream of making their own Taco Bell creations. Plus, Angler is finally put out of its misery by Los Angeles, which Jordan and...

Lily Rosenthal and Zoe Winkler return to the food building to talk the world's most iconic cookie arriving in Los Angeles, Jordan ranks Levain flavors, and talks the dream L.A. ice cream cookie sandwich. Then, the ladies join Jordan in summertime party food talk as July Fourth is upon us, including hot dogs vs. burgers, condiments galore, one helluva salad, and the best dips and desserts. And fina...

Jordan and Shapiro are joined by Mr. Chow scion, at-home meat and fire slayer, and possible eccentric Max Chow to compete in a draft competition for what the fellas believe are the most iconic dishes in Los Angeles. Will Jordan get all the shrimp he wants or will the Maximillians f*ck him? Can Shapiro choose ten food items without coming off as a snobby bastard? How many of Max Chow's picks will J...

Jordan's taco truck, Japan talk, more cheese and Italian slang, eating in saunas, a black olive debate, Max approved L.A. wine lists, goodbye Animal, Holbox and weird LA Times award timing, 2008 restaurants, pizza bowls vs. burrito bowls, the Air Jordan soundtrack, a Funke-plex discussion, freebies, and who weighs more: Jordan or Bubbles?

Dominick DiBartolomeo is the Italian stallion dairy king, operating The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills and outfitting many of the best restaurants in Los Angeles with the highest quality and hardest to find ingredients. Jordan and Shapiro travel into the store to talk their favorite cheeses, how Dom went from Staten Island to the golden state, and the boys get an exclusive taste of what The Cheese...

Jordan and Shaprio sit down to discuss their food and vibe impressions of the new Beverly Hills Italian hot spot, Frogtown's long anticipated river adjacent burger banger, all the fast food cheese curds and butter burgers that don't yet exist in L.A., and the cookies that has taken over the country. 

Yes, they're getting into it. Allegations and Horses rumors galore are discussed as well as all the possible fallout and what we do and do not know. Plus, Bar Next Door is now open in the heart of the Sunset Strip, so Jordan and Bubbles travel inside to meet bar director Brynn Smith, who serves up a cocktail taste test for Shapiro to decide if it's worth coming back to water that head.

Dead L.A. restaurants, delivery tipping, post-bill table etiquette, Funke is here, Guisados IG beef, best burgers, top 5 shit candies, lots of wine with Bubbles, NBA playoffs, more Addison talk, and Mother's Day plans with Shaprio and Stassen.

Jordan is joined by returning all-stars Michael Lasker and Kate Burr to talk the Academy Awards and to draft their dream Oscars viewing party food lineups.  

Food and wine and caviar connoisseur Charlie Fu joins Jordan and Shapiro to talk everything Astrea, the Chinese sturgeon eggs getting dolloped across Los Angeles, pinpointing the best Astrea dishes all over the city. Plus, Charlie loves to water the head like Max, so we talk best drinking restaurants, some overrated ones, and finally crown the Wine King of Air Jordan with some wino trivia. And if...

Dave Stassen returns to The Sherman Oaks Food Building to recap the fellas eating on Super Bowl Sunday, and it's all Matū cheesesteaks, not enough and too much pizza, no pints for Pints Sr., and Jordan really overdid it. Then, Jordan travels to the Arts District to sit down with Katianna and John Hong at their Korean American elevated soul food destination, Yangban to talk bowls of pork curry, a b...