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Jordan finally revisits Stros aka Mastro's, a restaurant that broke his heart years ago, to see if it will strikeout again. Max gets an article written about him and his restaurant critiques, but will it lead to IG verification? And the fellas review a recent visit to the new-ish hot Southern restaurant Dunsmoor to decide if it's worth the drive.

Married L.A. sugar titans Valerie Gordon and Stan Weightman Jr. are joined by Jordan inside their new Glendale headquarters to talk the problem with Hannukah sweets and how to upgrade gelt, Jordan lists his top five Christmas desserts for Val and Stan (two Santa loving goys) to review, and all the holiday must eats from Valerie Confections are highlighted.

Danny Gordon and Max Miller are childhood friends who decided to go into business together and create what is many Angelenos favorite burger and fries joint. The fellas join Jordan to discuss how it all went down, why American cheese is the only choice, how the customer isn't always right, a new era of Heavy Handed beer & ice cream, Big Macs vs Whoppers vs Western Bacons, the soda machine myth, an...

Jeremy Adler is a jack of many restaurant trades, so he enters the food building to discuss one of his projects, the Southeast Asian homey hotspot, Cobi's in Santa Monica. The fellas talk menu highlights, the alchemy of a hit, and Branzino possibly not being a myth. Jeremy also works with the restaurant reservation company Resy, and some well-deserved OpenTable slander follows. 

Andy joins Jordan for a Lunar New Year episode to rank his favorite Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles from San Gabriel to Culver City. They talk Andy's top 10, best dumplings, noodles, Peking duck (buns vs. pancakes), and the numbing greatness of Sichuan. Plus, three spots Jordan needs to try, Andy is the tiger of the LA food world, lots of white people slander, how to NFT, and "New York" style.

Brooke Glazer is a registered dietician nutritionist who loves food and Air Jordan: A Food Podcast, and has been listening to Jordan talk about his diet, fasting beliefs, and the eating advice he's been giving his listeners. In the course of their discussion, she helps Jordan understand a different way to approach it all, and possibly begin having a healthier relationship with his beloved food.

To celebrate 50 years of Chez Panisse, we replay the 2019 Air Jordan Alice Waters interview, where the queen talks microwave hatred, tacos vs burritos, burgers vs steaks, LA vs NY, and of course all that farm-to-table slow cooking. But before that, Jordan and Max review the recent LA Times Food article on Chez Panisse and the fellas answer questions from the audience like most disappointing hyped...

Caroline Styne and Suzanne Goin have been partners in food and life for over 20 years, feeding Los Angeles their hearts, souls, and bacon-wrapped parmesan-stuffed dates. They join Jordan to talk the new AOC Brentwood, the perfect Hollywood Bowl bites, top 3 items on a cheese plate, finally opening in DTLA, and the goddamn Coron. With this link , please consider donating to Alex's Lemonade Stand, a...

Jordan and Max experienced the Silverlake one seating a night Chinese family style private patio meal from Needle, and it's all garlic sauces, scallions, and L.A.'s best char siu. Plus, Jordan met Max's dad at the Air Jordan commissary, South Beverly Grill.  

Jordan is joined by the owner of one of L.A.'s best Mexican restaurants to talk top 5 Escuela tacos, that guac, those burritos, chewy chips, and how the beef & pickle madness began. Plus, Cobras & Matadors is coming back to Beverly Blvd., seafood and beer is hitting Sunset, and it all started in West Covina with some Dan Tana's loving Angelenos.  Air Jordan: A Food Podcast is brought to you by Gol...

Fresh off a trip to Miami, Andy Wang enters the Sherman Oaks Food Building to discuss the exploding South Beach restaurant scene and how LA just can't compete. Plus, Dave Chang bo saam and boiled chicken talk, new LA pizza game contenders, Jordan's life streaks he's not looking to break (like never drinking milk), The Cheesecake Factory's brown bread and all sorts of fried rolls.

Michelle and Andrew Muñoz are Moo's Craft Barbecue, which was just named Best BBQ in California by Food & Wine. They join Jordan to talk about opening their first brick and mortar restaurant, the holy trinity, shrimp of course, 90's hip hop DJ'ing, coleslaw love, needing crunchy fries, and the desire to remain a mom and pop in this corporate, investor fueled food world.

Mr. Eater LA joins to talk vaccines, outdoor & indoor dining realities, Filipino food, MAYHEM at Il Pastaio, the greatness of Goldburger, Salt Bae Beverly Hills, Simi Valley BBQ, and it all starts with Jordan reviewing a glorious night at Found Oyster, where he discovers scallops may very well be necessary.

The culinary legend is dead! Food writers and super fans of the all-you-can-eat salad and sundae bar Mecca, Mona Holmes, David Landsel, and Andy Wang sit shiva with Jordan, paying respect to another victim of The Coron.

Joan McNamara discusses it all, from her days cooking eggs in NYC to how midnight pancake sessions for her kids led to opening a L.A. institution. We talk the breakfast burrito, the Chinese chicken salad, the Santa Monica thing, all the baked goods, all the cheeses, and France is in the building, New Jersey is in the building, a Los Angeles culinary queen is in the building! AIR JORDAN: A FOOD POD...

The 3 Michelin star man behind The NoMad & Eleven Madison Park talks a life in hospitality, NoMad LA's evolution, that hot dog, that chicken burger, that Mama, his favorite Los Angeles bang bang, a lesson learned working for Wolfgang Puck, and he basically answers the most important question of our lives: Best Food City: LA or NY?

Dave finally went to Burgers Never Say Die, he made carne asada for Mother's Day, the "Shout-Out Ban" is finito, moms be loving Jon & Vinny's, Jordan finally went to his Mexican Graceland, Mitla Cafe and drank a Hadley's Date Shake for breakfast.

The Jane The Virgin and LA food star talks Israeli food, being a pescetarian at her favorite restaurants in Los Angeles, and David Stassen goes head to head with Yael in everyone's favorite game, Is Dave An Israeli Asshole?

Jordan hits Montecito to experience the $550 fine dining stunner The Silver Bough and sits down with chefs and co-owners Phillip Frankland Lee & Margarita Lee to break it all down. Then back in the Sherman Oaks food building, he's joined by food writers Andy Wang and Hillary Eaton to talk Tartine Manufactory flatbreads, Viale dei Romani's greatness, and some very unpopular L.A. restaurant opinions...

Shay and Lawrence discuss their exclusive foodie app Off The Menu and we break down the best off the menu dishes in Los Angeles. Then, Dave and Jordan talk how they stuffed face on Super Bowl Sunday. Join invite-only app Off The Menu by using Air Jordan special code "OKUN" and begin redeeming seven different curated off the menu dishes across Los Angeles every week for $20 a month.

Dave finally went to Bavel, Jordan breaks down recent visits to Kura, Jon & Vinny's Brentwood, ETA, and Simone, and then 40 minutes in talks with chef Tim Hollingsworth of Otium and Netflix's The Final Table.

Plus a 96 ounce prime rib in Glendale, Langer's vs Katz's, and more...