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EPISODE · Sep 2, 2026 · 57 MIN

Michael Cimarusti's 3 Michelin Star Life, Seafood Thoughts, Mount Rushmore Status, and LA Chef Conference

from Mad Food · host Jordan Okun and Max Shapiro

This year's LA Chef Conference will feature Providence's Michael Cimarusti and Jordo is participating again with a shrimpy collab to feast on, so the Mad Food fellas travel to Hancock Park to talk kitchen leadership, hot vs. cold lobster rolls, clam bellies vs. strips, Michelin ketchup and cocktail sauce, disrespectful nicknames, love for Max, throwing Jordo a bone, the worst and most difficult fish to cook, Michael's at home eating, and reaching and maintaining mountaintop status. Purchase tickets to LA Chef Conference (October 5th) to hear Michael speak and taste Jordan's newest shrimp creation with Santa Monica Seafood ⁠HERE

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