ORIGIN STORY / Why should we care about the James Beard Awards?

On this epic POD DEBUT, I give you the 411 on what the heck the Countdown is, and why I'm embarking on a quest to eat 100 iconic LA sandwiches in 365 days. We're then joined by Friend of the Countdown Cousin Salman to talk about the James Beard Awards' semifinalists, and why we should even care about these kinds of awards in the first place. Sponsored by TUMS. Not really.  Find The LA Countdown on TikTok and Instagram at @thelacountdown: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelacountdown https://www.instagram.com/thelacountdown/ News discussed during this episode: - James Beard Awards Semifinalists - https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2023-james-beard-awards-semifinalist Restaurants mentioned : - Little Coyote - https://www.littlecoyotelbc.com/ - Da Michele - https://damicheleusa.com/ - Pizzana - https://pizzana.com/ - Langer's Deli - https://www.langersdeli.com/ - Bay Cities Deli - https://order.bcdeli.com/ - Philippe The Original - https://www.philippes.com/ - Kamp Social House - https://www.kampseattle.com/ - Moo's Craft BBQ - https://www.mooscraftbarbecue.com/ - Pijja Palace - https://www.pijjapalace.com/ - Jitlada - https://jitladala.com/ - Holbox - https://www.holboxla.com Food personalities mentiond : - Aimee Rizzo @ The Infatuation Seattle - https://www.theinfatuation.com/contributor/aimee-rizzo - Kenji Lopez-Alt - http://www.kenjilopezalt.com/ - Evan Funke LOL - https://felixla.com/evan-funke - forkingaround.tv - https://www.instagram.com/forkingaround.tv/ - Fat Phuck - https://www.instagram.com/fat_phuck/?hl=en - Rick Lox - https://www.instagram.com/ricklox/?hl=en