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The NotAFoodie Podcast

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I’m not a foodie, I just eat a lot. Mike Miranti and Tom Miale talk about food culture from the point of view of a veteran of the hospitality industry and a food marketing / PR professional.

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  1. Jenn de la Vega is in the House! Plus, ”White People Food”, and that Yeti Cast Iron Pan is HOW MUCH???!!

    What an absolute joy it was to talk to Jenn de la Vega (AKA @randwiches)! To simply list all of the things that Jenn does (caterer, producer, author, cookbook collaborator, recipe developer, food stylist, reality show contestant, food judge, Twitch TV host, etc.) would be a disservice. She is...

  2. Adam Lajara- Personal Chef to Julius Randle- plus coffee culture, crappy beer, Asian food halls, and the West Palm Beach ”dining” scene

    Adam Lajara is just an all-around good guy. After working hard on the line in restaurants and at hotels, he transitioned to becoming a private chef. His current client is Julius Randle (yes, All-Star NY Knick, Julius Randle). Adam sets the menus, makes sure Julius hits all of his nutritional...

  3. …AND WE’RE BACK, with Casey Corn, Food Anthropologist and TV Host

    Wow! It has been a minute... 17 months to be exact. But we missed you all so much that we had to start podcasting again! Join Mike and Tom as they talk about the 100 Best Restaurants in NYC, and have a fun talk with friend of the show, Casey Corn, host of Magnolia Network’s Recipe Lost & Found....

  4. What to get that NotAFoodie for the Holidays, Plus Steakhouses vs Red Sauce, and All Coquito All the Time

    Welcome to the NotAFoodie Holiday Spectacular! On this episode, Mike and Tom talk about: Steakhouses vs Italian restaurants for an old-school night out. Everyone's favorite holiday beverage, "coquito"- different types, disgusting science experiments that involve it, and most importantly, where to...

  5. Finishing a Steak- Compound Butters and Fancy Sauces

    Let's talk veggie chikky nuggets, Tom’s ritual Friday night steak and the accompanying butters and sauces, and asshole restaurant patrons that don’t tip. Plus, quick questions: What are your three go-to Chinese take-out dishes? What style of BBQ is the best? Best type of pizza? BEC or SEC? Thanks...

  6. Who Cares About Fine Dining These Days?

    Mike and Tom talk about EMP, "fine dining", and why it is still a thing. They also debut a new segment to find the answers to riveting questions such as, "What is your favorite snack chip?", "What is the number 2 alium after garlic?", and "What is the best way to eat eggs?"

  7. The Rise of Mikey Pomodoro

    We're back! Since we last released an episode, Mike Miranti has become MIKEY POMODORO. So, Tom decided to interview him about his transformation from "Front of house guy" to a budding restaurateur. Plus we talk about the "10 New Rules of Dining Right Now". ******************************…

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  8. S4 EP2-Tom Hynes, author of Wild City: A Brief History of New York City in 40 Animals

    Oysters, striped bass, and Pizza Rat? Another NotAFoodie Episode? Are we really back?? This week Tom and Mike speak about the success of the Mikey Pomodoro Pop-Ups and the TikTok pasta craze. They interview the always informative, Tom Hynes, author of Wild City: A Brief History of New York City…

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  9. S4- Ep1: Updates and Previews for 2021

    Hey there. Long time, no see. How's the global pandemic treating ya? Over the past few months, the NaF team has been talking about the show a lot. The last few months have revealed a lot of cracks in the food world, and society in general. We have decided to change up the format of the show to...

  10. S3 E10: Four New Yorkers Kvetching - feat. Allison Robicelli and Eddie McNamara

    Oh man, I love this episode. How could you not when Allison Robicelli and Eddie McNamara are our special guests? Allison (@robicellis) and Eddie (@EddieMcNamara) are both old school Brooklyn to the core. We wanted to do an episode about the changing restaurant landscape of NYC, but to get there…

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  11. S3 EP9: Brian Koppelman Joins the Pod... Remembering Chef Floyd Cardoz

    by- Mike Miranti Hello to all of our Fans (editors note- fans???!!!), Last week Tom and I were able to land an interview with the incredible Brian Koppelman. We have been pumped up about it all week and really believe that this is our best episode, but sometimes in life with great happiness comes...

  12. S3 Ep8- SPECIAL- YOUR RESTAURANTS NEED HELP!!!

    Hi Everyone. We have a bit of a departure from our usual format this week. These are unprecedented times and we felt like we had something important to discuss. I’m sure you all know what this is about before you even listen to it. On Monday the NYC restaurant industry essentially shutdown....

  13. S3 Ep7- Atlanta Eats, The Thursday Night Maitre'D, Restaurants are Dying, Open Invite to Mike's Birthday!

    by: Mike Miranti Welcome to our 60th Episode!! Quick Shoutout to Savannah Peterson(@SavIsSavvy) for holding down the fort and being incredible on last weeks pod Tom just got back from Atlanta and shares his meal highlights but its an incomplete list because he didn’t go to Magic Palace Food…

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  14. S3 Ep6- 39 Hours in NoLA With @SavIsSavvy- Happy Fat Tuesday!

    Woooo Boy! This episode is a bit of a departure from our normal episode. Mike will be back next time, but he took a break from this episode because it is all about the wonderful city of New Orleans! Join Tom and special guest Savannah Peterson, as they eat their way through Tom's favorite food…

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  15. S3 Ep5- The Winter Fancy Food Show, Ghost Restaurants, The Spotted Pig, Felix LA

    On this episode of the NaF podcast, Tom and Mike talk about: The Spotted Pig. It has finally closed (good riddance) Yelp, Grubhub, and Seamless aren't vetting restaurants The Winter Fancy Food Show and 2020 Food Trends Pasta at Felix Tacos all over LA What We're Drinking this week (Hanky Panky…

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  16. S3 Ep4- New Years Eve Dinner Recap, Food Travel for 2020, California Love, Wine Tariffs, Mike's New BFF

    Tom made a giant porchetta for New Years, while Mike did shots with a certain NY football quarterback. Mike wants to eat his way through the US, but Tom is thinking about global domination. Wine Tariffs help nobody, and hurt everybody! The NaF show goes West to the Fancy Food Show in San…

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  17. S3 Ep3- Holiday Gifts, End of Year Wrap-Up, Food Trends

    Wooo boy! It's been a busy year for the NaF team. In our year-end recap episode, we talk about good gifts and bad gifts, food trends for 202, and food trends that we want to LEAVE behind in 2019. Give us a listen!

  18. S3 Ep2 - The Mc Rib, Zuckerberg BBQ, Fast Food Mac 'n' Cheese... and Introducing NFZ, A Sopranos Cooking Vlog

    On this weeks episode of NotAFoodie we drop some HUGE News, but first some FOOD News Food News A Panera Bread employee posted a TikTok of how the Mac and Cheese gets made, and surprise it’s done in a sous vide method. The employee drops a vacuum-sealed bag into boiling water, cooks it, cuts the…

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  19. S3Ep1- Summer of The Claw, Shop Move with Chai Mishra, Pizza with Giorgia Caporuscio

    And We’re Back! Season 3 Premiere: CLAWSZN, Chai Mishra, Giorgia Caporuscio by Mike Miranti After a very long 3 month hiatus (sans North Fork Summit), Tom and I got back into the lab to record 2 incredible interviews and had a Skype call to catch up on our summers. My catchup was pretty quick. I...

  20. The Second Annual NaF NoFo Summit

    What a week we had out in Southold! For the second year in a row, Tom (editors note: That's ME!) hosted me and a few of our friends for a week of incredible food, drinks, and views. Our first meal was at Noah's in Greenport. The incredible Jean Lee(@jeaniuseat) set it up for us, and the team at...

  21. Worlds 50 Best, Bourdain Day, Summer Fancy Food Show

    The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Bourdain Day, Fancy Food Show This week on the NotAFoodie show we talk about the World’s 50 Best Restaurant list, multiple tributes to Anthony Bourdain on his birthday, and the Summer Fancy Food Show The World’s 50 Best Restaurants: This is the first year with a...

  22. Burmese Lunch, Best Ice Cream in Queens, One Dollar Grilled Cheese

    Our first podcast post-AM Radio. We had a really incredible 6 months long run of 25 episodes. We never missed a week and booked a guest for almost every single one. I'm incredibly proud of the work that Tom and I did, and the content that we made. That being said, we are on hiatus from the radio...

  23. 23_The NotAFoodie Show - KFC, Jay Z, Michelin Stars are Wack, Parmesan is Crap

    Crab Sandwiches, KFC, Jay-Z This week in Food News: Tokyo Ale Works, a brewery in Tokyo, debuted its Kani Burger. Kani means crab in Japanese and the burger swaps out deep fried soft shell crab for buns, and crabmeat, lettuce, and tomatoes in between the 2 crab “buns”. This is essentially the KFC...

  24. 22_The NotAFoodie Show - Hudson Yards and AOC, Baller Meals on a Budget, Lizzie Asher and All About Pisco

    This week in Food News: Hudson Yards STINKS!!! Eater’s Ryan Sutton reviewed some of the most anticipated restaurants in NYC’s newest “neighborhood” and outside of David Chang’s Kawi, hated them all. He summarized Estiatorio Milos, a high-end greek seafood restaurant, “That’s the thing about…

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  25. 21_The NotAFoodie Show - Kardashians and Fast Food, Human Cheese, New Coke, Grilling Hacks, Devin Healey Talks NJ Dining

    Kim Kardashian vs Jack in The Box In Food News this week, the most famous person in the world, Kim Kardashian tweeted to Jack in The Box about something she saw at one of their locations. She didn't want to "fully put them on blast" so she told them to DM her. In response, multiple other fast…

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  26. 20_The NotAFoodie Show - Tasty Tomatoes, Cheap Vineyards, Trolling Food Headlines, Coffee Coffee Coffee with Chris Saphire

    It's our 20th (!!!) radio show. On this episode, we talk about- Tasty Tomatoes and Affordable Vineyards Have you ever wondered why store-bought tomatoes never taste as good as ones grown from the garden or at the farmer's market? Scientist's have discovered that 93 percent of modern, domesticated...

  27. 19_The_NotAFoodie_Show_-_Coffee_in_Westeros_Whine_Emojis_Unpopular_Food_Opinions_North_Meets_South_Food_Festival_Clare_Langan

    Food News: Coffee in Westeros, Cheese of Seafood Pasta, Whine Emoji’s, Unpopular Food Opinions This was a big week in Food News. First off we had Queen Danaerys Targaryen celebrating the defeat of the army of the dead with a Pumpkin Spice Latte. In a scene where every major character is…

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  28. 18_The NotAFoodie Show - Avocados and Millenials, Street Food and Guy's Grocery Games, Pasta Pomodoro, Giz Fizz and Vin de Pamplemousse

    Food News: Avocados and Millenials Guacamole Cheese will be available for purchase starting May 1st at all 161 locations of fresh market. This gouda-style cheese is pale green,and combines avocado, lime,chili,tomato,onion,and garlic. It can be cubed to eat alone,shredded on nachos, or melted into…

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  29. 17_The NotAFoodie Show- Queen of Cheese Tia Keenan Talks Restaurants, The Art of the Cheese Plate, and English Cheddar.

    Tia Keenan Talks About How She Became The Queen Of Cheese Tia Keenan like any great Queen has a multitude of titles including Published Author, Wall Street Journal Contributor, Fromager, Restauranteur, Consultant, Mother, and many more. In 2001 after leaving her career in publishing, she began...

  30. 16_The NotAFoodie Show- Crack Pies, CBD Burgers, Red Sauce Italian, Matt Jozwiak

    Crack Pies, CBD Burgers, and Charitable Chefs This week in food news is very drug-centric. Milk Bar has renamed its Crack Pie and Carls Jr. is releasing a 4/20 CBD Burger. Massimo Battura is working hard and feeding the homeless. After being slammed by critics for “Crack Pie” being offensive,...

  31. 15_The NotAFoodie Show- Clean Chinese, Runaway Pigs, All About Tipping, Zak Gross- Sake Expert

    Clean Chinese Food and Runaway Pigs It’s 2019 and people still use food to perpetuate racist stereotypes. Food blogger and nutritionist Arielle Haspel opened up “Lucky Lee’s” a “clean” Chinese Restaurant named after her husband. I personally don’t have a problem with someone opening up a…

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  32. 14_The NotAFoodie Show- The Return of Zagat, The NYC Hot Sauce Expo, Scott’s Pizza Tours

    The Return Of Zagat Last year The Infatuation acquired the Zagat brand from Google. Zagat was the original crowdsourced restaurant reviewer aggregator. It relied on customers going and dining and then giving Zagat a short review. Zagat would then take all the reviews about a restaurant, average…

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  33. PREVIEW of our 4/6/2019 Radio Show

    We've decided that we're going to start recording previews of our radio show. We record on Wednesdays and the show airs on Saturday, so we figured we'd give you a short podcast each week. The whole radio show will drop on http://www.radiorampa.nyc/notafoodie on Saturday at 3pm. We'll post it to…

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  34. 13_The NotAFoodie Show- Opening Day Food Choices, Ultimate Sweet 16 Food Bracket Challenge, Jason Rand.mp3

    Baseball is finally back! Food and Baseball are two of the most important things to me, so of course, we were going to talk about the best concessions at Citifield and Yankee Stadium. I’m going to address the elephant in the room and just say it. THE FOOD AT CITIFIELD HAS ALWAYS BEEN BETTER THAN...

  35. PREVIEW of our 3/30/19 Radio Show

    We've decided that we're going to start recording previews of our radio show. We record on Wednesdays and the show airs on Saturday, so we figured we'd give you a short podcast each week. The whole radio show will drop on http://www.radiorampa.nyc/notafoodie on Saturday at 3pm. We'll post it to…

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  36. 12_The NotAFoodie Show- Hip Hop and Cheese, CBD and Weed, Wine Tasting, Alex Lazaridis

    This Week Tom and Mike discuss the following topics Food News: How Hip Hop makes Cheese grow the funkiest flavors Weed and CBD How To Throw a Wine Tasting Party Alexander Lazaridis: Hudson Yards Beverage Director, North Carolina BBQ Aficionado Let’s Drink! Originally Aired 3/23/19

  37. PREVIEW of our 3/23/19 Radio Show

    We've decided that we're going to start recording previews of our radio show. We record on Wednesdays and the show airs on Saturday, so we figured we'd give you a short podcast each week. The whole radio show will drop on http://www.radiorampa.nyc/notafoodie on Saturday at 3pm. We'll post it to…

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  38. 11_The_NotAFoodie_Show-_Cat_Cora_Food_Cities_Tacos_Yancy_Violi

    This Week Tom and Mike discuss the following topics Iron Chef Cat Cora vs Alinea Austin and Other Food Cities Where Are All The Good NYC Tacos? Yancy Violi, The Celebrity Bartender Talks Drinks, Fashion, and Lifestyle Let’s Drink! The Daiquiri, Drunken Vermonter, Negroni

  39. 10_The NotAFoodie Show- Tuna Steaks, Corned Beef, Sam Doyle, Wine Trends, Value Bottles.mp3

    This Week Tom and Mike discuss the following topics Mike Makes Seared Tuna Steaks How To Make Corned Beef at Home Sam Doyle Talks Wine Trends and Value Bottles for 2019 Demystifying Blind Wine Tastings With Sam Doyle Juan Collins, Classic Martini, Special Negroni

  40. 22- PODCAST ALERT!

    Mike and Tom decide that they need to record without worrying about the FCC. This episode contains swear words! They talk about their radio show, and Mike's fresh hell of working a restaurant opening (even though he said that he would NEVER do another opening again). Listen! Oink!

  41. 9_The NotAFoodie Radio Show- New York Chinatowns, Bacon Fat, New Orleans, John Wang and the Queens Night Market, Sazerac

    9_The NotAFoodie Show- New York Chinatowns, Bacon Fat, New Orleans, John Wang and the Queens Night Market, Sazerac This Week Tom and Mike discuss the following topics Food News- Multiple Chinatown's in NYC and Shady Consultants in Brooklyn Listener Mail - Leftover Bacon Grease Must Try Foods in…

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  42. 8_The NotAFoodie Show- Fresh Pasta, The 5 Roman Sauces, Italian Wine, Ruthy Kirwan

    This Week Tom and Mike discuss the following topics Fresh Pasta is Easy and Delicious How To Make The 4 Classic Roman Sauces Mike's Guide to Italian Wine Pairing Ruthy Kirwan Talks About One-Pan Meals for Busy Cooks Let's Drink!: Boulevardier and Grappino

  43. 7_The NotAFoodie Show- Pork Drought, Making Bitters, Home Fermentation, Andrea Strong

    This Week Tom and Mike discuss the following topics A Possible Pork Drought, Cattle Farmers vs Imitation Meat, and Tony Luke's coming to NYC Listener Mail about why and how to make your own cocktail bitters Demystifying Home Fermentation Andrea Strong joins the NaF team to talk about NYC School...

  44. 6_The Not A Foodie Show- Foie Gras, Italy, Cast Iron, Valentines Day, Cory Cavin, The Bradshaw Boys

    This Week Tom and Mike discuss the following topics Tom and Mike have a bone to pick with Councilwoman Carlina Rivera and her bill to ban Foie Gras Chef Massimo Bottura is opening a luxury Bed and Breakfast in Modena, Italy Tom answers listener mail about seasoning and upkeep of Cast Iron…

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  45. 4_The NotAFoodie Show - Dumplings, Eating Alone, Short Rib Ragu, Food Books, Ari Botsford, Urban Farming

    This Week Tom and Mike discuss the following topics Food News: Nello's bar dining policy and Bao's Oscar Nomination What We Cooked This Week: Tom's Insta-famous Short Rib Ragu and Mike's InstaPot Chicken Korma Our Inaugural listener question asks for food book recommendations. Ari Botsford stops…

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  46. The NaF Radio Show 3 :Fast Food, Popular Eggs, Fancy Food Show, Meredythe Goethe, Jean Lee, NYC Restaurant Week

    On this week's radio show Tom and Mike discuss the following topics The Insta-Famous Egg and The Clemson Tigers White House Dinner Tom's weekend at the Fancy Food Show Meredythe Goethe joins Tom and Mike in the studio to talk about her culinary journey and becoming an Instagram Influencer Jean…

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  47. The NotAFoodie Radio Show- Pizza Wars,Arthur Ave,Oysters Rockefeller feat.Russel Kohn

    Tom and Mike are back discussing NYC Pizza Wars,Arthur Ave,and the History of Oysters Rockefeller. They're joined by Russel Kohn a Food Entrepreneur On this episode, Tom and Mike discuss: "Food News" News Stories in the Food World that caught our attention this week. Pizza Wars in NYC and Pho...

  48. The NaF Radio Show - 1.5.2019

    Its the FIRST of many episodes of the NotAFoodie Radio Show! On this episode, Mike and Tom discuss: Who they are, and what the "NotAFoodie Philosophy" is Looking back on 2018 in food stories, and speculating on 2019 food trends "What I Ate This Week- New Year's Edition" An in-studio interview…

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  49. We have a RADIO SHOW!

    In this mini-episode, Mike and Tom talk about their new radio show. Tom shows off his Morning DJ vs NPR voices and Mike curses... a lot. Mike also talks about the horrible service that he received while dining out on New Year's Eve. Listen to The NotAFoodie Show live every Saturday at 2pm on…

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  50. 21 - How to Throw a Banging, Stress-Free Dinner Party

    It's the holidays, or at least it was when we recorded and published this episode. Let's throw a dinner party. On this week's episode, Mike and Tom talk about throwing a stress-free dinner party. They talk about setting your "mental mise en place" with music and atmosphere, batching out your...

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I’m not a foodie, I just eat a lot. Mike Miranti and Tom Miale talk about food culture from the point of view of a veteran of the hospitality industry and a food marketing / PR professional.

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