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Mad Food — 194 episodes
Escargot Beignets, Au Poivre Burgers, Tiramisu Brûlée, and LA with Marcus Jernmark
Overrated Dishes, Reservation Platforms, San Diego, Pod Tension
Q&A: The Infatuation Problem, Server Green & Red Flags, The Bel Air Hotel Heist, Parenting Advice
Michael Cimarusti's 3 Michelin Star Life, Seafood Thoughts, Mount Rushmore Status, and LA Chef Conference
Alice Waters’ LULU?, Japanese Toilets, The Dark Triad Returns, LA French Food
Best New LA Omakase & 20 Years of Addison Partying
LA Chef Mount Rushmore, Menu Red Flags, Fast Food Rankings, Japanese Home Cooking
Q&A: Chain's Mall Era, Guilty Pleasures, Matū Kai Steak Frites, Summer Restaurants and More
Chez Panisse, Birdsong, Zuni Cafe, Dalida & The Morris: Is San Francisco Back?
Reviews: Bruce, Tony, Tasting Kitchen, Kändi, and Meizhou Dongpo
Vegas Day 2: Sky High Sushi, The Power Lunch, Pool Time, Poodles, Antlers & Pianos
What Dish Should Jordan Serve?
Contramar, COTE, Nowhere & Celestial in Las Vegas
Q&A: New Restaurant Openings, Top 5 Peking Ducks, Dinner Party Tips, Taco Bell Lettuce, Omakase Etiquette, Diet Coke vs. Coke Zero
Q&A: Jersey vs. LA Pizza, The Hermon's Order, Food Apps, Acceptable Hot Dog Toppings, The New Pizzeria Sei
Jelly Belly Blind Tasting: Jordan's Seven Flavors
Adam Weisblatt's Love of Restaurants: The Found Oyster, Hermon's, Queen's Raw Bar Man
Matū vs. Sonny's: A Cheesesteak Debate
Is Betsy Worth The Schlep?
The Best LA Bar: Vandell
4th of July (Summer) Dish Ideas
LA Michelin Thoughts
Q&A: Bobby Flay Chicken Moves, Glass Diet Cokes, Paris Recs, The San Fran Plan
Q&A: Sonny's Cheesesteak, The Hottest Taco Stand, Vegas Plans, and Only One Thing To Say About James Beards
Top 10 LA Japanese Restaurants, Kojima Review & Sicko Max
Best Summer Booze & Farmer's Market Jordo
The Hillstone Conspiracy & Electric Bleu Review
Early Summer Farmer's Market Report & Listener Feedback
Dear Hillstone, We Love & Hate You
Q&A: NYC Pizza Crawl's Worst & Best Slice, Dot Cakes, Matū vs. Danny & Coop’s, and New Restaurants
Q&A: 50 Best Restaurants, Komal's NYT Review, Influencer Buffoons, Philly Slander, LA Pizza & Burgers
Healthly Habits with Josh Peck
One Night at Penny, Claud, and Stars with Chase Sinzer
Le Veau d’Or & Wine with Jon Yadegar
The Disrespected Burrito, New York Confusion, Bagels & Chubby Mother's Day Tale
Running Ice Cream with David Stassen
NY or LA: Who Has The Best Bars In America?
Q&A: Vegas Restaurants, Bar di Bello Review, McDonald’s & More
Q&A: Does Eater Employ a Bad Person, Dan Tana’s Vermin, Hillstone Issues & More
NYC Luxury: The Manner Hotel featuring Alex Stupak
Peter Luger: The Greatest Steakhouse
NYC Chickens: Meals at Torrisi & Torien
Ceviche Project
Max’s Top 3 Jumbo Time Wines (So Far)
Q&A: NY & LA Pizza & Burgers, Do We Need Chilis, Hater Influencers, and Noma Shame with Jackie Gebel aka @NoLeftovers
Two Cocktails at Vandell & Easter vs. Passover
Noma LA: The Full Review
New Dodgers Menu & Baseball Park Eating
The Fine Dining Debate & A Farmer's Market Report
Q&A: Our NYC Itinerary, East Coast Pizza Debate, Going to Noma
Q&A: Spain, LA Pizza, GLP-1s, Champagne, and Noma's Pals
Hollywood's Biggest Night
Brian Dunsmoor
An Exploration of Calories
The Martini & Beef Sandwich Craze
The Next Big Food Product Ideas
Sqirl After Dark
The Protein Trend
The Q&A: Favorite Sandwiches, The Best Time in LA Dining, and Noma Blowback
We Got Romantic with Food
The First Must Visit Restaurant Opening of 2026
The Super Bowl Recap
Super Bowl Recipes: Wings, Dips, Sliders, Desserts
Q&A: Noma LA, Lunch, Super Bowl Eats, Cocktail Bars, and Mad Food Everything
Mad Food: A Preview
LA Times 101 Best Restaurants Analysis
Max May Have A Personality Disorder & 3 New Restaurant Visits: The Wilkes, Yhing Yhang, and Cannonball
Baby Bistro Hype, Genghis Cohen 2.0, and North America's 50 Best Restaurants
Darling by Sean Brock, Alto, and Air Jordan Reviews
The Q&A Episode
A Special Presentation: LA Chef Conference, Jordan's Santa Monica Seafood Dish & Gather For Good
Farmer's Market Jordo & Sushi Max
The Summer Hiatus is Outta Here Part 2
Emergency Pod: Cheesesteaks by Matū Are Coming
They're Back and The Summer Hiatus is Outta Here Part 1
Summer Hiatus with Addison by William Bradley (2023)
Summer Hiatus 10 LA Bang Bangs (2025)
Summer Hiatus at Providence (2022)
Summer Hiatus with Moo's Craft Barbecue (2021)
Podcast Press, Beef, News, and Father's Day
Max's Meltdown & Jordan's Iconic Steakhouse Visit
The Bar Benjamin Taste Test
An Adult Beverage Episode: Jordan's 10 Boozes, Max's 5 Cocktails, and 50 Best Bars
The Q&A Episode
Restaurants Are Closing, But Peter Luger Ain't
New L.A. Restaurants, Max Reviews Barone's, and Matzah
The Alix Traeger Episode
Vegas Jordo and Holbox and Sushi Reviews
A March Mania Q&A
The Most Intriguing Restaurant Man
The Oscars & Dan Tana's with Neal Moritz & Lasker
The Answers You Need: A Q&A Episode
Restaurant Life with Alba's Julian Black
Matū Kai in Brentwood is Coming Soon...
10 L.A. Bang Bangs
We Love LA & Adam Richman
Fire Talk, a Holiday Recap, and the Double Date at Muse
Holiday Q&A Part 2
Holiday Q&A with Chace Crawford
LA Times 101 & Esquire's Best New Restaurants
The LA in a Minute Episode
Meeting The Parents: A Survival Guide
Stella For Brunch & Morihiro For Dinner
Thanksgiving with Joan's on Third
Food & Restaurant Questions & Answers
The Final Halloween Candy Debate
Jordan's Favorite Meal & Max's LA Japanese Rankings
A Night At Travis Lett's RVR
Bar Mitzvah Eating
The Q&A: No Ozemp Edition
Ozempic Max & Fried Mortadella at The Cheese Store
The Prime Pizza Episode
Jeff Gordinier: The Antidote to LA Fatigue
The Fog Of Food War: Pizzeria Sei & Podcast Beef
Michelin Stars, Casual Oxalis Recipes, and Vegas Jordo Returns
Katz's vs. Langer's & Summer Fruit and Veggie Rankings
The Summer Q&A Part 2
The Summer Q&A Part 1
The Fate of Gorilla Pies
Opening The Benjamin Hollywood
Can Shapiro Actually Cook: The Sequel
Revisiting Pizzeria Mozza, The Benjamin's Cookies & Cream, and Chace Crawford Screws Shapiro
It's Q&A Time
An Epic Taco Crawl
Vegas Jordo & Leopardo
Food News & New Food
Denino's Pizzeria with Jon Buscemi
The Q&A Returns
Budonoki & Shibuya Tales
Steak 48 with Big Wave & Josh Peck
Two New Restaurants & More Food News
Being Henry Winkler
McDonald's & The Oscars
The Chace Crawford Episode
Super Bowl Tales & Cipriani
The Super Bowl Super Food Draft
Valentine's Day Advice
Necessary L.A. Pizzas & Unnecessary Foods
Tales From The Chubbies
16,000 Calories at The Cheesecake Factory with Josh Peck
The Year End Q&A
LA Times 101 Best Restaurants Talk
Jordan's Birthday & Thanksgiving Recaps
How To Not Have A Sh*tty Thanksgiving
Quarter Sheets Bar Pies & Max's Overseas Eats
Tricks & Treats with The Foodie Magician
The Q&A with Delaney Rowe
Bubbles Popped in Spain & Apollonia's Thin Crust
Comfort Food & Pioneer Chicken
Ruth Reichl & LA Chef Conference
The Wagyu Party & A Very LA Yom Kippur
Donna's, 6pm vs. 8pm, and Influencer Criticism
Another Q&A Episode
The Best LA Steakhouse, Eating at Torrisi, and Family Style Food Festival
Stir Crazy, Anajak TTT, and Max's Restaurant List
Jordan's East Coast Eating & Max Hits San Fran
Dorsia: A New Way To Dine
The We Back Q&A
Taco Bell Forever & Angler Closes
Levain Cookies & July 4th Eats
30 Iconic L.A. Bites with Max Chow
The Q&A Strikes Back
The Beverly Hills Cheese Man
First Time at Funke, Lingua Franca, Culver's and Crumbl
Mayhem on Sunset: Horses & Bar Next Door
Audience Questions with Dave Stassen
The Oscars Food Draft
Astrea Caviar & Wine
Super Bowl Eating with Dave & Yangban with Kat and John
Jordan Returns to Mastro's, Fast Company Max, and a Dunsmoor Review
The Best Holiday Desserts with Valerie Confections
It's Heavy Handed Time
Cobi's & Resy vs. OpenTable
L.A. Chinese Food with Andy Wang
A Healthy Relationship with Food
Audience Questions & The Alice Waters Remix Interview
The Caroline & Suzanne Episode
A Night at Needle
Escuela & Matadors with Steven Arroyo
Miami, Majordomo, and Pizza with Andy Wang
The Smoked Meat Mom & Pop: Moo's Craft Barbecue
Patios, Dining Rooms, and LA Food with Farley Elliott
RIP Souplantation
The Joan's on Third Episode
The Will Guidara Episode
Mother's Day with Dave Stassen
The Yael Grobglas Episode
The Silver Bough with Phillip Frankland Lee & Margarita Lee PLUS Tartine, Viale, and Unpopular L.A. Food Opinions with Andy Wang and Hillary Eaton
Shay Mitchell and Lawrence Longo Go Off The Menu & Super Bowl Eating
Chef Tim Hollingsworth & Dave Went to Bavel
Trudy's Underground BBQ Goes Legit With Slab
Burgers Never Say Die & The Fate of Nate 'n Al
Mister O's, Top Ten Halloween Candy, Bavel Menu Highlights
LA Burgers, Simone Etc., and The Yom Kippur Bagel Sandwich