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PODCAST

Mad Food

Jordan Okun & Max Shapiro

Comedic food talk and even some respectful interviews with big name chefs, celebrities, and regular schnooks. Hosted by shrimp fanatic, uneducated eater, and horrific at home chef Jordan Okun. Coming to your ears straight out of Los Angeles, California.

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All Episodes

01:06:14

How Kev Eats Raising Cane's, Burritos, and Trends

Mad Food ·

2022/06/25

Kevin Noparvar is How Kev Eats on TikTok and Instagram, the food reviewer and chewer bringing you the latest drops and old classics of everything chewable in LA and beyond. Kev joins Jordan to run a review of the newly opened chicken tender Mecca, Raising Cane's; plus the fellas talk all types of burritos, even more fried chicken, tuna melts, McDonald's, and living the life of a food influencer.

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50:59

Cobi's & Resy vs. OpenTable

Mad Food ·

2022/06/17

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.

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50:38

Jordan & Max Dine in Hollywood

Mad Food ·

2022/06/11

Jordan thought it was crazy he had never been to Nancy Silverton's Italian leaning steakhouse, The Barish, so he met up with Shapiro on Hollywood Blvd to experience something that isn't exactly The Mozzaplex, though the fried pizza dough, deconstructed tartare, NY strip, and all the gelato didn't exactly disappoint. The fellas discuss the hits and misses, the pitfalls of these type of big name chef ventures, steak in L.A., The Horse of course, and where they'll eat next.

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57:59

The Pain of the Stuffed Face in Vegas & Spain

Mad Food ·

2022/06/04

Jordan and Shapiro talk their recent food focused trips to Vegas and Spain, including top 5 resturants and best bites on each journey. Plus (and maybe most importantly), the fellas offer their advice on how to survive hyper food tourism travels and the pain of the stuffed face.

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01:00:52

Mukbanging & Woodranching with the Male Models

Mad Food ·

2022/05/28

Josh Peck and Joe Vulpis are friends, food lovers, online stars, and co-hosts of the Male Models podcast. Jordan sits down with the fellas to discuss mukbang culture, Joe's love for Josh, their weight struggles, going to the doctor, tanning, and one hell of a night out at the new Woodranch Brentwood location.

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58:32

The Seafood King of L.A.

Mad Food ·

2022/05/21

Liwei Liao of The Joint in Sherman Oaks is the most talked about fishmonger in Los Angeles because of his dry-aging of seafood for restaurants and at home chefs across the city, changing the pre-conceived notions of how we should want to eat. Jordan, Max, and Liwei discuss beating the shit out of fish heads, blood stanking, Branzino being a myth (of course), fish trivia, if talapia can be worthy, and Liwei's "fresh is boring" lifestyle.

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57:56

It's Q&A Time

Mad Food ·

2022/05/14

The Infatuation LA's 25 Best Restaurant list and the state of LA food media, Animal is back, tipping etiquette, Daniel Boulud is coming, Chicago eats, Goop, our favorite LA Italian, no sex with the staff, Max's thoughts on "Can Shapiro Actually Cook?", and what can Jordan actually cook?

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01:00:14

Can Shapiro Actually Cook?

Mad Food ·

2022/05/06

Eleven luxuriously conceived fine dining courses inside the Oxalis Palace will determine one of the biggest mysteries in Air Jordan history: can Shapiro actually cook? Ben Hundreds and Jordan will eat, review, and finally render the answer once and for all.

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45:17

The Uncle Paulie's Episode

Mad Food ·

2022/04/29

Paul James and Jon Buscemi are the team behind those sandwiches, that merch, and the brand bringing a much needed New York energy to Los Angeles. Jordan sits down with the fellas to discuss how it all started, NY vs LA Italian, BEC rules, Travis Scott, salad pizzas, opening in Studio City, and Jordan's top 5 Uncle Paulie's sandwiches.

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57:54

Passover Ain't So Bad

Mad Food ·

2022/04/22

Once thought of as the worst eating holiday on the Jewish calendar, Jordan and the tuna fish queen Kate Burr ask Shapiro to consider if Passover is an underrated food celebration. Evidence includes salted butter on matzah, Jewish milanese, no time for balls, gefilte greatness, and crack not being wack.

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46:40

Burgers with George Motz

Mad Food ·

2022/04/15

The mutton chopped human hamburger encyclopedia enters the Sherman Oaks Food Building to talk Apple Pan everything, that Oklahoma smash onion celebrity, Big Mac vs. Whooper, Jordan's BIG new burger idea, all the L.A. favorites, and what exactly makes a burger a burger.

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01:10:00

The Return of the Q&A

Mad Food ·

2022/04/08

Death row meals, top 5 Persian spots in L.A. (and we bring in a real life Persian to discuss because Jordan and Max are too white), new food destinations we need to hit, are Majordomo and Bavel overrated, best pre-sex meals, Shabu Shabu v.s KBBQ, Philippe vs Cole's, Apple Pan orders with beverage pairings, beach food, and unfortunately the Benihana Ass Clock returns thanks to Uncle Pints.

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53:11

Benihana & Noma Suck

Mad Food ·

2022/04/01

Jordan didn't want to go to Benihana, but his family forced him, and he paid the ultimate price. Max wanted to travel to Scandinavia to eat at some of the most desired restaurants in the world, and he returns to talk about the highlights and the lowlight, Noma.

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58:14

The Jordan & Lily Milkshake Taste Test

Mad Food ·

2022/03/25

Jordan and Lily Rosenthal have never been milkshake people, but when Jerry Greenberg and HiHo Cheeseburger recently introduced their new scratch-made shakes, the two ice cream beverage novices knew a taste test was in order; and it all happens inside the new HiHo Cheeseburger Studio City, where they will decide once and for all, if they can be milkshake people.

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41:42

Another Sh*t Steakhouse, L.A. James Beards, and...

Mad Food ·

2022/03/19

Jordan is joined by Shapiro to talk another horrific steakhouse experience, Max's underworld wine relationships and his upcoming foodie vacation, and what waiters and chefs are generally getting wrong.

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01:02:31

Q&A with Jordan & Max

Mad Food ·

2022/03/12

Top 5 overrated L.A. restaurants, to eat or not to eat in the O.C., cookies vs. pie, Pizzeria Sei, how to gain wine knowledge and where to booze and snack, an Erewhon state of mind, city defining street foods, Matsuhisa respect, Jewish delis, the KazuNori order, most anticipated openings for the rest of the year, and will Jordan ever return to Mastro's.

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50:15

Kato: The Best New Restaurant in L.A.

Mad Food ·

2022/03/05

Taiwanese fine dining is back with the updated, elevated, and ready for its spotlight version of Jon Yao's Michelin starred Kato. Jordan is joined by former Top Chef winner Mei Lin and Max Shapiro to talk the restaurant's new location, re-designed boozed-up menu, and all-around return to greatness. Plus, Mei and Max battle to see who knows Yao best, Mei is Oprah approved, and Jordan thinks Max should become a Bravo chef contestant.

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01:08:24

Masks Off, Gwen, Mother Wolf, and Beefsteak

Mad Food ·

2022/02/26

The new mask mandate for L.A. is in effect and you can finally see your waiter's face, Jordan goes to Gwen for the first time and breaks down his order, and Max went to Mother Wolf for a second time and let's a review fly (spoiler: the pizza is still a 10, but...). Plus, Neal Fraser of Redbird and Anthony Endy from the Alisal Ranch stops by to talk the most gluttonous feast of the year, and we're all invited.

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01:12:29

Jordan & Max Went To Shibumi with David Schlosser

Mad Food ·

2022/02/19

Chef David Schlosser is one of L.A.'s most seasoned and pedigreed chefs to ever do it, and his Kappo-style Japanese restaurant Shibumi is a unique culinary temple Jordan finally experienced. Max has been in love with Shibumi and David for years, and it shows as the fellas talk menu progression, all the tempura, the dish Jordan didn't like, and what the future holds for the downtown fermented L.A. vibe of Shibumi. Plus, Jordan and Max went back to Horses, this time with Peckerman and Jordan's dad,

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01:11:06

Super Bowl Menus & Girl Scout Cookies with Dave

Mad Food ·

2022/02/11

OG Air Jordan all-star Dave Stassen is back in the Sherman Oaks Food building after a long hiatus to discuss hosting Super Bowl Sunday and how he and Jordan will feed their guests. Plus, Dave's daughter Lily has been selling Girl Scout cookies for years, making him an expert in yet another sugar category; and he talks Max Shapiro's influence on his life, the burgeoning Studio City food scene, and where the hell he's been. It would be very nice of you to order Girl Scout cookies from Lily Stassen

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