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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

56:29

Revisiting Pizzeria Mozza, The Benjamin's Cookies &...

Mad Food ·

2024/06/14

Jordan returned to Pizzeria Mozza for the first time in forever to figure out why it's not as popular as it once was, and it was all hot hunks of olive oil dripping bread, Max having thoughts on Nancy’s chopped, those meatballs, a truffle cheese vs. truffle oil discussion, the welcomed proteins, Jordan attempts to learn Italian, the only miss of the night, and no notes for Nance on the new dessert. Plus, Chace Crawford could have really done Max a solid, the VH1 days and possible future, Father's

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01:16:40

It's Q&A Time

Mad Food ·

2024/06/07

Jordan and Max answer audience submitted questions ranging from crushed vs. rock ice, all sorts of prime rib all over the country, how much Bubbles is really drinking, a curation of old Air Jordan episodes, The World's 50 Best Restaurants, deep dish pizza, and a recent Kato review. Plus, the worst pasta shape, Summer sushi fish, worst bites at Max's favorite restaurants, more taco crawl talk, Mario Carbone's restaurant dress code opinion, and the fellas are going to figure out how to eat some

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01:16:01

An Epic Taco Crawl

Mad Food ·

2024/05/31

Food writer Bill Esparza joins Jordan and Max to review their recent voyage across Los Angeles and beyond, exploring (possibly too) many great tacos across the city. There was lots of lamb, plenty of goat, enough prawns to keep Jordan happy, the pig everyone needed, a king in the beef world, all sorts of tortillas, stewed meats, and a surprise guest Jordan did not want to see. Plus, Bill's bite strategy saved Max, apparently mezcal is for sipping, the taco that put Jordan over the edge, and an out

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58:17

Vegas Jordo & Leopardo

Mad Food ·

2024/05/24

Jordan reviews a recent trip to Las Vegas, where he found the hotel, spa, and peking duck of his desert dreams at the Fontainebleau. Plus, Max sampled a $500k bottle of wine while Jordan doesn't understand a $400 bottle of wine, new dishes at Dunsmoor, the return of Oxalis meal planning is spiraling out of control, and Angler is kinda back with Leopardo, where the fellas give a first look of the pizza, meats, cocktails, and all the Angler feels that are most definitely not at the Beverly Center.

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01:00:55

Is Mexico City A Necessary Food Trip?

Mad Food ·

2024/05/17

The hottest foodie travel destination is reviewed and debated by Shapiro and Ben Hundreds, who both recently returned from gorging themselves in the capital of Mexico. The fellas talk their eating tales, including favorite bites and misses from Maximo, Contramar, Pujol, Em, and all the tacos they chewed down. Plus, air travel, hotel, and museum tips, the state of Mexico City air conditioning (or lack thereof), Ben and his Coke Lites, Max and his carajillos, all the celebrated bars, a bakery scene

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55:49

Food News & New Food

Mad Food ·

2024/05/10

Jordan and Max discuss a massive change occuring in the LA restaurant scene and how it will manifest in future California meals, including the fate of automatic gratuity and that horrific additional tip line, and a possible silver lining for diners. Then, Max reviews two restaurants he recently visited for the first time, Jordan talks some very special deep fried bites, and menu creation for "Can Shapiro Actually Cook 2" incorporating Saint James has commenced. Plus, young Jordan eating horror

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59:00

Denino's Pizzeria with Jon Buscemi

Mad Food ·

2024/05/03

Jordan, Max, and Jon talk the most authentic East Coast pizzeria on the West Coast, which is just a zip away, and it's all godly galamad, two types of fried shrimp, a sausage pizza like no other, and the "white people taco night" pie shocks them all. Plus, Jordan begs the fellas for their Ozempy needles after a very chubby day, Max will LEARN to cook more romantically, Travis Lett's MTN is re-opening in Venice, Slab is closing in Pasadena, and Buscemi reviews one of the most exclusive dining

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01:17:26

The Q&A Returns

Mad Food ·

2024/04/26

Audience questions are answered by Jordan and Max, supplying the food knowledge you need, from tipping etiquette to personal maritni recipes, celebratory birthday destinations, and more trash sushi talk. Plus, Mideast Tacos, lunching in the 818, waiting in line for food, Beautiful loves Tito's, open faced bagels, 90's music, Addison advice, the L.A. bread scene, frozen pizza, more on KB, an if Shapiro can actually cook status update, and a review of Eater L.A.'s recent essential restaurants

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01:12:27

Budonoki & Shibuya Tales

Mad Food ·

2024/04/19

Jordan and Max are joined by Beautiful Ben to discuss two recent meals. First up is the Virgil Village izakaya where the boys talk tons of grilled sauced meats, the real hospitality bubbles, and pounds of soft serve that has all made its way into Jordan's ro-ro. The second restaurant tale brings the boys to Calabasas for every food influencer's favorite sushi, where the setting and bites are reviewed, leading to a broader discussion on modern day food critics and their influence. Plus, an L.A. wings

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01:02:17

Steak 48 with Big Wave & Josh Peck

Mad Food ·

2024/04/12

Jordan is joined by his dad Dave, Shapiro, and Peckerman to review a steak dinner they all shared at the newest Beverly Hills beef haunt. The bread, shrimp, salad, steaks, sides, and desserts are all covered as they umtimately decide if this is the traditional steakhouse experience Los Angeles has been missing. Plus, a potato side dish discussion and how to pronounce au gratin, chilled forks, Big Wave loved Josh in Openheimer, Josh had a note for Christopher Nolan, gobbling the bone, and Jordan has

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53:25

Two New Restaurants & More Food News

Mad Food ·

2024/04/05

Jordan and Max talk a sequel to the Can Shapiro Actually Cook? episode, Bubbles isn't so alone anymore, the perfect date night order at Stella, and two new restaurants the boys are excited about: Kushiba on Sunset for fried Japanese sticks and wagyu corned beef, and Leopardo on La Brea for all the wood-fired excellence from ex-Saison and Angler master Josh Skenes. Plus, the ass-stained palace, Taco Bell’s new slow roasted chicken, The Bear did not cast Max as a food critic, Jordan talks shrimp

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01:07:24

Being Henry Winkler

Mad Food ·

2024/03/29

The Hollywood legend is a food lover, so Jordan joins Henry and his daughter Zoe to talk all the Winkler food love, including a 40 year relationship with Matsuhisa, how to scramble eggs the Henry way, the icon's favorite chocolate chip cookie, and a lifelong Wonder Bread love affair. Plus, a Cindy Crawford off-the-menu rice dish, the day after Thanksgiving sandwich, Henry's bagel making stuns Jordan, the infamous Winkler Dessert Table, and a Robert DeNiro story that spans four decades. Henry's new

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52:28

Everything Sucks

Mad Food ·

2024/03/22

The LA vs NY debate is over, and we hate to tell ya, but LA has some work to do. Jordan and Max discuss why Los Angeles is currently lacking in the food world, how the city can storm back, and what new restaurants will help bring the ruckus. They also talk meals at Poltergeist and Holbox, Vespertine’s return, Daniel Boulud coming to Beverly Hills, what the correct French and Spanish restaurants should look like, Cipriani vs. Dunsmoor aka our demise, and Erewhon's laughing at us. Plus, the

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01:01:37

The Food Answers You Need

Mad Food ·

2024/03/15

Audience questions are answered and it’s all bill splitting etiquette, Somebody Feed Jordan and the new Phil Rosenthal x Nancy Silverton diner, bar cart essentials, ranking LA cuisines, solo dining, an A5 wagyu discussion, making out in restaurants, a Culver City princess cake, Max is cooking again and yet is an extreme Stella fella, and most importantly, are the boys finally getting on that Ozempy?

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01:06:57

McDonald's & The Oscars

Mad Food ·

2024/03/08

The Academy Awards are this week and many dreams are about to become reality, so Jordan invited some Tinseltown friends over to make their food dreams come true at McDonald’s, by all creating their very own adult happy meals. The fellas break down the massive buffet by chef Ronald, Bob Koch drops McDonald’s knowledge all over the place and eats bread for the first time in two decades, Sam Pitman reviews all the nugget sauces and paired the meal with wine, and Michael Lasker is not only an Oscars

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01:14:05

Jordan & Max's First Episode: A Rerun Special

Mad Food ·

2024/03/01

It was early 2020, the pre-Coron days, Angler was open (the 1.0 version, the good sh*t), and Air Jordan was co-hostless until a red 911 screeched to a halt in palm tree swaying 818 daylight. Max entered the Sherman Oaks Food Building for the first time, to meet Jordan for the first time, and the fellas talked their Apple Pan love, Wolfgang passion, Dan Tana's appreciation, and even back then, Jordan was mispronouncing everything. Hear the truffle oil hate origins, the Massimo frustrations, the

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57:27

The Chace Crawford Episode

Mad Food ·

2024/02/23

You know Chace Crawford from Gossip Girl and The Boys, but Max somehow knows him as a friend, so they both showed up inside the Sherman Oaks Food Building to talk Chace’s favorite restaurants, their bromance that has bloomed over the years, another Gjelina brunch, and all the fellas got sneak peak bites of Stella West Hollywood, and review the best chews. Plus, the newest L.A. neck you must respect, Jordan and Chace are nut-aligned, breakfast pizza talk, Bubbles gets upset with Chace’s favorite

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50:34

Super Bowl Tales & Cipriani

Mad Food ·

2024/02/16

Jordan and Max talk their Super Bowl viewing chubby tales where Max controlled himself with fried fish and a donut, while Jordan most certainly controlled nothing. Plus, the boys usually don’t like Italian sandwiches, Max betrayed Jordan and lied to him, Cheese Store of Beverly Hills potential, the need for Ozempy brochures, chips in cake, respecting Jordan’s neck, Max went to Cipriani and talks it, and Jordan has a life changing idea for Bubbles.

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51:55

The Super Bowl Super Food Draft

Mad Food ·

2024/02/09

Ben Hundreds and Kate Burr enter the Sherman Oaks Food Building to compete with Jordan against each other as they attempt to build the best food lineups for the big game. And it's all whose got the best pizza, fried chicken, sandwiches, things to munch, all the sweeties, and will Jordan get his favorite tacos or will he pick Ben's just to piss him off. Plus, everyone shares their favorite game day recipe, a suprise guest calls in, angering Jordan, and the audience will vote to crown the Super Bowl

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50:24

Valentine's Day Advice

Mad Food ·

2024/02/02

Jordan and Max gift the audience sexy food advice for the big lovers day, ensuring listeners maximize their romantic plans this Valentine's Day. Learn how to seduce someone with a drink order, what to cook for dinner and dessert, and the chocolates you must buy to get the sex you're looking for. Plus, top five aphrodisiacs, the horniest movies, ordering in and dining out recommendations, eating off a naked body guidance, and the ultimate gourmands advice that may surprise and delight you.

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