Chef Kevin Snell brings a bottle of hooch to Kitchen Studios and talks with the 2 Many Cooks boys about his journey from tech school stoner to tech school executive chef! He tells how setting fires in his back yard lead to a James Beard nomination in the year of covid and how covid lead to rearranging his priorites. Rick shares a story of Chef Snell's Cast Iron Pozole sending him into the spirit world, and there's discussion of rescue furniture at first apartments. All of that, solid safety tips and so much more on this the 16th episode of 2 Many Cooks.

Chef Tyler Whitson never landed a coveted line cook job at Garfield's, but he has cooked in some very impressive kitchens. He sets down with Rick and CR to spill the beans on how a marathon of "Unwrapped" set fire to his culinary career. His troubles with driving to work and staying awake at The Pioneer Woman's popular mercantile, and the joys of harassing his former students. The boys find out about Chef Tyler's love of self proclaimed pop up chefs and Indian food. We find out more on the formation of he and Chef Nate Christenson's catering company Rustic Kings and talk of the comfortable seats in their new restaurant, Copper Dome. Olive this and so much more on the 15th episode of 2 Many Cooks!  

After knowing Chef Nate Christenson for several years Rick and CR learn of his outlaw youth, how it lead him to chilly reception from Alaskan locals, and how he escaped the frigid North with only the "Theme From Shaft" to keep him company. Nate tells of the generosity he witnessed from Weird Al and paints a colorful portrait of his culinary career that lead him to teaming up with Chef Tyler Whitson to form Rustic Kings Catering and one of Tulsa's most innovative new restaurants, Copper Dome. All that, string opinions on Chicken Parm and so much more on the 14th episode of 2 Many Cooks.  

It's the Season 2 Premier, and who better to have on the show than Rick Shaw's lifelong best friend of like 6 months, Sheamus Feeley! The 2 Many Cooks guys explain that inside joke and find out Chef Feeley is just a humble kid from Arkansas that grew up to kick ass in the culinary world. They find out how he decided to open Noche, one the "New York Times Best New Restaurants of 2024" in Tulsa, what to expect from his next joint venture with Elliot Nelson, Malfi, and his firm stance on burritos. There's this and so much more including a lot of trash panda talk on the lucky 13th episode of 2 Many Cooks!

It's the season finale! Rick and CR wrap things up by talking to the charitable and funny Lacee Rains. She outlines an impressive resume that includes attempted nunnery, attempted sex therapist, certified Dick's Sporting Goods credit card salesperson of the year; twice, and finally comedian. She tells the guys the origin story of her alter ego and sex education clown, Butter Sluts. There is also a bombshell during flame grilled where Lacee reveals some shocking opinions on pizza. There's a lot to unpack and so much more on this hilarious episode of 2 Many Cooks!

CR and Rick discuss the sold out 2 Many Cooks Live event at Cain's Ballroom. Thanks to all those who attended and all of those involved!

After debating the pronunciation of their guest's last name Rick and CR get the story and DNA make up of "Bad" Mitch Gilliam from the US power metal band Blind Oath. He talks about growing up in Coweta with field trips to the ice cream plant and turning his back on youth sports in favor of music. He gives the guys his impressive resume; which includes Tulsa bands like the cult favorite Lizard Police, being the world's greatest delivery man, and also an award winning journalist that interviewed Weird Al. "Bad" Mitch also gives Kitchen Studios his account of talking a co-worker out of going to sandwich college. There's whisky and a live audience involved, as well as, so much more on this the 10th episode of 2 Many Cooks!

Bass player, bartender, human banana, and general man of mischief, Jacob Fuller from Blind Oath rolls into Kitchen Sink Studios. He regales Rick and CR of his humble beginnings as a Sallisaw Black Diamond and how following his heart brought him to Tulsa. We find out the many ways he has celebrated his birthday, and how being talked into dropping out of Sandwich College set him on the path to chasing his metal dreams! Fuller shares the secrets to eating 100 shrimp, and has perhaps one of the most interesting answers CR has received to a question. It's endless fun with that and so much more on the 9th episode of 2 Many Cooks!

Comedian, show promoter, fashion designer, the one and only Lady Landback aka Kels Cooper join Rick and CR in Kitchen Studios. Kels talks Blue Whale Comedy Festival, meeting The Fonz and Marlee Matlin, being one of the boys, and her parents' origin story. She also throws a chapstick lesbian under the bus about taco salad. All this and more on the 8th episode of 2 Many Cooks.

Fresh off his Blue Whale Comedy Festival Cain's Ballroom main stage debut Brent Deo joins CR & Rick for an equally impressive debut on the mics at Kitchen Sink Studios. The guys talk comedy shop and other chuckle engineering aspects. They break big, big news about "Crunchies" after finding out Brent is previously employed by none other than the notorious Long John Silvers. The young comedian asks for a potato soup recipe that results in a cook off for a future episode, and informs our two middle aged colonizers about his Creek & Yuchi heritage. More than just the tater soup recipes are loaded for the lucky seventh episode of 2 Many Cooks.