We (Olivia and Nate) argue about whether tasting menus deserve their accolades as the pinnacle of cuisine. You'll never guess who doesn't like them.
After a few more asides (why do servers like Restaurant Week) we each rank our top-three best and worst Halloween candies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are Tasting Menus Actually Good?

Olivia Duncan knows a ridiculous amount about food. Her brother Nate eats a ridiculous amount of food. Together, they examine the most pressing food questions of our age in the insane detail that only the Duncans are capable of.

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Liv insisted that we do a soup episode, so we each shared our top-3 soups, and tackled age-old questions like when does a soup become a sauce, and is soup a meal? Plus, the usual wide-ranging diversions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Soups

Season 2 of Arguing About Food is here! Olivia and Nate just got back from a great summer of European travel, and we have a lot of tales to tell. On today's agenda: our impressions of eating in Barcelona, and the inevitable comparisons that follow.
 
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Love for Barcelona

Everyone has found themselves annoyed at one time or another with restaurant business practices. What are some of the most common foibles? And Liv will let you know if you're right to be annoyed or there's a legitimate reason for some of these practices.
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The Most Annoying Things Restaurants Do

Don’t you hate when you pay extra for what you think will be great food and it disappoints? That won’t happen with these expensive foods that we think are well worth the money.
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Are Tasting Menus Actually Good?

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