This week, Dave and Nastassia talk wedding registries, induction stovetops, and Dave tries to rationalize away his disinterest in aquafaba.

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This week, we're talking Dave and Nastassia's misadventures in Los Angeles, potential future crimes, the dirty secrets of blender engineers, important differences between Celcius and Farenheit, and more!

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This week, we're talking Amazon's $1 trillion valuation in spite of stiffing Dave and Nastassia on their Searzall costs, the claim that L.A. has better ethnic food than New York, the FDA advisory to avoid food products treated with liquid nitrogen at the point of sale, coconut oil, Applejack, and more!

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On this week's rapid-fire show we're talking Nastassia's trip to Spain, Dave's new hydraulic press, freezing corn on the cob, Malört, rotary evaporators, and...well, that's about it.

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This week, we're talking Prince lyrics in German, when pistachio nuts used to be red, Nastassia's special farro recipe (using Bob's Red Mill farro, of course!), dihydromyricetin, Paul Adams' recent bender at Existing Conditions, corn starch, and more!

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Dave and Nastassia talk meat in vending machines, Cap'n Crunch Berries, liquid nitrogen, New York Post headlines, pickles, thermal death times, Ethiopian restaurants, and more!

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This week, Dave is joined in studio by Joshua Applestone, founder of Applestone Meat Company, and formerly Fleisher’s. Also joining are Applestone's COO and Creative Director Samantha Gloffke, and communications consultant and Momofuku alum Rebecca Palkovics.

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This week, we’re talking Nastassia’s customer service skills, the merits of tripod tables, robber barons, Dave’s Uncle Diamond and his safe deposit box, Japanese knives, outdoor fryers, Nastassia’s experiences dealing with sexist BS in the food world, and more!

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Dave, Nastassia, and everybody’s favorite punching bag dad Peter Kim ruminate over the hectic opening (at last) of Existing Conditions and its POS POS system, carbonated salsa, Montreal-style bagels, amylase, gelato, that time Peter walked in on Dave, and more!

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Dave, Nastassia, and Booker cope with the phone and internet outage in the studio, and talk pork chop sandwiches, agar, the sociopathy of Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka, fermentation, the perks of eating your own foot, and more!

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