Hot Dogs and Caviar

The next episode of the podcast is upon us!  This is a continuation of the 5 up, 5 down game that Nate and Jesse started last episode.

No way to sugar-coat it.  This one is just an hour of us ranting about ingredients we can't stand.  Non-stop, unchecked rage.  We hope you found it as funny as we did.  Jesse pontificates like a puffed-up clown, and the fact that Nate is funny when he's mad is a matter of public record.  Enjoy!

Also, yes, I do realize we only did 4 down, before moving to the lightning round.  These things happen.  This wasn't the first episode we recorded this session, and we were pretty lit by this point.  Don't you judge us!  Or judge us.  See if we care.

Time Stamps!

0:38 A few more ingredients that the guys love

4:01 The Jesse-Pisses-Off-His-PR-Girl story

6:05 The Strawberry Stem Story {I hate you, Nate.  -js}

12:12 The guys get back on topic

12:28 Shelf-stable Parmesan 'Cheese'

15:32 'Balsamic' Vinegar

19:06 Pre-fab Boiled Eggs

22:20 Portabello Mushrooms

27:00 Green Peppers

30:56 Cream Cheese

35:55 Miracle Whip (AKA goblin spoo...)

39:40 Mirepoix

49:45 The Seafood at the Grocery Store

51:08 Canned Asparagus and Canned Beets

52:19 Iodized Salt

53:15 Turkey

54:45 Pasteurized Crab

58:05 Grouper

Hi all, new episode is out.  It's part one of a two-parter, in which Nate and Jesse get into the deep weeds of their favorite ingredients.  

Also, note, we've switched to the 'explicit' tag for this episode.  We want to clarify that there is nothing all that bad, here, we just wanted to err on the side of caution.  We got a little bit into some of the raunchy, goofy conversations cooks get into in the kitchen, and didn't want to ruffle any feathers.   There is minimal profanity, and a couple of sexually charged jokes (all good-natured, of course). The entire thing is a perfectly solid PG-13 rated affair.

Time Stamps

1:45 Nate’s Jesse’s Lack of Might Story

5:28 The Restaurant Week Triathlon (Bonus Story)

8:30 The Philosophical Question (Another Bonus Story)

12:51 Listener Questions

18:42 Ingredients- The 5 Up 5 Down Concept

23:36 Colatura di Alici

29:00 Anchovies

35:07 Kewpie

38:10 Cane Syrup

41:30 Kombu

49:08 Bycatch

53:56 Chinese 5-Spice

58:35 Wondra

1:03:20 Fresh Bay Leaves

1:05:56 Pig Skin

Hi everyone!  Episode 6 is upon us!  You'll notice that the sound quality is a little less... amateurish than the last few.  We CAN learn.  I mean, we are still amateurish, but we are very happy with the fact that we've apparently taken care of that noise issue.  No no more pretending that we are broadcasting from the back seat of a car that had just been driven off a New Jersey pier by a couple of Gambino family associates.  So there's that.

Timestamps:

1:06 The Insane Burger Roundup (Funny Story)

10:10 Introducing Sous Vide Cooking

21:47 Practical Applications for Circulator Cooking We’ve Seen in the Field

46:00 A Digression on the New Best Taco Place in Charleston

49:00 Another Digression, This Time About Pepperoni Grease

54:34 The Guys Get Back On Topic- Sous Vide

57:36 The Water Displacement Method

1:06:00 Techniques You CAN’T Do With the Ziploc Method

1:11:05 Jesse Claims Vacuum Sealers Cost $3000, Actually, It’s More Like $1200

Okay, y'all, have fun with this one!

Hi everyone!  This is the final episode of the infamous It-Sounds-Like-They-Are-Recording-From-the-Inside-of-a-Whack-a-Mole-Machine sessions.  By next week, the noise problems will be fixed.  Learning curve, y'all.  On this episode, the guys discuss the faces on their culinary Mount Rushmore.  I'll give you a hint: none of them are named Rachel or Guy.

1:06 The Goose’s Neck Wiener Story

9:41 Jesse Introduces his Thesis

13:20 The First Face on Rushmore

27:40 The Second Face on Rushmore

43.58 The Third Face on Rushmore

1:00:09 The Fourth Face on Rushmore

Well, here we go, the fourth episode, being the third episode of the infamous NOISE PROBLEM sessions.  Jesse and Nate broadcast live while tandem-hang gliding in gale-force winds!  Or something.

Time Stamps

1:43- The Story of the Name

4:08- The Story of the Moustache Bubbles

10:54- Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?

12:13- How to Buy Hot Dogs

32:30- How to Cook Hot Dogs (Best)

34:05- A Discussion of Hot Dog Toppings

40:15: How to Step Up Your Hot Dog Game

Here's the other 8 recipes (of a total of 10) in our presentation of quick and easy pasta recipes.  Note that this was recorded in the same session as the previous episode, which means the audio issues have persisted.  So what we are going to need you guys to do is imagine that Nate and I recorded this session while fighting S.P.E.C.T.R.E. agents atop a moving passenger train in 1980's Budapest.  

Time Stamps:

1:10 Pink-lipped Mussel Story

3:30 Jesse’s Pasta al Funghi

9:25 Nate’s Pasta Pomodoro

14:00 Jesse’s Cacio e Pepe

22:12 Nate’s Pasta a l’Amatriciana

26:05 Jesse’s Fra Diavolo

44:36 Nate’s Pesto Genovese

55:23 Jesse’s Pork and Ginger ‘Bolognese’

57:36 Nate’s Onion Impasta

1:05:30 Jesse’s Bruschetta Tirade

1:08:07 Fennel Contorno Recipe

A quick note on sound quality: we had some problems with levels when we recorded our 2nd through 5th episodes.  This was partly because, due to the pandemic, we are recording everything on Zoom, so we have no monitoring, and partly because we are rank amateurs, and have literally no idea what we are doing.  The final result is that Jesse's level was a lot lower than Nate's, and we had to fix it in post.  The trouble is, the massive compression required to correct the issue also resulted in the listener being able to hear individual oxygen molecules bouncing off one another.  There's a bit of a noise problem.  We considered re-recording the episodes, but we were concerned we'd lose our spontaneity.  After all, we don't rehearse, this is live conversation.  We just ask the listener to bear with us as we figure this out, and for this group of episodes, kindly pretend that Nate and Jesse are broadcasting live from the Screaming Eagle, a classic wooden rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America, because that's definitely what it sounds like.

Okay, here's the first half of our two-part exploration of quick, easy pasta dishes.  This one is 80% theory, 20% recipes.

Here's the time stamps:

1:10 The Stabbing Story

9:30 How to Select Pasta

18:25 How to Boil Pasta

31:43 How to Cook Pasta Like Risotto(!)

41:43 Jesse’s ABC Pasta

48:37 Nate’s Aglio Olio

Weird edits, meandering diatribes, hosts challenging the mic stands to a fist fight, it’s our first episode!! The Hot Dogs and Caviar guys discuss hamburgers.

1:30 The Panisse Story

5:25 Burger Poll

15:30 Thoughts on Toppings

35:00 Thoughts on Burger-ish Dishes

42:45 The Great Debate: Smash vs. Thick, Topping Inflation, Fine Dining Burgers

1:05:00 Juicy Lucys