Today we're exploring food idioms from around the world, we talk grocery store closures, Little House on the Prairie and somehow (Mr.) Potatohead?

Today we owe an apology to Dippin' Dots, we talk through Pork Wellington, there's a mystery song on the internet, Ben gets fully vaccinated and we apply trite movie lines to restaurant work.  It's a smorgasbord of talk!

It's Valentine's Day folks, so of course we don't talk about it at all (but don't go out, though.  For serious.)  Today we're talking more restaurant pivots, landlords taking it right in the investments, and kitchen ASMR.

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It's interview time again, kids!  Today we're sitting down with Chef Clyde Dolan (@chefcdolan on Instagram) to talk about the culinary scene in Colorado & Boulder!

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You guys, it's time to talk COVID again, and its effect on restaurant employees, restaurants themselves and the economy at large.  Also, we talk about GrubHub trying to sneak into Disney, snow and Chicago and the Great Grape-Nuts Shortage of 2021.

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You guys.  I got to sit down and have a discussion.  Like with real people.  It was glorious.  I met with the owner (Lacey Irby) and head chef (Ryan Brosseau) of Dear Margaret, an intimate French Canadian bistro that just opened in Chicago! (https://www.dearmargaretchi.com/) Give us a listen!

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And find our guests  at DearMargaretChi on Instagram!

Heya kids!  Today we're rockin' some Audience Appreciation!  We talk returning to schools, Oreo's bonkers flavors, GrubHub drivers being pieces of shit without any repercussions, and of course, Taiwanese food.

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Today Ben & Steve are sampling candy from Japan and mustard from the National Mustard Museum!  No news this week because we're all waiting to see what the next season of 'America Implodes' brings us.

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Today we're talking about food media's predictions for the 2021 trends, which include austerity, the continued rise of vampiric third party delivery systems, and the death of the salad bar.  But there's hope!  There's always pizza!

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Happy soon-to-be-New-Year everyone!  Is it too early to celebrate?  Probably!