MUNCHIES: The Podcast

By VICE

What's MUNCHIES: The Podcast about?

We’re going to be talking to famous chefs, celebrities, the food-obsessed, food-averse, and everyone in between, asking them questions about current food culture and the culinary world that no one else is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Download our free app to listen on your phone

MUNCHIES: The Podcast episodes:

12.28.2017
#51 Jacques Pépin - Lessons from the One and Only, part two
The conclusion of our two-part special with the legend himself, Jacques Pépin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12.20.2017
#50 Jacques Pépin - Lessons from the One and Only, part one
Jacques Pépin is France's greatest gift to the United States. As we celebrate 50 episodes of the podcast, the culinary legend joins us to reflect on his incredible 70-year career in food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11.22.2017
#49 Best Coast - California Daze (with Lili Hayes)
The MUNCHIES cookbook is finally out and we're back in Los Angeles on a book tour. We've said it before: LA has evolved into one of the greatest food destinations anywhere. And to celebrate that, we're meeting up with two native...
10.31.2017
#48 Black Lips - Trash Can Stomachs
Black Lips live shows are the stuff of legend and their music is one of Atlanta's greatest exports. They also know their food. We're talking Southern cuisine, the secrets of eating well on the road, and how to cure your...
10.18.2017
#47 Chris Grosso - MUNCHIES Cookbook One-Hour Special: The Secrets of Chef's Night Out
We sit down with Chris Grosso, executive producer of MUNCHIES and VICELAND, for a behind-the-scenes look at our hit program Chef's Night Out and how it inspired the new cookbook of the same name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
09.28.2017
#46 Action Bronson - Fuck, That's Delicious Special, part two
Action Bronson takes questions from listeners and provides the answers you didn't know you needed. Tune in while Mr. Wonderful waxes poetic on natural wine, bathroom reading, and his personal spirit animal, the zodiac bear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
09.12.2017
#45 Action Bronson - Fuck, That's Delicious Special, part one
On this very special episode, Mr. Wonderful himself joins us in the VICE studios to celebrate the release of his magnum opus, Fuck, That's Delicious. We talk truffles, super smellers, and how he's living his best life possible. And be...
08.29.2017
#44 Lili Hayes - Always a Little Pissed
Lili Hayes is the world's #1 ice cream enthusiast and our best internet friend. You probably know her from Instagram: @Lili_Hayes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
08.17.2017
#43 Ina Garten - An Afternoon at Ina Garten's House, part two
Ina's most despised food? Why she learned to fly an airplane? How to become an awesomely famous television chef and live happily ever after? We find out in part two. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.28.2017
#42 Ina Garten - An Afternoon at Ina Garten's House, part one
No summer is complete without a road trip to a beautiful beach town. So we asked ourselves what our dream destination would be. The answer? Ina Garten's house. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.18.2017
#41 Sean Evans - Spicy Torture with Hot Ones
Sean Evans is host of the hit YouTube show Hot Ones where he interviews celebs while torturing them with hot sauce. Today, we're flipping the script and serving him some fire straight from our forthcoming MUNCHIES cookbook. We'll talk chili...
06.27.2017
#40 Annabel Gat - Broadly's Summer Food Horoscopes
Find out exactly what you should be eating and drinking this summer. Munchies Editor-in-chief Helen Hollyman sits down with Broadly astrologer Annabel Gat to get the scoop on your food future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
06.21.2017
#39 Mark Rosati - The Anatomy of Shake Shack
It’s summer, which means it’s time for day drinking, sunburns, and epic grilling parties. To kick things off, we're digging into one of the season's essentials: the hamburger. And to do that, we're heading to one of the world’s most...
05.09.2017
#38 John Bil - The Man, the Fish, the Legend
When in serious trouble, most people would call a lawyer. But when restaurant people are in over their heads, they call John Bil. And for today’s episode, we did exactly that. John is the owner of a fish counter and restaurant...
04.27.2017
#37 Nick Chen-Yin - Smoked Out in Toronto
We've left NYC and just touched down in Canada. Today, in our first of two episodes from Toronto, we're meeting Nick Chen-Yin, chef and owner of Smoke Signals. Nick's parents are ethnic Chinese, known as Hakka, who came to Toronto via Jamaica. He's...
04.20.2017
#36 Matty Matheson - Matty's One-Hour Special
Our dear friend Matty Matheson is here at VICE Headquarters and hungry for a heart-to-heart convo. We learn about the fast life before fame, how to win at Instagram, and why he doesn't care if no one ever calls him chef again....
03.28.2017
#35 Gerardo Gonzalez - Adult Contemporary Karaoke Cuisine
Karaoke is your friend. Today, we're taking you to Manhattan's Chinatown and meeting up with the incredible Gerardo Gonzalez, chef and owner of Lalito. He's going to help us celebrate the legend of Winnie's, the greatest karaoke dive bar that ever was. Hosted on...
03.14.2017
#34 Sam Kass - President Obama's White House Chef
Today, we're meeting the chef who brought craft beer to the White House. Sam Kass served essential roles in the Obama Administration, from Assistant White House Chef, to Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition, to Executive Director of First Lady Michelle...
02.09.2017
#33 Ian Purkayastha - Meet the Truffle Dealer
Before she was editor-in-chief of MUNCHIES, Helen Hollyman paid the bills by selling truffles. Today, we're meeting up with her old boss, Ian Purkayastha, one of NYC's most renown truffle dealers. Ian built his reputation on quality products, but he's famous among chefs for another...
12.23.2016
#32 Anthony Bourdain - Holiday Martinis with Uncle Tony
Anthony Bourdain takes time out of his insane travel schedule to meet us in New York's legendary Bemelmans Bar for a piano-side holiday chat. We down enough gin to get heart-to-heart and talk about everything that matters in 2016 and beyond. Hosted on Acast....
12.06.2016
#31 Anh Lê - Fish Sauce Diplomacy
Anh Lê came to Denmark as a child refugee following the Vietnam War. A remarkable cultural exchange ensued. She introduced authentic Vietnamese cuisine to Scandinavia and remains on a mission to spread the wonder of fish sauce within her adopted homeland and beyond. Hosted...
11.22.2016
#30 Mikkel Borg Bjergsø - Cult Beer, Gypsy Brewer
Mikkel Borg Bjergsø is the man behind cult brewery Mikkeller. On this third installment from our Copenhagen series, we catch up with Mikkel for a few pints and learn about his start as a brewer, his love-hate relationship with beer nerds, and the...
11.08.2016
#29 Christian Puglisi - The Farm of Ideas
On this second episode from our Copenhagen series, we're heading to the Danish countryside with the inimitable chef Christian Puglisi to scope out his Farm of Ideas, milk some cows, and learn about the school for gastronomy and sustainable agriculture he has...
10.31.2016
#28 Colin Spoelman - Dead Distillers
Colin Spoelman is master distiller at Kings County Distillery and an expert on the history of spirits - liquid and spectral. This Halloween, Colin takes us to Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery to meet some permanent residents and explore the myths and...
10.25.2016
#27 Matt Orlando - Copenhagen, Christiania, and Compost
We landed in Copenhagen and headed straight to the notorious Christiania neighborhood to meet Matt Orlando, owner and head chef of Copenhagen's Amass. At a small cafe along Pusher Street, he briefs us on the history of this anarchist micro-state, lays out his framework...
10.11.2016
#26 Niki Nakayama - Redefining Japanese Kaiseki at n/naka
Today, we dive into one of the most incredible experiences fine dining has to offer: kaiseki cuisine. Combining hyper-local, foraged ingredients with refined Japanese technique, trailblazing Chef Niki Nakayama is redefining the traditional, multi-course Japanese meal at her acclaimed Los...
09.27.2016
#25 Large Marge - Meet the Modern Day Betty Crocker
I’m speaking to Courtney McBroom, owner and creator of the retro-inspired catering company, Large Marge and Leslie Discher to discuss why they are picking up where Betty Crocker left off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
09.13.2016
#24 Andrew Ti - Is the Term "Ethnic Food" Racist?
Los Angeles is a city that has some of America’s greatest culinary diversity; the place where many use the term “ethnic food” to describe the city's sprawling food landscape. I reached out to Andrew Ti, a comedian and the creator...
08.30.2016
#23 Kris Yenbamroong - Being a Wino Is Now Easier Than Ever
On the fourth episode from our LA series, we’re falling straight into the center of a demented wino k-hole with chef Kris Yenbamroong of award-winning Thai restaurants Night Market and Night Market Song to discuss how a new generation of...
08.16.2016
#22 La Guelaguetza - Drinking Up LA on a Michelada Mobile
On the third episode from our LA series, we’re heading to Koreatown to drink up downtown LA on a michelada bus with the powerhouse siblings behind the James Beard-award winning Oaxacan restaurant, La Guelaguetza, to discuss how this restaurant has...
08.02.2016
#21 YACHT - Veggie Burgers and LA’s Secret Histories, Revealed
On today’s episode, we’re eating veggie burgers at BurgerLords, a burger-walk up in LA’s Chinatown with the band YACHT. Besides making music together, Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans are writers, artists, and the developers behind the popular app “5 Every...
07.19.2016
#20 Jonathan Gold - From Dr. Dre to Neck Tacos
On the first episode from our LA series, we eat fried shrimp tacos with Pulitzer Prize winning food writer, Jonathan Gold, and discuss LA’s changing food scene, how technology has changed food culture, and why he knows Dr. Dre so...
07.05.2016
#19 Dry Creek Cafe - How to Drink Like a Texan
On today’s episode, we’re taking you into the legendary Austin bar, Dry Creek Cafe, where the likes of Willie Nelson have been kicked out. The spot’s late owner, Crazy Sarah, used to run things around here with an iron fist....
06.21.2016
#18 Michael Fojtasek - The Future of Southern Food
I head over to East Austin—a.k.a. the city's hipster den— to check out an unusual urban farm with chef Michael Fojtasek of Olamaie, one of the best contemporary Southern restaurants in the country. I sat down with Michael to discuss why...
06.08.2016
#17 Michael Twitty - Addressing Racial Inequality in the Southern Kitchen
On the latest episode, I sit down with culinary historian Michael Twitty to discuss his new book, The Cooking Gene, and his open letter to chef Sean Brock, which addresses current racial inequalities in the Charleston food scene. Hosted on...
05.24.2016
#16 Deftones - Eating Through Texas BBQ with the Deftones
Today, we’re experiencing a Texan pastime: waiting in a long BBQ line at Micklethwait Craft Meats on Austin’s east side with some very special guests: none other than the band, the Deftones. The band has been touring and making...
05.10.2016
#15 - How Austin’s Food Trucks Put the City on the Culinary Map
Austin’s restaurant scene has been making waves over the past few years in the national restaurant scene with spots like Franklin BBQ, but on today’s episode we are exploring the longstanding titan of the city’s culinary scene: food trucks. We’ll...
04.26.2016
#14 - Chicken Shit Bingo
Every Sunday in Austin for over 18 years Texanshave gone to the Little Longhorn Saloon to drink ice cold beers andbet on where a chicken will drop a deuce. I recently went to thebar to experience one of the last...
04.12.2016
#13 Louis Black - What Happened to Richard Linklater’s Austin?
On today’s episode, we’re talking to Louis Black, the Austinite who co-founded the Austin Chronicle and SXSW, and most recently directed a documentary about filmmaker, Richard Linklater, called Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny. Linklater is one of the most important...
03.31.2016
#12 Andrew Zimmern & Tyson Cole - Live at SXSW
Today, we are bringing you a special bonus episode: Two back-to-back live interviews we recorded at Southbytes, SXSW’s food programming which features panels, talks, and events with some of the most influential people in the food world. First, I...
03.29.2016
#11 Rachael Ray - Meet the Rachael Ray You Don’t Know
You might think you know the EVOO queen, Rachael Ray, but today, we’re spending some time with the SXSW veteran—she’s been attending the festival for the past 20 years—to dive into one of her biggest passions: music. Her love for...
03.14.2016
#10 Frank Pinello - What Makes New York Pizza So Great?
We speak to some of New York’s new wave pizza makers who are reimagining what’s in a slice about what makes New York pizza so great, and try to get to the source of what might be the unexpected answer:...
03.03.2016
#9 Prince Rama - Why People Are Energy Drink Obsessed
On our first episode of the second season of MUNCHIES: The Podcast, we’re pulling you out of the glut of sleepy winter, and there’s only way to do that: energy drinks. In 2005, fewer than 2,000 trips to the emergency...
12.28.2015
#8 Madhur Jaffrey - How One Actor Brought Indian Cuisine to the West
On the final episode of the first season of the MUNCHIES podcast, we speak to legendary actress and culinary icon, Madhur Jaffrey, who brought Indian cuisine to the west, about her cultural impact and why she believes cooking and acting...
12.21.2015
#7 Gail Simmons - How Top Chef Changed Food
Award-winning TV show Top Chef helped to define a new era in food by taking the reality TV contest format and placing chefs front and center. We spoke to permanent Top Chef judge Gail Simmons about the world that the...
12.13.2015
#6 Sema Bal - The Coffee Psychic Who Predicts the Future
We went to a coffee psychic to see if coffee can predict your future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11.10.2015
#5 Sissel Tolaas - How to Become a Better Eater Through Smell
On the latest episode of MUNCHIES: The Podcast, MUNCHIES' Editor-in-Chief Helen Hollyman goes on an adventure through Central Park with smell artist, Sissel Tolaas, who is trying to capture the smell of the park. Helen Hollyman and Tolaas discuss why humans...
11.02.2015
#4 HEEMS - Taxi Relief
Being a cab driver in NYC isn’t easy. You're drinking coffee to stay awake, then you’ve gotta piss and find some time eat, but there’s nowhere to park. But Punjabi Deli has been an oasis where you could park out...
10.14.2015
#3 Rodrigo Medellin - The Batman Who Is Saving Your Tequila
We get to the bottom of what may be endangering your tequila and talk to the unexpected man who is helping to protect it… with bats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10.02.2015
#2 Wylie Dufresne - Good Chefs Ask Why
Legendary chef Wylie Dufresne of WD~50 is one of the American pioneers of molecular gastronomy. We spoke to him about how he approaches creativity, sports, Applebee's, and why lacking curiosity as a human being is a complete waste of time. ...

What's MUNCHIES: The Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

MUNCHIES: The Podcast episodes:

#51 Jacques Pépin - Lessons from the One and Only, part two

#50 Jacques Pépin - Lessons from the One and Only, part one

#49 Best Coast - California Daze (with Lili Hayes)

#48 Black Lips - Trash Can Stomachs

#47 Chris Grosso - MUNCHIES Cookbook One-Hour Special: The Secrets of Chef's Night Out

#46 Action Bronson - Fuck, That's Delicious Special, part two

#45 Action Bronson - Fuck, That's Delicious Special, part one

#44 Lili Hayes - Always a Little Pissed

#43 Ina Garten - An Afternoon at Ina Garten's House, part two

#42 Ina Garten - An Afternoon at Ina Garten's House, part one

#41 Sean Evans - Spicy Torture with Hot Ones

#40 Annabel Gat - Broadly's Summer Food Horoscopes

#39 Mark Rosati - The Anatomy of Shake Shack

#38 John Bil - The Man, the Fish, the Legend

#37 Nick Chen-Yin - Smoked Out in Toronto

#36 Matty Matheson - Matty's One-Hour Special

#35 Gerardo Gonzalez - Adult Contemporary Karaoke Cuisine

#34 Sam Kass - President Obama's White House Chef

#33 Ian Purkayastha - Meet the Truffle Dealer

#32 Anthony Bourdain - Holiday Martinis with Uncle Tony

#31 Anh Lê - Fish Sauce Diplomacy

#30 Mikkel Borg Bjergsø - Cult Beer, Gypsy Brewer

#29 Christian Puglisi - The Farm of Ideas

#28 Colin Spoelman - Dead Distillers

#27 Matt Orlando - Copenhagen, Christiania, and Compost

#26 Niki Nakayama - Redefining Japanese Kaiseki at n/naka

#25 Large Marge - Meet the Modern Day Betty Crocker

#24 Andrew Ti - Is the Term "Ethnic Food" Racist?

#23 Kris Yenbamroong - Being a Wino Is Now Easier Than Ever

#22 La Guelaguetza - Drinking Up LA on a Michelada Mobile

#21 YACHT - Veggie Burgers and LA’s Secret Histories, Revealed

#20 Jonathan Gold - From Dr. Dre to Neck Tacos

#19 Dry Creek Cafe - How to Drink Like a Texan

#18 Michael Fojtasek - The Future of Southern Food

#17 Michael Twitty - Addressing Racial Inequality in the Southern Kitchen

#16 Deftones - Eating Through Texas BBQ with the Deftones

#15 - How Austin’s Food Trucks Put the City on the Culinary Map

#14 - Chicken Shit Bingo

#13 Louis Black - What Happened to Richard Linklater’s Austin?

#12 Andrew Zimmern & Tyson Cole - Live at SXSW

#11 Rachael Ray - Meet the Rachael Ray You Don’t Know

#10 Frank Pinello - What Makes New York Pizza So Great?

#9 Prince Rama - Why People Are Energy Drink Obsessed

#8 Madhur Jaffrey - How One Actor Brought Indian Cuisine to the West

#7 Gail Simmons - How Top Chef Changed Food

#6 Sema Bal - The Coffee Psychic Who Predicts the Future

#5 Sissel Tolaas - How to Become a Better Eater Through Smell

#4 HEEMS - Taxi Relief

#3 Rodrigo Medellin - The Batman Who Is Saving Your Tequila

#2 Wylie Dufresne - Good Chefs Ask Why