Wylie Dufresne blazed a relentlessly creative trail for a generation of adventurous restaurants—and more recently, he’s been making pizza. It was only a matter of time before he returned to the show to tell Dave and Chris what he’s learned, and why there might be hope for the homemade-pizza practitioner after all. Also: taking salads off the menu, post-grunge food, Wylie’s slice order, holding pizza like a teacup, folding a hamburger in half, reverse-engineering TJ’s cacio e pepe, Chris’s pizza-shop pitch, and a glimpse of Wylie’s red-sauce formula.
Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying
Guest: Wylie Dufresne
Producer: Sasha Ashall
Additional Production: Jordan Bass and Lala Rasor
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Plunging Into Pizza With Wylie Dufresne

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Dave’s Masters Champions Dinner Theory, Effective Plating, and Menu Formatting
Dave is joined by Chris Ying for an episode covering the principles behind effective plating and Dave’s theory on Masters Champions Dinners, plus the one menu item that determines whether you are (allegedly) an unpopular champion.
Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Euno Lee
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Dave’s Masters Champions Dinner Theory, Effective Plating, and Menu Formatting

Dave is joined by Chris Ying and friends of the show Kelly Meinhardt and Chris Bianco. The group discusses what they’d bring to a hypothetical pizza and pasta potluck before getting into a game of Buy or Sell. Topics include the proposed Apple home robot, hot food vending machines, and the future of sugar (and sugar substitutes).
Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying
Guests: Chris Bianco and Kelly Meinhardt
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Euno Lee
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Pizza Potluck and Buy or Sell With Chris Bianco and Kelly Meinhardt

Dave is joined by Momofuku CEO Marguerite Mariscal to talk about challenges and next steps with the name “chili crunch.”
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Discussing Momofuku Chili Crunch, With Marguerite Mariscal

Dave and Chris Ying discuss the pros and cons of charging a cancellation fee for reservations, three alternative things they would have done in college, and Dave’s fixation on an all-you-can-eat French buffet.
Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Euno Lee
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Reservation Cancellation, and the Glory of an All-You-Can-Eat French Buffet | My Opinion is Fact

Dave is joined by Chris Ying as the two discuss some principles of seasoning and eating at bachelor/bachelorette parties. The two get into a How to Menu at Dallas chophouse Town Hearth before getting into a match of Culinary Arbitrage.
Restaurants featured include: San Francisco Greek specialist Kokkari Estiatorio, Nashville's casual fine-dining hotspot Hathorne, and Southern California Korean cold noodle specialist Mo Ran Gak.
Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Euno Lee
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Plunging Into Pizza With Wylie Dufresne

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