Spoon Mob

On this week's episode of Parts Now Known, Ray and Ben recap the Madagascar episode by ranting on how Darren Aronofsky didn't participate in the full experience, give some background on Madagascar as a country, run through some options on what to watch through Discovery+, debate Tiny House living, how the episode as a whole is bits and pieces of five previous episodes but no segment is better than those others, break down the cast of Titanic, try to figure out why Atlantic City failed, and give their thoughts on the hypocrisy of those who champion the sustainability movement before hitting up the categories and updating the rankings. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

On this week's restaurant review episode, Ray talks about chef Josh Habiger's Bastion in Nashville. Ray recaps chef Habiger's career from starting out a dishwasher to dropping out of culinary school to getting evicted from a flat while staging to working on a salmon boat in Kodiak Alaska to opening up The Catbird Seat and finally Bastion before breaking down the dishes from his vist. For more on chef Josh Habiger and Bastion, visit spoonmob.com/joshhabiger. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

On this episode of the Spoon Mob Podcast, Ray chats with chef Olivia Hamann, the former executive chef of Speck Italian Eatery in Delaware, Ohio. For more on chef Olivia Hamann, visit spoonmob.com/oliviahamann and follow her on Instagram @oliviahamann. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), Facebook (@spoonmob1) + TikTok (@spoonmob). Audio editing by @TrackEditPrint. Intro music by @kabbalisticvillage.

On this week's episode of Parts Now Known, Ray and Ben do their best to make the Budapest episode interesting despite half of the episode just being a flat out dud. They talk about the food, how Budapest and Prague are stand in's for any movies with an international terrorist plot, what exactly the appeal of a bathhouse is, and give some updates on lumber price fixing, used car shortages, and shootings in Columbus before running through the episode categories and updating their individual episode rankings. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

On this week's restaurant review, Ray talks about one of the best restaurants in the entire country, Zahav in Philadelphia. Ray talks about how Michael Solomonov got into cooking by way of living in Israel, how a life event shifted his focus to Israeli and Jewish cuisine, his battle with addiction, opening Zahav, opening all his other restaurants, and his recent live cooking demonstrations before breaking down the hummus on Goldbelly. For more on chef Michael Solomonov and Zahav, visit spoonmob.com/michaelsolomonov. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

On this episode of the Spoon Mob Podcast, Ray chats with sommelier Greg Stokes of Accent in Columbus, Ohio. For more on advanced sommelier Greg Stokes, visit spoonmob.com/gregstokes and follow him on Instagram @cbussomm + @accentwine. Visit accent.wine to join the wine club, subscribe to the newsletter + the online shop. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), Facebook (@spoonmob1) + TikTok (@spoonmob). Audio editing by @TrackEditPrint. Intro music by @kabbalisticvillage.

On this week's episode of Parts Now Known, Ray and Ben recap the Scotland episode while talking about what its like to be recognizable in social settings, the celebrity terminal at LAX, what the benefits are to recruiting for a private jet company, knife fighting self defense, the recent shootings in Columbus Ohio, deep frying food, why McDonalds chicken nuggets is the best thing you can get at an airport, why nobody can make a restaurant work inside an airport, what the hunting lodge trip probably cost, the great microchip shortage of 2021, and more before running though the episode categories and updating their episode rankings. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

On this week's restaurant review, Ray talks about chef Roy Shvartzapel's This Is From Roy panettone. Ray talks about Roy's culinary career up to now before touching on the different flavors he's had so far and how he first learned about This Is From Roy. For more on chef Roy Shvartzapel and This Is From Roy, visit spoonmob.com/royshvartzapel. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

We're back from a 2 week break and Parts Now Known will be back next week to recap the Scotland episode! On this special episode of the podcast, Ben and Ray talk for an hour about Ray's recent trip to Honolulu Hawaii. Ray gives insight on the state of travel in a post-covid world, navigating flight delays, and what airports look like now before telling a couple stories from his trip that include ANTIFA and proper sushi counter dining etiquette. For other special podcast episodes, visit spoonmob.com/specialepisodes. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

On this week's restaurant review, Ray talks about Momofuku's fine dining restaurant, Ko in New York City. Ray explains the origins and name of chef David Chang's third restaurant, gives insight into chef Sean Gray's career thus far, and talks about his experience visiting Momofuku Ko before breaking down some of the dishes and announcing whose replacing him at Ko. For more on chef Sean Gray and Momofuku Ko, visit spoonmob.com/seangray. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).