Spoon Mob

On the first episode of Parts Now Known season 4, Ray and Ben recap the Shanghai episode. The guys talk about China's economy, Xiaolongbao, soy, authentic Chinese and Shanghai food, millionaires and billionaires, the awkward dinner scene with Tim, China's buying power, the wedding scene, and more before breaking down the 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 the best of chef Jose Salazar's three Cincinnati restaurants, Mita's. Ray talks about Salazar moving to the U.S. from Colombia, working in the New York City restaurant scene, working at Per Se, taking over at Bouchon Bakery as executive chef, moving to The Queen City, deciding to open his eponymous restaurant in Over The Rhine, opening his second restaurant Mita's, opening his third restaurant Goose & Elder, and appearing on Cincinnati Magazine's annual top ten restaurants list while being nominated for a James Beard Award for four consecutive years. Then Ray breaks down the menu from his two visits thus far to possibly the best Latin American restaurant in the state of Ohio. For more on chef Jose Salazar and Mita's, visit spoonmob.com/josesalazar. 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 talks chef/owner  BJ Lieberman of Chapman's Eat Market in Columbus, Ohio. For more on chef BJ Lieberman, visit spoonmob.com/bjlieberman and follow him on Instagram @bjlieberman, @eatchapmans + @drinkchapmans. Visit eatchapmans.com for menu details, reservations + online ordering. 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 the season 3 wrap up / season 3 preview episode of Parts Now Known, Ray and Ben chat Game Stop Stock, the Super Bowl, coronavirus, Nashville, the Tennessee Volunteers Football scandal, travel, Tom Brady, and more. 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 podcast, Ray talks about one of his favorite bakeries, Cincinnati's Brown Bear Bakery. Ray talks about chef Blair Fornshell's career, the meaning of the bakery's name, and pick's his favorite baked good from his multiple visits during a week long stay in the Queen City. For more on chef Blair Fornshell and Brown Bear Bakery, visit spoonmob.com/blairfornshell. 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 talks with chef Jacob Inscore, the former executive chef of Comune in Columbus, Ohio. For more on chef Jacob Inscore, visit spoonmob.com/jacobinscore and follow him on Instagram @cobezilla. 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 the season finale Parts Now Known season 3, we make some caipirinha's, kick back and recap the Bahia episode. Ray and Ben talk about the weird Master Shredder scene, Ernest aka Jim Varney, hand line fishing, blow fish, Dan Rather, filming Brazilian butts, Lobster Wars, art museums, The Beetles, U.S. beaches, the food, and hiring a boat to day trip to a private island before breaking down the 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 one of the most influential restaurants Toronto has ever seen, Jen Agg's The Black Hoof. Ray recounts his experience at The Hoof a few months before its closure and breaks down some of the dishes he had from chef James Santon, The Hoof's last chef. For more on chef James Santon and The Black Hoof, visit spoomob.com/jamessanton. 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 episode of the Parts Now Known podcast, we jump in a Tuk Tuk and follow Bourdain and guest host chef Andy Ricker around Norther Thailand and the streets of Chang Mai. Ben and Ray talk Ricker's expertise in Thai cooking, rice whiskey, sticky rice, Thai cuisine flavors, eating fish a whole fish, grilled frog, smuggling nam prik, debate pig brain vs raw pig blood soup, talk karaoke, ice and beer, the lady with the cowboy hat, Ladyboys, Waffle House being a statistic for FEMA, Jewel, Papa New Guinea, the Netflix show "Alone", Wolfgang Puck's catering show on HBO Max, and hammered meat before going through the laundry list of memorable Bourdain quotes, crossing off the categories, and updating the 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 podcast, Ray talks about one of the Bay Area's best restaurants that just so happens to be owned and operated by a woman chef, Atelier Crenn. Ray talks about how Dominique Crenn's upbringing influence her decision to pursue a culinary career, her move to S.F., bouncing around to different restaurants as executive chef, her first Michelin Star, opening each of her four restaurants in San Francisco, how a restaurant gets three Michelin stars, the bar/restaurant movement, his experience at Crenn, and highlights a few standout dishes from the tasting menu. For more on chef Dominique Crenn and Atelier Crenn, visit spoonmob.com/dominiquecrenn. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).