Spoon Mob

It's the 75th episode! On Season 3's food porn episode of the Parts Now Known podcast, Ray and Ben talk Daniel Boulud and the Lyon. They cover Lyon chefs, charcuterie, the legacy of Paul Bocuse, the Michelin Guide, the Paul Bocuse Institute, the MOF, the Bocuse D'or, the chicken blatter dish, the rabbit dish, elementary school food, teachers, the U.S. school system, U.S. food vs food in France, the Boulud Farm, hunting, French pubs and bistros, Troisgros, and the old Citron car before going through 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 his favorite chef restaurant combo's, chef Joshua Skenes & Saison. Ray talks about how owner chef Joshua Skenes gave up martial arts for cooking, bet on himself with a pop up before pop ups were trendy, built a 3 Michelin starred restaurant, created and expanded his more casual concept Angler, his experience at Saison, and gives some highlights from the tasting menu. For more on chef Joshua Skenes and Saison, visit spoonmob.com/joshskenes. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

On the Las Vegas Episode of Parts Now Known, Ray and Ben talk about what Vegas represents today, the things that have changed in Vegas since the filming of this episode the Bootlegger throwback bar restaurant, Raiku, EDM, Lotus of Siam, E By Jose Andres, their own trips to Las Vegas, what Vegas will be going forward in the age of coronavirus, and hit the categories. NOTE - There's an abrupt audio cut just over six minutes in due to a technical issue. About ten minutes worth of conversation about discount airlines, Dan Bilzerian, the Las Vegas shooting, and the Cesar Palace villa are lost unfortunately. The issue was discovered in post production so we weren't able to recreate the magic but are thankful it didn't happen on a higher ranked episode. 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 his latest visit to Veritas for their Italian Supper Club menu, the news that chef Josh Dalton is partnering with Edward's Companies once again to open a French Bistro downtown, the potential move of Speck Italian Eatery downtown, the launch of a wine shop with Veritas sommelier Greg Stokes, the upcoming Veritas chicken pop up, the Thanksgiving meal take home, and the upcoming Christmas meal take home. For more on chef Joshua Dalton and Veritas, visit spoonmob.com/joshdalton. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

Ray and Ben kick off the 3rd season of Parts Now Known by bringing in the podcast's resident expert in all things India, Katie. The three talk about where Punjab is located, British rule, the creation of Pakistan, the Paksitan V India nightly dick measuring contest at the border crossing, the Sikh religion, vegetarian food, the stuffy royal meal at the Chapslee, Ben's YouTube subscription recommendations, the controversy surrounding Bon Appetite, cancel culture, Bollywood, cab rides, the train up through the Himalayas, monkey's, and mountain roads. Ben explains the proper way to make sweet tea, Katie talks about her weeklong stay in India, and Ray talks about never having had a good buffet experience in his life before hitting the categories and 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 Charter Oak, chef Christopher Kostow's 2nd restaurant run by chef David Guilloty. Ray provides background on Guilloty's career so far, breakdown the dishes, reinforces the need for more lunch and not brunch restaurants, and speculates on future Kostow appearances at the restaurant given the state of his flagship, The Restaurant at Meadowood. For more on chef Christopher Kostow, chef David Guilloty, and The Charter Oak, visit spoonmob.com/davidguilloty. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

On the season 2 wrap up / season 3 preview episode of Parts Now Known, Ray and Ben chat about the current state of college football before making predictions on the next eight episodes of Parts Unknown and talk Taxi Cab Confessions versus Cash Cab, Bill Burr, Emmett's Cafe, shitty wine, wonder what 2020 Santa will look like (Ben says jail, Ray says canceled), wonder why Amazon Prime Video is terrible or if its sheer genius, are confused by the lack of good travel and food shows on TV, think on if Howard Stern could have the biggest podcast in the world if he tried, remark at how bad Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom are at managing political optics, touch on the new developments with the Michigan militia and Michigan GOP, try to recommend some worthwhile TV content to watch, talk about the few other podcasts they enjoy (Tim Dillon, Your Mom's House, Josh Potter Show), wonder why Jenny McCarthy hasn't been canceled off The Masked Singer due to her anti-vax beliefs/stance, and give their predictions on what happens with the end of the Trump presidency. 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 originally second now only location of Flock & Fowl. Ray starts off recapping Sheridan Su's culinary career in Las Vegas before touching on how Flock & Fowl came to be, what happened to the original location, and why its home to the best Bahn Mi ever. For more on chef Sheridan Su and Flock & Fowl, visit spoonmob.com/sheridansu. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).

On the season 2 finale of Parts Now Known, Ray and Ben talk about all things Detroit. The guys talk about the Motor City's decline and marvel at the Packard Plant before Ray provides some insights from his tour from a few years ago and some updates on the current state of the project. Then they talk firefighters, fake crab, Coney dogs, the last time they had a Beck's beer, Greedy Greg's, political corruption, chef Craig Lieckfelt's Guns & Butter pop up restaurant, where chef Lieckfelt is now, pupusas, Bourdain mowing grass, urban farming, grocery stores, food desserts, check off all the categories, update their best episode rankings, and Ray provides an update on streaming the podcast on the website. 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 Christopher Kostow and his 3 Michelin starred Napa Valley fine dining destination, The Restaurant At Meadowood. Ray talks about the fire that burned the restaurant down at the end of September before highlighting Kostow's culinary career thus far, recounting his own experience at Meadowood, and breaking down the tasting menu's courses. For more on chef Christopher Kostow and The Restaurant At Meadowood, visit spoonmob.com/christopherkostow. For all things Spoon Mob, visit spoonmob.com and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@spoonmob), Twitter (@spoonmob1), and Facebook (@spoonmob1).