The Stew

This week we welcome Farley Elliott, senior of Eater.com’s LA chapter. Jason and Andre chat with him about us making fun of his name on a previous podcast, breakfast burrito cross sections, a Vespertine review, some odd listener questions, possibly involving human flesh, football season is here and we ask the question: are frito pies considered nachos? Plus the best thing we ate all week, and a few more surprises.

This week we’re super excited to welcome Helen Hollyman, editor in chief of Munchies!  Jason and Andre chat with her about nachos, hiking, and her new Munchies cookbook full of late night foods inspired by Chef’s Night Out, tons of chefs from all over the world giving their best late night munch recipes, and we break it all down.  We also were chatting about MTV’s The Hills before recording so I was nice enough to include the acoustic version of the theme song at the end of the show for you, it just felt right.

This week on The Stew we welcome our friend Andy Kadin from Bub & Grandma’s Bread, one of the most sought after bread bakers in town, servicing restaurants like Osteria Mozza, Kismet, Wax Paper, etc.  Jason and Andre chat with him about all things bread! We learned tons about bread, and the best thing we ate all week, and even some stuff we hated.

This week on The Stew our special guest is Ari Taymor from the restaurant Alma. Jason and Andre chat with him about sourcing fish, weightlifting diets, aging chicken, smoking meats, cooking proteins gently to mimic sousvide, trying to succeed as a small business, farmers market oddities, sustainability, pastry techniques, one food item we can’t live without, and the best thing we ate all week.

This week on The Stew: Jason and Andre dive even further into Whole Foods salad bar hacks, it’s getting dark. A recent New York Times article on dieting being replaced by wellness, a new restaurant opening sparks a chat about drinking foods, and we take a wide assortment of great twitter questions!

This week Jason and Andre welcome chef Jon Yao from the LA restaurant “Kato” we chat about the evolution of his small shop to a very popular tasting menu. He was recently reviewed by Jonathan Gold, does weird stuff with foie gras, and is in the works for opening a new spot!

This week on The Stew Jason and Andre talk about a recent NY trip and what Jason ate, some chicken skin breakfast sandwich ideas, our favorite food scenes from a movie, is froyo over? and so much more!

This week on The Stew: Jason is in New York so Andre is absent, I’m joined by Amanda and Kim from the Food Book Fair, a food book fair that happens annually in New York, they also have a food podcast of their own on the Heritage Radio Network called Recommended Reading. We talk about tampon delivery services, a Grub Street article about the possibly failing cookbook publishing model, some sensual things and various twitter questions from you guys!

This week Jason & Andre sit down for a hot LA summer day to chat about potato chips, aqua fresca, chicken rice, the Roccbox pizza oven, Mexican coke, Equinox Gym, and so much more!

This week Jason, Andre, and Stewie are all on board for a spirited chat about how to make a better mozzarella stick, disappointing fruit modifications, secret ingredients for Korean potato salad, prime rib cooking methods, Persian Lasagna, and the best thing we ate all week.