Try It, You'll Like It

Due to global events, David updates listeners on why both he and Winston are pausing their current hiatus with the goal of relaunching as soon as they can.

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For our third HotTasteus/HiTasteus hiatus episode, Hot Tastes includes Winston wanting the United Nations to ban all secret restaurants and David thinks nutrional yeast doesn't get the job done. The June 7th, 2018 episode with Jeremy Raub (of Eagle Rock Brewery) is reissued where Natto, one of the worst foods we've had and returned to on the show, was served up for the first time.

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For our second HotTasteus/HiTasteus hiatus episode, Hot Tastes includes a wild David take that accidental syrup spillage on diner pancakes is cause for concern and Winston thinks the typical breakfast combo at a restaurant should always include juice or coffee baked into the price. The May 17th, 2018 episode with Ted Hopson (of The Bellwether) is reissued where Gingerbread is the highlighed food (and one of the worst things we've ever made was served up).

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For our first HotTasteus/HiTasteus episode, David and Winston explore a round of Hot Tastes where Winston believes deep dish pizza is best the second day and David wants vanilla milk to have the same ubiquity as chocolate milk. They then highlight and reissue the February 15th, 2018 episode with Eater Senior Editor Farley Elliott where they ate the entire menu at Echo Park taco truck Taco Zone.

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The #HotTasteus or #HiTasteus is announced. David/Winston announce a (false) hiatus, a six week break in which new Hot Tastes will be tacked on the front of reissued highlight episodes for the next six weeks (plus a full new Spring Slamdown episode in the middle) followed by a Season 2 with new episodes plus bonus episodes on a Patreon coming in April (the main feed won't change once season 2 begins, it'll be the same old show you know and love). For this episode's Hot Tastes, David wants more inflused waters for coffee and Winston wants bagel restaurants barred from making him feel bad that he wants his bagel toasted. Celery Tarts, a homemade root beer, and a trip to Islands in Burbank are also discussed

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For our 2020 Valentine's Day episode, Sammy Rabstein joins David/Winston to taste eight bottles of wine, a kalimotxo, chicken thighs with a red wine sauce and portwine brownies. In a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants a full Valentine's Week for restaurant purposes and David thinks there shouldn't be any plums unless they're made into prunes. He's a "prune guy" now!

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Comedian Kati O'Hearn is presented with an overwhelming amount of salmon on this episode by hosts David & Winston. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants the possibility of making specialty mayos at the grocery store while David wants ancient grains out of his granola. For the tasting, raw salmon belly, sous vide salmon, salmon en papillote, salmon cakes, lox and kippered salmon are served up.

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Host of the Smart Mouth podcast Katherine Spiers joins Winston and David for a return to celery with a whole new menu. Forgoing an opening segment, David presents Winston with a gift from abroad. For the tasting, raw celery, celery-apple-ginger juice, celery quick pickles, a celery chicken salad sandwich are served alongside an apple celery granita and a sweet celery compote for dessert.

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Host of the Go Fact Yourself podcast J. Keith van Straaten truly braves tempeh along with hosts David and Winston this week. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants more bulk condiments at the grocery store and David wants regulations akin to the Surgeon General's warning on cigarettes but for requiring cross-sections of candy bars to appear on all packaging. For the tasting, raw tempeh, peanut marinated three grain tempeh, smoked and re-smoked tempeh smoky strips and a coconut pineapple palmintier with tempeh for dessert

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Comedian and host of The Bechdel Cast Caitlin Durante does not like sausage. Before facing a meal of nine sausages and a surprise dessert (a spice sausage cake), she joins David and Winston for a round of Hot Tastes where David ants to slice hoagies into more than just halves (ideally sixths) and Winston wants the option for halved donuts.

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