The B-Team

The B-Team boys are guests at David's Brisket House in Bed Stuy, chomping on some Katz-style deli sandwiches. Cory and Mark try to figure out the differences between corned beef and pastrami (6:40), recount a pair of whacky counter experiences (17:00), a Brooklyn cheesesteak (27:00), sandwich rankings (29:40), spiral hams (31:30), Yelp! reviews (39:15) and more!

L'équipe B heads to the Paris of South Brooklyn (Fort Greene) for some French cuisine and a natty on the patty at Cafe Paulette. Cory and Mark talk everyday French foods (1:45), charcuterie (10:10), French onion soup and burning their mouths (23:30), Crème brûlée (32:07) and some real petty Yelp! reviews (38:22). C'est bon!

The B-Team is back at the bar, putting down a couple pounds at Wing Bar in Carroll Gardens. Cory and Mark are winging it, debating flats or drums (10:30), sauce vs dry rub (15:30), if boneless wings are a thing (18:45), favorite flavors (22:45), the cognitive dissonance of the veggie plate (30:30) and more. They also have a memorable interaction at the bar (34:30), meet an honorary member of the B-Team and wrap up with Yelp reviews (46:15).

The B-Team heads to the Vanderbilt DMZ to discover some secret grandma recipes and eat some Thai food. This fast-talking episode starts with Thai Express (3:50), spring rolls and satay (15:45), somehow gets to Planters vs Blue Diamond nuts (20:00) and wraps with secret grandma recipes (21:55), a table dictator (24:40), mango sticky rice (32:00) and Yelp! reviews (36:50). The only thing crispier then the duck is Cory and Mark's fraught friendship.

The B-Team goes back to Greenpoint for one of New York's most iconic foods, the bagel. Are bagels a silent killer? (3:39). Can Mark pronounce it correctly? (17:03) What are the boys favorite bagels? (19:20) Are everything bagels really everything? (24:00) What is whitefish salad? (28:35) Cory and Mark try to answer these questions, talk lox (31:20) and more.

The boys talk bowling alley cuisine (6:11), mushy peas (7:10), Canadian geography controversy (8:18), Chippy Cory (9:54), Pubmaster Cory (14:00), are gastropubs insufferable? (20:58), working on the line (25:46), Black Swan (30:46), Mark tempts the Five Guys Hive (33:59), settling the Cottage pie or Shepard's pie debate (41:45), and another installment of beans talk (45:09).

Cory and Mark take a trip to a popular park slope chicken and waffles spot and talk fried chicken sandwiches (6:00), doubling down at KFC (14:35), (Ho)Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles (21:50), Yelp reviews (40:15) and launching their Steak and Pancake restaurant.

Cory and Mark discuss why they haven't been reading out restaurant violations and the current state of inspections in New York City.

There's a lot to taco bout in this episode, as Cory and Mark go over their favorite tacos (1:55), queso and the freshman 15 (17:20), the perfect nachos (21:00), Gueros (23:50) and wrap up with some Yelp reviews (39:30).

This week the B-Team is grabbing some za at Joe & Sal's pizzeria in Crown Heights. The boys talk pineapple on pizzas, cake for one, dirty D's (14:15), grease wheels, DiGiorno's/Delissio (22:00), the pizza pop vs pocket war and candy cups (28:00). Fold up this episode and stuff it into your ears.

The B-Team heads to Sunset Park for some of Brooklyn's most renowned Cantonese cuisine. They discuss their favorite noodles (8:50), a deep dive on Five Alive (23:20), food court habits (25:30) and go-to Chinese dishes (34:15). This podcast is ready for pickup, napkins are in the bag.

Cory and Mark eat like Kings, as pierogis, kielbasa and Polish fare are on the table at Krolewski Jadlo. Knights in full armor guard this Greenpoint treasure, giving this joint some Medieval Times flare, a pierogi boy's dream.

Proof that B-rated restaurants come in all shapes and sizes. Al Di La has appeared in Michelin Guides, NY Mag's Thousand Best and has earned rave reviews from The Infatuation – and deservedly so for this Park Slope staple. Delicious and advanced Italian fare, old school and charming ambiance, tin ceilings and a wait to get in are all hallmarks on an A-rated joint. So what's the deal with the B? Is this a star athlete unexpectedly in the minors, or a “mullet” restaurant – business up front, party in the back. The B-Team investigates.

Brisket. Beef balls. Braised short-rib. The debut of The B-Team starts at one of Cory and Mark's favorite pho spots in Brooklyn. Join them as they dive into a bowl of noodle soup, as well as the city's health code and their mission to get rid of the stigma that comes with a B-rating. The only thing spicier than the broth is the takes.