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. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

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. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

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). __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

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. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

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 __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

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! __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

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. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

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. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

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 __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

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. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Comedian Nicole Villela hates pumpkin pie. Winston doesn't understand this and David sings early 2000's emo/pop punk band Simple Plan. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston thinks Heinz 57 is the King of Sauces and David wants to know how to reassemble takeout soups. For the tasting, Marie Callender's standard pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie cookies, Pumpkinoffee (dulce de leche) pie and a savory pork and pumpkin pot pie are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Sydney Heller and Olivia DeLaurentis (of Snapchat's Apocalypse Goals) join David and Winston for a New Year Hangover edition of the show where our hosts serve up dreaded gin to their guests. For a round of New Tastes Resolutastes, Winston wants to make more bread in the new year and David wants to make root beer. For the tasting, four gins, a tom collins, a martini and a gin and tonic are served up alongside gin and tonic pickles and a lemon gin cake. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Writer/Director/Actor Sandeep Parikh (of Wizard School Dropout) joins David/Winston for a post-Christmas deep-dive into his dislike for shortbreads. For Hot Tastes, Winston wants more readily available roast chickens, David wants an instruction card at restaurants for eating whole fishes, and Sandeep wants a supplemental charge to be offered so that the appropriate amount of appetizers be served for the table. For the tasting, Walkers, Lornadoones, brown butter shortbreads, millionaire shortbreads, Pulverones (filipino style no-bake shortbreads) and savory cheddar cheese shortbreads are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Comedian and musician Yaki Margulies has David and Winston serving up the classic Hanukkah dish: latkes (aka a Jewish potato pancake). For a round of Chot Tastes (a hot take on a Jewish Food), David wants charoset to be a more universal side dish and Winston thinks that matzoh ball soup is a lower tier soup. For the tasting, five types of latkes are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

100 Episodes in, Winston and David take stock of the podcast with an unexpected round of Hot Tastes, a pancake salad (done wedge style with maple butter ice cream) and so much Swedish candy. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

To ring in the coming cold of winter, hosts David and Winston have invited Rachel Retha Middleton, Tim Herrold, Collin Jay Morris and Lucé Tomlin-Brenner to serve as judges of the Winter Slamdown: a four-round battle royale between the hosts to see who can serve up the best slate of winter drinks. Serving up a cold drink, a hot drink, a sneak drink (one in which your family wouldn't be able to tell how boozy it is) and a wild card cocktail, listen to find out whether David wrestles away Winston's Slamdown title from the summer or Winston reigns supreme! __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Hosts David and Winston invite Casey Lawrence and Zane Larue Dickinson to see if there's a preparation these guests might enjoy of the festive fowl. After a round of Thankful Tastes, roasted, sous vide, fried, smoked and turkey leg confit are served up alongside a healthy portion of gravy. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Host of the podcasts Good Christian Fun and Gilmore Guys Kevin T. Porter joins David/Winston to find out if a radish can make a rad dish! For Hot Tastes, Winston thinks American cheese is America’s greatest contribution to world food culture, David wants a universal code word for secret menu items and Kevin thinks pasta is never worth it. For the tasting, raw radish, roasted radish, pickled radishes from Jesse Boy, a chinese daikon radish soup, a radish greens pesto and cinnamon sugar radish chips are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Comedian Allen Strickland Williams (with a new Comedy Central half hour out tomorrow 11/15) joins David/Winston for the start of a campaign to get Winston $48 from Postmates, as well as a cucumber based episode. For Hot Tastes, David wants two salt options on the table for restaurants already offering four or more sauces, Allen thinks deli brown mustard should be the standard table mustard and Winston wants universal availability for regional fast food items. For the tasting, three types of raw cucumber, a quick pickle, cucumber with miso, cucumber/mint water, cucumber ginger sandwiches and a lemon cucumber cake are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Comedian Jamie Loftus joins David/Winston for the third egg based episode! For a round of Hot Tastes, David wants to see proof if a restaurant says their food is award-winning, Winston wants pie by the slice at the grocery store and Jamie dares to say that 7-Eleven sushi is good. On (scrambled) EGG PLATE, they serve up hard scrambled eggs, soft scrambled eggs, egg yolk only scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs with whipped egg whites and an indian egg bhaji. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

WARNING: this Halloween edition of the show deems the hated food evil more times than has ever occurred on the show. Comedian/Artist Marcelina Chavira partners with Winston in her disgust while David is delighted by a full black licorice menu (or djavlar godis, the devil's candy, for you Swedes). For a round of Spooky Tastes, Winston recalls eating duck in Beijing, Marcelina discusses eating black licorice on stage just day's before the recording, and David returns to his feelings on the aftermath of the Taco Bell episode from the beginning of the year. For the tasting, red vines and haribo black licorice candies are served alongside nordic salted black licorice, a finnish licorice and sea buckthron chocolate, chicken with a licorice pan sauce as well as a homemade licorice caramel. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Actor/Comedian and Guitarist from NOFX Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta joins David/Winston this week to go over the stringy, fibrous vegetable: celery. For a round of Situational Eats, David asks what should be served up when serving a table in a restaurant walk-in fridge and Winston poses what should be served to a ravenous Dracula who craves tex-mex. For the tasting, raw celery, celery juice, Dr. Brown's cel-ray soda, walnut cream of celery soup, a celery leaf pesto, celery gratin and a celery caraway sorbet are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

10 Mustards. It's too much. Comedian Scott Thiede is overwhelmed by the amount of mustard David/Winston serve up on this week's episode. For a round of Hot Tastes, David wants more bulk frozen food options, Winston's wants a fruit chopping bar in every grocery store and Scott doesn't want corn in his ramen. For the tasting, MUSTARD PLATE includes ten mustards with sausage and wonton dippers plus a mustard heavy mac and cheese, a dijon mustard carrot cake and a whole grain mustard ice cream are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Get your milk baths simmering because we've got a hot episode this week. Actress Emma Jansen joins our hosts as they bring creamed spinach to teh table. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston doesn't want a world of robot servers because he wants to be able to sweet talk them, David wants cocktail garnishes under lock and key and Emma thinks hats should be taken off indoors. For the tasting, steakhouse creamed spinach, vegan creamed spinach, a creamed spinach saag paneer and an ICE CREAMED SPINACH are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

With the arrival of October, a sweet wind tickles the chimes, revealing a sound to the world that finally, the 2019 Brat Off has arrived. With guests comedian Chrissy Bruzek and Acquah Dansoh and returning guest Matt Mazany, the Brat Off is a task sent forth by the Sausage Gods for the Try It, You'll Like It panel to determine the best (commercially available in LA) bratwurst on the market. With six total bratwurst, two buns and three cooking preparations, the Brat Off awaits your listen... __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

"The Seaweed Flavor is not good in there but it is entertaining." Comedian Andrew Grace joins David/Winston to conquer the plentiful plant of the sea: seaweed. For a round of Hot Tastes, David wants more reusable plates at outdoor restaurants, Winston wants bulk spices at grocery stores, and Andrew thinks that a steak is overrated. For the tasting, roasted, teriyaki and wasabi seaweed snacks are served alongside an applewood smoked dulse (bacon-y seaweed), a dish of furikake over rice, seaweed shortbread cookies and a seaweed infused scotch cocktail. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Comedian Cara Meyers does not like cheesecake. It's a shock to David/Winston, one of those episodes where they think the guests abuses their present for an ample supply of the "hated" food, but it's true, this is really a cheesecake episode. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants more fast food ice cream sandwiches, David thinks that Miyokos vegan mozzarella deserves charcuterie board consideration, and Cara could do without spicy food. For the tasting, a NY style (from Cheesecake Factory), a homemade Chicago Style, frozen no bake, raw strawberry vegan (from Sage) and a puffy Japanese cheesecake (from Cheesetella) are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Comedian Janine Hogan joins us this week to talk arugula (or as the brits would say, rocket). For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants more meat loaf sandwiches at fast food restaurants, David thinks we need a pastry task force, and Janine thinks avocado is overpriced and overrated. For the tasting, arugula pasta with arugula pesto, an arugula pine nut bread, a simple arugula salad with parm and olive oil and rucolino (an arugula amaro) are served up alongside a bonus meat loaf. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

"I retain a lot of sand." Writer Steve Lerner joins us for an episode that delves into his dislike for beans but also a discussion of the perfect combination of a hot/cold dish. For a round of Hot Tastes, David thinks no food tastes better while eating it at the beach, Winston thinks that Wendy's is the best nationwide food chain, and Steve thinks that fancy sake is better than fancy wine. For the tasting, a bean each of red kidney, white great northern, cuban style black beans and canellini beans are served alongside refried pinto beans, a chicken thigh cassoulet and a red bean boba. -- SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Comedian and host of the podcasts "Mouth Feelings" and "This Particular Album is Very, Very Important To Me" joins David/Winston to discuss his distaste for slimy okra. For Hot Tastes, David doesn't get the Hatch Chili fuss, Winston wants meat carving stations at gas stations and Joel thinks that smoke flavor is overused in trendy cooking and that the tater tot is the best potato application. For the tasting, raw okra, cruncy okra snacks, pickled okra, an okra cocktail (called the ecto cooler) are served along side an okra thickened gumbo and an okra ice cream. -- SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

"When's the last time you smelled it?" - Comedian and Host of "What's With These Homies Talkin' About Weezer" Matt Apodaca joins David/Winston as they provide a whole new sauerkraut menu for him. For a round of Hot Tastes, David thinks that a restaurant should be obligated to tell you about a regular patron (their story/what they're like) if you're sitting in their seat, Winston thinks ocean water is the best Sonic Drive-In drink, and Matt thinks frosting on cakes is a waste. For the tasting, jarred sauerkraut, a homemade red cabbage kraut, herb filled and beet sauerkrauts are served alongside a brat braised sauerkraut dish, kapustnyak (a polish sauerkraut soup) and an Amish Sauerkraut Pie. -- SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

HOLY MACKERAL! Comedian and chef Lindsay Ames gets shocked by what hosts David/Winston pull off for this week's food: mackeral. For Hot Tastes, Winston has a bone to pick with an LA breakfast sandwich institution while David wants recipes to list their estimated price and Lindsay needs her dumpling expectations to be met. For the tasting, smoked mackeral, a tomato based mackeral soup, a mackeral fish cake, and a fluffy mackeral pudding are served up.

"NONE OF THOSE FLAVORS GO TOGETHER!" Hosts of Fantasy Flix League Podcast Mike McLendon, Ryan Meharry and Amy Ruffle have hosts David and Winston return to the first food they ever did on the show: Olives. For this week's round of Hot Tastes, David wants smoked dog food to smell less appetizing, Winston wants garlic knots to be better than they are, Ryan thinks dill relish should be available at all concession stands and Amy thinks that chocolate ice cream is bad (which serves as validation for a past David Hot Taste). For the tasting, green olives with pimento, sliced black olives, kalamatas, chalkidiki greens and a mixed olive tapenade are served alongside deep fried green olives, an olive oil ice cream w/ a block olive caramel and a chocolate orange black olive cake. -- SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Host of Firsthand and UCB writer/performers Devin Field and Greg Gallant join David/Winston this week for a round of tiki drinks, since sweet drinks are not their jam. For a round of Hot Tastes, David is willing to pay an exorbitant price for more pistachio candies while Winston wants meatballs to be a required available topping for pizzas. For the tasting, a mai tai, a black pearl, a kona swizzle and a deconstructed pina colada are served.

OH MY GOD THERE'S A CRAB IN THE POT! Comedian/musician Melissa Luna has a justified freak out over a whole crab on our latest episode. For Hot Tastes, David wants virus containment style gloves for fruit in grocery stores while Winston wants a fast food sauce min-sampler for a $1 charge. For the tasting, a whole dungeness crab, crab cakes, crab rangoon and a "crabapple" pie (crab dip pie served alongside red wine braised apples and lemon creme fraiche) are served up. -- SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Writer/Director Matt Mazany challenges David and Winston this week with the specific preparation of raw onions. The episode kicks off with a sesame bar sent all the way from England that the hosts try on air. For the raw onion tasting, raw shallots, yellow and red onions are served along with a prepared yellow onion in a baking soda bath, a flash frozen yellow onion, a lemon juice soaked red onion, and a mignonette sauce PLUS a BRAT(wurst) off using these raw onions as the topping. -- SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Comedian, writer and Blend-Tec co-owner Jon Millstein guests this week on the podcast to discuss his dislike of cashews, the "lesser peanut." For a round of Hot Tastes, David wants a ubiquitous pouch for hot sauce carrying, Winston wants the Italian practice of aperitivo to be widespread throughout the US, and Jon wants clear signage for whether you are supposed to tip or bus your tables at fast casual restaurants. For the tasting, raw and salted/roasted cashews, lemon roasted cashews, cashew chicken, cashew cream, and a vegan cashew ice cream are served up. -- SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

A dream has been realized. To celebrate the July 4th holiday, hosts David and Winston have invited comedians Doug Dixon, Loring Griggs, Kristen Gull and Kim Kalish to serve as judges of the Summer Slamdown: a four-round battle royale between the hosts to see who can serve up the best slate of summer drinks. Serving up a beer-based, wine-based, liquor-based and wild card cocktail, listen to find out who takes the title in this inaugural episode. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subcribe: Spotify

Host of Sex Stories Podcast Wyoh Lee spices up this week's episode with our most sexually explicit episode which includes gentle whispers of ice cream play and probing interview on her distaste for pickles. For a steamy round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants to see vinegar included in more meals, David wants Brazil nuts to stay on their respective continent, and Wyoh thinks peaches should only be eaten fresh from the tree. For the tasting, dill pickles, bread and butter pickels, cornichons, and sweet gherkins are served on PICKLE PLATE alongside a spear from LA's Pickle King. A Polish Pickle soup is then served alongside a German rouladen and for dessert...a dill pickle sorbet. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subcribe: Spotify

Comedian and the Spaghettiman himself Ben Crutcher joins our hosts this week to talk about everyone's favorite muskmelon: cantaloupe. For a new segment titled New Favorites, David is perhaps too obsessed with mayo these days while Winston loves a single serving Grocery Store tres leches cake. For the tasting, cantaloupe, vacuum sealed cantaloupe, proscuitto wrapped cantaloupe are served alongside a cantaloupe bread with pecan pralines and a charentais granita with chantilly cream. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subcribe: Spotify

Comedian and host of the podcast Weed and Grub (go check it out!) joins David and Winston to talk Spam, St. Louis style pizza and more! For this week's Hot Tastes, Winston wants to see cauliflower as a replacement for chicken items on more menus, David wants more internet recipe attribution to the original source, and Mike says there's an appropriate time and place for the single-ply napkin. For the tasting, regular, jalapeno and turkey spam are fried up and served alongside a spam fried rice, a bbq smoked spam, and a surprise dessert (SPOILER: it's a spam pineapple upside down cake). One of these things was named "the best think you've made for the show ever." __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subcribe: Spotify

Comedian/storyteller Jen Curcio guests this week to discuss her dislike of Boba Tea/Bubble Tea (you know, the tea with the tapioca balls in it). For a round of Hot Tastes, David is no fan of French's new ad campaign AND he wants one homemade jam at every restaurant breakfast while Winston wants the amount of bacon in a side order of bacon to be made clear. For the tasting, Black Milk Tea, Thai Ice Tea and Honeydew Milk Tea bobas from Ten Ren's Tea Time are served alongside two popping boba drinks from Brit Boba, as well as a homemade vanilla pudding with black boba balls. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subcribe: Spotify

Hosts Winston and David break format this week with two special guests. After a very personal/philosophical check in between the two hosts, the gentleman are joined by Brad Bodnarchuk of Half a Dozen Hospitality Podcast (calling in all the way from Vancouver) for a round of Hot Tastes. Then, the boys introduce a live show recorded at Taste Walk Glendale on 5/1/19 where they offered a mini-gauntlet of natto, natto banana bread, durian wafers and pshat to guest Betty Porto of Porto's Bakery. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subcribe: Spotify

Host of Lady Balls Daily and the My Dear Delicious podcast Coni Constantine reveals that not only does she not like grilled cheese, but cheese in general may be the issue. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants one cheap beer option at every bar and David thinks that no beginner chef should attempt a recipe with more than ten steps. For the tasting, grilled cheeses made with american, cheddar, havarti, and smoked gouda are served along side a welsh rarebit, a croque monsieur and a blueberry and brie grilled cheese. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subcribe: Spotify

Host of Choose Your Own Religion Joe Welker joins David/Winston this week to discuss coconut, the nut so loco they call it coco. Jacque Wafeur returns in a picnic based Situation Eat and Winston attempts a public execution of that character with his situation, though the character narrowly escapes. For the tasting, fresh young coconut meat, coconut water, coconut rice, coconut chips, dried coconut strips, a toasted coconut pudding and buko pie from Sari Sari are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subcribe: Spotify

Comedian, musician and host of Baywatch Watch Zach Olsen joins us this week to see if our hosts can prove the merits of capers to him. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants popcorn to be more ubiquitous in public spaces (though his gas station example is suspect) while David thinks that fancy restaurants should stop pretending like they've discovered cured egg yolks. For the tasting, capers, caperberries, a salad with a lemon caper vinaigrette, chicken piccata and a chocolate cranberry caper cookie are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: tryitlikeitpod@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subcribe: Spotify

Cool dude, animator and host of TBToonz David Kantrowitz joins David and Winston this week to discuss fennel, which host David loves and Winston hates with a passion equal to Mr. Kantrowitz. In a round of Situational Eats, David proposes a Beast Feast while Winston asks what to serve to someone who has recently come back from the grave. For the tasting, a shaved fennel salad with lemon vinaigrette, roasted fennel, caramelized fennel, fennel sodas, and a fennel and orange zest ice cream are served up

Actor Ryan Bartley guests this week to discuss her dislike of most vegetables, most fruits, and oatmeal. For Hot Tastes, Winston wants more innovation in supermarket aisle structuring and David wants supermarket checkout artists to not discuss his purchases with him. For the tasting, Instant Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal, slow cooked Quaker Oatmeal, overnight oats with carrot cake flavors and oatmeal with sweet mix-ins are served alongside savory oatmeal mushroom congee and garlic cheese oats.

Host of the Bachelor Zone podcast Michael Wahle has David and Winston take him to “deviled eggeria” and explore why he doesn’t like this common appetizer. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants shredded cheese kept off of burgers, David wants a single rider line for himself at ice cream shops, and Michael wants popcorn professionals to handle the buttering at the movie theater. For the tasting, a standard deviled egg, a deviled quail egg, a beet pickled deviled egg with goat cheese, a pickled deviled egg with dill, an ajitsuke tamago (ramen egg) deviled egg with kewpie mayo, a bacon and eggs deviled egg and a DEVILLED! OSTRICH! EGG! are served up.

Founder of HomeCooked Hailley Field joins David and Winston this week to tackle the colloquial Fig Newton (recently rebranded as Newtons by Nabisco). For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston believes that Whole Foods 365 pizza is simply too good while David asks that the veneer of friendship with a server if established early on at a bar or restaurant (it’s a doozy of a hot taste). For the tasting, five Nabisco Newtons (regular fig, whole wheat fig, fat free fig, triple berry and blueberry) are served alongside crisped up Fig Newtons with whipped goat cheese, as well as a homemade oatmeal fig bar and homemade fig newtons.

Actor/writer/dog portrait painter Heidi Hayward has our hosts bring turnips to the table this week. After a round of Real Food or Real Gross, a startling revelation is made public: David completely doesn’t understand the concept of fly fishing. For the tasting, roasted turnips, mashed turnips, leek and turnip soup and an Eastham Turnip Pie is served up.