Put It In My Mouth

Steve Schneider, the owner of a few of the TOP bars IN THE WORLD is in the studio for your listening/watching pleasure. How does this former marine end up owning bars in Shanghai, Singapore and NYC? He will tell ya how from his humble start barbacking in DC to owning world reknowned bars Employees Only and Sip & Guzzle. We also learn he's a vodka sauce guy, is great at basketball, only ok at fixing things and earns a respectable sc...

This week is allllll about women owned, small biz with the ladies who invented Salad Sprinkles. How did these college bffs spark of an idea get made AND end up on shelves around the country?!  Jordan & Blakely give us all the details in creating a food product, trials & marketing to getting it out in the world.  But also....Lala gushes the glory of a heated Japanese toilet seat, we talk how important social media is in small busine...

Two of our besties on the pod today? Hell YES. We reach peak NYC STEAK talk with 2 members of STEAK CLUB. Yes, we have a steak club. Let us tell you all about it. What makes a steakhouse great? The vibe? The servers? The food alone?  Watch us get drunk, (yes, it's one to watch on Youtube) as we learn so much about our best friends during a rousing game of NEVER HAVE I  EVER....Colin hates wine bars, Judith isn't a dessert person, L...

This week, we are in the studio with the one and only, Andy Ricker. Michelin & James Beard award winning chef, author and entrepreneurial badass, Andy talks the beginnings of his Pok Pok empire to deciding to shut it all down. We discuss his previous dreams of making it as a musician to how he first discovered his love for Thai flavors through a mushroom soup. Join us on the journey to now, how Andy is continuing to amplify thai co...

Today our guest is self proclaimed "believer in fun" and potential future ONLY FANS star, Cody Candelario. Join us as we talk his appearances in culinary competitions like Hell's Kitchen & Chopped and how it feels for a chef to lose their ability to taste and smell. Of course we ask the question on everyone's mind; is Gordon Ramsey a dickhead?! All this AND a blind taste test of Gordon's fish & chips vs a Times Square chain restaur...

A wine social club?! TELL US MORE. Our guests on episode 14 are Julianny & Dante, the Somm minds behind Pre Shift; wine collabs and gatherings aimed at having fun, tasting wine and maybe learning a little something too. Our conversation covers their favorite producers, turning their passion into their job, food pairings and how they met on MYSPACE!

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The ladies welcome Spike Mendelsohn, a former fedora wearing Top Chef contestant, celebrity chef, entrepreneur, food activist & industry disruptor. The conversation opens on the fedora (where did it go?) and veers to Top Chef, choosing between being a chef or a criminal, when Obama eats at your restaurant and duh, a blind burger tasting from 3 of our nation's most popular chains. Join us for all the silliness. Mentions: @spikethech...

Sake savant Austin Power (actual goverment name) is in the studio, bleeding and ready to discuss his journey & the joys of opening a bar in NYC. Sake novice? We discuss terms to help you sound smart the next time you're ordering along with sake misconceptions, sake bombs and how fucking up might just lead you to what you love. Also, why is he bleeding? Listen to the episode to find out! 

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Oh heyyyy, it's the premiere of SEASON 2! Our guests are taco phenoms Gio Cervantes & Tania Apolinar of Taqueria Ramirez and Carnitas Ramirez. Join us as we talk nude beaches, learning your craft on Youtube, the "holy shit, what now?!" of immediate success, business expansion and pivoting from one career to a completely different career during a world wide pandemic! You just might get inspired; you'll certainly get hungry. @putitin...

This episode, there is no guest! We had this footage in the archives and decided to release it as a little BONUS episode. We know we gotta keep you satiated as we record our next season! 

Get to know the ladies a little bit more as they take it back to how they met & their food experiences growing up and in college. Yep, Judith was a VEGETARIAN & Lala had never had pesto (but also ENJOYED Olive Garden?!) . How the hell did these tw...

We know you have always wondered how to make the best pizza at home or if Javier Bardem is a dick. You've been up at night struggling with the question of Dominos vs Papa Johns vs Pizza Hut? Find out the answers to these burning questions and more (ARE ALIENS REAL?) with Rad Times Pizza aka pizza savant/consultant Angelo Womack; the man who may or may not have first put honey on pizza in NYC. @radtimespizza

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Calling all wine lovers, award winning sommelier Tira Johnson joins us on the pod this week. If you've always wanted to improve your wine knowledge but wondered where to start, this episode is for you. We discuss what wines to always have in your fridge, does screw top means it's not as good, disco balls AND does fancy glassware really matter? Break out a bottle and drink with us on this episode sure to leave you thirsty & a little...

On this episode, food entrepreneur Steve Raggiani joins the ladies in the studio to talk SO.MUCH.FOOD. From going in, to coming out, the conversation turns "shitty". They talk creation of Steve's food app 8it, growing up in an Italian restaurant family, IG collab etiquette and the MOST important question; always ask, "What's in the bag?!" Join us for another delicious week. @steve8it @8itapp

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Chef Isabel Lee of Forsyth Fire Escape sits down with Lala & Judith to discuss how the bucket drop burrito came to life! The ladies talk female led entrepreneurship with a side of fried chicken & ice cream. They also discuss corporate career pivots, how social media can blow your shit up, growing a business from pop up to brick & mortar, and how sometimes, ya just gotta jump. @forsythfireescape @isa_belly

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This week, we're getting edgy with Food Network personality and cookbook author Eric Greenspan. We discuss everything from how one achieves "Celebrity Chef" status to beating Bobby Flay. We find out from the “Grilled Cheese God” how many sandwich recipes exist AND tackle the burning question: is Guy Fieri genuinely a nice guy or just a flame-shirted facade? Get ready for a racy, mouthwatering, and hilariously “cheesy” (yeah that’s ...

We chat with Michelin Star awarded chef Wes Whitsell, currently cooking in Los Angeles with projects Mama's Boy  & The Waterfront Venice. We discuss boxed cake, colonoscopies, the differences in dining in Los Angeles & New York City, cooking from your nuts, faking it until you make it, and oh so much MORE!  @chefweswhitsell @mamasboy @thewaterfrontvenice

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In this super candid episode, we chat with  Mandy Naglich, the badass award-winning home beer brewer, super taster, Master Cicerone, and author of the facinating book "How to Taste." Mandy spills the tea (and maybe a few beers) on the fine art of tasting, her thoughts on natural wine and why the R train has its disadvantages. But obviously there's more – we dive headfirst into the ultimate New York debate: are you a real New Yorker...

In this episode, best friends and badass chefs Fabian Von Hauske Valtierra and Jeremiah Stone, the masterminds behind NYC's Wildair & Contra, join us. This Michelin starred, culinary duo faces off against Lala and Judith in a battle to see which pair of besties knows each other be...