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Fry 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew. The apple of the earth can be cooked so many different ways! Shawn and Simon dig deep to build a menu made entirely out of spuds plus the return of food court and poetry?

Simon and Shawn finally got the courage to tackle their biggest and most beloved topic yet! The multitude of dumplings made in Asia come a variety of shapes, tastes and textures that cannot be found anywhere else on our little blue marble. Grab your chopsticks kids, it's time to dumple!

Professor Simon drags Shawn deep into the world of Sourdough starters and how to make the perfect loaf of bread out of a jar of beige slime. 

Shawn and Simon have already given their ideas for cheap holiday gifts... Now that we are all on the home stretch, maybe it's time to find that tome for a loved one who loves to cook! Lots of recomendations for beginners, intermediates and people who have lost their minds and want to bake. Happy Holidays everyone!!!

As we careen into the most wonderful, often times stressful and most fincially difficult time of the year Simon and Shawn share some ideas for cheap gifts and activities in the kitchen that will really bring your loved ones together.

Harvest time is upon us! Simon and Shawn dive deep into the history and varieties of mankind's oldest cultivated fruit. 

The dynamic duo of Simon and Shawn carve up the late summer-early autumn bounty and pack them into jars! It's fermenting time! Lots of talk about fermenting for the novice, someone's favourite spice, hanging out with Beck and yes... Simon's legendary fizzy pepper recipe.

It's wobbly, it's wonderful and it's cheap! Simon and Shawn take this ancient Chinese soy product and press, shape smash and fry it into your favourite new dinner protein.

It's time to look beyond the steak, burgers and hotdogs to something more exciting to cook outside! Shawn and Simon don flip flops and bring their ten favourite things to grill, plus a lot of talk about Sous Vide, Dune and Simon's IMDB page.

It's the trial of the century! Simon and Shawn are joined by their good buddy Nick for part 2 of their after shift discussion. Drinks are had and the knives come out in this extended freeform epic!

Simon and Shawn sit down with their good buddy Nick for part 1 of a two-part discussion of life in the culinary industry. The boys go into what it means to be a "chef", end up swapping Anthony Bourdain stories and never even get to the question that brought them together... Cheers!

It's takuan time!!! Shawn and Simon take a big bite out of the cheapest and easiest spring/summer vegetable to grow and enjoy.

Simon returns from Montreal with stories of ham and cheese croissants, pizza sauce rollers and of course salty, spicy funky kimchi recipes.