The Q&A: New Restaurants, 2025 Best & Worst, Pod Rebranding, Michelin Steak, Grapes & Gripes
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus lots of booze talk including holiday gifting, Max & Helen's wait times and other diner options,...
William Bradley's 3 Michelin Star Answers
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Addison by William Bradley is the OG of this local three Michelin star dining thing, and Jordan and ...
The Holidays with Annie & Hallie Meyers-Shyer
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When hosting this holiday season, you need to know what's chic. You need to know what's classic. Ann...
Max May Have A Personality Disorder & 3 New Restaurant Visits: The Wilkes, Yhing Yhang, and Cannonball
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A chef's recent email to Max has Jordan concerned, and then the fellas talk dining at new restaurant...
Anonymous Sources Tell-All: Restaurant Customer Worst Behaviors
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Restaurant workers of Los Angeles and beyond have written in with the biggest pet peeves they deal w...
The Q&A: Hillstone Problems, Tipping Rules, Dodger Stadium Bites, Taco Crawling & The Restaurants That Currently Define LA
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max return to answer audience questions, and it's the one big restaurant gimmick, seed oi...
The Biggest Restaurant Pet Peeves
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordo and Bubbles go all in on the worst restaurant behavior, and it's all complaints on memorizing ...
New Restaurants We Need To Visit
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lots to eat in Los Angeles lately, so Jordan and Max talk their options: from style dining in Beverl...
Chef Jordo, Marvito, Ki, and Eduardo's RIP?
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max talk Jordan's recent adventures as a "chef," serving up his ode to St. Elmo fried shr...
A Q&A Episode
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max answer audience questions and it's all Christmas eve plans, the Jones Hollywood fritt...
Baby Bistro Hype, Genghis Cohen 2.0, and North America's 50 Best Restaurants
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welp, another ridiculous list has hit the food media landscape, so Jordan and Max break all the losi...
Darling by Sean Brock, Alto, and Air Jordan Reviews
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max review two recent restaurant experiences with very different outcomes, and then explo...
Bill Addison Finally Wrote A Takedown Review, Plus Firstborn, Henry's, and a Darling Tease
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The LA Times and Bill Addsion finally published an actual critical food review, and Jordan and Max h...
The Q&A Episode
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max are back to answer audience questions, and it's all new L.A. restaurants on the horiz...
A Special Presentation: LA Chef Conference, Jordan's Santa Monica Seafood Dish & Gather For Good
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan talks with co-hosts Brad Metzger and chef Neal Fraser of LA Chef Conference, which is taking ...
Zuni Cafe and Swan Oyster's Greatness & Stella's Demise Explained
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The boys talk why San Fran classics Zuni Cafe and Swan Oyster Depot have remained instutitions for d...
Farmer's Market Jordo & Sushi Max
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan recounts a recent trip to the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmer's Market where it was all mangoes...
The Summer Hiatus is Outta Here Part 2
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max are back, answering audience questions, and it's Tesla diner talk, Michelin idiots di...
Emergency Pod: Cheesesteaks by Matū Are Coming
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More wagyu cheesesteaks are coming to Los Angeles from Jerry Greenberg, so the fellas sit down with ...
They're Back and The Summer Hiatus is Outta Here Part 1
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max review their travels and eating over the past month, answering questions from the aud...
Summer Hiatus Resting in Chewy Chips with Steven Arroyo (2021)
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been one year since Steven Arroyo's passing, but his mark on Los Angeles and our food scene con...
Summer Hiatus with Addison by William Bradley (2023)
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this blast from the past episode, Jordan and Max travelled down to Del Mar to visit and dine with...
Summer Hiatus 10 LA Bang Bangs (2025)
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget that Summer bod and get large with Jordan and Max while supporting Los Angeles restaurants wi...
Summer Hiatus at Providence (2022)
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this all-star episode, Jordan eats at LA's recently three Michelin star awarded Providence for th...
Summer Hiatus with Moo's Craft Barbecue (2021)
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this all-star episode, it was the height of Covid, so Jordan jumped on a video call with Andrew a...
The Pre-Summer Hiatus Q&A
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max answer audience questions covering the new LA Times 101 list, Diet Coke food pairings...
Podcast Press, Beef, News, and Father's Day
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast was written about this week and the fellas have thoughts, Jordan went on another podcast...
Max's Meltdown & Jordan's Iconic Steakhouse Visit
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan finally visited LA legend, Dal Rae Restaurant for the first time to soak up all the old schoo...
David Gelb Talks Chef's Table, Thomas Keller, Criticism & Hollywood
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max are joined by the Jiro Dreams of Sushi man himself, David Gelb, to talk the new seaso...
A Q&A Episode
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max answer questions from the audience covering the Thomas Keller French Laundry incident...
The Bar Benjamin Taste Test
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Booze podcasting continues inside the newly opened Bar Benjamin where Jordan and Max sip a ton of co...
An Adult Beverage Episode: Jordan's 10 Boozes, Max's 5 Cocktails, and 50 Best Bars
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fellas are blowing serious blood alcohol levels on this booze episode as they talk LA's newest b...
The Miya Miya Episode
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max review a recent trip to Smorgasburg where Max received his first lesson in the chicke...
The Q&A Episode
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max answer questions from the audience, and it's all reminding everyon about Max's big li...
Restaurants Are Closing, But Peter Luger Ain't
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max start with the bad news: more Los Angeles restaurants are closing. The fellas pour a ...
New L.A. Restaurants, Max Reviews Barone's, and Matzah
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fellas are back to talk a few of the newest restaurants on the scene, and how Jordan caught Max ...
The Alix Traeger Episode
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Creator and social media darlin' Alix Traeger joins Jordan and Max inside the food building to discu...
Vegas Jordo and Holbox and Sushi Reviews
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan survived another trip to The Sin, living to tell the tale to Max and a few Air Jordan LA wild...
A March Mania Q&A
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max answer audience questions, and it's all Budonoki's official standing, drunk in-laws, ...
The Most Intriguing Restaurant Man
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fardad Khayami is a rare gem on the Los Angeles dining scene as a hospitality jack of all restaura...
Jordan vs. Pantry Fans & Parents of the People You're Shtupping Advice Part 2
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 100-year-old diner in downtown Los Angeles has shuttered, and Jordan made light of the closure w...
The Oscars & Dan Tana's with Neal Moritz & Lasker
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Academy Awards are here and Jordan has bad ideas of how to fix them, Michael Lasker joins to blo...
The Answers You Need: A Q&A Episode
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max answer audience questions and it's all eating in beds, bribing Max to sauna and ice, ...
Restaurant Life with Alba's Julian Black
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Black is a front of house LA born and raised man at the recently opened Alba on Melrose, and ...
5 New L.A. Restaurant Tales
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max talk newly opened restaurants they recently visited during a record setting period of...
Matū Kai in Brentwood is Coming Soon...
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matū number two is upon us with Kai on San Vicente, and WILL THERE BE CHEESESTEAKS? Will Jerry G ta...
10 L.A. Bang Bangs
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eating at two different restaurants back to back, one after the other with no break in between is kn...
We Love LA & Adam Richman
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So much love to go around in this episode, starting with Jordan and Max thanking some Air Jordan All...
Fire Talk, a Holiday Recap, and the Double Date at Muse
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max return post-hiatus to a hurting LA, but the show must go on, so take your mind off th...
Holiday Q&A Part 2
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a goodbye 2024 and hello 2025 episode covering a battle of animal necks, Jordan vs. Norm Langer...
Holiday Q&A with Chace Crawford
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chace is back to answer audience questions with Jordan and Max about this cozy egg nog and latke sea...
LA Times 101 & Esquire's Best New Restaurants
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The end of year restaurant lists are here, and Jordan and Max have thoughts. First up, the fellas ta...
The LA in a Minute Episode
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Evan Lovett was born, raised, and lives in Los Angeles, covering the city he loves through LA in a M...
Meeting The Parents: A Survival Guide
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays are here, which means you may soon be visiting the parents of the people you are shtupp...
Stella For Brunch & Morihiro For Dinner
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan finally spent some money on sushi, exploring the world of luxury Los Angeles fish and rice at...
Thanksgiving with Joan's on Third
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joan McNamara is Joan from Joan's on Third and she's back on Air Jordan to talk everything Thanksgiv...
Food & Restaurant Questions & Answers
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Max's LA cocktail spots, lots of Somni 2.0 talk, BTS of the Air Jordan soundtrack, best new restaura...
The Final Halloween Candy Debate
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Peck joins Jordan and Max for the ultimate late October sugar snacking session. Snickers vs. Ba...
Jordan's Favorite Meal & Max's LA Japanese Rankings
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The best of Los Angeles Japanese cuisine is reluctantly ranked by Max based on what he has experienc...
A Night At Travis Lett's RVR
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Lett, the Gjelina genius is back in Venice with RVR, a love letter of an Izakaya to Japan, wh...
Bar Mitzvah Eating
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan has been lost in a food haze of parties for 13-year-olds lately, so he educates Max on the wa...
The Q&A: No Ozemp Edition
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max answer audience questions covering everything from pre-drinking and post-creaming, Fa...
Ozempic Max & Fried Mortadella at The Cheese Store
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dominick DiBartolomeo welcomes Jordan and Max into the private dining room of The Cheese Store of Be...
The Prime Pizza Episode
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prime slices have dominated the Los Angeles pie game for a decade thanks to Zak Fishman, who enters ...
Jeff Gordinier: The Antidote to LA Fatigue
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Esquire writer Jeff Gordinier has returned to living in Los Angeles after decades of being a New Yor...
Cheesesteaks For Dessert Life with Jerry Greenberg
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry G is back to talk it all with the fellas, answering audience questions, and it's all Jordan's ...
The Fog Of Food War: Pizzeria Sei & Podcast Beef
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan & Max review a night out at Pizzeria Sei, where they experienced a rush of emotions while par...
A Meat Sweats Blind Tasting Episode Live From Stella West Hollywood
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max talk a recent Summer ingredient fuelled meal at Stella West Hollywood, before returni...
Michelin Stars, Casual Oxalis Recipes, and Vegas Jordo Returns
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max talk the recently announced California Michelin guide, all the stars, and how Los Ang...
Baroo, Addison, Callie & Restaurants We Need To Visit
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fellas are back with tales of a night together at Baroo and Jordan in San Diego, where he revisi...
Katz's vs. Langer's & Summer Fruit and Veggie Rankings
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan is back from another New York visit where the only real highlight was Katz's Deli, which led ...
The Summer Q&A Part 2
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back with more answers to audience questions covering everything from best internationa...
The Summer Q&A Part 1
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max talk top five L.A. pizzas, Summer vegetables, pre-Sphere eats in Vegas, stone fruit r...
The Fate of Gorilla Pies
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Ben Osher sits down with Jordan to talk his Valley Village pizza, wings, and beyond shop, and a...
Opening The Benjamin Hollywood
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Hundreds and Kate Burr join Jordan and Max to discuss opening their first restaurant, where the ...
Can Shapiro Actually Cook: The Sequel
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A tasting menu of 14 courses straight out of the Oxalis Palace and the mind of Bubbles Shapiro are e...
Revisiting Pizzeria Mozza, The Benjamin's Cookies & Cream, and Chace Crawford Screws Shapiro
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan returned to Pizzeria Mozza for the first time in forever to figure out why it's not as popula...
It's Q&A Time
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max answer audience submitted questions ranging from crushed vs. rock ice, all sorts of p...
An Epic Taco Crawl
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Food writer Bill Esparza joins Jordan and Max to review their recent voyage across Los Angeles and b...
Vegas Jordo & Leopardo
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan reviews a recent trip to Las Vegas, where he found the hotel, spa, and peking duck of his des...
Is Mexico City A Necessary Food Trip?
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The hottest foodie travel destination is reviewed and debated by Shapiro and Ben Hundreds, who both ...
Food News & New Food
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max discuss a massive change occuring in the LA restaurant scene and how it will manifest...
Denino's Pizzeria with Jon Buscemi
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan, Max, and Jon talk the most authentic East Coast pizzeria on the West Coast, which is just a ...
The Q&A Returns
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Audience questions are answered by Jordan and Max, supplying the food knowledge you need, from tippi...
Budonoki & Shibuya Tales
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max are joined by Beautiful Ben to discuss two recent meals. First up is the Virgil Villa...
Steak 48 with Big Wave & Josh Peck
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan is joined by his dad Dave, Shapiro, and Peckerman to review a steak dinner they all shared at...
Two New Restaurants & More Food News
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max talk a sequel to the Can Shapiro Actually Cook? episode, Bubbles isn't so alone anymo...
Being Henry Winkler
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Hollywood legend is a food lover, so Jordan joins Henry and his daughter Zoe to talk all the Win...
Everything Sucks
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The LA vs NY debate is over, and we hate to tell ya, but LA has some work to do. Jordan and Max disc...
The Food Answers You Need
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Audience questions are answered and it's all bill splitting etiquette, Somebody Feed Jordan and the ...
McDonald's & The Oscars
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Academy Awards are this week and many dreams are about to become reality, so Jordan invited some...
Jordan & Max's First Episode: A Rerun Special
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was early 2020, the pre-Coron days, Angler was open (the 1.0 version, the good sh*t), and Air Jor...
The Chace Crawford Episode
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know Chace Crawford from Gossip Girl and The Boys, but Max somehow knows him as a friend, so the...
Super Bowl Tales & Cipriani
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max talk their Super Bowl viewing chubby tales where Max controlled himself with fried fi...
The Super Bowl Super Food Draft
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Hundreds and Kate Burr enter the Sherman Oaks Food Building to compete with Jordan against each ...
Valentine's Day Advice
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Max gift the audience sexy food advice for the big lovers day, ensuring listeners maximiz...
Necessary L.A. Pizzas & Unnecessary Foods
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan and Shapiro visited Boris, who catered a dinner with Pizza Kris' bar pies, which brought the ...
Tales From The Chubbies
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan had a disturbing weekend of eating with very little discipline and he needs to learn after to...
A Night Out at Stella & Ètra
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Rob Gentile is about to open Stella, an Italian restaurant the likes of which Los Angeles has n...
Welcome To 2024 Q&A
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan in Del Boca Vista, Max's New Year's Eve kiss, restaurant closures, the infamous berry cake's ...