Air Jordan: A Food Podcast

16,000 Calories at The Cheesecake Factory with Josh Peck

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Max are joined by Peckerman to talk a recent 'tis the season feast at The Cheesecake Factory in Beverly Hills where over 16,000 calories of...

The Year End Q&A

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

More LA Times Best 101 talk and will Max become Bill Addison, top Goldbelly holiday gifts, crab rangoons, 2023 food world trends that need death, a pa...

LA Times 101 Best Restaurants Talk

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The only year end food list in Los Angeles that matters is here, so Jordan and Max talk it all (well, most of it, it's very long), including a top ten...

Jordan's Birthday & Thanksgiving Recaps

02 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode has it all: the shocking birthday meal reveal and what was ordered, the even more shocking Shapiro Saffy's snub, two nasty Thanksgiving m...

How To Not Have A Sh*tty Thanksgiving

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Max offer advice on how to make Thanksgiving as delicious as possible. The fellas carefully curate that iconic Thursday night meal for ever...

Quarter Sheets Bar Pies & Max's Overseas Eats

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The fellas finally get to Quarter Sheets for their elusive Connecticut style bar pie pizza, so they had to breakdown the cracker crust, cheesy meal th...

Tricks & Treats with The Foodie Magician

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Beckerman aka The Foodie Magician enters the building to talk his food travels as a master of the dark arts, plus all sorts of New York and Los A...

The Q&A with Delaney Rowe

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Actress and Air Jordan fan Delaney Rowe enters the Sherman Oaks Food Building to help answer audience questions with Jordan and a straight off an inte...

Bubbles Popped in Spain & Apollonia's Thin Crust

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Max became violently ill in Spain, so an emergency segment with him was in need to talk what happened leading up to the explosive event, the nasty sea...

Comfort Food & Pioneer Chicken

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Times are tough and emotions are running high, but the comfort of food can help. Jordan talks recent meals at Funke and Sushi Sonagi that helped it al...

Being Jewish & Drunk at Family Style

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Max briefly talk what it's been like as Jews in the food world since the recent attack on Israel, and how the local food industry has respo...

Ruth Reichl & LA Chef Conference

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's Ruth! The LA OG food critic, author, and lover of Yucca's bean and cheese burrito jumps on a Zoom call with Jordan to discuss LA's past and prese...

The Wagyu Party & A Very LA Yom Kippur

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Max talk a recent night out in the hills of Beverly eating Westholme wagyu prepared by three big name chefs as the Air Jordan martini era c...

Donna's, 6pm vs. 8pm, and Influencer Criticism

23 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Hundreds is back, joining Jordan and Max in the building to discuss Danny Meyer's recent tweet (or is it called an X?) about 6pm being the new din...

Another Q&A Episode

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Max enter the Sherman Oaks Food Building to answer audience questions about Rosh Hashanah cooking, social media food influencers, Erewhon h...

The Best LA Steakhouse, Eating at Torrisi, and Family Style Food Festival

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Hundreds is back inside the food building with Jordan and Max to exclusively announce some of the headliner restaurants for this year's Family Sty...

Charity Food Events & Sandwiches with Phil Rosenthal

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan enters Phil Rosenthal's podcast studio this time around, and when you're hanging with Phil on a podcast, the natural thing to do is to have lun...

Stir Crazy, Anajak TTT, and Max's Restaurant List

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shapiro talk a recent meal at the new-ish Melrose wine bar Stir Crazy, which leads to an epic celery discussion. Plus, another Tuesday nigh...

Jordan's East Coast Eating & Max Hits San Fran

19 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A New Haven pizza tour, New Jersey sliders, Philadelphia cheesesteaks, and the best New York dinner Jordan has ever had. Then, Max makes Jordan jealou...

Dorsia: A New Way To Dine

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dorsia co-founders Marc Lotenberg and Josh Stern enter the food building to talk their groundbreaking, tech savvy hospitality membership service that ...

A Night At Hayato

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan finally scored one of the lucky seven seats a night of Hayato thanks to returning Air Jordan all-star Charlie Fu, who joins Jordan and Shapiro ...

The We Back Q&A

29 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Summer hiatus is outta here, so Jordan and Shapiro are back to answer audience questions and it's all Paris and San Sebastian reccommendations, Papa C...

Taco Bell Forever & Angler Closes

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan is joined by Sophia Rossi and Lee Eisenberg to discuss their recent voyage behind-the-scenes at Taco Bell Headquarters in beautiful Irvine, Cal...

Levain Cookies & July 4th Eats

01 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lily Rosenthal and Zoe Winkler return to the food building to talk the world's most iconic cookie arriving in Los Angeles, Jordan ranks Levain flavors...

30 Iconic L.A. Bites with Max Chow

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shapiro are joined by Mr. Chow scion, at-home meat and fire slayer, and possible eccentric Max Chow to compete in a draft competition for w...

The Q&A Strikes Back

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan's taco truck, Japan talk, more cheese and Italian slang, eating in saunas, a black olive debate, Max approved L.A. wine lists, goodbye Animal, ...

The Beverly Hills Cheese Man

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dominick DiBartolomeo is the Italian stallion dairy king, operating The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills and outfitting many of the best restaurants in L...

First Time at Funke, Lingua Franca, Culver's and Crumbl

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shaprio sit down to discuss their food and vibe impressions of the new Beverly Hills Italian hot spot, Frogtown's long anticipated river ad...

Jordan Goes Bananas

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A dark food bender confession intro leads Jordan into sitting down with the co-founders of Gone Bananas Bread Company, Estee Stanley and Leah Smith, w...

Mayhem on Sunset: Horses & Bar Next Door

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, they're getting into it. Allegations and Horses rumors galore are discussed as well as all the possible fallout and what we do and do not know. P...

Audience Questions with Dave Stassen

13 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dead L.A. restaurants, delivery tipping, post-bill table etiquette, Funke is here, Guisados IG beef, best burgers, top 5 shit candies, lots of wine wi...

3 Michelin Star Life

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chef William Bradley and his team at Addison have done it: the first Michelin three star restaurant in Southern California. Jordan and Max return to t...

A Night At La Dolce Vita

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Food and fashion boss Jon Buscemi joins Jordan and Shapiro to recap a night out at the new and improved, old school Beverly Hills haunt, La Dolce Vita...

Sees Candy with Josh Peck | Feng Mao & Osteria Mozza Dinners

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Peckerman is back in the Sherman Oaks Food Building to talk the chocolate covered almonds and pecan butterscotch bars of a breakfast he and Jordan rec...

Pizzana's Candace Nelson & Daniele Uditi and Pizza City Fest LA

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

First up are Pizzana co-owners Candace and Daniele, who sit down with Jordan to talk how it all started at a Hollywood dinner party, "dough to go," Sp...

The Q & Ahdoot Episode

08 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Actor and comedian Dan Ahdoot enters the food building to help Jordan and Shapiro answer audience questions, and it's all L.A.'s best chicken dishes, ...

Keepin' It Pesachdiky

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Aliza J. Sokolow enters the Sherman Oaks Food Building to talk Passover eating and cooking with Jordan, who gives his matzah eating power rankings, wh...

The Final Mastro's Episode

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is it, the last Air Jordan Mastro's Steakhouse ride has arrived in all its shrimp cocktail sauce dripping, hot buttered pretzel roll and shlog co...

The Best Things To Order Part 2

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan is joined by returning Air Jordan all-stars Jamie Patricof and Lily Rosenthal to talk and debate the best things to order at Torrisi in New Yor...

The Oscars Food Draft

11 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan is joined by returning all-stars Michael Lasker and Kate Burr to talk the Academy Awards and to draft their dream Oscars viewing party food lin...

Astrea Caviar & Wine

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Food and wine and caviar connoisseur Charlie Fu joins Jordan and Shapiro to talk everything Astrea, the Chinese sturgeon eggs getting dolloped across ...

The Q&A & Japan

25 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shapiro is back in the building, fresh off an eating bender in Japan to talk all the raw chicken and fish, grilled cow, and fried thangs, and to answe...

Super Bowl Eating with Dave & Yangban with Kat and John

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Stassen returns to The Sherman Oaks Food Building to recap the fellas eating on Super Bowl Sunday, and it's all Matū cheesesteaks, not enough an...

Pretzels & Cheesesteaks with Shappy

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Eagles are in the Super Bowl, so Adam "Shappy" Shapiro enters The Sherman Oaks Food Building to discuss his Philadelphia soft pretzel passion. The...

The Return of Angler & Jordan Becomes Max

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The fellas returned to the just re-opened and new look Angler, and break down the redesigned menu, space, and vibes. Plus, Jordan becomes Max for a we...

Jordan Returns to Mastro's, Fast Company Max, and a Dunsmoor Review

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan finally revisits Stros aka Mastro's, a restaurant that broke his heart years ago, to see if it will strikeout again. Max gets an article writte...

Jordan & Max Go To Therapy

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shira Barlow is a registered dietitian and author known as The Food Therapist. And as it turns out, Jordan and Max have desperately needed to speak wi...

Living Up To The Hype

14 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Quarter Sheets, Pijja Palace, Moo's Craft Barbecue's burger, and Sushi Bar aka Sushi by Scratch Restaurants are all living the hyped life in the L.A. ...

Not A Very Culinary Christmas

07 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shapiro talk their holiday vacations with family in the gastronomy barren sunshine of Flordia and Mexico. Plus, first meals back in L.A., c...

The Best New Restaurant Awards with Andy Wang

31 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's the end of the year, so Andy Wang joins Jordan to discuss the top three best new restaurants in Los Angeles, and the fellas hand out restaurant a...

End of the Year Q&A with Max & BJ

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan is joined by Shapiro, who finally meets Air Jordan all-star BJ Novak inside the Sherman Oaks Food Building to discuss the Animal on Fairfax, an...

The Best Holiday Desserts with Valerie Confections

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Married L.A. sugar titans Valerie Gordon and Stan Weightman Jr. are joined by Jordan inside their new Glendale headquarters to talk the problem with H...

Michelin Stars & L.A. Times 101

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Awards season is offically here, so Jordan and Shapiro talk the two biggest honors for local restaurants. First, the fellas break down the 2022 Califo...

The Best Things To Order

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Knowing what to order at a restaurant is some of the most valuable information in the food world, so Jordan sits down with a friend who thinks she's g...

The Thanksgiving Recap

26 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shapiro had very different holiday experieces, breaking all the details down, from Beverly Hills rooftop and Peking disappointments, to app...

It's Heavy Handed Time

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Gordon and Max Miller are childhood friends who decided to go into business together and create what is many Angelenos favorite burger and fries...

Aprons & Thanksgiving Prep with Ellen Bennett

12 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ellen Bennett is the founder and CEO of Hedley & Bennett, the all things kitchen chic brand behind the most worn apron in the game, and she enters the...

Halloween Recap, Anajak's Tasting Menu, and Phenakite

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan kept it keto while following his kids all over the city collecting candy, and Shapiro experienced two somewhat similar omakases with much diffe...

Pizza Joy with Dan Richer & Katie Parla

30 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Razza Pizzeria is slicing up what is arguably the best pizza in America, and that's because Dan Richer has an obsessive love affair with what he does....

A $1,500 Dinner & Smoke House vs. Musso

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shapiro talk a recent garlic bread, shrimp, iceberg, and beef filled meal at Burbank institution The Smoke House, and compare all the eleme...

Air Jordan Audience Questions

15 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shapiro answer all they can, covering a range of very important issues like F-Marry-Kill The Mozzaplex, Wheat Thins vs Saltines, restaurant...

The Foodie Fashionista: Emily Schuman

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Schuman is the blogger turned brand builder behind Cupcakes & Cashmere, and she was more than ready to enter the Sherman Oaks Food Building to t...

It's Time For Chi SPACCA

01 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shaprio are joined by returning Air Jordan all-stars Josh Peck and Max Winkler to review a recent meal at Mozzaplex meat paradise Chi SPACC...

A Night At Providence

24 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shapiro are joined by the mysterious "Mushroom Max" to review a recent meal the three experienced together at Providence. Plus, Willie Mae'...

The Sophie Flay Episode

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The ABC7 Los Angeles reporter and celebrity chef scion sits down with Jordan to discuss all sorts of pizza, what to order at Saffy's, Bobby Flay trivi...

A Q&A Episode

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Listener questions are answered, covering best caviar vessells, why Jordan doesn't need to water the head, Providence on the horizon, Francis Mallman'...

Hollywood Hits: Musso & Horses

03 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan is joined by Shapiro to talk a night out at Musso & Frank's, the Once Upon a Time darling of the L.A. food scene, where there were many breaded...

Food with Simpsons Showrunner Matt Selman

27 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Selman is an Emmy winning writer and executive producer of The Simpsons, but much more importantly, he's miserably living in the Palisades where ...

The Return of Irv's Burgers

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sonia Hong is back in burger business on Santa Monica Blvd and she's inside the Sherman Oaks food building to tell the story of how it all went down. ...

Ice Cream Dreams, InfatuationLAme, and Meteora

13 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan seeks Shapiro's advice about an original Air Jordan ice cream flavor, Century City Peking duck needs respect, cucumbers mostly suck, bergamont ...

Big Appetite with Ben Hundo

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Hundreds stars in Tastemade's Big Apetite, a new food show highlighting resaurants around the country with the coolest design elements. Ben enters...

The Q&A Strikes Back

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan is joined by Shapiro to answer audience questions, discussing new menu items at Matū, the most anticpated restaurant openings, steak and Frenc...

Here Comes Some Restaurant Reviews

23 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shapiro are joined by their friend Kris Peerali to discuss the trios recent trip to the newest high-level sushi experience in Los Angeles, ...

The Ori & Genevieve Episode

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis are the husband and wife chef team behind L.A. institutions Bestia and Bavel, and the duo has just opened their third...

The Bear with Chris & Courtney Storer

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The scripted restaurant show you needed is finally here with FX/Hulu's The Bear, and Jordan is joined by its creator Chris Storer, and his sister chef...

LA's Best Bites & Food News

02 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan is joined by Food & Wine writer Andy Wang to talk spray painting restaurant windows, arguably the best fried chicken in the country opening in ...

How Kev Eats Raising Cane's, Burritos, and Trends

25 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Noparvar is How Kev Eats on TikTok and Instagram, the food reviewer and chewer bringing you the latest drops and old classics of everything chew...

Cobi's & Resy vs. OpenTable

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Adler is a jack of many restaurant trades, so he enters the food building to discuss one of his projects, the Southeast Asian homey hotspot, Co...

Jordan & Max Dine in Hollywood

11 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan thought it was crazy he had never been to Nancy Silverton's Italian leaning steakhouse, The Barish, so he met up with Shapiro on Hollywood Blvd...

The Pain of the Stuffed Face in Vegas & Spain

04 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Shapiro talk their recent food focused trips to Vegas and Spain, including top 5 resturants and best bites on each journey. Plus (and maybe...

Mukbanging & Woodranching with the Male Models

28 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Peck and Joe Vulpis are friends, food lovers, online stars, and co-hosts of the Male Models podcast. Jordan sits down with the fellas to discuss ...

The Seafood King of L.A.

21 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liwei Liao of The Joint in Sherman Oaks is the most talked about fishmonger in Los Angeles because of his dry-aging of seafood for restaurants and at ...

It's Q&A Time

14 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Infatuation LA's 25 Best Restaurant list and the state of LA food media, Animal is back, tipping etiquette, Daniel Boulud is coming, Chicago eats,...

Can Shapiro Actually Cook?

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eleven luxuriously conceived fine dining courses inside the Oxalis Palace will determine one of the biggest mysteries in Air Jordan history: can Shapi...

The Uncle Paulie's Episode

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paul James and Jon Buscemi are the team behind those sandwiches, that merch, and the brand bringing a much needed New York energy to Los Angeles. Jord...

Passover Ain't So Bad

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Once thought of as the worst eating holiday on the Jewish calendar, Jordan and the tuna fish queen Kate Burr ask Shapiro to consider if Passover is an...

Burgers with George Motz

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The mutton chopped human hamburger encyclopedia enters the Sherman Oaks Food Building to talk Apple Pan everything, that Oklahoma smash onion celebrit...

The Return of the Q&A

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Death row meals, top 5 Persian spots in L.A. (and we bring in a real life Persian to discuss because Jordan and Max are too white), new food destinati...

Benihana & Noma Suck

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan didn't want to go to Benihana, but his family forced him, and he paid the ultimate price. Max wanted to travel to Scandinavia to eat at some of...

The Jordan & Lily Milkshake Taste Test

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan and Lily Rosenthal have never been milkshake people, but when Jerry Greenberg and HiHo Cheeseburger recently introduced their new scratch-made ...

Another Sh*t Steakhouse, L.A. James Beards, and Restaurant Pet Peeves

19 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan is joined by Shapiro to talk another horrific steakhouse experience, Max's underworld wine relationships and his upcoming foodie vacation, and ...

Q&A with Jordan & Max

12 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Top 5 overrated L.A. restaurants, to eat or not to eat in the O.C., cookies vs. pie, Pizzeria Sei, how to gain wine knowledge and where to booze and s...

Kato: The Best New Restaurant in L.A.

05 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Taiwanese fine dining is back with the updated, elevated, and ready for its spotlight version of Jon Yao's Michelin starred Kato. Jordan is joined by ...

Masks Off, Gwen, Mother Wolf, and Beefsteak

26 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The new mask mandate for L.A. is in effect and you can finally see your waiter's face, Jordan goes to Gwen for the first time and breaks down his orde...

Jordan & Max Went To Shibumi with David Schlosser

19 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chef David Schlosser is one of L.A.'s most seasoned and pedigreed chefs to ever do it, and his Kappo-style Japanese restaurant Shibumi is a unique cul...

Super Bowl Menus & Girl Scout Cookies with Dave

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

OG Air Jordan all-star Dave Stassen is back in the Sherman Oaks Food building after a long hiatus to discuss hosting Super Bowl Sunday and how he and ...

Happy Food People with Josh Peck

05 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josh returns to the Sherman Oaks Food Building, joining Jordan and Shapiro to talk his upcoming memoir, Happy People Are Annoying. Plus, a Hayato rund...

L.A. Chinese Food with Andy Wang

29 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andy joins Jordan for a Lunar New Year episode to rank his favorite Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles from San Gabriel to Culver City. They talk Andy...

Food Answers with Max Shapiro

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Disgusting habits, the red 911, best breakfasts, caviar love and hate, Max's top 3 Amaros, Jordan doesn't want bananas or McConnell's, buying vintage ...

It's Sunday Gravy Time

15 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sol and Ghazi Bashirian are the brother and sister team behind Italian Inglewood red sauce star Sunday Gravy. You won't find better garlic bread or mo...