"Servers need to stop saying HOW'S EVERYTHING TASTING?" Kareem and John continue on the train and talk about having a personal connection, good sons, escalators, brushing teeth on camera, being overdressed v. being underdressed including yoga pants, John's new live show Mr. Romantic, not really watching your own movies, what is comedic acting, Steve Brule, leaf blowers and other stuff. Plus, a behind-the-scenes chat with SubwayTakes co-creator Andrew. Host: Kareem Rahma Creators: Kareem Rahma and Andrew Kuo Camera: John Connor Hammond, Ari Cagan, Tian Sippel Editor: Tyler Christie Mixer: Dale Eisinger Associate Producer: Ramy Shafi Artwork: Andrew Lawandus Theme Music: Tyler McCauley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What do servers need to stop saying?
So what's your take? My take is, it has to do with restaurants. Waiters and restaurants. At some point in the modern era, I feel like waiters started to get trained by corporate consultants. And they started to say this one phrase that I find disgusting. And they say it. What is it? It's mostly kind of corporate restaurants that do it.
But it's like, they come up to the table after they serve you food, you start to eat. And then they go, how's everything tasting? Yeah. 100% agree. Right?
I don't like it when they say, how's everything going?
I'm like, get out of my fucking mouth. This is an intimate space. I don't want you to ask about how things are tasting. How is everything? You like, how is everything? Yeah, it's fine. You like, how's everything going? Yeah, it's good to check in. Can I get you anything? Yeah. That's okay. Or even, you know, is everything good? But the other really annoying one is, how are the first bites? Oh.
What the hell is that? How are the first bites?
I'm out. I think it's a big problem in America. One of the bigger problems in America is actually the corporatization of... It goes into a bigger thing, which is that restaurants used to be about personality and vibes. And it's like, how you doing?
Well, even if the restaurant wasn't about personality and vibe, at least you would have a personal connection with the person who was serving the food, right? They would have a genuine interaction with you. Like, look at you, see what's going on with you, and give some kind of organic response. Not a pre-programmed line... How's everything tasting?
And my son's like totally goof on me all the time now because we'll be having a great meal, you know, sitting at a restaurant and then the person will double back for the tasting and I'll go, my son's always like sort of cracking up. Those are good sons though. Those are good sons because they make fun of you. Exactly. Right?
Like what kind of sons would you prefer? You wouldn't prefer other sons.
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Chapter 2: Why is eating on camera considered intimate?
Because they were just like, oh, this is trash food or it was like fast food.
No, they were just like, it's a sandwich.
no no they were like it's a sandwich like we have sandwiches at home we have sandwiches at home yeah yeah but they don't have all the I mean who doesn't have lettuce yeah but you don't have all the other special things like oh do you want the jalapenos oh do you want the olives you don't have like 20 options for like additional flavorings at home you don't have that at home no one has that at home
You don't have honey mustard at home.
I mean, I've honey mustard at home, but I don't have like twenty different toppings. That's crazy.
What are top? Yeah, but when you go when you make like when you go to subway right, you probably get the same thing every time. Yeah. You're not like, oh, I'm going to get the meatball sub today. I've never tried that. You have a sandwich that you get. Same with Jimmy John's.
I don't know, man. There's probably like a three or four in the rotation. There's three or four. I literally just ate Jimmy John's this past weekend, which is crazy in Albany.
Turkey Tom? You a Turkey Tom?
No, I'm not. I'm a Vito. I'm a Vito, actually.
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Chapter 3: How do you feel about escalators?
Well, that'll be fun. That'll be fun. Are you bringing the child? Nah, it's just me and the lady. A little babymoon action. That's nice. Hopefully we don't have to come back early the way you guys did. Apparently, you guys come back early on a lot of trips is what I realized. Do we? Yeah, I don't know. You guys came back early from Cuba, came back early from Florida.
These are the things that are with the baby, though. That is the problem. We're going to leave her behind from now on.
That makes sense. No child left behind unless you're Kareem's daughter.
No child left behind except for my child. Exactly. She'll never listen to this podcast. God, I hope not. She won't.
Podcasts won't be around when she's 21. What's going to happen when she turns 21? What are they going to be listening to? Some fucking new shit. Oh, that sounds exciting.
Don't you think so?
Potentially. I mean, look, are we all getting to the point where content is just going to be zapped into your brain and there's no listening, there's no headphones, there's no screens, maybe? Who knows? Exactly. That's kind of dystopian, though. I don't want to think about that.
don't know i don't know that's what i'm gonna sound like when i'm 150 they're like oh man fucking kareem's washed and old i'm gonna be 150 well that sounds uh dude i don't want to live that long man you actually want that i don't want that I don't want that.
Anyways, I'm glad that Nora won Best Picture last night.
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Chapter 7: What are John C. Reilly's thoughts on food videos?
Because they were just like, oh, this is trash food or it was like fast food.
No, they were just like, it's a sandwich.
no no they were like it's a sandwich like we have sandwiches at home we have sandwiches at home yeah yeah but they don't have all the I mean who doesn't have lettuce yeah but you don't have all the other special things like oh do you want the jalapenos oh do you want the olives you don't have like 20 options for like additional flavorings at home you don't have that at home no one has that at home
You don't have honey mustard at home.
I mean, I've honey mustard at home, but I don't have like twenty different toppings. That's crazy.
What are top? Yeah, but when you go when you make like when you go to subway right, you probably get the same thing every time. Yeah. You're not like, oh, I'm going to get the meatball sub today. I've never tried that. You have a sandwich that you get. Same with Jimmy John's.
I don't know, man. There's probably like a three or four in the rotation. There's three or four. I literally just ate Jimmy John's this past weekend, which is crazy in Albany.
Turkey Tom? You a Turkey Tom?
No, I'm not. I'm a Vito. I'm a Vito, actually.
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