Due to global events, David updates listeners on why both he and Winston are pausing their current hiatus with the goal of relaunching as soon as they can. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: [email protected] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

For our third HotTasteus/HiTasteus hiatus episode, Hot Tastes includes Winston wanting the United Nations to ban all secret restaurants and David thinks nutrional yeast doesn't get the job done. The June 7th, 2018 episode with Jeremy Raub (of Eagle Rock Brewery) is reissued where Natto, one of the worst foods we've had and returned to on the show, was served up for the first time. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email:...

For our second HotTasteus/HiTasteus hiatus episode, Hot Tastes includes a wild David take that accidental syrup spillage on diner pancakes is cause for concern and Winston thinks the typical breakfast combo at a restaurant should always include juice or coffee baked into the price. The May 17th, 2018 episode with Ted Hopson (of The Bellwether) is reissued where Gingerbread is the highlighed food (and one of the worst things we've ever made was served up). __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page:...

For our first HotTasteus/HiTasteus episode, David and Winston explore a round of Hot Tastes where Winston believes deep dish pizza is best the second day and David wants vanilla milk to have the same ubiquity as chocolate milk. They then highlight and reissue the February 15th, 2018 episode with Eater Senior Editor Farley Elliott where they ate the entire menu at Echo Park taco truck Taco Zone. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter:...

The #HotTasteus or #HiTasteus is announced. David/Winston announce a (false) hiatus, a six week break in which new Hot Tastes will be tacked on the front of reissued highlight episodes for the next six weeks (plus a full new Spring Slamdown episode in the middle) followed by a Season 2 with new episodes plus bonus episodes on a Patreon coming in April (the main feed won't change once season 2 begins, it'll be the same old show you know and love). For this episode's Hot Tastes, David wants...

For our 2020 Valentine's Day episode, Sammy Rabstein joins David/Winston to taste eight bottles of wine, a kalimotxo, chicken thighs with a red wine sauce and portwine brownies. In a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants a full Valentine's Week for restaurant purposes and David thinks there shouldn't be any plums unless they're made into prunes. He's a "prune guy" now! __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email:...

Comedian Kati O'Hearn is presented with an overwhelming amount of salmon on this episode by hosts David & Winston. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants the possibility of making specialty mayos at the grocery store while David wants ancient grains out of his granola. For the tasting, raw salmon belly, sous vide salmon, salmon en papillote, salmon cakes, lox and kippered salmon are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter:...

Host of the Smart Mouth podcast Katherine Spiers joins Winston and David for a return to celery with a whole new menu. Forgoing an opening segment, David presents Winston with a gift from abroad. For the tasting, raw celery, celery-apple-ginger juice, celery quick pickles, a celery chicken salad sandwich are served alongside an apple celery granita and a sweet celery compote for dessert. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter:...

Host of the Go Fact Yourself podcast J. Keith van Straaten truly braves tempeh along with hosts David and Winston this week. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants more bulk condiments at the grocery store and David wants regulations akin to the Surgeon General's warning on cigarettes but for requiring cross-sections of candy bars to appear on all packaging. For the tasting, raw tempeh, peanut marinated three grain tempeh, smoked and re-smoked tempeh smoky strips and a coconut pineapple...

Comedian and host of The Bechdel Cast Caitlin Durante does not like sausage. Before facing a meal of nine sausages and a surprise dessert (a spice sausage cake), she joins David and Winston for a round of Hot Tastes where David ants to slice hoagies into more than just halves (ideally sixths) and Winston wants the option for halved donuts. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: [email protected] Subscribe: Apple...

Comedian Nicole Villela hates pumpkin pie. Winston doesn't understand this and David sings early 2000's emo/pop punk band Simple Plan. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston thinks Heinz 57 is the King of Sauces and David wants to know how to reassemble takeout soups. For the tasting, Marie Callender's standard pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie cookies, Pumpkinoffee (dulce de leche) pie and a savory pork and pumpkin pot pie are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram:...

Sydney Heller and Olivia DeLaurentis (of Snapchat's Apocalypse Goals) join David and Winston for a New Year Hangover edition of the show where our hosts serve up dreaded gin to their guests. For a round of New Tastes Resolutastes, Winston wants to make more bread in the new year and David wants to make root beer. For the tasting, four gins, a tom collins, a martini and a gin and tonic are served up alongside gin and tonic pickles and a lemon gin cake. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page:...

Writer/Director/Actor Sandeep Parikh (of Wizard School Dropout) joins David/Winston for a post-Christmas deep-dive into his dislike for shortbreads. For Hot Tastes, Winston wants more readily available roast chickens, David wants an instruction card at restaurants for eating whole fishes, and Sandeep wants a supplemental charge to be offered so that the appropriate amount of appetizers be served for the table. For the tasting, Walkers, Lornadoones, brown butter shortbreads, millionaire...

Comedian and musician Yaki Margulies has David and Winston serving up the classic Hanukkah dish: latkes (aka a Jewish potato pancake). For a round of Chot Tastes (a hot take on a Jewish Food), David wants charoset to be a more universal side dish and Winston thinks that matzoh ball soup is a lower tier soup. For the tasting, five types of latkes are served up. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email:...

100 Episodes in, Winston and David take stock of the podcast with an unexpected round of Hot Tastes, a pancake salad (done wedge style with maple butter ice cream) and so much Swedish candy. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: [email protected] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

To ring in the coming cold of winter, hosts David and Winston have invited Rachel Retha Middleton, Tim Herrold, Collin Jay Morris and Lucé Tomlin-Brenner to serve as judges of the Winter Slamdown: a four-round battle royale between the hosts to see who can serve up the best slate of winter drinks. Serving up a cold drink, a hot drink, a sneak drink (one in which your family wouldn't be able to tell how boozy it is) and a wild card cocktail, listen to find out whether David wrestles away...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Hosts David and Winston invite Casey Lawrence and Zane Larue Dickinson to see if there's a preparation these guests might enjoy of the festive fowl. After a round of Thankful Tastes, roasted, sous vide, fried, smoked and turkey leg confit are served up alongside a healthy portion of gravy. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: [email protected] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Host of the podcasts Good Christian Fun and Gilmore Guys Kevin T. Porter joins David/Winston to find out if a radish can make a rad dish! For Hot Tastes, Winston thinks American cheese is America’s greatest contribution to world food culture, David wants a universal code word for secret menu items and Kevin thinks pasta is never worth it. For the tasting, raw radish, roasted radish, pickled radishes from Jesse Boy, a chinese daikon radish soup, a radish greens pesto and cinnamon sugar radish...

Comedian Allen Strickland Williams (with a new Comedy Central half hour out tomorrow 11/15) joins David/Winston for the start of a campaign to get Winston $48 from Postmates, as well as a cucumber based episode. For Hot Tastes, David wants two salt options on the table for restaurants already offering four or more sauces, Allen thinks deli brown mustard should be the standard table mustard and Winston wants universal availability for regional fast food items. For the tasting, three types of...

Comedian Jamie Loftus joins David/Winston for the third egg based episode! On (scrambled) EGG PLATE, they serve up hard scrambled eggs, soft scrambled eggs, egg yolk only scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs with whipped egg whites and an indian egg bhaji. __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: [email protected] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

WARNING: this Halloween edition of the show deems the hated food evil more times than has ever occurred on the show. Comedian/Artist Marcelina Chavira partners with Winston in her disgust while David is delighted by a full black licorice menu (or djavlar godis, the devil's candy, for you Swedes). For a round of Spooky Tastes, Winston recalls eating duck in Beijing, Marcelina discusses eating black licorice on stage just day's before the recording, and David returns to his feelings on the...

Actor/Comedian and Guitarist from NOFX Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta joins David/Winston this week to go over the stringy, fibrous vegetable: celery. For a round of Situational Eats, David asks what should be served up when serving a table in a restaurant walk-in fridge and Winston poses what should be served to a ravenous Dracula who craves tex-mex. For the tasting, raw celery, celery juice, Dr. Brown's cel-ray soda, walnut cream of celery soup, a celery leaf pesto, celery gratin and a celery...

10 Mustards. It's too much. Comedian Scott Thiede is overwhelmed by the amount of mustard David/Winston serve up on this week's episode. For a round of Hot Tastes, David wants more bulk frozen food options, Winston's wants a fruit chopping bar in every grocery store and Scott doesn't want corn in his ramen. For the tasting, MUSTARD PLATE includes ten mustards with sausage and wonton dippers plus a mustard heavy mac and cheese, a dijon mustard carrot cake and a whole grain mustard ice cream...

Get your milk baths simmering because we've got a hot episode this week. Actress Emma Jansen joins our hosts as they bring creamed spinach to teh table. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston doesn't want a world of robot servers because he wants to be able to sweet talk them, David wants cocktail garnishes under lock and key and Emma thinks hats should be taken off indoors. For the tasting, steakhouse creamed spinach, vegan creamed spinach, a creamed spinach saag paneer and an ICE CREAMED...