With the arrival of October, a sweet wind tickles the chimes, revealing a sound to the world that finally, the 2019 Brat Off has arrived. With guests comedian Chrissy Bruzek and Acquah Dansoh and returning guest Matt Mazany, the Brat Off is a task sent forth by the Sausage Gods for the Try It, You'll Like It panel to determine the best (commercially available in LA) bratwurst on the market. With six total bratwurst, two buns and three cooking preparations, the Brat Off awaits your...

"The Seaweed Flavor is not good in there but it is entertaining." Comedian Andrew Grace joins David/Winston to conquer the plentiful plant of the sea: seaweed. For a round of Hot Tastes, David wants more reusable plates at outdoor restaurants, Winston wants bulk spices at grocery stores, and Andrew thinks that a steak is overrated. For the tasting, roasted, teriyaki and wasabi seaweed snacks are served alongside an applewood smoked dulse (bacon-y seaweed), a dish of furikake over rice,...

Comedian Cara Meyers does not like cheesecake. It's a shock to David/Winston, one of those episodes where they think the guests abuses their present for an ample supply of the "hated" food, but it's true, this is really a cheesecake episode. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants more fast food ice cream sandwiches, David thinks that Miyokos vegan mozzarella deserves charcuterie board consideration, and Cara could do without spicy food. For the tasting, a NY style (from Cheesecake Factory),...

Comedian Janine Hogan joins us this week to talk arugula (or as the brits would say, rocket). For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants more meat loaf sandwiches at fast food restaurants, David thinks we need a pastry task force, and Janine thinks avocado is overpriced and overrated. For the tasting, arugula pasta with arugula pesto, an arugula pine nut bread, a simple arugula salad with parm and olive oil and rucolino (an arugula amaro) are served up alongside a bonus meat loaf.  __ SHOW...

"I retain a lot of sand." Writer Steve Lerner joins us for an episode that delves into his dislike for beans but also a discussion of the perfect combination of a hot/cold dish. For a round of Hot Tastes, David thinks no food tastes better while eating it at the beach, Winston thinks that Wendy's is the best nationwide food chain, and Steve thinks that fancy sake is better than fancy wine. For the tasting, a bean each of red kidney, white great northern, cuban style black beans and canellini...

Comedian and host of the podcasts "Mouth Feelings" and "This Particular Album is Very, Very Important To Me" joins David/Winston to discuss his distaste for slimy okra. For Hot Tastes, David doesn't get the Hatch Chili fuss, Winston wants meat carving stations at gas stations and Joel thinks that smoke flavor is overused in trendy cooking and that the tater tot is the best potato application. For the tasting, raw okra, cruncy okra snacks, pickled okra, an okra cocktail (called the ecto...

"When's the last time you smelled it?" - Comedian and Host of "What's With These Homies Talkin' About Weezer" Matt Apodaca joins David/Winston as they provide a whole new sauerkraut menu for him. For a round of Hot Tastes, David thinks that a restaurant should be obligated to tell you about a regular patron (their story/what they're like) if you're sitting in their seat, Winston thinks ocean water is the best Sonic Drive-In drink, and Matt thinks frosting on cakes is a waste. For the tasting,...

HOLY MACKERAL! Comedian and chef Lindsay Ames gets shocked by what hosts David/Winston pull off for this week's food: mackeral. For Hot Tastes, Winston has a bone to pick with an LA breakfast sandwich institution while David wants recipes to list their estimated price and Lindsay needs her dumpling expectations to be met. For the tasting, smoked mackeral, a tomato based mackeral soup, a mackeral fish cake, and a fluffy mackeral pudding are served up.

"NONE OF THOSE FLAVORS GO TOGETHER!" Hosts of Fantasy Flix League Podcast Mike McLendon, Ryan Meharry and Amy Ruffle have hosts David and Winston return to the first food they ever did on the show: Olives. For this week's round of Hot Tastes, David wants smoked dog food to smell less appetizing, Winston wants garlic knots to be better than they are, Ryan thinks dill relish should be available at all concession stands and Amy thinks that chocolate ice cream is bad (which serves as validation...

Hosts of the podcast Firsthand Devin Field and Greg Gallant join David and Winston for a round of Tiki drinks.

OH MY GOD THERE'S A CRAB IN THE POT! Comedian/musician Melissa Luna has a justified freak out over a whole crab on our latest episode. For Hot Tastes, David wants virus containment style gloves for fruit in grocery stores while Winston wants a fast food sauce min-sampler for a $1 charge. For the tasting, a whole dungeness crab, crab cakes, crab rangoon and a "crabapple" pie (crab dip pie served alongside red wine braised apples and lemon creme fraiche) are served up. -- SHOW...

Writer/Director Matt Mazany challenges David and Winston this week with the specific preparation of raw onions. The episode kicks off with a sesame bar sent all the way from England that the hosts try on air. For the raw onion tasting, raw shallots, yellow and red onions are served along with a prepared yellow onion in a baking soda bath, a flash frozen yellow onion, a lemon juice soaked red onion, and a mignonette sauce PLUS a BRAT(wurst) off using these raw onions as the topping.  -- SHOW...

Comedian, writer and Blend-Tec co-owner Jon Millstein guests this week on the podcast to discuss cashews.  __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook Page: @tryitlikeitpod Instagram: @tryitlikeitpod Twitter: @tryitlikeitpod Email: [email protected] Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subcribe: Spotify

A dream has been realized. To celebrate the July 4th holiday, hosts David and Winston have invited comedians Doug Dixon, Loring Griggs, Kristen Gull and Kim Kalish to serve as judges of the Summer Slamdown: a four-round battle royale between the hosts to see who can serve up the best slate of summer drinks. Serving up a beer-based, wine-based, liquor-based and wild card cocktail, listen to find out who takes the title in this inaugural episode.  __ SHOW INFORMATION Facebook...

Host of Sex Stories Podcast Wyoh Lee spices up this week's episode with our most sexually explicit episode which includes gentle whispers of ice cream play and probing interview on her distaste for pickles. For a steamy round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants to see vinegar included in more meals, David wants Brazil nuts to stay on their respective continent, and Wyoh thinks peaches should only be eaten fresh from the tree. For the tasting, dill pickles, bread and butter pickels, cornichons, and...

Comedian and the Spaghettiman himself Ben Crutcher joins our hosts this week to talk about everyone's favorite muskmelon: cantaloupe. For a new segment titled New Favorites, David is perhaps too obsessed with mayo these days while Winston loves a single serving Grocery Store tres leches cake. For the tasting, cantaloupe, vacuum sealed cantaloupe, proscuitto wrapped cantaloupe are served alongside a cantaloupe bread with pecan pralines and a charentais granita with chantilly cream.  __ SHOW...

Comedian and host of the podcast Weed and Grub (go check it out!) joins David and Winston to talk Spam, St. Louis style pizza and more! For this week's Hot Tastes, Winston wants to see cauliflower as a replacement for chicken items on more menus, David wants more internet recipe attribution to the original source, and Mike says there's an appropriate time and place for the single-ply napkin. For the tasting, regular, jalapeno and turkey spam are fried up and served alongside a spam fried...

Comedian/storyteller Jen Curcio guests this week to discuss her dislike of Boba Tea/Bubble Tea (you know, the tea with the tapioca balls in it). For a round of Hot Tastes, David is no fan of French's new ad campaign AND he wants one homemade jam at every restaurant breakfast while Winston wants the amount of bacon in a side order of bacon to be made clear. For the tasting, Black Milk Tea, Thai Ice Tea and Honeydew Milk Tea bobas from Ten Ren's Tea Time are served alongside two popping boba...

Hosts Winston and David break format this week with two special guests. After a very personal/philosophical check in between the two hosts, the gentleman are joined by Brad Bodnarchuk of Half a Dozen Hospitality Podcast (calling in all the way from Vancouver) for a round of Hot Tastes. Then, the boys introduce a live show recorded at Taste Walk Glendale on 5/1/19 where they offered a mini-gauntlet of natto, natto banana bread, durian wafers and pshat to guest Betty Porto of Porto's...

Host of Lady Balls Daily and the My Dear Delicious podcast Coni Constantine reveals that not only does she not like grilled cheese, but cheese in general may be the issue. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants one cheap beer option at every bar and David thinks that no beginner chef should attempt a recipe with more than ten steps. For the tasting, grilled cheeses made with american, cheddar, havarti, and smoked gouda are served along side a welsh rarebit, a croque monsieur and a blueberry...

Host of Choose Your Own Religion Joe Welker joins David/Winston this week to discuss coconut, the nut so loco they call it coco. Jacque Wafeur returns in a picnic based Situation Eat and Winston attempts a public execution of that character with his situation, though the character narrowly escapes. For the tasting, fresh young coconut meat, coconut water, coconut rice, coconut chips, dried coconut strips, a toasted coconut pudding and buko pie from Sari Sari are served up.  __ SHOW...

Comedian, musician and host of Baywatch Watch Zach Olsen joins us this week to see if our hosts can prove the merits of capers to him. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants popcorn to be more ubiquitous in public spaces (though his gas station example is suspect) while David thinks that fancy restaurants should stop pretending like they've discovered cured egg yolks. For the tasting, capers, caperberries, a salad with a lemon caper vinaigrette, chicken piccata and a chocolate cranberry...

Cool dude, animator and host of TBToonz David Kantrowitz joins David and Winston this week to discuss fennel, which host David loves and Winston hates with a passion equal to Mr. Kantrowitz. In a round of Situational Eats, David proposes a Beast Feast while Winston asks what to serve to someone who has recently come back from the grave. For the tasting, a shaved fennel salad with lemon vinaigrette, roasted fennel, caramelized fennel, fennel sodas, and a fennel and orange zest ice cream are...

Actor Ryan Bartley guests this week to discuss her dislike of most vegetables, most fruits, and oatmeal. For Hot Tastes, Winston wants more innovation in supermarket aisle structuring and David wants supermarket checkout artists to not discuss his purchases with him. For the tasting, Instant Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal, slow cooked Quarker Oatmeal, overnight oats with carrot cake flavors and oatmeal with sweet mix-ins are served alongside savory oatmeal mushroom congee and garlic cheese oats. 

Host of the Bachelor Zone podcast Michael Wahle has David and Winston take him to  “deviled eggeria” and explore why he doesn’t like this common appetizer. For a round of Hot Tastes, Winston wants shredded cheese kept off of burgers, David wants a single rider line for himself at ice cream shops, and Michael wants popcorn professionals to handle the buttering at the movie theater. For the tasting, a standard deviled egg, a deviled quail egg, a beet pickled deviled egg with goat cheese, a...