Media Distortion and Lobster vs. Crab
Dave and Chris discuss the outsized response to Dave’s comments about Costco rotisserie chicken and how clickbait media distorts our views. Then, they go over everything Dave ate in Boston, including ...
23 Jan 20231h 7min
Talking Wastewater Treatment With an Expert, and Ranking the Best Eating Cities in the U.S.
Dave and Chris are first joined by environmental wastewater treatment expert Marylee Santoro to discuss how sewage systems work and what can go wrong. Then, they talk about the recent wave of laws ban...
19 Jan 20231h 34min
Predicting Trends in the Cultural Stock Market
As Dave and Chris begin by predicting which U.S. cities will house the next generation of restaurants, they engage in a game of buying or selling pieces of culture. Other topics include an hour-long a...
17 Jan 20231h 21min
Food Is Art. So Why Do People Treat It Differently?
Dave and Chris dive into the rich and complex topic of food as art and chefs as artists. As they continue their speculation about how the restaurant industry will change to meet this moment, they ask ...
12 Jan 20231h 35min
Dave Chang Goes to Costco and Unraveling the Truffle Conundrum
Dave and Chris buckle in for an odyssey across southern California, from the potentially drug-addled haze of Joshua Tree to the deal-induced fervor of Costco. Other topics of conversation include Domi...
9 Jan 20231h 47min
Dave Chang's New Year's Resolutions
Dave Chang shares his New Year's resolutions for the upcoming year, then Dave and Chris swap stories about their holiday celebrations. Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying Producers: Sasha Ashall and Noel...
5 Jan 202358min
Savoring the Old, But Craving the New | My Opinion Is Fact
In Part 2 of our epic year-end MOIF, Dave, Chris, and Noelle reveal, at long last, their favorite meals of 2022—and then attempt to understand how diners and critics might reshape the conversation aro...
26 Dec 202251min
A Year-End Visit from Restaurant Nostradamus | My Opinion Is Fact
In Part 1 of a holiday-straddling year-end double episode, Dave, Chris, and Noelle review a few cultural and personal high points of our latest spin around the sun—and then leap ahead to read the tea ...
22 Dec 202248min
