
Grocery Etiquette, Food Origins, Cookbook Red Flags
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03/16/25 • 72 min
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🍿 Snack Test
- Moiré Cacao: https://moirecacao.com
- Hot Dog King: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotdogking35/video/7479217709813615903
📝 Things Mentioned
- Happy Wife, Happy Wife Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/hwhlpodcast/?hl=en
- Sift by Nicola Lamb: https://www.nicolalamb.com/sift
- Thanksgiving 2022: https://cultflav.com/sarahberus/guides/tg-showdown-22
đź‘‹ Questions
“At what point are countries able to say they are the originators of a food?” - Ray
- copyright discussion we reference: https://youtu.be/LXXTsGJM9HU?si=eI9D1FIB55CNK4SN&t=2018
“For a cooking hobbyist, when do you think it’s necessary to get into sous vide?” - Kenny
- Onsen Tamago: https://www.seriouseats.com/onsen-tamago-japanese-soft-cooked-egg-recipe
- Bryn’s old boring ice cream video (it’s too long): https://youtu.be/Vp-jurykqTs?si=0\_\_ZZZ5bik9E2Ac\_&t=1416
đźš© Things Mentioned During Cookbook Red Flags
- Matty Matheson: https://www.instagram.com/mattymatheson
- Tucci Cookbook: https://cultflav.com/products/stanley-tucci-the-tucci-cookbook
- Peinao: https://cultflav.com/products/helena-vikki-moursellas-peinao
- Phaidon: https://www.phaidon.com
- Dishoom: https://www.dishoom.com/store/products/dishoom-cookery-book
- Prune: (closed)
- Statebird Provisions: https://the-workshop-106410.square.site/product/state-bird-provisions-signed-cookbook/167
- Ottolenghi Test Kitchen Cookbook: https://ottolenghi.co.uk/products/otk-shelf-love-cookbook
- Bryn said “modernist kitchen” but he meant Modernist Cuisine: https://modernistcuisine.com/books/modernist-cuisine/
- Madhur Jaffrey’s Invitation to Indian Cooking: https://cultflav.com/products/madhur-jaffrey-an-invitation-to-indian-cooking
- Tiffin: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/38525243-tiffin
- Modern Larder: https://cultflav.com/products/michelle-mckenzie-the-modern-larder
- Mission Vegan: https://cultflav.com/products/danny-bowien-mission-vegan
- Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: https://www.saltfatacidheat.com/cookbooks
- Ottolenghi is doing a million things: https://ottolenghi.co.uk
- Nick Digiovanni: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMyOj6fhvKFMjxUCp3b\_3gA
- Night & Market: https://cultflav.com/products/kris-yenbamroong-night-market
- Bavel: https://cultflav.com/products/ori-menashe-genevieve-gergis-bavel
- Turkey & The Wolf: https://cultflav.com/products/mason-hereford-turkey-and-the-wolf
- The Art of French Cooking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastering\_the\_Art\_of\_French\_Cooki...
đź‘‹ Get Involved
- Subscribe to Cult Flav (starts at $20/yr): https://cultflav.com/community
- Ask a question: https://cultflav.com/community/going-off or call 424-419-3528.
🍿 Snack Test
- Moiré Cacao: https://moirecacao.com
- Hot Dog King: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotdogking35/video/7479217709813615903
📝 Things Mentioned
- Happy Wife, Happy Wife Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/hwhlpodcast/?hl=en
- Sift by Nicola Lamb: https://www.nicolalamb.com/sift
- Thanksgiving 2022: https://cultflav.com/sarahberus/guides/tg-showdown-22
đź‘‹ Questions
“At what point are countries able to say they are the originators of a food?” - Ray
- copyright discussion we reference: https://youtu.be/LXXTsGJM9HU?si=eI9D1FIB55CNK4SN&t=2018
“For a cooking hobbyist, when do you think it’s necessary to get into sous vide?” - Kenny
- Onsen Tamago: https://www.seriouseats.com/onsen-tamago-japanese-soft-cooked-egg-recipe
- Bryn’s old boring ice cream video (it’s too long): https://youtu.be/Vp-jurykqTs?si=0\_\_ZZZ5bik9E2Ac\_&t=1416
đźš© Things Mentioned During Cookbook Red Flags
- Matty Matheson: https://www.instagram.com/mattymatheson
- Tucci Cookbook: https://cultflav.com/products/stanley-tucci-the-tucci-cookbook
- Peinao: https://cultflav.com/products/helena-vikki-moursellas-peinao
- Phaidon: https://www.phaidon.com
- Dishoom: https://www.dishoom.com/store/products/dishoom-cookery-book
- Prune: (closed)
- Statebird Provisions: https://the-workshop-106410.square.site/product/state-bird-provisions-signed-cookbook/167
- Ottolenghi Test Kitchen Cookbook: https://ottolenghi.co.uk/products/otk-shelf-love-cookbook
- Bryn said “modernist kitchen” but he meant Modernist Cuisine: https://modernistcuisine.com/books/modernist-cuisine/
- Madhur Jaffrey’s Invitation to Indian Cooking: https://cultflav.com/products/madhur-jaffrey-an-invitation-to-indian-cooking
- Tiffin: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/38525243-tiffin
- Modern Larder: https://cultflav.com/products/michelle-mckenzie-the-modern-larder
- Mission Vegan: https://cultflav.com/products/danny-bowien-mission-vegan
- Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: https://www.saltfatacidheat.com/cookbooks
- Ottolenghi is doing a million things: https://ottolenghi.co.uk
- Nick Digiovanni: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMyOj6fhvKFMjxUCp3b\_3gA
- Night & Market: https://cultflav.com/products/kris-yenbamroong-night-market
- Bavel: https://cultflav.com/products/ori-menashe-genevieve-gergis-bavel
- Turkey & The Wolf: https://cultflav.com/products/mason-hereford-turkey-and-the-wolf
- The Art of French Cooking: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastering\_the\_Art\_of\_French\_Cooki...
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Our Fav Food TV, Menu Planning, Video Game Foods (feat. Chet Faliszek)
Get Involved
- Subscribe to Cult Flav (starts at $20/yr): https://cultflav.com/community
- Ask a question: https://cultflav.com/community/going-off or call 424-419-3528.
🎬 TV Shows Mentioned
- GBBS - specifically the one with Janusz (season 13) https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/bakers/janusz/
- Alex Guarnaschelli: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Guarnaschelli
- Gordon Ramsay Ultimate Cookery Course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Ramsay's_Ultimate_Cookery_Course
- Master Chef: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MasterChef_(American_TV_series)
- Gastronauts: https://www.dropout.tv/gastronauts
- Iron Chef: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Chef
- Sarah can’t pronounce Mark Dacascos’ name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dacascos
- Alton Brown & Kristen Kish in Top Chef: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Chef
- Alton Brown Interview where he says the most important kitchen tool is the kitchen table: https://www.instagram.com/newshour/reel/DFxrUMdslCZ/
- Food Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Wars!:_Shokugeki_no_Soma
- Barbecue Showdown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue_Showdown
- Mind of a chef: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mind_of_a_Chef
- Good Eats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Eats
- Chef Show: https://thechefshow.com
- Taskmaster: https://www.youtube.com/c/Taskmaster
- Anthony Bourdain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain
- Barack Obama Episode of Parts Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efG56KcQj0Q
- Ugly Delicious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_Delicious
- Chef’s Table BBQ Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12917170/
- Flavorful Origins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavorful_Origins
- The Bear & Thomas Keller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Keller
- Bryn’s addicted to Balatro: https://www.playbalatro.com
đź‘‹ Questions
“How do you decide your own menu pairings?” - Barbara
- Africana pairing that didn’t work: https://youtu.be/VgY8IOYtRps?si=erQGdJRP7Dk400PS
👾 Things Mentioned During Our Interview w/ Chet
- Chet’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chetfaliszek
- Chet’s Games: https://half-life.fandom.com/wiki/Chet_Faliszek
- Chet on Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/id/ChetFaliszek/
- Chet’s favorite burger joint in Seattle: https://www.meansandwich.com
- Recycling in New Orleans to repair coastline: https://glasshalffull.co
- Chet’s favorite okra spot in Seattle: https://www.communionseattle.com
- Chet wrote Left for Dead 2 to Mark Ronson’s Bang Bang Bang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM6TCGltfHM
- Erik Wolpaw wrote the original Portal to “cold november rain”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE
- Bryn works best listening to Anamanaguchi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NocXEwsJGOQ
- Sarah works best listening to Bl...
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Stocking a Kitchen From Scratch, Cutting Boards, Ice Cream (feat. Mei Liao)
This week, we’re talking to our friend Mei Liao who runs one of our favorite channels, @daywithmei. She recently made a cross-country move and has started rebuilding her kitchen equipment collection as both an avid home cook AND a food content creator.
Then Mei joins us in answering a listener question about wooden cutting boards, but let’s be honest, Bryn commandeers that question and barfs out a bunch of facts without answering it... (Sorry! Clearer answer below 👇 — Bryn)
And then we round the episode out with an ice cream ranking in a booth at Mamahuhu in San Francisco. Mei was even kind enough to bring in some new flavor combinations that she’s testing out.
đź‘‹ Get Involved
- Subscribe to Cult Flav (starts at $20/yr): https://cultflav.com/community
- Ask a question: https://cultflav.com/community/going-off or call 424-419-3528.
🍿 Snack
- BonBon Fish Candy: https://bonbonnyc.com/collections/bonbons-originals
- Sour Blackberry was our favorite flavor
- Sour Peach was a close second
- Kolsvart continues to have the best texture: https://www.kolsvart.com
🍦 Follow Mei
- Website: https://www.daywithmei.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daywithmei/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daywithmei
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@daywithmei
📝 Things Mentioned (in order of appearance)
- Example of restaurant supply table tops (not the exact one that Mei has): https://www.webstaurantstore.com/regency-30-x-60-wood-top-work-table-with-galvanized-base-and-adjustable-undershelf/600TW3060G.html
- Oxenforge Wok: https://cultflav.com/products/oxenforge-hand-hammered-wok
- Deli Containers: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/search/deli-containers.html
- Bryn’s favorite deli containers: http://reditainer.com
- MannKitchen Pepper Canon: https://mannkitchen.com/products/the-original-pepper-cannon-pepper-mill
- Unicorn Pepper Grinder: https://www.unicornmills.org/magnum.html
- Peugeot Pepper Grinder: https://us.peugeot-saveurs.com/en_us/
- Cuisinart ICE21 Ice Cream Maker: https://www.cuisinart.com/frozen-yogurt---ice-cream-sorbet-maker/ICE-21P1.html
- Whynter Compressor Ice Cream Maker: https://www.whynter.com/product/no-pre-freezing-automatic-compressor-2-1-qt-ice-cream-maker-stainless-steel-icm-200ls/
- Immersion Blenders: https://cultflav.com/products/vitamix-immersion-blender
- Tatung Rice Cooker: https://us.tatung.com/Product/1-Tatung Multi-Functional Cooker
- Zojirushi Rice Cooker: https://www.zojirushi.com/app/category/rice-cookers
- Aroma Rice Cooker: https://www.aromaco.com/category/rice-cookers-multicookers/rice-grain-cookers/
đź‘‹ Questions
“Is it better to have one big wooden cutting board, or should you have multiple for different tasks?” - Silas
- Mei suggests shelf liners to add more grip: https://www.homedepot.com/b/Kitchen-Kitchen-Storage-Organization-Shelf-Liners-Drawer-Liners/N-5yc1vZc3xh
- Sheet pans for food prep: https://cultflav.com/products/winco-eighth-sheet-pan
Wood:
👍 can sequester bacteria
👍 gentle on knives
👍 doesn't create...
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