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The Thanksgiving Wars: Part Three - Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows with Rachel Chapman and Arik Cohen Nov 15, 2018

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It’s our most heated debate of the Thanksgiving Wars yet. Several lines in the sand are drawn. Shots fired! Winston is held back. Arik Cohen and Rachel Chapman join us to debate the merits of Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallow. For the tasting, casseroles with store-bought mini marshmallows, another topped with marshmallow fluff, and a smoked sweet potato version are served along with a dessert of sweet potato ice cream with homemade marshmallow fluff and candied pecans.

The Thanksgiving Wars: Part Two - Green Bean Casserole with Marie Buck Scott and Nikki Digaetano Nov 08, 2018

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The Thanksgiving Wars continue with comedian guests Marie Buck Scott and Nikki Digaetano joining our hosts in deliberating the pros and cons of this divisive Thanskgiving side dish: green bean casserole. For the tasting, the traditional campbell’s recipe (of just canned green beans, french fried onions and condensed mushroom soup), a fresh scratch version and an inverse version (cream of green bean soup with whole mushrooms) are served.

The Thanksgiving Wars: Part One - Cranberry Sauce with Clare Loughran and Zach Pyke Nov 01, 2018

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It’s the first Thanksgiving War Battle. On the four Thursdays leading up to Thanksgiving 2018, Winston and David will moderate a debate featuring a guest who loves a Thanksgiving side and an opponent who wishes to see it wiped from the cornucopia. In this first round, cranberry sauce lover Clare Loughran (Inside The Disney Vault) takes on her cran-adversary Zach Pyke (The Bachelor Zone). For the tasting, two varieties of canned sauce, homemade sauce, an attempted jelly mold and a cranberry relish.

Candy Corn with Mike Cardella and Rachel Retha Middleton Oct 25, 2018

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Happy Halloween! It’s a terrifying episode of Try It You’ll Like It for David as he takes on his dislike of candy corn with true candy corn crackpots improvisers/actors Mike Cardella and Rachel Retha Middleton. For the tasting, a variety of Brach’s candy corn, Jelly Belly candy corn, homemade candy corn and a candy corn cocktail are served, plus a surprise Baked Alaska at the end made to look like candy corn with lemon curd ice cream and orange cake.

Sauerkraut with Cody Ziglar and Austin Kolodney Oct 18, 2018

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Director/Podcast Producer Cody Ziglar and director Austin Kolodney (aka the Spice Boys) guest on this week’s episode to discuss their shared dislike of Sauerkraut. For the tasting, canned sauerkraut, homemade cabbage sauerkraut and brussel sprouts kraut, a sweeter german style kraut with kielbasa and a cocktail called a Caraway Fizz with aquavit and sauerkraut juice are all served to the Spice Boys.

Hostess Cakes with Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections Oct 11, 2018

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At the end of this episode, hosts Winston and David offer a full-throated apology to their guest Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections for the cavalcade of Hostess Cakes and Hostess based dishes they experienced together for the tasting. For the tasting, Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Sno Balls and creamy filling based Hostess products are served alongside a homemade Hostess Cupcakes Cake pop with bruleed marshmallow fluff, a strawberry twinkie mocktail and a smoked twinkie.

Bittermelon with Kristine De La Cruz and Sean Gilleland of Creme Caramel LA Oct 04, 2018

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Kristine De La Cruz and Sean Gillaland of Creme Caramel LA challenge David and Winston with a food they’d never had before: bittermelon (aka the bitter gourd or karela). With the texture of celery, the seeds of a squash and bitterest of tastes, it presents a real challenge for them. For the tasting, raw karela, toasted seeds, a sweet bittermelon pickle, an Indian mango and karela pickle and a bittermelon syrup made into a gin fizz to mirror a gin and tonic are served.

Beer with Ellen Clifford & Shaughn Buchholz of The Wine Situation Podcast Sep 27, 2018

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“Ahhhhh!” screamed the guest! And that guest, Ellen Clifford, is joined by her cohost of The Wine Situation podcast, Shaughn Buchholz, to discuss her fearful reaction to beer. For the tasting, they serve up Stella Artois, a german pilsner from Eagle Rock Brewery, 21st Amendment’s Hell or High Watermelon, Sierra Nevada’s Kolsch and a homemade Hefeweizen. To eat, beer cheese dip, beer bread, Guinness Lentil and Mushroom Pie and a Shake chocolate porter ice cream with chocolate covered pretzels.

Peas with Erin McGown Sep 20, 2018

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Comedian, trombonist and good friend Erin McGown guests this week to discuss her aversion to green peas (and not, as the distinction is made clear, snap peas or snow peas). The episode kicks off with a round of Real Food or Real Gross that includes such potential foods as drunken shrimp, squirting cucumber salad and flummadiddle. For the tasting, fresh peas, two versions of mushy peas, wasabi peas, a pea soup with ham and a mint pea ice cream are served.

Grapefruit with Evan Sloan Sep 13, 2018

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Actor, writer, and mutual friend Evan Sloan guests this week to discuss his aversion to grapefruit. For the tasting, pink and ruby red grapefruits are served raw plus bruleed grapefruit halves, grapefruit chermoula (a North African sauce), grapefruit soda (made from homemade grapefruit syrup), candied grapefruit peel and a pink grapefruit marmalade are served.

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