Best Little Big Beard Podcasts (2024)

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Put The 'Gal' In Portugal 33:47

14h ago33:47

33:47

In Part One of this week’s podcast, Justin catches up with Jacko, Barca Jim, and Izzy (with her dodgy mic – we know). We discuss the Euros, the Brat Girl Summer, and we hear all about Izzy's holiday. This week’s bonus episode ‘Justin’s Adventures of the Peak District’ will be out on Thursday. Get in touch, #AskIzzy, or Dear Jon here: WhatsApp – 074…

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154. 2 Samuel 15 - David's Butt Son Causes Trouble (w/ Kelly Hudson) 1:01:27

5h ago1:01:27

1:01:27

David's son starts a coup while Dan is joined by his (bible) brother-wife Kelly Hudson! Get your Bible Brothers merch here!!! https://bible-brothers.myshopify.com Rate us on iTunes and spread the good word of the Bible (Brothers podcast)! Please admire our beautiful Linktree: https://linktr.ee/biblebrothers…

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Baroo is the LA Times' Restaurant of the Year. Plus, Eater's Mona Holmes on what makes LA food (and food media) great. 1:54:14

1d ago1:54:14

1:54:14

Father Sal is with us today to talk about the LA Times’ 2024 Restaurant of the Year Baroo. We break down what the award means, why it’s significant, and why we are so excited for our upcoming meal at this very special restaurant. We also talk about the LA Times’ Gold Award winner, the rise of non-alcoholic beer, and the sudden closure of Rampart Vi…

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The food-centric movies to watch after 'The Bear' 28:03

3d ago28:03

28:03

Nothing goes better with dinner at home than movies and TV shows that make your mouth water. In this week’s episode, David Manilow gives listeners his picks for five foodie films that will make you think — and drive your hunger at the same time. Our host also shares his three favorite episodes from the latest season of "The Bear."Plus, restaurant r…

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Absolutely Amazing Scenes 11:04

5d ago11:04

11:04

This week, Justin has a very quick catch-up with Izzy, Barney and Barca Jim in a miniature emergency podcast episode. Normal service resumes next week! Get in touch, #AskIzzy, or Dear Jon here: WhatsApp – 07495 717 860 Twitter – @3045podcast Email – podcast@justinmoorhouse.com EPISODE LINKS: Watch my YouTube Special: https://www.youtube.com/@justin…

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The Bear Season 3 Recap - Part 2. Plus, service fees here to stay, street vendors win big, and Gorilla Pies needs our help. 1:18:11

8d ago1:18:11

1:18:11

Part 2 of our The Bear Season 3 recap. Father Sal is with us to break down episodes 6-10. If you listened to Part 1 on Monday, you'll know that we weren't too sweet on episodes 1-5. Did the second half of the season change our opinion? Not exactly, but keep listening to find out where exactly we feel the show got lost in the sauce, and most importa…

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Bookended The Tory Reign 45:55

12d ago45:55

45:55

This week, Justin catches up Barney and Izzy as they say Goodbye to Coco. The gang chat Anne Hatherway, smash burgers and Prime Ministers, and Simon the Gardener plays us out. Get in touch, #AskIzzy, or Dear Jon here: WhatsApp – 07495 717 860 Twitter – @3045podcast Email – podcast@justinmoorhouse.com EPISODE LINKS: Watch my YouTube Special: https:/…

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The Bear Season 3 Recap - Part 1: Does it still have the special sauce? 1:06:11

12d ago1:06:11

1:06:11

Father Sal and I recap episodes 1-5 of The Bear Season 3, which is now streaming on Hulu. Helpful links:The Bear https://www.hulu.com/series/the-bear-05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5f--Get 10% off when you use code "LAFOOD" on House of Macadamias https://www.houseofmacadamias.com/pages/la-foods--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…

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No More F*cks To Give 2:05:29

14d ago2:05:29

2:05:29

It’s been a good four years, but it’s time for this journey to end. JB, Chris and Sean see the current series of “Disney Who” off with a lengthy and rant-filled discussion of “Dot and Bubble”, “Rogue”, “The Legend of Ruby Sunday”, and “Empire of Death”. The podcast will come back now and then with one-off episodes, but this is pretty much the end o…

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Live from Holbox: Lunch with Santiago Lastra, chef of London's Michelin-starred KOL 1:39:58

15d ago1:39:58

1:39:58

Santiago Lastra is the chef of Michelin-starred restaurant KOL in London. He visited in LA on the heels of the World’s 50 Best ceremony in Las Vegas, where KOL was named the number 17 best restaurant in the world. He stopped by the City of Angels for a special collab dinner with Vespertine’s Jordan Kahn, and I’m really honored he made time to grab …

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A marathon of a tasting menu with Jake Potashnick 24:18

17d ago24:18

24:18

Chef Jake Potashnick has cooked at fine dining spots all over the world from Sweden to Japan. His journey has led him back home to Chicago to open up his own restaurant in West Town. It’s an ambitious effort where dinner will feature a tasting menu of more than 30 courses.Potashnick joins David Manilow in this episode to talk about Feld, one of the…

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Big Clompy Stripper Shoes 52:29

19d ago52:29

52:29

This week, Justin catches up with Barca Jim, and we hear from the front row-ers in Knaresborough. A hungover Izzy joins us for the ins and outs before Scotland v Hungary. Get in touch, #AskIzzy, or Dear Jon here: WhatsApp – 07495 717 860 Twitter – @3045podcast Email – podcast@justinmoorhouse.com EPISODE LINKS: Subscribe to YouTube for The Special: …

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153. 2 Samuel 12 - Some of the Worst Stuff in the Bible Yet (w/ Michael Klein) 1:06:46

20d ago1:06:46

1:06:46

David's family is horrible while Dan reads through three whole chapters, joined by real life brother Michael Klein! Get your Bible Brothers merch here!!! https://bible-brothers.myshopify.com Rate us on iTunes and spread the good word of the Bible (Brothers podcast)! Please admire our beautiful Linktree: https://linktr.ee/biblebrothers…

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Number 9 Dream (Bonus Podcast) 23:46

22d ago23:46

23:46

In which a podcast is conceived and another podcast is about to be put to bed.By JB Anderton, Chris Buchanan & Sean Homrig

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Top Chef Season 21 Recap. Plus, service fees live to fight another day, reservation resale platforms get the axe, and Luca gives vegans free political advice. 1:19:22

22d ago1:19:22

1:19:22

Top Chef Season 21 is in the books. A champion has been crowned, both for Top Chef and our LA Food Pod Fantasy Top Chef. Father Sal and I are joined by Jessie Evans also known as Jessie Eats, and Daniel Wargo AKA Forking Around to recap the finale and the season as a whole. But first, a few things that caught my eye this week. An iconic LA fast foo…

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The reality behind food competition shows with Erica Bethe Levin 22:57

25d ago22:57

22:57

Food entrepreneur and Chicago native Erica Bethe Levin is on a mission to expand kids' palates. That's why she founded the Globowl baby food company. In this episode, she talks about how her passion led her to a spot on the current season of "Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars."Plus, host David Manilow wants to know: Are food reality TV shows real or manip…

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We're Feeling Very Confident 46:54

26d ago46:54

46:54

This week, Justin and Izzy have a fraught afternoon but a brand-new podcast setup. We hear about Izzy’s number one fan and the Post Bag returns at the end. Get in touch, #AskIzzy, or Dear Jon here: WhatsApp – 07495 717 860 Twitter – @3045podcast Email – podcast@justinmoorhouse.com EPISODE LINKS: The Greatest Performance of My Life: https://tickets.…

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152. 2 Samuel 10 - Butts, Beards, Bathsheba (w/ Andrea Rosen) 1:03:36

27d ago1:03:36

1:03:36

David's boys have their tushies exposed while Dan gets real confused by most of the characters, joined by Andrea Rosen! Check out Andrea at these links! https://www.instagram.com/andreakrosen/?hl=en https://vimeo.com/720001343 Get your Bible Brothers merch here!!! https://bible-brothers.myshopify.com Rate us on iTunes and spread the good word of th…

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What the James Beard Awards and World's 50 Best tell us about dining in 2024. Plus, is Little Tokyo "endangered?" And what the heck is up with Joey Chestnut? 1:09:41

29d ago1:09:41

1:09:41

Kuya Lord’s Chef Lord Maynard Llera took home this James Beard Award this week for Best Chef California, and we’d like to extend him and his whole staff a heartfelt LA Food Pod congratulations. Today’s episode is all about awards. I’m joined by Father Sal to discuss LA’ showing at the Beards, as well as some of the most interesting takeaways from t…

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Why Lula Cafe finally won a James Beard Award 14:31

1M ago14:31

14:31

In the era of finding the newest and hippest spot, host David Manilow says Lula Cafe in Logan Square has created a restaurant standard that shouldn't be missed. And this week, chef Jason Hammel and his team at the nearly 25-year-old eatery won the James Beard Award for Best Hospitality.In this episode, Hammel talks to Manilow about his restaurant p…

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151. 2 Samuel 7 - David's Just A Little Guy (w/ Jo Feldman) 51:05

1M ago51:05

51:05

David goes on a diabolical rampage while Dan gets so lost in the story he reads chapter 7 again, joined by Jo Feldman! Get your Bible Brothers merch here!!! https://bible-brothers.myshopify.com Rate us on iTunes and spread the good word of the Bible (Brothers podcast)! Please admire our beautiful Linktree: https://linktr.ee/biblebrothers…

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From Boulder to Bourdain, the many lives of Checker Hall's Gabe Kennedy. Plus, Infatuation pans Vespertine, the problem with "shoppy shops," and The Best Restaurant in Town. 2:02:03

1M ago2:02:03

2:02:03

Gabe Kennedy is the all-star chef behind Highland Park’s Checker Hall. He joins us today to tell us his high-octane journey, which includes winning Anthony Bourdain’s competition show “The Taste,” co-founding one of the hottest plant-based supplement companies on the market, and uprooting his life in New York to relocate to LA and grace our city wi…

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From low-country barbecue to a high-end Tuscan experience 14:43

1M ago14:43

14:43

It’s the first episode of the month and that means it’s time for Where Dave Ate. Host David Manilow shares his recent dining experiences at two very different spots: Briny Swine, which serves low-country Carolina-style barbecue in Lincoln Park, and Tre Dita, the high-end Tuscan dining at the St. Regis Chicago. Both restaurants recently opened, and …

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150. 2 Samuel 6 - God Did NOT Ask for a House, Okay? (w/ Adam Lustick) 1:11:59

2M ago1:11:59

1:11:59

God gets a taste of living in a real house and will not let it go while Dan continues his search for a new co-host in Adam Lustick! Get your Bible Brothers merch here!!! https://bible-brothers.myshopify.com Rate us on iTunes and spread the good word of the Bible (Brothers podcast)! Please admire our beautiful Linktree: https://linktr.ee/biblebrothe…

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A Little Twist and a Lot of Shouting 1:25:27

2M ago1:25:27

1:25:27

JB, Sean and Chris tear their way through “Space Babies”, “The Devil’s Chord”, “Boom” and “73 Yards”. Not the the faint of heart.By JB Anderton, Chris Buchanan & Sean Homrig

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Lunch with the Infatuation's Brant Cox at Mae Malai (P.S. EEEEEATSCON is upon us). Plus, The Bear Season 3 trailer, mental health and burnout in the industry, and R.I.P. Always Pan. 1:53:34

1M ago1:53:34

1:53:34

We’re joined on today’s episode by the Infatuation’s Brant Cox for the first-ever in person podcast in LA Food Pod history. Brant and I met up for lunch at Mae Malai in Thai Town for some wonderful boat noodles (and much more). We caught up about what it’s like to be BFFs with Chris Pine, where he’s been eating lately, and oh yeah, a little thing c…

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Going old school in Little Italy with Dave Bonomi 27:42

2M ago27:42

27:42

David Manilow is a big believer that restaurants should provide diners with a simple feeling: They really want you to dine there. In this episode, our host has a conversation with the restaurateur he believes may be the best host in the city of Chicago. Listen in for some sage advice on service from Dave Bonomi, owner of Coalfire Pizza and Peanut P…

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149. 2 Samuel 3 - Abner is Away and Safe (w/ Chris Smith) 1:04:08

2M ago1:04:08

1:04:08

David does not ask anyone to kill anyone and yet people still die while Dan continues his search for a new co-host in Chris Smith! Get your Bible Brothers merch here!!! https://bible-brothers.myshopify.com Rate us on iTunes and spread the good word of the Bible (Brothers podcast)! Please admire our beautiful Linktree: https://linktr.ee/biblebrother…

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Fast Eddie: Can Eddie Navarrette save California restaurants? Plus, Something About Her blues. 1:12:28

2M ago1:12:28

1:12:28

Eddie Navarrette is the Executive Director of the Independent Hospitality Coalition in addition to being one of LA’s foremost consultants in helping restaurants navigate the debilitatingly confusing process of opening their doors. He’s been at the center of advocating for restaurants for several years now, helping shape much needed policies for boo…

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Where to take a European visitor for a Chicago food adventure 22:14

2M ago22:14

22:14

Where do you take Europeans to show off Chicago? It's time to board the food tour given by David Manilow to three guests from the Netherlands.In this episode, Hans Steenbergen of Food Inspiration Magazine recaps and reviews his recent Chicago foodie adventure, led by our host. Plus, our Dutch guest rates his ride on an architectural boat tour.…

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It’s Like Beard Art 34:51

2M ago34:51

34:51

This week, Justin catches up with Jojo Sutherland, Javier Jarquin, and JB. Izzy tells us about her trip to the cinema and gets up to date on some current events. Get in touch, #AskIzzy, or Dear Jon here: WhatsApp – 07495 717 860 Twitter – @3045podcast Email – podcast@justinmoorhouse.com THIS WEEK’S GUESTS: Jojo Sutherland: https://www.jojosutherlan…

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148. 2 Samuel 1 - Sort of King David (w/ Michael Klein) 33:46

2M ago33:46

33:46

David is crowned king... sort of, and Dan looks for a new brother in his real brother. Get your Bible Brothers merch here!!! https://bible-brothers.myshopify.com Rate us on iTunes and spread the good word of the Bible (Brothers podcast)! Please admire our beautiful Linktree: https://linktr.ee/biblebrothers…

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Molly Baz and lactation-gate, restaurant finances dissected, and Michelin goes to Mexico. Plus, Top Chef midseason check-in with the hosts of Compliments to the Chef. 1:19:29

2M ago1:19:29

1:19:29

A midseason check in on Season 21 of Top Chef. We’re about half way through the season, so LA Food Pod Top Chef correspondent Father Sal is on the pod to dissect the highs, lows and everything in between. We’re also joined by two of my new favorite people - Bits Nicholas and Nancy DaSilva, the hosts of Compliments to the Chef, the must-listen Top C…

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Does Chicago have the best taco scene in the country? 26:00

2M ago26:00

26:00

This week’s episode searches for the answer to the question: “Does Chicago have the best taco scene in the U.S.?”Host David Manilow is joined by chef Stephen Sandoval and hospitality entrepreneur Oscar Sotelo to debate just that. The two are co-owners of the Baja-inspired Diego restaurant in West Town — but their opinions are very different. The pa…

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Little Justin 38:58

2M ago38:58

38:58

This week, Justin catches up with JB in his brand-new car, and we hear from the front row in Stoke-on-Trent. Izzy is back from Glasgow for a haircut and the Post Bag plays us out. Get in touch, #AskIzzy, or Dear Jon here: WhatsApp – 07495 717 860 Twitter – @3045podcast Email – podcast@justinmoorhouse.com THIS WEEK’S GIGS: See Justin on Thursday her…

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Bill Esparza on his journey, "taco bros," David Chang and much, much more. Plus, World's 50 Best recognizes Kato, 5 So Cal restaurants added to the Michelin Guide, and Sweetgreen embraces beef. 1:49:50

2M ago1:49:50

1:49:50

We’re joined by none other than Bill Esparza, the legendary award-winning writer, author, TV fixer and saxophonist. Maybe you’ve read his reporting at Eater, maybe you’ve eaten at one of his many finds, or maybe you’ve seen him on shows like Somebody Feed Phil. Regardless of where you know him from, Bill’s one of the most essential voices in LA foo…

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The high standards of chef Avgeria Stapaki 19:30

2M ago19:30

19:30

Star chef Avgeria Stapaki came to Chicago four years ago from Greece to open up Nisos Prime in the West Loop. Now she’s moved on to Bucktown with Tama. In this episode, the chef describes how she hopes to bring the finest European-style hospitality to Chicago.Plus, Stapaki explains why she doesn’t want her menu to be limited to her Mediterranean ro…

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This Is Not Nostalgia 51:20

2M ago51:20

51:20

This week, Justin catches up with Chippy, Jacko, John, and JB. We open a bumper Post Bag, and Justin and Izzy rate birthdays as Izzy turns 19. Get in touch, #AskIzzy, or Dear Jon here: WhatsApp – 07495 717 860 Twitter – @3045podcast Email – podcast@justinmoorhouse.com THIS WEEK’S GIGS: See Justin on Sunday here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Me-an…

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James Beard loves LA media, the future of reservations, and serious questions about LA's croissant game. Plus, Chef Jonathan Harris of Linden, LA's most underrated new fine dining concept. 1:35:37

3M ago1:35:37

1:35:37

We give flowers to the very deserving LA-based journalists and writers who did score James Beard nominations, including Gab Chabran, Daniel Hernandez and Noah Galuten. We also talk about what we learned from a New Yorker deep dive on the Wild West that is restaurant reservations, why Angelenos are flocking to two new bakeries that opened this week,…

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Small spaces with big flavors 10:05

2M ago10:05

10:05

We open the month of May with another edition of "Where Dave Ate" — as host David Manilow eats his way from Lakeview to Chinatown. In this episode, hear Manilow's recommendations for small spaces with big flavors. The journey includes Thai street food and one of the best egg sandwiches he's ever tasted. David's recommendations from this episode are…

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Chefs of Coachella, feat. Eric Greenspan, David Kuo and many more. Plus, Sage Vegan embraces meat, Matthew Kenney still sucks, and Eddie Navarrette doesn't. 1:26:40

3M ago1:26:40

1:26:40

Coachella is behind us, my friends, and your humble podcast host had the chance to descend on the desert to catch up with 8 amazing chefs who were out there serving their food to the masses. Today’s episode is a compilation of those conversations. I spoke with Eric Greenspan about his latest concepts, including a delivery-only duck pop-up you simpl…

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The story behind Chicago's first family of tequila 31:14

3M ago31:14

31:14

How did a multigenerational family-run store in Little Village become one of the nation's biggest sellers of tequila? Host David Manilow gets the full story with Mike Moreno Jr. of Moreno’s Liquors in Little Village. Moreno shares the secret for patrons aiming to discover the more than 900 different types of tequila on his store shelves.Plus, you’l…

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