MUNCHIES: The Podcast

Anh Lê came toDenmark as a child refugee following the Vietnam War. A remarkable cultural exchange ensued. She introduced authenticVietnamese cuisine to Scandinavia and remains on a mission to spread the wonderof fish sauce withinher adopted homeland and beyond.

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Mikkel Borg Bjergsø is the man behind cult brewery Mikkeller. On this third installment from our Copenhagen series, we catch up with Mikkel for a few pints and learn abouthis start as a brewer, hislove-hate relationship with beer nerds,and the plans he's hatched toinfiltrate North Korea.

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On this second episode from our Copenhagen series, we're heading to the Danish countryside with the inimitablechef Christian Puglisi to scope outhis Farm of Ideas, milk some cows, and learn about the school for gastronomy and sustainable agriculture he has in the works.

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Colin Spoelman is master distiller at Kings County Distillery and an expert on the history of spirits - liquid and spectral. This Halloween, Colin takes us to Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery to meet some permanent residents and explore the myths and legends of famous distillers buried just a few feet below our own.

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We landedin Copenhagen and headed straight tothe notorious Christiania neighborhood to meet Matt Orlando, owner and head chef of Copenhagen's Amass.

At asmall cafe along Pusher Street, he briefs us on the history of this anarchistmicro-state, lays out his framework of eco-conscious deliciousness, and explains why this age-old city continues to captivate chefs around the globe.

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Today, we dive into one of the most incredible experiences fine dining has to offer: kaiseki cuisine. Combining hyper-local, foraged ingredients with refined Japanese technique, trailblazing Chef Niki Nakayama is redefining the traditional, multi-course Japanese meal at her acclaimed Los Angeles restaurant n/naka. Helen Hollyman joins Chef Nakayama, her life-partner and sous-chef Carole Iida-Nakayama and renowned foragerPascal Baudar to explore the past, present and future of this mythic culinary tradition.

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I’m speaking to Courtney McBroom, owner and creator of the retro-inspired catering company, Large Marge and Leslie Discher to discuss why they are picking up where Betty Crocker left off.

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Los Angeles is a city that has some of America’s greatest culinary diversity; the place where many use the term “ethnic food” to describe the city's sprawling food landscape. I reached out to Andrew Ti, a comedian and the creator of the blog and podcast, Yo, Is This Racist? to get his impressions on the issues that the culinary world faces when describing, writing, and reinterpreting food from other cultures.

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On the fourth episode from our LA series, we’re falling straight into the center of a demented wino k-hole with chef Kris Yenbamroong of award-winning Thai restaurants Night Market and Night Market Song to discuss how a new generation of young winemakers is changing the cultural b.s. that comes with wine drinking. We’ll also get into why Kris wants people to come to his restaurant, order wine, and leave.

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On the third episode from our LA series, we’re heading to Koreatown to drink up downtown LA on a michelada bus with the powerhouse siblings behind the James Beard-award winning Oaxacan restaurant, La Guelaguetza, to discuss how this restaurant has become the unofficial LA Oaxacan consulate, or the heartbeat of what many people refer to as “Oaxacalifornia.

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