Deep dish vs. thin crust? Hamburgers vs. hot dogs? Creamy peanut butter vs. crunchy? Welcome to the high-energy, game-show-style podcast Food Court, where celebrity chef Richard Blais (Top Chef, MasterChef, etc.) presides over his guests – comedians, writers, chefs – to debate opposing viewpoints. After a trivia lightning round, each guest will argue passionately why their position is the best as well as the opportunity to explain why their opponent’s stance is The Absolute Worst. It’s comed ...
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Get an entertaining, behind-the-scenes look at the world of food with this chef, television personality and author. Hear from anyone and everyone in the culinary industry, including restaurateurs, television hosts, famous chefs, producers of your favorite cooking and competition shows and more. They'll join the Blaises for spontaneous, back-of-house conversation about what it takes to make it in different parts of the food business, global trends and where the industry overlaps with entertai ...
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Salad vs. Mayonnaise Based Salads
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Happy Holidays to our Food Court fans! And what better way to celebrate Hanukkah (or Christmas or Tuesday or whatever you're doing this week) than this very special episode featuring Seth Rogen (The Fablemans) and Lauren Miller Rogen (Like Father) discussing the world of mayonnaise based salads. The salads that make a deli a deli. Seth hates them, …
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Butter Pecan vs. Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream
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Season 3 is winding down but we're going out with a bang and not a whimper. This week friends and podcast co-hosts Busy Philipps (Girls 5Eva, Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best, Cougar Town) and Caissie St. Onge (Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best, Busy Tonight, Watch What Happens) had a hard time coming up with something argue about but then came up wit…
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When we first started recording in early 2020, a guest was lined up who was excited to dig into the chicken sandwich wars but then covid shutdown came and the war on chicken sandwiches ended and the episode never happened. Cut to almost three years later and the topic is back! Chef Pyet DeSpain (Next Level Chef) is here to defend the Chic-fil-A chi…
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Every season someone brings an "I love this" vs an "I hate this" take. Season 1 brought us loving cilantro vs. hating cilantro and then season 2 brought us the infamous loving butter vs. hating butter and now here we are in season 3 with another spicy (or not spicy depending on your taste) take. Does spicy food have a place? Chef and author Wylie D…
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Savory Cornbread vs. Sweet Cornbread
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Wow wow wow, as we approach the holiday season Chef Carla Hall is here to throw down for savory cornbread against her friend, fellow cook and writer, Chadwick Boyd, who is totally okay with a little extra sugar in the mix. Carla does NOT add extra sugar in her recipe and she has the evidence to prove it. This is a Food Court to remember with Carla …
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This week in the Food Court we have two podcasters, lovers of the art of arguing and friends: Matt Frederick (Stuff They Don't Want You to Know) and Alex Williams (Ephemeral) take on the topic of dark beer vs. light beer. Which one is tastiest? Which one attracts the most snobs? Which one has notes of peanut butter? Which one did your grandpa drink…
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Today in the Food Court with Richard Blais we have a case of two cereals. Comedian and writer, Ashley Ray, is truly passionate about hot cereals of all kinds while her friend and fellow comedian/writer, Babs Gray, is equally passionate about a simple bowl of cold cereal. It's instant oats vs marshmallow stars, it's congee vs corn flakes and it's al…
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Popcorn Shrimp vs. Popcorn Chicken
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Today in the Food Court we have comedian and writer, Marcy Jarreau (Brooklyn 99), here all the way from the Bayou to defend her beloved popcorn shrimp. Her friend, Michael McMillian (True Blood / My Crazy Ex-Girlfeiend), is from the midwest and here to tell us all that popcorn chicken is actually the best popcorned food. It gets verrrry personal an…
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It's a family food feud in the Food Court this week! Cousins Manolo and Sandra Vergara are in the studio (our first fully in-studio episode since March 2020!) to argue soft vs crunchy tacos. Many great side topics come up in this one including the Taco Bell menu, Julia Child, international chips, the best red carpet snacks, Oreos and even Abercromb…
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Ophira and Josh Bonus Content!
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Richard was having so much fun with Ophira and Josh that they did this fun bit of bonus content. Listen to find out snap opinions on several food topics in a quick game we are calling Snack Attack! Josh, I see that you've added "year round ice coffee drinker" to your twitter bio. Or has a it always been there?! See omnystudio.com/listener for priva…
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This week in the Food Court we have two incredible comedians and coffee connoisseurs here to fight the battle between hot and iced coffee. Ophira Eisenberg veteran of NPR's Ask Me Another, the Moth and the new podcast Parenting is a Joke, is taking the position of hot coffee with a side of "is iced coffee even coffee?!?" while comedian and writer J…
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Jordan Runtagh and Alex Heigl from the Too Much Information podcast are here to argue the virtues of dark and milk chocolate. It's a very good episode all the way through but the rebuttals in this one are a thing of beauty. literally. Enjoy this epic throwdown! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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We're back! So sorry about the delay. What even is time anymore? Do not fret though because we are back with a BANG! On this episode of Food Court with Richard Blais our judge is faced with a doozy of a debate. What's better- crispy or chewy cookies? And two people who are as good at talking as they are at cooking are here to lay it all out. John K…
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Have you ever wondered how our whole song goes? Please enjoy the full Food Court theme song in all its glory. Arranged and preformed by Jason NeSmith with lyrics by Christopher Hassiotis wayyyy back in 2020 but most of its debate predictions have come true. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Buffalo vs. Lemon Pepper Wings
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In the season two finale of Food Court with Richard Blais Richard is faced with two old friends with a score to settle. Food writers, critics and podcast hosts Jennifer Zyman (The Food that Binds) and Mara Davis (Sounds Delicious) are here to argue which is better? The old standby; buffalo wings or the scrappy upstart; lemon pepper wings. Two citie…
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Egg and Cheese vs. Egg and Cheese
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On this episode of Food Court with Richard Blais our judge will have to decide a very regional debate. In NY/NJ delis and bodegas egg and cheese sandwiches are a way of life; but what defines these popular sandwiches? Chris Gethard (Beautiful/Anonymous, The Chris Gethard Show) is here to argue that the parameters are very specific while Hallie Bull…
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On this episode of Food Court with Richard Blais two longtime friends and co-hosts of The Kitchen, Geoffrey Zakarian and Jeff Mauro, break it down and get into the meat of this debate- what's the best? White meat or dark meat? Richard has his work cut out for him while he fights to get a word in. Do these two even hear the gavel? Tune in to find ou…
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Organic Peanut Butter vs. Classic Peanut Butter
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This week on Food Court with Richard Blais two friends? Enemies? Frenemies? And co-stars on the hot Netflix series Cobra Kai, Dan Ahdoot and Bret Ernst, are here to argue about peanut butter but they could really argue about anything (and have a great time doing it!). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omny…
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On this installment of Food Court with Richard Blais Caroline and Cristen, hosts of Unladylike Podcast, are here to say that when you have to choose between soup and salad, there is only one true choice. They just can't agree on which one is the right one so Richard will have to decide. And the "you may remember me from" line was a reference to Lio…
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Today in the Food Court with Richard Blais two incredible chefs debate the merits of a condiment that kids love to put on chicken nuggets. Amanda Freitag is a chef who is willing to go to bat for her favorite condiment, ketchup, while Marc Murphy is here to say absolutely not, mustard all the way. One guest even pulls out props*.... despite podcast…
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Loving Butter vs. Hating Butter
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On this installment of Food Court with Richard Blais podcaster and journalist Robert Evans (Behind the Bastards, After the Revolution) goes up against longtime friend and collaborator, podcaster and rapper Propaganda (Hood Politics, Red Couch Podcast, Behind the Insurrections) in a case to determine whether or not butter is nasty or tasty. Is it a …
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This week in the Food Court with Richard Blais two comedians (and supposed friends), Atsuko Okatsuka and Danielle Perez, go head to head in a no-holds-barred fight between pancakes and waffles. These two are not afraid to make it personal and make us all laugh. RIP Siete Mares, the amazing fish tacos place that Danielle shouted out that closed duri…
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Yeast Donuts vs. Cake Donuts
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This week in the Food Court with Richard Blais we have host of the Storytime podcast, Will McFadden , arguing with actor Eric Artell about donuts. Which is the best; yeast donuts or cake donuts? Dang, now I really want a donut. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati…
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Brownie Centers vs. Brownie Edges
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Today on Food Court with Richard Blais we have two powerhouse women (who also happen to be good friends) are here to argue about fudgey and delectable brownies. Chef Brooke Williamson (Playa Provisions) is arguing for the brownie centers while Author Ellen Bennett (founder of Hedley and Bennett) is here to defend the honor of those crispy brownie e…
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Cold Sandwiches vs. Hot Sandwiches
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On this episode of Food Court with Richard Blais two incredible food writers who are ready to find out once and for all- is the best sandwich a hot sandwich or a cold sandwich?* Farley Elliott, Senior Editor at Eater LA, takes on Stephanie Breijo a food writer who writes for the LA Times and Time Out. It's writer vs writer, friend vs friend and san…
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It's the season 2 premiere of Food Court with Richard Blais and Dan Pashman (the Sporkful) is here to tell Evan Kleiman (KCRW's Good Food), and the rest of the world, that spaghetti is the worst pasta shape but mafalde, a pasta shape few have even heard of, is the best. Last year Dan and Evan set out on a quest to create a new pasta shape and along…
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BONUS CONTENT- The Last Bonus Content from Season 1
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In this installment of BONUS CONTENT on Food Court with Richard Blais we cover a lot of bases from movies to cooking for a Prince. Past guests include Mark Rennie, John Flynn, Amy Rhodes, Julie Brister, Derrick and Kimberly Fox, Korama Danquah and Dana Schwartz! Get ready because new episodes start going live next week! Learn more about your ad-cho…
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Food Court with Richard Blais is back and better than ever. New episodes will start posting next week! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.โดย iHeartPodcasts
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BONUS CONTENT- Things That Are Annoying
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In this installment of BONUS CONTENT on Food Court with Richard Blais we learn what annoys our guests and even what annoys our host. Past guests Mark Rennie, John Flynn, Amy Rhodes, Julie Brister, Katherine Spiers, Josh Scherer, Nyesha Arrington and Catherine McCord make an appearance! John Flynn would like you all to know that he said "Cravings" w…
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BONUS CONTENT- The Best and Worst Foods
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In this installment of Bonus Content of the Food Court with Richard Blais past guests discuss what their most favorite and least favorite foods are, share food stories, share cooking fails and drop a few bombs. Top Chef alums Melissa King and Gregory Gourdet get into their least favorite foods and one is a doozy, the court is still recovering. Past…
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BONUS CONTENT- The Craft Services Table
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Food Court with Richard Blais will start posting new episodes in May but to tide you over, here is some bonus content. In this installment some past guests talk about their favorite things to eat at the craft services table*. GUESTS INCLUDE: Julie Brister, Amy Rhodes, Andy Beckerman, Naomi Ekperigin, Andrew Ti, Cody Ziglar, Betsy Stover and Jessica…
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Today in the Food Court with Richard Blais our judge has to decide between two perfect foods that sustain the world. How does he do it?? Chef Melissa King (Top Chef) is here to defend rice as the most perfect food she can imagine while her good friend, and fellow Top Chef alum, Chef Gregory Gourdet thinks noodles are somehow even better than rice. …
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In this episode of Food Court with Richard Blais the judge must decide which friend is right and which friend is wrong in the epic battle of hot dogs vs. hamburgers. Food Network star and cookbook author Justin Warner is here to fight for his beloved hamburgers while restaurant critic and Food Network judge, Troy Johnson, is in the court to fight f…
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Breakfast for Breakfast vs. Breakfast for Dinner
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Today on Food Court with Richard Blais our judge will have to decide between two moms out here doing their best to get food into their kids. Comedian, actress and the co-host of Why Mommy Drinks podcast, Betsy Stover (American Princess), thinks that eating breakfast for dinner is chaos and must be stopped. Meanwhile her friend, writer actress and i…
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Apps battle: Mozzarella Sticks vs. Fried Calamari
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On this episode of Food Court with Richard Blais, Richard has to determine which appetizer reigns supreme. Which fried app stands above all the rest on the platter of various fried things that comes on an apps platter? Comedian Esther Ku is in the court to defend mozzarella sticks, a very strong choice in the ring. Going up against Esther we have w…
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Essential Work with Andre Mack
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Richard and Jazmin sit-down (virtually) with Andre Mack; renowned sommelier, winemaker and, most recently, essential worker in Brooklyn at his newly opened &Sons wine bar and market. The guys wears a lot of hats and we get in to all of them on this episode. Not to mention he finally settles the controversy over Taylor Pork Roll/Ham. Plus, geek out …
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Regular fries vs. Sweet Potato Fries
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This week on Food Court with Richard Blais our judge must decide between two golden, crispy, delicious, perfect... fries. Two delectable sides to any burger, two amazing accompaniments to any BLT, two sidekicks who are versatile enough to become the star... but today there can only be. ONE winner. Writer and podcaster (Popcorn Book Club, Noble Bloo…
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This week on Food Court with Richard Blais the hosts of the podcast Two Old Queens have brought a fast food case fit for a drive thru. Comedian and writer Mark Rennie believes that McDonald's is the iconic choice whereas actor and writer John Flynn would rather have it his way over at Burger King. This one's a Whopper folks (or a Big Mac, I'm not p…
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Stay at Home Sandwich with Rebecca Soldinger
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Richard and Jazmin snuggle in with their favorite television producer, Rebecca Soldinger from the Rachael Ray Show and Broadway Sandwich. They reminisce to pre-COVID times backstage and Richard finally gets Rebecca to admit the one dish she couldn't stand that he made on set! She also shares her top tips for producing at home that we can all learn …
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Chicken Wings vs. Boneless Wings
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Today in the Food Court with Richard Blais we have the case of the bones and do you want your chicken wings with or without them. Host of the "Yo, is this Racist?" podcast we have writer Andrew Ti here to plead the case for the classic chicken wings. Going up against him, with the decidedly underdog take, we have young upstart and co-host of the Da…
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Self Producing with Aarti Sequeira
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It's official! Our most popular guest and co-host is back on and Zooming with Richard and Jazmin! Food Network's own Aarti Sequeira joins us and to talk about producing content 24/7 in this interim moment and the challenges that come with it: spouses as directors, kids as cameramen, how ants equal airtime and that old school Triple G (Guys Grocery …
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Condiments are good vs. Condiments are bad
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On this episode of Food Court with Richard Blais our judge settles a case for a couple in quarantine who need a third party's opinion. From the podcast Couples Therapy, real life couple Naomi Ekperigin (Two Dope Queens, Mythic Quest) and Andy Beckerman (Beginnings Podcast) have very different opinions on condiments; namely, does food ever need them…
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All the way from Rapids City, South Dakota, winner of Food Network Star, Justin Warner joins us via the technological wonders of Zoom. We talk about his newest book based on his hit digital show, Marvel Eat the Universe. We pose the impossible question of who would Guy Fieri be in the Marvel Universe. Plus we dig deep on home improvement, belching …
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Chocolate vs. Vanilla Ice Cream
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In this episode of Food Court with Richard Blais he takes on a case made for these hot summer days - what's the best ice cream? Chocolate or vanilla? But these aren't just any defendants in the courtroom today, these are his kids and the stakes have never been higher. Please go to Richard's instagram account to weigh in on who you thought won the c…
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Final-ly with Chef Melissa King
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*Spoiler Alert* Totally worth the wait! Richard and Jazmin take to Zoom with the newest Top Chef All-Star Winner, Melissa King. Join us as we chat all things Top Chef All-Star Finale, why she's still hustling and some hot take trends! In the open, Richard gives a quick TED talk on brisket, they discuss why everything is breaking at the Blais house …
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