This is one to watch (so many photo inserts)! The ladies bang bang it up at a few classics...Which spots are actually good? Where should you spend your money...can a song about baby back ribs make the ribs taste better?! Hear the real talk on Olive Garden (yes, we waited in line in TIMES SQUARE) Red Lobster, Cheesecake Factory, Chilis and Outback Steakhouse. From our mouths to god's ears....

Welcome to the irreverent & unfiltered world of PUT IT IN MY MOUTH, a podcast that fearlessly explores the underbelly of the hospitality industry. This female led podcast, by two lifelong bffs Lala & Judith, celebrates the journeys of industry insiders, details the all to typical setbacks and gets the listener insider access on what goes on behind closed kitchen doors. Join us for candid conversations about our biggest obsession, FOOD and the personalities behind it. We know every episode will leave you hungry for more.

Steve Schneider, the owner of a few of the TOP bars IN THE WORLD is in the studio for your listening/watching pleasure. How does this former marine end up owning bars in Shanghai, Singapore and NYC? He will tell ya how from his humble start barbacking in DC to owning world reknowned bars Employees Only and Sip & Guzzle. We also learn he's a vodka sauce guy, is great at basketball, only ok at fixing things and earns a respectable score in a beverage blind tasting we throw at him. Listen in as we chat all things BAR BUSINESS in this episode that might leave ya a bit thirsty.

MENTIONS: @mightyschneidey @sipandguzzlenyc @employeesonlysg @theoddcoupleshanghai @elysiancafehoboken @clydes_restaurant @pdtnyc @mixography @mixtressnyc @crifdogs @jeffreymbell @audreysaunders @igorhadzismajlovic @tobinellisdesign @the86co @pedromandinga @thefireflybocasdeltoro @shingo_gokan @mikebagale @erinayoshida_ @angelssharenyc @jetsetjaymee @dearstrangersnyc @katanakitten_nyc @templebarnyc @labonitafunk @experimentalcocktailclub @raineslawroom @gingerrickey @overstory @harrison.ginsberg @bleeckerstreetpizza @holidaycocktaillounge @theclementebar @richierich2333 @elevenmadisonpark @mcsorleysoldalehouse @benyabrow

This week is allllll about women owned, small biz with the ladies who invented Salad Sprinkles. How did these college bffs spark of an idea get made AND end up on shelves around the country?! Jordan & Blakely give us all the details in creating a food product, trials & marketing to getting it out in the world. But also....Lala gushes the glory of a heated Japanese toilet seat, we talk how important social media is in small business and play a rousing game of TOSS MY SALAD in this super fun epsiode.

Mentions: @eatsaladsprinkles

@datrashmaaan @terre.bk @rubirosa_nyc @tabata_2ave_yakitori_bar @_oxomoco_ @ruse_wildset @thewildset @riseupcoffee @rude.burger @piscessupperclub @peasantnyc @lizzykoury @losersnyc @gothemgreens @mollie_stones

Two of our besties on the pod today? Hell YES. We reach peak NYC STEAK talk with 2 members of STEAK CLUB. Yes, we have a steak club. Let us tell you all about it. What makes a steakhouse great? The vibe? The servers? The food alone? Watch us get drunk, (yes, it's one to watch on Youtube) as we learn so much about our best friends during a rousing game of NEVER HAVE I EVER....Colin hates wine bars, Judith isn't a dessert person, Lucy loves dimsum and Lala...well tune in to find out. Colin also knows a guy with a limo, jus sayin'....

Mentions: @resyguynyc @thewildhoneypie @arlenesgrocery @blackbird_xyz @lindustriebk @wuswontonking @velourmedical @pauliegee @hawksmoornyc @keenssteakhouse @drmichaelkennis @bowerymeatcompany @stanselmbk @peterlugersteakhouse @striphouseofficial @porterhouse_ny @foxface_nyc @missfrankieeleanor @greenbergsbagels @dynaco_bar @mam.nyc @lbbarnyc @apollobagels @laserwolf_bk @sushishonyc @smackingburger @emmettsongrove

This week, we are in the studio with the one and only, Andy Ricker. Michelin & James Beard award winning chef, author and entrepreneurial badass, Andy talks the beginnings of his Pok Pok empire to deciding to shut it all down. We discuss his previous dreams of making it as a musician to how he first discovered his love for Thai flavors through a mushroom soup. Join us on the journey to now, how Andy is continuing to amplify thai cooking and learn about the current chefs moving Thai cuisine forward.

www.andyricker.com

@pawkhrua

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Today our guest is self proclaimed "believer in fun" and potential future ONLY FANS star, Cody Candelario. Join us as we talk his appearances in culinary competitions like Hell's Kitchen & Chopped and how it feels for a chef to lose their ability to taste and smell. Of course we ask the question on everyone's mind; is Gordon Ramsey a dickhead?! All this AND a blind taste test of Gordon's fish & chips vs a Times Square chain restaurant. Can Cody tell the difference? Watch/listen to find out.

Mentions: @createdbycody @velourmedical @hushlamedspa @birkenstock @carmeloslewiston @hellskitchenfox @foodnetwork @thetedallen @stephanie.boswell @gruffgrains @officialbubbagump @gordongram @gordonramseyrestaurants @summerfallsake

Welcome to the irreverent and unfiltered world of PUT IT IN MY MOUTH, a podcast that fearlessly explores the underbelly of the hospitality industry. This female led podcast by two lifelong bffs, Lala & Judith, celebrates the journeys of industry insiders, details the all too typical setbacks, and gets the listener insider access on what goes on behind closed kitchen doors. Join us for candid conversations about our biggest obsession, FOOD and the personalities behind it. We know every episode will leave you hungry for more.

A wine social club?! TELL US MORE. Our guests on episode 14 are Julianny & Dante, the Somm minds behind Pre Shift; wine collabs and gatherings aimed at having fun, tasting wine and maybe learning a little something too. Our conversation covers their favorite producers, turning their passion into their job, food pairings and how they met on MYSPACE!

Mentions: @preshiftnyc @frogwinebar @jahdemarley.drinks @zevrovineselections8856 @egodeathnyc @abcwineco @commonwealthcrush @sansbibie @mtairyvineyard @bewitchinglee @andrewtarlow @louisdressnerselections7780 @henrysbk @tira__johnson @pjwine @co_fermented @scarrspizza @frescosgrandcantina @inwoodbagelsny @fourhorsemenbk @amyruthsharlem @thirdfalcon_bk @cocinaconsuenonyc @dear.native.grapes @winonasbk @barblondeau @francherewine

Welcome to the irreverent & unfiltered world of PUT IT IN MY MOUTH, a podcast that fearlessly explores the underbelly of the hospitality industry. This female led podcast, by two lifelong bffs Lala & Judith, celebrates the journeys of industry insiders, details the all to typical setbacks and gets the listener insider access on what goes on behind closed kitchen doors. Join us for candid conversations about our biggest obsession, FOOD and the personalities behind it. We know every episode will leave you hungry for more.

The ladies welcome Spike Mendelsohn, a former fedora wearing Top Chef contestant, celebrity chef, entrepreneur, food activist & industry disruptor. The conversation opens on the fedora (where did it go?) and veers to Top Chef, choosing between being a chef or a criminal, when Obama eats at your restaurant and duh, a blind burger tasting from 3 of our nation's most popular chains. Join us for all the silliness. Mentions: @spikethechef @Justicetea @wethepizza @goodstuffeatery @plntburger @drewnieporent @chefthomaskeller @chefcapon @stretchpizzanyc @jumboslicedc @joespizzanyc @wyliedufresne @anthonybourdain @marcelvigneron @stephanieanneizzaard