Food: Real Szechuan in Philly!

handynastylogoThis dude likes to say “F***” a lot.  On this spicy foul-mouth episode of Chef’s Night Out, they check out Han Dynasty restaurant chain in Philadelphia that dishes out authentic Chinese food.  They also interview outspoken owner Han Chiang about keeping Chinese food “real.”  Han also takes his friends around his favorite eating spots in Philly.

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Food: Healthy Soul Food

mytwocentsThere’s such thing as gluten free Soul Food?  This is what LA restaurant My Two Cents does.  Munchies’ coolest show Chef’s Night Out interviews chef/owner Alisa Reynolds and her night out in LA of eating and drinking with friends.

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Food: the Hangover Sandwich – Eggslut

eggslutlogoIf you started drinking Friday night thru Saturday night and hung-over Sunday morning and need something to bounce back?  Then this savory and yummy breakfast sandwich will do the trick.  Restaurant owner/chef Alvin Cailan teaches how to cook his Eggslut breakfast sandwich.

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Food: Eating Celebrities in South Korea

mukbangI’m guilty too of watching videos of people eat, like for me, I admit I watch Ken Domik’s YouTube channel KBDProductions TV.  Munchies foody journalist Charlet Duboc flys to Seoul to look at the hot trend of Mukbang which translates to “food porn” or eating for an online audience.  In South Korea, many of these online eating stars called BJ’s (Broadcast Journalists) are very popular.

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Food: Edible Food Journey in the Basque Country

basquecountryBesides watching my hodgepodge of Netflix shows and The Bachelor for some reason, my fave YouTube channel Munchies is at again with wonderful 5-part foody tour of Basque Country in Spain.  I think it’s that time for me to travel to Spain again and since Ibiza is down south, it would right-in.

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Grab An Espresso & Pet A Sheep

thanksnaturecafeHave you ever thought about ordering a Chai Latte and also petting a live sheep all in the same place?  Well, you can do this in South Korea at The Thanks Nature Sheep Cafe.  Now have coffee & waffles and see sheep roaming around the cafe.

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Food: Eating Oysters in SF

hogislandoystercoI love eating good oysters and this Munchies episode “In Shuck This” profiles right here in SF, Hog Island Oyster Co. and oyster shucker Anthony Rizzi.  Everything you need know, well almost about eating, farming and shucking oysters is in this episode.

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Food: Colombian Meal in Korea Town

escalalogocoverEating Colombian food in K-town LA.  Say what?  Yupe, have a Colombian meal in Koreatown.  On this episode of Chef’s Night Out they take a look at Escala restaurant and interview chef Chris Oh.  Chris also takes viewers on a Korean food adventure in K-town LA.

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Ice Cream Sandwiches and Tika Poutine in LA

badmaashIf you ever find yourself in downtown Los Angeles, and instead of turning to Korean or Mexican food, grab some Indian food.  In this fun eating episode of Chef’s Night Out, we get an inside look at Badmaash restaurant owned by brothers Arjun and Nakul Mahendro along with their dad chef Pawan Mahendro.  And you get to know some other neat drinking and eating spots in downtown LA.

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Girls Night Out with Ovenly Bakery

OvenlyBakerCoverThis episode of Chef’s Night Out is all about the ladies.  Munchies hits up Greenpoint, Brooklyn-area to check out Ovenly bakery and the owners Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin.  They take us a night out on the town with donuts and nachos!

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Food: Jamaican Fusion

spurtreeloungeOn this episode of Chef’s Night Out this will be a foodie night out in NYC with Spur Tree owner Sean John and friends.  Spur Tree Lounge is located on the Lower East Side and is a Jamaican/Asian fusion restaurant.  Sean takes you to his favorite eating and drinking spots around town.

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Food: A Taste of Montreal

lebremerThis episode of Chef’s Night Out is all about eating good food in Montreal, Quebec.  A look at restaurant Le Bremner with chefs Chuck Hughes, Danny Smiles and bartender Vito Ciocca and their night out on the town.  This is how they do it in Old Montreal.

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All about Meatballs @ the Meatball Shop

meatballshopMeet the meatball kings of Manhattan – Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow of The Meatball Shop.  These two guys have been in the restaurant business all their lives and got an idea of a restaurant just focused on making top-notch meatballs.  Another episode of Chef’s Night Out that makes me hungry in my cubicle and craving meatballs now.

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Food: American Cuisine, Peking Duck and Noodles!

brooklynstarI said more than once than Munchies is one of my fave channels on the ‘Tube.  This episode of Chef’s Night Out takes a look at owner/chef Quino Baca’s Brooklyn Star restaurant and his favorite foodie spots.

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Food: The Fast Food Srirachi Burger!

sirachaburgerThe Asian hot sauce that’s creating a buzz in the country is Srirachi.  Now Jack In The Box is hopping onto the action with their own Srirachi infused burger.  You got the beef patty, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, japlenos and you can’t go wrong with some bacon slices and to top it off their creamy Srirachi sauce mix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUmBKO_q7MY

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Food: The Eats in Tehran

tehranfoodiesMany things come to mind when you mention Iran, but like Munchies, they do it with food.  Foodie host Gelareh Kiazand takes viewers on a foodie tour in Tehran, Iran.

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Food: Rock Candy Joy in Northern England.

northernenglandAs I’m sitting in my cubicle workstation today, the latest Munchies episode makes me hungry and yearning to travel.  This is Munchies tour of the North, the cities Blackpool and Liverpool.  Now I know how rock candy is made!

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Food: Strip Club Fried Rice and Tex Mex

nightmarketsongThis episode of Chef’s Night Out follows chef Kris Yenbamroong on a night-out in LA’s Silverlake District.  Kris owns restaurant Night + Market Song delivering his own take on Thai food.

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Food: Eddie Huang’s New Foodie Show on Munchies is ON!

huang'sworldcoverI’m a big foodie fan of Eddie Huang on his take on food and the foodie world.  Here’s his new Munchies show – “Huang’s World.”  This is his 3 part series in Taiwan.

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Food: A Food History Lesson of Japanese/Peruvian Cuisine

peruviancuisine

Munchies latest episode heads to Peru seeking to learn Nikkei cuisne in Peru.  Japan and Peru – these two countries may seem far apart, but because of Japanese immigration since 1899, Peru has a unique mix of Peruvian/Japanese cuisine.

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Food: More like Dessert, Delicious Shaved Ice

woolyshavediceA food cart that specializes in a yummy dessert treat – shaved ice found in New York City’s South Street Seaport.  Reserve Channel interviews the 3 co-founders Danny Che, David Sat and Kenneth Sa of Wooly’s Ice.  Imported from Taiwan, the 3 co-founders hope to spread Wolly’s Ice across America.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kTrIPKpdZc

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Food: Peking Duck & 1,000 Year Old Eggs in Berlin

ramennoodlesAnother Munchies episode with chefs on a night out on the town in Berlin, Germany.  This episode, Munchies follows co-owners Oliver Rother and Quirin Schwanck of restaurant Parker Bowles in Kreuzberg on their journey of eating out.  They stop by a Chinese restaurant in Charlottenburg called Good Friends and back to Kreuzberg for some Japanese ramen at Cocolo Ramen.

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Nightout in Berlin with Chef Dong Phuong

 

districtmotIt’s always a fun night with people in the restaurant business, this episode of Munchies goes to Berlin to check out their foody scene with guide and chef Dong Phuong.  Chef Phuong is owner of District Mot, a Vietnamese street food restaurant.

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Food: The Ultimate Pupusas Food Truck

pupusastimeOkay, I’m getting really hungry now watching all these food shows on the Reserve and Munchies channel!  Located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC, the El Olomega food truck cooks and sells the ultimate yummy Pupusas.  Siblings Janet and Marcos Lainez have been dishing this El Salvadorian street food for over 25 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD5vbuBg0uM

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Japan: The Burger King Black Burger

burgerkingjapanBurger King Japan re-introduces the “Black Burger” which features bamboo charcoal powder to get the dark color buns and cheese.  The sauce is made of BBQ sauce and squid ink.

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