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First Aired: February 10th, 2016
Status: Continuing
Genre: Reality
Network: YouTube
Summary: Binging with Babish is the realization of a young(ish) man's dream to combine his love of film and cooking, and to have some fun in the process. Join us each week as we recreate the foods you've always wanted to try in movies and television - and if you're not careful, you just might learn a thing or two.
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Season 1
Episode 1: Parks & Rec Burger Cookoff
Air Date: February 10th, 2016
Summary: In the series premiere, Andrew Rea introduces viewers to Binging with Babish, as he explained what the food in film and television actually tastes like. He talks about a burger cookoff, as he makes Chris Traeger's east meets west burger, as well as Ron's burger.
Episode 2: Il Timpano from Big Night
Air Date: February 20th, 2016
Summary: Andrew Rea talks about making Il Timpano.
Episode 3: Louis C.K.'s Potluck Fried Chicken
Air Date: March 16th, 2016
Summary: Andrew Rea shows you how to make a potluck fried chicken.
Episode 4: Pasta Aglio e Olio from "Chef"
Air Date: March 25th, 2016
Summary: Andrew Rea talks about making Pasta Aglio e Olio.
Episode 5: How to Make New-York Style Pizza - TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze
Air Date: April 30th, 2016
Summary: Andrew Rea shows you how to make a New York-style pizza.
Episode 6: How to make a real Philly Cheesesteak from "Creed"
Air Date: August 21st, 2016
Summary: Andrew Rea show you how to make a Philly Cheesesteak.
Episode 7: The Moistmaker from Friends
Air Date: November 14th, 2016
Summary: Andrew Rea talks about The Moistmaker.
Episode 8: Goodfellas Prison Sauce
Air Date: November 30th, 2016
Summary: Andrew Rea shows you how to make a prison sauce.
Episode 9: World's Greatest Sandwich from Spanglish
Air Date: December 5th, 2016
Summary: Andrew Rea talks about making the world's greatest sandwich.
Episode 10: Eggs Woodhouse for Good
Air Date: December 7th, 2016
Summary: Andrew Rea explains about the egg woodhouse.
Episode 11: Breakfast Dessert Pasta from Elf
Air Date: December 20th, 2016
Summary: Will Ferrell is a man who wears many hats, but one of his most famous is his pointy Elf cap donned in the eponymous 2003 contemporary Christmas classic. Will I be imbued with holiday cheer upon my first bite, or will my face cringe into an unrecognizable James Caan-like countenance?
Episode 12: Big Kahuna Burger from Pulp Fiction
Air Date: January 3rd, 2017
Summary: The Big Kahuna Burger is one of the countless themes running throughout numerous Tarantino films, almost as prevalent as revenge, lurid violence, and racial epithets. After this double-stacked caramelized-pineapple-and-onion Hawaiian smash-burger, you're gonna need a Red Apple cigarette
Episode 13: Fish Tacos from I Love You, Man
Air Date: January 12nd, 2017
Summary: I Love You, Man is a timeless Rudd-Segel vehicle for comedy, romance, bromance, and for a few fleeting and beautiful moments, food porn. Fish tacos are shared amongst bros while they talk about about sex and stuff - don't you deserve the same? Show your best male-friend how much you care with a plate full of these tacos today.
Episode 14: Kevin's Famous Chili from The Office
Air Date: January 18th, 2017
Summary: Kevin Malone is the tragically comic overweight buffoon (and World Series of Poker champion?) we all know and love from The Office. When he's not shotgunning cookie jars full of M&M's, Kevin sometimes treats his coworkers to the Malone family's mainstay: chili. Let's follow along and try very hard not to spill any.
Episode 15: Strudel from Inglourious Basterds
Air Date: January 23rd, 2017
Summary: Hans Landa is the sherlock-pipe-smokin', famous-actress-chokin', Brad-Pitt-pokin' SS detective we all love to hate. Sure he massacred Shosanna's family right in front of her, but hey, guy knows not-so-terrible strudel when he sees it. Follow along this week as we make old-school Viennese apfelstrudel, and don't forget the cream.
Episode 16: Lovers' Delight Sundae from 30 Rock
Air Date: February 6th, 2017
Summary: Jack Donaghy knows how to do Valentine's Day - specifically, he knows how to do the most decadent Valentine's Day possible. Fruitlessly attempt to impress your partner as we delicately drape 24-karat gold atop homemade ice cream, cognac, and unnecessarily-expensive chocolate
Episode 17: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Special
Air Date: February 20th, 2017
Summary: The gang dreams up some disgusting, heavily alcoholic dishes and drinks in the irreverent multiple-people-shouting-at-once-comedy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Strap on your kitten mittens and whip up some wine in a can as we faithfully recreate each revolting repast, and if you aren't blackout drunk yet, see if we can make them palatable.
Episode 18: Ratatouille (Confit Byaldi) from Ratatouille
Air Date: March 2nd, 2017
Summary: Remy is an especially-clean-looking rat that's been given the gift of Gusteau's gastronomy. Let's see if his signature dish is worth staking an entire restaurant's reputation upon for the sake of a pun.
Episode 19: Pollo a la Plancha from Moonlight
Air Date: March 6th, 2017
Summary: Chiron is prepared a Cuban classic in the movie I don't really want to make fun of here in the description: Moonlight. Simple ingredients prepared simply often yield stunning results - will the chef's special rise to the occasion?
Episode 20: Bob's Burgers
Air Date: March 14th, 2017
Summary: Restaurant chalkboards have become the artistic outlet of choice for coffee shops and pubs, but more than anyone, for the titular character of Bob's Burgers. Can a play on words make for a great burger, or will Bob's punny patties fall flat? Only thyme will tell.
Episode 21: Jake's Perfect Sandwich from Adventure Time
Air Date: March 18th, 2017
Summary: Scholars have attempted to crack the code to the perfect sandwich for millennia - in the end, it was Jake the Dog who finally achieved the zenith of 'wichcraft. Can Jake's glowing dream sandwich be realized outside the cartoon realm, or will it topple under the weight of its 12 separate components?
Episode 22: Cubanos from Chef
Air Date: March 28th, 2017
Summary: Chef is holy ground for film foodies, and as demonstrated in a previous episode, has some real culinary chops behind it (courtesy of Roy Choi). I love a good Cubano as much as the next guy, but can some garlic and citrus really elevate my favorite hangover snack into something worthy of a What-About-Bob-Style "mmm"-fest?
Episode 23: Rick & Morty Szechuan Sauce
Air Date: April 4th, 2017
Summary: I was 9 when Szechuan sauce graced sauce pumps across the nation, so naturally, I can't remember at all what it tastes like. But with the help of some actual Szechuan sauce (like, the stuff from Sichuan), a Redditor's diligent recreation, a fast-food-secret: mixing things together in different ways and repackaging it, we might just come close!
Episode 24: Tampopo Ramen
Air Date: April 11st, 2017
Summary: Tampopo is a genre-bender ahead of its time, affectionately referred to as a "ramen western". Like spaghetti western. But Japanese. Hence the ramen. It's a play on words, you don't get it. This 1985 foodie flight of fancy features a 'ramen master', who artfully studies and mindfully consumes his bowl of steaming noodles and broth. NOTE: I forgot to mention in the video, this came out absolutely fan-fucking-tastic. The noodles were tender but chewy, the broth was flavorful without being too fishy, and the pork was exquisite.
Episode 25: South Park Special
Air Date: April 19th, 2017
Summary: South Park is home to a surprising number of tempting foodstuffs. Granted, they're all subtly gross in one way or another, but that doesn't make Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls sound any less appealing. Especially when it's being sung at you by Isaac Hayes. Open wide.
Episode 26: Boeuf Bourguignon from Julie & Julia
Air Date: April 27th, 2017
Summary: Frequently, watching a Meryl Streep movie means you're watching it for Meryl Streep, and not much else. But in the case of Julie & Julia, a host of stunning food porn accompanies Streep's charming turn as the late/great Julia Child. Does the recipe from Julia's first-ever television appearance stand the test of time?
Episode 27: Homer Simpson's Patented Space Age Out-Of-This-World Moon Waffles
Air Date: May 2nd, 2017
Summary: Homer Simpson revels in combining food and drink with wild abandon: every liquor in the house set aflame with cough syrup, skittles floating in beer, tomatoes cross-bred with tobacco. Few, however, are as heartbreakingly realistic as the H.S.P.S.A.O.O.T.W.M.W. Strip down to your undies, strap on an apron, and let's clog some arteries.
Episode 28: Seinfeld Special Volume I
Air Date: May 9th, 2017
Summary: Maybe one of the most delicious food plots of the 90s, or any decade for that matter, hails from a lesser-known sitcom called 'Seinfeld'. This scrappy little American comedy featured a so-called "Soup Nazi", and while you might not recognize his signature catchphrase "No soup for you!", hopefully you can tell by now that I'm joking. Join me as I take my best crack at his wild mushroom soup, Elaine's muffin tops, and Jerry's aptly-defended cinnamon babka.
Episode 29: Master of None Carbonara
Air Date: May 16th, 2017
Summary: Dev Shah is a man who cares a great deal about food - so much so that he spends the better part of his afternoons scouring the internet for the very best taco truck. With season 2 delving even further into a culinary storyline, it only seemed appropriate to welcome back Master of None with Dev's victory over pasta carbonara.
Episode 30: Twin Peaks Pancakes & Coffee (feat. Cocktail Chemistry)
Air Date: May 18th, 2017
Summary: Looking at his work, it would appear as though David Lynch loves a few themes: surrealism. Dream sequences. Machinery. And apparently, coffee. Learn how to make the fluffiest of pancakes and the coffeeist of coffees with the help of Nick Fisher from Cocktail Chemistry as we welcome back Twin Peaks this weekend.
Episode 31: Carol's Beet & Acorn Cookies (feat. Ashwin Enjoys Nature)
Air Date: May 23rd, 2017
Summary: When you think of The Walking Dead, the word 'appetizing' certainly doesn't come to mind. It's no surprise then that Carol Peletier's foraged cookies are earthy, doughy, ugly desserts of necessity. Hobbled by the 3-punch-combo of beets, acorns, and water chestnuts, follow along as we try and fail to make a concoction worth baking.
Episode 32: Krabby Patty from Spongebob Squarepants
Air Date: May 31st, 2017
Summary: The Krabby Patty is a thing of pop culture culinary legend - a burger, forged from a secret formula, worshipped by a sociopathically upbeat sponge. How do we go about recreating that which is not reacreate-able? A bit of science, a bit of whimsy, and a whole lot of wanton conjecture. Fill in the blanks with me this week as we build an umami burger using ingredients from mother ocean!
Episode 33: Chocolate Cake from Matilda
Air Date: June 6th, 2017
Summary: Matilda, Danny DeVito's thunderous directorial follow-up to Hoffa (1992), features an inexplicably tempting chocolate cake, despite its open admission of containing bodily fluids. Sit down and consume this entire confection today alongside Dan Pashman of The Sporkful. Patreon exclusive coming soon: Goose-Liver-Stuffed-Donuts from The Fantastic Mr. Fox!
Episode 34: Freddy's Ribs from House of Cards
Air Date: June 13rd, 2017
Summary: Frank Underwood is many things: A husband. A politician. A duplicitous, machiavellian psychosexual deviant with a bloodlust for power. A purveyor of fine Carolinian barbecue. Opening just for him at 7:30AM is Freddy's Ribs, a southern barbecue joint that we can surmise is serving 'cue up in the style of Underwood's hometown of Gaffney, South Carolina. Just in time for Father's Day, here's three different means by which to achieve that genuine Southern barbecue, even from the confines of a 4th-story walkup.
Episode 35: Tomate du Saltambique from The West Wing
Air Date: June 20th, 2017
Summary: President Josiah Bartlet, apart from being a charismatic and noble leader of these United States, had a real thing for food. Be it the Butterball turkey hotline or pumpkin soup with cheese gnocchi, the man knew both good policy and food. If only he weren't a figment of Aaron Sorkin's imagination, much like this interpretation of Alain Passard's dessert tomato.
Episode 36: Cocktail Special
Air Date: June 27th, 2017
Summary: Cocktails hold a special place in movies, television, and my heart. Whether it's Bogie drinking away his problems in a nazi-occupied lounge or The Dude sucking caucasian out of his mustache, the cocktail represents an important milestone in the lexicon of human achievement: making booze taste better so we can get smashed faster.
Episode 37: Fried Chicken Lasagna & The Luther Burger from the Boondocks
Air Date: July 4th, 2017
Summary: Robert Freeman is a man with strong opinions, a hair trigger on his belt, and a penchant for foods so fatty they put you to sleep. The Itis, Robert's catastrophic soul food franchise, so effectively renders its selfsame phenomenon that it nearly destroys the town. Food from the Freeman menu is best consumed annually.
Episode 38: Game of Thrones
Air Date: July 11st, 2017
Summary: This weekend we're welcoming back the show that has the monopoly on lurid violence, epic battles, and wholly unnecessary nudity: Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin's ability to describe the crunching of a skull is rivaled only by his ability to describe the crunching of a pastry, so it's only fitting that this sexy saga is home to some serious food porn. And revenge porn. And porn porn. I'm a main character in this show, so my life is decidedly in danger this week.
Episode 39: Lemon Pepper Wet from Atlanta
Air Date: July 25th, 2017
Summary: Lemon Pepper Wet is an Atlantan institution, virtually unknown outside the Peach State until Donald Glover's groundbreaking series made us salivate without even showing us the pay dirt. Look behind the Pulp-Fiction-style glowing MacGuffin and see the saucy, zesty wings underneath with this week's episode. Shout out to J. Kenji Lopez-Alt for his groundbreaking oven wing technique
Episode 40: Zelda - Breath of the Wild
Air Date: August 1st, 2017
Summary: Zelda: Breath of the Wild may very well be the first open-world RPG developed for the Switch, released in 2017, not including DLC, to so prominently feature cooking in its story and strategy. At least it will be in my mind until someone angrily corrects me in the comments. Seldom have fruits and vegetables dancing in a wok over an open fire yielded so many hearty stews, stamina potions, and pixelated monstrosities.
Episode 41: Puerco Pibil from Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Air Date: August 8th, 2017
Summary: Once Upon a Time in Mexico, against all odds, played a large role in the creation of BwB - my first-ever DVD, its special features showed me that I could one day be a filmmaker *and* a chef. In this 2003 Banderas action-comedy, Johnny Depp inexplicably caps a cook for making this Yucatánian special a bit too perfectly; as director Robert Rodriguez says, make at your own peril.
Episode 42: Courtesan au Chocolat from Grand Budapest Hotel
Air Date: August 15th, 2017
Summary: Wes Anderson's films are rife with clashing color schemes, furrow-browed pedantry, and rich character development set against an oddly symmetrical backdrop. In the case of The Grand Budapest Hotel, it's also home to a pastry as precious as its parentage. The Courtesan au Chocolat, a delicate tower of puffed up pâtissière and saccharine masonry, is the challenge faced this week in the BwB kitchen.
Episode 43: The Fitz Sandwich from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Air Date: August 22nd, 2017
Summary: Agent Fitz's favorite sandwich on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a classic - prosciutto, mozzarella, and pesto aioli. Like any great sandwich or fictional superhero organization, it comes together to make something greater than the sum of its parts. That is until Ward so callously tosses it into the darkness for comic effect
Episode 44: The Ultimeatum from Regular Show
Air Date: August 29th, 2017
Summary: Regular Show regularly shows some fantastical and impossible food items - sandwiches that kill you, wings that kill you, skydiving pizza pockets - but few are quite so worthy of recreation as the Ultimeatum, the burger-within-a-burger-between-two-burgers. And ketchup from the Himalayas. Follow along this week to see if we can beat Chef Ajay Maldonaldo at his own game.
Episode 45: Hors D'oeuvres Sandwich from Back to School
Air Date: September 5th, 2017
Summary: Rodney Dangerfield made a career on thumbing his nose at social mores, making sexual advances toward older women, and eating a giant sandwich made out of hors d'oeuvres. Today we're honoring him, sandwiches, and the throngs of students returning to school with this towering example of 80s excess and flavorblindness.
Episode 46: Szechuan Sauce Revisited (From Real Sample!)
Air Date: September 12nd, 2017
Summary: Last round, my efforts to recreate the fabled McDonald's Szechuan Sauce were wild, flailing shots in the dark, pathetic and meager attempts to recreate a long-lost condiment out of scanty information and back-alley sources. But now, thanks to a very kind man named David Wasman, I have procured a sample of the genuine article. Follow along this week as we make a rendition of Szechuan Sauce near-identical to the Mulan-inspired goop from 1998. And make some wannabe Chicken McNuggets while we're at it.
Episode 47: Movie Theater Popcorn & Raisinets from Whiplash
Air Date: September 19th, 2017
Summary: Whiplash is probably best remembered for its Oscar-winning performances, Oscar-winning screenplay, and the triumphant return of Paul Reiser to the silver screen. And no scene more memorable than the incredulously shared movie theater snack crunched upon by the man himself and his son - follow along today as we unlock the secrets of true movie-theater popcorn at home, pointlessly recreated Raisinets, and the dark art of tempering chocolate.
Episode 48: Room Service Beef Wellington from Mad Men
Air Date: September 26th, 2017
Summary: Mad Men continued AMC's hot streak of well-acted, well-written, morally irreverent dramas with its sordid look at the lives of Madison Avenue's top advertisers. In an early episode, Roger Sterling attempts to woo America's favorite mistress with a light room service lunch: Oysters Rockefeller, Beef Wellington, and Napoleons. This week, blatantly disregard your cholesterol levels and fire up a Lucky Strike as we indulge in some hotel-room-hedonism with our silver fox boss.
Episode 49: Cailles en Sarchophage from Babette's Feast
Air Date: October 3rd, 2017
Summary: In the 1987 holy grail for film-foodies and old-people-staring-at-things-wistfully enthusiasts, Babette's Feast, some highfalutin dishes are prepared for some haughty aristocrats. Twirl your handlebar mustache, throw on your dinner habit, and try your best not to say aloud how delicious everything is
Episode 50: Curb Your Enthusiasm Special
Air Date: October 10th, 2017
Summary: Larry David fluctuates wildly between flagrantly eschewing and rigorously enforcing cultural mores, all of which frequently revolve around food. Slow ice cream orderers, religiously forbidden chicken, caviar entitlement - they're all fodder for Larry's machinations of social upheaval. Just don't eat the man's shrimp.
Episode 51: Michael Scott's Pretzel from The Office
Air Date: October 17th, 2017
Summary: Michael Gary Scott has many monikers - practitioner of Propeica, spokesman for scotch & splenda, tormentor of Toby, and pioneer of pretzel paraphernalia. Not listed among these accolades is arterial health, as our sugar-hyped-hero forgoes a day's work for the sake of a fully-loaded pretzel, courtesy of Stanley's favorite annual visitor. Hope you've got your Gary Glitter cued up.
Episode 52: Turkish Delight from Chronicles of Narnia
Air Date: October 24th, 2017
Summary: The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of books known for their talking fauna, religious overtones, and sickly sweets offered up by the White Witch, Jadis. Turkish Delight may be a delight for some accustomed palates, but can be fancifully altered with a number of different flavor concentrates. Whip up a batch to coerce and manipulate the black sheep of your choosing today.
Episode 53: Clay-Roasted Thigh from Hannibal (feat. You Suck at Cooking)
Air Date: October 31st, 2017
Summary: The history of eating one's fellow man is rich with culinary tradition and innovation, carried on in no small part by Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this pivotal scene, he gives a fellow killer a taste of his own medicine, so to speak - if, at the time, he had medicine in his bloodstream, because he's eating his own leg. So to speak. Celebrate Halloween in style with this traditional clay-baked entrée with a little help from FoodTube's favorite mystery man, You Suck at Cooking.
Episode 54: Triple-Decker Eggo Extravaganza from Stranger Things
Air Date: November 7th, 2017
Summary: Eleven is a sci-fi heroine with a proclivity for burgers, fries, and above all, America's favorite freezer waffle: Eggos. But when you stack them thrice high, layer them with whipped cream and Hershey kisses, and top with Reese's Pieces and jelly beans - you can summon her from even the angstiest of adolescent protests
Episode 55: Harry Potter Special
Air Date: November 14th, 2017
Summary: The Harry Potter series is essentially a 7-book guide to everything you wish your childhood was - finding out you're a wizard, running away from home, and indulging in a bevy of treats both mainstay and magical. Rock cakes, cockroach clusters, acid pops, chocolate frogs, and of course, butterbeer. Throw on your dorky glasses and sharpie a lightning bolt on your forehead for this week's examination of the real-world sweets from possibly the world's most popular book series about child sorcerers.
Episode 56: Rachel's Trifle from Friends
Air Date: November 21st, 2017
Summary: The residents of 90 Bedford Street enjoy a rich variety of culinary contributions from roommate Rachel Green - her traditional English trifle receiving the greatest acclaim, particularly from Joey and a lucky passerby bird. Go ahead and don't enjoy this meaty, jammy monstrosity this holiday season.
Episode 57: The Garbage Plate from The Place Beyond The Pines (sort of)
Air Date: November 28th, 2017
Summary: Go Bills
Episode 58: Quatro Quesos Dos Fritos from Psych
Air Date: December 5th, 2017
Summary: You thought Dulé Hill couldn't steal the show once again after his residency on the West Wing - well, back by popular demand, he's reprising his role as Burton Guster in the tv-movie revival of Psych this weekend. Revel in the duo's stoner-like propensity for hilariously unhealthy snacks with this week's recreation of a fan favorite: potatoes, stuffed with four cheeses, deep-fried, breaded, and re-fried, nestled on a bed of ancho sour cream and crispy bacon.
Episode 59: Flanders' Hot Chocolate from The Simpsons Movie
Air Date: December 12nd, 2017
Summary: Ned Flanders might be an uncomfortable source of familial affection and exaggerated Judeo-Christian values, but he's also the source of some damned fine-looking hot cocoa. In the silver-screen adaptation of America's longest-running-animated-adult-comedy-cartoon-family, Flanders continues his assault on the Simpson's way of life with a steaming mug of human kindness and empathy.
Episode 60: Peking Duck from A Christmas Story
Air Date: December 19th, 2017
Summary: A Christmas Story, beyond its bunny suits and leg lamps, is fondly remembered by Generation X-ers for its unfortunate portrayal of Chinese-Americans, and their alluring turkey alternative: peking duck. Crisp skin, juicy meat, deep flavor, all wrapped up in a Mandarin-style pancake with thinly sliced cucumbers, scallions, and hoisin sauce? Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Episode 61: The Wire Special
Air Date: December 26th, 2017
Summary: The Wire, when it's not mercilessly killing off characters you've come to love and care about, is a showcase of Baltimore junk food specialities. Lake trout, pit beef, eggs cracked into beers - come for the gritty and heartbreaking depictions of heroin addicts and inner city grade schoolers, stay for the eats!
Episode 62: Moroccan Pasta from Peep Show
Air Date: January 2nd, 2018
Summary: Mark Corrigan, when he's not committing social atrocities in front of his friends, family, employers, coworkers, or random strangers, often commits them in front of the various loves of his life. In his latest desperate ploy for domestic bliss, he mashes together his romantic cheesy pasta dinner with some hastily procured pantry items - with lots of lettuce. Start 2018 off on a painfully awkward note with Mark's 'Moroccan' pasta and cocktails.
Episode 63: Skinner's Stew from The Simpsons
Air Date: January 9th, 2018
Summary: While Seymour Skinner's tour in Vietnam sounds a bit cushy, there's no doubt that he's dutifully served our country - more so by even trying to get Bart Simpson through middle school. As the cold weather makes its final offense, indulge in the 4-rice 2-seafood stew of Skinner's shellshocked memory - or cram some neon-colored cheese into a sandwich and pretend you're Ralph Wiggum.
Episode 64: The Every-Meat Burrito from Regular Show
Air Date: January 16th, 2018
Summary: While we were unable to procure any giraffe, jackal, or naked mole rat, the combination of every commercially-available meat ended up tasting like something far worse than chicken. Follow along as we get that taste out of our mouth with the every-pork burrito!
Episode 65: Rum French Toast from Mad Men
Air Date: January 23rd, 2018
Summary: Don Draper likes his french toast the way he likes himself - drenched in booze. An over-proofed brioche, a cabin in the woods, two accidental audio glitches, and a whole lot of dark rum are at the center of this week's revisiting of Madison Avenue's frequent clashes of food and alcohol. Enjoy with a Lucky Strike.
Episode 66: Eggs in a Nest from Lots of Stuff
Air Date: January 30th, 2018
Summary: Toad in a hole. Spit in the ocean. One-eyed jack. Eggy in a basket. Gashouse eggs. All names for one delightfully simple treat: an egg fried into a piece of toast. Follow along this week as we recreate the breakfast mainstay made famous by Mary Jane's Pa. And Moonstruck. And V for Vendetta, Moons Over Miami, Friends, The Meddlers, Lucifer, and Frasier.
Episode 67: Breaking Bad Special
Air Date: February 6th, 2018
Summary: "We need to cook" takes on nefarious new meaning when grumbled by everyone's favorite sociopathic chemistry teacher - or his meth head sidekick. Breaking Bad assaults the senses with striking visuals and heart wrenching storylines, all while teasing the tastebuds with promises of dipping sticks. Follow along this week as we whip up a batch of slightly-less-illicit crystal blue persuasion. Bitch.
Episode 68: Frasier Special
Air Date: February 13rd, 2018
Summary: As luck would have it, I was in an all-male version of "The Mikado" at Oxford. People still ask to see my Yum-Yum!
Episode 69: Chocolate Lava Cakes from Chef feat. Jon Favreau and Roy Choi
Air Date: February 20th, 2018
Summary: Carl Casper is normally a pretty chill dude - but smugly shit on his shit, and you will catch the wrath of a man amidst a full-blown creative crisis. Follow along this week as we join the star of and culinary brains behind 'Chef' in this, our fourth foray into Favreauvian film food. A huge and heartfelt thanks to Jon Favreau and Roy Choi, I had an absolute blast making cakes with you guys!!
Episode 70: Tamales from Coco
Air Date: February 27th, 2018
Summary: Pixar's latest laser-guided annihilator of heartstrings, Coco, starts off in the sunny Mexican town of Santa Cecilia, where 12-year-old Miguel's abulea does two things very well: staving off music of any kind, and slinging tamales. These little packets of south-of-the-border love can be tricky and time-consuming, but make for the perfect Oscar party snack next week when we watch Coco inevitably lose the trophy to Boss Baby. *If you leave your pork to marinate overnight, be sure not to leave it in foil and use an enamel or glass vessel instead.
Episode 71: Clementine Cake from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Air Date: March 6th, 2018
Summary: Walter Mitty is best known for his wild imagination, profound character arc, and penchant for Papa Johns, Cinnabon, eHarmony, Air Greenland, and a host of other popular products. He, some eastern European sailors, and some warlords on horseback also share a soft spot for Walter's Mother's Clementine Cake. Follow along this week as, thanks to a sinus infection, we voicelessly recreate this bright, tart, quirky treat.
Episode 72: Pineapple-Curry Fried Rice from Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
Air Date: March 13rd, 2018
Summary: If you're looking for unique humor, delicious-looking food, and rampant cartoon sexualization, look no further than Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma. In this culinary fist fight, the owner of the oldest restaurant in Chinatown whips up a sweet and salty ensemble purported to have "advanced Chinese cuisine". Could pineapple fried rice possibly live up to the hype? Check out all 3 seasons of Food Wars! on Crunchyroll.
Episode 73: Parm Heros from Lots of Things
Air Date: March 20th, 2018
Summary: The chicken/meatball/eggplant/veal parm hero - not only is it my death row meal, it's the object of affection for many of our favorite fictional characters. Spongebob buys an entire house made of parm hero, Joey Tribbiani nearly takes a bullet for one, Agent Harris feeds one directly to a parasite plaguing his body. Go way over the line for this Italian-American classic today - and yes, in this context, it's spelled 'heros'. I think.
Episode 74: Lasagna from Garfield (feat. It's Alive with Brad)
Air Date: March 27th, 2018
Summary: This week, we forgo the usual clip from the movie - an unfortunate scene wherein the CGI cat dances along to the Black Eyed Peas - in favor of a clip from this week's collab with Brad Leone! Join Brad, Vinny and I as we seek to build the perfect pile of pasta, otherwise known as lasagna. Head over to It's Alive with Brad to see how we made the ricotta for this lasagna!
Episode 75: Crème Brûlée from Amelie
Air Date: April 3rd, 2018
Summary: Amelie has no boyfriend. Instead, she has a grab-bag of cute, twee French girl activities - and what could be more twee or french than all the dainty little circumflexes and accents sprinkled atop crème brûlée? Use your culinary torch for something other than sous vide and 6-paper-joints for once, and follow along as we recreate this delectable Francophilian fancyfood.
Episode 76: Shawarma from The Avengers
Air Date: April 10th, 2018
Summary: Joss Whedon didn't just bring dynamic characters, dazzling action, and rapid-fire quips to the MCU - he brought one character's singular hunger, a hunger that grew like a virus within the Avengers themselves. A hunger...for shawarma. Solemnly munch along in silence this week as we marvel at a carnivorous carousel and puff up some pita.
Episode 77: National Grilled Cheese Day
Air Date: April 11st, 2018
Summary: Tomorrow, April 12th (not the 20th, strangely enough), is National Grilled Cheese Day. Show your reverence for this auspicious day by griddling up some bread, cheese, and butter - but nothing else - otherwise you made yourself a melt
Episode 78: Chateaubriand Steak from The Matrix
Air Date: April 17th, 2018
Summary: Joe Pantoliano has portrayed a bevy of characters with questionable hairpieces, questionable facial hair, and a complete lack of morality or empathy. This week's villainous snack is no exception - Cypher is pure Pantoliano, and only he could make talking with your mouth full still seem appetizing. Scheme along with your favorite shady compatriot as we enjoy this week's less flavorful, but nevertheless indulgent steakhouse classic
Episode 79: Chicken Paprikash from Captain America: Civil War
Air Date: April 24th, 2018
Summary: Despite being a fabricated entity, composed only of Tony Stark's code and some rare/non-existent elements, the Marvel demigod known as Vision sure knows how to whip up some mean paprikash. That is, if he actually used paprika, as opposed to some other misplaced bright-red pantry-mainstay. Gear up for Avengers: Infinity War this week as we delve into this classic Sokovian (actually Hungarian) comfort food.
Episode 80: The Sloppy Jessica from Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Air Date: May 1st, 2018
Summary: If you're going to torpedo your diet, you might as well go down in a blaze of glory - and that's exactly what Gina Linetti does with wild abandon in Brooklyn Nine-Nine when she whips out a Sloppy Jessica. Please don't make this - like I'm not gonna stop you, but you honestly shouldn't eat this. But maybe though.
Episode 81: Pies from Waitress
Air Date: May 8th, 2018
Summary: Jenna Hunterson is excels in many arenas: making pies, coming up with sentence-long names for said pies, customer service, and wrangling her downright horrible husband. But mostly pies. Follow along this week as we recreate three of her superlative sweets, and support the foundation established in memory of the film's writer, director, and co-star.
Episode 82: Cheesy Blasters from 30 Rock
Air Date: May 15th, 2018
Summary: Liz Lemon is much more than a fictional character to compare yourself to in your Tinder profile - she's dynamic, she's strong, and she's kind of gross in her personal life. One of her many gross attributes is a taste for Cheesy Blasters, the MeatCat™-approved snack containing jack cheese, hot dogs, and pizza. Can we make a sort-of-not-gross version of our favorite NBC Executive Producer's preferred midnight snack? Only one way to find out.
Episode 83: Bubble Bass' Order from Spongebob Squarepants
Air Date: May 22nd, 2018
Summary: Bubble Bass is notorious in Bikini Bottom for three things: his hideous laugh, his pathological dishonesty, and his sophisticated palate for Krabby Patties. Follow along this week as we examine his soundboard of secret-menu jargon and take a crack at the almost-impossible-to-recreate patty melt - from the all-new BwB kitchen!
Episode 84: Arrested Development Special (feat. Sean Evans)
Air Date: May 29th, 2018
Summary: And now, the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and their occasional culinary inventiveness in the face of adversity. From faulty deep-fryers to a legacy built on frozen bananas, the Bluths have dreamt up a wealth of money-making treats. Well, except for hot ham water. Somebody call Gene Parmesan.
Episode 85: Cannoli from The Godfather
Air Date: June 5th, 2018
Summary: "Leave the gun, take the cannoli" - is there a more iconic line spoken in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather? I mean, apart from almost every other line of dialogue? In a film defined by its own endless defining moments, food still manages to stand out as a memorable supporting character. I mean, it wouldn't be much of an Italian mobster film without it.
Episode 86: Pasta Puttanesca from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Air Date: June 12nd, 2018
Summary: Pasta puttanesca can mean many things - a bonding moment for a family enduring unspeakable tragedy. A peace offering to a conniving, distant relative and his wannabe-drama-nerd-cronies. A "prostitute pasta", its literal translation from Italian to English. Whatever pasta puttanesca means to you, it's basically a bunch of anchovies and olives mashed into spaghetti, and it tastes better than it sounds.
Episode 87: Pizza from Deadpool
Air Date: June 19th, 2018
Summary: Wade Wilson knew exactly what he was doing when he ordered that pizza - he knew I'd one day have to recreate and eat it. Yes I know the comic was written well before I started making the show. Yes I know Wade Wilson is a fictional character. Let me imagine that Ryan Reynolds did something to mess with me okay?
Episode 88: Congee from Mulan
Air Date: June 26th, 2018
Summary: I was gonna hold off on making this episode until the new live-action Mulan came out, but principal photography hasn't even started yet, and it's expected to come out in 2020. So as I slowly recover from Vidcon, join me as I make one of the simplest and most essential dishes in our illustrious human history: porridge. Specifically, porridge made from rice, topped with a smiley face bacon-and-eggs affair. Leave it to Mushu.
Episode 89: Shrimp from Forrest Gump Part I
Air Date: July 3rd, 2018
Summary: Bubba Gump Shrimp doesn't have to be associated with a horrible chain restaurant in Times Square - it can be the fullest realization of Bubba's love for the fruit of the sea. Creamy shrimp salad, crispy coconut shrimp, luscious shrimp gumbo - join me as I embark upon the first few dishes on the illustrious list dreamt up by everyone's best good friend. And I managed to do it without even a single Forrest Gump impression!
Episode 90: Car Panini from Family Guy
Air Date: July 10th, 2018
Summary: Peter Griffin isn't a practical, intelligent, kind, or relatable man. I'm not sure where I was going with that - point is, guy is a slob (even for a cartoon), and he made a sandwich and you guys all wanted to watch me eat it. Well here ya go
Episode 91: Okonomiyaki from Sweetness & Lightning
Air Date: July 17th, 2018
Summary: Okonomiyaki, a dish whose name literally means "how you like", can contain any number of fillings. But as depicted in Sweetness & Lightning, it can contain a great deal more: childlike wonder, paternal bonding, and squid. Follow along this week as we recreate this essential Japanese comfort food, and maybe learn a thing or two about growing up in the process
Episode 92: Fried Green Tomatoes from...Fried Green Tomatoes
Air Date: July 24th, 2018
Summary: Hey y'all, I have half a mind to fix up a mess of fried green tomatoes 'fore I get three sheets to the wind over there yonder! Or something. Fuel your Southern side with this week's deep-fried treat, featured prominently in the film of the same name.
Episode 93: Teamster Sandwich from 30 Rock
Air Date: July 31st, 2018
Summary: You haven't heard of sandwich day? It's one special day each year that the teamsters gleefully hand out roast beef, fresh mozzarella, and roast red pepper sandwiches with special dipping sauce from their secret Brooklyn deli. Now, thanks to a single thirdhand source on the internet, that secret deli has been revealed as Fiore's House of Quality in Hoboken, NJ. This week, let's take a crack at bringing some of those generations-old Italian secrets into our kitchen.
Episode 94: Beignets from Chef (and Princess and the Frog)
Air Date: August 7th, 2018
Summary: This isn't the first time we've taken a look at the foods featured in Jon Favreau's food-film masterclass, Chef. In fact, it isn't the second or third time. And it won't be the last. Follow along this week as we recreate these crunchy, squeezy, soft Crescent City donuts that finally brought a father and son together.
Episode 95: Spinach Puffs from The Emperor's New Groove
Air Date: August 14th, 2018
Summary: Disney films often adorn their supporting characters with lowkey foodie characteristics - Mushu's offering of congee, Timon's love of cream-filled beetles, Snow White's partiality to poison apples - but none quite so sweet and prideful and Kronk's love of spinach puffs. Celebrate the 17.75th-year anniversary of this David Spade classic with these crunchy, cheesy, buttery, spinach-y appetizers.
Episode 96: Johnny Cakes from The Sopranos
Air Date: August 28th, 2018
Summary: There's a wealth of food showcased in HBO's genre-defining classic The Sopranos, but few (if any) surround a real, actual human romance. That's right, the short-but-passionate affair between a noticeably thinner Vito and his mystery-fireman-studmuffin Jim "Johnny Cakes". Labor under the delusion that these star-crossed lovers won't meet a tragic end as we share in their shared New England indulgence, johnny cakes with housemade sausage.
Episode 97: Breakfast from The Phantom Thread
Air Date: September 4th, 2018
Summary: Taking Daniel Day-Lewis' breakfast order is a double-edged sword: get it right, and you fall in love with an abusive fashion designer whom you feel the need to poison to stay in love with. Get it wrong, and you'll probably never work in this town again. Thread the needle this week as we try and recreate breakfast for the hungry boy. The clotted cream, butter, and jam in this episode all came out sensational - the welsh rarebit and scones, however, could use some work
Episode 98: Adventure Time Special
Air Date: September 11st, 2018
Summary: Makin' pancakes, makin' bacon pancakes. Take some bacon and I put it in a pancake. Bacon pancakes that's what it's gonna make; bacon pancaaaaaaaaaakes!
Episode 99: Banana Pudding Pizza from Doug
Air Date: September 18th, 2018
Summary: Doug Yancey Funnie was voiced by none other than Billy West - and now, if you think about Doug's voice, you can't help but hear Fry from Futurama. You're welcome. Unfortunately we're not trying out Honker Burgers or Mr. Sleech's Donuts; instead, follow along this week as we ruin some perfectly good pizza.
Episode 100: Direwolf Bread from Game of Thrones (feat. Maisie Williams)
Air Date: September 25th, 2018
Summary: We're back with another culinary curiosity from HBO's hottest s-expositional serial, Game of Thrones, this time with the help of the murderous Queen of the North herself: Maisie Williams! Can we whip up a wolf-shaped treat that would do Hot Pie proud?
Episode 101: The Naco from Kim Possible
Air Date: October 2nd, 2018
Summary: Ron Stoppable has a penchant for food creativity, and he pulls out all the stops at Team Possible's favorite high-cholesterol haunt, Bueno Nacho. Will the Naco, a seemingly-ingenious combination of nachos and tacos, live up to the promise of its name? Probably.
Episode 102: Backpack Recipes from Marvel's Spider-Man
Air Date: October 9th, 2018
Summary: More than once, Peter Parker takes a 'swing' (sorry) at hanging up the web shooters in favor of a skillet and spatula. And without wishing to spoil the entire game for you, he apparently makes a hell of a curry. Can he, however, atone for his failures in dumpling-and-wheatcake-making? Let's find out!
Episode 103: King of the Hill Special
Air Date: October 16th, 2018
Summary: Peggy Hill is many things: she's a mother. A boggle champ. A substitute teacher (substitute teacher of the year twice, in fact). A sculptor. A foot fetish model. A kidnapper. A survivor of a fall from 13,000 feet without a parachute. The mother of the 15th Dalai Lama. She is by her own admission, however, not a very good cook. Will her specialty dishes make it into the clean plate club?
Episode 104: Cinnamon Rolls from Jim Gaffigan's Stand Up (sort of)
Air Date: October 23rd, 2018
Summary: Okay, let's face it, I just wanted an excuse to make cinnamon rolls this week - and Jim Gaffigan ranting about them to a 2006 audience's delight was good enough for me. Follow along this week as we bake up a batch of the saccharine cinnamon sweet; careful, you just might learn a thing or two.
Episode 105: Takoyaki from Kill la Kill
Air Date: October 30th, 2018
Summary: Not even a fully-automatic money gun is enough to stop Mako Mankanshoku when she's got her heart set on Osakan street food - quite the contrary, it only fuels her appetite. Follow along with this week's easy-once-you-get-all-the-specialty-ingredients-and-equipment classic Japanese street snack, Takoyaki!
Episode 106: Bear Stew from Red Dead Redemption 2
Air Date: November 6th, 2018
Summary: Food in video games has seen a renaissance in the past few years, with vittles playing a pivotal role in your mere survival as a character. Rockstar games inches ever-closer to real life in video game form with Red Dead Redemption 2, where you can buy, hunt, cook, steal, and eat your nutritional requirements every day. You never seem to need to go to the bathroom though...
Episode 107: Eggs Florentine from Frasier
Air Date: November 13rd, 2018
Summary: This week, we return once again to the hallowed halls of the fancy foods of Frasier. Instead of the brothers Crane, however, we turn to Lilith Sternin for inspiration as we recreate her postcoital breakfast of choice, eggs florentine - even if it's slathered in ketchup and devoured in the bathroom.
Episode 108: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Air Date: November 20th, 2018
Summary: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Episode 109: Chilean Sea Bass from Jurassic Park
Air Date: November 27th, 2018
Summary: Fun fact: Chilean sea bass was nearly fished into extinction after its mere mention in Jurassic Park! That's actually not a very fun fact. That's kinda messed up. While still overfished, it can be acquired legally - while fetching a price of $30/lb. A delicious (and less expensive) alternative is black cod!
Episode 110: 3-Day Potato Salad from SpongeBob SquarePants
Air Date: December 4th, 2018
Summary: It's rare that a minor detail in a long-running series will take on a strange, unintended new life as a meme. Jean-Luc Picard face-palming in Star Trek TNG: Deja Q. Some kid eating tide pods. Oliver Platt's occasional role on The West Wing. Or, in the case of Spongebob Squarepants, a moment from like every other episode. Follow along this week as we recreate a potato salad recipe courtesy of "Tom", an ancillary character famous for screaming.
Episode 111: Seinfeld Volume II
Air Date: December 11st, 2018
Summary: Seinfeld might be a show about nothing, but if it had to be about something, it just might be food. In fact, food might as well be the 5th member of our favorite gang of New York narcissists, swooping in to either save the day or ruin best laid plans. This week, we take a closer look at George's peculiar culinary proclivities.
Episode 112: A Quiet Place
Air Date: December 15th, 2018
Summary: John Krasinski's home-run thriller did much more than finally separate him in my mind from his character on The Office - it established him as a true leading man, a talented director, and owner of one of the handsomest beards in Hollywood. Whisper along this week as answer the question: can food be prepared both quietly AND deliciously?
Episode 113: Roast Beast from How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Air Date: December 18th, 2018
Summary: Green eggs and ham aren't the culinary limits of Doctor Seuss - fantastical foods are peppered throughout his fantasy pastel worlds of whimsical, wondiferous words. Follow along this week, while we try not to rhyme, as we take a crack at roast beast, for the very first time. Damn it.
Episode 114: Dutch Baby from Bob's Burgers
Air Date: December 25th, 2018
Summary: Bob's Burgers isn't always about burgers. Sometimes it's about a giant pancake type thing called a Dutch baby
Episode 115: Grey Stuff from Beauty and the Beast
Air Date: January 1st, 2019
Summary: The 'grey stuff' from Beauty and the Beast has been falsely advertised as some sort of cookies-n-cream abomination, and it's about time we set the record straight. Yes I know that children at Disney World probably don't want to eat chicken liver mousse. Yes I know that it's taking whimsical license with a childhood classic to make it marketable and enjoyable for kids of a new generation. Shush, I'm cooking.
Episode 116: Pizza Ball from The Eric Andre Show
Air Date: January 8th, 2019
Summary: The Eric Andre Show, our eponymous host's LSD-soaked nightmare talkshow, has created some of the most maddeningly subversive comedy of the decade. None have captured the imagination of the internet, however, quite like the pizza ball. A gnarled sphere of everyone's favorite cheesy flatbread, the pizza ball (not unlike the show itself) is probably best enjoyed under the influence of something
Episode 117: Coq au Vin from Donnie Brasco
Air Date: January 15th, 2019
Summary: You know when you have an internet cooking show where you recreate foods from movies & tv, and you've got that one friend that requests you recreate the same dish every time he comes over to play Smash Bros? Well, Ari, here ya go.
Episode 118: Crème de la Crème à la Edgar from The Aristocats
Air Date: January 22nd, 2019
Summary: Oh Edgar, you sly old fox. Drugging and kidnapping kittens for profit, you rapscallion. Spiking milk with barbital like some droog from A Clockwork Orange, you madcap rascal. YOU COULD'VE HURT MONSIEUR ROQUEFORT. I'm glad he tied your shoes together.
Episode 119: Sandy Frye's Appetizers from Bob's Burgers
Air Date: January 29th, 2019
Summary: Today we embark upon our third journey into foods from Bob's Burgers...that aren't burgers. Because sometimes you need to stretch a bit so you can make a "big game" episode. But hey, we learn how to make quick puff pastry, one in 90 minutes, the other in less than an hour!
Episode 120: Spaghetti Tacos from iCarly
Air Date: February 5th, 2019
Summary: BwB turns 3 this weekend, so it seemed only fitting to take a crack at one of longest and most hotly-requested dishes in the show's history: spaghetti tacos. I was always hesitant to try, as double-carbing gives me the heebie-jeebies, but I think we've got a satisfying conclusion to man's lifelong journey of incorporating pasta in tacos.
Episode 121: Steak au Poivre from Archer
Air Date: February 12nd, 2019
Summary: This week, we're headed back to the Archer archives in search of a tasty dish to recreate, and I could find none better than steak au poivre - even if it was served sans 'poivre'. We won't make that mistake in the BwB kitchen, as we recreate this French classic with some modernized veggie sides.
Episode 122: Bao from Pixar's Bao
Air Date: February 19th, 2019
Summary: Bao is a beautifully animated, thematically mature, subtle and nuanced portrait of the human condition - in other words, it's a Pixar production. To celebrate the Oscars this coming weekend, let's dive into the director's mom's own recipe, as we attempt to recreate a food so delicious, you'll want to raise it as your own until it tries to leave you and you eat it.
Episode 123: Krabby Supreme from Spongebob Squarepants
Air Date: February 26th, 2019
Summary: Sometimes, you gotta give the people what they want. Play the hits. Let them eat...double-batter-fried-quad-burgers. This week I'm sacrificing both my health *and* dignity to bring you a very accurate recreation of one of Spongebob's greatest hits. Do not try this at home.
Episode 124: Ribwich from The Simpsons
Air Date: March 12nd, 2019
Summary: This week we return, once again, to the seemingly bottomless pit of pop culture food parody that is The Simpsons. Never one to shy away from making fun of McDonalds, America's favorite family now grapples with an otherworldly force known as the 'Ribwich'. I was going to make a "rib" patty, like they would in a fast food context, but I'm just getting out from under the flu and didn't want to. I'm sorry.
Episode 125: The Cake from Portal
Air Date: March 19th, 2019
Summary: The cake, as they say, is a lie. But this one isn't: a classic black forest gateau, soaked in kirsch and laden with cherries, served entirely without fish-shaped solid waste.
Episode 126: The Swanson from Parks and Recreation
Air Date: March 26th, 2019
Summary: This week we return, for the first time in 3 years, to the house that built Babish: Parks and Rec. As summer (eventually) approaches, what could be better than celebrating Swanson-style: by wrapping some meat around some other meat
Episode 127: Brock's Donuts from Pokémon
Air Date: April 1st, 2019
Summary: Fooled you...maybe. Probably not. Is this even a joke? I don't get it.
Episode 128: Brock's Onigiri from Pokémon
Air Date: April 2nd, 2019
Summary: Okay, it's April 2nd, fun's over. This week, for reals this time, we're making onigiri: the breakfasty-lunchy-snack, ubiquitous in Japan, and virtually unheard of here in the US. As such, some committee of suits saw fit to Americanize their portrayal on Pokémon, and a generation of these United States grew up thinking they were donuts...and the bastards made ten hundred billion dollars. Was it worth it, 4Kids Entertainment? Oh, it was? No yeah you're right
Episode 129: Grilled Cheese Deluxe from Regular Show
Air Date: April 9th, 2019
Summary: This week, for the first time ever, we're double-dipping into the same source material two episodes in a row. Why? Last week was National Grilled Cheese Day, and well damn it, it got me in the mood. So while we don't have any accurate stats or specs on the 'grilled cheese deluxe' from Cheezer's, this is my very best effort to make a grilled cheese worth standing in line for. Unless you're an astronaut, of course.
Episode 130: Shrimp from Forrest Gump Part II
Air Date: April 23rd, 2019
Summary: This week, we finally revisit the all-American fantasy of Forrest Gump, crossing a few more dishes off Bubba's comprehensive shrimp-preparation list. Due to the growing complexity of the dishes, I've had to cut it down to three this time around, but hey - that means there's gonna be a Part III! Eventually.
Episode 131: Ice Cream Flavors from Avengers: Infinity War
Air Date: April 30th, 2019
Summary: Just in time to soothe your Avengers: Endgame withdrawal, we're taking a crack at the fictional Ben & Jerry's Avenger flavors. We like doing things in threes here at Babish Enterprises, so thanks to an ingenious Redditor comment, we're throwing a third flavor into the mix: Raspberry Thorbet!
Episode 132: Good Morning Burger from The Simpsons
Air Date: May 7th, 2019
Summary: This week, we return to an absolutely endless resource of fictional-food-madness: The Simpsons. Homer is tempted by yet another fast food innovation, the Good Morning Burger, a breakfast abomination whose sheer caloric heft can only safely be consumed by my trainer friend
Episode 133: Teddy Brûlée from Bob's Burgers
Air Date: May 14th, 2019
Summary: It would seem as though most modern comedies have a Teddy: a hapless, lovable loser whose behavior straddles the line between funny and halting. Perhaps Teddy Brûlée captures the character better than any other food could - sweet, unhealthy, and holding a blowtorch.
Episode 134: The Good Place
Air Date: May 21st, 2019
Summary: Food from The Good Place (and, well, everything else from The Good Place) reads like a fever dream: giant shrimp terrorizing the neighborhood, fountains of clam chowder, frozen yogurt in every conceivable flavor. Today, we're seeing if we can make some of these bizarre concoctions palatable - and throwing in some jalapeño poppers for good measure.
Episode 135: Orange-Mocha Frappuccinos from Zoolander
Air Date: May 28th, 2019
Summary: This week we're heading back in time to the 2001 treat you never knew you wanted (because they don't sound very good): the orangey, chocolatey, coffee-y frappuccinos so eagerly inhaled by Derek Zoolander and friends, just moments before their tragic deaths in a freak gasoline fight accident.
Episode 136: Breakfast from Howl's Moving Castle
Air Date: June 4th, 2019
Summary: Howl's Moving Castle is one of the many exquisitely animated (and profoundly confusing) expressions of destiny, growth, and love brought to us by Hayao Miyazaki. An even more ubiquitous theme in his films, however, is food. Few can so magically inspire hunger as the sizzling breakfast served up courtesy of Calcifer's demonic flames - can some at-home know-how help us bring the magic into our own kitchens?
Episode 137: It's Always Sunny Special Part II
Air Date: June 11st, 2019
Summary: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns as one of the leaders of food-as-plot-device-comedies, with its narcissist protagonists often tangling delicious (or disgusting) cuisine up in their antics. Grilled Frank, in particular, is ripe for innovation.
Episode 138: Huevos Rancheros from Breaking Bad
Air Date: June 18th, 2019
Summary: This week, we're back with a Breaking-Badian breakfast - but shockingly, not one involving Walter Jr. Jesse cooks up some halfway-decent grub in the form of Huevos Rancheros, a dish with a few basic components that can be endlessly tweaked and customized. Just don't add chili powder.
Episode 139: Ube Roll from Steven Universe
Air Date: June 25th, 2019
Summary: This week, Lars Barriga makes a reflection of himself in the form of a neon-purple sweet potato roulade. Beach City's resident grouch is no slouch in the kitchen, so no wonder it takes me 8+ tries to get the friggin thing right. Baking is hard, guys
Episode 140: KFC from Stranger Things
Air Date: July 2nd, 2019
Summary: Stranger Things returns this 4th of July, providing a double-whammy reason to fry up a batch of fried chicken, whip up a mess of biscuits, and mash up a friggin ton of potatoes. Celebrate our nation's independence day (and Netflix's most celebrated series) the way it was intended: with some deeply unhealthy food.
Episode 141: Larb from Spider-Man: Homecoming
Air Date: July 9th, 2019
Summary: To Aunt May's delight and amusement, her mild-mannered nephew Peter orders Larb at their local Thai place. Despite her pun-centric lampooning, she'll soon discover that larb is the meat salad that'll make you less grossed out by the concept of something called 'meat salad'.
Episode 142: Inferno Wing Challenge from Regular Show
Air Date: July 16th, 2019
Summary: So, as it turns out, the following are currently out of season: mutated ghost peppers, hot magma extract, and black widow venom. As such, I was unable to render a truly accurate facsimile of what's come to be known as the "Inferno Challenge" amongst those who 'take their wings super-seriously'. Which I do not.
Episode 143: Bagel Sandwiches from Steven Universe
Air Date: July 23rd, 2019
Summary: This week we're headed back to Beach City for some sammich inspiration, where Steven Quartz Universe repeatedly whips up (and is thwarted from eating) one of his favorite foods: bagel sandwiches. Can we upgrade this breakfast favorite with just a little boilin' and bakin'?
Episode 144: Squid Ink Pasta from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Air Date: July 30th, 2019
Summary: This week we return to the wide world of anime for a hotly-requested jet-black delicacy: squid ink pasta. While it smells like the great pacific garbage patch, cuttlefish ink is a visually dramatic but orally subtle way to introduce some seafood flavors into your favorite pastas. Just be sure to explain its concept to JoJo before you serve it to him.
Episode 146: White Castle Order from Harold & Kumar
Air Date: August 13rd, 2019
Summary: This week, the challenge lies in both the volume of food and the method by which it's prepared - 30 sliders whipped up at once, onion-steamed the way White Castle does it. Can I wolf down the entire hyper-stoned order placed by our titular heroes? Of course not, I'm no Matt Stonie, but I've got some hungry friends
Episode 147: Pancakes from Uncle Buck (feat. Dan Souza and a Giant Robot)
Air Date: August 20th, 2019
Summary: Happy (early) birthday Macaulay!!
Episode 148: Apple Fritters from Regular Show
Air Date: August 27th, 2019
Summary: As has become tradition in the Babish household, we're ringing in 5 million subscribers with some confections from Regular Show: the tantalizingly double-glazed apple fritters that transport our heroes to another plane of existence. Will they force our reality to similarly burst at its sugary seams?
Episode 149: Sumbitches from How I Met Your Mother
Air Date: September 3rd, 2019
Summary: Sumbitches are the wildly-offensively-named cookie that, in a very real way, are how I met your mother. Beyond that, they are the carnal cookie combo of chocolate, peanut butter, and caramel - which offers some technical challenges that can be surmounted with a little know-how, elbow grease, and a copy of Milk Bar by Christina Tosi.
Episode 150: Ziti and Lasagna from The Sopranos
Air Date: September 17th, 2019
Summary: Rarely does food play such a central character in a TV show or movie that's not specifically about food, but in The Sopranos, it might as well be one of the family. The crown jewel of which, despite Artie Bucco's hapless attempts, is the cuisine of Carmela Soprano. Strap on your gold President and build a ramp for the ducks, because it's time to emotionally repress our murderous mentality with some cheesy, saucy pasta - with a layer of basil underneath the cheese, of course.
Episode 151: Coffee Jelly from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K
Air Date: September 24th, 2019
Summary: This week, we're headed into hotly-requested-but-I'm-not-familiar-with-the-source-material territory with The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Our titular hero has a particular affinity for caffeine in jiggle-form, and with the help of a bevy of coffee gadgetry, we'll bring this wiggling summertime treat to life.
Episode 152: Secret Ingredient Soup from Kung Fu Panda
Air Date: October 1st, 2019
Summary: The secret ingredient is...nothing! Despite that revelation, this so-called secret-soup is one of the most hotly requested dishes in the Babish Culinary Universe. Can we develop deep flavors, hand-pull noodles, and serve up a dish that lives up to Mr. Ping's noodly legacy? Yes, no, and yes.
Episode 153: Chicago-Style Pizza from The Daily Show
Air Date: October 8th, 2019
Summary: This week we're heralding the arrival of National Pizza Month (aka every month ever?) with a true Binging with Babish conceptual reach - using Jon Stewart's famous rant against Chi-Town's deep-dish speciality as an excuse to make some ourselves. With cups of sauce and pounds of cheese held at bay by a towering levee of buttery, flaky crust, how could you not like Chicago-style deep-dish pizza? Assuming you've never tried New York-style pizza, of course.
Episode 154: $5 Shake from Pulp Fiction
Air Date: October 15th, 2019
Summary: This week, Babish takes a turn for the sweet and opulent as we explore the possibilities of a $5 milkshake. Or rather, the lack thereof: there aren't many ways to inflate the price of a plain vanilla shake, outside of simply being served in an overpriced theme restaurant in LA. So let's see just how expensive we can make this sucker!
Episode 155: Crêpes from Talladega Nights
Air Date: October 22nd, 2019
Summary: Crêpes are discussed at length, in a pretty threatening manner, in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Before his arm is snapped by the very French Jean Girard, he's coerced into admitting he likes crêpes...which he actually does. Which makes sense, because they're the perfect vessel for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.
Episode 156: Glazed Pork Chops from Apex Legends
Air Date: October 29th, 2019
Summary: This week, we're exploring a hotly-requested video game easter egg: Mirage's beloved glazed pork chops from Apex Legends. Sneakily included in one of the game's loading screens, this recipe goes from awful to wonderful to downright delectable...but difficult to look at. Don't understand what I mean? Watch the video ya big silly!
Episode 157: Nachos from The Good Place (plus Naco Redemption)
Air Date: November 5th, 2019
Summary: Spoiler alerts generally aren't an issue with single-camera sitcoms, but in the case of The Good Place, my video description will be understandably sparse. If you haven't already, just go watch it - if you have, join me this week as we come up with an excuse to celebrate national nacho day (which is in Februrary for some reason)!
Episode 158: Tiramisu from Superbad
Air Date: November 12nd, 2019
Summary: Superbad, from a foodie perspective, might be better remembered as the origin story of 'sexy hamburger' McLovin; but its not a film without culinary cachet. Apart from being Seth's senioritis-rallying-cry, tiramisu is a classic Italian dessert, and the perfect introductory course to both pastry and pastry cream
Episode 159: Calzones from Seinfeld
Air Date: November 19th, 2019
Summary: George Costanza, to say the least, has a predilection for food. It instigates, interrupts, and defines his work, home, and sex life. It occupies his thoughts and daydreams, walks in tandem with his fantasies, and plays a vital role in both the pursuit of and vengeance exacted upon others. And, through its George Steinbrenner-ian provenance, provides a great excuse to make some calzones!
Episode 160: Turturkeykey from How I Met Your Mother
Air Date: November 26th, 2019
Summary: In "Blitzgiving", Ted Mosby demonstrates the pitfall of many new cooks: attempting to innovate way too early in his kitchen career. A rudimentary understanding of how meat cooks in an oven would dissuade our omniscient narrator, but without it, The Gentleman would never have been born, and the curse of The Blitz would never have been passed. Happy Thanksgiving guys!
Episode 161: Osso Buco from The Office
Air Date: December 3rd, 2019
Summary: This week, we're taking a look at a winter classic, courtesy of one of the most painful scenes in television history: the dinner party from The Office. Jan's (very) slowly-braised veal shanks are clearly seen served with Risotto alla Milanese, a classic saffron-scented version of the decadent Italian staple. Put it all together, and you've got the perfect dish to weather the winter - or at least the world's most awkward dinner party
Episode 162: Bone Broth from The Mandalorian
Air Date: December 10th, 2019
Summary: "You want some soup?" Pedro Pascal can growl almost anything from underneath his beskar helmet and still make it sound pretty badass. One thing's for sure - you can bring bone broth in warm, or you can bring it in cold. Well, I suppose you could bring it in cold, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Episode 163: Chili Dogs from The Irishman
Air Date: December 17th, 2019
Summary: The Irishman, like many of Scorsese's sweeping epics, uses food to help build its rich cast of characters. Prison sauce for Henry Hill, steak for Jake La Motta, apple pie with yellow cheese for Travis Bickle - and most recently, chili dogs for Jimmy Hoffa. Follow along this week as we build an all-American artery clogger entirely from scratch, with a little help from You Suck at Cooking.
Episode 164: Banoffee Pie from Love, Actually
Air Date: December 24th, 2019
Summary: Love, Actually: the film that emotionally weaponizes Christmas, relationships, love, loss, and Hugh Grant's goofball charm. Also the film that taught early 00's Americans about a great many British mainstays, including (but not limited to) banoffee pie: a sweet, sticky, toffee-and-banana-laden confection easily thrown together with some pantry staples. So how about we make one entirely from scratch - and as a special treat, let's do it wrong!
Episode 165: Egg Tarts from Avatar The Last Airbender
Air Date: January 7th, 2020
Summary: Avatar: The Last Airbender is rife with delicious-sounding foods that y'all have requested - puffin-seal sausages, fire flakes, sizzle crisps, smoked sea slug - but none sound quite so accomplishable as Aang's favorite food, egg custard tarts. Today we're taking a crack at both the show-accurate version, as well as its origin, the Portuguese pasteis de nata!
Episode 166: Dessert Dogs from The Simpsons
Air Date: January 14th, 2020
Summary: This week, we're returning to Springfield for a fan favorite tasty-fake: Marge Simpson's Oven Fresh Bake Off-winning dessert dogs. Deep fried cookie dough in a meringue bun, drizzled with cherry syrup and caramel? I can't think of a better way to torpedo those New Year's resolutions!
Episode 167: Marmalade from Paddington
Air Date: January 21st, 2020
Summary: Now, I know Paddington loves his marmalade sandwiches. But how about you make some English-style scones to serve with the marmalade instead?
Episode 168: Braciole from Everybody Loves Raymond
Air Date: January 28th, 2020
Summary: This week on Binging with Babish, I set out to make braciole from Everybody Loves Raymond.
Episode 169: Mac & Cheese from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Air Date: February 4th, 2020
Summary: In Quentin Tarantino's latest drug-laced, blood-soaked, profanity-peppered revisionist history masterpiece, food once again takes center stage alongside our singular protagonists. In a departure from his penchant for fictional brand names, a familiar box emblazoned in blue is shown as the preferred dinner of stuntman Cliff Booth. Can we improve on this childhood classic? Is there even a need to? Well, I decided to anyway. Sort of.
Episode 170: The Perfect Bite from YOU (Netflix)
Air Date: February 11st, 2020
Summary: Do yourself a favor: don't start "You" if you don't have a full day in which to binge the entire series. This soapy-fun Netflix series is, at its core, about dating...albeit in a frightening and murderous way. And dating, at its core, is about food - so it was inevitable that there end up being some delectable food porn in this stalker-rom-com. Today, we explore not only the passionately-prepared roast chicken, but the idea of the perfect bite itself!
Episode 171: Ram-Don from Parasite
Air Date: February 18th, 2020
Summary: Rarely does a dish serve as such a central metaphor for a film's primary conflict: in Parasite, boujee beef sits oppressively atop bargain noodles in the Park family's version of Ram-Don, the way they sit so literally atop others. It was tricky doing this one without spoilers, but I think I managed!
Episode 172: Egg Sandwich from Birds of Prey
Air Date: February 25th, 2020
Summary: Margot Robbie continues her streak as Americaustralia's national treasure in her second turn as the delightfully unhinged Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey, a movie I have admittedly not yet seen. From what I hear though, she sheds bitter tears as her lover falls to the pavement in a fateful chase through the Gotham City streets. No, I'm not talking about the the tatted-up, purring, emo-glam Joker - I'm talking about the perfect egg sandwich.
Episode 173: Chocolate Pudding from Rugrats
Air Date: March 3rd, 2020
Summary: About a month ago, I basically brought this episode on myself: declaring, in a popular Reddit thread, that I was working on the meme'd-out chocolate pudding from the incomparable Rugrats. Turns out there's only so much you can do with chocolate pudding - so I tried my best to do a little bit of each
Episode 174: Bunnicorn Pizza from Star Trek: Picard
Air Date: March 17th, 2020
Summary: A tearful reunion of two of my favorite characters AND a dish described vividly and depicted in detail? It’s not my birthday, but it sure feels like it. Follow along this week as we recreate the hilariously Trek-appropriate “bunnicorn” pizza!
Episode 175: Episode 175
Air Date: March 31st, 2020
Episode 176: Episode 176
Air Date: April 7th, 2020
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