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In The Weeds with Ben Randall

I began cooking when I was 14 years old and I never looked back. Enjoy the pirate ship.

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Episode 152: The Big Chill Too

Episode 152: The Big Chill Too

Tonight Steve & Ben are trash talking 'influencers' (who can go thrown themselves into the sun), pitching a movie or... Read more

20 May 2019

Ranked #2

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Episode 53: To Serve Man

Episode 53: To Serve Man

I've always hated them up close, but tonight we hate on servers from afar.  We've all had that memorably bad service exp... Read more

1 Jul 2016

1hr 20mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 163: Ellipses & Nonsense

Episode 163: Ellipses & Nonsense

Steve's back in studio!  We talk White Castle, food delivery companies and how NOT to write a wine list.

4 Sep 2019

Ranked #4

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Episode 170: Cancel Karen

Episode 170: Cancel Karen

Just in time for Christmas, we talk about NOTHING holiday related.  Today we're talking about hiring restaurant staff, p... Read more

21 Dec 2019

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Ranked #5

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Episode 165: Hiring & Firing & Knifing

Episode 165: Hiring & Firing & Knifing

You win some, you lose some, and sometimes you have to fire a lazyass. If you're applying for a restaurant job, we lay o... Read more

30 Sep 2019

Ranked #6

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Episode 108: Continuous Nut Heists

Episode 108: Continuous Nut Heists

Tonight we run through our all-time favorite food & drink heists, we examine Canada's stranglehold on the world's ma... Read more

9 Jan 2018

Ranked #7

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Episode 109: Plains, Trains & Outer Space

Episode 109: Plains, Trains & Outer Space

Tonight we shout out some listeners, talk restaurant closings & what it means to be a Chef, and have a lively discus... Read more

15 Jan 2018

Ranked #8

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Just The Tip Episode 7: Fridge Full Of Cheese

Just The Tip Episode 7: Fridge Full Of Cheese

Going out for dinner? Check your baggage at the door. Also, Boeufhaus is tre-goddam-mendous.

30 Mar 2017

15mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 84: 5 Hour Kale

Episode 84: 5 Hour Kale

Tonight we talk low kitchen wages, April fools jokes, the top terrible foods from each decade and the KY Deli gets a fon... Read more

3 Apr 2017

1hr 15mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 68: Somebody Call Me A Hambulance

Episode 68: Somebody Call Me A Hambulance

Good evening and welcome to "What Would You Do When Faced With An Active Shooter?" and other tales from the seemingly co... Read more

14 Sep 2016

52mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 80: Cakes with Kelly

Episode 80: Cakes with Kelly

In this episode, we sit down with pastry chef Kelly & she schools me on all of the nuances of cake making and decora... Read more

27 Feb 2017

1hr 3mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 30: Waiting. And waiting. And waiting

Episode 30: Waiting. And waiting. And waiting

Today, we make our first foray into recording a movie commentary track.  Sit down with us as we watch the Ryan Reynolds ... Read more

19 Mar 2016

1hr 39mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 162: Yelp Into The Void

Episode 162: Yelp Into The Void

Yelp is bad in every direction, and trying to examine data from Yelp is even worse.  So let's do that!  What's the most ... Read more

25 Aug 2019

Ranked #14

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Episode 129: Fryer Truck

Episode 129: Fryer Truck

Oh, man, you guys.  Steve & I went to the Wisconsin State Fair.  And ate all the things.  Also, Chicago now has a Pi... Read more

14 Aug 2018

Ranked #15

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Episode 44: All I Want For Christmas Is A Rib Humidor

Episode 44: All I Want For Christmas Is A Rib Humidor

Christmas Food.  You wouldn't eat it at any other time of the year.

1 Jun 2016

1hr 42mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 66: Sorry Not Sorry

Episode 66: Sorry Not Sorry

Look, I've worked in a lot of places. Like a lot. Tonight we just peck at the surface of the giant list of folks that I ... Read more

31 Aug 2016

1hr 19mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 13: Never Take A Job Over The Phone

Episode 13: Never Take A Job Over The Phone

We're back home in Traverse City.  We don't stay long, but we make some solid, painful memories.

12 Nov 2015

2hr 1min

Ranked #18

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Episode 24: The Big Drink

Episode 24: The Big Drink

I set out to talk more about Restaurant B, but ended up talking about the multitude of bottles I've violated.

14 Feb 2016

1hr 39mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 40: "You Paint with FLAVORS!"

Episode 40: "You Paint with FLAVORS!"

Tonight we answer a list of questions sent to us by our buddy Josh Ladd (feralcuisine.com), and because it's us, we digr... Read more

9 May 2016

2hr 9mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 34: It's Not Us, It's You

Episode 34: It's Not Us, It's You

We cover what makes jobs the WORST jobs, be it environmental, political or miscellaneous.  Also, don't be a sucky custom... Read more

3 Apr 2016

1hr 56mins

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