The NotAFoodie Podcast
I’m not a foodie, I just eat a lot. Mike Miranti and Tom Miale talk about food culture from the point of view of a veteran of the hospitality industry and a food marketing / PR professional.
Episodes
What an absolute joy it was to talk to Jenn de la Vega (AKA @randwiches)! To simply list all of the things that Jenn does (caterer, producer, author, cookbook collaborator, recipe developer, food stylist, reality show contestant, food judge, Twitch TV host, etc.) would be a disservice. She is creative, hard working, smart, and the perfect example of designing a life for yourself around the things that you are passionate about. She ...
Adam Lajara is just an all-around good guy. After working hard on the line in restaurants and at hotels, he transitioned to becoming a private chef. His current client is Julius Randle (yes, All-Star NY Knick, Julius Randle). Adam sets the menus, makes sure Julius hits all of his nutritional requirements, and even cooks for the entire Randle family- including the kids. After listening to Adam for a minute, what stands out is how gr...
Wow! It has been a minute... 17 months to be exact. But we missed you all so much that we had to start podcasting again!
Join Mike and Tom as they talk about the 100 Best Restaurants in NYC, and have a fun talk with friend of the show, Casey Corn, host of Magnolia Network’s Recipe Lost & Found. Casey talks about how her background as a classically trained chef, turned food anthropologist, led her to beco...
Welcome to the NotAFoodie Holiday Spectacular!
On this episode, Mike and Tom talk about: Steakhouses vs Italian restaurants for an old-school night out.
Everyone's favorite holiday beverage, "coquito"- different types, disgusting science experiments that involve it, and most importantly, where to find it. Amazing foodie (or NotAFoodie) holiday gifts- appliances, cookware, sauces, salts, olive oils, and books.
Also, find out ...
Let's talk veggie chikky nuggets, Tom’s ritual Friday night steak and the accompanying butters and sauces, and asshole restaurant patrons that don’t tip. Plus, quick questions: What are your three go-to Chinese take-out dishes? What style of BBQ is the best? Best type of pizza? BEC or SEC? Thanks for listening!
Mike and Tom talk about EMP, "fine dining", and why it is still a thing. They also debut a new segment to find the answers to riveting questions such as, "What is your favorite snack chip?", "What is the number 2 alium after garlic?", and "What is the best way to eat eggs?"
We're back!
Since we last released an episode, Mike Miranti has become MIKEY POMODORO. So, Tom decided to interview him about his transformation from "Front of house guy" to a budding restaurateur.
Plus we talk about the "10 New Rules of Dining Right Now".
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Transcript below:
From the NotAFoodie studio which is not actually a studio it is a zoom meeting from I don't know where are you Mikey?
In Hell'...
Oysters, striped bass, and Pizza Rat? Another NotAFoodie Episode? Are we really back??
This week Tom and Mike speak about the success of the Mikey Pomodoro Pop-Ups and the TikTok pasta craze. They interview the always informative, Tom Hynes, author of Wild City: A Brief History of New York City in 40 Animals. They talk about (really) old-school restaurant practices, the great piggery war of 1859, oysters...
Hey there. Long time, no see. How's the global pandemic treating ya?
Over the past few months, the NaF team has been talking about the show a lot. The last few months have revealed a lot of cracks in the food world, and society in general. We have decided to change up the format of the show to reflect that. In this episode, Mike and Tom talk about all of that, as well as what they have been up to.
Oh man, I love this episode. How could you not when Allison Robicelli and Eddie McNamara are our special guests?
Allison (@robicellis) and Eddie (@EddieMcNamara) are both old school Brooklyn to the core. We wanted to do an episode about the changing restaurant landscape of NYC, but to get there, we went down a wonderfully twisted path touching on topics such as:
- Red lobster
- Beefsteak Charlies
- How the Broadway show "Cats" ...
by- Mike Miranti
Hello to all of our Fans (editors note- fans???!!!), Last week Tom and I were able to land an interview with the incredible Brian Koppelman. We have been pumped up about it all week and really believe that this is our best episode, but sometimes in life with great happiness comes great pain and we have to first speak about Chef Floyd Cardoz. Today Chef Cardoz passed away from COVID-19 related illness. I had n...
Hi Everyone.
We have a bit of a departure from our usual format this week. These are unprecedented times and we felt like we had something important to discuss. I’m sure you all know what this is about before you even listen to it. On Monday the NYC restaurant industry essentially shutdown. Restaurants can deliver food and alcohol but no one can dine in them, and suddenly, thousands of hardworking people are out of jobs. We sat ...
by: Mike Miranti
Welcome to our 60th Episode!!
- Quick Shoutout to Savannah Peterson(@SavIsSavvy) for holding down the fort and being incredible on last weeks pod
- Tom just got back from Atlanta and shares his meal highlights but its an incomplete list because he didn’t go to Magic Palace
- Food News!!!
- Salt Bae Burger is the anti-Guy Fieri because it’s a way 1 ticket to No-Flavortown(link)
- The American Restaurant is on Life Support...
Woooo Boy!
This episode is a bit of a departure from our normal episode. Mike will be back next time, but he took a break from this episode because it is all about the wonderful city of New Orleans!
Join Tom and special guest Savannah Peterson, as they eat their way through Tom's favorite food city of New Orleans. It was a quick trip, so they crammed as much food, drink, and booty shaking as they could into 39 hours.
Here's the qu...
On this episode of the NaF podcast, Tom and Mike talk about:
- The Spotted Pig. It has finally closed (good riddance)
- Yelp, Grubhub, and Seamless aren't vetting restaurants
- The Winter Fancy Food Show and 2020 Food Trends
- Pasta at Felix
- Tacos all over LA
- What We're Drinking this week (Hanky Panky and Fireball spiked Apple Cider)
Tom made a giant porchetta for New Years, while Mike did shots with a certain NY football quarterback.
Mike wants to eat his way through the US, but Tom is thinking about global domination.
Wine Tariffs help nobody, and hurt everybody!
The NaF show goes West to the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, and for a few days of sun in LA. Hit us up if you're in either of those cities
Follow and message The NotAFoodie Show through Facebook,...
Wooo boy! It's been a busy year for the NaF team. In our year-end recap episode, we talk about good gifts and bad gifts, food trends for 202, and food trends that we want to LEAVE behind in 2019.
Give us a listen!
On this weeks episode of NotAFoodie we drop some HUGE News, but first some FOOD News
Food News- A Panera Bread employee posted a TikTok of how the Mac and Cheese gets made, and surprise it’s done in a sous vide method. The employee drops a vacuum-sealed bag into boiling water, cooks it, cuts the bag open and plates it up. This is such a non-story because Panera Bread, like any massive chain, has Standard Operation Procedures tha...
by Mike Miranti
After a very long 3 month hiatus (sans North Fork Summit), Tom and I got back into the lab to record 2 incredible interviews and had a Skype call to catch up on our summers. My catchup was pretty quick. I moved even further uptown, but now I have a dishwasher and a kitchen island so no more complaining about cooking in my apartment. I also ...
What a week we had out in Southold! For the second year in a row, Tom (editors note: That's ME!) hosted me and a few of our friends for a week of incredible food, drinks, and views. Our first meal was at Noah's in Greenport. The incredible Jean Lee(@jeaniuseat) set it up for us, and the team at Noah's knocked it out of the park. From the first bite of Crab Deviled Eggs to the last bite of their Lobster Roll, everything was fresh...
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