Episodes

Today we're talking Robot McDonald's, exploding chocolate factories, hiring, firing and counseling, cheese curd festivals and temp agencies. Spoilers, temp agencies for hospitality SUCK. As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we talk new restaurant openings, egg-gouging, updates on the chocolate factory explosion and food disasters throughout history. As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're talking the abrupt closure of Holeman & Finch, how donuts make us happy, the 66 names for Toad In A Hole and fascist anti-pasta sentiment in pre-war italy. As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

It's another guest show! Today we're talking to pizza restauranteur Derrick Tung (https://www.instagram.com/pauliegeeslogansquare/ on instagram) all about opening, running and expanding restaurants during COVID, and really, in general. Find out all about them here: https://linktr.ee/Pauliegeeslogansquare As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-rand...

Today we're talking the history of Mac & Cheese, Ben's helping make orange soap, Steve found a seed library and we're growing oodles of tomatoes. As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're talking gardening, pickling, using, reusing, repurposing, recycling and upcycling. Also more management tips for keeping your kitchen staffed. As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Happy Mother's Day! Today we're talking brunch, the James Beard Awards, McDonald's is employing 10 year-olds, and bye bye PSSI. As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're talking gardening, vegan car purchasing, Papa Ganoush, the National Restaurant Association's continued quest to hurt restaurant employees, chef marriages falling apart and the increasing pork regulations in California. As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbu...

Today we find out more details about the drama at Horses, we give a gardening update and answer the longtime question: should you bring your own food to a restaurant? As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're talking weddings, business travel, dunkin' on Dunkin and wage theft (likely not related). As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're talking ghosts, energy drinks, Labor unions & child labor as well as World Central Kitchen! As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're talking work travel, The Bear (and Rick Bayless' wild take on it), lab-grown meat and people who think that bacon is healthy. As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Kids, it's hiring season again! At least for me! We're also talking gardening, PickleFest and sandwich definitions. Again. As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're talking cheeseburg, more hiring news, odd ice cream flavors, more child labor, 3rd party delivery companies crying about having to pay their employees, and smoking. As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're talking travel (East Coast and Iowa?), protecting wage employees, odd produce and you can smuggle cocaine in cheese? As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Weird episode today, as we fight our way through tech issues, and ultimately give up. Before then, we talk about Counterfeit Sauce, training/promoting/moving on and growing your own food! As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're suing Taco Bell for 'false advertising'(?), we're talking giant cucumbers and zucchini, and we discuss a really neat, self-contained, automated stock-cropping farming method from Iowa! (https://civileats.com/2023/02/13/could-this-mobile-solar-powered-livestock-barn-reshape-the-corn-belt/) As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/...

Today we're talking meat processing accidents, climate change affecting foodborne illnesses, MUSHROOM MURDER, cheese divination and more! As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

I'm wrapping up my 'sobriety in the restaurant industry' show with this episode. If you are sober, newly sober or sober curious out there in the madcap circus that is the restaurant industry, be aware; you are not alone.

Today we're talking donuts, sandwiches, Arby's buying Subway, badly managed franchises, the new school year and more! As always, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Today we're talking restaurant surcharges (again), garbage cereals, aging wine at the bottom of the ocean and TinyBuns. https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

Ok, I know I said that the last one was The Last One, but I had a little bit more to say.

Y'alls, we finally made the trip up to Middleton, WI to go to the National Mustard Museum! Today we talk about that trip, as well as more kids working, more kids sick, and a red wine flood in Portugal. https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop

What a Frankenstein's monster of a show. We had 2 days of different tech issues, so this is a bit of a ride. Today we talk economics, restaurants closing, Salmonella outbreaks and we develop yet another Imaginary Restaurant. https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568 https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547 intheweedswbr.com @wurstharold (twitter) https://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shop