Let Them Have Their Soggy Fries

August 1, 2018

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Are over-the-top food trends trumping taste? Have you been dousing your food in knock-off Sriracha? And should restaurants accommodate their customers, even when it means making their food worse?

Corey Mintz

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Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

Host Corey Mintz joins buds David Ginsberg, Hassel Aviles, and Monte Wan, to talk trends, taste, and the challenge of serving up authentic Thai food, at Wan’s restaurant, Khao San Road.

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This episode is sponsored by Foodora, Canada’s #1 food delivery app.

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