Episode 26: Tamales = World Peace, Vegan Meatball Wars, Chef Jennifer Zavala

• Can pescatarians eat alligator?
• Chef Jennifer Zavala's restaurant growing pains
• Local food journalist, Alisha Miranda, joins to talk about a can't miss party featuring Philadelphia's best LatinX bartenders Monday, October 10th
• We are still celebrating Philadelphia's Hispanic heritage month
• What it's like being a chef and a mom
• Why tamales are the ultimate peace making and environmentally friendly food
• Birria tacos and who started the Philly craze
• The difficulties of running a fair wage restaurant
• The origin of Juana Tamale's name
• Leader of the RBF
• The great South Philly meatball controversy
• New documentary out featuring Jennifer and her controversial Meatball
• Best Bites from a South Philly dim sum palace that's anything but traditional
• Eli's non-traditional eating week
• Do you know what a Capon is? Listen to find out
• Marisa begins her season long highlighting of Philly's best Eagles bars
• Chef Zavala's idea of the perfect day of eating Latino food in across the city
• A couple sad closings for local restaurants
• Philadelphia's most famous / swankiest brunch is back after a Covid hiatus
• An exciting new addition to our city's tasting menu choices
• Fork Restaurant turns 25 and Chef Eli is cooking a one time only menu of his favorite dishes from his opening menu Tuesday, October 11th

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