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by Evan Young
So what exactly IS flavor? Join host and Philadelphia native Evan Young as he goes on a journey to understand this most basic and enjoyable—but mysterious—human sense. Including interviews with restaurateurs, bakers, confectioners, foodies, flavor experts, researchers, and chefs at prominent Philadelphia restaurants, Evan digs in to get to the bottom of what flavor really means to us all. There are deep dives into interesting food and unique ingredients, how chefs think about dishes, how flavor is tied to nostalgia and memories, stuff we like to eat and stuff we don’t, and a whole lot more.---If you want more content:fever4flavor.compodcast@fever4flavor.comInstagram | @fever4flavor<
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- 2 days ago43 min
Marti Lieberman of Mac Mart: on creamy mac, mac with jalepeno oil, mac with bacon, mac with barbecued chicken, mac with crab, and green bean casserole
There's an age-old maxim in branding: do one thing, and do it really well. Mac Mart, the mac & cheese-focused food truck and kiosk from the mind of owner Marti Lieberman, is one of the premier mac & cheese places in Philadelphia. In this episode, Evan & Marti talk about how she got her start, what the most important ingredients of a mac & cheese are, the difference between a creamy mac and a baked mac, whether mac & cheese is a side or a main, what it's like working in the food truck business, and more.
- 1 weeks ago45 min
Haralampus Saritsoglou of Stina: on halva, salinkária, polpettini, ajo blanco, ketchup, and souzoukakia
Endeavoring to create cuisine that is both wholly authentic while at the same time staying modern and original and fresh is not an easy task. Set against a rich backdrop in Philadelphia of excellent restaurants featuring cuisines from all over the world is Stina and chef/owner Haralampus Saritsoglou, who also goes by "Bobby." A proudly, boldly Greek chef and restaurateur, in this episode Chef Bobby discusses the depth of thought, care, pride, and consideration for his heritage that goes into the menu at Stina.
- 2 weeks ago51 min
Jamie Harrison Rubin of Southwark: on Malört, California cabernet, smoked trout croquettes, Budweiser, chianti, and orange wine
Let's get into some wine! What's the best way to enjoy wine? As it turns out, according to Jamie Harrison Rubin, Wine Director at Philadelphia's Southwark and Ambra, wine does not need to be overthought, overwrought, or overanalyzed. It can simply be enjoyed and, even better, be enjoyed with friends. Jamie and I talked about California cabernets, chianti, what wine is and what wine shouldn’t be, and just for the hell of it, we talked about Budweiser too.
- 3 weeks ago47 min
Rafael Larue of Livit Design: on pizza boxes, fresh basil aroma, Buddha statues, upholstered leather chairs, white porcelain toilets, and gophers
The experience of flavor can be created, changed, and improved by a host of design choices that restaurateurs make. Whether it's the weight of the cutlery, the lighting, smells being piped out onto the street, your ability to see the kitchen at work or a dozen other factors, everything is a choice to be made that hopefully builds your dining experience into one that aligns to what the restaurant is trying to accomplish. In Season 2, episode 2 of fever4flavor, Evan sits down to talk about all of this with Rafael Larue, partner and Chief Creative Officer at Livit Design, a leading global food and beverage design and strategic consultancy firm.
- Oct 14, 202645 min
Antimo DiMeo of Bardea Food Group: on filet mignon, caviar, Arby’s, ribeye, celery root, and stuffed baby squid with candied lemon
Season 2 is BACK, starting with a great conversation that I had with Chef Antimo DiMeo at Ezme, just one of his restaurants in Wilmington, Delaware. So by now I think you know that I’m very into food and very into flavor. What I don’t talk about too often on this podcast is that I’m also a total nerd for all things sci fi and fantasy. Listen as I connect the dots for you from my love of the Matrix—including one very specific scene in that movie—to my conversation with Chef Antimo about steak.
- Oct 7, 20261 min
Season 2 trailer: just to whet your appetite...
Season 2 of fever4flavor is coming soon!
- Dec 18, 20253 min
Season 1: the finale, with more to come
Are there five basic tastes? At this point, I can tell you only two things definitively about flavor and the pursuit of unwinding exactly what it is and how we can all appreciate it more. Thing one: Flavor is complex. And thing 2: I’m going to keep asking questions of the people who inhabit the world of flavor for a long time to come. Which is my way of saying… season 1 has come to an end. BUT there will be a Season 2 of fever4flavor. I can’t tell you exactly when that will be or who will be on it, but I do hope to continue talking to the kinds of people you’ve heard from here: chefs, flavorists, and other passionate experts. And I hope that season 2 can be 20 episodes, or 30, or even more. So check back in this space in the coming months for more news and an update. I can’t thank you enough for tuning in! As always, if you have any ideas for who I should be talking to, and fun foods or amazing recipes I should try, or anything at all related to flavor, or even to just say hello… you can drop me a line at podcast@fever4flavor.com. Until next time! This is Evan Young, this is fever4flavor, and I’ll be seeing you in Season 2. --- If you want more content: fever4flavor.com podcast@fever4flavor.com Instagram | @fever4flavor Produced by Studio D Podcast Production.
- Dec 10, 202533 min
Andrea Kyan of P.S. & Co.: on dumplings, mohinga, amaranth porridge, mango lassis, and buttermilk
You’ll hear me reference my travels quite a bit on this podcast. I always feel a little bit strange talking about the places I’ve been; I don’t want to sound like some kind of elitist, jet-setting, wealthy 1% kind of person who spends his weekends in Bali. I’m not that. But I did have the luck in my 20’s—which was a couple of decades ago for me—of falling backwards into an opportunity to live in Bangkok for a few years. As the travel hub in southeast Asia, I also had the luck, or the guts maybe, of traveling extensively throughout the region. On a backpacker’s budget, I got to sip coffee in Laos, eat banh mi in Vietnam, try adobo in the Philippines. As I “grew up” and came back stateside, I also ended up working a job that sent me to Europe a few times a year. Again, lucky me. But I’ll say this: what I took away from these travels was an unabashed love for all kinds of non-American cuisines, and in particular, the stuff you just don’t see all that often here in the US. For example: Burmese food. When I came across a cafe restaurant off of Rittenhouse Square called PS & Co, and saw they had a menu unlike any I’d really seen before in Philly—vegan and Burmese-inspired—I had to reach out. On a sweltering hot day, sun blazing down, PS & Co owner Andrea Kyan and I sat in a small outdoor garden behind her shop. With her newly rescued dog Ginger at her feet, we talked about her mother’s influence on her cooking, the challenges of operating a vegan restaurant, the consistency of vegan bread, and more. --- If you want more content: fever4flavor.com podcast@fever4flavor.com Instagram | @fever4flavor Produced by Studio D Podcast Production. ©2026 Sensational XP LLC. If you’d like to support Fever4Flavor, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Your input helps us make the podcast even better, points us to topics that are relevant to you, and helps us reach new listeners. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for Fever4Flavor, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review’ and tell us what you think. Join me next week as we continue to explore the infinite world of food and flavors here on Fever4Flavor.
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About fever4flavor
So what exactly IS flavor? Join host and Philadelphia native Evan Young as he goes on a journey to understand this most basic and enjoyable—but mysterious—human sense. Including interviews with restaurateurs, bakers, confectioners, foodies, flavor experts, researchers, and chefs at prominent Philadelphia restaurants, Evan digs in to get to the bottom of what flavor really means to us all. There are deep dives into interesting food and unique ingredients, how chefs think about dishes, how flavor is tied to nostalgia and memories, stuff we like to eat and stuff we don’t, and a whole lot more.---If you want more content:fever4flavor.compodcast@fever4flavor.comInstagram | @fever4flavor<
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