A Lobster Heist, Mac and Cheese, and a Blind Coffee Taste Test

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4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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This week, Juliet and Jacoby discuss the Massachusetts town that smells like doughnuts and rejoice at the Shrimp Basket employee who saved a customer's life. Plus, Juliet learns what a goose is. For this week’s Taste Test, they blindly try to identify four different coffees. Finally, they share their Personal Food News and react to some Listener Food News. Do you have Personal Food News? We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at 850-783-9136 or email ListenerFoodNews@Gmail.com for a chance to have your news shared on the show. Be sure to check us out on YouTube and TikTok for exclusive clips, new taste tests, and more! Hosts: Juliet Litman and David Jacoby Producer: Mike Wargon Musical Elements: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Olivia Culpo here to tell you all about the launch of the new Abercrombie spring denim collection,
0:05.5	made the way denim should feel. Their denim has always been a staple in my wardrobe and has a wide range of fits,
0:11.4	styles, and washes. Every jean is available in both their classic fit and viral curve love.
0:17.5	Shop in the app, online, and in stores.
0:35.1	This episode is brought to you by Shopify. With Shopify, 2026 is the year you make it happen.
0:39.3	It gives you the tools to build your dream store, online and in person.
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0:56.0	Sign up for your £1 per month trial at Shopify.com.uk. U'm Juliet Lippman. I'm David Jacoby. It's 2026. Happy New Year, everybody. We made it. We're here. We're going to leave our old number in the past. I'm never going to mention it again after today because we're starting. This is the only mention. If you want to be a part of the podcast, give us a call at 850. Stu, 136.
1:43.5	Hopefully by the end of 20206, I will have memorized it. You can always refer to your bio on Instagram. It's true. Check me out on Instagram where you can find our phone number, 850, Stu, 136. Happy New Year. 136? Yeah. Okay, great. Great job by you. Did I say that? Yes, you did. Okay. Did you have a nice New Year's?
1:45.3	It was all right.
1:45.9	It was good.
1:46.4	Okay.
1:47.0	You know.
1:47.8	Nothing special?
1:44.5	Nothing special. Great job by you. Did I say that? Yes, you did. Okay. Did you have a nice New Year's? It was all right.
1:45.4	It was good.
1:46.1	Okay.
1:46.6	You know.
1:47.2	Nothing special?
1:47.9	Nothing special.
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