Gumbo, New Orleans, and a Pop Quiz With a Surprise Familiar Guest

The Dave Chang Show

The Ringer

Food, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Dave made a special gumbo recipe for a guest ... but got a different guest than he bargained for, and one he knows very well. He and his new guest talk off the cuff about the differences between jambalaya and gumbo, discuss how New Orleans has the most distinct food culture of any U.S. city, and debate which city best represents the food of the South, all while acknowledging a lack of expertise. They finish with a quick atlas of where to eat in New Orleans. Watch 'Dinner Time Live': https://www.netflix.com/title/81748864 Learn more about Cochon: https://cochonrestaurant.com/ Learn more about Herbsaint: https://herbsaint.com/ Learn more about Cochon Butcher: https://cochonbutcher.com/ Learn more about Peche: https://www.pecherestaurant.com/ Learn more about Galatoire's: https://www.galatoires.com/ Learn more about Commander's Palace: https://www.commanderspalace.com/ Learn more about Willie Mae’s: https://williemaesnola.com/ Learn more about Domilise's: https://www.domilisespoboys.com/ Learn more about Dong Phuong Bakery: https://www.dpbakery.com/ Learn more about Bacchanal: https://www.bacchanalwine.com/ Learn more about Emeril's: https://emerilsrestaurant.com/ Host: Dave Chang Guest: Chris Ying Majordomo Media Producer: David Meyer Spotify Producer: Felipe Guilhermino Additional Crew: Michael Berger, Dionte Mercado, Elizabeth Styles, Dan McCoy, Greg Scott Davis Sound Engineer: Kevin Cureghian Editor: Jake Loskutoff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right. Yesterday there was a little bit of a schedule snafu.
0:09.1	We're supposed to have Van Lathen on and didn't happen.
0:14.0	So it was really hard to make an episode because I had made his mom's gumbo, a version of his mother's gumbo.
0:19.8	Van Lathen of the Ringer.
0:21.5	He's like on 24 Ringer podcast.
0:23.8	You can't miss him.
0:24.8	And he's very quiet on social media.
0:27.8	Very entertaining guy.
0:29.0	We love you, Van.
0:30.5	But there was a schedule of Snafu, and he wasn't here.
0:33.1	And next thing you know, I had a meeting with R.A. Bioti, and it just, we couldn't, R.A. was
0:41.5	awesome enough to try to be a fill in guest. It was hard because I made a dish that was specifically
0:47.5	for a van, and in my head, I had prepped out all the things that we were going to talk about.
0:52.4	So, couldn't really use this episode.
0:56.2	So today's episode is with Chris, because we just recorded another episode before.
1:01.2	Well, I'm never going to lie to you guys.
1:02.3	And let's face it, I am the Chinese Van Lathen.
1:06.3	Welcome to the Dave Chang Show, part of the Ringer podcast network, presented by Major Duma
1:10.3	Media.
1:10.7	We are on Spotify and also Netflix. Okay. Welcome to the Dave Chang Show, part of the Ringer Podcast Network, presented by Major Doma Media.
1:13.4	We are on Spotify and also Netflix.
1:17.1	What you hear right now is the microwave.
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