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Food News

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

This week, Juliet and Jacoby discuss Hooters trying to rebrand as a family restaurant, the couple who created a personalized spice mix for their save the dates, and multiple crime stories. For this week’s Taste Test, they try a trio of different Snack Packs. Finally, they close the show by sharing their Personal Food News and reacting to a Listener Food News call. 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 Shop for Activia near you at www.activia.us.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Attention all passengers.
0:04.0	The Uber ride for Jeff's rugby team will depart in five minutes from Platform 15.
0:10.0	Your ride comes with six toilets and a refreshments carriage that you'll empty within five minutes.
0:16.0	Thank you for booking your tickets on Uber.
0:20.0	Trains on Uber.
0:33.1	Welcome to Food News. I'm Juliet Litman.
0:35.3	I'm Dave Gobi.
0:35.9	What's up, man? How are you?
0:37.3	You've never started the show like that ever. If you want to be part of the podcast. You was a call at 850. Stu 136. I think I finally got the number down. But how are you? You didn't answer. No one cares. I do fine. Okay. Right into our stories. really big one. Hooters. I've never been to one, have you?
0:57.8	What? I've never been. What? Maybe I'll go now. First of all, I'm not surprised you've never been, but I'm
1:04.7	insulted that you would ask me if I have ever been. I know that you have. I was born in a Hooters.
1:09.3	I just spawned out of grease in the
1:11.8	corner of the hooters kitchen. Gross. Isn't there wasn't there hooters near Grant Lamb that used to go to? Yeah, used to go to. I like knew the staff. Still going. Yeah. Flying out to LA to go. They had a golden tea there. Right.
1:24.6	And the Hooters.
1:25.9	I spent hours there.
1:28.0	You kidding me?
1:29.0	Okay, well, next time you're in L.A.
1:31.0	With your family, tea there. Right. And the Hooters. I spent hours there.
1:29.0	You kidding me? Well, next time you're in L.A.
1:30.9	with your family, consider bringing them because Hooters is rebranding.
1:36.0	This is honestly, this is the golden age for fast food CEO.
1:41.0	It's like, I'm just so happy to have this podcast right now because we got a new CEO on
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