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A Los Angeles native, Chef Johnny Ray Zone began his culinary career as an apprentice, working as a garde manger at Figaro Bistrot in Los Feliz. He worked under chefs like Thomas Keller in Beverly Hills, Gordan Ramsay in London, and Nobu Matsuhisa in West Hollywood, before becoming the executive chef at La Poubelle in LA's Franklin Village. Most people today know him as the cofounder and executive chef of Howlin' Rays, the first Nashville hot chicken spot to open on the West Coast, and the restaurant many say kickstarted our national hot chicken craze.

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Jonathan Gold Reviews Howlin’ Ray’s Hot Chicken - Los Angeles Times

Howlin' Rays Dominates Nashville Hot Chicken in Los Angeles! | Where to Eat - YouTube

Anton Ego Tastes Ratatouille - Flashback Scene - Scene from Ratatouille

How McDonald's Invented Modern Fast Food - Scene from The Founder

12: How Tragedy Can Lead to Growth, with Ayishat Akanbi - Where We Go Next

74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy Lapsa - Where We Go Next

1982 Pepsi Cola “Take the Pepsi Challenge” TV Commercial - YouTube

60: The Unknown History and Surprising Benefits of Fasting, with Steve Hendricks - Where We Go Next

The Story Of Prince's Hot Chicken | Southern Living - YouTube

LA's Lost Hot Chicken History - Eater

How Hot Chicken Really Happened - The Bitter Southerner

Howlin' Ray's' Instagram: @howlinrays

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In a recent poll on the Male Mastery Instagram stories, I asked who knew what Kambo was. 87% of my followers said they had absolutely no idea what Kambo was. So, rather than try to explain myself, I thought it best to bring one of the UK’s leading voices on the subject, and co-founder of Planet Kambo - Jonathan Gold

What is Kambo?

Kambo, also known as Sapo, is an amazonian, medicine, which has been used for thousands of years by ancient tribes for cleansing the immune system and gaining unparalleled alertness, often before they go on a hunting expedition. The medicine consists of the secretion taken from the Macifrog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) and applied to the skin by way of small burn marks (points).

You then go through a process of elevated heartbeat, hot flushes, nausea, some, but not all find their face swells up and then (if you’re lucky) the inevitable purge comes deep from within. Sound like hell? in my experience, it often is. However, when the purge comes you are met with a sense of euphoria and wellbeing. 

Know this might not sound like everyone’s idea of a good time and I can sympathise with people who would be somewhat hesitant. For those who are somewhat cautious about Kambo, I strongly recommend you listen to this podcast with Jonathan Gold as he lists the many immune-boosting benefits Kambo has the potential to offer.

Other reading material on my own experience with Kambo

Does Kambo really work?

My Kambo cleanse experience

Jonathan Gold - Panet Kambo links

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The late, LA Times critic, Jonathan Gold, so describes today’s MTBE guest. An author of 3 (soon to be 4) tomes on Japanese cooking, Nancy Hachisu is proof in the pudding that another, once-foreign culture, cuisine, food, and mannerisms, can be studied, learned, and embodied...sensitively, accurately, and holistically. Nancy and Coral discuss why Japanese cuisine enjoys higher prestige than others, in America, and why is it more often creatively appropriated, rather than mis-appropriated.