Cult Flav Is Going Off

Kat Ensign vs Geoffrey Lee, Cabbage Ideas, Bean Milk (feat. Radicchio Salad)

Episode Summary

Welcome to Episode 3 of Going Off… Today, we’ve got a little meta conversation about the whole Geoffrey Lee vs Kat Ensign debacle and the cost of reviewing things on the internet, some questions about how to use some of our favorite ingredients, and our first guest spot with Ori and Chris from our favorite zine, Radicchio Salad.

Episode Notes

THINGS MENTIONED

Nada Moo intro: https://nadamoo.com
Kat Ensign gave a middling review of a restaurant in San Francisco called Hamburger Project where she referred to their food as “good, not great”: https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/us-news/chef-geoffrey-lee-quits-restaurants-after-spat-with-influencer/
Internet Shaquille: https://www.patreon.com/shaq
Peinao Review: https://youtu.be/Zkfb9aTyNpo?si=E-NQ0R8wHQYcBIQI
Peinao DMs: https://ehhb6mu6qg.ufs.sh/f/1GCkiCEkTCfJkJ1VBblAtTarEy1wQDbfd80nmRXBV94gFscC
There are plenty of reviewers out there who rely on brand partnerships to stay afloat: https://prudentreviews.com/partnerships/
Matty Matheson review where people said we were biased: https://youtu.be/3ByP2I5fYDA?si=0ESdH1Y4HPxL8moM
“Why Academics Stink at Writing” by Steven Pinker: https://grad.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Why-Academics-Stink-at-Writing-1-2.pdf
PubMed aggregator disclaimer: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disclaimer/

HOW TO BE WRONG ON THE INTERNET

Honesty.
Getting something wrong isn’t inherently bad because you can learn from it, but if it seems like someone’s actively lying or purposefully twisting the truth — that’s unacceptable.
Show your work.
Cite your sources, talk through your logic for how you got to the conclusion you did.
Don’t get too invested in being right.
The more indignant you are, the more defensive you tend to get AND the bigger target you paint on your back for people to try to prove you wrong. Which means you will very likely be proven wrong and it will be more painful to learn from it rather than digging in further.

QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
"How do you use pork shoulder?"

Kimchi Raikkonen: https://cultflav.com/recipes/kimchi-raikkonen
David Chang-style Bo Ssam: Just coat it in brown sugar and salt, then roast it for a few hours til it falls apart. Roll it up in lettuce with some rice and ginger scallion sauce.
Pulled pork sandwiches are fire, Sarah actually wrote a phenomenal homemade Carolina-Style bbq sauce recipe designed SPECIFICALLY for pulled pork sandwiches called None Too Bright that we used to sell: https://cultflav.com/recipes/none-too-bright

"What do you use cabbage for?"

I said green cabbage, but napa or savoy are very good for my akira tareyama recipe: https://cultflav.com/recipes/akira-tareyama
Sai Krok Isaan is one of our absolute favorites which is a northeastern thai-style sausage that is easy to buy frozen, tastes amazing, and is often served with chopped cabbage, sliced red onion, ginger, and peanuts: https://grocerythai.com/Cured-Pork-w-Rice-(E-Sarn-Sausage),-Champ
Chakalaka, which is like a South African cross between kimchi and chutney is great on a grilled cheese. We made that for our In Bibi’s Kitchen review a while back: https://bookshop.org/a/88615/9781984856739
I’m also a sucker for a salted cabbage salad with sumac, which Dune, one of our fav lunch spots here in LA tends to put on everything: https://www.dunekitchen.com

"TF is a lime leaf?"

Don't use this word: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffir_lime

HOW TO GET ON THE SHOW
If you would like to ask us a question on the show either call 424-419-FLAV (3528) or post at cultflav.com/community/going-off

BEAN MILK CHALLENGE FEAT. RADICCHIO SALAD

Radicchio Salad Website: https://www.radicchiosalad.com
Radicchio Salad YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RadicchioSalad
Radicchio Salad Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radicchiosalad/

👋Ok, that's all for this week! Thanks for watching!

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