Dave makes coleslaw and hot dogs his way while talking to guests about feeling patriotic, fashion choices as you get older, and playing with fireworks.
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Dave's guest is angry about sauna etiquette.
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Dave talks with a guest who is in a ska band and whose bandmates aren't sure Ed Sheeran is "their sound."
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Dave advises a guest on their worries that their friends will be disappointed if he tries something new.
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Dave feeds a guest who works at the local fancy denim store, and Dave wonders if he is cool enough to wear Japanese denim.
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Dave tries to guess what a guest does for a living as she eats some cold noodles.
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Dave makes two noodle dishes to serve some friends at the counter, although he only ends up happy with one.
With his spicy noodles the winner, Dave serves surprise friend guests as well as guests who wrote in to join us.
They talk about work, from sustained creativity to how much work they actually do, to loving your workplace, and…US citizenship?
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Dave makes a warm vinaigrette in his version of a Lyonnaise salad using a tip he learned in his earlier cooking days: using drippings. He makes a roast chicken vinaigrette, as well as a bacon dressing that his brother used to make for him. 
He talks about frisée, poaching eggs, and how to crisp up limp roast chicken skin in the oven.
Chris Ying joins him at the end for a little friendly competition that ends with one of them eating a hot pepper and hardly being able to speak and finish the episode.
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Dave griddles up some burgers and fries some hot chips as he's joined by some special guests he's known for over a decade, and some new guests he's known for under an hour. 
They talk about education, how restaurants have changed, what belongs on a burger, and "The Real LA."
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Dave serves burgers and hot chips to some old pals and some new pals in a new iteration of the Dave Chang Show. 
He talks with these friends about whether burgers are better plain or with sauce on them, if graduation is necessary, and about dogs. 
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After being inspired by our 70/30 lean-to-fat ratio in our recent burger episode, and a desire not to turn on the stove in the summer heat, Dave makes a 30/70 ratio for a great vinaigrette and a lovely salad.

Dave makes a few versions of vinaigrettes, explains how to pick your lettuces for a salad, the science behind emulsification, and a vinaigrette hack. He also uses a surprise teaching tool that he came up with while playing with his sons.

Dave and Chris finish with a competition for some DCS listeners to win a prize!

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