On today's episode of Soda Smuggling Issues, Dave, Nastassia and The Rest talk about some Thanksgiving leftovers.

On today’s episode of THE FOOD SEEN, Ahmed Abouelenein, CEO of The Halal Guys, and son of one of the co-founder, ushers in a new era of their Egyptian American entrepreneurial success story.

Kat Johnson and Caity Moseman Wadler join Chef Shai Fargian for lunch and a discussion on how Yafo Kitchen is changing the fast casual game in Charlotte. Now on his third location, Fargian continues to push boundaries. His menu features Israeli street food staples with a rotating seasonal menu.

Dave Arnold calls in from Florida for this week's episode of Cooking Issues. Nastassia Lopez holds down the fort in Brooklyn, and is joined by Peter Kim of the Museum of Food and Drink.

This week on Taste Matters, we meet with Janna Gur, Israeli food writer, editor, cook book author, and expert on Israeli and Jewish cuisine. In this episode Janna talks about the difference between Jewish and Israeli food, and the current state of Jewish cuisine today.

Technology, burritos, and music are the themes on this week's Snacky Tunes. Darin and Greg Bresnitz call up Karin Muskopf from Bing to talk about their recent dinner with Marcus Samuelson. Hear Karin explain why Bing is the ultimate search engine for food enthusiasts.

Chef Michael Solomonov takes his birthright to heart. Born in Israel, raised in Pittsburg, it wasn't until his late teens that Michael returned to his homeland and his inner cuisine spoke to him. He didn't speak Hebrew, so he learned to bake burekas (spinach pies) innately.

Mediterranean cuisine, olive oil, and food writing are the topics of the day on A Taste of the Past! Linda Pelaccio is joined in the studio by food writer Nancy Harmon Jenkins.

On today's THE FOOD SEEN, a titan of the NW, Seattle chef Tom Douglas, brings his repertoire of restaurants, and over three decades of restaurateur-ing to the studio, which have earned such accolades as James Beard Foundation Award Best Chef in 1994 and Outstanding Restauranteur in 2012.