Episode: Welcome To Spoon Mob

On the debut episode of Spoon Mob's newest podcast series, Parts Now Known, Ray and Ben jump right into how the opening shots of the episode set the tone for the entire series going forward, highlight the stark contrast between Travel Channel's No Reservations and CNN's Parts Unknown, where Myanmar is located on a map, talk about the craziest Ferris wheel you'll ever see, review an even crazier train ride, and get side tracked on the Dalai Lama and Bigfoot...

On this episode, Ray talks about chef Matthew Spinner's regional Japanese Cleveland restaurant Ushabu, touching on how he first found out about the restaurant, the absence of good sushi in Columbus, Spinner's career before joining Ushabu in 2017, how Spinner turned Ushabu into a destination restaurant, and what is set to become of Ushabu due to the coronavirus...

On this episode, Ray talks about his recent and final experience at Ushabu in Cleveland. Ray reminisces about dining with strangers around, the things were losing due to cover-19, and why he'll miss Ushabu before breaking down the courses and comparing Cleveland's food scene to Columbus'. For more information on chef Matthew Spinner and Ushabu, visit spoonmob...