Hotville Chicken (Wing Wednesday)
For the final Wing Wednesday of 2020 we head to Hotville Chicken as a prequel to an upcoming Chef Month episode where we will interview the Chef and Founder of Hotville, Nashville Hot Chicken royalty,...
View ArticleLuther Bob Chen (Chef Month 2020)
PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO OUR GOFUNDME TO SUPPORT THE RESTAURANT WORKERS COMMUNITY FUND. FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THIS LINK: gf.me/u/zaqp38 We kick off Chef Month 2020 by having a great discussion with...
View ArticleChef Kim Prince (Chef Month 2020)
PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO OUR GOFUNDME TO SUPPORT THE RESTAURANT WORKERS COMMUNITY FUND. FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THIS LINK: gf.me/u/zaqp38 Week two of Chef Month 2020 brings us to to the Crenshaw area...
View ArticleJesse Boy w/ Jenn Harris (Chef Month 2020)
PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO OUR GOFUNDME TO SUPPORT THE RESTAURANT WORKERS COMMUNITY FUND. FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THIS LINK: gf.me/u/zaqp38 We finally have the honor to host LA Times Food Writer and the...
View ArticleHot Wings Cafe
It's a brand new year and not much has changed, so why should we? Are you ready for an all new episode? We kick off 2021 with a local LA spot, Hot Wings Cafe. We also catch up on what's been going on...
View ArticleLos Pollos Hermanos, Chicken Tender Heaven, etc. etc. w/ Jake Ellenbogen
Our friend Jake Ellenbogen is back this week to help us get to the bottom of a weird ghost kitchen situation going on here in LA. You're going to have to tune in to see what's up. WEAR A MASK! BE A...
View ArticleBuffalo Wild Wings w/ Josh Simpson and Jake Jabbour
This week we head to a long anticipated spot for us, Buffalo Wild Wings. We are joined by friends of the show and hosts of The Meat Improv podcast, Josh Simpson and Jake Jabbour. We talk the Super Bowl...
View ArticleFried Chicken Kompany (FCK) w/ Ali Lu and Baldev Sandhu
This week we head to a local LA pop-up with funny comedians and "official couple" Ali Lu and Baldev Sandhu. The pop-up is ran out of the Delilah kitchen, but these tenders are nothing like theirs. Tune...
View ArticleMain Chick Hot Chicken w/ @mothercluckerrr
This week we head to a local LA spot that has been on our list for far too long. We are joined by returning guests Josh and Sandy from the IG @mothercluckerrr, trusted voices in the fried chicken...
View ArticleFrozen Quaran-tendies 4 w/ Matt Buechele
Quarantine started a year ago, and even though the end of lockdown isn't too away (hopefully), we had to do one more episode of frozen quaran-tendies before we were allowed to eat at restaurants again....
View ArticleMcDonald's Crispy Chicken Sandwich w/ Conor Garrison
We're back! Sorry for the delay, we actually have to blame technology this week, our first time making such a claim, may we add. Anyway! We're back with our old friend Conor Garrison to taste the all...
View ArticleKFC's Chicken Sandwich
We decided to close out the chicken sandwich wars once and for all. Listen to our take on the new KFC sandwich and see where it falls in the big 5 ranking. GET VACCINATED! WEAR A MASK! BE A TENDER...
View ArticleStark's Hot Chicken w/ Steven Tobiasz
Time for some more hot chicken! There's a lot going on in this episode with our friend Steven Tobiasz, but what is most important, is probably the conspiracy theory we stumble upon. The chicken was...
View ArticleGo Go Bird w/ Nicole Iizuka and Kale Bittner
Food Producer Nicole Iizuka and All Star Fermenter Kale Bittner join us this week to talk Go Go Bird. To say we learned a lot in this episode would be an understatement. Give it a listen! GET...
View ArticleEpisode 175 Sauce Spectacular w/ Ellen Crilly and Dani Bonder
After a month long break, we are back with a huge episode 175! We can't believe we've made it this far and to celebrate we are trying 10 new sauces live with our friends Ellen and Dani. Will Eric...
View ArticleBurger King Ch'King Sandwich w/ Derek Moss
We get back into the chicken sandwich wars and head to BK with Derek Moss. Entry #6! GET VACCINATED! BE A TENDER FRIEND! SUBSCRIBE. SHARE. TAP 5 STARS. LEAVE A REVIEW. INSTAGRAM: @tenderfriendspod...
View ArticleHoldaak w/ Josh Simpson
We're back!! Our friend Josh Simpson invited us to try some of his favorite tenders ever, this week and well... things didn't go as planned. But there's a lot in this episode, so just like, bear with...
View ArticleCarl's Jr. Hand-Breaded Chicken Sandwich w/ Julie Greiner and Jake Ellenbogen
HAPPY NATIONAL FRIED CHICKEN DAY 2021! In honor of the holiday, we tried Carl's Jr.'s new entrant into the chicken sandwich wars with long time friend of the pod Jake Ellenbogen and new friend of the...
View ArticlePopeyes NEW Nuggets w/ Mike Glazer
Popeyes is about to shake up the fast food chicken game once again! This time with the release of their all new Nuggets!! And we are here to celebrate National Chicken Tender Day by trying them! Are...
View Article4 Year Anniversary Retrospective!!!
Covid-19 is surging, but we've made it 4 years somehow! In this episode, Michael and Eric interview each other to talk about the past four years of Tender Friends. GET THAT VAX! BE A TENDER FRIEND!...
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