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5 min readThe four hosts of Recipe Club and the Ringer Fantasy Football Show have finally merged their universes for a food movie fantasy draft, and the first order of business is determining the draft order by speed-eating Chris Ying’s homemade Sichuan chili chicken wings. The wings are a riff on lazi ji — a dish of tiny chicken morsels buried under a pile of dried chilies — but here applied to full wings that have been par-cooked, frozen to burst the skin cells, then air-fried for maximum crispness before being tossed in cayenne, Sichuan peppercorn, and cumin. The competition is self-declared: hands up when the drumette and flat are clean, though the tip can be discarded. Danny Kelly wins, followed by Craig Horlbeck and Danny Heifetz, leaving Chris to pick fourth in his own draft.
The draft categories and early picks
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:38) **Introduction & The Fantasy Football Crossover** - Chris Ying kicks off the first-ever crossover between Recipe Club and The Ringer Fantasy Football Show, drafting the greatest culinary scenes in cinema.
- 2 (02:49) **Determining the Draft Order: The Chicken Wing Challenge** - The draft order is set by a speed-eating competition of Chris's homemade spicy Sichuan-style chicken wings.
- 3 (17:05) **The Draft Begins: Categories & First Picks** - The eight draft categories are introduced: Food Movie, Cinematic Chef, Cinematic Restaurant, Best Dish, Feasting Scene, Drinking Scene, Romantic Food Scene, and Best Food Quote.
- 4 (24:44) **Round 2: Surprise Picks & Regrets** - The draft continues with a shocking feasting scene pick and a controversial romantic scene choice.
- 5 (29:14) **Round 3: Iconic Restaurants & Classic Romance** - The category of cinematic restaurants comes into focus, alongside a classic romantic food scene.
- 6 (32:14) **Round 4: Drinking Scenes & The Shotgun Challenge** - The draft pivots to drinking scenes, culminating in a real-life shotgun challenge.
- 7 (41:21) **Rounds 5-6: Filling Out the Board** - The draft continues with picks for restaurant, chef, and feasting scenes.
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Show Notes
In honor of the NFL season's imminent return, we've brought the boys from The Ringer Fantasy Football Show (Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck) into the Recipe Club clubhouse to conduct our first ever Food Movie Fantasy Draft. Come for the rapid-fire selection of cinema's greatest chefs, restaurants, drinking scenes, and food-related quotes. Stay for a Sichuan chicken wing eating race, an impromptu shotgunning of IPAs, and the end of Chris Ying's oldest friendships.
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Host: Chris Ying
Guests: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck
Producers: Noelle Cornelio, Jesse Aron, Magdalena Munao
Producer/Editor: Michael Rovzar
Production Support: Neal Lett, Michael Delgado, Chris Thomas, David Meyer
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