The Dave Chang Show Chinese Chicken Salad and Inappropriate Dinner Conversations With Chris Ying and David Meyer
Feb 5, 2026
David Meyer, Majordomo Media producer and participant in the conversation game. Chris Ying, food writer and Recipe Club host, aka a sharp cultural commentator. They spar over whether Chinese chicken salad is authentic or offensive. They play a new Inappropriate Dinner Conversations game that surfaces awkward confessions, debates about faith, social media slips, tipping etiquette, and wellness trends.
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Taboo Topics Make Better Dinner Talk
- Inappropriate Dinner Conversations reframes taboo topics as the most interesting dinner talk.
- Dave explains the four categories: sex, politics, religion, and a cultural potpourri.
Build Game Rules From Simple Mechanics
- Start the game simple so listeners and kids can follow the rules.
- Use card suits and ranks to scale question intensity from easy to extremely personal.
The Little Meg Reservation Panic
- Chris shares a message he waited to answer that created anxiety about offending Little Meg.
- She later re-opened the reservation and he realized she intentionally made him sweat.
