Passports & Pizza

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It’s our final episode! (At least for now …) Sara had her first eye surgery done, and Laura is “over” the school year but recently wrapped up a few other things in her life. The rest of this episode is all about our favorite yearly activity, the Feast of St. Pizza. This year’s festivities took place in Harrisburg, PA, so you can hear all about our findings there, plus we answer a few generic quest...

Laura is dealing with some negative self talk but had a fun birthday trip to Philly, and Sara is getting over a cold but recently got a cute haircut. We’re diving back into listener-submittted controversial food opinions, plus another advice question and a JUICY update from last episode’s advice question. There are also recommendations for night lights and paper goods. The full show notes for this...

Laura is dealing with general life madness but had her middle school’s musical, and Sara has some sad news but had a fun weekend in Cleveland. The main topic of discussion is about planning travel from a foodie’s perspective, which is essentially the heart of this podcast. We’ve also got a juicy listener advice question and some recommendations. The full show notes for this episode are available h...

Sara and Laura recap their Taylor Swift girls’ night and discuss how old they feel before diving into non-alcoholic spirits. There’s a taste test of various fun products, plus a taste-off between alcoholic and non-alcoholic whiskey cocktails. As a little bonus there’s a tasting of two newer Girl Scout cookie flavors, plus an anonymous advice question and recommendations. The full show notes for th...

Sara and Laura give an update on their Covid New Year’s, plus Sara has an update on her eyeballs, and Laura is feeling adrift amidst an existential crisis but is loving snow day season. There’s a frozen pizza AND ice cream tasting, and a California Pizza Kitchen-inspired stroll down memory lane. We finish off with some New Year’s resolution check-ins and recommendations. The full show notes for th...

Happy New Year! We are revisiting last year’s resolutions to see how we did, plus diving into our plans and intentions for 2022. There’s also astrology talk, some juicy salty-sweets, an announcement of a new project, and some great recommendations. The full show notes for this episode are available here . Please reach out to us! Instagram: @passportpizzapod Twitter: @passportspizza email: hello@pa...

The gals are enjoying the season of Red (Taylor’s Version), Laura’s cat is exhibiting troubling bathroom habits, and Sara is hating the process of changing her name but she dyed her hair. And then for the longest episode yet, there’s an extensive interview with Evan Howe, the Director of Coffee at Passenger Coffee in Lancaster. Get ready to be a coffee expert by the time you’re done listening to t...

For our annual gift guide we’ve got you covered with the topics of candles, decor (lots of plant things!), “fun stuff,” food and cooking, and beauty. For more ideas, don’t forget you can still refer to last year’s gift guide episode . Happy gifting! The full show notes for this episode are available here . Please reach out to us! Instagram: @passportpizzapod Twitter: @passportspizza email: hello@p...

*Note: If you’re listening to this episode with headphones, you’ll notice that each of our voices only come out of one earbud: Sara on one side and Laura on the other. We apologize for this little hiccup; it should be fixed by the next episode. Thanks for being patient with us as we get used to our new recording equipment. Mercury is in retrograde, Sara’s divorce is finalized … there’s a lot going...

Season 4 has arrived! This season’s schedule will be a little different, which Sara and Laura discuss in the beginning of the episode. It’s time for an in-depth summer recap, so the gals touch on salty-sweets and several other topics: life changes, summer travels, thoughts on camping, antidepressants and mental health, new hobbies, summer outfits, favorite songs and more. There’s also a listener q...

It’s the season three finale! Laura has a bone to pick with being called “kid” in a professional setting and she’s excited that Book It has been relaunched; Sara is stressed because the Covid lifestyle is coming to an end but she’s enjoying the pleasure of anticipating a new album. There’s a frozen pizza face-off (all three are from Whole Foods), a conversation with a special guest about family tr...

This episode begins with a surprise tasting of a grocery store treat that Laura picked up and then we get into our salty-sweets. Laura is frustrated with herself for not finishing things, and she’s been enjoying a local walk through the countryside. Sara’s dog has IBS but she’s had some fun developments in her dating life. Then we cover the origins of the Italian spritz cocktail and taste a few di...

Sara is annoyed about how adulting takes up so much time but she enjoyed a run in the warm weather, and Laura has irksome house expenses popping up but is enjoying one of her grad classes. Then in this episode we go DEEP on gut health (and specifically a condition called SIBO) with Phoebe Lapine, the author of the new book SIBO Made Simple. Phoebe schools us on IBS and all the ways our guts can ge...

Laura is losing patience for the school year but enjoying having a garden for the first time, and Sara is feeling emotional burnout from dating apps but got her first vaccine shot (yay!). If you’ve been cozying up at home during the pandemic and dabbling in houseplants, this is the episode for you. We talk to Sara’s friend Phil Kadowaki, who is a self-taught houseplant expert, and he graciously sp...

Laura is vaccinated (yay!) but lamenting her ugly pajamas, and Sara’s contact lens saga continues. Then it’s all about Detroit style pizza! We’ve got a breakdown of how this style originated and what makes it unique, plus we get to listen along as Sara and Laura make their very first Detroit style pizza in real time. To top it all off we’ve got a pizza-related question, more bonus Girl Scout Cooki...

First of all, Happy 2-Year Pod-iversary to us!! We can’t believe we’ve already been putting out this show for two years, and we’re so thankful to all of you for listening. Sara discusses how divorce sucks but Robert recently came for a nice visit, and Laura talks about her struggles with body image and an exciting purchase she had saved up for. Then we chat with the multi-talented Betty Liu about...

Laura is weirdly excited about jury duty (?!) in a salty-sweet way, and Sara has a leak in her kitchen but she’s thrilled to have the results of her gut intelligence test, aka “the poop test.” Inspired by a listener voicemail, the gals dive into their relationships with food traditions - holidays, birthdays, other random traditions, things they WANT to do, etc. Then there’s a great listener questi...

*We experienced some technical difficulties with this episode, so please excuse a few random noises and the slightly choppier editing quality. We continue to not be professionals and we’re doing our best. Thank you! This one begins with a Pizza Hut update before getting into salty-sweets. Laura is appreciating a lovely tweet thread but has feelings about the Britney Spears documentary. Sara is dea...

Laura is loving her Kitchenaid mixer but she’s dealing with negative self-talk, and Sara hates city street parking during a snowstorm but she’s happy Trump is no longer president. But more importantly, this episode is all about GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. We discuss our individual relationships with the Girl Scouts, plus cover a brief history of the organization as well as the history of the cookie sales....

Sara got some really good financial news but she’s super bummed about the insurrection at the capitol, and Laura witnessed a terrible accident outside her house but she has a piano now. Then they get into listener-submitted controversial food opinons … and boy, are they interesting! Topics include pizza, hot dogs, soda, sandwiches and mac and cheese, but mayo and cherry tomatoes might just be the...

It’s the negroni episode! Laura loves her cat but she’s been stress eating, and Sara has to keep wearing her glasses for a bit longer but she’s enjoying Bridgerton on Netflix. This episode was recorded on New Year’s Eve, which was the perfect time to try a bunch of cocktails. The ladies are joined by Laura’s boyfriend, Luke, as they taste several variations of the Negroni and Laura provides some h...

Happy New Year! More importantly, Happy 2021! Laura is annoyed that none of her Christmas packages showed up on time, but both ladies are enjoying that awkward, in-between time between Christmas and New Year’s, although Sara had her expectations way too high for what she could accomplish during her vacation from work. It’s time to pop some bubbly, because we’re looking back on our 2020 resolutions...

We start things off with a mini review of Little Caesars deep dish pizza and also announce the winner of our giveaway, but then we get into salty-sweets: Laura misses planning travel in the dark winter months, and she’s gone into full Swifty mode with her excitement about the surprise release of Evermore by Taylor Swift. Sara has a rant about people asking her why she doesn’t have kids yet, but sh...

The gals are in the Christmas spirit! Sara’s salty this week is that the 2020 Holiday Season is WEIRD, but she’s also grateful for holiday movie season. Laura is mad at the sun for going down too early, but she’s reconnecting with her blog again. Then there’s an interview with the lovely Sarah Kieffer of the Vanilla Bean Blog about her new book, 100 Cookies. The ladies also chat with her about com...