Drunk Dish Podcast

Welcome to Episode 38: Why are white people. In this episode, Melissa fills us in with a brief history of the Brown Derby, both the drink and the diner. Aimee tells us about the beginnings of corn and how it became every white person’s favorite vegetable.   The featured drink this episode is The Brown Derby . You can find the recipe at DrunkDish.com .   Music by Andrew Huang.   Don't forget to rat...

Welcome to Episode 37: The Oreo Cookie Conspiracy. In this episode, Melissa tells us all about the history of everyone’s favorite dessert liqueur, Crème de Cacao, and Aimee’s takes us down the halls of cookie history with Oreos.     The featured drink this episode is the Sunstealer. You can find the recipe DrunkDish.com .   Music by Andrew Huang.   Don't forget to rate and subscribe! iTunes/Apple...

Welcome to Episode 36: Show us those Squirt pics! (aka Day of the Dead). In this episode, we get unintentionally dirty with some drink history, and Aimee fills us in on Día de los Muertos and some of the holiday’s traditional foods.   The featured drink this episode is La Paloma. You can find the recipe DrunkDish.com . You can find the article by Camper English about the Paloma featured in this ep...

Welcome to Episode 35: Accordion Post-It Notes give me anxiety (aka Johnny Appleseed). In this episode, Melissa loses internet about 50 times, we talk about Johnny Appleseed and his true legacy as a religious zealot and schemer. He definitely banged those apples, right?   Bonus discussion about Babish Culinary University and Sohla El-Waylly’s new show!   Warning: Long alien/UFO sidebar, you’re wel...

Welcome to Episode 34: Some f’ckn idiot named Wigglesworth (aka How the U.S. F’d Hawaii Part II). In this episode we continue our discussion on Hawaii, but switch our focus to the Dole fruit company and pineapples. *We talk about Labor Day a bunch because that was when this episode was supposed to air, but then scheduling didn't work out. So, sorry not sorry. Music by Andrew Huang. Shout out to Su...

Welcome to episode 33: I hate everything about this Part I (aka How the U.S. F’d Hawaii). In this episode we begin our discussion with the rise of the sugar cane industry in Hawaii and their political structure at the time. Join us next week for Part II where we discuss the pineapple industry.   Music by Andrew Huang. Shout out to Surfside Sips for making kick ass reusable glass straws. #addclassw...

Welcome to episode 32: Kill your idols with Season of the B (aka celebrating Julia Child). This episode we are joined by a few members of the Season of the Bitch podcast, the best feminist socialist podcast on the internet. We discuss the life of Julia Child in honor of her 108th birthday and get a brief reading of her birth chart. Check out Season of the Bitch at https://www.seasonoftheb.com/ . A...

Welcome to episode 31 The Mark Zuckerberg of Catholicism (aka St. Anthony of Padua)! Aimee does the wrong homework and tells us about the wrong Saint! It’s OK though because this Saint performed really lame “miracles”. Melissa tells us about a popular “Catholic” cocktail, and also gets real upset about some lemmings.   Stay after the credits for a bonus clip! ;-)   Music by Andrew Huang. Shout out...

Welcome to episode 30 "Too dumb to vote (aka Washington Cake)"! In this episode Aimee tells us about the first constitutional convention, our first president, and washing cake. Melissa gets very drunk and Kate is all about cookouts. Yes, Melissa confuses James Gandolfini and Paul Giamatti. Yes, she feels bad about it.   Music by Andrew Huang. Shout out to Surfside Sips for making kick ass reusable...

Welcome to episode 29 “The Terry Gross of Drunk Dish (AKA Sugarcane and Democracy)! In this episode Aimee tells us about a hard-fought independence and the world’s first true democracy. Spoiler alert: it's not the United States.     Music by Andrew Huang. Shout out to Surfside Sips for making kick ass reusable glass straws. #addclasswithglass   Ruins of sugar mills:  http://www.mappinghaitianhisto...

Welcome to episode 28! In this episode Aimee continues to tell us about the history of canning and how it impacted the industrial revolution.     Break audio from Bon Appetit - It’s Alive “Brad Makes Fermented Hot Sauce” Music by Andrew Huang. Shout out to Surfside Sips for making kick ass reusable glass straws. #addclasswithglass   Amplify black voices and donate to grassroots organizations like:...

Welcome to episode 27 where everything is still terrible, and nothing works! In this episode the dishes continue their struggle with recording remotely and Aimee tells us about the invention of canning and how it was integral to the French revolution and Napoleon’s reign. Other highlights: apparently the French used up their guillotines and Aimee throws some major shade on Uncle Joey.   Music by A...

Welcome to our 1-year anniversary episode where everything is terrible, and nothing works! In this episode the dishes struggle with recording remotely, while Aimee tells us all about the history of school lunch. To learn more and donate, visit www.end68hoursofhunger.org/   Music by Andrew Huang. Shout out to Surfside Sips for making kick ass reusable glass straws. #addclasswithglass Don't forget t...

Welcome to episode 25! If you thought we were a wee bit too drunk last episode, well, too bad, because this episode is off the rails. Also, Melissa’s audio in the beginning of this episode is janky, and we have no idea why! ¯_(ツ)_/¯ We’re killing it. Melissa rocks some fun facts about America and alcohol, while Aimee explains the relationship between American diners and politics.   Music by Andre...

Welcome to episode 24! In this episode Melissa and Aimee, sans Kate, talk about China’s Wet Markets and the rise of grocery stores in the West. This episode was recorded on National Margarita Day and the dishes might be a bit tipsy before it even starts and go off topic quite a bit. Melissa tells us all about the fruit of the Lychee tree and the four beauties of ancient China, and Aimee thoroughly...

Welcome to episode 23! In this episode we talk about Alaskan Cuisine. There is no drink history this episode, so Melissa enlightens us with some Alaskan facts and strange laws. Aimee dives deep into the traditional food of the region. Everyone is very drunk.   Music by Andrew Huang. Promo for Eat Crime Podcast Shout out to Surfside Sips for making kick ass reusable glass straws. #addclasswithglass...

Welcome to episode 22! In this episode we talk about nutmeg and specifically, the Bandanese islands where nutmeg is grown. Per usual, some white folk show up and ruin everything. Don’t worry though, unlike most of our episodes, this one has a mostly happy ending.   Music by Andrew Huang. Promo for Cage’s Kiss Podcast. Shout out to Surfside Sips for making kick ass reusable glass straws. #addclassw...

Welcome to episode 21! In this episode, the dishes dip their toes into the upsetting history of bananas, and where Bananas Foster got its name. The difference between horse girl and dolphin girl energy may also be discussed.   Music by Andrew Huang. Break audio from Arrested Development – Banana stand compilation Shout outs in this episode to Season of the Bitch and Behind the Bastards podcasts!  ...

Welcome to episode 20! In this episode, Melissa blows both Kate’s and Aimee’s minds by introducing them both to Clarified Milk Punch and the science behind it. Aimee teaches us the history of American Cheese and tells us how to make something that sounds truly disgusting, Cheese Supper Dish.   Music by Andrew Huang. Break audio from Schitt’s Creek (S2 E2 “Family Dinner”)   Don't forget to rate and...

Welcome to episode 19! In this episode, Aimee and Kate are still salty over Melissa’s prank from our bonus episode (An Extremely Not Safe for Work Christmas). While they whine about, Melissa enlightens us on the history of mulled wine, and Aimee fills us in on Advent Calendars.   Music by Andrew Huang.   Don't forget to rate and subscribe! iTunes/Apple Google Spotify   Blog: DrunkDish.com Twitter:...

Welcome to a very special bonus episode of Drunk Dish. In this minisode, Melissa bestows very special gifts upon Kate and Aimee, and then tortures them for the rest of the episode. A couple notes: We really messed up the sound on this one by recording a wee bit high (by a wee bit high we mean really very high). Sorry ‘bout it. This episode is very NSFW and contains strong sexual situations.   Musi...

Welcome to episode 18! In this episode, we discuss the history of eggnog, and discover, to no one’s surprise, that our forefathers were a bunch of lushes.     Promo for Boos and Spirits Podcast. Follow them on Twitter , Instagram , and listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Music by Andrew Huang.   Don't forget to rate and subscribe! iTunes/Apple Google Spotify   Blog: DrunkDish.com Twitter: @dru...

Welcome to episode 17! In this episode, Aimee drops some knowledge about the true, and really upsetting, history of the first Thanksgiving, Melissa mixes up an absolutely delicious and festive Thanksgiving cider cocktail, and Kate and Aimee torture Melissa with more Hamilton references.   Music by Andrew Huang.   Don't forget to rate and subscribe! iTunes/Apple Google Spotify   Blog: DrunkDish.com...

Welcome to episode 16! In this episode, Melissa, Kate, and Aimee get informed about what makes a cocktail a sour and try the Drunk Dish Maple Sour. Aimee schools everyone on the great maple syrup heist back in 2012. The dishes also get way off topic discussing generational lines in a #generationalsidebar. Music by Andrew Huang. Promo for Grand Rapidians Play Video Games Podcast Don't forget to rat...

Drunk Dish is a podcast where three delicious dishes talk food history and get pickled in the process. New episodes every other Monday. Definitely not safe for work or fragile male egos.