Smart Mouth

As a Top Chef contestant and owner of multiple restaurants, Brooke Williamson know about fancy food. She also knows about peanut butter. This deep dive into peanut butter cups is wide-ranging - we even talk about the horrors of wearing gloves while cooking. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Ple...

Truly an education in Vietnamese food. Andrea knows so much! Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407

BLATs and meat smashes with Billy Scafuri and Adam Lustick, the two hosts of the No Joke podcast. Plus the Junior League and pirate culture. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! https:/...

The culinary consultant for Always Be My Maybe, Niki Nakayama is the chef at n/naka, one of the hardest restaurants to get a table at in the country right now. She tells us why, in the kitchen, practice precedes intuition; how Japanese hospitality is reciprocal; and what that that song Sukiyaki is actually all about. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/sm...

TV dinners are part of the military industrial complex, man. (But truly they are.) Television aficionado Drew Mackie of Gayest Episode Ever talks about the history of these single serving, all-American meals: everything he knows about them he learned from Marge Simpson. If you'd prefer to read the interview, the transcript is here: http://www.smartmouthpodcast.com/home/tv-dinners-military Smart Mo...

This one's for the bread nerds and the fermentation geeks! Manresa baker Avery Ruzicka talks about what happens when your bread starter dies and how to come back from that, yeast strains, and living an Eric Ripert lifestyle. Plus lots of tips for successful bread fermentation. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/...

Hawaii's rice culture - and its rice crops - with Sheldon Simeon. Plus life after Top Chef, retirement dreams, and letting go of a certain colonial myth. Need more about Hawaiian food? Here you go: https://soundcloud.com/smartmouthpodcast/hawaiian-food-with-sarah-kuhn Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480...

The importance of both home ec and Howard Johnson's mac and cheese; plus, how to eat a lobster with Boston chef Barbara Lynch, who explains what a "frappe" is. And that I've been pronouncing it wrong. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTun...

What is your ideal burrito? LA Times columnist Frank Shyong on racism in baseball, "taco" vs "burrito," and growing up in Tennessee and learning about your city after you leave. This episode is mostly a philosophical discussion: can we really define food items? Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/...

Trader Joe's: trash, or not? Plus, Dragula, Cajun food dares, Enlightenment era marriage and the Boudin Trail with drag queen Meatball. And soggy bottoms with Paul Hollywood! If you'd prefer to read the interview, the transcript is here: http://www.smartmouthpodcast.com/home/meatball-drag-queen-podcast-transcript Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartm...

When cookbooks go wrong, but also when they are correct. Recipe writer and cookbook author (and Katherine's friend from way back) Maria Zizka talks about the history of these important works, and how they get made today. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review)...

Swiss cheese and Swiss cheese perverts, asking your doctor about illegal drugs, fluid passport situations, and varying levels of lactose intolerance with actor and comedian Eric Lampaert. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or any htt...

The very strict and expensive rules about cannabis dosing; cold water hash and caramel; and tips for visiting See's Candies with Bong Appetit's Vanessa Lavorato. Plus actual audio of Alice B. Toklas describing her "hash brownie," and recommendations for strains, or as we're calling them now, varietals. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast...

Eating fufu in Ghana and mofongo in New York; Eric Adjepong from Top Chef; tips for ordering late-night bbq and ... the phenomenon of taking "fun" photos at Holocaust memorials. And we try to figure out reparations, no big deal. Things get light and dark in this episode with Daily Zeitgeist's Miles Gray. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodca...

The legality of Miracle Whip, lobbyists for dressings and sauces, nude dinners, mayonnaise pamphlets, and wellness versus diet with comic Curtis Cook. If you'd prefer to read the interview, the transcript is here: http://www.smartmouthpodcast.com/home/podcast-transcript-mayonnaise-history-curtis-cook Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/...

"Leisure history," fortune cookie rants, hobnobbing, that Chez Panisse review, and internet trolls with San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic Soleil Ho. Plus some Bay Area restaurant recommendations Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iT...

Professional pizza eater Katie Parla on sensual tomatoes, Italian unification, and the specialties of south (different than southern!) Italy. If you'd prefer to read the interview, the transcript is here: http://www.smartmouthpodcast.com/home/2020/6/22/transcript-for-episode-122-italy-with-katie-parla Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/...

Oregon's great contribution to food culture, potato councils, and the best brunches in Portland with comedian Mohanad Elshieky. Thank you to: https://www.instagram.com/doublebarreltavernpdx/ https://www.instagram.com/heylovepdx/ https://www.instagram.com/stjackpdx/ https://www.instagram.com/beast.pdx/ https://www.instagram.com/wild_friends/ Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodc...

Desert mythologies, like Desert Sasquatch and Yucca Man (they're different). The desert economy, and opening restaurants in a tourist town - if you're a resident, you might not eat at them. But still, if you're visiting Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley, Ken's got some recommendations. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/gro...

So much to learn about Persian cuisine! And the best way to travel in Iran! Plus, Lunchables and the perfect cheese plate. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/u...

First-, second- and third-wave coffee, Melrose Place, and how to order chicken in Farsi. Josh Zad loves fried chicken and is the best Beverly Hills tour guide I've ever met. Plus some notes on the topic from Mike Harris, Manager of Culinary Innovation at McDonalds. Buy tickets to Smart Mouth with Mohanad Elshieky in Portland: www.listenupportland.com/ Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sma...

The best day of her life was at a racetrack! Plus Diet Coke addiction, adventures in scurvy, and fangirling over Sarah Taber. Buy tickets to Smart Mouth with Mohanad Elshieky in Portland: www.listenupportland.com/ Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this po...

Wichita vs Los Angeles, evil billionaires, food pastes, and the classiest joints in Vegas. Buy tickets to Smart Mouth with Mohanad Elshieky in Portland: https://www.listenupportland.com/ Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or any podc...

Mistakes, broken laws, and ice cream sandwiches. And then the government pours bleach on your food. Then your public defender hires you to cater a party. All that, and bacterial mysteries. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or any po...

Jacques Pepin, the legendary French chef who changed American cuisine, joined Katherine to remember when cheffing was a blue-collar job; turning down a job in the Kennedy White House; and his work with Julia Child. Plus, his childhood in occupied France, when clowning on Nazis was a hobby. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.faceboo...