The Adam Ragusea Podcast

"Mountain yam, caramelized white chocolate, popcorn, coconut." That's an actual restaurant dessert documented by Dr. Alison Pearlman in her book, "May We Suggest: Restaurant Menus and the Art of Persuasion." Check her out on the podcast, and check out her book: https://www.agatepublishing.com/9781572842601/may-we-suggest/ Also on this episode of the pod, some more oddities from the book of 19th- a...

Thanks to Honey for sponsoring this episode! Get Honey FREE now and start saving when you shop online: https://www.joinhoney.com/raguseashow 00:04 Why can't I season my carbon steel pan? 13:33 Why are you into bodybuilding? 26:55 Failure of the week: Trusting Papa John's 29:34 Why did you stop posting to TikTok? 41:26 How is sound visualized?

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On the pod this week, a conversation with Dr. Giles Yeo, obesity researcher at Cambridge University and author of "Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-Calories-Dont-Count/Giles-Yeo/9781643138275 00:00 Intro 02:52 Interview with Dr. Yeo 25:11 Fix it in the mix: a music metaphor about diets 46:45 Failure of the week: abou...

Thanks to Trade Coffee for sponsoring this episode! Trade is offering new subscribers a total of $30 off your first order plus free shipping: https://drinktrade.com/adamshow 00:00 Why cotton candy does just taste like sugar 03:30 Why do pan manufacturers advise medium heat while recipe writers advise high heat? 21:00 What one experience should everybody have before turning 30? 26:49 Are you tired...

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00:08 What even are GMOs? Have any foods NOT been genetically modified in some way? 11:14 What even is processed food? 12:10 How do you minimize waste in the kitchen? 15:01 How do you keep to your nutrition and exercise goals for fitness? 18:52 A vegan dish to impress non-vegans? 21:26 Failure of the week — getting angry at people for being upset 25:46 How do you cope with embarrassment? 31:17 Com...

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I make a bodybuilding metaphor about poultry and somehow turn it into a trailer for my new podcast, coming in March!