The Rouxde Cooking School Podcast

John speaks with Sylva Lin of the grocery /deli/ catering/ esoteric food emporium business known as Culinary Architecture. They talk about what drove Sylva to open her own store, why she loves vegetables, her top 5 favorite things to eat in her store and why her Choco-Bananas are so insanely good. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren have a lot of fen talking about our friend fennel. From it's origins and types to how it is used in witchcraft, we've got you covered. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren Talk about Food News: Advice on Smoking BBQ, Chocolate Pringle Tubes, Emeril's Secret Ingredient, Paul Hollywood's Busted Myth and Food Tattoo Talk. Thanks for listening!!!

John chats with returning guest Jay Reifel. Jay is a chef, food historian and author who likes rock climbing and talking about how to make cooking easier for home cooks. They talk recipes, techniques and what it's like to be a contestant and also a judge on Beat Bobby Flay. Thanks for listening!!! 

John covers all of the food news you can use by talking about the terrible Noma abuse scandle, how the USA likes it's frozen pizza, how much salt you should put in you pasta water and some fun cheese facts from an expert (on another podcast). Thanks for listening!!!

John Crosby Houser III talks with John Crosby Houser IV on the eating habits of the modern teenager. What he likes, how school food is, does he like cooking and really why do kids like Takis? Its a heartfelt episode. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren Talk about all of the Food News thats worth talking about. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren swap snow food stories before talking about the term "86'd". John tries to get to the bottom of where and how it started. John ends with a few sotries of celebs being 86'd from restaurants. Thanks for listening!

John and Soren talk about the food they're thinking of making for the upcoming blizzard and then go into national food days. From National Bloody Mary Day (January 1) to National Champagne Day (December 31) we have you covered. Thanks for listening!

John and Soren talk about the food news you can use. This week they cover Food News: Potato Chips made from Potatoes, The Popcorn Sandwich, Getting Drunk with Lionel Messi and 2026 Food Trends. Thanks for listening!

John and Soren have put down the charcuterie and have picked up mics again to tell you about the best things they ate and cooked durning their holiday breaks. From prine rib, Yorkshire pudding and stuffed mushrooms to ramen, dimsum and smoked cream cheese they cover the gambit of culinary delights to share with you in this new year. Thanks for listening!!

John and Soren talk about the Food News that you can use! This week we cover Food News: Sweet and Sour Cranberries, The Woes of Jack Daniels, Jacques' Shrimp Cocktail and Padma's Grilled Cheese! Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren recall the ecstacy and the agony (mainly for John) of Thanksgiving 2025. Triumphant turkeys, savory stuffings, plentiful pies and ruined rolls are on the menu! Thnaks for listening!!!

After a harrowing story about hot sauce trauma, John and Soren answer listener cooking questions while talking about what they are making and baking for Thanksgiving. thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren Talk about regional Thanksgiving sides from around the USA. From Oyster Dressing to Tamales, we've got them covered! Thanks for listening! 

John and Soren get tart over Cranberries. They talk the history, cultivation and the many, MANY names it goes by. We also hit some fun facts and try to convince Soren that cranberries aren't going to hurt him. Thanks for listening!

John and Soren talk about the ongoing panic about tainted Halloween candy and how there hasn't been one kid who has been poisoned by someone outside of their immediate family. Then we talk terrible kitchen accidents. Have a Spoopy time!!!!!

John and Soren talk about the best food they made this week (after some domestic babble about dishwashers and ovens) and then get into the food news. Thanks for listening!!

John and Soren chat with Laura Klynstra, the creative force behind the excellent cookbook The Homemade Pie Cookbook. They talk about all of the great photos, recipes, tips, equipment and information contained inside the book. They also talk about how letting go and giving into good cooking instead of perfect cooking can bring a freedom for home cooks. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren rise from the ashes like a fantastical Phoenix to bring you a fun catch up episode of how we got her as well as things we're cooking and finally the creation of the greatest kielbasa/ potato/ cheese/ onion/ sauerkraut/ mustard sandwich of all time. Thanks for coming back and listerning! We appreciate it!

John and Soren talk about the claims people have tobe the first to create classic dishes such as Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, Corndogs and Apple Pie. Sorry about John's audio, he still doesn't have a place to record. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren talk about chicken wings. They're favorite ways to cook the, sauce them and serve them before going into the muddy history of the original Buffalo Wing. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren talk about all of the fun food news there is you can use. After talking about what they've cooked over the last week and John detailing a terrible restaurant experience they cover a guy who has charted the best rotisserie chickens in the country and also how Fernet Branca make awesome coins that John is not at all mad he doesn't have one. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Soren are back (finally) after a longer-than-expected layoff. John talks about how his basement was ruined (thus the layoff) and then they catch up on what they've been cooking and eating. Thanks for listening and sorry about the audio!!!

John and Soren catch up on what they cooked over the Memorial Day weekend before going into stories of What people think the best lagers are as well as the best fast food burger joints in America before saying goodbye to a McDonals property we have never been to. Thanks for listening!!!