

Menendez Brothers Closer to Freedom Thanks to Carolla + Chef Andrew Gruel
5 snips May 15, 2025
Chef Andrew Gruel, a seafood expert and cookbook author, joins to discuss a range of captivating topics. He shares insights on the culinary merits of sea bass, the best steak doneness, and critiques RFK Jr.'s views on processed foods. They also humorously reflect on how a joke may have influenced the Menendez brothers' recent resentencing. Later, Jason 'Mayhem' Miller dives into current events, including the reinstatement of Pete Rose and the paradoxes of public breastfeeding, while exploring America’s dining dilemmas.
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Food's Divided Landscape
- Food today divides sharply between luxury and fast food, lacking a solid middle ground.
- Andrew Gruel notes the 'working man's food' from other countries is often the best and missing here.
Food Reveals Political Truths
- RFK Jr. pushes simple common sense on healthy eating that threatens complex political narratives.
- Food acts as a lens revealing broader government ineptitude and obfuscation.
Enforce Healthy Choices
- Everybody knows broccoli is healthier than Doritos, but enforcement is lacking.
- It's not ignorance; society must enforce better diet and exercise habits consistently.