Smart Mouth
Katherine Spiers / TableCakes Productions
An addictively illuminating, often hilarious, conversational podcast about the surprising histories
behind the foods we love.
Hosted by independent journalist and food anthropologist, Katherine Spiers (LA Times, LA Weekly, KCET, Eater, How to Eat L.A.). Guests include Anthony Bourdain, Georgia Hardstark, Jacques Pepin, Llewellyn Clarke, Sarah Kuhn, Claudette Zepeda, Jon Garbus, Danny Trejo, Flula Borg and many other compelling people who eat food!
behind the foods we love.
Hosted by independent journalist and food anthropologist, Katherine Spiers (LA Times, LA Weekly, KCET, Eater, How to Eat L.A.). Guests include Anthony Bourdain, Georgia Hardstark, Jacques Pepin, Llewellyn Clarke, Sarah Kuhn, Claudette Zepeda, Jon Garbus, Danny Trejo, Flula Borg and many other compelling people who eat food!
Episodes
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Sep 4, 2019 • 41min
Replay: Banana Pudding with Oriana Koren
It is time to talk about banana pudding. 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
Aug 28, 2019 • 41min
Replay: Jerk Chicken with Danielle Salmon
Jamaica's favorite dish with food blogger Danielle Salmon of Follow My Gut. Drunk Laura Ingalls Wilder comes up, too. 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
Aug 21, 2019 • 37min
Replay: Dumplings with Scott Conant
Expensive spaghetti, shirtless cooking and fights on the set of Chopped. And dumplings! 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
Aug 14, 2019 • 43min
Replay: Prison Food with Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo talks about prison: when he was incarcerated vs. how it is now (a "warehouse of insanity"), using commissary for protection, and how bad the food is inside. Plus, clowning on Arnold Schwarzenegger. 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
Aug 7, 2019 • 42min
Replay: Vegan Life with Matt Donnelly
This is just a partial exploration of veganism: specifically the England-based kind. Not the ancient, religious kind. And, the fast food and health food industries have the exact same goals! 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
Jul 31, 2019 • 51min
Replay: Peanut Butter Cups with Brooke Williamson
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/ 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
Jul 24, 2019 • 1h 6min
Replay: Pho with Andrea Nguyen
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
Jul 17, 2019 • 1h 2min
Replay: Cuban Sandwiches with Adam Lustick & Billy Scafuri
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://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407
Jul 10, 2019 • 35min
Replay: Sukiyaki with Niki Nakayama
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/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://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407
Jun 5, 2019 • 57min
TV Dinners with Drew Mackie
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 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
