

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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May 29, 2019 • 60min
Fermentation with Avery Ruzicka
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/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

May 22, 2019 • 45min
Rice with Sheldon Simeon
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/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

May 15, 2019 • 38min
Boston Favorites with Barbara Lynch
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 iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407

May 8, 2019 • 44min
Burritos with Frank Shyong
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/ 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

May 1, 2019 • 55min
Louisiana Boudin with Meatball
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/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

Apr 24, 2019 • 56min
Cookbooks with Maria Zizka
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) this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407

Apr 17, 2019 • 57min
Raclette with Eric Lampaert
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 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407

Apr 10, 2019 • 49min
Cannabis with Vanessa Lavorato
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/ 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/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt

Apr 3, 2019 • 58min
Mofongo with Miles Gray
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/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/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt

Mar 27, 2019 • 1h 6min
Mayonnaise with Curtis Cook
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/ 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/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt