“Leisure history,” fortune cookie rants, hobnobbing, that Chez Panisse review, and internet trolls with San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic Soleil Ho. Plus some Bay Area restaurant recommendations 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

Professional pizza eater Katie Parla on sensual tomatoes, Italian unification, and the specialties of south (different than southern!) Italy. If you'd prefer to read the interview, the transcript is here: http://www.smartmouthpodcast.com/home/2020/6/22/transcript-for-episode-122-italy-with-katie-parla 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

Oregon's great contribution to food culture, potato councils, and the best brunches in Portland with comedian Mohanad Elshieky. Thank you to: https://www.instagram.com/doublebarreltavernpdx/ https://www.instagram.com/heylovepdx/ https://www.instagram.com/stjackpdx/ https://www.instagram.com/beast.pdx/ https://www.instagram.com/wild_friends/ 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

Desert mythologies, like Desert Sasquatch and Yucca Man (they’re different). The desert economy, and opening restaurants in a tourist town - if you're a resident, you might not eat at them. But still, if you're visiting Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley, Ken’s got some recommendations. 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

So much to learn about Persian cuisine! And the best way to travel in Iran! Plus, Lunchables and the perfect cheese plate. 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

First-, second- and third-wave coffee, Melrose Place, and how to order chicken in Farsi. Josh Zad loves fried chicken and is the best Beverly Hills tour guide I've ever met. Plus some notes on the topic from Mike Harris, Manager of Culinary Innovation at McDonalds. Buy tickets to Smart Mouth with Mohanad Elshieky in Portland: www.listenupportland.com/ 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

The best day of her life was at a racetrack! Plus Diet Coke addiction, adventures in scurvy, and fangirling over Sarah Taber. Buy tickets to Smart Mouth with Mohanad Elshieky in Portland: www.listenupportland.com/ 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

Wichita vs Los Angeles, evil billionaires, food pastes, and the classiest joints in Vegas. Buy tickets to Smart Mouth with Mohanad Elshieky in Portland: https://www.listenupportland.com/ 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

Mistakes, broken laws, and ice cream sandwiches. And then the government pours bleach on your food. Then your public defender hires you to cater a party. All that, and bacterial mysteries. 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

Jacques Pepin, the legendary French chef who changed American cuisine, joined Katherine to remember when cheffing was a blue-collar job; turning down a job in the Kennedy White House; and his work with Julia Child. Plus, his childhood in occupied France, when clowning on Nazis was a hobby. 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://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt