

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!
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Jun 6, 2018 • 1h 5min
Boba with Chris Fleming
Greased-up showpig Chris Fleming on the confidence required to wear hats, a hummingbird diet, cheesecake-makin’ nuns, power sneezing and big ol’ Tetons. Plus, boba or bubble tea: whatever you call it, its nutritional value is highly suspect. Smart Mouth is on Patreon - contribute and help keep this thing going! www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ 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%E2%80%A6/id1171755407?mt

May 30, 2018 • 27min
Eggs Benedict with Lorena Garcia
Lorena Garcia explains how a chef tastes everything every night, and describes her take on eggs benedict. Plus, toaster crumpets, “what is a week-end?” and starting beef with Scott Conant. And finally: mimosa, bellini, or bloody mary? Smart Mouth is on Patreon - contribute and help keep this thing going! www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ 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%E2%80%A6/id1171755407?mt

May 23, 2018 • 39min
Pimento Cheese with Andrew Knowlton
Pimento vs pimiento, cream cheese vs mayonnaise, Coke vs Pepsi, delicious energy bars and unexpected golf drama with Bon Appetit editor-at-large Andrew Knowlton. Recorded at Vegas Uncork'd. Smart Mouth is on Patreon - contribute and help keep this thing going! www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ 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%E2%80%A6/id1171755407?mt

May 16, 2018 • 46min
Tikka Masala with Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins
The Partition, Scottish lies, and that straight-up freak Queen Victoria with restaurant owner and former Top Chef contestant Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins. Plus, practical cannibalism and “The Butchering Art.” Smart Mouth is on Patreon - contribute and help keep this thing going! www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ 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%E2%80%A6/id1171755407?mt

May 9, 2018 • 56min
Sizzler, Souplantation & Salad Bars with Jenny Yang
Jenny Yang on self-promotion in a gig economy, funeral potatoes, the cultural power of Wisconsin, the vile 1970s, and salad bars as “the most American thing.” We're on Patreon - come join Team Smart Mouth! www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart…/id1171755407?mt https://www.facebook.com/groups/268127480409103/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

May 2, 2018 • 43min
Tamales with Alana Jones-Mann
Growing up on the US-Mexico border with baker Alana Jones-Mann, Netflix’s influence on veganism, and a reminder to Trump voters for Cinco de Mayo! (LOLJK no Trump voters listen to this show.) We're on Patreon and would love your support: https://www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast 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 www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Apr 25, 2018 • 50min
Ceviche with Justin Ward & Serena Quintana-Patterson
FAT TOM, CIA vs CIA, misspelled food tattoos, aliens, and the East Asian influence on Peruvian cuisine in this wide-ranging talk about marinated fish with Culinary Institute of America, San Antonio chef-instructor Justin Ward and student Serena Quintana-Patterson. Hey: do you like mint in your ceviche? 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 www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Apr 18, 2018 • 41min
Guacamole with Gaby Dalkin
The history of slutty brownies (it involves Jessica Simpson breaking a website), Queer Eye’s Antoni and the guacamole controversy, and feathered dinosaurs with avocado queen Gaby Dalkin of What's Gaby Cookin'. Plus, foods that make you … vigorous ... and a proposal for a new kind of Super Bowl Sunday. 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 www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Apr 11, 2018 • 42min
Mongolian BBQ with Ryan Arnold & Tim Smith
The business of wine, the subjectivity of wine, and the temperature of wine with Ryan Arnold and Tim Smith, plus lighthearted trickery, Benihana shenanigans, and Appleton, Wisconsin’s place in Mongolian history. And after discussing what is not Mongolian cuisine, we lay out what it actually is. Plus, the debut of a new song by: https://www.instagram.com/rxsx/, https://www.instagram.com/bitvargen/, & https://www.instagram.com/patthemanager/ 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%E2%80%A6/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Apr 4, 2018 • 39min
Red Velvet Cake with Lennon Parham
Lady Dynamite and Playing House star Lennon Parham on church cookbooks, Girl Scouts shenanigans, and the proper way to make sweet tea. Plus: why is it called "red velvet"? Listeners: do you love or hate mayonnaise? 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%E2%80%A6/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/