

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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Nov 8, 2017 • 28min
Tex-Mex with Josef Centeno
San Antonio native Josef Centeno talks nachos, how the Mexican Revolution both split up and united his family, and blended margaritas in Paris. Plus, tips for preserving your spices! (And I was totally wrong about when Taco Bell was founded.) 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 www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Nov 1, 2017 • 31min
Banh Mi with Louis Tikaram
Australian chef Louis Tikaram talks about the best banh mi in the world, the mess that Westerners made of Vietnam, and his favorite Fijian food - which is his grandmother’s recipe. (And yes, I know I can’t pronounce banh mi.) 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/

Oct 25, 2017 • 42min
French Onion Soup with Lucas Peterson
The New York Times Frugal Traveler Lucas Peterson talks about his favorite city, the fast food item that tastes like French onion soup, hangover cures, and his new feuds with Gail Simmons, Emily Post, and me. 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/

Oct 18, 2017 • 55min
Disgusting Things with Caitlin Doughty
Celebrity mortician Caitlin Doughty talks about the funeral industry, sharing a bedroom with a dead body, the gnarliness of the Victorian era, worms in apples, long pig, cold dead hands dragging you to hell, beheadings, mossy skulls, and the grossest thing in history: the “whale cure.” 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/

Oct 11, 2017 • 59min
Lobster Rolls with Alie Ward
Podcaster, science correspondent and insect lover Alie Ward talks sea bugs, beef fog and St. John the Fornicator. 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/

Oct 4, 2017 • 59min
Mid-Century American Food with Mark Rosati
Shake Shack’s culinary director Mark Rosati talks frozen foods, Jell-O molds, and his deep love for In-N-Out. 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/

Sep 27, 2017 • 59min
Hawaiian Food with Sarah Kuhn
Sci-fi, fantasy and comics writer Sarah Kuhn talks about “the lunchbox moment,” Claudia Kishi, the word “hapa,” and the waves of immigration to Hawaii that led to its current cuisine - which is fusion, but we mean that in a good way. Please subscribe to (and rate & review) this podcast in iTunes or the Podcasts app so you never miss an episode! If you'd prefer to read the interview, here is the transcript: http://www.smartmouthpodcast.com/home/transcript-hawaiian-food-hapa-sarah-kuhn-batgirl-cassandra-cain https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407?mt www.facebook.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/

Sep 20, 2017 • 53min
Pies, Crumbles & Grunts with Sam Pancake
Actor Sam Pancake (he's that guy from that thing) shares his strict rules about cobblers, talks about bacon grease as a secret ingredient, and reflects on shooting the TV show Kitchen Confidential - which required a lot of on-camera eating. Listen to how strong Sam’s accent gets when he talks about Southern food! 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/

Sep 13, 2017 • 40min
Caviar with John Tesar
John Tesar (you've seen him on Top Chef and he runs restaurants in Texas) talks about his Goodfellas connections, the taste of sturgeon ovaries, and the best way to eat caviar - it involves Pepperidge Farm. 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/

Sep 6, 2017 • 43min
Dim Sum with Ben Mandelker
The thing is this: Ben Mandelker is here to talk about the snobbery of food bloggers, the cuisine at the restaurants in Vanderpump Rules, and dim sum, “authentic” or not. 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/