

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
Mentioned books

Nov 11, 2021 • 9min
Abby Fisher in San Francisco
Abby Fisher was born in South Carolina but found her fortune in San Francisco. She wasn't mining for gold herself, but she fed those that did, and her recipes were so good they made her write a book about them. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Useful Smart Mouth merch! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: What Mrs Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking The Henry Ford NPR Atlas Obscura Gastronomica history of information dot com Repast: Quarterly Publication of the Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor (PDF) African American Women of the Old West Check out: Gayest Episode Ever

Nov 3, 2021 • 33min
Cheap Wine Will Kill You with Jamel Johnson
I thought we'd talk about cava, but murder wine is more interesting. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Jamel Twitter Jamel IG Related episode: Champagne with Sarah Enni Useful Smart Mouth merch! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: Food & Wine Wine magazine Wine Spectator Thrillist Vintage: the Story of Wine Lead and Lead Poisoning in Antiquity Smithsonian Lead and wine: Eberhard Gockel and the colica Pictonum Lead Poisoning (PDF) The Myth of Lead Poisoning among the Romans Check out: Gayest Episode Ever

Oct 27, 2021 • 38min
Legacy & Circus Peanuts with Laurie Woolever
Anthony Bourdain, hated (but secretly beloved) candy, and the correct - that's right, CORRECT - date to put up the Christmas tree. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Laurie Twitter Laurie IG Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography Related episode: Scotch with Anthony Bourdain Useful Smart Mouth merch! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: Wideopeneats.net Oldtimecandy.com Eater the Atlantic Life magazine Anthony Bourdain’s Favorite Songs Check out: Gayest Episode Ever

Oct 20, 2021 • 39min
Persimmons with Kate Ramos
Persimmons are native to Mexico! (Who knew?) (Not us!) Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Kate IG Plant Powered Mexican Useful Smart Mouth merch! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: University of Missouri Foodprint.org Nahuatl Words in American English EPA Potential of minor tropical fruits to become important fruit crops Persimmon Festival Persimmon Festival FB Check out: Gayest Episode Ever

Oct 13, 2021 • 12min
Ruth Wakefield and the Chocolate Chip Cookie
I don't care what you've read. Chocolate chip cookies were not an accident. Related episode: History of Home economics with Shauna Sever Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Useful Smart Mouth merch! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: Ruth Wakefield's Tried and True Toll House Recipes NY Times Slate South Shore Living The Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book Check out: Gayest Episode Ever

Oct 6, 2021 • 52min
Ice Cream Floats with Kristen Miglore
I’ve never had to yell “Yuck! Stop talking!” at a guest before, but Kristen Miglore is a wild one. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter The Genius Recipe Tapes Kristen IG Related episodes: Lunch Counters with Max Falkowitz Pies, Crumbles & Grunts with Sam Pancake Useful Smart Mouth merch! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: Everybody Loves Ice Cream Sundae Best New York City: a Food Biography Listening to America Stuffnobodycaresabout.com Foodtimeline Serious Eats Eater Atlas Obscura Merriam-Webster The Oxford English Dictionary Liquor.com Check out: Gayest Episode Ever

Sep 29, 2021 • 12min
Trader Joe's
Transcript here. A little grocery store with a big impact, and nothing to do with tiki. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Useful Smart Mouth merch! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: Coriolis Research LA Times CNN US News & World Report Investor’s Business Daily Small Business CNBC Reference for Business The tweet. Check out: Gayest Episode Ever

Sep 22, 2021 • 38min
Bakery Boxes with Kristina Cho
Chinese baking is both ancient and brand-new. And those pink pastry boxes? They're from the 1970s. Even if you remember it differently. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Mooncakes & Milk Bread Kristina IG Useful Smart Mouth merch! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: LA Times LA Times Eater SF Kidding Around Greenville Gothamist Chowhound Check out: Gayest Episode Ever

Sep 15, 2021 • 34min
Succotash with Kelsey Barnard Clark
Top Chef winner Kelsey Barnard Clark dishes about why she chose the sous chefs she chose in the Top Chef finale. And everyone's favorite lima bean classic! Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Southern Grit Kelsey IG Useful Smart Mouth merch! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: Fallacy of the "minced oath" (Twitter thread) NYT Southern Kitchen Austin Statesman Twin Cities Pioneer Press New England magazine Check out: Gayest Episode Ever

Sep 8, 2021 • 42min
Bagels with David Page
The creator of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives gives us some hot Food Network goss, and the Internation Bagel Bakers Union is discussed. Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Stitcher • Spotify • RadioPublic • TuneIn • Libsyn Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Food Americana Useful Smart Mouth merch! Use code shipshiphooray! for free shipping. Sources: The Daily Meal The Bagel: the Surprising History of a Modest Bread Check out: Gayest Episode Ever