Smart Mouth

Do you enjoy eggnog without alcohol? Plus, peach schnapps trauma, a detour through Television Without Pity, and Her Majesty's Milk Punch.  You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Drew IG  Drew Twitter  Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Related Episodes: Christmas Cookies with Kim-Joy  Maraschino Cherries with Courtney Nichols  Sources: FDA  Farmer's Almanac  A-Z of Food and Drink  Oxford Companion to Food  Eater  Punch  Time  Washington Post  Food Timeline  Fred Opie 

The GBBO star on reassuring baking, the invention of Christmas bribery, and the uniquely American "cookies and milk" combo. You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Kim Twitter  Kim IG  Christmas with Kim-Joy  Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Sources: History.com  Martha Stewart  NPR  Christian Science Monitor  Iceland.com  Sweet Invention: A History of Dessert 

“Mushroom soup cuisine,” crab cobbler, Eric Ripert’s hunkiness, McDonald’s memories, and the outrageously wealthy Stroganoff dynasty. You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Butter Chicken (Pakistan and India) Brigade de Cuisine Related episodes: Onion Dip with Steve Hernandez Mid-Century American Food with Mark Rosati Jeff IG Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Sources: A Taste of Russia The Art of Russian Cuisine NY Times Betty Crocker General Mills Fork N Plate Malathronas My Trip Journal

The most science-based episode yet - don’t worry, it was only Nik explaining science, I wasn’t putting on airs. Here's what it comes down to: different people like different foods, and that’s okay. You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. The Flavor Equation  Nik IG Nik Twitter Could Salt Make Coffee Taste Better?  How Nestle Got Japan Hooked on Instant Coffee  Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter

The surprisingly uplifting origin story of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, with a detour through 1940s wellness beliefs. Richard Montanez on The Passionate Few  Related episode: TV Dinners with Drew Mackie  You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Noah IG  Noah Twitter  Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Sources: Slate  Guardian  Lowrider  Variety  Wired  NPR  Texas State Historical Association 

The British Regency Era was pretty much as Jane Austen represented it - except everyone was banging everyone. Truly unhinged levels of banging. They also ate a lot! You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Related episode: Champagne with Sarah Enni The Ripped Bodice IG  Mad and Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency  Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Sources: Consuming Culture: Why You Eat What You Eat  Economic History Association  Women's History Review  Independent 

The Hamilton and Umbrella Academy star tells us what the food's like on theatre, TV, and movie productions. Especially with all those union rules. Be sure to send Emmy your Toronto restaurant recommendations! The transcript of this episode is here. You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. Emmy Twitter Emmy IG Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Katherine Twitter Sources:  Belle's Bagels  Karen Tongson  NPR  How Stuff Works  Bon Appetit  Variety 

DC versus Baltimore, introducing African food to Top Chef, and the origins of jollof rice and why it’s so dang important. Hibiscus is important, too! Finally, how to get started cooking West African food yourself, with Eric Adjepong. You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon.  Eric Twitter  Eric IG  Smart Mouth newsletter  Smart Mouth IG  Katherine Twitter  Sources: Stirring the Pot: A History of African Cuisine  Wanderings in West Africa  Washington Post  Betumi  Cooking, Cuisine and Class  London Review of Books  New York Times  The Guardian  Jack Goody’s Vision of World History and African Development Today 

A curry for the people!  Say, as an omnivore, what meat WON’T you eat, and why? You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon.  Caleb Twitter  Caleb IG  Smart Mouth newsletter  Smart Mouth IG  Katherine Twitter  Sources: Western Women and Imperialism: Complicity and Resistance  Temple of Thai  Thai Food Master  The Independent  British Library  Slate  University of Georgia  Splendid Table  Slate 

Taste the capitalism in this discussion of Russian food, Soviet food, and semantics with Sofiya Alexandra. You can listen to Smart Mouth on iTunes, on Stitcher, on Spotify. Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon.  Related Episode: Borscht with Olivia Smoliga Sofiya Twitter  Smart Mouth newsletter  Smart Mouth IG  Katherine Twitter  Sources: Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking  Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture  Kaukasis: A Culinary Journey through Georgia, Azerbaijan & Beyond  French Influence in Russia  Russia Beyond  Russia Beyond  Natasha's Kitchen  Pearson  Taste Cooking  Financial Times  The Guardian