John and Jeni talk about their latest coooking obsessions before going into what they're cooking, roasting and baking for Thanksgiving and also discuss the methods in which they prepare their turkeys and sides. Alternative turkey roasting methods are discussed as well. Thanks for listening.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Talking Vegetables with Kevin Canty-Jones!!!
John has a coversation with friend, magic man and Salesaman/ Owner of Caruso Produce in Canby Oregon. They talk produce quality, shipping across the country, getting fruit from all over the world and the real importance of the farm down the street. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, November 7, 2024
A Talk with Chef Joe Robinson!!!
John talks with Chef Joe Robinson of Zeke's Coffee in Baltimore MD. They talk about learning on the job, doing it all yourself and how to not skateboard when you know you're done. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Scrapple Fest Talk with Chef Jon Carroll!!!
John talks with Chef Jon Carroll of Carroll and Son about cooking, music, Scrapple and the food scene in Baltimore. They also are promoting the 1st Scrapple Fest at the Patterson Creative Alliance on November 9th 2024. Jon will be cooking breakfast for dinner for the Scrapple Fest and it's going to be awesome. Thanks for listening!!!!
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Food News: Hot Pizza Talk, Teaching Cooking Classes, Watercress Fever, Meat Price fixing and is Campbell's Soup Changing their Name?!!!!
John and Evan talk about the food news you need to know. They start off with John talking about the cooking class he taught and what recipe he used. Then they deep dive into hot pizza talk since it's Evan's new obssesion. Then to food news to hit the topics of watercress being the best, Campbell's Soup changing it's name (maybe) and how we're getting gouged on meat but it has nothing to do with inflation. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Kiss the Cookbook #5 - Our favorites part 3
John and Jeni keep it simple and pick one book a piece this time. Here are the books covered:
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Food News: Home Made Noodles, Balders Gate, McDonalds Archivists and That Paris Olympics Chocolate Muffin!!!!
John and Evan talk about a bunch of amazing things such as Home Made Noodles, Balders Gate, McDonalds Archivists and That Paris Olympics Chocolate Muffin. Thanks for listening!
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Food News: Its the Vacation Eats Episode!!!
John and Evan reminisce about the highs and lows of the foods they ate while on vacation (spoiler: John did a little better). From Cheltenham, Cardigan and Dublin to Seattle, Portland and Wheeler, we cover the gamut of good, great and gross meals across thousands of miles. Check out our Facebook group for pics of almost everything we talked about. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Food News: Mukbang Death, How to Deal with Gross Foods, Earliest Halloween Candy, How to Clean Dirty Sponges and how to Store Your Bread!!!
John and Jeni talk about Food News: Mukbang Death, How to Deal with Gross Foods, Earliest Halloween Candy, How to Clean Dirty Sponges and how to Store Your Bread. Thanks for listening!
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Kiss the Cookbook #3 - Our favorites part 2
John and Jeni talk about more of their favorite cookbooks. Here are the books covered:
Mexico: The Cookbook - by
Momofuku: A Cookbook - by David Chang (Author), Peter Meehan (Author)
My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method -by Jim Lahey (Author), Rick Flaste
Don't actually buy these books off of Amazon, look them up, write it down and go to your local bookstore and get them. You'll be happy you did.
Thanks for llistening!!!
Thursday, July 11, 2024
A Talk with Mumtaz Mustafa and Laura Klynstra, Authors of the Cookbook Gather and Graze!!!
John has a fun convo with Mumtaz Mustafa and Laura Klynstra, authors of the wonderful cookbook Gather and Graze. They talk about their travel, cooking and friendship that led to the creation of this easy-to-use cookbook. From the design and photos to the incredible recipes and menus, you won't want to miss this. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Food News: The local Hooters is gone, Michelin guide Shenanigans, The McAtlas, and Stuffed Nuggets!!!
John and Evan talk about the best food news stories of the week. Stories about the Baltimore Hooters leaving for a good reason, the Michelin Guide makes you pay, a guy wrote a huge McDonalds book and theres a nugget company making a thing wwe thought should have been made a while ago. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Kiss the Cookbook #3 - Our favorites part 1
John and Jeni talk about some of their all-time favorite cookbooks including tomes on Jewish cuisine, charcuterie creation and easy ways to figure out ratios for cooking. Listen in to this part 1 for the beginning of what we hope will be an informing series. Thanks for listening.
Thursday, June 6, 2024
A Conversation with Jay Reifel, Author of A History of the World in Ten Dinners
John talks with Jay Reifel, co-author of the incredible book A History of the World in Ten Dinners. John and Jay talk about the book, which is part history book, part cookbook and all entertaining. From Garum and Laser (the plant) to cookbook poetry and historical chef's technical advancements they cover as much as they can. Tune in and find out about what it took to create the magical creature that is the Cockathrice and what exactly a Cockathrice is. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Food News: Mayo Botulism, Kid's Peanut Allergies, RIP Morgan Spulock, Spicy Fries and a 50 count Nugget Bucket!!!
John and Evan talk about what they've eaten and what they're cooking before going into this week's food news. Mayo Botulism, Kid's Peanut Allergies, RIP Morgan Spulock, Spicy Fries and a 50 count Nugget Bucket. Thanks for listening!!
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Catch up and Cook Books!!!
John and Jeni talk about what they're cooking, where they're eating and get onto the topic of what makes a good cook book and what some of their most-used cookbooks are. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Sin Eaters!!!
John explains the macabre history of the Sin Eaters from ye old jolly England. It weird and creepy and we know you love that kind of thing so you're welcome. Thanks for listening!!
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Food News: Sriracha Shortages, Cheese Vending Machines, Stuffed Hot Dogs, Killer Lemonade Update and French Restaurant Ripoffs!!!
John and Evan bring you all of the food news that fit to eat this week. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Max Lents of The Baltimore Spirits Company
John has a chat with Max Lents, one of the founders of the incredible Baltimroe Spirits Company. They talk about what it was like getting the distillery up and running, how Max found his passion and why there is a barrel of something-that-shall-not-be-named lurking in the aging room. They also talk about their favorite products (gin, rye, brandy, punch) from the distillery and what John learned at a tasting there. Thanks for listening!!
Find the Baltimore Spirits company at:
Website: Baltimore's Distillery – Baltimore Spirits Co.
Facebook: Facebook
Instagram: The Baltimore Spirits Company (@baltspiritsco) • Instagram photos and videos
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Thursday, April 18, 2024
Rouxde Food Stories #2: Lamprey Pies and the British Monarchy
John regales with the connection of lamrey pis, the british monarcy and it's connection to The USA, the Great Lakes and more importanly, Michigan. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, April 11, 2024
World Wide Weiners #1 - Norway
John and Jeni have a cozy catch up before diving into the Land of the Midnight Sun and sampling some Norwegian Hot Dogs.
From a standard Pølse med Brød with mustard and ketchup from a gas station to a Grillpølse with French fried onions and shrimp salad (yes, shrimp salad) after a night of drinking we give a rundown of Norway's national love affair with hot dogs. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Pate 2: Electric Moose-a-loo!!!
John and Jeni talk about what makes a pate a pate. They talk about the styles (Pate, Terrines, Galantine or Ballotine, Roulades or Mousselines) and how they are made. We also talk about how to garnish them along with what we cooked this week. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Rouxde Food Stories #1: The Great Beer Flood of London
This week John tells the story of the 1814 great beer flood of London. Its a horrificly porter-soaked tale of incompetence, classism and death. Content warning: This story involves the death of children and a disdain for poor people. Thanks for listening.
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Food News: Food tubes, Beavers for Lent, Best Snacks Per State, Grilled cheese Soup and AI Veggie Hotdogs?
John and Evan go through the news that's fit to eat. This week we cover Subway's dessert tubes, aligators and other creatures being fair game for lent, a terrible list of the favorite snack food per state, Campbells makes a suspect soup and Oscar Meyer gets in bed with vegan AI brands (I still don't know what that means). Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Pates, Terrines and Forcemeats Part 1!
John and Jeni, after much talk about whatthey've been cooking, give an overview on pates, terrines and forcemeats. They touch base on the basic and what they are. Next time they'll go into detail about the preparations, techniques and recipes. Thanks for listening!!!
Friday, February 16, 2024
Food News: Million Dollar Burger, Finnish Burger Bummers, Choco Taco Triumph and Eating Fried Toothpicks???!!
John and Evan catch up on what they've been cooking and eating before talking about Burger King's new burger contest (make the AI burger!), Finland's embrace of the well=done burger, Taco Bell ressurecting the Chaco Taco and South Koreans eating deep fried toothpicks. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Valentine's Day foods and fun!!
John and Jeni talk Valentine's Day cooking, how best to celebrate with food, and what we're cooking. We then give a history of the holiday and the origins of Valentine's Day chocolates and cards! Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, February 1, 2024
A Houser Family Food Fight!!!
John has his wife Leana and his son Crosby on to talk about their favorite and least favorite foods. There is also talk about how hard it is to plan meals ahead of time and Crosby's love for Takis. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Food News: Pasta - Good, How to Properly Eat Snow,RIP Fruit Stripe Gum and a Tea Controversy in England!!
John and Evan get to the food news after a brief video game corner and talk of cooking in snowstorms and for playoff football gaes. Food news topics inclue a scientific study proving pasta makes you feel better, How to properly eat snow, the death of Fruit Stripe gum, free chicken wings if the Baltimore Ravens win the Super Bowl and an American scientist and author made the English mad about how to serve tea. Thanks for listening!
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Winter Comfort Foods!!!
John and Jeni talk about the foods that make them feel like they're wearing comfy sweaters in the middle of winter. From a thick chili to a rib sticking braised beef cheek they cover all of the dishes, recipes and techniques that'll make you want to start making lasagne and wishing it was a snow day! Thanks for listening!
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Chef Sebastian Sweeney!!!
John talks with Chef Sebastian Sweeney. Sebastian is the chef for a fraternity house and cooks for a house full of young men every weekday while school is in session. The discussion covers what his days are like, what say he has in the menu and how the guys he cooks for deal with the variety of cuisine prepared for them on a daily basis. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Food News: Potatoes aren't a Vegetable, Cheap Costco Wine (if you're rich) and 2024 food predictions
John and Evan catch up on New Years eve dinners, eating at the same korean restaurant, dry january vs dampuary and then hit the news items of potatoes being reclassified, cheap ( to rich people) Costco wine, and food trend predicitions for 2024 (spoiler: they're crazy and ridiculous). Thanks for watching!!
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