John and Jeni talk about their Christmas dinners as well as whats to come up for New Years Eve before they get into the evolution and history of holiday traditions and foods. Thanks for listening!
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Christmas Cooking Magic with Jeni Paik
John and Jeni talk about cooking for Christmas, not cooking for Christmas, pillows, buying gifts holiday hams, pinapple-fish sauce caramel and whether or not John is going to do the full English for Christmas morning breakfast. Thanks for listening and Happy Crimble!!!
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Food News: Fast Food Justice, Counterfeit Candy Bars, Tabacco Xmas Trees and Murderous Lemonade?!
John and Evan talk about a Chipotle Karen getting her comeuppance, wild & woolly Wonka bars, a High Life Xmas and Panera's insane energy lemonade. Thanks for listening!!! Rate and Review us if you can.
Friday, December 1, 2023
Jason Perlow!!! - the first food blogger
John talks with Jason Perlow. He's an OG food blogger, gourmand, writer and co-founder of eGullet.
They talk about the early days of food internet discussions, how it's changed and how toxic the current dialog has become. Also there is hope.
Jason also talks about being on no reservations with Anthony Bourdain.
Stick around after the end for a fun story about Bourdain and Eric Ripert.
Thanks for listening!
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Thanksgiving Cooking Questions Answered!!
John an Jeni answer listener questions about cooking Thanksgiving dinner. After ranting about a terrible turkey roasting product and then what they're making for the big day, they answer questions about dressings, alternative meats, timing your cooking, sides and many more. They end with a look back 100 years to see what was on the Thanksgiving menu in 1923. Thanks for listening!
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Food News: Recalled Nuggs, Brandy Old Fashions, Bad Kid Fees and Dangerous Cake pranks!!!
John and Evan talka bout all the food news fit to be spoken about. They talk about recalled chicken nuggets, brandy old fashions in Michigan, fees for parents who's kids are deemed bad, pickle ketchup, free nuggets at Wendy's, Thanksgiving pizza and a cake company warning about dangerous cake pranks. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Amy Myrdal Miller!!!
John has a chat with Amy Myrdal Miller. She's a chef, an educator, a public speaker and the owner of Farmer's Daughter Consulting. They talk cooking, eating, educating, the importance of knowing your food, why it's important to know a potato is a vegetable and more. You can find her through her website https://www.farmersdaughterconsulting.com/ . She is great and we can't wait to have her back. Thanks for listening!
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Candy Corn!!!
John and Jeni (she's baaaaack.. for this episode) catch up on what Jeni has been doing the last year including her mental health journey, fly fishing and a trip to New Orleans. Then they talk all about your favorite and mine, candy corn. They talk about it's history, best ways to eat it and cover some fun facts. Thanks for listening!!!
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Food News: New Hottest Pepper, Girl Scout Cookie Drama and Frozen Food Advent Calendars?
John and Evan talk about the food news of the week. Peppers got hotter, bye bye to a Girl Scout favorite, frozen food advent calendars and more. Thanks for listening!!!
Friday, October 13, 2023
Kara Mae Harris Returns!!!
Welcome to season 7! John has a chat with Kara Mae Harris about her new book Festive Maryland Recipes. They talk about her amazing book got made, why giant cookbooks kinda suck and a bunch of digressions the best of which is about egg nog. You can buy her book here: https://oldlineplate.com/fmrsp/ . It's great to be back and thanks for listening!!!