Smart Mouth

Linzer Torte with Flula Borg

19 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the greatest desserts in the Austrian canon. No offense to House of Pies. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you ...

Maraschino Cherries with Courtney Nichols

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is a maraschino cherry the most important cocktail garnish? (And how is it pronounced, marasheeno or maraskino?) Please subscribe to this podcast in i...

Salami with Allen Strickland Williams

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Salami's pretty funky. This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/ & use promocode SMARTMOUTHLOVE to take 20% off ...

Spam with Helen Hong

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Meatloaf without basic training" aka Spam, had quite a journey in Korea, from symbol of privation to elegant gift. And there are so many flavors! If ...

Spaghetti Carbonara with Niccole Thurman

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So, do you put cream in your carbonara? This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/ & use promocode SMARTMOUTHLOVE...

Grits with Kelli Ferrell

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Two questions: Is Maryland the north? Can you tell where someone's from by what they put in their grits? I'll be on Instagram Live this Thursday, Janu...

History of Home Economics with Shauna Sever

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There's much love for the midwest in this episode. It's the birthplace of most of this country's great home economists - and yes, they were and are gr...

Creme Brulee with Hadley Meares

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Food stories prove that nothing means anything! Fellow podcaster Hadley Meares tells us about Los Angeles history versus Hollywood history then we mov...

Kefir with Liana Aghajanian

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We wouldn't have kefir without god and kidnapping. Liana Aghajanian tells us about Armenian culinary tradition in America, and the Armenian diaspora a...

Onion Dip with Steve Hernandez

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Hernandez encourages us all to have a nice life, even knowing we'll never retire. Dip-related Thanksgiving traditions, authentic factory-made fo...

Cantaloupe with Lynn Chen

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This singing wolf of a fruit is called by the wrong name in the US, but Lynn Chen doesn't care, it's her favorite food - or maybe muskmelon is. TW eat...

Champagne with Sarah Enni

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cursing in YA novels, the importance of enchiladas, the role that Champagnes caves played in the war effort, Catholic innovations in alcohol and the b...

Rotisserie Chicken with Dominique Kelley

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rebuking pressure, dance vs animal science, France and Peru, tales from Taylor Swift's tour, and vitamins in fat(aka dark meat is better) with dancer ...

Pad See Ew with Shalewa Sharpe

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Being an Ugly American, the subtle nuances of "Thailand was never colonized," and Laotian food on the upswing in this talk about the ultimate hug in a...

Boiled Peanuts with Neil Young

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A multi-continent botanical and sociological tour of 3/4ths of the planet with historian Neil Young, who no longer lives in the South but loves this h...

Eggs with Brooke Van Poppelen

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Raw egg shakes, saving the world while grossing out grocery store cashiers, and perhaps even more proof that Christopher Columbus was bad at his job, ...

Halo-Halo with Margarita Manzke

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Filipino food humor, Jesuits in Japan, and dessert beans are on the table as Katherine and James Beard-nominated chef Margarita Manzke talk about what...

Crab Cakes with Hayes Davenport

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

New episode! Hayes Davenport talks about overwhelming menus, charging lobster to your father-in-law, and ye olde crab recipes. He also raises an inter...

Replay: Food of Hawaii with Sarah Kuhn

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Author Sarah Kuhn talks about "the lunchbox moment," Claudia Kishi, the word "hapa," and the waves of immigration to Hawaii that led to its current cu...

Replay: Baguettes with Rose Lawrence

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lawyer-turned-baker Rose Lawrence joins Katherine to talk witchcraft, baking and the rather bloody history of France's most famous bread, the baguette...

Replay: Banana Pudding with Oriana Koren

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It is time to talk about banana pudding. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ www.faceboo...

Replay: Jerk Chicken with Danielle Salmon

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jamaica's favorite dish with food blogger Danielle Salmon of Follow My Gut. Drunk Laura Ingalls Wilder comes up, too. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.p...

Replay: Dumplings with Scott Conant

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Expensive spaghetti, shirtless cooking and fights on the set of Chopped. And dumplings! Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast w...

Replay: Prison Food with Danny Trejo

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Trejo talks about prison: when he was incarcerated vs. how it is now (a "warehouse of insanity"), using commissary for protection, and how bad t...

Replay: Vegan Life with Matt Donnelly

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is just a partial exploration of veganism: specifically the England-based kind. Not the ancient, religious kind. And, the fast food and health fo...

Replay: Peanut Butter Cups with Brooke Williamson

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a Top Chef contestant and owner of multiple restaurants, Brooke Williamson know about fancy food. She also knows about peanut butter. This deep div...

Replay: Pho with Andrea Nguyen

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Truly an education in Vietnamese food. Andrea knows so much! Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.com/smartmouth...

Replay: Cuban Sandwiches with Adam Lustick & Billy Scafuri

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

BLATs and meat smashes with Billy Scafuri and Adam Lustick, the two hosts of the No Joke podcast. Plus the Junior League and pirate culture. Smart Mou...

Replay: Sukiyaki with Niki Nakayama

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The culinary consultant for Always Be My Maybe, Niki Nakayama is the chef at n/naka, one of the hardest restaurants to get a table at in the country r...

TV Dinners with Drew Mackie

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

TV dinners are part of the military industrial complex, man. (But truly they are.) Television aficionado Drew Mackie of Gayest Episode Ever talks abou...

Fermentation with Avery Ruzicka

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This one's for the bread nerds and the fermentation geeks! Manresa baker Avery Ruzicka talks about what happens when your bread starter dies and how t...

Rice with Sheldon Simeon

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hawaii's rice culture - and its rice crops - with Sheldon Simeon. Plus life after Top Chef, retirement dreams, and letting go of a certain colonial my...

Boston Favorites with Barbara Lynch

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The importance of both home ec and Howard Johnson's mac and cheese; plus, how to eat a lobster with Boston chef Barbara Lynch, who explains what a "fr...

Burritos with Frank Shyong

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is your ideal burrito? LA Times columnist Frank Shyong on racism in baseball, "taco" vs "burrito," and growing up in Tennessee and learning about...

Louisiana Boudin with Meatball

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Trader Joe's: trash, or not? Plus, Dragula, Cajun food dares, Enlightenment era marriage and the Boudin Trail with drag queen Meatball. And soggy bott...

Cookbooks with Maria Zizka

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When cookbooks go wrong, but also when they are correct. Recipe writer and cookbook author (and Katherine's friend from way back) Maria Zizka talks ab...

Raclette with Eric Lampaert

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Swiss cheese and Swiss cheese perverts, asking your doctor about illegal drugs, fluid passport situations, and varying levels of lactose intolerance w...

Cannabis with Vanessa Lavorato

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The very strict and expensive rules about cannabis dosing; cold water hash and caramel; and tips for visiting See's Candies with Bong Appetit's Vaness...

Mofongo with Miles Gray

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eating fufu in Ghana and mofongo in New York; Eric Adjepong from Top Chef; tips for ordering late-night bbq and ... the phenomenon of taking "fun" pho...

Mayonnaise with Curtis Cook

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The legality of Miracle Whip, lobbyists for dressings and sauces, nude dinners, mayonnaise pamphlets, and wellness versus diet with comic Curtis Cook....

Food Media with Soleil Ho

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Leisure history," fortune cookie rants, hobnobbing, that Chez Panisse review, and internet trolls with San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic Sole...

Italy with Katie Parla

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Professional pizza eater Katie Parla on sensual tomatoes, Italian unification, and the specialties of south (different than southern!) Italy. If you'd...

Live at Double Barrel with Mohanad Elshieky

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Oregon's great contribution to food culture, potato councils, and the best brunches in Portland with comedian Mohanad Elshieky. Thank you to: https://...

Tourist Towns with Ken Layne

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Desert mythologies, like Desert Sasquatch and Yucca Man (they're different). The desert economy, and opening restaurants in a tourist town - if you're...

Cheese & Crackers with Anna Hossnieh

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

So much to learn about Persian cuisine! And the best way to travel in Iran! Plus, Lunchables and the perfect cheese plate. Smart Mouth is on Patreon: ...

Fried Chicken with Josh Zad

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

First-, second- and third-wave coffee, Melrose Place, and how to order chicken in Farsi. Josh Zad loves fried chicken and is the best Beverly Hills to...

Pickles with Gaby Dunn

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The best day of her life was at a racetrack! Plus Diet Coke addiction, adventures in scurvy, and fangirling over Sarah Taber. Buy tickets to Smart Mou...

Taco Bell with Jon Gabrus

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wichita vs Los Angeles, evil billionaires, food pastes, and the classiest joints in Vegas. Buy tickets to Smart Mouth with Mohanad Elshieky in Portlan...

Greek Yogurt with Natasha Case

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mistakes, broken laws, and ice cream sandwiches. And then the government pours bleach on your food. Then your public defender hires you to cater a par...

A Chef's Life with Jacques Pepin

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jacques Pepin, the legendary French chef who changed American cuisine, joined Katherine to remember when cheffing was a blue-collar job; turning down ...

Replay: Disgusting Things with Caitlin Doughty

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrity mortician Caitlin Doughty talks about the funeral industry, sharing a bedroom with a dead body, the gnarliness of the Victorian era, worms i...

Replay: Victorian-Era Food with Diep Tran

26 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Everything we thought we knew about food in the Victorian era was wrong! Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.patreon.com/smartmouthpodcast www.instagram.co...

Replay: Pies, Crumbles & Grunts with Sam Pancake

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Sam Pancake shares his strict rules about cobblers, talks about bacon grease as a secret ingredient, and reflects on shooting the TV show Kitche...

Cookie Everything

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are chocolate chip cookies the ultimate expression of cookie-ness? Plus, cookie recipe contest winners are announced! Smart Mouth is on Patreon: www.p...

Cauliflower with Brandon Gray

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Crudites, accoutrements, and primordial curd with chef Brandon Gray, who specializes in seafood and learned to cook in the Navy. Coincidence? A highly...

Bonus Episode! Live from Scoopfest: Mai Tais with Allan Katz

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Extreme rum nerdery from Scoopfest 2018! Mai tais and tiki were the topics with Allan Katz of Jammyland in Las Vegas. Dram shop laws, Howard Hughes' g...

Ladies Who Lunch with Valerie Gordon

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The feminist history of the trope "women be shopping." What if the origin of the department store is the Old West general store? Plus the process of r...

Salad with April Wolfe

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A deep hatred of Craisins, lessons learned at the Steak 'n Shake, and rank and provocative excresences with film critic April Wolfe. Plus, Jell-O sala...

Nut Butters with Jessica Liu He

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Peanut butter's rise, fall and rise as a health food. The world of allergies, including wrongful-death lawsuits. Cashews: the junk food of the nut wor...

American Chinese Food with Edgar Momplaisir

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"Blue zones" (it's not political), Adventists vs heavy drinkers, cheap meat, and tomfoolery at the New York Times with Edgar Momplaisir. I propose tha...

Khachapuri with Josh Scherer

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Coke Zero, debasing yourself on the internet, how much we want to go to Georgia - the country. Food YouTuber (is that the phrase?) Josh Scherer also t...

Pasta with Adam Roberts

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"Old guard" food blogger Adam Roberts on transitioning to TV writing, remembering the sitcom version of Kitchen Confidential, and pasta snobbery. Plus...

Sweet Potatoes with Jenné Claiborne

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The difference between sweet potatoes and yams, explained - finally. Vegan baking tips, botanical archaeology, and the scams that the wheat lobby and ...

Borscht with Olivia Smoliga

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An Olympic gold medalist! But .. what is her job, exactly? Swimmer Olivia Smoliga explains that, plus McDonald's vs Starbucks for breakfast, fermented...

Bolognese with Shirley Chung

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The "Top Chef" alum on spending a month in Italy and getting snobby about the food in Bologna, a big Ryanair gaffe, and her love of anything dough. Pl...

Food of Barbados with Michael Harrison

26 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bajan food is world-class and chef Michael Harrison wants you to know about it - for instance, cutters, rum shops, and beautiful breadfruit. Plus a li...

Spicy Food with Judy Joo

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Benign masochism, messed-up spicy versus emotionally spicy, adrenaline rushes, gochujang, and "to kimchi" with chef Judy Joo. And her eating recommend...

Hot Sauce with Llewellyn Clarke

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Silly peppers, macho competitions, and the differences between Saint Kitts and Nevis. Plus, Christopher Columbus's shocking stupidity that led to us m...

McConnell's Fine Ice Creams with Michael Palmer

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're talking business today: McConnell's, which is Katherine's favorite supermarket ice cream. The company's new owner answers the question: what do ...

Ramen with Sherry Villanueva

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When something is so popular you have to stop doing it, the American wheat insistence, and the semi-religious origins of ramen. Plus, a remembrance of...

California Ranching with Elizabeth Poett

22 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rancher Elizabeth Poett's ancestor from Spain was given a rancho in California. Now, she's finding new money-making ventures in a very old industry. W...

Cobb Salad with John Cox

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bacon trickery, BBQ nerdery, and salads for people who hate salad. Plus, some inside baseball on cattle rating (there's grade inflation), how chef Joh...

Matzo Ball Soup with Mara Wilson

08 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mara Wilson shares an excellent childhood co-worker crush, plus Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Nicole Cliffe, and Great British Bake-Off fandoms (all three),...

Peaches with Guy Branum

01 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

School-night desserts, what a farmer means by "prune," when almonds and peaches do it, and post-Civil War peach propaganda with comic, podcaster and A...

Ice Cream Trucks

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When non-pasteurized goes wrong, the mob's influence on ice cream trucks in Youngstown and Chicago (and wild theories about it), and RACISM. Plus a ve...

Popsicles

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are all origin stories lies? Plus, San Francisco weather patterns of 1905 (it's relevant, I swear) and Popsicle Pete. What is "healthy"? What is "arti...

Tater Tots

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Latchkey kid cuisine and edible glue - there's always money in the potato farm. Let us see your tater tots! Smart Mouth is on Patreon - contribute and...

S'mores

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

National S'mores Days is August 10 - be sure to tag us in your campfire photos! Which do you prefer: a light toast or a full char? Plus, tramping abou...

Chicken & Waffles with Carl Tart

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

High-speed chases, his boss and my ex, the religious history of waffle irons, European KFC, and different varieties of tacos (and taa-kos)with TV writ...

Gumbo with Maggie Maye

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Maggie Maye is here to talk about gumbo. But also: the objectively best style of French fries, garbage queso, the joy of filling out customer...

Boba with Chris Fleming

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Greased-up showpig Chris Fleming on the confidence required to wear hats, a hummingbird diet, cheesecake-makin' nuns, power sneezing and big ol' Teton...

Eggs Benedict with Lorena Garcia

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lorena Garcia explains how a chef tastes everything every night, and describes her take on eggs benedict. Plus, toaster crumpets, "what is a week-end?...

Pimento Cheese with Andrew Knowlton

23 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pimento vs pimiento, cream cheese vs mayonnaise, Coke vs Pepsi, delicious energy bars and unexpected golf drama with Bon Appetit editor-at-large Andre...

Tikka Masala with Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Partition, Scottish lies, and that straight-up freak Queen Victoria with restaurant owner and former Top Chef contestant Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins....

Sizzler, Souplantation & Salad Bars with Jenny Yang

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Yang on self-promotion in a gig economy, funeral potatoes, the cultural power of Wisconsin, the vile 1970s, and salad bars as "the most American...

Tamales with Alana Jones-Mann

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Growing up on the US-Mexico border with baker Alana Jones-Mann, Netflix's influence on veganism, and a reminder to Trump voters for Cinco de Mayo! (LO...

Ceviche with Justin Ward & Serena Quintana-Patterson

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

FAT TOM, CIA vs CIA, misspelled food tattoos, aliens, and the East Asian influence on Peruvian cuisine in this wide-ranging talk about marinated fish ...

Guacamole with Gaby Dalkin

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The history of slutty brownies (it involves Jessica Simpson breaking a website), Queer Eye's Antoni and the guacamole controversy, and feathered dinos...

Mongolian BBQ with Ryan Arnold & Tim Smith

11 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The business of wine, the subjectivity of wine, and the temperature of wine with Ryan Arnold and Tim Smith, plus lighthearted trickery, Benihana shena...

Red Velvet Cake with Lennon Parham

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lady Dynamite and Playing House star Lennon Parham on church cookbooks, Girl Scouts shenanigans, and the proper way to make sweet tea. Plus: why is it...

Happy Hour with Georgia Hardstark

28 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Georgia Hardstark joins Katherine to talk microdosing, old-timey self-care, Taco Bell Cantina, and the Starbucks Illuminati. Plus lying grandpas and t...

Cheeseburgers with Neil Saavedra

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Freedom fries, Liberty cabbage, and the greatest American invention: cheeseburgers. Guest Neil Saavedra knows he's not Jesus, but he has opinions on t...

Writing vs Blogging with Esther Tseng

14 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Let's pull back the curtain on both blogging and traditional journalism. Media literacy, telling the story vs being the story, a tip for aspiring writ...

Xiao Long Bao, XLB, Soupy Dumplings with Anthony Cailan

07 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bordeaux for everyone! The best dumplings on the planet with wine ambassador Anthony Cailan, plus providing people with alcohol, the dangers of this p...

Ice Cream with Roxana Jullapat

28 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Champion of desserts Roxana Jullapat talks ice cream science, the importance of aspic in culinary school and the gratification of bread-baking. Plus, ...

Lobster Thermidor with Jeremy Fall

21 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A signature dish of the Gilded Age. Mid-2000s Hollywood stories. The extreme complexities of the French Revolution. It all ties together in this discu...

Tea with Rachel Ashwell

14 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Taunting monkeys, quoting John Adams, requesting tea as a power move - this episode has it all. British interior designer Rachel Ashwell joins Katheri...

Fondue with Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Prince Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia on Switzerland's national dish, how Italy could market itself better, and whether the Trumps are royalty. He and K...

The Origins of "California Cuisine" with Andrea Crawford

31 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alice Waters and Wolfgang Puck got a lot of credit for the 1970s birth of "California cuisine," but they couldn't have done it without farmers actuall...

Pan Dulce with Yusef Roach

24 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Getting a culinary education at Chipotle, piglet pastries, Juan Garrido, and the best thing at Starbucks. All that and gluten with comedian Yusef Roac...