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 

José R. Ralat has an amazing job title: Taco Editor, Texas Monthly. His new book American Tacos explores the history and regionality of the country's greatest import/export. Kansas City tacos? They're the business. Related episode: Tex-Mex with Josef Centeno 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. José on IG José on Twitter Smart Mouth newsletter   Smart Mouth on IG   Katherine on Twitter

Secrets of Top Chef and how to fix the restaurant industry with Lee Anne Wong, Nini Nguyen, and Melissa King. Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here: https://smartmouth.substack.com/ Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407

How Italians and Americans use technology differently (it’s cultural), la dolce vita - but more importantly, dolce far niente - and the perfect Roman lunch. Plus a great mini-history on Jews in Rome. Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here: https://smartmouth.substack.com/ Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://italoamericano.org/story/2018-11-29/trippa-romana http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180604-has-rome-declared-an-artichoke-war https://www.eater.com/2018/5/9/17312188/what-is-roman-food-italian

Prince William! Teddy Savalas! Rockettes! They all have something do to with Diet Coke. Or "diet Coke," with a lower case d. Those Coca-Cola lawyers are DASTARDLY. Listen to part two here: https://soundcloud.com/smartmouthpodcast/ginger-ale-vernors-mountain-dew-baja-blast Listen to part one here: https://soundcloud.com/smartmouthpodcast/soda-pop-history-invented-7-up-lithium-pepsi Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here: https://smartmouth.substack.com/ Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/news/the-extraordinary-story-of-how-diet-coke-came-to-be https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_880981 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28038988 https://culinarylore.com/drinks:what-was-the-first-diet-soda/

More soda pop madness! It's all about the moonshine mixers. Listen to part one here: https://soundcloud.com/smartmouthpodcast/soda-pop-history-invented-7-up-lithium-pepsi Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here: https://smartmouth.substack.com/ Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://www.tastingtable.com/drinks/national/difference-between-ginger-beer-and-ginger-ale https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/a26934763/best-ginger-ale-brands/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130624005710/http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/Magazine/JF02/canadianfoodfirsts.asp https://www.fohbc.org/PDF_Files/GingerAle_Previtali.pdf https://www.keurigdrpepper.com/en/our-brands https://web.archive.org/web/20141010210120/http://www.knoxnews.com/knoxville/life/drinking-in-history https://web.archive.org/web/20160205113023/http://www.frederickshome.net/mtdew/mtdew_s

Today we talk generally about the start of the soda pop industry (unlicensed pharmacists! Cocaine everywhere!), and next week we'll (that's Katherine and Drew Mackie) get to listener-requested specifics. Ginger ale is so popular! Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here: https://smartmouth.substack.com/ Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2UgLhnP https://amzn.to/2xlBovZ https://amzn.to/3doZd6R https://www.sodaparts.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-soda/ https://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/karen-berger/2019/02/soda-fountains--their-pharmacist-inventors http://www.historyofsoftdrinks.com/ https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-toxic-history-of-soda-pop/ https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-pharmacy-drugstore-and-soda-fountain-antiques-collector-bill-soderlund/

Oh, you thought you knew. Or at least I did, but turns out the history of Key lime pie isn't quite what I thought it was. Tell me: meringue or whipped cream? Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here: https://smartmouth.substack.com/ Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2x1dl5w https://whatscookingamerica.net/History/PieHistory/KeyLimePie.htm https://gothamist.com/food/key-lime-pie-the-state-pie-of-florida-may-have-originated-in-nyc https://www.facebook.com/floridakeys/posts/10216828844776953 https://historycollection.co/an-exploration-into-why-the-word-hooker-came-to-describe-certain-workers/2/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-08-20-9408200176-story.html https://www.miamiherald.com/living/food-drink/article215758680.html https://keylimefestival.com/ https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-nicole-rucker-fiona-key-li

Is your appetite for chocolate ruined by the end of this? Or, can you recommend a source of ethical (like, actually ethical) chocolate? DeAnne Smith wants to know. The Washington Post story mentioned in this episode: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/business/hershey-nestle-mars-chocolate-child-labor-west-africa/ Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here: https://smartmouth.substack.com/ Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2IEgXwB https://amzn.to/2wLBYD7 https://amzn.to/3cO8gh9 https://www.history.com/news/the-sweet-history-of-chocolate https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0697-x https://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/powis314/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/?no-ist https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/01/earliest-evidence-chocolate-north-america https://www.v

What is “silver cake”? Jessie Sheehan knows! My continued bafflement with GBBO, feminine foods, and alcohol in your cake. Do you buy Nabisco chocolate cookies and if so, for what purpose? Get the cookbook here: https://amzn.to/39jOdVG Want food stories from around the world? Subscribe to the Smart Mouth newsletter here: https://smartmouth.substack.com/ Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2wvLaLt https://amzn.to/2TlrAL0 https://amzn.to/2PN4MBQ https://www.clarionledger.com/story/life/2016/04/12/kimbrough-icebox-pies-old-fashioned-but-still-cool/82814908/ https://www.thekitchn.com/an-ode-to-the-original-icebox-cake-22931840 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18114-2004Jul27.html http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq1.html#englishtrifle https://sweets.seriouseats.com/2012/06/american-classics-classic-icebox-cake.html

Ashley Blaine Featherson is here to tell you how to make the best meatloaf - and also how not to ruin it. Is scrapple a meatloaf? Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://amzn.to/2PF6oO3 https://www.bonappetit.com/story/history-of-meatloaf https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/09/from-budget-fare-to-culinary-inspiration-the-history-of-meatloaf/245265/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/05/what-is-breakfast/589411/