John talks about the origins and histories of various foods (and keeps it short for once). Thanks for listening!!!

John talks about Pez this week. Pez's origins, failures and successes are covered. From its humble beginning as a smoking deterrent to its place as a childhood favorite, Pez's fun history will have you bending your neck back in approval. Thanks for listening!!!

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!!!

John answers your questions such as egg cooking times, why grocery stores are confusing and what are my favorite food songs. listen to hear them all. Thanks!

John, with the help of Evan from The City That Breeds Podcast, go throught this weeks weird food news. News includes large Scotch Bottles, Paper Ketchup Bottles and Duolingo Taquerias as well as the title topics. Thanks for listening!

Jeni gives us a book review of Kenji López-Alt's The Wok: Recipes and Techniques. She talks about her favorite chapters, graphs and recipes. Thanks for listening. 

John and Jeni recap the latest food news. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni get inoculated over Sour Cream. We find out it's origins, how it's made and what it's relations with other thickened dairy products are. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni get down with the food news that you need to hear. From beer flavored beer to our new friend Robo-Burger, you're going to be entertained! Thanks for listening!!

This week Jeni taches John about the wok. From it's beginning in India (yup India) to it's iconic status in Chinese cuisine we cover it's history as well as what to look for in a quality wok of your own. Thanks for listening!

John and Jeni give you a run down of our culinary week including questionable steaks for John and Jeni's new grill and also give you the food news you crave for the week. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni watched a movie and want to tell you the gory details. We watched Dead Sushi and..... well it's a movie. It's also a movie we loved and hope you want to listen to the blow-by-blow about sentient murderous sushi. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni spill the jelly beans (taco truck flavored in this case) about the food news that you need to know about. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni keep it simple and pick one book a piece this time. Here are the books covered:

Ham: An Obsession with the Hindquarter: Weinstein, Bruce, Scarbrough, Mark, Nilsson, Marcus: 9781584798323: Amazon.com: Books

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!!!

Jeni tells us all about the trends and fads of Super Boels past, present and future. She also has the best chicken meatball recipe ever. Thanks for listening!!

John and Jeni get down to this week's food news. From orange shortages to Stanley Tucci and Vegan cheesse to kegs of chili cheese. Enjoy! Thanks for listening. 

John and Jeni get firey about hot sauce. Sticking mainly to american-style hot sauces we discuss our favorites, the most popular in america, how they are made and what we use them for (spoiler, Jeni carries a little bottle with ever everywwhere). We also roundup some of the more... ahem, creative names in the hot sauce game Thanks for listening!

Jeni teaches us all about cast iron cookware. What to buy, how to take care of them, what to cook in them and more importantly, how to season them (spoiler, there's not one way to do it). We hope you like it and thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni reminisce about their awesome Christmas meals and look forwards to what they're going to make for New Years eve and Day. It's a love fest to the listeners. Thanks for listening!!!! We appreciate it!!!

John and Jeni drink eggnog and discuss what they're going to make (and eat) for this Holiday Season. After John Unloads about how terrible of a week he's been having the festivities begin. Thanks for listening and have a peaceful and relaxing holiday!!!

John and Jeni get dense (well, more dense) about the lowly fruitcake. We talk about the history, the transmutation and the downfall of this beautiful brick of benevolence. We can't wait to make one! Thanks for listening!

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!

John and Jeni have an impromptu food news episode after one of us wrote a whole episode about a topic we've already covered. Whoops. Anyway..... we cover Xmas Hams, how to open a champagne bottle and alcoholic whipped cream among other topics as well as some listener questions. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni talk about the delicious highs and heart breaking lows from this years Thanksgiving. From amazing sous vide turkey breast and luscious roasted pumpkin to what we'll call the "turkey tragedy of 2021" we dish about it all. Thanks for listening!

John and Jeni run down what they're doing for Thanksgiving and also talking about how the cook certain dishes or how they would tweek them to shake things up. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni answer all of the questions with answers that can only be though of as magnificent. From turkey troubles to pie panics we are here to soothe all of your last minute Gobble day worries. Thanks for listening!! 

John and Jeni face their fears and phobias about Sweet Potatoes. We go far beyond the syrupy glop that we know from Thanksgivings past and look to the future for culinary inspiration. We also go into it's history and it's journey across the globe. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni keep spooky season going by talking about food scenes in some of their favorite horror movies. Listen in to see if your favorite frightening foods are included. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni talk about cooking meatloaf, pulled pork tacos and eating at amusement parks as well as how happy we are for Ham season (It's a thing for us!).

In food news we cover canned pumpkin, Tim Burton cookbooks and restaurants, Bobby Flay leaving the FN and home goods from drag queen Steak Diane. Thanks for listening!!

John and Jeni get into spooky season with our favorite Ghoulish Gourmand, Vincent Price. From his cookbooks to his TV Show as well as cooking records (yes you read that right), we cover everything food related to the Master of the Macabre. We also give you an early Halloween treat with an radio play featuring Vincent from 1974. Enjoy!!

John and Jeni talk about the food they ate (or didn't eat) at the Renaissance Festival. From the mini corn dogs to the salacious sausage on a stick, we give you the play-by-play. We also cover food news topics including Cracker Jack soda, airline food fetishists, mustard wine and fudge made on a grave stone. Thanks for listening!!!

Jeni and John get saucy about Worcestershire Sauce. From how to pronounce it, how it's made, it's history and how it's still very popular around the globe. Thanks for listening!!!

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!!!

John and Jeni talk about cooking Kugel, Pork Belly Bun and making Ramen Noodles from Spaghetti before getting into this weeks food news. Nerds candy, D&D, Pretzel flavored beer and lab made Kobe Beef are among the many topics discussed this week. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni get jiggly about Gelatin. It's history, how it's made, it's uses and how it has changed foods on both the savory and sweet sides. We also go into the history of J-E-L-L-O. Thanks for listening!!!

Jeni and John talk about the amazing and delicious blue crab. This is a long one because we love blue crabs. Steamed, fried, baked and even raw, we cover all of their preparations. Also, wait until you hear how Jeni eats crabs!! Thanks for listening!

John and Jeni are all over the place on this fast paced run-up to our big Crab episode. Starting at Jeni's friends bachelorette party run down (lots of food was involved) we go to an impromptu taste test and food news (with tons of cooking digressions) this crazy episode has it all. Thanks for listening!!!

John and Jeni get cracking with Pistachios. They find out why they're so expensive, how they're grown & how America became self sufficient in growing it's own pistachios. We also talk about how pistachios are evil, terrifying and explosive murder drupes. Thanks for listening!!!

After a potato chips tasting, John and Jeni talk about lots of food topics such as easy dinners, BLTs, alcoholic Mountain Dew, how we dressed as kids, Judas Priest and mustard flavored hot dog buns. Hop you have as much fun listening as we did talking. 

Jeni finishes up her second part on subscription foods with a talk about meal subscriptions plans. We cover the big names as well as some of the lesser known plans and also talk about the pros and cons of getting one of these plans. We also talk about types of salt in recipes. Thanks for listening!!!

Lesser known regions and foods are on the American BBQ menu. From Kentucky Mutton w/ Black BBQ sauce to Smoked Chicken with Alabama White Sauce we cover the stuff that's great but doesn't have a publicist. We deep dive on the amazing Chicago Aquarium Pit. Thanks for Listening!!!

Jeni fills John in about food subscription services (not meal planners like Blue Apron). We find out about ramen, beef jerky, whiskey and marshmallow delivery plans. We also take all the digressions from beds to the Olympics. Thanks of listening!!!

John and Jeni talk about what makes American barbecue. After talk about pizza, meatloaf and how to pronounce Connecticut, John tries to explain what American bbq exactly is (hint: it's not easy). Luckily, there will be two more parts to figure this out. Thanks for listening!!!

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!

Jeni presents one of her (and John's) favorite cookbooks, The Food Lab by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt. After catch up and food news we dive into what we love about The Food Lab site, Kenji himself and why this cookbook is a must have for beginners and experienced cooks alike. Thanks for listening!!!

Jeni and John talk this week about .... anything they want. From John's excursions eating while his kid and dog are away to the Fast and the Furious series they digress admirably. There is also food news, listener questions and talk of the Twilight movies. Thanks for listening!!! 

Jeni and John talk about the loose recipe of Gumbo. After a Father's day roundup and food news we dive head first into the ever-changing recipe that is gumbo. We talk history and variations but mainly how we're obsessed with this amazing dish. Thanks for listening!!!