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Jan 23, 2020Liked by Katherine Spiers

I will consume all types of food media tv, YouTube, podcast, magazine and web. my favorites have educational components like smartmouth from Alton Brown, Dave Arnold of cooking issues, Gastropod podcast, Simon Majumdar Eat my globe, What’s eating Dan America’s test Kitchen and cherry bomb podcast.

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Jan 23, 2020Liked by Katherine Spiers

I don't really read food reviews but I love Smart Mouth, so do you count? Because you are my favorite food person.

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Jan 24, 2020Liked by Katherine Spiers

Grumpy is a necessary, but it should be deployed in the name of enrichment, not evil! I started consuming food media in the age of Jonathan Gold and S. Irene Virbila. Them along with Bourdain are in my pantheon for their emphasis on ideas and context over judgment. Current fave is probably Soleil Ho at the SF Chronicle (started out as a fan of her old podcast) who does all that, and also engages the ethical and political as well. But whatever the subject of the food media (practical recipes/aesthetics/cultural), context matters above all (which also is why I tune into this pod 😉).

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Jan 24, 2020Liked by Katherine Spiers

Totally agreeing with Terry here - I really love how you get into the history of the topic because hey, antique/vintage cookbooks are up my alley. I only just recently stumbled onto Smart Mouth and I'm still catching up on all the episodes (though I do cheat and skipped around, LOVED the home economics episode!). Also agree with Will on Alton Brown and America's Test Kitchen - I'm not sure what to describe them as, but Alton Brown's Good Eats and America's Test Kitchen is more in that educational grouping.

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