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Clarified Butter is a show about people...and people gotta eat. Hosts Amy Allen & Whitney Jewett trade stories from all walks of life talking family recipes, communal meals and those dishes they only seem to make when no one else is around. It's about food traditions-- the ones we are born into and…

Clarified Butter


    • Aug 14, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 39m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    Birthdays

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 39:55


    Break out the ice-cream and cake, it's time to dig into birthday celebrations!

    Diets!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 53:48


    Try them. Skip them. Quit them. Rage against them. It's time to talk about diets and the way they make us think about ourselves.

    Camping Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 42:05


    Pack your bags and write your mom a postcard because it's time for summer camp!

    Sick Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 35:00


    Soups, tonics, cures for you tum-tum. Join hosts Amy and Whitney as they share their go-to comfort foods and worst (most hilarious) sick day stories.

    Friends' Houses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 35:37


    It's always greener in someone else's kitchen. Whitney and Amy talk what it's like to snack and treat at friends' houses.

    Who you cooking dinner for?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 53:57


    Introducing Whitney Jewett, our new cohost! That's right, this season we're shaking and baking with a new podcast recipe: a new co-host, new co-producer (Jess Bowers), and a new format. Join us on this fresh start and stay tuned for more Clarified B!

    Live at Ocrafolk

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 43:41


    Check out the 2018 Ocrafolk Festival happening June 1-3!

    Steve Tate: Goat Lady Dairy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 30:47


    How do you change someone’s relationship to food? A whole lot of goat cheese doesn’t hurt. Steve Tate, along with wife, Lee, and sister (and original “Goat Lady”) Ginnie, started Goat Lady Dairy 15 years ago with a 200 year old barn and a dream. Since that time, their hand crafted cheese has made its way into stores and on tables around the region. Listen in as Steve shares about farm life, running a family business and teaching the world—one round of cheese at a time.

    Mary Aaroe: In the moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 39:47


    How do you go from studying public health in college to head chef at a New Orleans based restaurant? Ask Mary Aaroe. Her journey from sometime cook to communicator in chief at 1000 Figs took a few years, but she made it happen. Listen in for insights into what it's like to be in a professional kitchen, the difference between making things for yourself and for customers and how you navigate the food world when your back yard is New Orleans. 

    Irene Godinez: Buen provecho!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2017 34:51


    Irene Godinez has learned one big lesson as a community organizer: nothing builds relationships quite like food. She should know, she's worked at organizations that focus on women's health, immigration, civil rights and seen the way sharing your culture can elevate the sometimes long journey to fight for what's right. Listen in for stories of community building, food so good it crosses boarders and the way life has changed thanks to her year-old daughter.

    Libby Rodenbough: Waxing poetic about chard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2017 39:51


    Being the member of an up and coming bluegrass band has its perks...and its consistent stream of tacos and coffee. Libby Rodenbough, fiddler and singer in Mipso, talks growing up in the piedmont of North Carolina, making meal plans by committee, and the simple pleasure of a fresh cooked plate of greens. 

    Marcie Cohen Ferris: Gracious, Delicious World of Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 39:43


    Growing up in a Jewish family in Arkansas meant that from a young age, our guest Marcie Cohen Ferris knew that food meant something. It marked identity, ritual, leisure, class. As a professor of American Studies at UNC Chapel Hill, Ferris brings all the joy and insight of food studies to her students. On this episode, she shares that love and a few stories of home with us. 

    A Side of Tenderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2016 5:14


    Do you remember your last Halloween?

    Faye Payne Alexander: The butter's the main thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2016 34:10


    It's all in the family this episode, as Amy interviews her beloved grandmother, Faye Payne Alexander, about making buttermints, home ec, and the surprising story of how her great grandparents fell in love.

    Greg Phillips: That’s the thing about British food

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2016 52:29


    It's been over 20 years since writer Greg Phillips followed a girl to America. His definitions of home have changed a few times since then, but keeping a box of Weetabix nearby keeps this Brit in good spirits regardless.

    Gary Crunkleton: When you taste it, buckle up.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2016 57:00


    "You can't make a good drink with bad ingredents," says master bartender Gary Crunkleton, who shares his insights on about being vulnerable, wooing his wife and creating southern cocktails.

    Bianca Casusol: To my success!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2016 52:00


    In this episode, comedian Bianca Casusol shares stories about growing up in the South and returning after years living in Scotland and New York, her love of baking, and her perfect soda pairings.

    Victoria Boulousbasis: Knife, fork, spoon and bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2016 41:00


    For journalist Victoria Bouloubasis, her work is about capturing the intersection of food, immigration and labor. In this episode, she shares the family stories and personal adventures that inspire that quest and fuel her love of olive oil.

    Katy Clune: This is what I call the 9 o'clock show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2016 37:00


    With parents in the Diplomatic service, Katy Clune grew up traveling the world. Now, she works in cultural communications, as a writer and designer. Listen in for memories of foreign birthdays, startlingly fresh seafood, and a featured performance from Percy the Cat.

    Kori Robins: To get to Heaven, bring a covered dish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2016 43:00


    Kori Robins, a comedian and Methodist Church Pastor, talks about what it's like growing up with 9 brothers and sisters and how the centerpeice of her faith is as obsessed with food as she is.

    Andrew Aghapour: Most of pork has been a let down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2016 53:06


    Andrew Aghapour is a comedian, storyteller, teacher and a grad student in religious studies. Listen in for stories of growing up with restauranteurs, traveling in Iran, and making the perfect chocolate cake.

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    First Bite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2016 5:31


    Welcome to Clarified Butter, the podcast about meals, memories and milk fats. Join host Amy Allen as she talks to funny and fascinating people about the food they love and make and share and even the food they refuse to share.

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