The Big Schmear Podcast

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The Big Schmear is a new podcast about Jewish food. Each podcast will feature an interview with a chef, restaurateur, cookbook author or folks who love to cook and talk about Jewish food. We'll be talking with guests about the history and culture of Jewish food, holiday foods, Israeli food, Jewish food trends, nutrition, farming, and the politics of food. Each episode runs approximately 20 minutes and is distributed on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month. Upcoming guests include: world renowned cookbook writer, Joan Nathan, on her new cookbook, King Solomon’s Table, Stephanie Goldfarb of Seven Species in Chicago, and Tanya Rosen of Nutrition by Tanya in NYC.

Beth Schenker, Host of The Big Schmear


    • Dec 21, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 69 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Big Schmear Podcast

    The Everything Spice for Everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 21:16


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    No Guilt Gelt – Just in Time for Hanukkah

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 34:02


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    Jews & Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 20:13


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    Woops…Avoiding Missteps in the Kitchen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 26:30


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    What’s Cooking for YOU on Friday Night?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 38:06


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    Jewhungry

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 26:21


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    Will You Bee Ready for Apples and Honey?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 30:53


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    A New Year, a New Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 32:46


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    Think Pastrami on Rye, It’s National Deli Month!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 36:18


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    The Great Big Jewish Food Fest!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 45:30


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    How Does a Nice Jewish Girl Become a Mixologist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 37:07


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    Savage Feast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 40:00


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    Pilot Light -Shining a Light on Food Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 34:51


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    The Dairy Restaurant

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 33:50


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    The Jewish Food Society

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 35:18


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    Koval Distillery Shines as a Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 30:09


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    Sharing A Shabbat Meal – May is Mental Health Awareness Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 34:57


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    What’s Your Go-To Condiment? (#52)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 28:27


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    A New Passover for 2020 with Gefilteria (#51)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 34:45


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    Is Tahini the New Peanut Butter in Your Kitchen Yet? (#50)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 31:24


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    A Tribute to the Queen of Kosher Cuisine, Norene Gilletz (#49)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 25:24


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    The 100 Most Jewish Foods (#48)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 30:16


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    Flavors of Havana (#47)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 30:49


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    Stirring the Pot (#46)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 22:13


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    Sephardic Journey (#45)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 40:27


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    Introducing the Aussie Gourmet (#44)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 19:26


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    Feasting and Fasting: The History and Ethics of Jewish Food (#43)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 22:42


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    Fall is for Foraging Mushrooms (#42)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 33:18


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    Holiday Fast Food (#41)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 24:50


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    Jewish Food Through an Ethiopian Lens (#40)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 37:12


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    What’s Up with The Big Schmear? (#39)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 8:38


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    Kosher Food Coming Your Way from the Balkans (#38)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 37:11


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    An Israeli Perspective on Food Diplomacy (#37)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 36:11


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    Cheesecake Time with the Iconic Eli’s Cheesecake (#36)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2019 46:22


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    Time for Matzo – Already? Happy Passover! (#35)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 32:45


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    It’s Always Deli Time at Mamaleh’s in Cambridge, MA (#34)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 27:59


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    More on Dough with Challah Hub (#33)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 33:52


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    Mexican Jewish Flavors: Masa Madre (#32)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 29:11


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    Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs (#31)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 28:27


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    What’s in Your Kitchen in 2019? (#30)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 40:38


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    Chef Zachary Engel Part 2 (#29)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 18:51


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    Hard Work + Focus + James Beard Award = New Restaurant Galit! (#28)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 21:15


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    Kugel and Kitchens with Stacey Ballis! (#27)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 26:34


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    Culinary Fiction & Food Talk with Stacey Ballis (#26)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 26:48


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    Happy Anniversary to The Big Schmear Part 2 (#25)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 27:43


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    Happy Anniversary to The Big Schmear! (#24)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 27:10


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    In a Jam? (#23)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 25:00


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    Preserving Foods with Emily Paster Part 1 (#22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 21:50


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    Part 2 with Sonat Birnecker Hart on Koval Distillery (#21)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 21:57


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    It’s 5 PM Someplace, Right? (#20)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2018 23:01


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    Talking BBQ with Milt’s BBQ for the Perplexed (#19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018 30:14


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