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Recorded live before an audience at Sunken Harbor Club in Brooklyn.Why This Episode MattersGage & Tollner's revival is more than a preservation story. St. John Frizell and Garrett Richard show how historic restaurants and classic cocktails can be restored, reinterpreted, and made relevant. The ConversationThe live conversation opens with Mark admitting that it took him several meetings to realize writer St. John Frizell and bartender “Sinjin” Frizell were the same person. Francis recalls Garrett recognizing The Restaurant Guys at Tales of the Cocktail, back when being recognized in public was still a notable event.From there, St. John tells the improbable story of finding Gage & Tollner's landmarked interior beneath the remains of a TGI Fridays, an Arby's, and a makeshift mall. He explains how 450 crowdfunding investors helped revive the historic Brooklyn oyster and chophouse and how the restaurant was preparing to open when COVID closed New York.Garrett traces Sunken Harbor Club from a weekly pop-up to one of the country's most distinctive cocktail bars. He explores forgotten tropical formats, historic steakhouse drinks, the challenge of creating serious non-alcoholic cocktails, and the timelessness of the Martini. The conversation also reaches Charles H. Baker Jr., his amazing life and the idea that a great drink can be built as much on story and context as on the recipe itself.Timestamps00:00 Live from Sunken Harbor Club02:00 St. John, Sinjin and a James Bond pronunciation lesson04:00 Garrett's first encounter with The Restaurant Guys05:30 The opening cocktails and Sunken Harbor's menu philosophy08:30 Gage & Tollner prepares to open as COVID closes New York11:00 How the Sunken Harbor Club began as a weekly pop-up14:00 Finding Gage & Tollner behind false walls17:00 Raising $450,000 from 450 crowdfunding investors20:00 Reconstructing forgotten cocktails and the Cross Current25:30 Historic steakhouse drinks meet tropical cocktails30:30 Why serious non-alcoholic cocktails are so difficult42:00 Martinis, Charles H. Baker and cocktails built around storiesBiosSt. John Frizell is a writer, restaurateur and co-owner of Gage & Tollner and Sunken Harbor Club in Brooklyn. His work has appeared in publications including Bon Appétit, Saveur and Punch, and he is also the founder of the acclaimed Red Hook restaurant and bar Fort Defiance and a noted authority on cocktail writer and adventurer Charles H. Baker Jr. Garrett Richard is the Chief Cocktail Officer of Sunken Harbor Club and the co-author, with Ben Schaffer, of Tropical Standard. His career includes acclaimed cocktail programs at Existing Conditions, Slowly Shirley, ZZ's Clam Bar and Exotica, and VinePair named him its 2024 Next Wave Bartender of the Year.InfoSunken Harbor ClubBrooklyn, New YorkGage & TollnerBrooklyn, New YorkTropical StandardBy Garrett Richard and Ben Schaffer Subscribe: Restaurant Guys' Regularhttps://restaurantguysregulars.buzzsprout.com/Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/Stage Left Wine Shophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/Our PlacesStage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/Reach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com
In this episode, Caroline, Taryn, and Liz talk with kitchen expert Cyndy Cantley, principal designer of Cantley & Company. Cyndy joins the show to share her wealth of knowledge on building bespoke, beautifully functional kitchens that stand the test of time, drawing from a legendary career that includes a Bon Appétit magazine cover feature early in her business. The hosts pick Cyndy's brain about shifting kitchen trends—from the cringe-worthy pink laminates of the past to modern hyper-functional layouts—and get her top recommendations for cabinetry, countertop materials, and space planning. Embrace the English Inset: To design a kitchen that looks gorgeous decades later, stick to timeless styles like simple English flush inset cabinetry. Limit your options rather than getting overwhelmed by hundreds of trendy door styles. Prioritize Drawers Over Doors: Base cabinets with deep drawers are far superior to standard doors for storage because they eliminate the need to move items in the front to get to the back, making heavy pots and pans completely accessible. The Case for Clear Islands: If space permits, aim for a clean kitchen island devoid of sinks, cooktops, or appliances. An uninterrupted surface creates an ideal multi-use environment for meal prep, serving, homework, and entertaining. Design for Reality, Not a Dream: Avoid tailoring an expensive kitchen remodel around an idealized version of your lifestyle. If you only host formal dinners twice a year, don't sacrifice daily functionality for features meant only for entertaining. The Magic of Real Stone: Don't let builders scare you away from natural marble. It's far more resilient than people think, ages with a beautiful European patina, and chips can easily be blended because it is solid rock. 00:34 – Introduction to kitchen expert Cyndy Cantley. 01:17 – Cyndy's serendipitous start: Designing a show house kitchen that led to a project for award-winning chef Frank Stitt and a Bon Appétit cover. 03:24 – The history of kitchen design trends, from pink Corian and pickled wood to painted finishes. 06:04 – Falling in love with English inset cabinetry and keeping a portfolio timeless. 09:17 – The anatomy of a cabinet door: Rails, styles, and maintaining perfect proportions. 11:16 – Understanding the standard 4-inch toe kick and aligning it with major American appliances. 12:24 – The functionality of wide drawers vs. standard doors and pull-outs. 14:48 – Smart corner solutions: Why swing-out organizers beat old-school lazy Susans. 16:35 – High-value internal inserts worth your budget: Alphabetical spice drawers, dual cutlery organization, and tray dividers. 25:00 – Designing for pets: Incorporating custom dog bowl cubbies built with slab scraps. 28:39 – Smart alternative storage: Utilizing ceiling-height cabinets and 12-to-15-inch deep floor-to-ceiling dish cabinets. 30:36 – Appliance garages, coffee stations, and pocket door mechanics. 36:38 – The truth about microwave placement, microwave drawers, and hidden panel-ready fridges. 47:36 – Countertop deep-dive: Falling in love with marble, managing budgets, and color matching slabs. 55:34 – Choosing kitchen flooring: The warmth of wood vs. traditional cold tiles. 56:45 – Kitchen hardware layout tips: Mixing knobs, drop pulls, and custom backplates. 01:00:06 – Functional spatial rules: Why right-handed cooks should always place dishwashers on the left and trash pull-outs on the right. Mentioned in This Episode Cantley & Company: Cyndy's custom design studio specializing in bespoke cabinetry and space design. Frank Stitt's Kitchen: The career-launching project featured on the cover of Bon Appétit. Calacatta & Carrara Marble: The pros, cons, and budgeting realities of high-movement stones. Instagram: @cantleytoulman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump turned the Reflecting Pool into a toxic sludge that is killing wildlife and pet dogs, so he's arresting members of Algaetifa for vandalizing the monument.Then, on the rest of the menu, a secretive MAGA PAC finally comes clean after getting busted ‘meddling' in Democratic primary elections in several states; the Trump-controlled Kennedy Center says it isn't required to reschedule shows after a federal judge blocked its two-year closure; and, Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no clear end in sight.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a former South Korean justice minister was sentenced to 25 years in prison after a court found him guilty of helping carry out the brief declaration of martial law in 2024; and, Australia and Canada signed a $1.75 billion export agreement to build an Australian-designed long-range radar system in Canada.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump had his regular 12:01am meltdown that lasted for several hours.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump DOJ's plot to imprison ICE protesters for life was hit by a last-minute blow; Stephen Miller is in peril as uncovered FBI docs put his secret deeds in a judge's crosshairs; and, the Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that forced reporters from the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post to appear before a federal grand jury in Virginia. After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Romania's political crisis deepened as lawmakers rejected a new government; and, Guinness crowned the Canberra, Australia town crier as the world's loudest person at 122.4 decibels. All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam. Bon Appétit! The Netroots Radio Live Player Keep Your Netroots Radio Beaming 24/7/365 “As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” – Ernest Hemingway “A Moveable Feast”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's guest is Rachel Karten, the social media strategist, writer, and creator of the must-read Substack newsletter Link in Bio. Rachel, a Bon Appétit alum and Cherry Bombe 2026 Power List honoree, is one of the smartest people thinking about social media today. Rachel joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about what's happening on Instagram right now, why follower counts don't mean what they used to, and why short-form video matters so much for brands, restaurants, and media companies. She breaks down how social platforms have changed, and how doing less—but doing it with intention—can be a smarter way forward. Plus, Rachel shares her thoughts on Substack, Facebook's possible comeback, the pressure to be everywhere, and some of the brands and restaurants doing social media right today. Click here for the 2026 Cherry Bombe Power List Thank you to American Express and Resy for supporting our show. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers – not of Resy – and do not constitute professional advice. Thank you to Whole Foods Market for supporting our show. Click here to sign up for the Supper Club Series waitlist in Miami on June 23rd. Click here to order The Game Changers issue of Cherry Bombe magazine. Sign up for our free Radio Cherry Bombe newsletters at cherrybombe.substack.com More on Rachel: Instagram, Link in Bio More on Kerry: Instagram, “So You Want To Open A Restaurant” Substack series
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, three federal judges, in three separate cases, are evaluating evidentiary filings to appoint a special prosecutor against Todd Blanche and the MAGA DOJ for prosecutorial misconduct and defrauding the court.Then, on the rest of the menu, a fourth postal worker since 2024 has died at the flagship Georgia USPS facility that has no phones; a South Dakota man whose life sentence was commuted by Kristi Noem is now implicated in his niece's death; and, a MAGA appeals court ruled Trump can disappear the George Washington House slavery exhibit in Philadelphia because it “inappropriately disparaged” white slave owners, “past or living.”After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Pete Hegseth's insulting and critical “job” review is out of step with what NATO allies are already doing; and, diplomatic hell is unleashed as Italy's Prime Minister Meloni went ballistic over a “completely fabricated” Trump story at the G7.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!tarting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump had a 12:15am meltdown on Air Force One after partying at Versailles like it was 1919.Then, on the rest of the menu, Tommy Tuberville's own words could get him disqualified from the Alabama governor's race; the Florida Attorneys General celebrated an appeals court panel lifting the forty-year ban on concealed carry for eighteen to twenty-year-olds; and, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers said the Trump administration removal of ocean observatories is a ‘direct threat' to the Oregon coast.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Brazil's top court convicted son of ousted President Bolsonaro for coercion; and, a British yacht owner who was fired on by a Russian warship in the English Channel, criticized the UK government for downplaying the incident.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue their own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” — The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the MAGA feds charged fifteen Minnesotans for being part of an Antifa conspiracy to impede ICE officers from violating constitutional protections.Then, on the rest of the menu, evidence buried deep in the Epstein files named Trump Tower as a sex recruiter hunting ground for the guy in the penthouse; a federal judge ruled that transgender people won't face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms that match their gender identities; and, MAGA senators blocked a War Powers Resolution, again.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Polish Prime Minister Tusk said the killing of a Russian artist who was critical of Vladimir Putin, has the hallmarks of a political assassination; and, a chilling Romanian exhibition replays videotaped secret police interrogations from 1989.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“It may be safely averred that good cookery is the best and truest economy, turning to full account every wholesome article of food, and converting into palatable meals what the ignorant either render uneatable or throw away in disdain.” – Eliza Acton ‘Modern Cookery for Private Families' (1845)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Trump DOJ was very chatty when putting the spin on killing US citizens in the street, but clammed up when confronted on the Newsom prosecution.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Supreme Court declined to revive the Carter Page lawsuit against James Comey; Trump is now blaming Obama for the massive algae bloom that erupted days after refilling his $14 million dollar American Flag Blue paint job; and, in far West Texas, the continuing threat of land seizures for Trump's border wall has families on edge.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where the man who set fire to homes linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in jail, but his Russian-speaking handler slipped away; and, the online portal used to send US deliveries to Cuba's most vulnerable has stopped taking orders, as Trump turns the screws tighter on the Cuban government.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” – Ernest Hemingway “A Moveable Feast”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the ghost of Pam Bondi continues to scar the proud reputation of the US Attorney Office's around the the US.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that halts the Trump administration's effort to erase historical and scientific facts on signs in national parks; Eric Trump faced withering criticism after he fiercely denied accusations he had contacted an Ultimate Fighting Championship commentator about whether any of the fights at the White House event were “rigged;” and, a group of bipartisan lawmakers fight to stop Trump dismantling a $386M ocean observatory project.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a Haitian aslyum seeker's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide; and, Swiss voters rejected the right-wing's bid to cap the nation's population at ten million.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
This week on The LA Food Podcast, Luca and Father Sal kick things off with a listener Q&A covering some of the most pressing issues in Los Angeles dining: where to find a trendy but affordable sit-down meal, whether LA has its own pizza style, how much power food influencers really have, what makes a restaurant creator trustworthy, and why Brazilian pizza at Sampa's in Marina del Rey might be one of LA's most underrated World Cup-adjacent food experiences. They also discuss Holy Basil, Cafe Telegram, Roshna Bilash, KurryPinch, Asadero Los Angeles, Naughty Pie Nature, Dudley Market discourse, chef behavior, and the eternal question of whether Reese's peanut butter cups have always been this chalky.Then, James Beard Award-nominated journalist Mona Holmes of Eater LA joins the show for a deep conversation about how 2020 changed food media forever. Mona and Luca revisit the collision of COVID, the George Floyd protests, the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen reckoning, Adam Rapoport's resignation, Alison Roman, Peter Meehan and the LA Times Food section, the James Beard Awards overhaul, and the shrinking of food newsrooms across the country. They also dig into what has been lost as food journalism has shifted toward video, engagement and influencer culture, why LA remains one of the strongest food media cities in America, and how outlets like Eater LA, LA Taco, LAist, the Los Angeles Times, independent newsletters and local creators are still telling the story of the city's restaurants in a brutally difficult era.--Come to the Pizza Run Club in Mar Vista to Venice!Donate to my Soccer Without Borders fund
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, MAGA Mike Johnson shut down the House of Representatives for two weeks as nineteen MAGA Members revolted.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge smacked MAGA Jeanine Pirro with a second beat down over one of Trump's vindictive criminal cases; a MAGA DOJ agency claims it has no records of Trump's shady IRS settlement; and, an Arizona MAGA county attorney, who endorsed Trump for president, begged the court to stop Stephen Miller's group from an election ‘power grab.'After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where in a gift for Vlad, Trump wants to pull a third of the fighter jets and war ships the US provides to NATO; and, Italian prosecutors are investigating charges foreign workers were paid less than two dollars an hour by an Alabama construction firm to build a new US Consulate in Milan.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, if Biden was the cause of all the inflation, why does Trump suddenly “love the inflation?”Then, on the rest of the menu, the Pentagon's deputy secretary of defense worked closely with the CIA agent found with $40 million worth of gold bars; the Southern Baptist Convention moved to strengthen its prohibition on women as preachers; and, one day after filling Trump's dark blue reflecting pool, large swaths of algae blooms appeared along the water's edge, just as they were warned.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where the MAGA administration ordered two women who fled execution in Iran be deported to a Central African country; and, Haiti is still being punished for its 1803 slave revolt, so FIFA ordered their national flag and a badge honoring the Battle of Vertières removed from their jerseys before their World Cup matches begin.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue their own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” — The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is likely waiving his immunity by traps he set for himself in cases he filed.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump's $10 Billion dollar BBC lawsuit is about to backfire spectacularly; mismanagement at a massive ICE facility in Texas contributed to detainee deaths even as millions of wasted tax dollars enriched contractors; and, police are investigating a large burning cross at a Chicago park.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where after the troubled lead-in to the World Cup, the UN human rights chief urges a ‘rethink' of US immigration policy; and, adding more turmoil to a chaotic World Cup buildup for Iran, FIFA is accused of revoking the ticket allocation for fans at the team's three group-stage games in the United States.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“It may be safely averred that good cookery is the best and truest economy, turning to full account every wholesome article of food, and converting into palatable meals what the ignorant either render uneatable or throw away in disdain.” – Eliza Acton ‘Modern Cookery for Private Families' (1845)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Arizona attorney general is filing criminal charges against Trump's lawyers over his 2020 election fraud scheme.Then, on the rest of the menu, plantation coach and Alabama governor candidate Tommy Tuberville has threatened to sue a publication after it revealed details of his tax returns, which he had sent to them by mistake; the Trump Justice Department will not seek the death penalty for the man who assassinated Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman; and, a high-risk pregnancy doctor is suing Idaho, saying the state's abortion ban is unconstitutional.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a crackdown by Afghan authorities on a protest against the arrest and detention of more than a dozen women over dress code violations, left at least three people injured; and, China's exports jumped almost twenty percent in May from a year earlier, boosted by demand for tariff-free autos and tech goods.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” – Ernest Hemingway “A Moveable Feast”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the New York Knicks watch party outside Madison Square Garden has been cancelled for Trump's staged assassination attempt, but you can watch it at home.Then, on the rest of the menu, the MAGA DOJ has quietly wiped out election security safeguards in a ‘scary' move to steal elections; the CIA employee who was caught with $40 million of gold bars in his house had created a secret intelligence program to funnel millions of dollars from the federal government to himself; and, Trump has been ordered to remove his name from the Kennedy Center and abandon plans to close it for two years, but critics are concerned he may try to sabotage the iconic arts institution in retaliation.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Armenians voted in a general election Sunday under Russian pressure aimed at preventing a drift toward the West; and, Iran's World Cup players, banned from staying in the US while competing in the World Cup, arrived in Mexico wearing pins honoring the school girls and teachers blown to bits on the first day of Trump's war.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's guest is Anna Stockwell, a recipe developer, food stylist, writer, culinary consultant, and video host. Anna has been a senior food editor at Epicurious and Bon Appétit, and is the author of two cookbooks, “For the Table” and her newest, “The Butter Book.” Anna joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about growing up in a food-loving family, baking birthday cakes with her mom, and how she found her way into the kitchen professionally. She also does a little deep dive into butter—its history, why she loves cultured butter, when the brand really matters in a recipe, and more. Anna also walks Jessie through her Birthday Butter Cake recipe from “The Butter Book.” She explains why she loves the reverse creaming method, why she coats her cake pans with butter and sugar (instead of flour), and how boiling water helps create a glossy chocolate American buttercream. Click here for Anna's Birthday Butter Cake recipe from “The Butter Book.” Subscribe to our Substack for more baking news and recipes. Click here to pre-order The Game Changers Issue of Cherry Bombe magazine. Click here for tickets to our upcoming Supper Club Series in Miami on June 23rd. Visit cherrybombe.com for magazine subscriptions, tickets to upcoming events, and more. More on Anna: Instagram, “The Butter Book” More on Jessie: Instagram, “Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes” cookbook
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump's California election denialism makes as much sense as his claim of a giant California water valve.Then, on the rest of the menu, a New Jersey police sergeant was charged with stealing a journalist's camera bag at the Delaney Hall protests; secret donors pumped millions of dollars into the MAGA groups behind the gutting of Black voting rights; and, no bank in the United States is willing to lend money to the Trump family, so how did a startup in North Carolina, financially backed by Junior, obtain a $620 million loan from the Department of Defense and a $50 million investment from the Department of Commerce?After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Russia is flooding Armenia with disinformation ahead of the EU-leaning nation's parliamentary election; and, the brutal killing of a 14-year-old girl gives new energy to Argentina's massive femicide protests.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Senator Van Hollen trapped Markwayne Mullin into agreeing to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica, exactly what Trump does not want his DOJ to do.Then, on the rest of the menu, Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly sixty people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks; Texas braces for a ‘full-blown disaster' as flesh-eating ‘flying piranha' arrives, after DOGE cut the monitoring program last year for being ‘woke;' and,Todd Blanche's DOJ rewrote its Southern Poverty Law Center indictment to fix a problem, and exposed an even bigger one.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a British lawmaker is suing Elon Musk for invasion of privacy after fake Grok bikini images of her were posted online; and, acclaimed Iranian-French artist, graphic novelist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women's rights, has died at age fifty-six.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue their own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” — The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, corrupt Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche crumbled under cross-examination at yesterday's House hearing.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump's budget would eliminate the agency investigating the Longview, Washington paper mill chemical disaster that killed nine workers; the artist whose mural in Dallas of whales was painted over last month ahead of the World Cup, filed a lawsuit against FIFA that seeks $25 million in damages; and, the Justice Department's number three official briefly admitted on social media that the agency was moving to revive the controversial “slush fund” to compensate January 6 defendants, then deleted the post today.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a performance artist sought to display a thin red thread in downtown Hong Kong to remember the victims of Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, but he was quickly stopped by police; and, fear shadows Peru's runoff vote as extortion and killings surge nationwide.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“It may be safely averred that good cookery is the best and truest economy, turning to full account every wholesome article of food, and converting into palatable meals what the ignorant either render uneatable or throw away in disdain.” – Eliza Acton ‘Modern Cookery for Private Families' (1845)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
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Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Kash Patel's girlfriend filed an “insane” defamation suit against two MSNOW reporters.Then, on the rest of the menu, MAGA world revolts as Trump's ex-national security adviser Mike Flynn is exposed as an agent for a close Putin ally; DUI hire Hegseth is breaking Pentagon rules and lying about purging women and Black soldiers from the military; and, the Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that was put in place a decade ago because it monitors the climate.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where protests exploded after Jared Kushner's luxury coastal resort project in Albania came under investigation by the country's anti-corruption prosecutors; and, Mette Frederiksen starts her third term as Danish prime minister thanks to her firm position on Greenland.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” – Ernest Hemingway “A Moveable Feast”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Supreme Court and the Treasury Department are both working overtime to cover up for the fact that Justice Sam Alito's lawyer son is secretly working as a senior attorney in the Treasury Department.Then, on the rest of the menu, America's most powerful TV networks have been handing out coveted congressional press credentials to people Congress has strictly barred from eligibility; Trump ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to cut the number of vaccines recommended for every American child by half; and, Trump branded the federal judge who blocked his renovation of the Kennedy Center as “an anti Trump Hater” and predicted that the nation's premier performing arts center will “soon be closed, probably never to open again.”After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where the Iran war has forced farmers to seek organic alternatives away from chemical fertilizers; and, South Africa's mostly Black World Cup squad will leave for the tournament today after problems with US travel visas delayed their departure.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump refiled his $10 billion lawsuit against the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal and wants Ghislaine Maxwell to help cover up his dark past.Then, on the rest of the menu, Memphis residents are the latest to sue over MAGA federal agents' arrest tactics; California sued genetic testing company 23andMe, alleging it failed to protect user data in a 2023 breach; and, local TV stations owned by ABC across the United States blasted the MAGA Federal Communications Commission for launching an “unlawful, arbitrary and unconstitutional” early review of their broadcast licenses.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a criminal court in Thailand acquitted the popular leader of a progressive political movement on charges of defaming the king; and, a Greek national appears in a British court today on charges that he helped the Iranian intelligence service target a journalist working in London.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a federal judge ordered Trump to immediately turn over government documents about his plan to intimidate voters with ICE and other armed federal agents in Blue States.Then, on the rest of the menu, Samuel Alito is hit by a new scandal as his son is found secretly working for Trump's Treasury; a MAGA federal judge declined to halt Trump's executive order creating a federal voter list and limiting mail-in voting; and, Musk's SpaceX Starship launches are grounded pending an investigation into last week's test flight where a first stage booster crashed and narrowly missed several ranch houses in the Texas farmland.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where reversing the decision by the previous administration of Orban, Hungary's parliament voted to remain a member of the International Criminal Court; and, with no help from the United States, aid supplies have finally reached the heart of Congo's Ebola outbreak.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue their own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” — The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
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Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Nazi and Klan-hunting Southern Poverty Law Center, seeks dismissal of the ‘vindictive' MAGA Justice Department indictment.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal three-judge panel in Alabama told the MAGA SCOTUS to ‘do your dirty work yourself;' the Trump administration wants federal workers to sign NDAs because running government like a business is not a democracy, it's a dictatorship; and, billionaire Tom Steyer's record-breaking California governor's race ad spending hopes to get Californians to forget who Tom Steyer is.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a Roman Catholic Philippine bishop and an ex-ICC judge lead a new inquiry into thousands of Duterte-era killings; and, the director of the British communications intelligence agency, warned that Moscow is “relentlessly targeting critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains and public trust” in Britain and Europe.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“It may be safely averred that good cookery is the best and truest economy, turning to full account every wholesome article of food, and converting into palatable meals what the ignorant either render uneatable or throw away in disdain.” – Eliza Acton ‘Modern Cookery for Private Families' (1845)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump delivered a disaster of a Memorial Day speech in Arlington, Virginia, where he disrespected fallen troops, made jokes and stumbled over his words.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump demanded action on Iran's “nuclear dust” from an agency that ceased to exist more than 50 years ago; the MAGA federal government is moving ahead with plans to spray the controversial herbicide glyphosate on thousands of acres in the Lake Tahoe Basin; and, a homesteading Montana mother of six is taking on Big Tech.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she has “no issue” with her country hosting Iran's World Cup team after its training base was moved from the United States to Mexico; and, the head of an inquiry into antisemitism in Australia issued a condemnation after Jewish witnesses who appeared before it are facing online harassment and bigotry.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” – Ernest Hemingway “A Moveable Feast”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a federal judge dismissed the charges against the “Broadview 6” protestors in Chicago after discovering perverse DOJ misconduct, leading her to signal that she will sanction the office and refer the lawyers for bar discipline.Then, on the rest of the menu, a key government agency is dismantling efforts to regulate online betting markets and crypto while Trump and his family make big bucks from the booming industries; Trump's MAGA Justice Department scrubbed its website of news releases about his January 6 goons; and, after evacuating over 50,000 people, Southern California officials scramble to prevent a massive chemical tank explosion that could endanger a few million folks in the neighborhood.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Lithuania suspects Russian involvement in a data leak of over 600,000 national register entries; and, Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology for the role the Holy See played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, rogue Republicans, along with lame duck legislators who ran afoul of Trump and lost primaries because of him, now have the rest of their term to exact payback as members of the “Yolo Caucus.”Then, on the rest of the menu, a former Department of Justice prosecutor faces twenty-five years in a MAGA prison for emailing Jack Smith's Vol II report to herself; after shooting a Black man multiple times, some see a white livestreamer's freedom of speech claims as cover for race-baiting; and, a lawsuit charges an Arkansas real estate development group rejected a woman's land purchase due to her Jewish ancestry, Black husband and biracial children.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where an Australian judge fined Musk's social media platform $465,000 for online safety breaches after a 3-year court battle; and, Taiwan's president says he'd tell Trump he hopes to continue arms purchases from the US, if given a chance.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue their own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” — The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Republicans called Trump's almost $8 billion dollar slush fund a “Payout Pot for Punks,” then they shut down the Senate.Then, on the rest of the menu, one of the San Diego mosque shooter's obsession with mass killings and Nazism so alarmed authorities in 2025, police confiscated dozens of his father's guns; a rat invasion in Boise is testing the limit of Idaho's small government rules; and, reality show villain Spencer Pratt's Los Angeles mayoral merch may be ‘straight-up' trademark infringement.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where NATO allies are bewildered by Trump's announcement that he would send 5,000 US troops to Poland, just weeks after he ordered 5,000 US troops pulled out of Poland; and, after the Supreme Court chief justice called them “cockroaches,” millions of Indian youth are flocking to the Cockroach political party.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit! The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Jamie Raskin explained plans on blocking Trump's $1.7 billion dollar slush fund.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Tuberville/Jones rematch is set for the Alabama governor race; a former Tennessee police officer who was jailed over his anti-Charlie Kirk posts won an $835,000 court settlement; and, Democratic-led states challenge the Trump administration's new caps on federal student loans.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where South Korean Samsung faces a strike after pay talks with its union fell apart; and, Argentine investigators hunting for the source of the hantavirus outbreak trap rats in the country's southernmost city.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“It may be safely averred that good cookery is the best and truest economy, turning to full account every wholesome article of food, and converting into palatable meals what the ignorant either render uneatable or throw away in disdain.” – Eliza Acton ‘Modern Cookery for Private Families' (1845)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is causing an Arctic Cold War as he initiates credible threats against the sovereignty of Greenland and Canada following his failed trip to China.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump's own handpicked lawyer quit his Treasury Department general counsel position in disgust at the mad man's massive $1.776 billion dollar grift; a federal judge banned most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York; and, the New York Times sued the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth's media restrictions.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Australia banned a neo-Nazi network under a new law that criminalizes hate groups; and, a Spanish court is investigating former Prime Minister Zapatero for influence peddling and other crimes tied to a government airline bailout.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” – Ernest Hemingway “A Moveable Feast”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Ka$h Patel has failed to take the sobriety test he promised under oath.Then, on the rest of the menu, former reality TV star and now the MAGA-favorite Los Angeles mayoral candidate, Spencer Pratt, vowed to leave LA if he loses the election; Trump cashed in big time one day after handing AI tech firm CoreWeave a major government deal; and, the Texas Supreme Court refused to declare that Democratic lawmakers who briefly fled the state in 2025 to block a vote on new congressional maps pushed by Trump had, vacated their office.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Trump's Pentagon quietly shut down the legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military; and, Trump's Pentagon has halted deployments to Poland and Germany to cut troop numbers in Europe to make it easier for Vlad to be Vlad.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Dallas taco shop Tacos Juancho just got the Bon Appétit bump — and the hosts have thoughts. This week also brings the Stoneleigh renovation, the soft margarita moment that's quietly taken over D-FW drink menus, and a look ahead at Expo Tequila y Mezcal. Plenty to eat, drink and debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dallas taco shop Tacos Juancho just got the Bon Appétit bump — and the hosts have thoughts. This week also brings the Stoneleigh renovation, the soft margarita moment that's quietly taken over D-FW drink menus, and a look ahead at Expo Tequila y Mezcal. Plenty to eat, drink and debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, world leaders set a fatal trap that Trump walked right into while he was in China.Then, on the rest of the menu, Jackson County welcomes Oregon's first floating solar project; a man who livestreams himself saying racially derogatory statements to Black people in public settings was arrested and charged with attempted murder after a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse; and, Todd Blanche accused the DC Bar of acting as a “blatantly partisan arm of leftist causes” for sanctions against Jeff Clark and “Eagle” Ed Martin.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Chinese security officials refused to allow a US Secret Service agent into an historic Beijing temple compound in a tense Trump showdown, because he was carrying a gun; and, an EU commissioner warned of long term jet fuel shortages because of Trump's “little excursion.”All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue their own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” — The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, it doesn't matter if the cameras are rolling, Trump always blinks first.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Eugene, Oregon police officer was forced to resign in the wake of his bodycam footage full of racist remarks during the January anti-ICE protests; the Trump administration was hit with a federal lawsuit after diverting $100 Million dollars in taxpayer funds without approval for his 250th anniversary “celebration of America like no other;” and, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, slammed the Pentagon for refusing to “follow the law” when it comes to briefing members of Congress.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Venezuela's acting president rejected Trump's 51st state demands; and, an Alberta Pro-Trump separatist group illegally seized voter data in the Canadian province the Mad King has targeted as the next 51st state.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” – Ernest Hemingway “A Moveable Feast”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Ka$h Patel committed a federal crime at the televised committee hearing.Then, on the rest of the menu, while Melania is slumbering elsewhere, Trump is not alone during his sleepless, social media rage-fueled nights; the DHS inspector general has launched an investigation of former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over the controversial $38 billion program that converted commercial warehouses into immigration detention centers; and, in an overnight ‘power grab,' the Louisiana MAGA voted at 4 AM to nix the next to last Dem seat in the state.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where the European Union imposed sanctions on sixteen Russian officials accused of helping Vlad abduct tens of thousands of children from Ukraine; and, Japanese snack packages are turning black-and-white as the Iran war depletes the worldwide ink supply.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“It may be safely averred that good cookery is the best and truest economy, turning to full account every wholesome article of food, and converting into palatable meals what the ignorant either render uneatable or throw away in disdain.” – Eliza Acton ‘Modern Cookery for Private Families' (1845)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, gut the VRA, get Jim Crow 2.0.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump unveiled an ominous midterm plot he wants to use in ‘every single state;' the general counsel for the Oregon State Bar said fabricated cases and citations have become more common among lawyers and people representing themselves; and, a Georgia data center drained 30 million gallons of water unnoticed until residents complained about low water pressure.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Starmer pledges to bring Britain closer to the EU as he faces calls to step down; and, Venezuela warns of ‘serious' environmental impact from an oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, John Roberts is a lying, whiny baby.Then, on the rest of the menu, Sam Alito used deceptive DOJ data to gut voting rights; a federal judge ruled Trump administration's DOGE cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional; and, the Trump-appointed FEMA Review Council proposes sweeping changes to federal disaster support.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a UK border official and a former Hong Kong police officer were convicted of spying for China in Britain; and, French prosecutors seek criminal charges against Elon Musk for child sexual abuse images on his social media platform, deepfakes, disinformation and complicity in denying crimes against humanity by his artificial intelligence system, Grok.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump ran away from the cameras as his claim he ended the war on Iran was exposed as yet another lie.Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump's wild ‘Unite the Right' claim collides with legal fact-checks; a former MAGA insider confirmed that rumors of secret GOP payments to MAGA influencers is true; and, a California immigration judge sued the Trump Department of Justice, alleging she was fired because of her political beliefs and fluency in Spanish.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Sweden detained a sanctioned oil tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet; and, three Australian women returning from Syria have been arrested on suspicion of slavery and terrorism offenses.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue their own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” — The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the MAGA VA investigated VA employees who attended vigils for VA employee Alex Pretti.Then, on the rest of the menu, public schools in Florida will now require teaching a history course that calls slavery a ‘necessary evil;' a promotional video for the FBI posted by Kash Patel used AI to generate clips nearly identical to those in the Beastie Boys' iconic 1994 classic music video “Sabotage;” and, a federal judge is referring a Trump administration lawyer to face an investigation into misconduct charges for withholding key information from her about a case.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Russian punk group Pussy Riot and Ukrainian feminist organization FEMEN protested at the Venice Biennale against the opening of the Russian pavilion; and, Poland's internal security service said Russia is shifting from individual recruits to ‘professional' sabotage cells across Europe.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“It may be safely averred that good cookery is the best and truest economy, turning to full account every wholesome article of food, and converting into palatable meals what the ignorant either render uneatable or throw away in disdain.” – Eliza Acton ‘Modern Cookery for Private Families' (1845)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, MAGA leaders shut down Congress to secretly help Trump personal enrich himself as his war in Iran collapses.Then, on the rest of the menu, a Trump agency is accused of ‘very stalker-like' targeting of VA employees who mourned Alex Pretti; a federal judge ripped into the Trump administration for putting her safety and that of the American public at risk with a “patently false” public smear about an immigration ruling; and, Neo-Confederate MAGA Sam Alito raged that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's “insulting criticism” over the Louisiana shadow docket rule that ignored Purcell, is uppity.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a former Trump advisor working for Russian propaganda outlet RT to spread Russian propaganda, filed suit from his home in Moscow to have his Biden-era charges dropped as a violation of his first amendment right to spread Russian propaganda to destroy representative democracy; and, Armenia hosts a historic European Union summit as the country charts a course away from Russia.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” – Ernest Hemingway “A Moveable Feast”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Our heroes share thoughts on twenty years of achievements, developers responding to player feedback, and whether nail bats count as blunt weapons. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman, episode art by Gilbert Smith. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Busby Berkeley Bubsy Fatty Arbuckle “You're like free pizza at an anime convention. She can smell you. And she wants to consume you.” Video Game History Foundation 1: When has the appeal of a popular game eluded you? (05:24) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Mad Libs The Sims series Hank Hill Bocchi Cards Against Humanity Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) Crimson Desert World of WarCraft Final Fantasy XIV Yakuza series Shenmue series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Credit Report (11:40) Sega Taito The Ninja Kids Raz Karcy OverBlood Discord My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic 2: How have trophies and achievements impacted video games over the past 20 years? (13:39) Xbox 360 SiegfriedX Left 4 Dead 3: Let's talk about that MindsEye DLC (20:21) MindsEye Polygon: I played the MindsEye DLC that was supposed to expose ‘sabotage' and just got a painfully bad mission Tommy Wiseau The Room (2003) Grand Theft Auto series The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography (1998) 4: Give me your dream video game blunt rotation (which is to say, three items to cycle through as blunt weapons in a video game) (25:31) Nail Bat Mace Ice cream sandwich EarthBound R.B.I. Baseball series Dragon Age: Inquisition Wedge of Destiny Undercover Cops The Boon of the Spoon 5: Issac asks, what makes a good sick game? (32:47) The Violence Island Gacha Gauntlet #1 Titanium Court Bejeweled Puzzle Quest The Talos Principle Portal Dragon Quest series Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask NieR The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Chutes and Ladders Ys series For the Frog the Bell Tolls Cookie's Bustle 6: To what extent should a studio consider the feedback of their playerbase, and when should they ignore it? (39:34) BioWare Elden Ring Game Developer Magazine Telltale Games Sam & Max Downwell Overwatch 7: What is the realizing you've been to a restaurant too many times because the workers know who you are by sight of video games? (44:51) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Bonk's Revenge Paradise Killer Dragon Age: The Veilguard LIGHTNING ROUND: Circle K Corral (51:11) Recommendations and Outro (59:34): Brandon: Def By Temptation (1990), Ooh Rap I Ya Ash: Actually don't watch For All Mankind, Titanium Court, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Frank: Eat a ton of shredded cabbage This week's episode art was done by Gilbert Smith. Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Iran issued a dire warning after Trump's unhinged, late night social media posts.Then, on the rest of the menu, ultra right-winger Leonard Leo is linked to $50M funneled through a beloved Catholic charity to fund his extreme agenda; the MAGA GOP is bashed after Trump lawyers expose private data; and, a federal judge demands answers as Trump shuts down the beloved 124-year-old East Potomac Golf Links golf course.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Austria expelled three Russian Embassy staff over antenna spying in Vienna; and, European leaders see Trump's petulant troop drawdown from Germany as new proof they must go it alone.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “in the history of American war quagmires, from Vietnam onwards, no president before Donald Trump has ever been so lost that they did not even know who the enemy was in that war.”Then, on the rest of the menu, Congress approved a short-term extension of the divisive FISA program hours before expiration; Ohio lets counties ban solar, but in Richland, it's now on the ballot; and, Trump's approval rating has fallen so sharply that it has broken the scale of a pollster's graph.After the break, Russia will hold its Victory Day parade without military equipment for the first time in nearly two decades; and, Argentine workers mark May Day with protests over Milei's labor-law overhaul.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.
Thanks to everyone who joined for today's Substack live cooking demo — if you couldn't make it, find a full replay above!In the demo, I cooked smoky mole chicken enchiladas with lime crema, a recipe that turns a few humble pantry staples (peanut butter, chocolate chips, tortillas, tomato paste, spices, and chipotles en adobo!) into a delicious weeknight dinner. The only fresh ingredients you'll need are chicken breasts, white onion, a red bell pepper, some shredded cheese, sour cream, and a lime!Recipes that rely heavily on pantry staples are easy to make on nights when the fridge is mostly bare — they can also be more budget-friendly, since the cost-per-use of ingredients like peanut butter and spices is often quite low.Thank you to Thrive Market for sponsoring today's live cook-along, which allowed us to make it free for all subscribers! Thank you also to Thrive for making it so very easy for me to keep my pantry stocked up with high-quality ingredients (at an excellent price point!).In addition to pantry staples, Thrive is my go-to source for kids snacks and clean home products — I love that everything they sell is free from more than 1,000 artificial, synthetic, and GMO ingredients. I also LOVE their app and use it to immediately add ingredients to my cart as soon as I finish them, so that I don't have to write them down or try to remember later.Sign up here to get 30% off your first order (STOCK UP!) and a free $60 gift. Now's a great time because everyone — new and existing members — can get 25% off many products right now during their Friends & Family sale, which runs through Saturday, May 2nd. Also FYI that new-to-Thrive What To Cook Insiders get $100 off their first four orders!While we're talking pantry staples, here are a handful of ingredients that pack a TON of flavor that I always keep on hand. We've linked WTC recipes to cook with each! * Coconut milk — Coconut milk's a great dairy-free sub for cream that you can use in curries, smoothies, and soups. In my house though, it's most often used to make coconut rice! * Chipotles en adobo — We used these smoky, spicy peppers today for our mole chicken enchiladas! You can also use them for chipotle black bean enchiladas and cheesy chipotle shrimp tacos. Rarely does a recipe use the whole can, so store your leftover peppers and sauce in an airtight bag in the freezer.* Creamy peanut butter — My house is never without a jar! Again, we used it here in our mole sauce, but I also love mixing it with soy sauce, rice vinegar, and honey for a peanut sauce to serve on noodles or alongside potstickers. This peanut veggie curry is delightful, as are PB&Js, apples with peanut butter, smoothies bulked up with PB… the uses go on and on!* Curry paste — Curry paste packs SO MUCH flavor into just one spoonful! Keep your pantry (or fridge, once you've opened it) stocked with red curry paste (Mike's is my favorite) and you can cook thai chicken chops, one-pot pumpkin chickpea curry, and thai tofu curry noodle soup! * Jarred marinara/tomato sauce — You could make a homemade marinara… or let someone do it for you! I've written many recipes with store-bought jarred marinara/tomato sauce listed as an ingredient because if you get a high-quality brand (my favorite is Rao's), it really does taste homemade and will save you so much time and effort. Stock up on a jar to be able to cook 30-minute chicken Parm meatballs, messy meatball sliders, shortcut shakshuka, and 5-ingredient eggplant marinara. What flavor-bomb ingredients is your pantry never without?! For a complete rundown on what I consider to be a perfectly stocked pantry, click here. And for a fun take on this topic, read “If My Pantry Were to Disappear, Here's What I'd Restock Immediately” — a Bon Appétit article written by Alaina Chou that I recently weighed in on! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whattocook.substack.com/subscribe
Andrea and Molly speak with Alison Roman and Britt Cobb, the designer of her new book, Something from Nothing about their collaboration. Alison speaks about her unique approach to her work, how she leans into personhood instead of branding and why this new book is different than her previous works. Alison and Britt describe how they connected and then get into the nitty gritty of working together; from the idea phase to the process of choosing everything from font styles, cover color, pairing illustrations with photography to trim size, prop selection and paper texture. They each share their views on the longevity and tactile nature of book creation and some insights on their design choices, tastes and ideas. Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen Editor: Abby Cerquitella Mentions How Not To Write a Cookbook, by Brooks Headley in Bon Appétit Alison Roman Website YouTube Newsletter Britt Cobb, Cobbco Design Chris Bernabeo, photographer Rosie McGuinness, illustrator The Skinny Font Taking Over Tech Companies and the White House - The Wall Street Journal Food Friends Newsletter Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show Something From Nothing, by Alison Roman Sweet Enough, by Alison Roman Nothing Fancy, by Alison Roman Dining In, by Alison Roman
This month, Bon Appétit's Bake Club is putting a spin on a classic. Listen in as Jesse Szewczyk breaks down his popular recipe for Chocolate Guinness Cake.“The cake came to me rather easily. I had a vision. I got lucky,” Jesse explains to co-host Shilpa Uskokovic. But the challenge came when it was time to develop the frosting. “I feel like everyone in the Test Kitchen had an opinion on what it should be…I definitely tried at least 10 different frostings.”Ultimately, Jesse landed on a brown butter frosting as the perfect topper, not just for taste but also because it matched the visual of an expertly poured Guinness, with its creamy head. “It's reinforced with just a tad of Guinness, two tablespoons,” says Jesse. “I found it important to have Guinness in both places.”Jesse and Shilpa also dive deep into the mailbag and answer questions about the cake and troubleshoot issues listeners encountered.Plus, baker and psychologist Helen Goh stops by in our “Baker You Should Know” segment. Helen confesses that she has been living a double life for years and explains how she juggled working with the acclaimed Yotam Ottolenghi on developing sweet treats while seeing patients in her psychology practice. Her latest book, Baking & the Meaning of Life, bridges the gap between the two worlds.As always, we'd love to hear from you! To send your questions to Bon Appétit Bake Club, subscribe to us on Substack, or send us a voice memo to bakeclub@bonappetit.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices