Rouxde (pronounced Rude) Cooking School is a food history and cooking comedy podcast. Food writer and cook John Houser III talks food history, cooking and interviews Chefs and food professionals about what it's like in the industry. It's funny, irreverent and informative.
John and Rebecca get into the ferocious fables of fast food with story of McDonalds. From it's humble beginnings to becoming a cultural juggernaut, we cover the highlights of it's ascent. We also get…
This week John introduces the technique of sauteing. After some uplifting food news and expounding on his love of prepping for a meal John gets into what he thought would be a bigger subject but none…
John and Rebecca talk about Rebecca's trip to Cuba, a crazy side trip to Bone Thugs n Harmony selling out and then the back story on the Cuban Sandwich and some fun facts. Thanks for listening!!
Inspired by his wife and confused by her initial suggestion, John tackles both Galentine's Day and Galantines (the chicken kind). The history and break down of what each individual (and totally not t…
John starts the episode off by talking about creativity and how it can ebb and flow in your mind. Then he covers two topics: Imitation Krab and Cast Iron Cookware. Thanks for listening!
John introduces Rebecca to chef Alice Waters of the famed Chez Panisse. From her learning the importance of food in France to Michelle Obama's organic garden at the White House, we run through Alice …
John and Rebecca are back with Rich and Randy from Johnny Rad's and Snake Hill to talk restaurants, death row meals and... ummmm, accidents in your pants. Thanks for listening!!
John and Rebecca are joined this week by restaurateurs Rich Pugh and Randy Coffren to talk about their restaurants Johnny Rad's and Snake Hill. We talk pizza, sausage and some of our favorite Baltimo…
This week John takes you through the the cooking technique of braising. From the way it's done, to the dishes that make it one of the most easy ways to make great food, learn about this wonderful coo…
This week John and Rebecca have a fun catch up after taking a little break for the holidays. We talk about Rebecca's trip to Memphis, her birthday/ New Year's Eve festivities as well as John's Xmas a…
This week Kara Mae Harris from the fantastic blog Old Line Plate stops by to talk about her fantastic writing, the recipes she's recreated and why you should look into making a Maryland Stuffed Ham. …
John and Rebecca go totally out of bounds talking about the God of Flavortown; Guy Fieri. After a catch up about Thanksgiving (and some Disney + digressions) we get into the man who wears the backwar…
John talks about thanksgiving leftovers. From mulligatawny soup the pumpkin pie smoothies, John has you covered. John runs through the family recipes, goes over some stuff he'd like to try and then r…
John and Rebecca get spicy this week over cinnamon. From antiquity until today we follow it's history, run through some fun facts and digress as much as we want. Lots of food news and stories at the …
John answers all of your questions about Thanksgiving cooking this week. From what cranberry sauce to eat to whether or not to brine your turkey John has you covered. Potatoes, rolls, gravy and dress…
This week John has a creeptastic conversation with the hosts of the Spooky Spouses podcast, Lindsey and Jordan Reed. They talk about the Spooky Spouses podcast, answer some scary listener questions, …
This week John Presents to Rebecca some of his favorite scenes from horror movies featuring food. From the silent Nosferatu to the mind bendingly terrifying Mandy, John covers a bunch of frightening …
This week John and Rebecca talk about the spooktacular Christine McConnell. After some food news we cover what little we know about her and talk a lot about her fabulous Netflix show The Curious Crea…
This week John takes you on a tour through the worst (and a bit of the best) Halloween candy out there right now. The top ten worst and best creepy confections are covered and then a rundown of candi…
John and Rebecca are seeing red over beets. After an overview of a food competition we judged and some food news we get into one of John's favorite root vegetables (Rebecca not so much). We get beet'…