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 are joined this week by James Beard nominee Allison Robicelli to talk about a subject dear to all of their hearts.... Pie. Hear about it's utilitarian beginnings, how pies were used …
John and Rebecca TP your tree while talking about Trick or treating and Halloween. Listen to hear the history of trick or treating and Halloween, get the facts on some spooky trivia and learn about t…
John and Rebecca are smashing pumpkins this week! We start with John's wife screaming about a mouse in the house, learn about the quick history of the pumpkin, lots of facts about our favorite gourd,…
John and Rebecca get crabby about apples! Hear a concise history of the apple from it's minuscule start as a tart marble to it's current glory as the king of fruits. We slightly touch on Johnny Apple…
John and Rebecca get spicy about peppers (capsicum). We talk about capsicum's (we're not calling it pepper) kinda lame history, the reason it has so many names (chili, pepper, capsicum, pimiento etc.…
John and Rebecca kick it root down this week and celebrate the carrot. Get the carrot's late-blooming history, get some fun facts, a few weird deaths from the carrot, John's childhood trauma and a he…
John and Rebecca have one too many on this weeks topic: Tailgating. Listen to the varied history, the claims, the lies and the straight up goofy truths. We also get a taste of some tailgating facts a…
John and Rebec…… wait a sec…. REBECCA ISN”T HERE!!!! What will we do??!! We get a six year old to fill in of course. John’s son Crosby sits in and helps tell us all about the condiment named after hi…
John and Rebecca get desperate with their last meal requests on this weeks episode. Hear John and Rebecca's last meals, learn about the history of the death row last meal, the rules (or lack there of…
John and Rebecca get seedy about Watermelons. We learn about the murky history of this summer staple, find out some weird facts that are goofy and finish with a watermelon folk tale that you won't be…
John and Rebecca get corny this week over Maize! Pop into the history of this ubiquitous food staple, how it is processed for easier consumption, a bunch of crazy stats and a story from Native Americ…