The Rouxde Cooking School Podcast

John and Rebecca are joined this week by Jeremy Davis from Supersonic kitchen to talk all abut Tex-Mex food. Hear the history of the cuisine, how nachos got their name and find out whats is going on …

John and Rebecca talk this week about the mighty eggplant!! Episode 25 gives you eggplant's history, fun facts and a story about a guy with an eggplant in the shape of a......... well, you'll find ou…

John and Rebecca get frosty about Ice Cream! Find out the short history of this favorite dessert, some crazy flavors, rad facts and a story about a museum that may or may not be real but is still a g…

John and Rebecca get fuzzy about Peaches!! Hear the old history of this famous drupe, fun facts about this famously furry fruit and get the lowdown on Korean exorcisms and Japanese folklore pertainin…

John and Rebecca get saucy this week about tomatoes!!! Learn about the recent history of tomatoes, why people thought they were poisonous and how crazy it is that Italian food became so popular immed…

John and Rebecca get sticky about honey! Find out the long history of one of humanity's favorite foods (is it really a food?), compare the different types of honey (yes there is more than two) and ge…

John and Rebecca get sudsy about cheap American beer. Get the short history of beer, the even shorter history of cheap American beer, the story of the beer can, some fun facts about beer and then the…

John and Rebecca pop off on the subject of cherries! Listen to the brief history of cherries, why there are so many varieties that you'll never taste, the real story behind George Washington's cherry…

John and Rebecca get beefed up about Hamburgers!!! This week we learn the much contested (and sometimes gross) history of the hamburger, remember a 90's comedian who had a special catchphrase and lea…

On this Zima tainted episode, John and Rebecca get fired up about grilling!! Find out the history of grilling (not barbecue!!), the story behind charcoal briquettes (and how much John hates Henry For…

John and Rebecca get pissy about peas! Learn about the easily faked history about peas as well as a bunch of crazy fact. Add a bunch of stupidly made up occult uses and then a totally amazing story o…

John and Rebecca go LIVE in front of a crowd for the first time at the Baltimore Podcast Festival. Learn about crazy old recipes from John's collection of vintage cookbooks, Rebecca's fear of going o…

John and Rebecca get jammed up about strawberries (aka skrawberries)! Learn the short and muddy history of the strawberry, why it was bred to be tasteless and also why it's resurgence has been one of…

John and Rebecca get teary eyed about onions!!!! Hear the onion's storied history, some fun facts and its use in witchcraft. We also learn about an onion-y version of divination, why Charlie Brown Pe…

John and Rebecca get moldy about mushrooms! Learn about mushrooms funky past, how they grow and how hard they are to cultivate.We also find out about the terrible consequences of ergot poisoning and …

John and Rebecca spread the word about Mustard! Learn about mustard's history, how it's made, the styles of mustard and what witches did with mustard seed (hint: weird stuff). This week’s episode fea…

John and Rebecca speak frankly about Hot Dogs. Learn the murky history of the hot dog, its bun and what toppings are recommended for a hot dog (hint: not ketchup but Rebecca disagrees. We also talk a…

In this episode, John and Rebecca spread the word about butter! We learn about the history of butter, the weirdness of cows, butter production, and some crazy witchy tales and fairy stories involving…