Recap Melissa mixed up the crowd-pleasing Barnstormer’s Cider while Aimee dropped some knoweldge about the true and horrific history of Thanksgiving that traces follows the American holiday from genocide to propaganda. Listen to this episode while enjoying your Thanksgiving meals to ensure arguments and hurt feelings. Listen Research Photos Sources Business InsiderHistory of Massachusetts Time…
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Recipe: Barnstormer’s Cider
The Barnstormer’s Cider Cocktail is the featured drink in Episode 17 “Colonizers and Cranberry Sauce”. We went absolutely nuts over this cocktail. It’s crisp, refreshing, and perfect for Fall. It also has a fair amount of alcohol so it should definitely be in your emergency kit for family get-togethers. Ingredients:1 c. thinly sliced Green, Yellow,…
Episode 15: M-m-m-my Llorona
Recap In episode 15 we discussed all things Halloween! We at Drunk Dish all agree that Halloween is the best time of year, so to honor it we discuss its pagan roots, modern day celebrations, and the food that the holiday has inspired over the years. Melissa commits to trying “soul cakes.” We learn how…
Episode 14: Featherless Phantom
Listen Recap In Episode 14, Melissa mixes up a yummy beverage and tells us about some creepy eating establishments. Kate shares a story about the lengths some people will go for a good party. Aimee tells a story about a particularly spooky chicken. All three Dishes nerd-out over their love of the Great British Bake…
Episode 12: Slightly Ruffled and Really Annoyed
In this episode Melissa nd Aimee talk about the grosses things they’ve ever eaten. Aimee attempts to answer Melissa’s burning questions about Nazis, Fanta, and catastrophe water. Melissa mixes up a WW2 era cocktail called The Suffering Bastard, and both ladies bemoan Kate’s absence. Listen Research Photos Aimee’s Sources The Taste For WarGastro Obscura Jalopink…
Episode 11: Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli
In Episode 11 Melissa and Aimee discuss Boston cuisine. Because Boston is so big, and Aimee is so lazy, they mostly stick to Boston’s historic North End. Roast beef, fried clams, and cannoli, OH MY! Melissa mixed up a cocktail called Ward 8 and Aimee dug into the rich immigrant history of Boston’s North End….
Episode 10: Un-Redline My Heart (Redlining & Food Deserts)
Hold on to your social outrage ladies and gents, because this one’s a doozy! In this episode, the ladies discuss redlining, systemic racism, and food deserts. They also mix up a delightfully tropical cocktail (recipe here) and discuss why white racism isn’t a thing. Listen below or on your preferred podcasting platform. Check out our…
Episode 09: Make America Waffles Again
In Episode 09 we discuss how the favorite food of Leslie Knope built America. The legendary history of waffles in America usually starts with Jefferson, but we explore the real back story and how Thomas Jefferson owes most of his culinary reputation to a slave named James Hemings (read more about him here). Aimee and…
James Hemings: Father of American Cuisine
It is often said that Jefferson was America’s first foodie. Although Jefferson’s appreciation for food was legendary, we have his cook, James Hemings, to thank for many of the dishes we identify with Jefferson today. (We talk more about Hemings and Jefferson in Episode 09 of our podcast: Waffles Built America.) Hemings’ life began as…
Episode 08: Disgusting Salads, Depressing Times
In Episode 08: Disgusting Salads, Depressing Times, Melissa tells us how to mix up a delightfully sweet and adorably named prohibition era cocktail, the Bee’s Knees, and manages to spill hers all over her laptop. Kate asks an intriguing food question and no one is surprised by Aimee’s response. And lastly, Aimee tells us all…
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