Tiki bars are hot these days: you can enjoy a fruity tropical drink while surrounded by faux-Polynesian décor in most major cities around the U.S. and elsewhere, with new tiki spots opening every month. The trend is a revival of a nearly century-old American tradition—but the knowledge of how to make these classic tiki cocktails had been all but lost over th ... Show More
Oct 7
Everything You Know About Metabolism Is Wrong
If you’ve heard of metabolism, you’ve probably heard endless tips and tricks to boost it, from working out to drinking green tea. The idea is that a slow metabolism leads to weight gain, and speeding it up makes it easier to shed pounds. But what if we told you that metabolic rat ... Show More
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Sep 23
Durian Delight and Feijoa Fun: Adventures in Banned, Forgotten, and Unusual Fruit
This week on Gastropod, a feast of fruits! Specifically, feijoa and durian—and, if you haven’t heard of either, you’re not alone. Unlike the ubiquitous strawberry or banana, durian and feijoa are only popular in a handful of countries and almost unknown in the US, and we wanted t ... Show More
50m 46s
Jun 2024
Connaissez-vous le kiviak ?
Dans ce podcast, je m’intéresse à une spécialité culinaire venue tout droit du Groenland, le Kiviak.Alors, pour cette recette, vous prenez un phoque, vous l’ouvrez dans la longueur et vous fourrez sa carcasse de centaines de mergules nains, des oiseaux marins qui ressemblent à de ... Show More
2m 2s
Oct 2016
Tiki, Disney World & Crazy Garnishes
Join us this week as Bartender at Large heads to one of the the best tiki bars in the world, Lost Lake. Paul McGee (Lost Lake, Milk Room, The Whistler) and Erin Hayes (Lost Lake, Aviation Gin, Perennial) are two of the creative minds behind the bar's success, and naturally they h ... Show More
38m 13s
Apr 2021
Retro Cocktails and Pimm's Cups
There has been a resurgence in the cocktail culture of the pre-Prohibition period and the MadMen era. And whether mixing at home, cocktails-to-go (outside) from a restaurant or bar, or the new kid on the block: ready to drink cocktails in a can, there has been a definite uptick i ... Show More
36m 41s
Dec 2018
Christmas Pop-Ups & Vintage Cocktail Books w/ Greg Boehm | Ep. 124
If you have stepped foot into a craft cocktail bar at sometime in the last 10 years, then you have no doubt enjoyed the work of our guest, Greg Boehm. Greg's company, Cocktail Kingdom, was the driving force behind unearthing lost cocktail books while at the same time recreating c ... Show More
30m 20s
Apr 2022
The Symposium: How To Party Like An Ancient Greek
In Ancient Greece, the symposium was no ordinary after-dinner drinking party, but one in which the Hellenic men of society got together to wine, recline and philosophise. They took various forms depending on the whim of the leader of the symposium - the symposiarch - but were exc ... Show More
41m 34s