Spilled Milk

Today we're channeling our corporate selves and using dastardly means to invent business ideas that for some reason are all hat focused. We learn to check the neck for ripeness while wondering what our circumference is and why Matthew knows so much about the movie Sideways. Where are your sweet and sour buttons?TranscriptMolly's Now but Wow- “My Mustache, My Self,” by Wesley Morris

Today we're at the corner of High Street and Memory Lane asking "What the hell is a Top Chip!?" We talk chip luring, tongue scouring and hurdle foods with Special Guest Ese Atawo before almost getting kicked off our own show. We learn how chips are like boyfriends, how Matthew is like a guinea pig and then finally reveal the results of a listener poll. LAYS! LOWER YOUR PRICES!TranscriptEse AtawoLil Clitty (aka Ese Atawo)Matthew's Now but Wow! - The Legend of Auntie Po, by Shing Yin Kor

You ask and we deliver. We're finally revealing our favorite Trader Joe's items, awakenings and research concerns. Listen as we chew constantly, mourn discontinued items and discover what is located to the right of the bacon.TranscriptTrader Joe'sMolly's Now but Wow! - Lucille Clifton’s “Blessing the Boats”

Join us at The Waning of The Day as we experience shivers of french press fear while sharing the infinitesimal details of our morning beverage habits. We divulge first date stories, anniversary gift ideas and reveal Matthew's alter ego before concluding that stains are the evidence of love.TranscriptProducer Abby's new podcast: Everything CookbooksWhere Matthew buys his teaMolly's sweater that she knit!Matthew's Now but Wow! - Japanese Noodles Udon Soba Osaka Nara on YouTube

Today we wish we were at the beach as we try to remember how to record an episode and what beer we drank as kids. Listen for the aftertaste while we get super sciencey and chat about bad dads, 25 year edging and the secret to a happy marriage. It's not what you'd think.TranscriptGrüviMolly's Now but Wow: The One Recipe podcast

Today we're popping p's and dropping h's as we curl up with a mug of morning beverage to discuss Molly's crazy college days, tea cults and death juice all in our signature interminable drone. We go a bridge too far on a long, winding Memory Lane and eventually end up in a completely different show.TranscriptCafé de la Mosquée de ParisHarbor HerbalistKorean toasted rice teaEpisode 322: Chamomile TeaMatthew's Now but Wow! - Hrishikesh Hirway: Accept Cookies NewsletterMolly's Newsletter - I’ve Got a Feeling

Welcome to Moron Time which is full of trickling explosions, bottled tornados and chunky stuff. Matthew's handyman skills are called into question as Special Guest J. Kenji López-Alt leads another taste testing and we learn the best part of baby showers.TranscriptExtensive Eater piece from mid-2020Lao Gan MaFly By JingKariKari Chili CrispHomemade Spicy Chili Crisp RecipeJ. Kenji López-AltWebsiteThe Wok: Recipes and TechniqueYoutubeSichuan Chile Crisp Sundae With Peanut StreuselMatthew's Now but Wow! : While I Was Away, by Waka T. Brown

Listen as Matthew ostentatiously enjoys a mimosa alone in his closet as Molly watches and they recount Events that Happen in the Morning. We get the bubbles out of the way as we royally confuse our royals, learn about Matthew's adventures in tooth modeling and finally reveal our favorite ratios.TranscriptLying for Money by Dan DaviesLove and Lemon's MimosaJenny Rosenstrach's crispy broccoli with sweet chile glaze and gingerWhat's the Difference?: Recreational Culinary Reference for the Curious and Confused by Brette WarshawMolly's Now but Wow! - “A Letter to My Mother that She Will Never Read,” from the New Yorker, May 2017 by Ocean Vuong   

Today we're feeling deeply savory as we attempt to discover the ingredients of various sauces before Matthew forgets who Molly is. We do a blind taste test with Special Guest J. Kenji López-Alt and get things as wrong as possible. Don't waste the paste!TranscriptCooked lettuce with garlic oyster sauceSpringfield Style ChickenJ. Kenji López-AltWebsiteThe Wok: Recipes and TechniqueYoutubeMolly's Now but Wow! - The Swimmers, by Julie Otsuka 

Welcome to Spilled Matthew where you have to go through the funk to get to the feast. We're fizzing up our nostrils and romping through the whiffs in an attempt to identify a polarity and adequately describe the bouquet of a hamburger. Oh Mackerel!TranscriptDo You Have A Working Exhaust Fan in Your Kitchen? surveySeason to Taste by Molly BirnbaumMolly's Now but Wow! - The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw

Today we wonder if storks deliver baby romaine and if we are ladies who lunch. We're tossed in a teapot as we get punk'd and go down gossip column rabbit holes before The Return of Mrs Cubbison. Finally, M & M both invoke outrage with their opinions and abysmal movie knowledge.TranscriptIna Garten’s dressing recipeKenji Lopez Alt’s recipe on Serious EatsMatthew's Now but Wow! - Silent Parade, Keigo Higashino

Today Molly's inner Italian returns as we discover things that are vastly different and very similar. We are too simple to be good so we enlist the help of special guest Kristina Gill to lead us along the path of Roman pasta and we learn about shepherds, hot water soaks and how not to eat a fortune cookie.TranscriptTrattoria's menuMolly's cute 2005 blog postRepertoire by Jessica BattlinaTasting Rome by Kristina Gill and Katie ParlaKristina Gill's Instagram highlightCesare al CasalettoBonci PizzariumMatthew's Now but Wow! : Coq au Vin and the rest of the Nanette Hayes series by Charlotte Carter

When its cold, Matthew gets weird. Today we are like snowballs and the Beatles as we discuss what we keep in our freezer while learning about fire safety and door to door meat salesmen. We also promote the power of ground beef while lamenting stalled ice cube tray technology as we eventually become too hot to handle.TranscriptIrving and Muktuk:Two Bad BearsSpilled Mail mentionsAnthony Bourdain’s A Cook’s Tour Diary of a Tokyo Teen by Christine MarBaye McNeil’s Hi! My Name is Loco and I Am a RacistFrench Milk by Lucy KnisleyWaverley Root’s The Food of Italy Luisa Weiss’s Classic German BakingNigel Slater’s The Kitchen DiariesJenny Erpenbeck’s Not a NovelM. F. K. Fisher, of course!Call Me By Your NameMolly's Now but Wow! : Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Let's start by starting. To start we discuss the mouth warming dominant sensation that is chili oil which wearing our fancy cooking shoes and harvesting foot juice. Special Guest Bryant Terry helps us out of The Danger Zone and shares some behind the scenes info about his new book and then we end the episode with milk chunks and carbonized pork so you're welcome.TranscriptMala MarketBlack Food by Bryant TerryBryant Terry websiteSpiral GardensBlack Food Spotify PlaylistWontons in chili oil - Hsiao-Ching’s recipe in Chinese Soul FoodMatthew's Now but Wow! - How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe, by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland 

Welcome to our Morning Stretch-a-long where we dip noodles, sip restorative broths and investigate The Mystery of the 5th Burner as we break things up with bench scrapers and avoid undermining democracy. Tagged MAU (Maybe Actually Useful)TranscriptJust One Cookbook's TsukemenMatthew's Now but Wow! - I’ll Be the One, Lyla LeeSonoko Sakai

This isn't our Valentine's Day episode no matter how much it may seem like it. Today we learn way too much about coke flavors, intellectually and practically. We discuss the flavor brown, Molly's magic act and the importance of brand loyalty. This episode gets wild. Wild Cherry that is. Transcript Coke Freestyle Flavor combination chart I Tried 60 Weird Coca Cola Flavors From Around the World at the Coke Museum in Atlanta Listen to our spin-off show Dire Desires Molly's Now but Wow! Be Holding, by Ross Gay

Today we're going The Full Kafka, bursting on to scene and stage to discuss stem length, head size and dense cores. We diagnose Grill Burnout as we basically just do a vegetable themed call and response type thing. Transcript NYT article about Barbara Kafka Melissa Clark Roasted Broccoli with Shrimp Oven Roasted Canned Tomatoes Molly's Now but Wow! - ACE, by Angela Chen

Today we attempt to define "snack" and our relationship as nostalgia carries us away to The House of Lingering Smells. We learn Italian geography while praising goldfish, midnight munchies and sninks before Molly gets judgy and Matthew provides a very important update. Transcript Matthew's Now but Wow! - Record of a Night Too Brief, Hiromi Kawakami

Happy New Year! 2022 is our year, we feel it! Today we're standing on the shoulders of giants to learn that anchovies make everything better as we discuss Dashi. Then, we pitch The Baker's Dozen Strategy while trying on way too many hats. This episode contains savory undertones. Transcript Just One Cookbook Dashi recipe Dashi's tried Homemade dashi made from Hokkaidō Minami-kayabe kombu Kin no Katsuodashi packets Ajinomoto Hondashi granules Matthew's Now but Wow! - XOXO by Axie Oh “Save the World” by Matthew Amster-Burton Producer Abby's Website for podcast and fiction editing!

Today we pitch a new movie and a new Spice Girl as we wonder how someone figured out that cinnamon sticks are a thing. While praising mullet dresses we learn who fills Matthew's stocking and how the Oxford Dictionary defines a mug of hot beverage. Is Cider Chat the new Chili Chat!? Transcript Mulled Wine Matthew's Now but Wow! - Dank Moms podcast