Flavorphiles

Canada Day and the Fourth of July are approaching, which means it&rsquo;s time to fire up the grill, load the cooler, and make a few decisions that could determine whether your backyard party becomes legendary or a small insurance claim.<br><br>We start with a layered red-and-white Jell-O shot&mdash;add blue for the American version&mdash;before tackling how not to ruin burgers, chicken, and every other meat somebody confidently volunteered to grill.<br><br>Then Overrated/Underrated returns with the cookout edition. From coleslaw and baked beans to corn on the cob and watermelon, what's a must and what's a miss?<br><br>Dessert comes down to one question: Will it melt? Tanner explains how to source and safely use dry ice, along with one very cool trick that he explains how to do but, officially and more importantly legally, does not recommend. Finally, we build a backyard bar without a crime scene, covering batched drinks, hydration, responsible hosting and the highly unofficial hammock sobriety test for deciding when someone has had enough.<br><br>Thank you for listening! Join us again every weekend for more food inspired fun. Have questions you want answered, comments to make the show better, do you want to join our growing list of radio stations partners, or just keep in touch? Let us know at Flavorphiles.com.&nbsp;<br><br>Follow on Instagram:<br>Flavorphiles: https://www.instagram.com/flavorphilespod/<br>Tanner: https://www.instagram.com/tagaragar/<br><br>Follow on Tik Tok:<br>https://www.tiktok.com/@flavorphiles<br><br>All episodes produced and owned by Tanner Agar. All rights reserved.

This week on Flavorphiles, we&rsquo;re going Into the Wild&mdash; but not in a &ldquo;survive on bark and make friends with a squirrel&rdquo; kind of way.<br><br>Tanner and Jerry start with how to seriously upgrade your picnic, car camping, or outdoor hang without turning it into a fully catered wedding in a field. After that, Alana McGee of Truffle Dog Co. joins the show to explain how truffle dogs are trained, what it&rsquo;s like to forage for truffles and mushrooms, and how to keep them safe from getting eaten.&nbsp;<br><br>Then the episode heads deeper into the backcountry with practical advice on what food, gear, and planning actually matter when you&rsquo;re away from the cooler and the car. Finally, Tanner and Jerry close with the unwritten rules of camping: what to bring, what to leave behind, and how not to be the person everyone hates by night two.<br><br>It&rsquo;s an episode about eating well outdoors, staying prepared, respecting the woods, and remembering that civilization is great &mdash; but so is a sandwich that tastes better because you had to hike to eat it.<br><br>Amuse Booze: Overproof Rum<br><br>Thank you for listening! Join us again every weekend for more food inspired fun. Have questions you want answered, comments to make the show better, do you want to join our growing list of radio stations partners, or just keep in touch? Let us know at Flavorphiles.com.&nbsp;<br><br>Follow on Instagram:<br>Flavorphiles: https://www.instagram.com/flavorphilespod/<br>Tanner: https://www.instagram.com/tagaragar/<br><br>Follow on Tik Tok:<br>https://www.tiktok.com/@flavorphiles<br><br>All episodes produced and owned by Tanner Agar. All rights reserved.

Do cookbooks still matter, or have they become expensive decorations for people who mostly cook from TikTok?<br><br>This week on Flavorphiles, Tanner and Jerry crack open the cookbook shelf to ask why we buy cookbooks and what they still give us that the internet can&rsquo;t. We start with the strange joy of owning cookbooks we may never use, then talk with Matt Rodbard about how cookbooks actually get made and how they shape food culture.&nbsp;<br><br>Then we look back at cookbooks as the original food internet &mdash; part instruction manual, part status symbol, part cultural record. Finally, we dig into the books that earn their place on the shelf, from the practical workhorses to the ones that just make us want to cook.<br><br>Amuse Booze is a strange liquor we only read about in a book before tracking down a bottle.&nbsp;<br><br>For a full list of all the cookbooks recommended in this episode see flavorphiles.com and look for this episode.<br><br>Thank you for listening! Join us again every weekend for more food inspired fun. Have questions you want answered, comments to make the show better, do you want to join our growing list of radio stations partners, or just keep in touch? Let us know at Flavorphiles.com.&nbsp;<br><br>Follow on Instagram:<br>Flavorphiles: https://www.instagram.com/flavorphilespod/<br>Tanner: https://www.instagram.com/tagaragar/<br><br>Follow on Tik Tok:<br>https://www.tiktok.com/@flavorphiles<br><br>All episodes produced and owned by Tanner Agar. All rights reserved.