Latest Scoff Podcast Episodes
FREEZE!!!!!!
Let's Talk About Chef - March 05, 2022 21:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week on LTAC we are diving into the history of frozen food. Freezers are frankly magical things, and today we talk about the story of how locals freezing food in northern Canada and Northern China resulted in us being able to pull anything out of our freezers at any time and eat them like t...
The Mafia Pizza Connection
Let's Talk About Chef - February 26, 2022 18:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week we are diving into the story of how the mafia used pizza to control New York City. The pizza connection between Sicily and New York was one of the largest drug busts in American history. We also tell the story of how the Mafia came to be in New York and how Al Capone was the originat...
Recognize The King, and also a brief history of cheese
Let's Talk About Chef - February 19, 2022 19:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week on LTAC we are telling the story of cheese, and also crowning the king of all sandwiches. Yes grilled cheese is the best sandwich. If you don't agree with me start your own podcast and argue against it. If you want to support the show you can go to buymeacoffee.com/LTAC and buy Brian...
For The Home team
Let's Talk About Chef - February 12, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week on LTAC we are diving into the stories and history of food in stadiums. Its lighthearted, its fun, its absolutely not confrontational and maybe that's what we all need on a random Saturday in February when everything seems stressful. This episode was written and hosted by Brian Clark...
The Man, The Can, The Legend
Let's Talk About Chef - February 05, 2022 14:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week we are talking about Chef Boyardee, yeah that's right, chef freaking Boyardee. Because his life was pretty cool and frankly Tim has wanted this episode since the podcast began. DISCLAIMER: There is historical audio used of a newsreel in this episode that uses a derogatory word severa...
Let's Review Airplane Food & St. John Bread And Wine
Let's Talk About Chef - January 29, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsWe are back for season 2 and we couldn't be happier to kick things off reviewing why airplane food is terrible and also the humble perfection of St John Bread And Wine in London. This episode was written by Brian Clarke If you want to write into the show you can send everything to letstalkab...
Let's Review Airplane Food & St. John Bread And Wine
Let's Talk About Chef - January 29, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsWe are back for season 2 and we couldn't be happier to kick things off reviewing why airplane food is terrible and also the humble perfection of St John Bread And Wine in London. This episode was written by Brian Clarke If you want to write into the show you can send everything to letstalkab...
From French Kings To Wu-Tang (The Story Of Dijon)
Let's Talk About Chef - September 10, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis episode of Lets Talk About Chef is all about the history and story of how a single condiment went from being invented for a French king to being rapped out constantly in hip hop. The story of Grey Poupon is fascinating so strap in Also there is a lot of swear words in this episode so we a...
The Almost Forgotten And Slightly Horrible History Of Mac And Cheese
Let's Talk About Chef - September 03, 2021 21:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis episode of Lets Talk About Chef is all about the slightly horrible history of Mac and cheese, and also how Canada has made Kraft dinner its national food. We are very aware of the fact the we have talked about Mac and cheese before but quite frankly this is a free show and we thought that...
The Almost Forgotten And Slightly Horrible History Of Mac And Cheese
Let's Talk About Chef - September 03, 2021 21:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis episode of Lets Talk About Chef is all about the slightly horrible history of Mac and cheese, and also how Canada has made Kraft dinner its national food. We are very aware of the fact the we have talked about Mac and cheese before but quite frankly this is a free show and we thought that...
The Gin Craze
Let's Talk About Chef - August 27, 2021 15:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis episode of Lets Talk About Chef is a little different in that it is not really about food or restaurants or chefs or reviewing aspects of Brians culinary life in any way shape or form. It is about the gin craze that almost destroyed London England in the 1700's. The Gin Craze was a time wh...
It's Your Funeral
Let's Talk About Chef - August 20, 2021 15:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis episode of Lets Talk About Chef is all about the food we eat and the food we bring to funerals. Its a story of humanity and of celebration and well.........cannibalism, corpse cakes and all the strange yet oddly familiar traditions from around the world. This episode does contain descript...
Stories Of Fire
Let's Talk About Chef - August 13, 2021 20:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis episode of Lets Talk About Chef is the story of fire, more specifically why cooking over fire made us human. Its a story of why a chance occurrence two million years ago meant that we became who we are today, and the role that food had in that journey. This episode was written and hosted b...
Stories Of Fire
Let's Talk About Chef - August 13, 2021 20:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis episode of Lets Talk About Chef is the story of fire, more specifically why cooking over fire made us human. Its a story of why a chance occurrence two million years ago meant that we became who we are today, and the role that food had in that journey. This episode was written and hosted b...
Brain Food
Let's Talk About Chef - April 12, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week on Lets Talk About chef its all about the foods that make our brains smarter and we can all be geniuses, except for the little problem that every actual genius ever didn't do any of this stuff and pretty lived off of alcohol, cigarettes and coffee......and speed. This episode was writ...
The Surprising Story Of Cookbooks
Let's Talk About Chef - April 04, 2021 15:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsWe know, we get it, the idea of spending time listening to how cookbooks came to be may seem boring, but its not, its really cool. This week on lets tap about chef host Brian Clarke dives into the surprising story of cookbooks, admits he's a cookbook addict and tells you everything you ever nee...
The Surprising Story Of Cookbooks
Let's Talk About Chef - April 04, 2021 15:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsWe know, we get it, the idea of spending time listening to how cookbooks came to be may seem boring, but its not, its really cool. This week on lets tap about chef host Brian Clarke dives into the surprising story of cookbooks, admits he's a cookbook addict and tells you everything you ever nee...
Burn The Witch, African Glaciers, And Also Why We Eat Potatoes
Let's Talk About Chef - March 28, 2021 13:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week we start by checking in with Tim to see how the pandemic is treating him and then its full steam ahead into the little ice age that lasted five hundred years from 1300-1800 and is the reason we all eat potatoes. I know, its sounds like a broad stretch but I promise you it makes total s...
Burn The Witch, African Glaciers, And Also Why We Eat Potatoes
Let's Talk About Chef - March 28, 2021 13:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week we start by checking in with Tim to see how the pandemic is treating him and then its full steam ahead into the little ice age that lasted five hundred years from 1300-1800 and is the reason we all eat potatoes. I know, its sounds like a broad stretch but I promise you it makes total s...
Origins
Let's Talk About Chef - March 21, 2021 21:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsWe are back!!!!! This week on Lets Talk About Chef host Brian Clarke is taking you through the crazy origin stories of two of the most successful food companies in the world. With covid somehow resulting in millions of new businesses getting started in 2020 it seems an appropriate time to talk a...
Origins
Let's Talk About Chef - March 21, 2021 21:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsWe are back!!!!! This week on Lets Talk About Chef host Brian Clarke is taking you through the crazy origin stories of two of the most successful food companies in the world. With covid somehow resulting in millions of new businesses getting started in 2020 it seems an appropriate time to talk a...
The Big Sleep
Let's Talk About Chef - December 13, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsHibernation is something that has been on Brians mind a lot lately, wether it be because winter is coming and in Canada you have to hide indoors, or the fact that the coronavirus has caused all of to hibernate while we wait for a vaccine to allow us to return to our daily lives. As the world ke...
40 Years Of Jeopardy
Let's Talk About Chef - November 29, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week on Lets Talk About Chef we are talking about the forty year tradition of watching Alex Trebek host Jeopardy in dive bars, and how after his passing that tradition is ending. Its a weird topic, but one that deserved to be talked about. This episode was written by Brian Clarke, and pro...
40 Years Of Jeopardy
Let's Talk About Chef - November 29, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week on Lets Talk About Chef we are talking about the forty year tradition of watching Alex Trebek host Jeopardy in dive bars, and how after his passing that tradition is ending. Its a weird topic, but one that deserved to be talked about. This episode was written by Brian Clarke, and pro...
Nazi's, Morphine And Santa Claus : The Story Of Coca Cola
Let's Talk About Chef - November 22, 2020 20:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsCoca Cola is one the worlds most recognizable brands. They are also one of the worlds largest food companies that has ever existed in all of history. Like most things there is usually a dark and slightly disturbing past that exists if we just decide to go looking for it and so today on Lets Tal...
Nazi's, Morphine And Santa Claus : The Story Of Coca Cola
Let's Talk About Chef - November 22, 2020 20:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsCoca Cola is one the worlds most recognizable brands. They are also one of the worlds largest food companies that has ever existed in all of history. Like most things there is usually a dark and slightly disturbing past that exists if we just decide to go looking for it and so today on Lets Tal...
Let's Review : The Architecture Of Pizza Huts & Also Making Let's Talk About Chef
Let's Talk About Chef - November 02, 2020 20:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis episode of Lets Talk About Chef is another instalment of our Lets Review series where host Brian Clarke reviews basically whatever he wants to and rates them on a 5 star scale. In the past we have reviewed such things as Salt, Momofuku, The Anonymous Hot Dog Vendor Outside Of The Rogers Cen...
Let's Review : The Architecture Of Pizza Huts & Also Making Let's Talk About Chef
Let's Talk About Chef - November 02, 2020 20:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis episode of Lets Talk About Chef is another instalment of our Lets Review series where host Brian Clarke reviews basically whatever he wants to and rates them on a 5 star scale. In the past we have reviewed such things as Salt, Momofuku, The Anonymous Hot Dog Vendor Outside Of The Rogers Cen...
The True Crime Of Hawaiian Pizza
Let's Talk About Chef - October 20, 2020 20:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis week on Let's Talk About Chef host Brian Clarke got another annoying email suggesting that he switch it up and make a true crime podcast. And so seeing as he had no desire to do so instead we made an entire episode about the true crime of Hawaiian pizza. A pizza that was invented in London ...
The Windows On The World
Let's Talk About Chef - September 12, 2020 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsWindows on the world was the highest grossing restaurant in the world and was located on the 106th and 107th floors of the World Trade Center This episode contains explicit depictions of events that happened on September 11th 2001 to employees of that restaurant that may not be suitable for som...