Flavorphiles

Halloween Isn’t What It Used to Be

It’s actually Halloween, and Tanner and Jerry Agar are in full costume (Frankenstein and Little Bo Peep, for those listening on the radio) to dig into how Halloween, and

So You Think You Know Mexican Food

Most of what North America calls Mexican food barely scratches the surface. Tanner Agar, Michelin-winning chef and bartender, and broadcaster Jerry Agar go deeper. They s

What Happened to Dinner Parties? (Can We Save Them?)

Whatever happened to the dinner party? Have we gotten too busy, too intimidated, or just too comfortable ordering takeout to invite friends over for a proper meal? This

Why Good Cooks Are Bad at Baking

Baking looks simple until you actually try it. This week, Tanner and Jerry dig into why good cooks can be surprisingly bad bakers, and why baking rewards a completely di

Thanksgiving Dinner: How to Fix Disasters, Bust Myths & Use Leftovers

This week on Flavorphiles, Tanner and Jerry are back with a completely new Thanksgiving episode built for everything that happens after the basic advice runs out. First,

What's it Really Like to Be a Chef?

What is it really like to be a chef? This week, Tanner and Jerry get into the reality of chef life, from the long hours and low pay to culinary school, repetition, passi

What did Pirates Actually Eat, Drink, and Steal?

For Talk Like a Pirate Day, Tanner and Jerry dig into the surprisingly strange food and drink history of life at sea. We start with what pirates actually ate, why their d

Fall Farmers Market Secrets with the Director of the Dallas Farmers Market

Fall is farmers market season, but what does that actually mean when you live somewhere like Dallas? This week on Flavorphiles, Tanner and Jerry head into fall with a Ha

Judging Food Is Fun ft. the Judges of MasterChef Canada

Judging food is fun. Whether you’re ranking the best chefs on TV, challenging your friends to a ridiculous eating competition, or silently keeping score of everything a r

Senses of Taste: Bitter Is Better

Bitter gets a bad rap. We’re basically born suspicious of it, kids hate it, and yet somehow adults end up obsessed with coffee, dark chocolate, bitter greens, amaro, and

True (Food) Crime

This week on Flavorphiles, we are committing crimes against food. Allegedly. Tanner and Jerry dig into the strange, sticky, and surprisingly sophisticated world of food t

Taste of New Zealand

This week, we’re taking a bite out of New Zealand. Tanner used to live in NZ, so he’s guiding Jerry through the foods, flavors, and extremely specific Kiwi words that mak

Whiskeys of the World

Whiskey can feel like it comes with homework. Scotch, bourbon, rye, Irish whiskey, Japanese whisky, Canadian whisky, age statements, ice rules, spelling arguments; it is

Be Safe, Use a Condiment

In celebration of National Mustard Day, Flavorphiles is bringing the heat, just not the hot sauce. This week, Tanner and Jerry dive into the world of spicy condiments, f

Eat to the Beat with Bowling for Soup's Rob Felicetti

This week on Flavorphiles, we turn up the volume for an episode all about the strange, funny, and surprisingly important relationship between food and music. Jerry retur

Dining Out for Clout

Restaurants used to be places you went to eat. Now they’re also places you go to post, flex, film, and prove you were there. This week on Flavorphiles, Tanner and Jerry

Big Flavor, Small Bill

Great food does not have to come with a luxury price tag. In this episode of Flavorphiles, Tanner and Jerry dig into the places, dishes, and techniques that prove afforda

Life on the Farmer's Market

This week on Flavorphiles, Tanner and Jerry head to the farmers’ market to figure out what is actually worth buying—and how to keep your ambitious haul from becoming expe

Patriotic Weekend: Red, White, & Grill

Canada Day and the Fourth of July are approaching, which means it’s time to fire up the grill, load the cooler, and make a few decisions that could determine whether your

Into the Wild with Truffle Dog Co

This week on Flavorphiles, we’re going Into the Wild— but not in a “survive on bark and make friends with a squirrel” kind of way. Tanner and Jerry start with how to ser