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THIS NEW YORKER has strong feelings about what a "real pizza" is and also what goes on top. But America, after all, is the "Land of the Free and the Home of The-Differently-Inclined-People-Who-Sometimes-Have-Wrong-Ideas-About-Pizza-But-In-The-End-It's-E-Pluribus-Unum."

The host and eight guests, from California to Texas to New York to Finland and to the Middle East, weigh in on their idea of the ultimate pizza.

My conclusion?

An "everything pizza" just might be my favorite.

GUESTS information here:

Sandra on IG: SandraDuranOnly1

Jeanne on Linktr.ee: Jeannerice_007

Mike on IG: michaelfafrak

Eric on IG: ericheras

Milo at www.2lofi4u.com

Sana on IG: SanaFaham

Rome on IG: hieronymus.digital

TBird at tbirdstabletalk.weebly.com

"Black pudding" is not pudding. Mince pie is only a de-commissioned fruitcake. And "toad-in-the-hole" is... Well, tune in to this week's episode.

Independence Day in the United States is when we celebrate throwing off a King's yoke. Yet, some of us also mourn the disappearance in the American diet of such English staples as Welsh Rarebit, Hobnobs and Jaffa Cakes.

I'm joined again by periodic guest Paul Aldred from the United Kingdom. Paul sets me right on all the things I thought the Brits had wrong.

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When COVID hit Denmark, Sebastian (IG account @sjsousvide), like all of us, had to find ways to make the most of being stuck at home. He turned to cooking. He is now a home chef who is a craft beer and beef connoisseur. Sebastian also takes mouth-watering food photographs, some of which are used to promote Danish restaurant Steak-out and its amazing food (IG: @steakoutdk).

Sebastian and I talked about cooking sous vide versus other options, finding a high temperature torch -- I pictured a flamethrower -- to get a good sear on certain dishes, and his favorite cutlery.

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Other companies mentioned:

Anova

Bob Kramer Knives

Traeger Grills

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This week’s guest is Sajda, whose Instagram account is @foodpxrnfriday. She’ll be sharing some practical tips on HOW TO GET INSTAGRAM SPONSORS, including:

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We’ll also hear some of her story as a foodie in NYC and an exciting project of hers coming up.

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My guest this week is Elyse Goode. Elyse and her husband Chad are veterans of the U.S. military and also Traeger grill enthusiasts. When their three children were very young, Chad was deployed, and after a long day Elyse found a bit of peace grilling her meals with, as she says, "perhaps a glass of wine or two."

But why are Traeger owners so passionate about these grills?!

Traeger is not sponsoring this episode, but they might as well be, because both Elyse and I give the grill two thumbs up. (To be clear, that's four thumbs in total.) Listen in as we talk about grilling, family and a whole cooking community.

Elyse can be found on Instagram at @goode.ventures.

Traeger Grills can be found at TraegerGrills.com.

DISCLAIMER: The views represented in this episode do not necessarily reflect those of Traeger Grills.

U.K.-born and -raised Paul Aldred is of Jamaican heritage. In this episode of Biscuit Aisle, Paul talks about the influence of his parents' cooking and also how a Jamaican wedding ceremony is followed by a huge and celebratory reception with enough food to feed hundreds of guests for hours.

Whether we're accustomed to wedding receptions like that or not, one thing many of us from different backgrounds have in common is how meals bring people together around a table. Mealtimes can bring harried and busy parents and kids together, and they can also be mutual meeting grounds for opposing parties. Most often, however, mealtimes give us a reason to be together and to forge or strengthen bonds.

From serving overseas with the U.S. Navy to launching a restaurant just as COVID hit American shores, Chef Matt Lopez "puts home on the table" wherever he happens to be, even if it's fixing goat for his unit serving in Afghanistan. 

Now he's back home in the Texas Hill Country. His young restaurant, Liberty Burger + Shake in Ingram, Texas, launched in early 2020 and will celebrate a formal grand opening on July 4th weekend.

Service to the country is a Lopez family tradition, and Liberty Burger is Matt's way of giving back to the place that gave him so much. Join us as we hear about his journey from Kerrville, Texas to the Middle East, Guantanamo and Greece, and then headlong into the restaurant industry in Austin, Houston and even New York City.

GUEST NOTES: You can find Chef Matt and Liberty at: Instagram @LibertyBurgerChef, Facebook Liberty Burger + Shake and at LibertyBurgers.com.

We sons love our mothers. Period, end of story. 

Join me for this special Mother's Day episode as my guest and I discuss growing up with Superhero Moms. Somehow, these women get food on the table for us kids who are always in the "eat-and-run" mode. Older and wiser, we hope, we take a few minutes today to remember them and their selfless sacrifices on our behalf. If you are a mother and especially a mother of small boys, I think you'll be encouraged to know that one day, your love and hard work will be truly seen and deeply appreciated.

GUEST NOTES: Michael Cannell is a New York-based author whose latest book is "A Brotherhood Betrayed." It's the true story of Abe Reles, "the executioner-turned-informant whose curious death became gangland's greatest mystery." You can find Cannell's author website at Michaelcannell.com and on Twitter at @MichaelCannell.

How do you like your burgers? Well done? Fries on the side? How about "awesome," "creative," or stacked so high with delish-goodness that you'll run crying to Mama for more spending money so you can run back to buy a shake?

Tune in next time with guest Chef Matt Lopez as we discuss the food industry, the launching of Liberty Burger and Shake (IG: @libertyburgerchef), and how he and others are helping transform the restaurant scene here in the heart of the Texas Hill Country.