No Substitutions, Please

By Noah McKinnon and Louisa Herron

A show about food and the things people do to it. Every week, Noah McKinnon and Louisa Herron pick a dish, define its most important elements, and then sit down to find out what the Internet thinks ab... more

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November 23, 2025 BONUS: Proximate Foods Trivia!
Since we're asking you to donate to our triviathon fundraiser, here's a little taste of what it's like when we pit our knowledge against each other . . . and, not coincidentally, of what you get when you join our Patreon. Enjoy!
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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
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1h 27min
November 16, 2025 Episode 136: Pecan Pie
Good news, everyone: we found a Thanksgiving food we hadn't covered yet! Noah and Louisa talk about the perfectly acceptable custard pie whose adherents, for some reason, keep trying to make sound grosser than it is.
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Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
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51min
November 02, 2025 Episode 135: Red Velvet Cake
If you want to roll out the red carpet for dessert . . . you should probably make something with less frosting. Noah and Louisa talk about a classic cake, and Noah discovers that he is, in fact, an easy mark.
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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
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51min
October 19, 2025 Episode 134: Maduros
Noah and Louisa prove that even when you think the plantains sitting on your counter couldn't possibly be usable, they find a way to surprise you. Also, Noah gets his Puerto Rican tarjeta revoked.
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Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
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53min
October 05, 2025 Episode 133: Enchiladas
Fill a tortilla, surround it with sauce, bake cheese on top—what's not to love? Well, let Noah and Louisa tell you.
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Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
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45min
September 21, 2025 Episode 132: Roasted Garlic
Even as sharp a customer as garlic, in the end, surrenders and sweetens in a constant low heat. Noah and Louisa talk about why people seem unable to realize that's what they're supposed to be making.
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Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
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46min
August 31, 2025 Episode 131: Braised Brisket
The thing about a cheap cut of meat is that, once you figure out how to properly cook it, it stops being cheap really quickly. Noah and Louisa dig into one of the best-known examples.
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Noah: @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
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53min
August 17, 2025 Episode 130: Panna Cotta
A jiggly monument to the wonderful flavor of fresh dairy, or the least stressful dessert in the world if you're paying attention? Noah and Louisa help you decide.
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Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
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53min
August 10, 2025 Episode 129: How We Became Cooks
And now for something completely different—instead of picking a food and dunking on the people who can't get it right, Noah and Louisa talk about how they weren't always the masterful cooks and podcast hosts you hear before you today.
And there's a big announcement, to boot.
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Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
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56min
August 03, 2025 Episode 128: Potato Skins
A Certified Good One,™ according to Louisa! No food we have ever covered on this show has more deserved being compared to a boat, so we're just going to hit the accelerator on this one. These are the appetizer equivalent of a VIking funeral, in that they are small vessels you set on fire and there's usually alcohol involved. What else do you need to know?
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Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
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56min

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