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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The podcast currently has 149 episodes available.

No Substitutions, Please episodes:

December 10, 2023 Episode 59: Peas
We're back! After a short hiatus, Noah and Louisa talk about the little green spheres that provide splashes of color and sweetness to so many dishes—assuming you don't cook them to within an inch of their lives. So kick back, download the episode, and find your inner . . . tranquility.
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@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on Cohost.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[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.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
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50min
November 12, 2023 Episode 58: Pot Roast
Such a one-pot meal they put it in the dang name, and yet so much variation in the recipes that no two people make it the same way—which means it's some fertile podcasting ground. Noah and Louisa take on one of the truest classics.
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@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on Cohost.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[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.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
51min
November 05, 2023 Episode 57: Gnocchi
One of the softest, tenderest, and most temperamental of potato formats. Noah and Louisa discuss the myriad ways these dumplings can make trouble for the inexperienced or unconfident cook.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on Cohost.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[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.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
54min
October 29, 2023 Episode 56: Meatloaf
The dish that defines cafeteria chic—if we're assuming that "cafeteria chic" is a thing, which it isn't. Noah and Louisa bat around some fun preparations of this comfort food classic.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on Cohost.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[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.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
53min
October 22, 2023 Episode 55: Chicken-Fried Steak
You're telling me a chicken fried this steak?
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@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on Cohost.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[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.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
52min
October 15, 2023 Episode 54: Guacamole
For their final entry of Hispanic Heritage Month, Noah and Louisa take a look at the green that's good as gold, the magical vegetal with the avocado base, yet another thing on which every American has a completely unsolicited opinion: guacamole. Brace yourselves.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on Cohost.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[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.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
57min
October 08, 2023 Episode 53: Dulce de Leche / Cajeta
Silky, sumptuous, sugar-sweet and sometimes subtly savory, dulce de leche (and cajeta, its caprine cousin) is what the gods would design if they were asked to make the perfect sweet. Noah and Louisa expound on each of this wonderful substance's many intricacies.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on Cohost.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[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.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
51min
October 01, 2023 Episode 52: Empanad(ill)as
How about a treasure chest where the gold is outside? These fried culinary diplomats come in all shapes and sizes, with all kinds of fillings—yes, even that one you just thought of. What's not to love? Let Noah and Louisa feed you some dumplings of wisdom.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on Cohost.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon.
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.
...more
1h 2min
September 24, 2023 Episode 51: Mofongo
For our first Hispanic Heritage Month episode, we take on one of Noah's most beloved exemplars of boricua cuisine: the exquisite combination of plantain fried to its golden peak, sharp garlic oil, and savory pork cracklings that goes with everything—from roast pork or chicken to seafood stews.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
Noah: @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky, @[email protected] on Mastodon.
Louisa: @[email protected]
If you should find any outlandish recipe comments you'd like us to discuss, send them our way at [email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
...more
47min
September 17, 2023 Episode 50: Ground Beef Tacos
Louisa and Noah knew they had to do something special for the half-century mark, and this episode has everything you could want. Start with a base of classic food almost everyone has experienced; top it with an over-pretentious recipe from a member of our rogues' gallery; slather on some comments that reveal far, far more about the authors than anyone wanted to know; wrap all of that up in a little discourse about culinary colonialism; enjoy! We sure did.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on Cohost.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon.
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.
...more
1h 14min

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