No Substitutions, Please

No Substitutions, Please

By Noah McKinnon and Louisa HerronArtsFood
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No Substitutions, Please episodes

  • Episode 8: Spaghetti and Meatballs

    What could be more Italian than spaghetti and meatballs? Well, to hear some people tell it, lots of things—and they might be right. Noah and Louisa attempt to defuse this source of ongoing cross-Atlantic tension.

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    Noah: @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky, @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    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.

    51 min
  • Episode 7: Pumpkin Pie

    Our spookiest episode yet . . . well, if you're scared of autumnal whiffs of mortality. Look, there's not a whole lot of homemade Halloween foods, okay? Noah and Louisa did their best to be respectful to a serviceable pie. Some other people did not. These are their stories.

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    Noah: @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky, @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    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.

    34 min
  • Episode 6: Fried Chicken

    Whether breaded, battered or even dredged—depending on your recipe—delicious poultry covered in equally tasty starch and goldened in oil is beloved the world over. Unless it's made by some of the people Noah and Louisa tripped over in their research.

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    @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    Noah: @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky, @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    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.

    50 min
  • Episode 5: Rice and Beans

    Like all classic comfort food, they're infinitely customizable in flavor, seasoning, texture, technique . . . and yet Noah and Louisa managed to find the one thing you probably shouldn't do to them.

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    @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    Noah: @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky, @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    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.

    45 min
  • Episode 4: Caesar Salad

    Anchovies, mustard, torn lettuce—what is it with Caesars and causing arguments about classics? Noah and Louisa wade into the comment sections of the Internet to see what's what.

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    @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    Noah: @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky, @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    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.

    37 min
  • Episode 3: Grilled Cheese

    One cannot live on bread and cheese alone. Or can one? To answer that, Louisa and Noah toast up more of the Internet's finest home cooks.

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    @NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
    @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    Noah: @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky, @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    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.

    31 min
  • Episode 2: Chili

    Whether it's about beans, tomatoes, onions, or garlic, no food seems to cause arguments with more frequency, or more vehemence, than good old chili. This week, Louisa and Noah try to get to the bottom of the bowl.

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    @NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
    @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    Noah: @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky, @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    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.

    47 min
  • Episode 1: Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Who doesn’t love the classics? For our first episode, Noah and Louisa take a look at that most famous and shareable of baked goods, regardless of breadth, crisp, or chew: the chocolate chip cookie.

    Follow us:

    @NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
    @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    Noah: @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky, @[email protected] on Mastodon.

    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.

    43 min

About No Substitutions, Please

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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…

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