Talking With My Mouth Full

By David Leite & Amy Traverso

Society & Culture Arts Education Comedy Food Places & Travel

What's Talking With My Mouth Full about?

Hosts David Leite (Leite's Culinaria) and Amy Traverso (Yankee Magazine) take on the unexpected ways food and drink intersect life. Join them as they question, laugh, and debate their way through culinary conundrums, obsessions, fads, and fancies.---Leave us a message or ask a question here https://leit.es/chat, and it will air in our "Mail Bag" segment.---NEW! Support us on PatreonFollow us on social:Instagram: @amytraverso @davidleiteTwitter: @amytraverso @davidleiteFacebook: @amytraverso @davidleite

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Talking With My Mouth Full episodes:

04.21.2024
Anything's Pastable (& Possible) with Dan Pashman
Today we're talking about one of our favorite foods (and maybe yours?): pasta! And our guest is the always charming, delightful, and generally mensch-y Dan Pashman. You may know Dan from his popular podcast, The Sporkful. You may know him...
04.06.2024
Listeners’ Questions Answered, Redux
In this episode, Amy and David tackle your toughest questions. Everything from why does garlic sometimes turn blue to why does pineapple make my mouth tingle to should I wash my chicken before cooking it? Please consider supporting our show....
03.22.2024
Mindful Eating, Meditation & Happiness with Dan Harris
Okay, this is a bit of a departure for Amy and David. What started out as a simple, straightforward interview about mindful eating with former ABC correspondent Dan Harris (now a leading teacher, practitioner, and best-seller author on meditation) became...
03.09.2024
Food Movie Awards
Tomorrow, Sunday, March 9, 2024, is the 96th Annual Academy Awards. In their inimitable way, Amy and David created their own show—The First Annual Talking with My Mouth Full Food Awards. In it, they nominated, voted, and named their own...
02.21.2024
Pain in the Ass, but Worth It
We’re always looking for kitchen hacks and shortcuts to make your life easier. We’re not purists and we feel that most of the time, perfection isn’t worth the pursuit. However, there are some techniques, tools, and habits that really make...
02.03.2024
Kitchen Confessional
Tony Bourdain isn’t the only one who tells all! Sparked by Amy's recent confession that she doesn't like--GASP!--mashed potatoes, our beloved hosts reveal a confessional's worth of secrets about making sourdough, shoplifting children, expired half and half, dog kibble--and so...
01.20.2024
Kitchen Hacks, Tips, and Shortcuts
In this episode, Amy and David pass along their favorite kitchen hacks, shortcuts, and quick tips to make your time in the kitchen more efficient and economical. (Oh, and learn what a "sucky machine" is... Please consider becoming a supporter...
12.29.2023
2024: Food Trends and Food Fakes
Happy New Year! Amy and David look ahead at what we'll be eating and drinking (or not) in 2024. They also review last year's predictions and to see how they held up. Amy confesses to her bizarre aversion to potatoes,...
12.15.2023
All We Want (to Make) for Christmas
Amy and David share their favorite Christmas recipes, memories, and holiday cooking tips. And become a supporter of our show. For as little as $5.00, you can help keep the show on the air. Visit our new Patreon page...
11.18.2023
Thanksgiving SOS/911/HELP!
Welcome to season four! Amy and David are back for a special three-episode arc for the holidays. In today's show, we tackle the biggest Turkey Day disasters and how to fix them. Also, David offers up his foolproof five-day cooking...
07.15.2023
Happy Anniversary! A Look Back on the Best of Season 3
To celebrate one year of podcasting together, David, Amy, and Producer Adam revisit their favorite segments of the past season: the funniest moments, the most embarrassing reveals…plus some thoughtful conversations. Note: The podcast will be on hiatus until September, so...
06.30.2023
"Help! I've Sexted My Boss" Host & Etiquette Expert Willam Hanson Talks Table Manners (It Gets Bawdy!)
Amy and David went transatlantic for this episode to chat with William Hanson, British etiquette expert and co-host of the hi-LAR-ious podcast "Help! I've Sexted My Boss." What starts off as a proper convo turns into a raucous free-for-all as...
06.17.2023
TikTok Star B. Dylan Hollis on Delights of Vintage Baking
We caught up with TikTok and YouTube sensation B. Dylan Hollis to chat about his love of old-school recipes, community cookbooks, and everything "wild, wacky, and wonderful" in the kitchen. With his new cookbook, Baking Yesteryear, hitting bookshelves on July...
06.03.2023
Amy Goes Home to Italy
Amy has just returned from a 10-day trip to Italy where she ate her way through Liguria and visited her family's ancestral town of Gavi in Piemonte. She and David talk about the remarkable food and culture of these two...
05.20.2023
Summer Grilling, Coronation Food, and More
A chockfull show today! Amy and David discuss the coronation of King Charles, coronation food, and summer grilling. They explain the difference between direct and indirect (two-zone) grilling and offer up recipes for both. Mentioned in this episode:Watermelon-Cucumber CoolerNectarine &...
05.06.2023
Wild, Fun (And Weirdly Specific) Food Festivals
Amy and David discuss some of the most fun, unusual, and noteworthy food festivals this year. If you like Spam, garlic, and "white kidney," we've got you covered. Mentioned in this episode: Bingeing with Babish, New York-Style Pizza, Chicken, Olives,...
04.22.2023
Tamar Adler on Reinventing Leftovers
Amy and David talk how to save time and money with Tamar Adler, author of Amy's favorite new cookbook: The Everlasting Meal Cookbook. Tamar describes how to turn yesterday's meals into something fresh, new and fabulous. Goodbye, sad leftovers! Hello...
04.08.2023
No-Stress Entertaining
Amy and David share their favorite recipes and strategies for entertaining in style without making yourself crazy. From winter braises to summer grilling, easy starters to decadent desserts. Mentioned in this episode:Portuguese Clams and Sausage CataplanaMaple-Soy Glazed SalmonCider-Braised Pork with...
03.25.2023
Spring Cleaning
What abominations lurk in the recesses of Amy's and David's pantries and basements? Our intrepid hosts go in search of outdated ingredients, spices, and forgotten appliances in an effort to clear the cabinets and their psyches. Mentioned in this episode:Brie...
03.11.2023
The REAL Story Behind the NY Times' Chocolate Chip Cookies
After 15 years, David spills the beans to Amy about what went into the creation of the New York Times's chocolate chip cookies--dubbed "the cookies that broke the internet." Plus, David shares secrets and tricks he's learned since the recipe...
02.25.2023
Mary Ann Esposito, Host of the Longest Running Food Show. Ever.
Mary Ann Esposito, host of the TV program "Ciao Italia," which has been on the air for more than 30 years, talks with Amy and David about cheap and satisfying eats, Italian travel, and her latest book, Ciao Italia: Plant,...
02.14.2023
Valentine's Day--the Good, Bad, and Ugly
Amy and David chat about love, Valentine's Day, bad dates, and great food. Mentioned in this episode:O'Scugnizzo PizzaDutch Oven Roast Chicken with ShallotsDavid and The One celebrating 5,000 miles apart Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
01.29.2023
2023 Food Trends & Food Fakes
David and Amy explore this year's food forecasts and fake fads with outrageous (and outraged) results. From clam cocktails to hot dates to a $300 piece of toast, they're not holding back. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
01.14.2023
Jamie Oliver on Career, Social Change, and his New Book "ONE"
Celebrity chef, restaurateur, and author Jamie Oliver chats with Amy and David about the beginnings of his career (and the hilarious response to scouting producers); his passion for teaching, and the beauty of his new book "ONE: One: Simple One-Pan...
12.10.2022
Ho-Ho-Holidays! Christmas, Hanukkah, Favorite Recipes & Food Disasters
David and Amy talk about Christmas, Hannukah, their favorite recipes and traditions, their biggest holiday cooking disasters, and their plans for the pod in 2023! Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
11.12.2022
Brian Noyes of the Red Truck Bakery
Baker Brian Noyes chats with Amy and David about the creation of his bakery that's beloved across the country, the inspiration for his boozy bakes, and one particularly presidential fan. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
10.29.2022
Phil Rosenthal of "Somebody Feed Phil" on Travel, Comedy, and Hot Dogs
Amy and David chat with Phil Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and host of Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil about traveling the world for food, the best food cities, his new cookbook, and how to make a perfect hot dog...
10.15.2022
Chetna Makan on her Latest Book and Life After the GBBO
David and Amy talk to Chetna Makan about the Great British Bake-Off (including the infamous "Mexican Week" debacle), her post-Bake-Off success, and her newest book, Chetna’s Easy Baking: with a twist of spice. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow us on...
10.08.2022
John Kanell on his New Cookbook Preppy Kitchen
Amy and David chat with the phonemically popular blogger John Kanell of Preppy Kitchen on his cookbook of the same same. They discuss farm living, raising twins, and the secrets to being a great host. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat....
10.01.2022
BTS: Our Better Halves Spill the Beans
David and Amy are joined by their better halves, Alan and Scott, for a rollicking, no-holds-barred look at what really goes on in their kitchens. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow us on social @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
09.24.2022
Apple-palooza
Amy, a self-described "apple nerd," takes David through the fascinating history of apples, explains how to choose the right apple for your recipe, and shares her secrets for perfect apple pie. Leave us a voice message and maybe on the...
09.17.2022
NYT’s Eric Kim on Writing Recipes that Matter
David and Amy chat with Eric Kim, star recipe columnist for the New York Times about his best-selling book, Korean American, the importance of preserving family recipes, and the joys of Salisbury Steak. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow us...
09.10.2022
Amy and David on Childhood Food Memories
David and Amy chat about their childhood food memories--his Portuguese, hers Italian--and find some startling similarities. (And, yes, it does sound like David drank three Red Bulls right before recording.) Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow us on social @amytraverso...
09.03.2022
Labor Day Recipes and a Reading from "Notes on a Banana"
David and Amy are on vacation, but they've left you plenty of Labor Day recipes from Yankee Magazine and Leite's Culinaria. Plus David reads from his memoir, "Notes on a Banana," about the New England specialty stuffed quahogs. Leave us...
08.27.2022
Armchair Travel: David on Lisbon and Portugal
It's David's turn to take Amy on a virtual tour. This time it's of his adopted homeland of Portugal to explore the foods, sights, and sounds of and where he lived while writing The New Portuguese Table. Leave us a...
08.20.2022
Amy and David on Everything Wild Blueberries
Amy, a big wild blueberry wonk from way back, explains to David what makes wild Maine blueberries so different, how to cook with them, and why they're so prized. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
08.13.2022
Armchair Culinary Travels: London
Our friend American ex-pat Adam Cohn lives in London and took Amy on an amazing food tour of the city when she visited--which he recounts for you. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
08.06.2022
Chef Pati Jinich on Mexican Food
Pati Jinich, Mexican chef, cookbook author, and star of the PBS series Pati's Mexican Table and La Frontera talks about the incredible diversity of Mexican cuisine, its historical roots, and explores the complex dynamics of who should be allowed to...
07.22.2022
Paul Hollywood on the Great British Bake Off
Paul Hollywood, celebrity chef and judge of the Great British Bake Off, talks about his new book, "Bake," the phenom that is the GBBO, his career, and making 1,000 donuts with salt instead of sugar. A must-listen. Leave us a...
07.16.2022
Dan Souza on the Craft and Art of Cooking
Cook's illustrated’s editor-in-chief, Dan Souza, talks about cooking as a combo of craft and art, excellent Chinese food, his web series "What's Eating Dan?" and the time a striped bass almost killed him. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow @amytraverso...
07.09.2022
Jessie Sheehan on Snackable Bakes
The self-proclaimed baker of easy-peasy treats, Jessie Sheehan stops by to discuss baking, icebox cakes, and her new book, "Snackable Bakes. "Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
07.09.2022
Say Hello to our New Co-host, Amy Traverso
Say hello to season 3! A lot has changed since the last time we met. Our co-host seat is now occupied by Amy Traverso. Amy's the senior food editor of Yankee magazine and the co-host of the PBS TV program...
03.02.2021
Julia Turshen on Feeding Others
Cookbook author Julia Turshen talks to David and Renee about the joy of feeding others, both in person through her charitable activities and through the pages of her cookbooks .Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
02.06.2021
How to Buy, Season, and Cook in a Wok With Grace Young
Grace Young—the wok therapist--joins David and Renee to discuss all things wok: how to buy one, how to season one, and, most importantly, how to cook with one. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
01.23.2021
Sam The Cooking Guy
David Leite and Renee Schettler talk to Sam Zien, also known as Sam the Cooking Guy, about his latest book, "Recipes With Intentional Leftovers," and how to turn those leftovers into something to anticipate. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow...
11.21.2020
Your 2020 Thanksgiving Questions Answered
David and Renee answer your Thanksgiving questions about making a smaller dinner, fixing dry stuffing, what wine to drink, how to make desserts without flour, vegetarian options and much more. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries:...
11.14.2020
Thanksgiving Revisited
In this trip down memory lane, David and Renee talk to Seattle Chef Tom Douglas about his remarkable menu ideas. Radio host and author Lynne Rossetto Kasper dishes up some outrageous Thanksgiving disasters and how to avoid them. Josh Wesson...
11.07.2020
Talking with TikTok's Pasta Queen
Nadia Caterina Munno, The Pasta Queen, a celebrity creator on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, talks to David and Renee about her approach to cooking Italian and everything pasta. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
10.24.2020
An Intimate Look at James Beard with John Birdsall
Author John Birdsall chats with David and Renee about James Beard and how being gay helped, hindered, and shaped his career as the "Dean of American Cookery." Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
10.10.2020
How To Make Perfect Pie Crusts with Kate McDermott
David and Renee discuss tips and tricks for making pie crusts with cookbook author and pie lady Kate McDermott. Leave us a message: https://leit.es/chat. Follow @amytraverso and @davidleite. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

What's Talking With My Mouth Full about?

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Talking With My Mouth Full episodes:

Anything's Pastable (& Possible) with Dan Pashman

Listeners’ Questions Answered, Redux

Mindful Eating, Meditation & Happiness with Dan Harris

Food Movie Awards

Pain in the Ass, but Worth It

Kitchen Confessional

Kitchen Hacks, Tips, and Shortcuts

2024: Food Trends and Food Fakes

All We Want (to Make) for Christmas

Thanksgiving SOS/911/HELP!

Happy Anniversary! A Look Back on the Best of Season 3

"Help! I've Sexted My Boss" Host & Etiquette Expert Willam Hanson Talks Table Manners (It Gets Bawdy!)

TikTok Star B. Dylan Hollis on Delights of Vintage Baking

Amy Goes Home to Italy

Summer Grilling, Coronation Food, and More

Wild, Fun (And Weirdly Specific) Food Festivals

Tamar Adler on Reinventing Leftovers

No-Stress Entertaining

Spring Cleaning

The REAL Story Behind the NY Times' Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mary Ann Esposito, Host of the Longest Running Food Show. Ever.

Valentine's Day--the Good, Bad, and Ugly

2023 Food Trends & Food Fakes

Jamie Oliver on Career, Social Change, and his New Book "ONE"

Ho-Ho-Holidays! Christmas, Hanukkah, Favorite Recipes & Food Disasters

Brian Noyes of the Red Truck Bakery

Phil Rosenthal of "Somebody Feed Phil" on Travel, Comedy, and Hot Dogs

Chetna Makan on her Latest Book and Life After the GBBO

John Kanell on his New Cookbook Preppy Kitchen

BTS: Our Better Halves Spill the Beans

Apple-palooza

NYT’s Eric Kim on Writing Recipes that Matter

Amy and David on Childhood Food Memories

Labor Day Recipes and a Reading from "Notes on a Banana"

Armchair Travel: David on Lisbon and Portugal

Amy and David on Everything Wild Blueberries

Armchair Culinary Travels: London

Chef Pati Jinich on Mexican Food

Paul Hollywood on the Great British Bake Off

Dan Souza on the Craft and Art of Cooking

Jessie Sheehan on Snackable Bakes

Say Hello to our New Co-host, Amy Traverso

Julia Turshen on Feeding Others

How to Buy, Season, and Cook in a Wok With Grace Young

Sam The Cooking Guy

Your 2020 Thanksgiving Questions Answered

Thanksgiving Revisited

Talking with TikTok's Pasta Queen

An Intimate Look at James Beard with John Birdsall

How To Make Perfect Pie Crusts with Kate McDermott