The Rouxde Cooking School Podcast
by John Houser III
Rouxde (pronounced Rude) Cooking School is a food history and cooking comedy podcast. Food writer and cook John Houser III talks food history, cooking and interviews Chefs and food professionals about what it's like in the industry. It's funny, irreverent and informative.
Episodes
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Halloween Food Horror Stories 2026
John and Chris talk a lot about Michael Jackson, Danzig and other random topics before getting into the inedible horror stories from random people on the internet. Chris also intertwines listener questions within our horiffic stories of culinary woe. Thanks for listening!!!
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Food News: Ringo's Favorite Sandwich, Meat Allergy Relief, The Best Snacks of Each Decade and John takes Listener Questions
John and Chris talkabout the news fit to eat: Ringo's Favorite Sandwich, Meat Allergy Relief, The Best Snacks of Each Decade and John takes Listener Questions. thanks for Listening.
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Football Stadium Food!!!
This week John introduces his new cohost Chris O. and they talk about crazy foods from NFL football stadiums. From hot dogs to disgusting candy burritos we cover it all. Chris learns about funnel cake fries, antelope meat and the ominous story behind racoon hands. Thanks for listening!!!
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What We Did On Our Summer Vacation!!!
John, Leana and Crosby recount the foods and experiences they had while on break from this podcast. From Maryland to New York and finally Canada, listen to the Housers eats their way across many places. Thanks for Listening!!!
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Sylva Lin of Culinary Architecture!!!!
John speaks with Sylva Lin of the grocery /deli/ catering/ esoteric food emporium business known as Culinary Architecture. They talk about what drove Sylva to open her own store, why she loves vegetables, her top 5 favorite things to eat in her store and why her Choco-Bananas are so insanely…
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Fennel!!!
John and Soren have a lot of fen talking about our friend fennel. From it's origins and types to how it is used in witchcraft, we've got you covered. Thanks for listening!!!
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Food News: Advice on Smoking BBQ, Chocolate Pringle Tubes, Emeril's Secret Ingredient, Paul Hollywood's Busted Myth and Food Tattoo Talk!!!
John and Soren Talk about Food News: Advice on Smoking BBQ, Chocolate Pringle Tubes, Emeril's Secret Ingredient, Paul Hollywood's Busted Myth and Food Tattoo Talk. Thanks for listening!!!
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Jay Reifel Returns!!!
John chats with returning guest Jay Reifel. Jay is a chef, food historian and author who likes rock climbing and talking about how to make cooking easier for home cooks. They talk recipes, techniques and what it's like to be a contestant and also a judge on Beat Bobby Flay. Thanks for listening!!!
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Food News: Noma's Downfall, Frozen Pizza in the USA, How Should You Salt Your Pizza Water and Cheese Facts from an Expert!!!!
John covers all of the food news you can use by talking about the terrible Noma abuse scandle, how the USA likes it's frozen pizza, how much salt you should put in you pasta water and some fun cheese facts from an expert (on another podcast). Thanks for listening!!!
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Checking in With a Teenager: A Talk With Crosby Houser
John Crosby Houser III talks with John Crosby Houser IV on the eating habits of the modern teenager. What he likes, how school food is, does he like cooking and really why do kids like Takis? Its a heartfelt episode. Thanks for listening!!!
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Food News: Red Tuesday, Deep Fryer Horror and a Taste of Texas through a Supermarket
John and Soren Talk about all of the Food News thats worth talking about. Thanks for listening!!!
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History of the term "86'd"
John and Soren swap snow food stories before talking about the term "86'd". John tries to get to the bottom of where and how it started. John ends with a few sotries of celebs being 86'd from restaurants. Thanks for listening!
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National Food Days!!!
John and Soren talk about the food they're thinking of making for the upcoming blizzard and then go into national food days. From National Bloody Mary Day (January 1) to National Champagne Day (December 31) we have you covered. Thanks for listening!
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Food News: Potato Chips made from Potatoes, The Popcorn Sandwich, Getting Drunk with Lionel Messi and 2026 Food Trends!!!
John and Soren talk about the food news you can use. This week they cover Food News: Potato Chips made from Potatoes, The Popcorn Sandwich, Getting Drunk with Lionel Messi and 2026 Food Trends. Thanks for listening!
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Holiday Round Up!!
John and Soren have put down the charcuterie and have picked up mics again to tell you about the best things they ate and cooked durning their holiday breaks. From prine rib, Yorkshire pudding and stuffed mushrooms to ramen, dimsum and smoked cream cheese they cover the gambit of culinary…
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Food News: Sweet and Sour Cranberries, The Woes of Jack Daniels, Jacques' Shrimp Cocktail and Padma's Grilled Cheese!
John and Soren talk about the Food News that you can use! This week we cover Food News: Sweet and Sour Cranberries, The Woes of Jack Daniels, Jacques' Shrimp Cocktail and Padma's Grilled Cheese! Thanks for listening!!!
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Post-Turkey Wrap Up!!
John and Soren recall the ecstacy and the agony (mainly for John) of Thanksgiving 2025. Triumphant turkeys, savory stuffings, plentiful pies and ruined rolls are on the menu! Thnaks for listening!!!
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Thanksgiving Cooking Questions from Listeners!!
After a harrowing story about hot sauce trauma, John and Soren answer listener cooking questions while talking about what they are making and baking for Thanksgiving. thanks for listening!!!
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Regional American Thanksgiving Sides!!!
John and Soren Talk about regional Thanksgiving sides from around the USA. From Oyster Dressing to Tamales, we've got them covered! Thanks for listening!
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Cranberries!!!
John and Soren get tart over Cranberries. They talk the history, cultivation and the many, MANY names it goes by. We also hit some fun facts and try to convince Soren that cranberries aren't going to hurt him. Thanks for listening!
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Death Candy: The Story of how Halloween Candy isn't Killing your Kids!!
John and Soren talk about the ongoing panic about tainted Halloween candy and how there hasn't been one kid who has been poisoned by someone outside of their immediate family. Then we talk terrible kitchen accidents. Have a Spoopy time!!!!!
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food News: The Best and Worst Halloween Candies According to Kids, Weird Butterfingers and How to Protect our Teeth For Halloween!!
John and Soren talk about the best food they made this week (after some domestic babble about dishwashers and ovens) and then get into the food news. Thanks for listening!!
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A Talk With Laura Klynstra, Author of The Homemade Pie Cookbook!!!
John and Soren chat with Laura Klynstra, the creative force behind the excellent cookbook The Homemade Pie Cookbook. They talk about all of the great photos, recipes, tips, equipment and information contained inside the book. They also talk about how letting go and giving into good cooking…
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Back from the Dead!!!!
John and Soren rise from the ashes like a fantastical Phoenix to bring you a fun catch up episode of how we got her as well as things we're cooking and finally the creation of the greatest kielbasa/ potato/ cheese/ onion/ sauerkraut/ mustard sandwich of all time. Thanks for coming back and...
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Who made Food???!!!
John and Soren talk about the claims people have tobe the first to create classic dishes such as Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, Corndogs and Apple Pie. Sorry about John's audio, he still doesn't have a place to record. Thanks for listening!!!
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Chicken Wings: A History
John and Soren talk about chicken wings. They're favorite ways to cook the, sauce them and serve them before going into the muddy history of the original Buffalo Wing. Thanks for listening!!!
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Food news: Store Rotisserie Chickens, Fernet Branca Coins and John eats at a bad Restaurant!!!
John and Soren talk about all of the fun food news there is you can use. After talking about what they've cooked over the last week and John detailing a terrible restaurant experience they cover a guy who has charted the best rotisserie chickens in the country and also how Fernet Branca make...
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What We've Been Eating and Cooking (The Flooded Basement Edition)!!!
John and Soren are back (finally) after a longer-than-expected layoff. John talks about how his basement was ruined (thus the layoff) and then they catch up on what they've been cooking and eating. Thanks for listening and sorry about the audio!!!
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Food News: Summer Cooking, best lagers, best burgers and RIP to a place we've never wanted to eat at.
John and Soren catch up on what they cooked over the Memorial Day weekend before going into stories of What people think the best lagers are as well as the best fast food burger joints in America before saying goodbye to a McDonals property we have never been to. Thanks for listening!!!
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Hot Dogs from around the world!!!
John and Soren talk about all things Hot Dog. From they're love of theese snappy sausages to the way they prefer them best. Then they talk about specific regional american dogs before traveling out of the states to see what the rest of the world offers (spoilers: they're all incredible!!). thanks...
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Regional Barbeque Sauces of America (and other places)!!!!
John and Soren talk all things about local AMerican BBQ sauces. from Ttexas to Baltimore and everything in between. There is also talk of spice mixes, chiles and what store-bought sauce you should have for quick dinners. Thanks for listening!!!
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Food News: Lemonade Chips, Vegan Smoked Salmon, Low Sales in Fake Meat and Chocolate Fart Pills!!!!
John and Soren catch up on what they've been cooking and eating before talking about lemonade potato chips, vegan smoked salmon, low sales in fake meat and chocolate fart pills. Thanks for listening!!!
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Fredagsmys, or as the Swedish call it, Taco Friday!!!!
John talks about the Swedish tradition of Fredagsmys translated to "cozy Fridays" in which Swedes grab their PJs, hop on the couch and tuck into some from-a-box tacos and live their best lives. Thanks for listening!
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Texas Barbecue Talk with Soren Marckwardt!!
Soren Marckwardt joins John to talk Texas Barbecue. From the ins and outs to some of the smokers and how to use them to what it takes to do competition barbecue as a non-professional this is definitely a part one of two. Thanks for listening!!!
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Food News: Cruelty Free Foie, Can you Swim Immediately After Eating and Pepperoni Caviar?!!!!!
John and Evan talk about all the news thats fit to print. This week the topics are a new engineered foir gras, is the myth of waiting to eat really a myth and Pizza Hut has developed spherized pepperoni caviar. Thanks for listening!!!!
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The History of The PB&J (Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches)!
John Gives the history of the PB&J with mini histories about the components that make it a perfect food. There are also some fun (kinda skewed) facts at the end. Thanks for Listening!!!
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Death by Chocolate and Scary Skully Silver Spoons!!!
John tells you the history of the Nazi plot to kill Winston Churchill with an exploding chocolate bar and also about the mystery revolving around a bunch of skull-engraved spoons from the 1660's. Thnaks for listening!!!
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Food News: Totally Tallow, Mashies!, Pickle Brine for Everyone and Girl Scout Cookies Will Kill You!!!
John and Evan have a catch up about fast food joints and making dogfood before reporting the food news about Tallow, Mashies, Pickle Brine and Girl Scout Cookies that Will Kill You! Thanks for Listening!!!
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Poisonous Provisions: The story of The 1858 Bradford Sweets Poisonings and The 1900 English Beer Poisonings
John tells the sotries of The story of The 1858 Bradford Sweets Poisonings and The 1900 English Beer Poisonings after a catchup on what hes cooking and obsesseed with food-wise. Thanks for listening!!!
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Food News: Grow your own chickens?, famous hot dog water and KFC is leaving K?!!!
John and Evan talk about the things they're cooking and eating before talking about fertilized chicken eggs, winning hot dog water and KFC doging taxes. Thanks for listening!!!
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How to Read a Recipe
John goes over the steps on how to read a recipe. He gives tips, anecdotes and reads a list for cooking and baking to help make your next cooking experience a success. Thanks for listening!!
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Food News: V-Day Pickle Arrangements, High Coffee Prices, FDA Oversight Issues, The State of Pizza in America and Pocket Cheese!!!
John and Evan talk about Valentines Day Pickle Arrangements, High Coffee Prices, FDA Oversight Issues, The State of Pizza in America and Pocket Cheese!!! Thanks for listening!!!
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A Short Origin of Profound Foods!!!!
John talks about the origins and histories of various foods (and keeps it short for once). Thanks for listening!!!
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Pez!!!
John talks about Pez this week. Pez's origins, failures and successes are covered. From its humble beginning as a smoking deterrent to its place as a childhood favorite, Pez's fun history will have you bending your neck back in approval. Thanks for listening!!!
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Food News: Coffee Keeps you Young, Straws with Forever Chemicals, Dave Portnoy in Baltimore and Xmas and NYE roundups!!!
John and Evan kick off the New Year talking about Coffee Keeping you Young, Straws with Forever Chemicals, Dave Portnoy in Baltimore and our Xmas and NYE roundups!!! Thanks for listening!
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Horrible Holiday Happenings!!!
John and Jeni discuss what they are going to cook and eat over the holidays before telling the tales of terrible holiday disasters of yore. From raw turkeys to walking in on the parents,.... this one has it all. Thanks for listening!!!!
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The Rouxde 2024 Holiday Gift Guide!!!
John gives advice on the best gift to get for the people in your life that enjoy cooking. He also goes through a couple gift guides and gives certain items the thumbs up or the big thumbs down (looking at you expensive coffee grinders). Thanks for listening!!!
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Food News: Lunchables are off the menu, stretchable International Delight creamer and the cheddar heist of the century!!!
John and Evan talk about the latest food news after a bit of Thanksgiving catchup. The topics are Food News: Lunchables are off the menu, stretchable International Delight creamer and the cheddar heist of the century!!! Thanks for listening!!!
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Thanksgiving 2024!!!
John and Jeni talk about their latest cooking obsessions before going into what they're cooking, roasting and baking for Thanksgiving and also discuss the methods in which they prepare their turkeys and sides. Alternative turkey roasting methods are discussed as well. Thanks for listening.
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Talking Vegetables with Kevin Canty-Jones!!!
John has a coversation with friend, magic man and Salesaman/ Owner of Caruso Produce in Canby Oregon. They talk produce quality, shipping across the country, getting fruit from all over the world and the real importance of the farm down the street. Thanks for listening!!!
About this show
Rouxde (pronounced Rude) Cooking School is a food history and cooking comedy podcast. Food writer and cook John Houser III talks food history, cooking and interviews Chefs and food professionals about what it's like in the industry. It's funny, irreverent and informative.
Hosted by
John Houser III