Bitchin' About Food
by Kath & Jan
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Episode 53 - Lauri Weiss
Episode 53 - Lauri Weiss
About this podcast
We are Kath & Jan (friends since 1978) and we are Bitchin' About Food. We love it. We hate it. We need it. We record in Will's awesome studio in Santa Monica. Listen in!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 54 episodes
- Episode 53 - Lauri Weiss · 49 min · Episode 53Kath has been looking forward to/dreading talking to Jan's cousin Lauri Weiss for almost two years because Lauri knows the truth about food and is the epitome of the saying "you…
- Episode 52 - Karen Pratt · 57 min · Episode 52Karen Pratt is a fearless world traveler with a taste for adventure (and good food). She is also one of Kath's oldest pals and she was kind enough to Zoom with us and regale us…
- Episode 51 - Parker Bennett & Tish Hicks · 56 min · Episode 51Jan goes way back with screenwriter and author Parker Bennett and his wife Tish Hicks. As one of LA's most successful voiceover artists for over 25 years, there’s a good chance…
- Episode 50 - Steve Totland & Meryl Friedman · 56 min · Episode 50Long-time veterans of Chicago theatre Steve Totland and Meryl Friedman join Kath and Jan in the studio to discuss a wide-variety of subjects: vegetarianism, their very long…
- Episode 49 - Steve Sweeney · 44 min · Episode 49It's a rollicking good old Chicago love-fest when Kath's old pal and stage manager, Steve Sweeney, joins Jan and Kath in person. We talk about Steve's health journey from scary…
- Episode 48 - Ruth Arnold · 47 min · Episode 48Kath and Jan are back at it, welcoming Ruth Arnold, Kath’s former hash-slingin’ co-worker at D. B. Kaplan’s in Chicago. Ruth’s life has had many chapters and we delve in to the…
- Episode 47 - Richard Papier · 49 min · Episode 47Native New Orleans chef Richard Papier began his culinary journey with vichyssoise when, as a child, he suddenly found himself as a third-wheel on his Mom’s date at a fancy…
- Episode 46 - Andrea and Eric Mather · 44 min · Episode 46We’re back! After a brief unexpected hiatus and of course, THE FIRE, Kath and Jan are back and kicking off 2025 with a small bitch-fest about Christmas brisket and bad Chinese…
- Episode 45 - John Beyer · 51 min · Episode 45Kath and Jan travel via Zoom to the Crescent City to talk to New Orleanian John Beyer about his multi-faceted career as producer, editor, writer, filmmaker and most importantly…
- Episode 44 - Nick Sheist · 48 min · Episode 44Happy Podcastaversary Number Two to US! We are once again joined by our annual (perennial?) November anniversary guest, Nick Sheist, our first beloved engineer. Kath and Jan…
- Episode 43 - Constance Bauer · 53 min · Episode 43Constance Bauer wears many hats. Mom, Daughter, Sister, Wife, Lawyer, Therapist, Couples Counselor, Sex Therapist, soon to be Podcaster! Kath and Constance dig deep into their…
- Episode 42 – Kath and Jan Catch Up + Melissa Sherman · 36 min · Episode 42Kath and Jan are back! We missed you! To start our long housekeeping and catch-up, we quickly veer into politics, as Jan makes a last ditch effort to show one presidential…
- Episode 41 - Michele and Dave Barbee · 50 min · Episode 41Even though they claim to be simple country folk, in reality, dear old friends Michele and Dave Barbee are displaced city slickers who both are avid foodies. We discuss our…
- Episode 40 - Kathryn Schorr · 60 min · Episode 40A conversation with Kathryn Schorr is like zooming down a runway in a jetliner, so Kath and Jan strap in with their tray tables up for rollicking good time as we take a deep dive…
- Episode 39 - Viva Krasinski · 46 min · Episode 39With a name like Viva Krasinski, you know things are going to be interesting. Thanks to our previous podcast guest Emily Vollmer, Viva was brought to our attention and we soon…
- Episode 38 - Clara York · 46 min · Episode 38Kath and Jan have a new friend! The phrase “lovely and talented” gets used way too much, but in this case, it truly applies to our guest, Clara York. Coming in smokin’ hot off…
- Episode 37 - Elizabeth Cortell · 1 h 1 min · Episode 37Elizabeth Cortell has stories. She has been entertaining Kath and Jan for decades with them, and today’s episode is no exception. A very unique childhood, a killer wit, a keen…
- Episode 36 - Jennifer Stander · 51 min · Episode 36Jennifer Stander claims she is not a genius, but Kath & Jan suspect otherwise. The three of us do a deep dive into mysterious worlds: computer programing, coding, 8 hour work…
- Episode 35 - Mariann Sauvion · 56 min · Episode 35Mariann Sauvion has been cooking and feeding the world since the age of 5 and hasn’t stopped since! Kath and Jan enjoy an extremely convivial conversation with Mariann as she…
- Episode 34 - Frima Turns 95 · 26 min · Episode 34A Bonus Episode as we once again re-visit Jan's mom Frima and her sister Barbara on Kath's patio to honor Frima on her 95th birthday! Amid the pastoral sounds of hummingbirds…
