https://www.howtoeatla.com/ http://www.smartmouthpodcast.com/ Historian of food. I have been to many restaurants, but not your favorite.https://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3lkp54bw2as2aOK, but Mr President, how will you declassify documents if you fire all the librarians and archivists?19 Mar 2025 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkp54bw2as2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3lgsxaehli22nWhy doesn't Airdrop work?28 Jan 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgsxaehli22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3lf76j4mgtk2z"Hydrant system is dry" - LA County Fire, 6:59pm NOTE: This was in request for assistance on Glenhaven Dr., so I'm guessing they're referring specifically to that area.08 Jan 2025 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf76j4mgtk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3ldqto2pkgk2tWe just WISH the drones were aliens. They're cops and insurance companies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2024 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqto2pkgk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3ldoova25as2aWell apparently a bunch of people may have gotten food poisoning from oysters at an LA Times event. I've gotten super into food safety issues so here are two articles, one about oysters and one about food poisoning. https://smartmouth.substack.com/p/if-youre-scared-of-oysters-maybe https://smartmouth.substack.com/p/that-may-not-be-what-gave-you-food19 Dec 2024 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldoova25as2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3ldhxp3ovwk26Briana Boston is still facing charges and is currently under house arrest. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-briana-bostons-legal-defense17 Dec 2024 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldhxp3ovwk26https://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3ld5xg7vbcs2oNone of those reasons and you know it.13 Dec 2024 04:34 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5xg7vbcs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3lcnz2ts4n223Don't reference Louis Pasteur when you talk about milk - he was all about the booze. Franz von Soxhlet is the guy who developed pasteurization of dairy products.06 Dec 2024 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnz2ts4n223https://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3lc72pzqc7c24Israel killed 3 World Central Kitchen workers today, after killing 7 of them in April. In April they said it was an accident; this time they say 1 worker was Hamas-affiliated. I wonder if Israel dislikes such a popular group persevering in Gaza. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-world-central-kitchen.html30 Nov 2024 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc72pzqc7c24https://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3lbs6y4cny225It is legal to buy raw milk in every state except Hawai'i and Rhode Island. Those that want to "legalize" raw milk: what legislative changes are you looking for?25 Nov 2024 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbs6y4cny225https://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3lbmzsepf5k2e"Legalizing" raw milk won't increase its consumption very much (this is not the kind of thing that scales up) so I'm mostly okay with legalizing it, except so many raw milk enthusiasts seem intent on feeding it to their babies. WHY?23 Nov 2024 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmzsepf5k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3laxg47oljs2bAlso if you're going to de-fluoridate the water you better make dental care free for kids.15 Nov 2024 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxg47oljs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3lawxb6exp22fBottled water companies are NOT required to disclose how much fluoride is in their water. Municipalities ARE required to disclose this. If RFK Jr changes his stance and says he wants to remove fluoride from ALL water, not just public water, then I'll believe he's in earnest.14 Nov 2024 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawxb6exp22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3lawuobcyds2gI LOVE HER SO MUCH. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Nov 2024 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawuobcyds2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3lawcb3x2tc2yThe Ethics Committee should've released its Matt Gaetz report the SECOND it heard about his AG nomination. And now they're just sitting on it. What the hell is wrong with everyone. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/matt-gaetz-ethics-committee-report.html14 Nov 2024 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawcb3x2tc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3larqsam4d22aIf federal law about raw milk retail sales changes, I wonder if there's a better solution than unfettered interstate commerce. Maybe a "distance from dairy of origin" limitation? You'd really want to limit the potential points of failure for unpasteurized milk. https://smartmouth.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-raw-milk-its-annoying12 Nov 2024 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3larqsam4d22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3larob76t3s2aAny of y'll buy Alexandre milk? Any of y'all repeatedly experience it going bad before the expiration date?12 Nov 2024 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3larob76t3s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3l2fbdmpyi52rDoes anyone remember this? It fills me with intense nostalgia. It's also how I knew that mochi does not mean "frozen novelty" - which is a misconception I want to write about.23 Aug 2024 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2fbdmpyi52rhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3l2bdxytxox2mI am currently growing a spaghetti tree myself. You can come to my harvest party if you want. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVo_wkxH9dU22 Aug 2024 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2bdxytxox2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3l2b3pyv42p2y"... the foundation for Runza. Taking a cue from the Russian pirog, a savory, stuffed pie, German Russians created the pocket-sized bierock, known also as krautenruns, cabbage pies, kraut bierock, and Runzas." On Tim Walz's preferred Midwestern snack: smartmouth.substack.com/p/runza https://smartmouth.substack.com/p/runza21 Aug 2024 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2b3pyv42p2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3kzna5pm73i2vFinally watched "Licorice Pizza," set in 1973 and really a love letter to the Valley, and there's a scene where promotional copy for the Mikado (a real restaurant) is read aloud: https://www.tiktok.com/@simret_edits/video/708044200511288452314 Aug 2024 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzna5pm73i2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/katherinespiers.bsky.social/post/3kzk4q3y3j52dI just watched Phantom Thread and it's my favorite movie EVER now, and there's a Lady Baltimore in it. But she's not a cake! https://smartmouth.substack.com/p/classic-southern-cakes12 Aug 2024 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:oa3f46n3mkeqt4wbfcleikho/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzk4q3y3j52d