Mouth Feelings

Karen Chuplis provides a Holiday Mouth Feel, an interaction between a head of household and his Butler “Furthermore,” a continuation of our debate on activities at parties, and a final holiday tradition from Grandma of the podcast, Kimmie!

The gang enjoys a listener suggested holiday potluck! There’s ham, there are latkes, Lemon Bars and more! What more? Ty prepares a wicked Holiday Punch that gets us a little loopy immediately. Oh, come all ye faithful and hear why Wedding Punch would completely fail in even a mock courtroom. The discussion starts as a congenial Congressional discussion but dissolves into a contentious argument about a Turkey sandwich in front of a jury of chickens. Makes sense?

Retta shares her thoughts on growing up eating Liberian food and not eating Liberian food anymore, the joy of restaurants, and which egg preparation she would F, Marry or Kill. Julia confirms her “ideal husband” qualities. Hint: both of her choices can fit in her purse.

Johnny leads us in with a real head scratcher of a toast and picks a side in his in-laws’ holiday dinners. Lutefisk happens to be discussed…...ing.. See what I did there? The gang enjoys Johnny’s wife’s delicious French-Canadian meat pies.

Bits and bobs cut from previous episodes all thrown together into one delicious mash! First an Oregonian challenge which Joel turns real foul real quickly. What did Mom make for you that perhaps would’ve gotten you slapped by a real Italian.. A round table discussion of the perfect steak house. Listen to Ty cringe during yet another Christopher Walken impression. A very challenging FMK for Mel with a surprise visit from Gerald, the PR Rep from Breakfast. A new Texas-themed trivia game called...

The Wedding Punch gang continues trying some of the listeners’ Mouth Feelings and they bring it home! Cinnamon Toast! Red Peppers on Italian bread! RC Cola! 7 Layer Cookies! New TV Show idea: Hatch and Jackson! Guess which one’s the dog! We hear how Johnny’s MASH fanfiction is coming along. Julia recalls her food-related way she heard of the Jewish diaspora. Someone try a Crown Royal and Royal Crown and get back to us.

The Wedding Punch gang finally gets a chance to try some of the listeners’ Mouth Feelings and they have a deliciously good time! Can it be that Mel likes something with cottage cheese?! Ty has no Rams-related stress. But the Mets? mmm, ....well...let’s just say there are moments when it’s good to have an octopus to tenderize.

On a podcast dedicated to food, drink and memories, and with two Texas boys, chili was going to be the focus at some point. Pro-beans? Anti-beans? Okay w/beans? What’s your secret ingredient? What’s your favorite accompaniment? Sorry, BESIDES CORNBREAD, what’s your favorite accompaniment? Do these rules bum you out? Join the Wedding Punch gang as they listen to the warm South Texas memories of Tynan Davis, sip a little Dr Pepper and dig into a bow of red.

Stop the presses! We’ve got steaks! We must grill them ASAP! The Wedding Punch gang tears into the pros and cons of the modern steak-house and discusses the delicious grilled protein in front of them. Well you can swap/reverse “tears into” and “discusses.” Joel was so immensely proud of the name he chose for the game he introduces...but he forgets to mention the name until the end of the episode.

Julia’s grandma provided us with...maybe the best thing we’ve ever tasted?? After 50 years of preparing and serving this casserole, “Kimmie” shared the recipe with her granddaughter for her to make for the first time. Julia more than rose to the occasion and followed the recipe to a T. Wellllll, with a little hop at the end.

What a wonderful guest and what an excellent mouth feel she suggested. We could eat this all day. The flavors of the grill, the garden and fresh herbs mingle with a debate on tapas and death row meals. We play one of our favorite new games (F, Marry, Kill - Mouth Feelings Edition) and we discover how great a sommelier Ty would be.

Lots lots and LOTS of love for this dish. Johnny pair it with a drink called a “Handshake.” Description in episode and it’s very simple.. Johnny was ignored in our special guest’s memories but he’d like us all to know that “he was there too.” Julia did not have time for Ro-Tel life in high school even though her days lasted 18 hours on average. We have a new game that (gasp!) has a name no one is embarrassed about!! The game is “Can’t Find A Better Name!"

Whoa Nelly! What a boozy drink and what a doozy of a reason to eat a chicken salad sandwich with it. Jesus Ty! This time we simply must ask follow up questions! Also in this episode we discover the evil twin of the Aperol Spritz. Plus yet ANOTHER disturbingly titled segment: A Regurgitation. This week’s ATQ: What food/food combination do you hate that everyone else loves and why?

Don’t let the our opening reference to Entertainment Tonight throw you, we get serious as Julia points out a very true father/mother double standard. Joel’s family referred to these store-bought “delights” as Barf-alloes, but the nicknames and the real names are also satisfying. Can you guess what we’re referring to before listening? Mel reveals that at school he would eat a sandwich lovingly made by his dad that, most of the time, was completely thawed!

A little bit more! We taste some weird chocolate and combine a few seemingly disparate things to enjoy. All obtained at one convenience store. Mel calls it “Getaway Food!”

Do you call them shipwrecks? Or Suicides? Swamp Water? Graveyards? What happens when you drink one of those little cans of diet coke? It’s not good but it’ll learn ya. Who’s the best at identifying convenience store sandwiches? The answer shouldn’t shock you. But the name of this game will melt your brain. Oh, and most of what Johnny’s kids make disgusts him. ATQ Part 2 of “What’s the oddest food combination you love that others might find a tad strange or a lot disgusting.”

FIREWORKS! Julia was more of a ’Deerword gal’ and not a ‘Moosilauke gal’ (ssssss) and is now more of a ‘Moosilauke Gal’ and less of a’ “Deerwood Gal” (Boom). At a baseball game Ty will occasionally eat a peanut WITH the shell...on purpose!! (KABOOM) No one can remember a great macaroni salad. (EXPLOSION) And we declared our Independence of each other and ate in silence for 20 minutes. (GRAND FINALE) Also, watermelon is a FACT. (STANDING OVATION).

Want just a little bit more? The Wedding Punch gang plays the unfortunately titled “Would You Slather” where Ty reveals how many weeks a grilled cheese sandwich could be left on the counter and still be “good enough to eat!” A debate over chili where we don’t take off our shirts, upend the table and wrestle.

We’re Back! Mouth Feelings Season Two begins with a new beginnings theme! Tune in to hear what Julia sounds like after leaving half her brain at the gym! Meh, who cares? For someone who’s never paid full price for an oyster she’s doing great! Catch the first battle in the Great Ketchup Wars! Listen to Johnny slowly turn into a robot and reveal himself to be an “expert” on Australia. Mel finds the food combo that transforms him into a lead guitarist shredding on a mountain surrounded by bolts...

Ty, Joel, Johnny, Mel and Julia are returning for season two of Mouth Feelings - subscribe now to get the first episode when it drops on June 27th.