Oct 24, 2018
It’s a hodge-podge of gastrocomedic stylings and quick-hit segments from around the United States! Eddie Tassin tours us through all 15 dining rooms at Antoine’s (NOLA), the oldest family-owned restaurant in the country. Clint Funk tells a story about Wendy’s “Carolina Burger,” which may have originated at The Blue Ridge Grill a.k.a. “The Grill” (Galax, VA). And we play a name-dropping drinking game with Ruben Rueda, the longest-standing bartender at the Musso & Frank Grill (Los Angeles), the oldest restaurant in Hollywood, frequented by Orson Welles, Steve McQueen (Ruben kicked him out), Bukowski, Keith Richards, Johnny Depp, and more. Plus: how to skin a squirrel, according to the 1953 edition of The Joy of Cooking. And also: the Great Unfinished RFFP Food Rap Song. CONNECT: Tweet to us @richardsfamous. Call our hotline with tips & grievances 323-81-FOOD-4. AND PLEASE: Rate & review us on iTunes. FEATURED VOICES: April Green, Eddie Tassin, Tammy Garcia, Clint Funk, Oscar Hall, Ruben Rueda FURTHER: Read a longer version of Richard’s interview with Ruben Rueda in VICE Munchies: https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/mgxn4q/las-longest-standing-bartender-has-86d-more-celebrities-than-you Listen to a longer version of Richard’s interview with Ruben Rueda on KCRW’s Good Food blog: https://soundcloud.com/kcrws-good-food/ruben-rueda-musso-franks-longest-serving-bartender Listen to Richard’s story “A Million Dollars Worth of Plastic,” about a family (including Tammy Garcia, featured in this episode) in Galax, VA (home of The Grill) that won a million dollars from McDonald’s in 1989, via KCRW’s Lost Notes: https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/lost-notes/a-million-dollars-worth-of-plastic PRODUCTION CREDITS: Produced/reported/voiced/conceived/sound designed by Richard Parks III Mixed by Rob Amjarv Mustachio'd pickle logo by James Braithwaite Theme song by Bobby Halvorson FRIENDS OF THE POD: Caitlin Esch, David Weinberg, Benedict Moran, Steven Berger, Bennett Barbakow, Matt Frassica, Elizabeth Parks Kibbey, Nick White, John Callaghan, Jorge Just, Vice Munchies, KCRW's Lost Notes, the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention VISIT THE RESTAURANTS FEATURED: Lucky Stop Po-Boys, formerly Danny & Clyde's (Thibodaux, LA) for poboys and muffulettas Antoine’s (New Orleans, LA) for shrimp and grits The Blue Ridge Grill a.k.a. “The Grill” (Galax, VA) for a cheese burger with chili The Musso & Frank Grill (Hollywood, CA) for martinis