The Big Schmear

The Big Schmear


Latest Episodes

The Great Big Jewish Food Fest!
July 31, 2020

Guest: Lisa Colton, Co-Executive Producer                 The Great Big Jewish Food Fest It's March, the start of the pandemic in the U.S. with lock-downs in most all major cities.  Food and preparing meals for yourself,

How Does a Nice Jewish Girl Become a Mixologist?
July 17, 2020

Guest: Cheryl Rich Heisler What better way to spend an interview than talking about cocktails? It was total fun talking with Cheryl about her path to becoming a mixologist and starting her company called Mixed metaPours.

Savage Feast
June 26, 2020

Guest: Boris Fishman Novelist, Memoirist, and Hard-working Home Cook   - Photo Credit: Stephanie Kaltsas Boris Fishman is a wonderful writer providing a unique immigrant perspective to his work. My new favorite book by Boris is: Three Generations,

Pilot Light -Shining a Light on Food Education
June 09, 2020

Guests: Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn & Caitlin Arens   Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn, Executive Director Caitlin Arens, Food Education Support Manager I had a great time talking with Alexandra and Caitlin of Pilot Light in Chicago.

The Dairy Restaurant
May 27, 2020

Guest: Graphic Artist & Writer Ben Katchor Who knew there would be so much to say about the history of the dairy restaurant? Ben Katchor begins the story for us during biblical times in the Garden of Eden (the first restaurant) and takes us on an amaz...

The Jewish Food Society
May 18, 2020

Guest: Amanda Dell My guest on this episode is Amanda Dell, Program Director from The Jewish Food Society. The work they are doing to capture and archive Jewish family recipes and recipe stories from around the globe is critical to our understanding of...

Koval Distillery Shines as a Hero
May 12, 2020

Guest: Sonat Birnecker, President Koval Distillery Koval Distillery Founders:  Dr. Sonat Birnecker & Dr. Robert Birnecker, Master Distiller & CEOI am talking with Sonat Birnecker from my favorite distillery, Koval.

Sharing A Shabbat Meal – May is Mental Health Awareness Month
April 29, 2020

Guest: Gabrielle Leon Spatt As most of us continue with the stay-in-place orders I decided to invite Gabrielle Spatt of The Blue Dove Foundation to talk with me about Mental Health Awareness Month. The Blue Dove Foundation focuses its resources on the...

Sharing a Shabbat Meal: May is Mental Health Awarness Month
April 29, 2020

Guest: Gabrielle Leon Spatt As most of us continue with the stay-in-place orders I decided to invite Gabrielle Spatt of The Blue Dove Foundation to talk with me about Mental Health Awareness Month. The Blue Dove Foundation focuses its resources on the ...

What’s Your Go-To Condiment? (#52)
April 17, 2020

Guest: Carolyn Sherman Gutierrez I had great fun talking with Carolyn Sherman Gutierrez of ISH. Who knew horseradish could be so versatile? Or come in so many flavors? I've had fun experimenting at home (too much time) and even got my husband on-board!...