The Carp in the Bathtub By Hallel Yadin If there’s an obscure historical phenomenon you’d ever like to trick people into asking you about, wear a cute hat depicting it. That’s what I learned when I acquired this cap, which features an appliqué of a fish perched over a tub. It’s [...]
Newsletter updates! The Smart Mouth newsletter schedule is changing, as are the paid subscription benefits. The free edition, with articles by freelancers, will now publish three times per month. Once per month, paid subscribers will get an edition written by me. Sometimes it will be something quippy, sometimes it’ll be something [...]
New Smart Mouth Newsletter Pitch Guidelines Hello freelance writers: here is a submission guide, should you want to contribute to Smart Mouth. It’s lengthy but I think covers everything. Please email pitches to katherine at tablecakes dot com. Read the submission guide here: Smart Mouth Newsletter Pitch Guidelines iTunes • Google [...]
A Cake Named for a Man, Baked by His More Interesting Wife By Stacy Brooks Runebergintorttu is an iconic Finnish dessert: the miniature cake is made with ground almonds and cookie crumbs or breadcrumbs, often flavored with punsch or rum, always topped with a circle of raspberry jam ringed with icing. [...]
Nebraska's Fast-Food Chain with Volga German Roots By Kara Elder Whether you tuck into one at a Cornhusker football game or from one of 88 locations in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Colorado, the Runza sandwich, a savory stuffed bun from the fast-food chain of the same name, is pure Nebraska. To [...]
The Origins of Portugal’s Iconic Foods By Melissa Haun In this seaside country of sailors, Catholics and conquerors, everything you eat is intertwined with the past. Here are five essential Portuguese treats, plus the strange stories behind them. Read the article here: The Origins of Portugal’s Iconic Foods iTunes • [...]
A Canadian Pie That Isn’t Pie, but Is Comforting Would you like some excellent and useful Smart Mouth swag, good for both commuting and being outdoors? Respond to this newsletter with your mailing address and I’ll ship it out to you. Thank you so much for being a Smart Mouth [...]
Buncha Links to Fun Food Media This newsletter is so close to to reaching a milestone number of subscribers! If you could give me a hand, please mention the Smart Mouth on social (Twitter, IG, TikTok) and I’ll send you some fun and useful merch! -Katherine See the full post [...]
The Christmas Cookie That’ll Start a FightI have launched a restaurant review site called How to Eat L.A. If you like anything about that, please go check it out! -KatherineAishwarya JaganiWith so many varieties of the crunchy treat, and so many different local names for it, it is no wonder that [...]
Washington D.C. on a Bit of a Budget I have launched a restaurant review site called How to Eat L.A. If you like anything about that, please go check it out! -Katherine By Rebecca Grenham Washington, D.C. is not a cheap town. Rent is high, public transportation is pricey, and [...]
