Run the Dish with Mario Bosquez

Run the Dish visits with Globe Trotting Latina Chef Marisel Salazar.

Chef Marisel talks about her Latina Roots, her childhood in Japan, her world travels, and how that all combines to her great work in the kitchen now.

We also visit with a sometimes misunderstood root vegetable, the Radish, in Our Fruit and Vegetable of the Week, 

And, some tips on indoor, smokeless grills.

Plus, Allie the Announcer spills the beans on the type of cookies Mario eats while he obsessively reads Cookbooks for fun.

The scion of a legendary restaurant... A family that pioneered... elegance, service, and of course... top flight food...grandson of the famous restaurateur

Oscar Tucci of Delmonico's Restaurant

The one and only Max Tucci...

Now, author of...

“The Delmonico Way: Sublime Entertaining & Legendary Recipes from the Restaurant That Made New York!”

Recipes, the stars that dined there and tips to make you the ultimate host at home...

OUR HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ... Shares his love for waffles and discovers a waffle maker you do not have to plug in!

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"We will visit with... a fruit in a class all by itself,

The custard apple...

Also known by its elegant name....

The Cherimoya

ON THIS EPISODE OF RUN THE DISH... A TASTY VISIT WITH COOK AND ENTERTAINER, EXTRAORDINAIRE, SHAVONNE CONROY...

WHO IS EQUALLY AT HOME IN THE KITCHEN, AS SHE IS ON STAGE.

WE'LL EXPLORE HER COOKBOOK: "Shavonne's Holiday Cookbook: Easy and delicious Thanksgiving and Christmas recipes that save time and trouble. Including traditional and non-traditional delights!

A COOKBOOK PERFECT FOR EVERY HOLIDAY PLUS EVERDAY DISHES THAT ALSO GRAB THE SPOTLIGHT.

IN OUR TEASPOON OF TRIVIA...

OUR HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ...   SHARES HIS FAVORITE WAY TO MAKE COFFEE, HE SAYS A PERCOLATOR AND A DASH OF CINNAMON ARE THE WAY TO GO.

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

THE OFTEN-DEBATED, OFTEN MALIGNED AND ALSO FOR MANY, MUCH LOVED BRUSSEL SPROUT!

A DELIGHTFUL VISIT WITH AUTHOR CAROLINE BALL, WHO JOINS US FROM ENGLAND TO TALK ABOUT HER WONDERFUL NEW BOOK, 

“A Cornucopia of Fruit & Vegetables

Illustrations from an Eighteenth-Century Botanical Treasury”

Plump apricots, juicy mangoes, crisp lettuce.as viewed through eighteenth-century eyes, AND ARTISTS..

YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO HEAR ABOUT THE UNEXPECTED CONNECTION BETWEEN

Lettuce, the Romans, and Beatrix Potter's FLOPSY Bunny.

Also:'

IN OUR TEASPOON OF TRIVIA...

OUR HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ...   SHARES HIS FAVORITE WAY TO COOK A STEAK... MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE STOVE VENT FULL SPEED AHEAD!

AND,

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

THE MYSTERIOUS AND YET APPROACHABLE, AND DID WE MENTION DELICIOUS?  WATER CHESTNUT... WITH ALLIE THE ANNOUNCER!

A DELICIOUS VISIT WITH AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER BRIAN  YARVIN,  AUTHOR OF "Pennsylvania Good Eats: Exploring the State's Favorite, Unique, Historic, and Delicious Foods"

FROM THE FOOD OF THE AMISH, TO HALUSKI, TO GIVING BOLOGNA A NEW IMAGE... AND WHERE IN Pennsylvania YOU GET INTO A TOMATO FIGHT!

OUR HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ...  SHARES THE BEST PANCAKE RECIPE EVER... AND HOW, FREEZING THE BATTER IN INDIVIDUAL PORTIONS, SAVES MONEY AND GUARANTEES FRESH PANCAKES ANYTIME YOU WANT!

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

WE CRACK THE SECRETS OF THE WALNUT... WHICH IS ITS OWN BEST BODYGUARD.

DID YOU KNOW A DOGGIE HAS WRITTEN A BOOK FULL OF WORDS OF WISDOM? HERE ON RUN THE DISH, SCOTTISH TERRIER, WINSTON, JOINS US WITH HIS HUMAN CO-AUTHOR, LINDA LOWE-APPLE TO LEARN ABOUT HIS BOOK,

WINSTON'S WORDS OF WISDOM, PLUS, CO-AUTHOR, LINDA LOWE-APPLE SHARES HER SOUTHERN CHARM AND SOUTHERN LIFESTYLE TIPS.

ALSO: OUR HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ... TELLS ABOUT THE VERY BEST LIME-ADE ON THE PLANET... THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS IN VENEZUELA.

AND,

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

WE WILL LEARN ABOUT... THE LIMA BEAN... UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL!

IT'S DUELING PODCASTERS ON RUN THE DISH!  WE VISIT WITH IRREPRESSIBLE PODCASTERS JEFF JENSON AND CAROLINA CADILLO.... THEY ARE A POST MODERN LUCY AND DESI...

IN OUR TEASPOON OF TRIVIA, OUR HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ SHARES WITH US SOME TUDOR TRIVIA FROM THE PAGES OF HISTORY.

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight," WE VISIT WITH GRAPE, IF GRAPE CAN STAY SOBER LONG ENOUGH...

JUDGE ELSA ALCALÁ JOINS US, THIS ESTEEMED RETIRED JUDGE PULLS BACK SOME OF THE CURTAINS OF MYSTERY ON THE JUDICIAL PROCESS, ANSWERING MANY QUESTIONS I'M SURE YOU HAVE ABOUT: HOW DOES THE COURT SYSTEM WORK EXACTLY AND HOW DO YOU PROPERLY ADDRESS A JUDGE?

IN OUR TEASPOON OF TRIVIA... OUR HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ...GOES ON A PILGRIMAGE TO THE UPPER WEST SIDE OF NEW YORK CITY... TO A FAMOUS HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE SHOP THAT WAS A FAVORITE OF SCREEN LEGEND KATHARINE HEPBURN, THEY STILL SELL HER FAVORITE... KATHARINE HEPBURN MIX!

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

WE VISIT WITH THE LUSCIOUS APRICOT AND LEARN THIS DELICIOUS FRUIT'S BENEFITS.

PART TWO OF OUR RUN THE DISH VISIT WITH PRIVATE CHEF, CULINARY ARTS TEACHER, AND RECIPE CONSULTANT FOR RUN THE DISH, CHEF YEXENIA GOMEZ...

ON FOOD AND TRAVEL... INSPIRED BY HER RECENT TRIP BACK HOME TO EL SALVADOR

WE'LL SAMPLE THE EXOTIC FRUITS FROM THAT MAGICAL PLACE WHERE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING GROWS

AND GET HANDY TRAVEL TIPS... FROM OUR CHEF ON THE GO...

IN OUR TEASPOON OF TRIVIA... OUR HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ...

WITH HIS EASY, POPCORN HACK... BUTTERING AND SALTING POPCORN HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

THE FABULOUS JUJUBE STOPS BY FOR A GLAMOROUS VISIT,

THE "REAL " JUJUBE...

ON THIS EPISODE OF RUN THE DISH, PRIVATE CHEF, CULINARY ARTS TEACHER, AND 

RECIPE CONSULTANT FOR RUN THE DISH, CHEF YEXENIA GOMEZ...

ON FOOD AND TRAVEL... INSPIRED BY HER RECENT TRIP BACK HOME TO EL SALVADOR

WE'LL SAMPLE THE EXOTIC FRUITS FROM THAT MAGICAL PLACE

WHERE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING GROWS AND GET HANDY TRAVEL TIPS...

FROM OUR CHEF ON THE GO...

PLUS WE EXPLORE THE QUEEN OF FRUITS, MANGOSTEEN

AND,

LEARN THE RIGHT WAY TO EAT AN APPLE, WHICH MAY SHOCK YOU TO THE “CORE.”

ON THIS EPISODE OF RUN THE DISH, ANIMAL COMMUNICATOR AND ANIMAL ENERGY HEALER, TRINA CHEW, JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT OUR PETS

AND HOW WE CAN BE IN BETTER TOUCH WITH THEM.

WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO TELL US?

CAN WE LEARN TO BE MORE SENSITIVE TO THEIR

MOODS, SIGNALS, WANTS, AND NEEDS?

AND WHAT ARE MENTAL "FLASH CARDS" WE CAN SEND TO THEM?

WE WILL RUN THE DISH, ON ANIMAL COMMUNICATION.

PLUS, IN OUR TEASPOON OF TRIVIA... SAFE SNACKS FOR OUR DOGS AND CATS WITH ALLIE THE ANNOUNCER.

AND, RUN THE DISH HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ, TELLS ABOUT HIS 

MENAGERIE OF ADOPTED AND RESCUE PETS.

Full Episode

WITH THE PENTAGON RELEASING A REPORT...

ON THE U F O QUESTION AND, WITH RECENT REVEALS FROM U-S MILITARY

ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

IT'S TIME TO EXPLORE THIS TOPIC ON RUN THE DISH...

SINCE WE ARE FOOD, LIFESTYLE, AND OTHER KITCHEN...

WITCHERY... WE TACKLE ALL TOPICS INCLUDING THIS ONE...

WHAT ABOUT ALIEN LIFE? ARE THEY OUT THERE? AND SINCE WE ARE FOOD PODCAST...

WHAT DO ALIENS EAT?JOINING US FOR A GRIPPING INTERVIEW IS PROFESSOR LEE CRONIN

REGIUS CHAIR OF CHEMISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

WHO HAS BEEN ON TED-TALKS...

HE WILL RUN THE DISH ON LIFE, HOW IT DEVELOPED HERE ON THIS PLANET,

AND, HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DETECT SIGNS OF LIFE,

"ELSEWHERE..." AND DOES IT NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE ORGANIC?

PLUS, WHAT DO ALIENS EAT?

IN OUR TEASPOON OF TRIVIA... OUR HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ...

SHARES, HIS POSSIBLE ALIEN LIFE, ENCOUNTER... WHICH TURNED HIS LIPS BLUE... IN SHOCK... AND SURPRISE...

DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

An exclusive interview with THE FRIENDLY, THE APPROACHABLE,

THE DELICIOUS, CHINESE, WATER CHESTNUT...

"Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

Where we learn little or nothing, and it rarely goes well.

HOW WILL IT GO, THIS TIME?

WITH THE PENTAGON RELEASING A REPORT...

ON THE U F O QUESTION AND, WITH RECENT REVEALS FROM U-S MILITARY

ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

IT'S TIME TO EXPLORE THIS TOPIC ON RUN THE DISH...

SINCE WE ARE FOOD, LIFESTYLE, AND OTHER KITCHEN...

WITCHERY... WE TACKLE ALL TOPICS INCLUDING THIS ONE...

WHAT ABOUT ALIEN LIFE? ARE THEY OUT THERE? AND SINCE WE ARE FOOD PODCAST...

WHAT DO ALIENS EAT?JOINING US FOR A GRIPPING INTERVIEW IS PROFESSOR LEE CRONIN

REGIUS CHAIR OF CHEMISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

WHO HAS BEEN ON TED-TALKS...

HE WILL RUN THE DISH ON LIFE, HOW IT DEVELOPED HERE ON THIS PLANET,

AND, HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DETECT SIGNS OF LIFE,

"ELSEWHERE..." AND DOES IT NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE ORGANIC?

PLUS, WHAT DO ALIENS EAT?

IN OUR TEASPOON OF TRIVIA... OUR HOST, MARIO BOSQUEZ...

SHARES, HIS POSSIBLE ALIEN LIFE, ENCOUNTER... WHICH TURNED HIS LIPS BLUE... IN SHOCK... AND SURPRISE...

DID IT REALLY HAPPEN?

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

An exclusive interview with THE FRIENDLY, THE APPROACHABLE,

THE DELICIOUS, CHINESE, WATER CHESTNUT...

"Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

Where we learn little or nothing, and it rarely goes well.

HOW WILL IT GO, THIS TIME?

DELMONICOS, THE LEGENDARY RESTAURANT THAT SET THE STANDARD FOR ALL U-S RESTAURANTS THAT FOLLOWED.

DELMONICO'S IN MOVIES, IN RECIPES... AND IN LEGEND...

WE'RE RUNNING THE DISH WITH MAX TUCCI... OF THE FAMED DELMONICO WAY, WE'LL LEARN ABOUT THE RISE OF THE RESTAURANT...

TALK LEGENDARY RECIPES...  AND, ALONG WITH HIS CO-AUTHOR, FOOD HISTORIAN, BECKY DIAMOND...

WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THEIR UPCOMING COOKBOOK THAT WILL TELL ALL... AND TASTE ALL

ABOUT THE DELMONICO WAY...

IN OUR TEASPOON OF TRIVIA... WHAT'S THE CORRECT WAY TO PEEL A BANANA?

THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU... HINT, MONKEYS AND APES ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE...

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight," An exclusive interview with ASPARAGUS...

SO ELEGANT,  DELICIOUS...  AND SLENDER... WELL, WITH ASPARA-SPANKS....

 "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight,"

Where we learn little or nothing, and it rarely goes well.

YES, IT'S TIME TO COOL OFF... WITH ERICKA SANCHEZ

AND HER DELICIOUS NEW COOKBOOK “AGUAS FRESCAS AND PALETAS”

TEACHING US HOW TO MAKE PALETAS…FROZEN TREATS FROM MEXICO...

MADE WITH EVERYTHING FROM THE FRESH FRUIT TO SAVORY DELIGHTS.

INGREDIENTS ARE POURED INTO POP MOLDS, OF COURSE "POPPED" INTO THE FREEZER...

IN EVERY FLAVOR IMAGINABLE... FROM WATERMELON TO EVEN RICE PUDDING POPS!

EASY, AFFORDABLE, AND OH-SO GOOD...

WE ALSO RUN THE DISH ON “PEAR,” A VERY JEALOUS FRUIT, & EXPLORE FOOD CONUNDRUMS.

WE ARE GOING BACK IN TIME TO THE DAY OF ANCIENT MEXICO.. TO EXPLORE THE FOOD OF THE AZTECS WITH CHEF IRWIN SANCHEZ

OF UNDER THE VOLCANO MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN NEW YORK CITY...

HE SHARES A RECIPE FOR MIXIOTES...  WHERE SCENTED CLOUDS OF DELICIOUSNESS GREET

YOU WHEN YOU OPEN UP A WRAPPER AS OLD AS THE GREAT CIVILIZATION ITSELF.

CHEF IS ALSO A POET... YOU WILL HEAR... HIM RECITEHIS ORIGINAL POETRY...

IN THE ANCIENT LANGUAGE OF THE AZTECS... NAHUATL.

IN OUR TEASPOON OF TRIVIA... WE ARE DOWNSIZING.... IN A WAY... OUR HOST SHARES HIS NEW FOUND KITCHEN FAVORITE…

BABY WHISKS.

In our "Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight," An exclusive interview with

PISTACHIO... TIMELESS,  TASTY,   AND USED TO BE A REDHEAD?

"Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut in the Spotlight," Where we learn little or nothing, and it rarely goes well.

We Run the Dish with Tex-Mex Chef Diana Barrios-Treviño who offers a recipe for Puffy Tacos.

Learn all about the exotic fruit, the Cherimoya.

And in Teaspoon of Trivia, a cooking hack that does NOT work.

Wine Expert Mark Oldman talks about Wine in a post-pandemic world and what we can learn from Wine about survival. He also shares some delicious, affordable wines, and tells us which bargain store is the destination for Billionaire’s private jets where they snap up Dom Perignon and other great selections at super-affordable prices.

In our Teaspoon of Trivia we’ll discover how Peas were all the rage at Louis XIV’s Versailles even proving fatal to some who overindulged.

And we meet a slightly tipsy Grape in our Fruit, Vegetable & Nut in the Spotlight, where we learn little or nothing and it rarely goes well.

We run the Dish on tracing your family’s history and roots with Genealogy Whisperer, Rosanna Gomez-Moreno.

Learn the Golden Rules of Genealogy and get a great recipe for Kahlua Cake, whose history might surprise you. 

We also learn about Jujubes, a delightful and sometimes elusive fruit.

Plus, Teaspoon of Trivia shares host Mario Bósquez’ Avocado Hack to make Getting at the delicious insides even easier.

In a special “Run-On-One” Interview, we Dish with David Leite, an award-winning Food Writer and Food Historian who shares with us his epic and emotional journey to the world of Food.

David talks about his struggles with mental health issues, growing up gay in an immigrant family and how food and keeping a sense of humor showed the way.

He shares his Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe and tells us why his book is called, “Notes on a Banana.”

Run the Dish also shares, in a “Teaspoon of Trivia,” why Swiss Steak is called “Swiss” Steak. The answer may surprise you.

And, in our Fruit, Vegetable & Nut in the Spotlight (A raucous interview where we learn little or nothing and it rarely goes well) we visit  with Cashew, a naked nut with shady relatives.