Cooked and Booked
Sunny Anderson hosts Cooked and Booked, the podcast where food and true crime get blitzed, blended and baked into one deliciously dangerous dish. Sunny is best known as a Food Network host, but she’s also a true crime obsessive. In each episode she walks guests through wild stories of scams, heists and criminal capers with tasty twists. Like any good menu, this podcast has a wide array of offerings. Some stories are savory, like one man’s multi-year scam to create and sell millions in fake vintage wine. Others are spicy, like a Michelin food critic who blows the lid off the whole “starred” system. And a few are sweet, like the orchestrated robbery of literal tons of maple syrup. Every episode is filled with decadent drama in culinary cahoots. Produced by Paradiso Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
On the Season 1 finale of Cooked and Booked, Sunny and Laci Mosley dish about two stories of well-known restaurants mired in family feuds. First, there’s a teppanyaki tussle when a famous owner changes his will. Then, we two-step over to Texas for a brotherly barbecue brawl. In both cases, mixing food and family really turns up the flames. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.
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Nina Parker joins Sunny for another episode, and while today’s case revolves around candy, the mysterious crime ring at the center of the story is anything but sweet. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.
Content disclaimer: This episode includes a brief discussion of suicide from minute mark 24:00 to 26:25. If you or anyone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available at 988lifeline.org.
Sunny welcomes Dan Pelosi back to the show for two stories about allegedly stolen family recipes, starting with an Italian matriarch’s memoirs that go missing in LA, followed by some double dumpling trouble outside of Boston. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.
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“Dumpling Daughter files suit.” Eater.
“Our Story.” Pasta Sisters.
“Recipe as IP?” PTS Law.
“Recipe Espionage.” Al...
Content disclaimer: This episode includes a brief discussion of clinical depression and suicide from minute mark 25:15 to 28:50. If you or anyone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available at 988lifeline.org.
Sunny and returning guest Nina Parker pull back the curtain on the Michelin Guide as they discuss the case of Pascal Rémy, a former Michelin inspector who went rogue. Produced by Paradiso Me...
Sunny is joined by Dan Pelosi to journey into the dark, twisted and aromatic world of the high-end truffle industry. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.
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“Beaker of Truffles.” New York Times.
“Dark side of truffles.” Atlantic.
“Dying for luxury.” Independent.
“French farmer jailed.” Guardian.
“Insane demand.” Heritage Truffles.
Sunny welcomes Laci Mosley to dive into a double serving of supermarket swindles, featuring stories of the soggy bread scammer of Tokyo and Washington State’s rafter robber. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.
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“Burglar hid in rafters.” My Northwest.
“Case number: 23-1-03474-7 KNT.” King County Superior Court Clerk’s Office
“Conditions of release.” Auburn Examiner. &...
Guest Nina Parker joins Sunny to discuss the mysterious “Madame Gil,” who ran a “cheesy” pyramid scheme that scammed thousands of people out of millions of dollars. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.
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“'Magic cheese scam' on trial.” BBC
“Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa.” McGill-Queens University Press.
“France looks into "magic cheese."” Reuters.
Sunny Anderson welcomes back Charles Holmes to discuss a sweet and sticky crime: a multi-million dollar robbery of maple syrup. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.
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“Quebec arrests.” CBC.
“Canada's Supreme Court.” BBC.
“Case in Brief.” Supreme Court of Canada.
“Maple Syrup Heist.” Canadian Encyclopedia.
“Maple-Syrup Heist.” Vanity Fair.
Sunny Anderson and guest Daryn Carp uncork a multi-million dollar wine fraud that fooled even the most elite tasters of the wine world. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.
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“$75,000 a case?” Los Angeles Times. “Accused Wine Counterfeiter” Wine Spectator. “Wine Con.” New Yorker. “Government Bail Letter.” New York Times Archive.“Great Wine Fraud.” Guardian. “Kurniawan’s Counterfeits.” Wine Enthus...
Sunny Anderson tells guest Charles Holmes about the time two rival ice cream truck companies nearly came to blows in a Midtown Manhattan turf war. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.
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“46 ice cream trucks are being seized in a New York City crackdown.” CNN.
“Ice cream truck driver gives us the Inside Scoop on New York turf wars.” CBC.
Sunny Anderson hosts Food Network’s “Cooked and Booked,” the podcast where food and true crime get blitzed, blended and baked into one deliciously dangerous dish. A true crime aficionado, Sunny takes guests on a wild ride through the world of sweet and salty scams, hot heists and culinary capers. There’s everything from a fine wine fraud to a gritty New York City ice cream truck turf war. Plus there’s a soggy bread scam,...
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