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Dish Dish

Carolyn Mason and Ariana Gunderson

Two food anthropologists dishing up the dish on the latest food media. Listen for smart analysis and recaps of your favs: Top Chef, GBBO, and more!

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00:46:22

Great British Bake Off Recap: FINALE!

Dish Dish ·

2025/11/13

Listen in as Ariana Gunderson and Carolyn Mason break down the finale episode of season 16 of the Great British Bake Off. This episode has full spoilers and full saltiness as we talk about the narrative arc of the season and how it all landed in the finale.

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00:48:26

Great British Bake Off Episode 9 Recap: Patisserie

Dish Dish ·

2025/11/12

Carolyn Mason and Ariana Gunderson have Patisserie week down PAT in their recap, full, as ever, of hot anthropological takes on the bakes, the bakers, and the show. Just like this episode of GBBO, we spend way too long talking about Cream Horns.

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01:04:07

Great British Bake Off Episode 8 Recap: Desserts!

Dish Dish ·

2025/10/27

Ariana and Carolyn dissect suspicions of judges' favoritism at play in the 8th episode of season 16 of the Great British Bake Off. As the top five bakers strive to set just the right jiggle, their labors are more than just mere trifles, as they determine who will advance to the semi-final. Carolyn and Ariana offer up predictions for the next episode: who do you think is going home next?

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01:18:02

Great British Bake-Off Episode 7: Meringue!

Dish Dish ·

2025/10/20

Two sweet anthropologists, Ariana and Carolyn, take the opportunity of GBBO's first ever Meringue week to advocate for the cancellation of the Hollywood Handshake, talk about masculinity in baking, and muse on the many ways egg whites and sugar may come together. Episode 7 of Season 16 of the Great British Bake Off is not one to be missed!

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01:17:24

Great British Bake Off Episode 6 Recap: Pastry Week!

Dish Dish ·

2025/10/13

Ariana and Carolyn pull back layer by layer episode 6 of season 16 of the Great British Bake Off, pastry week! From savory braids - er, plaits, to the obligatory hot water crust pastry, to towering sculptured tarts, the contestants fold in funny moments and some impressive bakes.

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00:50:55

Great British Bake Off Episode 5 Recap: Chocolate Week!

Dish Dish ·

2025/10/10

Carolyn and Ariana break down episode 5 of season 16 of the Great British Bake Off. It's chocolate week, and blessedly not the hottest day of the year for the bakers in the tent. We'll talk tempering and temperaments as we analyze the do's and don'ts of Fondue and who is doing the most (mousst?) with chocolate mousse.

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00:53:42

Great British Bake Off Episode 4 Recap: Back to...

Dish Dish ·

2025/10/09

Carolyn and Ariana pack up their rucksacks to chat about Episode 4 of Season 16 of the Great British Bake Off. We talk cultural contrasts of back to school classics in the US and the UK, politics of school lunch, and the best way to make sprinkles from scratch.

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01:09:16

Great British Bake Off Episode 3 Recap

Dish Dish ·

2025/10/08

Ariana and Carolyn talk crust and crumb for episode 3 of season 16 of the Great British Bake Off. It's bread week! Things get yeasty as contestants bake Monkey Bread, Donuts, and Celebratory Sweet Breads to impress the judges.

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00:49:35

GBBO Episode 2 Recap: Biscuits!

Dish Dish ·

2025/10/07

Carolyn and Ariana wax rhapsodic about the many forms of chocolate and orange biscuits we saw this week. It's time for a snappy discussion of Biscuit Week!

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00:58:04

Great British Bake Off Episode 1 Recap

Dish Dish ·

2025/10/03

Join Ariana and Carolyn as they bite into the new GBBO season, talking all things Cake Week, choosing winner picks, and gushing at the biggest come back in Food TV history.

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00:58:20

Great British Bake-Off Season 16 Episode 1 Recap

Dish Dish ·

2025/09/26

Ariana Gunderson and Carolyn Mason dig in to a discussion of the first episode of the newest season of GBBO. Cake Week brings fluffy sponges, haunting landscapes, and the biggest comeback in Great British Bake-Off history!

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00:42:17

Chef Dorian Hunter Dishes on The Great Soul Food...

Dish Dish ·

2025/08/28

Carolyn and Ariana are gobsmacked to be talking with one of the STARS of the Great Soul Food Cookoff, Chef Dorian Hunter. Listen in for behind the scenes details on the making of the show, what reality show Chef Dorian will appear on next, and so many poignant words of wisdom.

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01:04:24

The Great Soul Food Cook-Off Recap: FINALE!

Dish Dish ·

2025/08/11

Carolyn and Ariana toast to Chef Razia's win of the Great Soul Food Cook-Off! Carolyn's winner pick took home the glory after a four course celebratory feast. We return to the question that started our recapping of The Great Soul Food Cook-Off: What is Soul Food?

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00:54:15

The Great Soul Food Cook-Off Recap: Episode 5

Dish Dish ·

2025/08/05

Ariana and Carolyn bite into the penultimate episode of the Great Soul Food Cook-Off. Sweet challenges about family love prompt an incisive discussion of gender, race, health, and body ideals.

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00:54:06

The Great Soul Food Cook-Off Recap: Episode 4

Dish Dish ·

2025/07/27

Ariana and Carolyn swing into episode 4 with a jazzy, boppy recap of food made in honor of musical genres. From Motown to the blues, the final five contestants of the Great Soul Food Cook-Off make a few dishes than sing and a few that hit a sour note. We recap it all, with an extra side of anthropological takes!

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00:58:05

The Great Soul Food Cook-Off Recap: Episode 3

Dish Dish ·

2025/07/22

Carolyn and Ariana turn up the HEAT and recap episode 3 of the Great Soul Food Cook-Off, which celebrates hot peppers and Black cuisines of the coasts.

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01:17:46

Talking Top Chef with Sasha Gora: Indigenous and...

Dish Dish ·

2025/07/08

Ariana Gunderson and Carolyn Mason are back with some off-season Top Chef content! They sit down with historian L. Sasha Gora to discuss her new book, Culinary Claims: Indigenous Restaurant Politics in Canada, and the representation of Indigenous food and culture on Top Chef Season 22 in Canada.

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01:17:30

The Great Soul Food Cook-Off Recap: Episode 2

Dish Dish ·

2025/06/27

Ariana and Carolyn sink their teeth into a discussion of Episode 2 of the Great Soul Food Cook-Off on Max. They analyze the mix of pride and disgust on display at a 'low on the hog' challenge and break down who really committed to the bit in creating dishes honoring iconic Black trailblazers.

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01:07:12

The Great Soul Food Cook-Off Recap: Episode 1

Dish Dish ·

2025/06/19

Carolyn and Ariana pull up to the table to discuss a new show: The Great Soul Food Cook-Off, now on Max. This episode is full of hot takes, as we interpret the show's definition of soul food, call out some interesting gendered patterns in who cooks what, and make our winner picks.

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01:09:46

Top Chef Canada Recap: FINALE!

Dish Dish ·

2025/06/14

Ariana and Carolyn go out with a BANG in their recap of the final episode of season 22 of Top Chef. They relive the highs and even higher highs of three incredible finale meals, discuss the winners, and the politics of a food narrative.

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