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Cooked and Booked

Cooked and Booked

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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.


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Episodes
  • Benihana Brouhaha and Battle of the BBQ Brothers

    Benihana Brouhaha and Battle of the BBQ Brothers
    Jan 23 2024

    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.

    Sources:

    “Back wages recovered.” U.S. Department of Labor

    “Barbeque family feud.” Texas Monthly.

    “Battle over Benihana.” Fortune.

    “Family battle heats up.” Wealth Management.

    “Founder’s wife loses bid.” Times Union

    “Heirs want stepmom booted.” NY Post.

    “In re Aoki.” Case Text.

    “Lockhart barbecue timeline.” Texas Monthly

    “Rocky Aoki’s empire.” Ringer.

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    32 mins
  • The Infamous Poisoned Candy Scandal

    The Infamous Poisoned Candy Scandal
    Jan 16 2024

    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.


    Sources:


    “Tycoon kidnapped.” UPI.

    “Candy caper.” New York Times.

    “Crime ring never caught.” Atlas Obscura.

    “Monster with 21 Faces.” Historic Mysteries.

    “Police in Japan.” New York Times.

    “Policeman dies.” UPI

    “Police probe to end.” Japan Policy & Politics.

    “Yamamoto died.” Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes

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    31 mins
  • A Double Dose of Stolen Family Recipes

    A Double Dose of Stolen Family Recipes
    Jan 9 2024

    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.


    Sources:

    “Dumpling Daughter files suit.” Eater.

    “Our Story.” Pasta Sisters.

    “Recipe as IP?” PTS Law.

    “Recipe Espionage.” All Business.

    “Restaurant burglary.” LA Times.

    “Restaurant sues rival.” Boston Globe.

    “Who owns a recipe?” New York Times.

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    30 mins
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