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Food Not FoodName That Tool (segment at 27:45,) Air Fryer Disasters, Edible "Progress Bars," and the Mysterious Way Pineapples Grow.Send us a textStage and Film Director Allison Bergman, and Screenwriter/Producer Marcelle Sirkus discuss food, nutrition, package labels, and their book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes.”More fun stuff at: sweetpepperpublisning.comGet the book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" at: https://sweetpepperpublishing.com Cool Merch:https://food-not-food.printify.me/products IG: https://www.instagram.com/foodnotfoodbook FB: https://www.facebook.com/foodnotfoodbook YT: 2025-07-2241 min
Food Not FoodBonus Episode: Post-Show Snack Time!Send us a textPost-Show “Snack Time”: Allison enjoys a healthy homemade granola “Progress Bar” snack, Marcelle shares healthy food storage fridge tips while eating a Butterfinger candy bar. Stage and Film Director Allison Bergman, and Screenwriter/Producer Marcelle Sirkus discuss food, nutrition, package labels, and their book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes.” PRO TIP: Check out the book at sweetpepperpublishing.comGet the book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" at: https://sweetpepperpublishing.com Cool Merch:...2025-07-2207 minFood Not FoodBreaking up with broccoli ('cause it’s disgusting,) “SECA” and destroy for better body composition, joys of jello, Name That (kitchen) Tool, and more!Send us a textIn this episode - Joys of Jello, protein, "Name that Tool", deadly broccoli, cottage cheese, and more. Stage and Film Director Allison Bergman, and Screenwriter/Producer Marcelle Sirkus discuss their book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes."Find the book "FOOD NOT FOOD" at Sweetpepperpublishing.com, or wherever books are sold.PRO TIP: Order the book direct from the publisher – save $10:https://tinyurl.com/foodnotfoodWATCH THE VIDEO OF THIS EPISODE ON ON YOU...2025-05-0539 minFood Not FoodStarbucks' new paper cup lids (awful), stabby-eggs, home-baked brownies (edges vs. middles), collagen tips, and more!Send us a textAllison and Marcelle talk about instant pot cooking, brownie pans, stabbing eggs, and collagen. NOTE: The show's hosts are NOT medical professionals nor are they nutrition experts, so... yeah... consider taking their advice with a few grains of salt - at least.Get your copy of the fab photo book "FOOD NOT FOOD: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" at Amazon.com. PRO TIP: Order the book direct from the publisher – save $10:https://tinyurl.com/foodnotfoodGet the book "Food Not Food: A Vis...2025-04-0356 minFood Not FoodBaked ham with potato latkes, year-end calendar purgatory (what day is it?!), box shredder vs. Cuisinart, “Frigidaire dough” pastries, and food goals in 2025.Send us a textAllison and Marcelle talk about holiday cooking, family recipes for baked sweet treats, reading food labels, and planning ahead for healthy eating in 2025.Get your copy of the Host's fab photo book "FOOD NOT FOOD: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" at Amazon.com. PRO TIP: Order the book direct from the publisher – save $10:https://tinyurl.com/foodnotfoodGet the book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" at: https://sweetpepperpublishing.com Cool Merch:2024-12-3035 min
Food Not FoodFood packaging fails, great wines, foods that smell like cat pee, plus Marcelle gives away the family’s dining table just ahead of the holidays.Send us a textAllison and Marcelle talk about misleading food packaging labels, Allison's search for the perfect yogurt, New Year's resolutions, fine wine, and foods that smell like cat pee (spoiler alert: it's basil, and "all-natural" peach popsicles.)PRO TIP: Get your copy of the Host's fab photo book "FOOD NOT FOOD: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" at Amazon.com. Order now for delivery by Christmas!Get the book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" at: https://sweetpepperpublishing.com 2024-12-121h 01Food Not FoodDrunken Cranberries, Chocolate Pudding Clots, and our Favorite CarcinogensSend us a textAllison's turkey tips, drunken cranberries, Trader Joe's "addictive like crack" Butter Toffee Pretzels, boxed chocolate pudding ingredients, our favorite carcinogens, plus an early start to New Year's resolutions.Get the book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" at: https://sweetpepperpublishing.com Cool Merch:https://food-not-food.printify.me/products IG: https://www.instagram.com/foodnotfoodbook FB: https://www.facebook.com/foodnotfoodbook YT: https://www.youtube.com/@FOODNOTFOOD-Podcast/videos2024-11-1245 min
Food Not FoodGirl Dinner, Avocados, and Mötley CrüeSend us a textAllison's tips for avocado storage, Marcelle tries making tamales from scratch (they sucked, btw), cooking perfect rice, and Marcelle's review of Mötley Crüe on their return to the Roxy Theater this week on the Sunset Strip.Get the book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" at: https://sweetpepperpublishing.com Cool Merch:https://food-not-food.printify.me/products IG: https://www.instagram.com/foodnotfoodbook FB: https://www.facebook.com/foodnotfoodbook2024-11-091h 23Food Not FoodMeet the Authors of the hit book "FOOD NOT FOOD: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes"Send us a textThe co-authors of "FOOD NOT FOOD" talk about real foods vs. Frankenfood; Allison’s good-for-you Instant Pot Turkey Pasta recipe, Marcelle’s Lemon Meringue Pie diet, Drake’s Devil Dogs, artificial food colors, lavender-scented bug spray, plus Marcelle's tips on how to cram unnecessary calories into each day.Get the book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" at: https://sweetpepperpublishing.com Cool Merch:https://food-not-food.printify.me/products IG: https://www.instagram.com/foodnotfoodbook FB: h...2024-11-091h 00
Appetite for DistortionGoin' Back to Fairfax with Chris Weber n' Marcelle Sirkus | Ep. 329Fairfax High School in Los Angeles has produced many famous Alumni. Hollywood Rose guitarist Chris Weber and author Marcelle Sirkus bring us, and themselves, back to their school days with Slash, Izzy, Axl, Tracii Guns and more!
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Appetite for DistortionGoin' Back to Fairfax with Chris Weber n' Marcelle Sirkus | Ep. 329Fairfax High School in Los Angeles has produced many famous Alumni. Hollywood Rose guitarist Chris Weber and author Marcelle Sirkus bring us, and themselves, back to their school days with Slash, Izzy, Axl, Tracii Guns and more! #gunsnroses #hollywoodrose2022-02-081h 05
Appetite for DistortionDave Kushner talks Velvet Revolver, Axl Rose, and Chester Bennington | Ep. 122Velvet Revolver's Dave Kushner makes his return to the show. He updates us on his new tv/music composing venture "Monkey Mind Music Group" and his work for "F is for Family" with comedian Bill Burr. Dave also shares his opinion on Guns N' Roses covering "Slither" and opens up about losing his friend Chester Bennington.
Co-host for this episode is Marcelle Sirkus (Ep. 77). Marcelle went to Fairfax High School with Dave, Slash, and Flea to name a few. They reminisce with some funny stories and we also have a serious mental health conversation.
All this and much much more...2019-05-151h 28
Appetite for DistortionDave Kushner talks Velvet Revolver, Axl Rose, and Chester Bennington | Ep. 122Velvet Revolver's Dave Kushner makes his return to the show. He updates us on his new tv/music composing venture "Monkey Mind Music Group" and his work for "F is for Family" with comedian Bill Burr. Dave also shares his opinion on Guns N' Roses covering "Slither" and opens up about losing his friend Chester Bennington. Co-host for this episode is Marcelle Sirkus (Ep. 77). Marcelle went to Fairfax High School with Dave, Slash, and Flea to name a few. They reminisce with some funny stories and we also have a serious mental health conversation.All this...2019-05-151h 28
Appetite for DistortionMarcelle Sirkus talks going High School with Slash - Ep. 77What's it like going to High School with Slash? ...sharing a crimping-iron with Izzy? ...having Axl read you the lyrics to "Back off Bitch" on Chris Weber's bed? ...being in a band with Tracii Guns before LA Guns? ...having your first slow dance with Hillel Slovak? ...seeing Flea run around naked at house parties?
Those are just SOME of the experiences our guest has had in her life. Marcelle Sirkus comes on the AFD show to share her adventures with the GNR guys as well as talk about her new book, "A Shiksa's Guide to Shabbos: Don't blow out the...2018-08-062h 04
Appetite for DistortionMarcelle Sirkus talks going High School with Slash - Ep. 77What's it like going to High School with Slash? ...sharing a crimping-iron with Izzy? ...having Axl read you the lyrics to "Back off Bitch" on his bed? ...being in a band with Tracii Guns before LA Guns? ...having your first slow dance with Hillel Slovak? ...seeing Flea run around naked at house parties?Those are just SOME of the experiences our guest has had in her life. Marcelle Sirkus comes on the AFD show to share her adventures with the GNR guys as well as talk about her new book, "A Shiksa's Guide to Shabbos: Don't blow out...2018-08-062h 04