Cooked and Booked: Food and True Crime Come Together In New Podcast Hosted by Sunny Anderson
The Kitchen host and true crime obsessive is digging into some deliciously dangerous cases.
Never thought food and true crime could go together? Well, think again.
Sunny Anderson – host of The Kitchen, true crime aficionado and former radio personality at HOT 97 and more – now hosts Cooked and Booked, a brand-new Food Network podcast where food and true crime get blitzed, blended and baked into one deliciously dangerous dish. Really – they pair perfectly, like an entrée and booze.
Don’t believe us? Wait until you hear the stories Sunny has to spill.
In each episode, Sunny will be joined by some special guests: Charles Holmes, podcast host and staff writer at The Ringer; Daryn Carp, co-host of true crime podcast Shaken and Disturbed; Nina Parker, journalist, television host and fashion designer; Laci Mosley, actor, comedian and podcast host of Scam Goddess; and Dan Pelosi, a.k.a. Grossy Pelosi, a chef, bestselling cookbook author and a self-proclaimed “gay male Pinterest Mom.”
Together, they’ll talk about how each case unfolds – and offer a bit of cheffy insight into some of the foods at the center of these stories. Here’s a little taste of what’s to come: New York City turf wars involving … ice cream trucks? A years-long, Anna Delvey-esque fraud scheme in the elite wine world. Plus, the high-stakes, family scandal behind Benihana that smells a lot like Succession.
Whether you’re new to the true crime genre, or been in it for a minute, you’ll have plenty to chew on.
Catch Cooked and Booked beginning November 14.
- Episode 1 - NYC's Ice Cream Truck Turf War: 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.
- Episode 2 - Wanted for Wine Fraud: Sunny Anderson and guest Daryn Carp uncork a multi-million dollar wine fraud that fooled even the most elite tasters of the wine world.
- Episode 3 - The Great Maple Syrup Heist: Any good heist has a few key characters: the inside source, the driver, and the fearless leader. On this episode of "Cooked and Booked," Sunny and her guest, Charles Holmes, find all those and more in a classic robbery fit for the silver screen. But the take? It's not a safe full of casino cash, or a bank vault full of gold bars. It's a warehouse full of maple syrup! Find out how the thieves pulled it off, and how they got caught.
- Episode 4 - The Fraudulent Case of the Magic Cheese: A perfect charcuterie board is all about good cheese and good pairings. And have we got a pairing for you: “magical” cheese and pyramid schemes! Sunny welcomes Nina Parker to the show to discuss how a career scammer built a multi-million dollar operation off of homemade fermented milk.
- Episode 5 – A Double Serving of Supermarket Scams: 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.
- Episode 6 - The Dark Side of the Truffle World: Sunny is joined by Dan Pelosi to journey into the dark, twisted and aromatic world of the high-end truffle industry.
- Episode 7 - Secrets of a Michelin Guide Reviewer: 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.
- Episode 8 - A Double Dose of Stolen Family Recipes: 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.
- Episode 9 - The Infamous Poisoned Candy Scandal: 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.
- Episode 10 - Benihana Brouhaha and Battle of the BBQ Brothers: 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.
Watch Sunny Anderson on The Kitchen, Saturdays at 11a|10c.
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