Flavorphiles

Patriotic Weekend: Red, White, & Grill

Flavorphiles

Show Notes

Canada Day and the Fourth of July are approaching, which means it’s time to fire up the grill, load the cooler, and make a few decisions that could determine whether your backyard party becomes legendary or a small insurance claim.

We start with a layered red-and-white Jell-O shot—add blue for the American version—before tackling how not to ruin burgers, chicken, and every other meat somebody confidently volunteered to grill.

Then Overrated/Underrated returns with the cookout edition. From coleslaw and baked beans to corn on the cob and watermelon, what's a must and what's a miss?

Dessert comes down to one question: Will it melt? Tanner explains how to source and safely use dry ice, along with one very cool trick that he explains how to do but, officially and more importantly legally, does not recommend. Finally, we build a backyard bar without a crime scene, covering batched drinks, hydration, responsible hosting and the highly unofficial hammock sobriety test for deciding when someone has had enough.

Thank you for listening! Join us again every weekend for more food inspired fun. Have questions you want answered, comments to make the show better, do you want to join our growing list of radio stations partners, or just keep in touch? Let us know at Flavorphiles.com.

Follow on Instagram: Flavorphiles: https://www.instagram.com/flavorphilespod/ Tanner: https://www.instagram.com/tagaragar/

Follow on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flavorphiles

All episodes produced and owned by Tanner Agar. All rights reserved.

More from Flavorphiles

Oct 17, 2026

Whatever happened to the dinner party? Have we gotten too busy, too intimidated, or just too comfortable ordering takeout to invite friends over for a proper meal?

Oct 10, 2026

Baking looks simple until you actually try it.

Oct 3, 2026

This week on Flavorphiles, Tanner and Jerry are back with a completely new Thanksgiving episode built for everything that happens after the basic advice runs out.

Sep 26, 2026

What is it really like to be a chef?

Sep 19, 2026

For Talk Like a Pirate Day, Tanner and Jerry dig into the surprisingly strange food and drink history of life at sea. We start with what pirates actually ate, why their diet could sometimes give them an advantage over the Navy, and how scurvy became one of the biggest threats aboard ship. That includes James Lind’s famous experiment testing cures ranging from cider and vinegar to seawater, citrus, and a truly questionable garlic-and-mustard concoction.

See all episodes →