Rossi Anastapulo

Can saliva really alter a plate of food mid-meal that noticeably?

Can saliva really alter a plate of food mid-meal that noticeably?

No, it's definitely rubbed off. I've learned from the best. This will be my legacy.

No, it's definitely rubbed off. I've learned from the best. This will be my legacy.

Yes. So I know our whole episode is about birthday cake, but I'm here to argue that birthday pie is better than birthday cake.

Yes. So I know our whole episode is about birthday cake, but I'm here to argue that birthday pie is better than birthday cake.

So... Shots fired. I heard that and I said, no, no, no, they cannot get away with this. Someone needs to defend pie. And I am here. I am a little bit biased. I did write a whole book about pie. I also, the first baked good I ever learned to make was a birthday pie for my dad.

So... Shots fired. I heard that and I said, no, no, no, they cannot get away with this. Someone needs to defend pie. And I am here. I am a little bit biased. I did write a whole book about pie. I also, the first baked good I ever learned to make was a birthday pie for my dad.

OK, but I would like to establish I think birthday pie is better for several reasons. And here's a key one. Actually, I'm not arguing for a double crusted pie. I'm arguing for a single crusted custard or no bake or like pudding pie. Hmm. because I think they're so much easier to decorate with less skill.

OK, but I would like to establish I think birthday pie is better for several reasons. And here's a key one. Actually, I'm not arguing for a double crusted pie. I'm arguing for a single crusted custard or no bake or like pudding pie. Hmm. because I think they're so much easier to decorate with less skill.

Think about like how hard it is to stack and decorate a layer cake, even a cake, a single layer cake, like getting the frosting to have those artful swoops is really hard. Like it always looks a little bit shabby, but if you put just like a mound of beautiful, fresh whipped cream on top of a pie, It looks professional. It looks amazing. You put the candles in, they like glow on top of this cloud.

Think about like how hard it is to stack and decorate a layer cake, even a cake, a single layer cake, like getting the frosting to have those artful swoops is really hard. Like it always looks a little bit shabby, but if you put just like a mound of beautiful, fresh whipped cream on top of a pie, It looks professional. It looks amazing. You put the candles in, they like glow on top of this cloud.

It's gorgeous and it's so easy.

It's gorgeous and it's so easy.

No, no, no. I'm here for that one too. That's where you do a cookie crust. Okay. You do a cookie. Okay. Mix cookie crumbs or crushed up graham crackers with melted butter, press it in. And then that's part of like, if you have your full topping coverage, like you don't even really see the edges of that crust works totally fine.

No, no, no. I'm here for that one too. That's where you do a cookie crust. Okay. You do a cookie. Okay. Mix cookie crumbs or crushed up graham crackers with melted butter, press it in. And then that's part of like, if you have your full topping coverage, like you don't even really see the edges of that crust works totally fine.

And I'll even say this, you can do a store-bought graham cracker crust if you really need to.

And I'll even say this, you can do a store-bought graham cracker crust if you really need to.

And here's one more is that it is so much easier to transport. The amount of times I made like a beautiful cake and then I'm like, well, how do I get this to the party? Like I get really nervous. I live in LA, I have to drive everywhere. And it just, you can't transport it well. It never looks as good. Whereas a pie comes in its serving vessel, You just carry it with you.

And here's one more is that it is so much easier to transport. The amount of times I made like a beautiful cake and then I'm like, well, how do I get this to the party? Like I get really nervous. I live in LA, I have to drive everywhere. And it just, you can't transport it well. It never looks as good. Whereas a pie comes in its serving vessel, You just carry it with you.

It's already gorgeous and it's beautiful pie tin, whether you like are using the store-bought pie crust or otherwise. So it's also much easier to get to where you need to go to celebrate.

It's already gorgeous and it's beautiful pie tin, whether you like are using the store-bought pie crust or otherwise. So it's also much easier to get to where you need to go to celebrate.

Yeah, yeah. Well, I did one last month, a lemon. Oh, it was Bill Smith's Atlantic Beach Pie. It's like basically a lemon flavored key lime pie. And it's got like, it's a soft filling, but it still was stiff enough that you could put it like through the whipped cream into the filling. I think I had like five candles on there. It was very, like I said, very elegant.

Yeah, yeah. Well, I did one last month, a lemon. Oh, it was Bill Smith's Atlantic Beach Pie. It's like basically a lemon flavored key lime pie. And it's got like, it's a soft filling, but it still was stiff enough that you could put it like through the whipped cream into the filling. I think I had like five candles on there. It was very, like I said, very elegant.

So that is my just opinion in honor of my mentor, Jessica. I hope I did you justice. You did. In impassioned defense.

So that is my just opinion in honor of my mentor, Jessica. I hope I did you justice. You did. In impassioned defense.