Garlic Breath Is a Green Flag

Maddy is still reporting live from Italy while Priscilla is recording with a sick kid, as approximately twelve interruptions stand between them and a finished episode. Somehow, they persevere. Maddy shares her latest Italian discoveries, including becoming a full-blown balsamic vinegar snob, accidentally ordering enough gnocchi for a small family, and learning that sometimes the restaurants with the rudest service are serving the best pasta of your life.Back in Arizona, Priscilla is mourning the impending loss of her neighborhood Jamba Juice immediately after achieving Gold Elite status (cruel), officially entering her Kindle era, and taking a firm stance on one of the internet’s latest debates: please leave your iced coffee in the car before a job interview. The girls also investigate whether anti-blush is actually a trend or simply Gen Z discovering mauve.For Whine & Dine, Maddy would like everyone to relearn the kindergarten-level skill of standing in a line without either becoming someone else’s backpack or leaving enough space for a Trader Joe’s to be resurrected. Then it’s time to Spill the Matcha, where things take a sharp turn from genuinely heartbreaking internet news to John Mayer’s Sphere residency, his extremely questionable lore, Taylor Swift discourse, and VMA looks that apparently require an explanation of what exactly constitutes a chic furry.They also recap Dancing with the Stars despite Maddy’s increasingly questionable definition of “watching.” They finish with a light Palate Cleanser featuring of impossible Would You Rathers. Come hungry, leave fed with a lot of Italian food taste buddies!Show NotesSub to our Substack: aftertastepodcast.substack.com Sub to our Patreon: patreon.com/TheAftertastePodcast Follow the Pod on TikTok and IG: @aftertastepodcast Follow Pri: @priprihungry Follow Maddy: @sunshineandsoftness SIGN THE PETITION: safeplateact.comRestaurants Mentioned:(Florence)Vivoli – @vivoli_il_gelato Osteria delle Tre Panche - @osteriadelletrepanche La Giostra - @lagiostrafirenze Ristorante Natalino - @ristorante_natalinoI’Brindellone - @ibrindellone(Modena)Osteria Antica Ferramenta (Phoenix)Rokerij - @Rokerij_phxPremier Sponsor: Amara & Associates – azinjuryattorney.comMusic Credit: Riverside.com – Vienna, Soothsayer, and Nosedive