Allison Bergman, and Marcelle Sirkus, co-authors of the smash hit book “FOOD NOT FOOD: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes” talk all-things food, and navigating the nutrition landscape. Allison is an award-winning stage and film director, author, and screenwriter. Marcelle is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, and musician.
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About the Book FOOD NOT FOOD: A collection of awe-inspiring pictures of natural foods alongside products that look like food, sometimes designed so cleverly to fool the eye, we don’t even question it — until we read the ingredients! Available at SweetPepperPublishing.com and anywhere books are sold.
New Year’s Resolutions check-in, protein-packed choc pudding, classic Corning, and prepping for the holidays (even though it’s only August!)
Allison and Marcelle discuss food labels, recipes, and kitchen gadgets, highlighting the absurdity of serving sizes on food packaging.
2 Aug 2025
Tofu Cheese Steak; Bucket o' Cookie Dough; Earthquake Weather, plus Name That Tool Kitchen Edition.
Hosts ALLISON and MARCELLE explore tofu cheesesteaks, cookie dough buckets, and kitchen tool identification, offering listeners creative culinary insights and solutions.
22 Jul 2025
Name That Tool (segment at 27:45,) Air Fryer Disasters, Edible "Progress Bars," and the Mysterious Way Pineapples Grow.
Stage and Film Director Allison Bergman and Screenwriter/Producer Marcelle Sirkus discuss food, nutrition, and package labels, highlighting their book, "Food Not Food," in this interview.
22 Jul 2025
Bonus Episode: Post-Show Snack Time!
Allison Bergman and Marcelle Sirkus share healthy food storage tips and discuss food, nutrition, and package labels, offering insights from their book "Food Not Food."
5 May 2025
Breaking 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 text In 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/foodnotfood WATCH THE VIDEO O...
3 Apr 2025
Starbucks' new paper cup lids (awful), stabby-eggs, home-baked brownies (edges vs. middles), collagen tips, and more!
Send us a text Allison 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/foodnotfood...
30 Dec 2024
Baked 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 text Allison 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/foodnotfood Get the book "Food Not Food: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes" https://tinyur...
12 Dec 2024
Food 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 text Allison 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 The...
12 Nov 2024
Drunken Cranberries, Chocolate Pudding Clots, and our Favorite Carcinogens
Send us a text Allison'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" https://tinyurl.com/foodnotfood Cool Merch: https://food-not-food.printify.me/products IG: https://www.instagram.com/foodnotfoodbook FB: https://www.facebook.com/foodnotfoodboo...
9 Nov 2024
Girl Dinner, Avocados, and Mötley Crüe
Send us a text Allison'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" https://tinyurl.com/foodnotfood Cool Merch: https://food-not-food.printify.me/products IG: https://www.instagram.com/foodnotfoodbook FB: https://www.facebook.com/fo...
9 Nov 2024
Meet the Authors of the hit book "FOOD NOT FOOD: A Visual Journey of Real Foods and Their Look-Alikes"
Send us a text The 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" https://tinyurl.com/foodnotfood Cool Merch: https://food-not-food.printify.me/products ...
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