Remy Parsons, a multi-platform content creator and cookbook author, shares her inspiring journey from early YouTube vlogging to building a thriving food brand. Her path began in middle school when she discovered Asian beauty content on YouTube, sparking a lifelong passion for creating and sharing. After moving out of her family home, she turned to cooking for comfort, especially Korean dishes like tteokbokki, which she learned to make through FaceTime with her mother. This evolved into a deep culinary journey, culminating in her cookbook *Let’s Get Cooking*, which blends personal memories, cultural touches, and fun, thematic recipes like “swimmable” dips and cosmic brownies. Remy’s success stems from authenticity, early passion, and resilience—qualities she highlights as essential in content creation. She balances her roles as a cook, podcaster, and YouTuber with a supportive team and a grounded philosophy, emphasizing the joy of creativity and community. The episode also features a fun fan engagement challenge where Smosh cast members are matched with recipes based on personality and vibe, showcasing the deep connection between creators and their audiences. Remy’s story underscores how a simple idea—like making a meal or sharing a story—can grow into a sustainable, fulfilling career.
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Hi, welcome to Smosh Mouth. I'm Shane.
And I'm Amanda, and we have a very special guest with us today, Remy Parsons.
I'm so excited. Okay, she has two YouTube channels, two podcasts, and she has a cookbook.
I don't know when she sleeps. Here she is. Hi, Remy.
Hi, guys. I'm freaking out right now.
My heart, like, if you can hear my heart pounding through the microphone, just give me a little bit.
Okay.
This is insane. I can't believe I'm here right now. Thank you for having me.
Because you're a fan of Smosh Mouth.
No, I'm so sorry. Let me take it back. I'm the biggest fan.
I will say I'm a recent fan.
I became a fan when you were on maternity leave, but I have to give a shout out.
She became a fan when you weren't here.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
But don't worry. I went back in the archives.
As soon as you left, she was like, oh, this is work.
Those were my favorite episodes, actually.
Those were my favorite episodes. And then you came back, and I really had to, like, get settled in.
Yeah, I had, like, a little bit of time. No, no.
But, like, my husband's been a fan. I have to give him a shout out.
Cal loves you guys. He's been a fan for years.
And right when you went on maternity leave, I'm sorry, is when I was like, oh, wait.
Okay, so what are we watching? I got into it.
But don't worry. I went back in all the archives.
I watched pretty much everything, except I haven't started The Resident Evil.
And I know that you really reference that a lot.
So I'm really sorry. I have to commit.
Remy, it's okay. You could skip. I don't know.
No.
It's so fun, but it's such a journey.
Okay.
It's long videos. You have the time?
I need time to commit to it, and that's why I haven't started.
But I'm such a huge fan. I love the pod. I love everything.
And I'm so excited to be here.
Wow, you really dove in.
Thank you.
I practiced that in my sleep.
I'm just like, your husband wakes up, and you're just like, and I'm like, he's such a huge fan.
And I really love it.
And I know you were on maternity leave, but I went back and I watched everything.
I'm just worried you're going to watch Resident Evil and go, wait, what's happening?
It's so funny.
Whenever someone says they watch all of our content, I'm like, that's impossible.
We somehow upload more hours of content a week than there are hours in the week sometimes, I feel like.
Yeah, when do you have the time?
Yeah, as we mentioned, you have two podcasts.
Two YouTube.
Two YouTube channels.
Three dogs.
Three dogs.
Three dogs.
One cookbook called Let's Get Cooking.
Yeah.
It's already out, you guys.
Let's go.
And I cannot wait to look through this right now.
Yeah, do you have some sort of time machine?
Yeah, what's happening?
How are you doing this?
Honestly, it's just like Smosh is on when I have any time to myself.
So it's like getting ready.
When we're eating, it's like, what Smosh video are we watching?
Like, what went up?
Watched Girl Dinner yesterday, which I'm sure you filmed seven months ago.
What did you think?
I.
What did you think?
Loved it.
I won.
I loved it.
But yeah, you won.
I loved yours.
And also the tuna with the soy sauce did sound really good, though.
Okay, okay.
I want to try that.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I want to try.
I was inspired by that.
And I do not eat in my bed.
I think eating in bed is gross.
Thank you.
I completely agree.
I don't bring food into my bedroom.
I do not bring food into my bedroom.
It feels so weird.
Unless I'm on a meeting and it's like a quick thing.
When I had roommates, when I lived in a, like if people have roommates, I'm like, yeah,
then that's your space.
Yeah, but I do not.
Even then, if I had roommates, I'm like, I'm eating in the kitchen and I'm just going to
have to talk to whoever's coming in the kitchen.
Wait.
Yeah, I kind of agree.
Because then you get crumbs all over your bed and then all over.
Then you don't do that.
Yes.
In advance.
Yes.
I just, for me, it's actually more just like a psychological thing.
Same.
I'm like, some rooms, I'm like, I don't like food in this room.
Same.
Agreed.
Unless it's like something small or whatever, but like a plate of food.
Wait, what's your girl dinner then?
I was thinking about this as I was watching.
It's not like what the food is.
It's more of like the act of doing it.
So I'll usually just like stand with the fridge open and eat as much as I want until I'm full
of like whatever's in the fridge.
You're grazing.
That's my girl dinner.
Exactly.
I'm grazing.
I'm grazing.
Yes.
We graze.
I graze too.
Really?
Yeah.
What are you grazing?
Actually, I'm happy to say this.
For like the past few months, what Courtney and I do is we buy a bunch of like berries
from the farmer's market.
We got a stand that we're friends with them.
We get a really good deal.
Get a bunch of berries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and we have them in one container
in like. Right eye level in the fridge.
So every time I open up the fridge, grab a handful of berries, eat them.
I'm feeling great.
He's just a berry boy.
Powered up.
You're like a little bear.
He's a little bear.
You're the Berenstain bear.
Is that what they're called?
Yeah.
God, I love those folks.
Berenstain bear.
Is it. Stain.
Is it Berenstain bear?
Berenstain bear.
Everyone thought it was Berenstain.
I don't think it's stain that aggressively.
Yeah, it is.
That's the Mandela effect though.
That's like the one that everyone talks about.
Berenstain.
Remi knows.
Yep.
It's A-I-N, not E-I-N, right?
Yeah, it's A-I-N.
Whoa.
I need to get this book for my son so I can say Berenstain bears.
I don't like that.
That he knows.
I don't like that.
Yeah, this was after we shifted dimension.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Exactly.
Right, exactly.
You'll get it.
Anyways, I feel like you. I was going to say, I feel like your girl dinner would actually be something just really,
really good because you've made a whole cookbook.
So you must cook all the time.
I do.
But I will say, oftentimes after like cooking all day for content, then I'm like, I'm out
for the day.
I need to just sit, watch Smosh and Silence and eat takeout.
I feel like I've heard that about people who are like chefs and stuff that at home, they're
not actually cooking that much because it's their job.
Exactly.
It makes sense.
It depends on the day, really.
It's like also, I'll kind of nibble while I'm cooking and making content and then I'm
full.
And it depends on the day.
But I do cook quite a bit.
I will say like I'm big on hosting.
Like any time I can host, I will host.
Friends.
Family.
Whatever.
And I feel like that's really where I shine a lot too.
Lovely.
That's a skill.
I was looking through here.
You have, do you have more than one cocktail in here?
I have a few.
Yeah.
Nice.
Oh, baby.
Yeah.
I love cocktails.
I did see your Z Biotics outside and I got excited.
I'm a big fan.
I'm telling you that with the cocktail in the book.
I'm so excited.
I'm going to take a Z Biotic and then do your caramel foam espresso martini wherever it is.
You can just chug the tequila strawberry pitcher actually.
That'd be perfect.
Okay.
I saw that.
First of all, the pictures in here are stunning.
I do have to ask, did you take all these pictures in one day or was it like a full?
Cause you look incredible in all these pictures.
You have fun outfits and that, that picture picture you're outside like in the summer.
You're so sweet.
I actually, we shot this, I think in, it was January and February.
It was a little bit mixture, a mixture of both.
But the reason why we had to spread it out so much was the fires.
We shot this in January of last year.
The fires broke out.
So, and it was really close to my house.
So I had to go home.
We had to like, you know, figure that out for a little bit and then picked up again
in February, right around my birthday, which I know you're an Aquarius too.
Happy belated birthday.
What day is your birthday?
February 7th.
Oh, wow.
I knew I liked you Aquarius minded.
We are Aquariuses, which means we compartmentalize.
And it's a good thing.
Nice.
It's a good thing.
Right over your head.
We keep things in little boxes and then we deal with them later.
Exactly.
So we can get through our day.
But I don't know if you feel this about Aquarius.
I feel like I want everyone to get on this.
On the same page, like to get to this new innovative level.
I'm like, we all have to get on the same page and that's my work to be like, okay, it's
okay.
It's okay.
That everyone doesn't get on the same page, but, but up there is really cool.
Right?
Are you an eldest daughter as well?
I'm a third.
Oh, a third.
Okay.
There's, there's some elder energy happening with me.
That's what I was going to say.
I'm definitely like very much that mindset and I'm an eldest daughter.
So I'm like, why are we all not doing the exact same thing together right now?
Oh, see, since being the third, I actually had to learn, learn to
be like, okay, I'm just keeping the peace is like part of my Aquarius-ness.
Okay.
Whoa.
Okay.
Elder energy.
Elder energy.
Happy belated birthday to you.
Thank you so much.
And you also got married.
I did.
Yes.
In Santa Barbara.
Yes.
We all got married in Santa Barbara.
So did I.
You too?
Oh wait, yeah.
Shane got married at the courthouse.
Not the same time as me.
Oh my God.
Like a year later.
Same time.
We just, Courtney and I just didn't post about it for a year.
No.
All their pictures.
It was just H and I kind of in the background, like in our wedding outfits.
Yeah.
It was, it's lovely.
Love it there.
Beautiful.
Good food.
Good, great food.
Great, great, great food.
Great food.
I love it.
Like that's one of my favorite places in the world.
I feel like just weather, food, people, dogs everywhere.
Everyone's so happy and nice.
I love it.
They have really good food.
They also have like a seafood festival that I've actually never been to on the pier.
I love that restaurant on the pier.
That's like my favorite.
Yes.
That restaurant is so good.
Yeah.
It is.
Solid.
Delicious.
I love seafood.
I was saying that if I could have oysters, a cheese board, and spaghetti, that's like
my main food.
Wow.
Yeah.
All together?
No.
Separate times.
Okay.
Separate times.
Like if I were to choose three different types of food to live my whole life, it would be
that.
I love oysters, but I cut them out of my diet like two years ago.
Okay.
No.
Mommy, why?
Because they can give you like a brain eating amoeba.
I've heard.
I'm sorry.
What?
Sorry to say it.
I'll have like 50.
No.
I love them.
And I've created them so frequently.
Well, I've got to feed the amoeba then.
Exactly.
He's got it.
Somebody's got to eat.
That's why amoeba needs it.
That explains so much.
I thought I was an Aquarius.
I just got a fucking amoeba in there.
I know.
I just got that up there.
Wait.
Tell me more.
What else is wrong with oysters?
Well, okay.
I've heard though you should eat them.
I believe it's when the month ends with ER or it ends in an R or something because it's
a colder month.
So then they. Because the amoeba can grow in warmer months.
So, like summer, we're not eating oysters.
Winter is okay.
Oh, fuck.
It's okay though.
You're fine.
Everyone on the East Coast should know about the amoeba because. I have to go tell them about the amoeba.
They're only eating oysters in the summer.
but it's also my family's sick it's okay i feel like east coast is different than west coast too
for oysters that's that's true they're like right right there if you're in the cape yeah you walk
out you just you just grab them yeah they're on the road they're on the sidewalk they're out in
the ocean over there um okay the cookbook you've been working on this for years yes how many years
about three i would say now it's coming up on on three years was it something you always knew you
wanted to do cooking like cooking content or a cookbook a cookbook cookbook not exactly honestly
like my journey of becoming like a food cooking creator happened really naturally and then this
came up i mean i would say probably about like five years ago four years ago i was like okay
this is something i really want to do and then it took like a three-year process obviously
you've been making content for so long so you said over 10 years kind of you kind of became
a cooking influencer but what if we're going to go back i guess what
you've been making content for so long so you said over 10 years kind of you kind of became
what did you start out doing oh yeah on youtube because i was looking at your channel and i was
like i always love like talking to like i feel like you're such a youtuber youtuber really yes
like a real youtuber of like the content that you're doing you've been doing it for so long
but you had like lots of story times and vlogs and it seems like you kind of do everything
in that realm yes so i found youtube pre-installed on my ipod touch first generation when it was that
little tan green tv looking box and i remember i think i was in
middle school i clicked it i was like what is going on open it up the only people on there
were like smosh ryan higa kev jumba all those people at the time i fell in love with youtube
also because at the time and we're still working on it there was very little asian representation
in traditional media so i was like oh my god i found all of the beauty world which a lot of those
women were asian or are asian so i was like wow i'm learning how to do my eyeliner i'm learning
how to curl my hair i'm in middle school i'm really ugly i need all the help i can get it's
true
so i'm learning all these was a weird time horrible time in my life i'm i'm in puberty
i'm i'm working on braces you guys expander me too i've got an expander my dad had to turn the
key and i was like this is the worst oh i had the rubber bands no honey that's fine that's child's
play and expander is a machine that goes up here is it made by jigsaw yes saw saw there's a prequel
to saw and it's called the expander um
it goes up here like brackets uh-huh and there's a key hole and someone probably your parent which
is so embarrassing has to go into your mouth and turn the key and it expands your jaw it's when you
have too small the mouth so your teeth are crowded we had cute little small mouths i guess it's
probably something i've had friends who probably had it back in the day i just forgot well if you
saw them talk or laugh you'd go you have gum stuck up there yep and then you go no it's
a machine in my face how long did you have it um i had it in the second grade and then it feels
young i started my journey very young i got my wisdom teeth out when i was like nine i think oh
my god i know they brought them to me in crumbles because they weren't fully formed yet at least by
the time you're in middle school you're done with it all right no because i had two sets of braces
now these are veneers don't get it twisted we just went straight there um but yes you know what get
rid of them on to the big i'm not dealing i'm not dealing with this
exactly so middle school found youtube yeah and i fell in love with all the beauty content that i
saw so i was making i would like film not even film i would just like talk to myself in my mirror
for years finally when i got to high school i was like okay let's try this and so i started doing
beauty content lifestyle content kind of anything that interested me at the time yeah i ended up
going to college at ucr uh very close to your old offices in rancho cucamonga yeah and inland empire
i went there for a year and that's actually when my youtube channel really started to take off i
was making videos in my dorm room and crazy but at this time people weren't really doing it for
money this is 2013 now so it was like just kind of starting yeah exactly i was doing videos all
my girlfriends would go to like you know i was in a sorority they'd be like going to the parties
i'd be like i'm gonna stay in my room and film by myself you were smart and so honestly i i loved
it i uh i had a great time and then that summer before my sophomore year i was like okay i think
i could actually like do this full-time people are now doing like brand deals it's because i'm
becoming more of a thing uh i had to really convince my parents to let me try doing it for
you know a year oh i'm sure you had to like explain everything to them oh they when my dad
who was paying for college was like take as much time as you need whoa this is awesome like let's
see if this can happen because he was hoping obviously thank you dad thank you dad my mom
who uh was a nurse and was very much wanting me to be somewhere in the health care industry was like
i don't know it took a lot of coaxing but eventually let her or i convinced her to let me take one
year let's try it for one year if i if it doesn't work out i'll go back i only missed one year um
but luckily that year really worked out for me so then i moved out to la from there and also kind of
in that same time i was in college didn't have my mom to cook for me anymore so i was like i didn't
have the dorm food either so i was like what am i gonna do what am i gonna eat and then that kind
of also started my cooking journey so i was vlogging every day and just kind of you know
starting with the microwave worked my way up to the stove and then the rest is history oh my god
it's so i i find it like
i want to applaud you for knowing what you wanted to do so early on like you were like oh i really
like this i'm gonna go for it because i feel like a lot of people get um have that block where they
go i really like this thing but there's no way you know whether it's parents influence or whatever
like i i just i think that that is so incredible that you were like this is what i want to do i'm
doing it i'm gonna convince my parents it's gonna work out thank you like that's huge it's really
to like i guess people now like becoming a youtuber becoming an influencer is such a known
thing now yes but back when when you were getting into it and it's crazy to hear the stories of like
ian and anthony at the start it's like nobody knew really what that was yeah and there wasn't much of
a rubric for it and like companies didn't know much about it and stuff so you kind of were just
doing your own thing yeah so it's it's so amazing to hear and like and then i loved looking at your
channel seeing videos from like 10 years ago yeah like hey i'm 21 like i'm in my like room just
hanging out whatever and then like zooming to like the recent ones where i'm like oh you're married
and you're bringing out a cookbook and stuff it's like cool to see your whole journey like in one
yeah thank you guys so polished and like the aesthetic and everything thank you my god hey
thank you so much my best friend is a third grade teacher and so she's been around with me obviously
since early high school so she's been with me throughout the whole journey and she i remember
one time she called me because it was like i was like oh my god i'm like oh my god i'm like oh my
god it was one year specifically where obviously in third grade like the big question is like what
do you want to be when you grow up and so they're all drawing and doing the little you know filling
it out and she called me and she was like you're not going to believe this this year it switched
from like firefighter doctor to youtuber to like influencer yeah i've heard this is crazy
kids that age are they're watching youtube for sure oh they're all they're watching yeah well
it's youtube or it's some other platform like youtube
tiktok uh twitch tiktok whatever yeah great i know i mean i i don't know how i feel when i hear like
oh yeah i want to become a youtuber i'm like yeah i feel about that like i i i don't either it's more
like it's more like why what do you want out of that because yours was like pure passion where
sometimes i get worried that they're doing it because they're like oh i want to be famous
yeah oh i want to like make all this money to be famous i also don't know how i feel about it
because it's too vague because i'm like a youtuber
i don't know how i feel about it because it's too vague because i'm like a youtuber
you put a room full of youtubers and those are very different people right like right like how
similar am i to primitive technology right like we're doing completely different yeah yeah you
know like uh a youtuber is just the platform so true what you make on there yeah be anything it's
kind of like saying like i'm on tv it's like are you a news anchor or are you a slapstick stand-up
right there's so much it's so it's very so much also no more firefighters yeah we need them hello
um anyways uh yeah your journey is amazing um and so anyways back trying to get back to the
cookbook okay yeah so you were vlogging you started vlogging because you were like oh i
don't have my mom to so your mom was a big cook yes my mom is an amazing cook i actually like i
have some of her recipes in here i gave her some shout outs and things she is just like she's the
most amazing cook she inspired me so much i didn't realize how much i took her food for granted too
obviously till i moved out yeah but she is incredible like i had these memories i have so
many memories of coming home from school and she's just like in the kitchen had bought a deep fryer
and was just like trying to figure out how to work it and made like the most incredible fried chicken
just on a random tuesday because she felt like it like i didn't realize also i kind of thought
everyone's moms were like that but i also learned a lot once i got married because i love my mother-in-law
but she always is like i'm not a huge chef and so my husband is always like you got this on a
thursday you got this on like every weekend like this is the best thing i've ever had in my life
on a thursday you got this on like every weekend like this is the best thing i've ever had in my life
this is crazy so it made me really she's in this she's in this cookbook too yeah her photos are in
it yeah i i i was i was flipping through and i was like oh that definitely is remy's mom yes
she's beautiful thank you i feel like every chef like whenever i watch content of chefs and stuff
they always talk about like their parents or grandparents cooking right point like it's
such an inspiration for it but but i will say what's interesting is my my grandparents were
huge cooks but i wasn't really allowed in the kitchen so i
didn't like it was like no do not come in this kitchen so i didn't really learn how to cook from
them yeah i don't know like was your mom very involved with
with her cooking practices with you?
Or were you just like a watcher?
I think I would just watch
because even like there's a recipe in there
for this like cornflake potato casserole
that we have every Christmas and Thanksgiving.
It's like my favorite thing.
It's my brother's favorite thing.
Yeah.
And she would be like, you know,
stand over there, don't get in my way
because she's like, you know,
causing a storm in the kitchen.
Right.
But I remember the year that she finally was like,
okay, I need help in the kitchen.
I feel like you know what you're doing.
You can make the casserole this year
was like the sky opened up.
Yeah.
And the light shone on me.
Like it was just, it was the biggest shine.
How old were you when that happened?
I think probably like 15 or so.
Like it took a while.
That's a big time.
Yeah.
It was just, it was like the biggest honor.
It meant so much to me.
And so really though, for me cooking,
my cooking journey really took off though
because of like out of necessity.
So I needed to eat and my mom wasn't there.
And that was when I was like, oh,
this is actually so fun.
And it began with,
me just FaceTiming her.
Well, especially when I moved to LA,
I was alone in my apartment.
There are so many foods.
And for me, so I'm Korean,
but I'm Korean American.
So my parents immigrated here when they were kids.
And I grew up in Orange County, California.
So there's like not a lot of,
there's Asian people,
but a good amount of Asian people.
But I grew up in Anaheim Hills
where it's predominantly white.
So for me and my parents wanted to assimilate.
And so I didn't really experience
a lot of Korean culture.
So for me, the only like really big tie
that I had was Korean food.
Like they made a lot of Korean food.
I'd say like once or twice a week,
I had, you know,
very traditional Korean dinner.
So for me, when I moved out to my apartment alone,
I was lonely and craving comfort.
And for me, I'd be like,
oh, I really want my mom's tteokbokki,
but I don't have it.
So let me FaceTime her.
How do I make it myself?
And then that's kind of really
where I found comfort in my food also.
That is so cool.
That is so cool to face.
Now, when you were in LA,
so you moved,
did you move straight to LA?
Yeah, I moved after my sophomore year of college,
which I didn't finish the years of school.
But I lived out there in Riverside
and then moved.
Were you like discovering food out here too?
Did you get or was it just straight
like your mom was your source?
You weren't like going around LA
to discover different types of food?
Oh, I would say I was going around a lot.
I'm also at this time,
Postmates was really taking off.
And I was like,
this is the most incredible thing ever,
which I still think it is.
But I would just Postmates
all the different foods
and like try some different things
because LA is such a melting pot
of different foods and things.
Also, K-Town has some of the best restaurants
in the world.
Oh, yeah.
You can't park there,
but the food,
it is the most amazing thing ever.
Exactly.
I remember the first time
I had a Korean stew
and I was like, oh,
because I would always say like,
I'm not a stew person.
I was like, I don't like stew.
But then I had Korean stew
and I was like, oh.
I feel like I lived off differently.
Now I'm into this.
And yeah, Tteokbokki is just so good.
I didn't know what it was
for the longest time.
I was like, I don't even need to know.
It's like it's magic is what it is.
That's how I feel about
a lot of Korean food.
I'm like, it's just,
it's pure comfort.
Like I got home from a road trip last night
and I was like, all I want
is just some sort of Korean stew right now.
And I just got that delivered.
I had that at like 10 p.m.
There's your mom.
Yes, there she is.
There she is.
She's so sweet.
So cute.
Thank you.
Yeah, Korean stew is phenomenal.
You were saying that Selena
gave you homework?
Yes.
For this episode?
I'm so sorry about her.
No.
You guys.
Just kidding.
You're our first guest
who's been given homework.
I hope you know,
I took it very seriously.
And your handwriting, I can tell.
You took it very seriously.
I took it very seriously.
I've been stewing on this
for quite some time, actually.
And so basically,
when I had the meeting of,
you know, the run of show for this
a while ago,
I was told, you know,
something fun that we could do
is I would match the Smosh cast
to recipes in the book.
Now, granted,
I don't know dietary restrictions.
I don't know what people like
and don't like.
So I'm just going off of vibes
and personality.
And I thought long and hard about this.
I also have to give a shout out to Cal
because he really helped me.
Okay.
I'm so excited.
My God, I'm so nervous.
I truly felt like I was in school.
This felt like
when I was in the eighth grade.
I had a school project,
a history project,
where I had to match U.S. presidents
with, like, modern day celebrities
or people who I thought they looked like.
And that's the vibe I was getting again.
I was taken back to the eighth grade.
What's my president?
I'm just kidding.
Wait, that's really hard.
This was more fun, though.
Yeah.
Yeah, this sounds like way more fun.
I am so intrigued
what I'm going to get.
You're actually at the very front, too.
Okay.
So this is my thought process.
Mine's just all alcohol cocktails.
Yours is the glossary.
I wish.
Okay.
I like, I'll try to go.
I'll do, like, spark notes
because I could really talk
for ever about everything.
We love, we love, we love talking.
Okay.
We love talking.
Perfect.
Perfect for a podcast.
So I gave Amanda
the savory surprise breakfast muffins
because my thought process here,
you're a new mom.
You're busy.
There's a whole chapter
for grab-and-go breakfast,
which, I mean,
I think is great for everybody,
but especially,
I'm sure you're so busy.
Oh, honey, I need that so badly.
Are you a savory breakfast fan
or a sweet breakfast fan?
I'm a savory.
I do not love sweet.
That's how I am, too.
Okay.
If I do pancakes,
I'm like,
oh, I wish I didn't.
You need something
to go with it, for sure.
This is literally perfect.
Okay, yay.
So these are, like,
basically a breakfast muffin
that has an egg on the inside.
So it's like a fun little blind box
when you,
oh, I meant,
I brought you guys blind,
or I meant to bring you guys
blind boxes.
I forgot.
Oh, that's okay.
So sorry.
I had Teletubby ones for you.
Okay, so there's an egg inside
and then there's also,
like, you can customize it.
I have different, like,
you know, you can do turkey bacon,
sausage, veggies,
whatever you want on the inside.
It's really fun
or eat it cold on the way out.
Wait, this is perfect
because I do love to bake.
Baking is, like,
one of my favorite things
that I do.
And I don't have a lot of time
to do it.
Yeah.
And I just made scones,
but I was saying
that I really want to make muffins.
So I will literally make these.
Wait, I hope you love it.
I know I will.
What kind of scones did you make?
There were, like,
everything scones.
So I roasted all the nuts,
pumpkin seeds,
and then I had cherries in there
and mangoes,
dried mangoes.
And it was, like,
you literally eat it
and you're like,
there's everything in here.
And it was so, so, so good.
But you have to be
really careful with scones
because they can get really dry.
Yeah, overbake them.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So I'll do better with this.
No, they sound great.
These are fun, too,
because I feel like it's
the egg doneness, you know?
It's just kind of depending
on how long you cook them.
Yeah.
So it's kind of fun.
You don't know what you're
going to get on the inside.
This looks amazing.
So that's why I chose you.
Thank you.
So I actually saw these on TikTok
because Emily Mariko, queen,
ate them from, like,
a bakery up in San Francisco
called Craftsman and Wolves.
And so I don't live
in San Francisco,
but I was like,
I need that now.
So this was kind of me
trying to figure out
how do I get that down here?
So that was my choice for you.
Yay!
Yay!
I'm savory surprise.
You are savory surprise.
Savory surprise.
Yeah.
Okay, next,
I chose for Chance.
Now, Chance, Tommy, and Angela
were a little hard for me
because, I don't know.
Because they're not good people.
Because they're awful.
Exactly.
I didn't want to give them anything.
But to me, they also,
I feel like I want to party with them.
I don't know if they're partiers,
but that's the vibe that I get.
Yay!
Okay, perfect.
So I went in that realm.
Chance, I'm like,
yay!
Okay, this is perfect then.
So I gave him,
it's basically a Taco Bell Crunchwrap,
like an AM Crunchwrap.
And so for me,
I was like,
I'm sure he's going to be hung over
in the morning.
Also, he's addicted to hot sauce.
Oh, yay!
That boy loves hot sauce.
So the fact that you have hot sauce
in the background,
you killed it.
Okay, I'm so glad.
I really was like,
it was a toss up.
But I figured,
when you're hung over
the next morning,
all you want,
you're eating something like this.
You need something to soak it all up.
So to me,
this is what I think is best.
This looks amazing.
This is perfect.
Yay!
Okay, next.
Let's move on.
Oh, we also have Angela.
I did give Angela,
obviously,
for Detective Where's My Coffee.
I gave her the espresso martini.
Wait, stop.
She's obsessed with espresso martini.
Oh, yay!
That's a good call.
You're already killing it.
I was really going off vibes.
I also,
so I love an espresso martini,
but I prefer when they have
like a little bit of Bailey's in it.
Like,
I like a creaminess to my
espresso martini.
Yes,
so my husband's really into cocktails,
so he actually made this recipe,
and there's like a salted caramel
cold foam on top.
Stop!
Which adds that creaminess.
Obviously,
you can omit it,
or you can add it to like
your latte in the morning.
It's really,
really,
really good on top of that.
So that's like a little extra flair
for a little coffee drink.
We love that.
That one was really good.
What's his favorite cocktail to make?
He likes,
for our wedding,
he did,
like we did like the specialty cocktails,
and I think he did
a tequila old-fashioned.
That's like what he's really into right now.
What?
Yeah,
I don't know what's in it,
but he likes it.
Probably like,
Is it like a Oaxacan old-fashioned
kind of vibe,
or is it a little different?
I honestly wouldn't tell you.
It's like a reposado maybe?
Yeah,
I believe so.
There's something smoky going on in it.
Yeah.
Nice.
Okay,
next up,
we have Courtney.
So,
again,
this was a toss-up,
and the girl dinner video
really did change some of my answers,
but I did see,
or I listened to a recent episode
where they were talking about
how they want to be little
and like diving into food.
Yeah,
and so I was thinking
a dip sounds lovely to swim in.
Oh my God.
Oh,
absolutely.
You nailed it.
She wants to swim in a dip.
Okay.
An onion dip,
Perfect.
Yeah,
so there's two dips.
We've got a caramelized onion dip,
and then also we've got
a bacon cheese dip
with a fried pita.
I mean,
both sound lovely to swim in.
Oh my God.
She would curl up in this dip.
No,
this is good.
Okay,
good.
I love that you,
did you,
I don't know,
you probably didn't see this,
but so much good fan art
from that episode came out
of just like Courtney,
with like a cherry tomato hat,
Courtney in like a martini glass,
Courtney in garlic bread.
It was,
she just wants to be Jerry
from Tom and Jerry.
And I love that.
That's all she wants.
Cute.
Yeah.
I mean,
honestly,
there are so many swimmable recipes
in this book.
It was like a little bit,
Swimmable recipes.
I was really trying to pick something,
but I feel like a dip is good.
Like,
I feel like it'd be really satisfying
to like jump in
and like sink really slowly.
I need to have like a corner of this book
just says swimmable recipes.
And you're just like,
I don't know what that means,
but I love it.
Yeah.
Yeah,
You can swim in it.
- A list of the best swimmable recipes.
Okay, Shane, for you.
I went with a chicken wing.
Oh, honey.
I did the garlic parm.
There is a soy garlic one on the back also, depending on what you like.
That's page 95.
I chose this because protein.
I feel as though you're big on protein.
But also, I know you're really into, is it the Broncos?
Yeah, the Broncos.
So to me, you guys, I'm a big fan.
So I'm a Packers fan, though.
But these all season long, I was making for my husband and I when we were watching all the games.
And I feel like the best snack for a game is obviously wings.
Oh, yeah, absolutely.
Got to go these.
I did these for the Super Bowl.
And they're always a favorite.
The Patriots didn't do well at the Super Bowl.
Hey, I was there for when they beat the Broncos.
You were at the game?
I was at the AFC Championship game.
He was frozen.
Where was it?
Was it in New England?
No, no, no.
It was in Denver.
And there was a snowstorm.
Oh, so actually, wait, is that when he broke his ankle?
It was the week after.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So he wasn't playing.
Bo Nix wasn't playing.
Okay, so I mutually know the backup quarterback of the Broncos.
Really?
Yes.
And so I haven't met him, but I've heard amazing things.
Apparently, he's really sweet and his wife is really sweet.
But when I heard that your quarterback broke his ankle, but this was his time to shine.
You were like, it's his moment.
But I was so excited for him.
Did he do okay?
He did all right.
Nobody can judge him.
He got thrown into the hardest game in the hardest conditions.
Actually, nobody played well that game.
That's what I was thinking, though.
That's what happened.
I think he's fine.
He's going to be fine.
Honestly, being a backup quarterback, that's the dream job.
That you got him made.
Is it?
Yes.
You're just sitting there.
You make a lot of money and you don't have to get hit at all.
No CTE?
Yeah, but then you don't do what you love to do.
Well, you get to practice all week.
Okay.
Look, and what's crazy.
Okay.
I don't want to rant about football.
No, no, I love it.
I'm really into football now.
It's like, oh, he's a backup quarterback.
It's like, yeah, he's probably the 33rd best quarterback in the world.
Yeah.
Like, you have to be the level of eliteness.
To be in the league, even on the bench, is insane.
Oh, but he doesn't get to play.
But I feel like we need to think about the fact that these people even make it to the NFL.
It's crazy.
It's unreal.
Yeah.
You have to be the best of the best of the best.
Absolutely.
It's insane.
Yeah.
I was going to say, I think I was the easiest for this because I have not seen a recipe
that I wouldn't love.
I was like trying to guess.
I was like, which one's going to be mine?
I was like, oh, is it these goat cheese stuffed dates?
Okay, I almost did that too.
I heard you like dates.
Those look so good.
I really.
I'm not picky.
He likes food.
Okay, okay, okay.
I will eat whatever.
Okay, perfect.
But chicken wings, solid pick.
Amazing.
I love garlic.
I'm feeling good.
Thank you, guys.
Okay, I'm so glad.
Next up, Damien.
This is so awesome.
I gave him the sweetest strawberry butter cake bars because I did listen to this week's
episode and you did, or he kept calling him Damien himself, Damien Strawberry Haas, right?
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I don't know where that was coming from, but I did switch it for him.
So I gave him those.
And you have butter in it and butter, like he loves butter.
He loves butter.
God, Damien loves butter.
Yeah.
He loves butter.
Don't we all?
Let's let that go.
No, butter gets thrown into a lot of his jokes a lot.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
He loves that rip and he loves butter.
Amazing.
These ones are really good, though.
When I was making this recipe, I was kind of just like playing around in the kitchen
and then it ended up tasting like a Mastro's butter cake, which.
I don't think I've ever had that, but.
I don't think I've ever had that.
I've never been to Mastro's.
You gotta get it.
Neither have I.
It's incredible.
It's just like.
Where is it?
The most delicious.
There's a couple in LA.
They're kind of all over, but it's just like a really yummy steakhouse, but they're known
for their butter cake.
That's like the most delicious dessert in the world.
I love a butter cake.
I love an olive oil cake, too.
Love an olive oil cake.
So much.
So these are like a fun little twist on a little bar.
Okay, next up.
Okay.
For Arasha, I know she's Gen Z, and so for me.
She is Gen Z.
She is Gen Z.
That girl.
For me, I gave her, basically it's my take on a cosmic brownie, because in my mind, maybe
she missed the wave of cosmic brownies.
You know?
Right?
That's actually brilliant.
That's what I was thinking.
I'm like, I feel like maybe the Gen Z-ers don't appreciate a little Debbie cosmic brownie.
Those things that we had.
Oh, a little Debbie.
Intimates.
But I'm more interested in this, because an actual homemade brownie modeled after that,
because the Galaxy brownies, I loved them.
The cosmic brownies.
I loved them, but you would eat them, and you're like, was that food?
Is this real?
Is this going to sit in my body for 10 years?
Oh, my God.
Wait.
This is just growing.
This is just growing plaque all over my body.
I think that's made of plaster, but it's delightful.
It's so yummy.
No, I loved them.
And if you're at the lunch table, and some other kid had them.
You're like, I'll trade you everything I have for that.
You truly were like, oh, my God.
Yeah.
Your bartering skills when you had a cosmic brownie, like knew no bounds.
Absolutely.
You run that place.
Absolutely.
So I gave her those.
I was like, I think that she could really appreciate that and understand the culture.
I think that would really help her.
She needs to understand the culture of millennial.
I agree.
Yeah.
Everybody needs to understand the culture of millennial.
I fully agree.
I'm passing that law.
I think people think they do.
Shane, don't.
They watch us dance around fire pits and go, hey.
They watch us at choco parties.
They heard us say Irma Gerd for too many times.
Irma Gerd.
Dude, the amount of comments we've gotten in the past year or so, I'm just like, these
guys are so millennial.
And I'm like, yeah.
And you know what?
YOLO.
Yeah, I can't really deny it.
Don't, don't do that.
Okay, but here's the thing.
If we were to really lean into Gen Z, then I think that's even worse.
Oh.
You know what I mean?
No, it would be so bad.
Like, what would I even say, Chud?
What is Chud?
I think you're the only one who gets a pass.
You do it and people are like, Amanda's allowed.
No, they're not.
You came back from maternity leave and you're like, six, seven.
Everyone's like, only she can say it.
That's because my nephew, who literally I think is in the third grade, said six, seven
all the time.
Oh, yeah.
And I was just like, what are you doing watching YouTube?
My nieces were saying it every other time.
Every second.
My nephew's three and my brother's friends taught him it.
Oh, God.
Like, he can, at the time he barely spoke, but he was doing this and I thought that was
insane.
Yeah, bad.
Yeah.
Bad news.
But it's kind of fun.
Rough.
Okay, next.
I gave Tommy, again, seems like a good time to go out with in the morning.
He's so much fun.
Might be a little hungover.
So I gave him, basically it's like a take on avocado toast.
I don't know.
I just feel like he likes avocado toast, but this is instead of using, you know, a toast
or bread.
Or a bread or bagel or whatever underneath, you make a homemade hash brown.
Yes.
Delicious.
Oh, my God.
Super, super good.
What?
So, I thought maybe he would enjoy that on a Sunday morning.
Is there chili oil on it?
Yes.
Shut up.
Love a good chili oil.
I love chili oil so much.
Mm-hmm.
Okay, next up.
I'm just like speeding through these.
I know Ian loves breast milk, so I gave him the fruity flavored cereal milk glazed pancake.
Wait, stop.
I like how that's Ian's legacy.
Wait, this is so.
I mean, he did.
He did say it a lot, and I did give him a little bit.
You, wait.
I did package a little bit for him.
And what were the reviews?
He said it was really sweet, and I said, yeah.
God, dude.
Anyways.
Our HR representative is just listening to this podcast like, what?
What do I do?
No, they're not listening.
Because they're like, I don't want to have a heart attack.
I can't.
I can't, no.
Okay, so since Ian loves breast milk.
Yes, breast milk.
So there's got like, it's a beautiful cereal milk glaze on the pancakes.
He could obviously.
What?
You can substitute any milk of your choice.
Those are really good.
Shut up.
So I will say, at the time of writing this book, I did not like plain pancakes.
I've come around now.
Really?
Because again, I wrote these recipes like a year and a half ago, and my palate has changed.
Yep, yep, yep.
So now I love like a regular pancake, like a solid buttermilk.
Me too.
I want to do something fun, so there's a couple different variations of pancakes.
I was going to say, you have a matcha latte pancake.
Yeah, I love matcha.
I love matcha too.
Love matcha.
So good.
Those are kind of like a tiramisu vibe too, because I put like mascarpone on the inside.
If you want to stack it, really good.
Damn.
Really fun.
You gotta stop.
You gotta stop.
You gotta.
You gotta stack and stop.
Okay, next, we've got Trevor, and I know he has a culinary background, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Baking.
Oh, baking.
Okay.
I did give him one of the harder recipes, because I thought that, you know, with his
background, he might be able to handle it.
So this was like the recipe that gagged everybody on my team who was there for the recipe testing
day.
This is the Korean fried chicken sandwich with an Asian pear slaw.
Oh my God, yummy.
This, like this photo, so obviously I did not take the photos.
There was a full photographer who like specializes in food.
There was a food stylist.
Everybody was there on the shoot day, but I, this photo, when I saw it come out, I was
like, I can't believe.
This came from my brain.
Like, this is the recipe I keep talking about, because I'm like, this is just the most beautiful
thing I've ever seen in the world.
This is, this is like my favorite food.
I love a fried chicken sandwich so much.
Me too.
And the best mayo ever.
So good.
And then also with the Asian pear, like it cools it down.
So I figured he could handle this recipe.
He absolutely could.
Yeah.
Oh, it's an Asian pear slaw.
Yeah.
So there's like sweetness from the Asian pear.
So good.
It goes really well with the, um, the spiciness of the chicken.
Okay.
Oh, I'm gonna go.
I'm gonna go to Olivia now.
I gave her the garlic lover shrimp and nudes because she loves noodles.
There's an Asian flair, my Asian queen.
She also loves rice.
And she loves noodles.
And I figured she could eat it in bed.
Like, this is a good food to eat in bed.
Unfortunately, yeah.
You know?
She does eat in bed.
If, if she was going to eat something, she can eat it.
And this is actually the recipe that's on the cover.
So I'm like, see, I'm eating on the couch.
Okay, look.
She could do that in bed.
That's fine.
Olivia, this could be you.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But stop eating in bed.
But change your behavior.
Exactly.
So I gave Spencer.
the Better Than That Furniture Store IKEA Swedish meatballs.
because obviously where's my or what is it did somebody say meatloaf so but there's meatballs
yes but the reason I also gave him this story is so my husband is obsessed with Spencer and I told
him that to his face when I saw Spencer at a party no like laughing and I was over served and so
embarrassed the next day but and I went home and I told my husband and he was like now we can't be
friends I was like you weren't gonna be friends wait what is what video games does your husband
play uh fabulous question my it's okay it's okay when people ask me what my husband play I'm like
he plays a lot of it's okay it's okay it's okay it's okay it's okay it's not like I probably
would know it okay thank you I appreciate that no truly yeah exactly exactly I couldn't tell you
I I had never I really didn't play that many video games that's like my lore but I did play
007 when I was a kid oh yeah Grand Theft Auto yes uh
Tony Hawk uh Skater and then I played those but when I got on Smosh obviously we played FNAF and
Resident Evil and I was like uh-oh I like this too much I genuinely just don't want to go so
far into it because I'm like I don't I don't know when I would fit that fit it in it's a slippery
slope but damn do I love horror video games yeah so good plenty of them yeah it's a slippery slope
though because like I I go home and I'm like I can't play Pocopia
I have to not play it I have to actively avoid what the hell is Pocopia uh I've heard it's
incredible well frankly Amanda it's more than a game it's it's a it's a lifestyle yeah I'm
building a world see I'm building a habitat I can't do that oh I'm designing cute little houses
oh my Pokemon yeah oh I've heard about this yes yes yes yes Shane loves to build and like
farm and create all these homes and Stardew Valley right I love Stardew Valley I think
honestly I mean my video game history is like Animal Crossing and Nintendogs if I'm being honest
so to me Pocopia is perfect I'm like a little nervous that I'm going to get lost in it too so
I haven't started yet but I really want to I really you have too much going on I gotta get
through the book tour and then I'll get into Pocopia that'll be my relaxation time so you're
gonna go on a book tour yes and by the time this airs you're like actively on the this is the first
this is your first stop I think uh yeah this is like the first time I'm like talking about it in
person with people so this is an honor but then after and a couple days ago to New York and then
we're doing Chicago Miami and then I think the day this comes out is the last day of the the
book tour okay so it'll be done by the time yes so cool I've I've I'm so curious what a book tour
yeah me too especially for a cookbook yes uh I mean basically what I'm doing is when I go to New
York um my best friend's coming out who's also my podcast co-host and we're basically just gonna
have like a little fireside chat and and talk about it and then the other stops are just like
at bookstores and people are coming and I can like chat with them sign the book do all that and then
like some other press things along the way I'm doing the Today Show you guys no I'm not okay I'm
like really nervous wait what I'm excited but I'm nervous I wonder what that would be like to do the
Today Show I kind of like I kind of would really want to try that and just be like hey I'm here
because I feel like they'd be really intense over there I am just nervous because it's live I'm so
it is a podcast obviously we're like oh you can cut this we'll be fine I feel like you are so it'll
be fine your persona the the content you do I think you're gonna do great thank you guys if
they invited one of us it would be a mistake oh yeah it would be wrong to bring anyone from smosh
on to that I'd be like oh yeah I used to work at a new station but it's been a long time and
I shouldn't be here that's probably what would happen I think you would do an amazing job thank
you yes actually maybe I would maybe I'd just interview them oh you just flip it on them flip it
on them I'm like so how's the relationship with your family they're like wait who was the Today
Show now um it was Savannah yeah it was Savannah she actually came back oh she did she and hoda and
hoda did a full interview with her about about everything that's going on I completely forgot
that with yeah Savannah Guthrie so she's been gone but she is actually back still actively
working on it and it's hoda and um I forget the other guys but hoda did leave but I think she
came back yes and now she's coming back she took over for Savannah yeah I feel super Millennial
because when I hear the Today Show I'm like oh yeah with uh and I'm thinking about the host from
the 90s are you thinking about um what's her name hoda and what's her name not hoda uh blonde I'm
thinking of uh we can cut this and what are we doing we're doing the thing this is something
that Shane and I do is we forget that we're on a podcast and we just go off on this like tan like
tangent we're like yeah who's that guy who's that who's that guy it's almost just like screaming in
there and the fans are like I hate you stop now I love it I do what's it like hosting two podcasts
um oh my God I looked I looked through everything that you do and I was like how how do you feel
about you guys I think your schedule is insane well it is it is I don't understand also but a
lot of our stuff is just mindless we're just playing board games just reading Reddit stories
we're working really hard it is exhausting sometimes um no but still but I'm sure no I
cannot believe the amount of content you guys pump out it's crazy to me I know it's crazy it
is a lot but but it is I will say it for us we have like a huge team like being like you're
doing this this so like when you're doing all of your podcasts you're doing two podcasts two
YouTube shows it's all you and you do you have a team I do have a team yes I have people that help
me which is amazing I would not be able to do it without my team who helped me but I think it's
kind of like compartmentalized though like they're I know exactly one podcast I have with my best
friend we're going on eight years now which has been a long time yeah it's a friendship uh pretty
much also yeah like eight years friendship eight years of the podcast also but you guys were friends
how long before the pod like we were we always knew of each other because we did the same kind
of content but we really I'd say we kind of became best friends like that year that we started the
podcast so that's a bold move
moving in together it's like oh let's start a podcast sort of business we always reference
this but I remember my manager at the time called me and was like hey so they're putting a clause
in like if you have a friendship breakup what happens to the podcast I'm like this is insane
but it's also like you need to do it yeah you do have to so that's so you get everything exactly 100
goes to me but we do basically like I kind of know like what I'm going to talk about on what
because on the podcast
with my best friend it's like we get vulnerable we're crying it's like whatever it's really fun
it's girl time uh the podcast that we have is like a spin-off with our other friends who actually it
started as a collab like a pod swap they came on our pod we went on theirs and then like maybe a
couple years later they called us and we're like hey do you want to like start a spin-off they're
ex-viners so they're kind of kooky oh I love fine I know I'm still friends with ex-finers yeah they're
so fun they're like they're crazy it's so fun I feel like also they're just because because when I
used to film Vine with my friend it was like let's get 10 Vines done this morning that that was the
vibe I would go and we would film like 10 to 15 Vines in a morning and it was like it was insane
that was when Millennials peaked it's true it's true and it didn't work you don't get that same
day anymore like getting it done getting a story done in six seconds like no one knows that anymore
no but they're like so they're fun they bring out like our fun side and so that's like a much more
like Laffy comedy time so I'd say like that's that's like it's a nice like split between the
two yeah yeah yeah it's a good break and then and then your YouTube show is you cooking yes and your
husband is on there he's there sometimes he's like a little guest he is he's like our he's also been
on our podcast like yes he's he's the Jeffrey yeah he's like um I I mean he's been on our podcast also
he like he's we we joke that he sits in the closet so that whenever we need him he just comes out as
a guest so he's been on like 10 times he's like thanks for pulling me out guys I don't know what
video game you play just stay in there just stay in there you can bring your drag your TV in there
so he'll come on sometimes I do like cooking but honestly like I've been doing that channel my main
channel for so many years and I feel like I also felt this like pressure because of old YouTube you
were posting on your schedule every Sunday Monday Wednesday Friday whatever it was like I felt so
regimented that to that schedule for so long that at one point I was like I think I'm also putting
out content that I'm not in love with yeah exactly so I've taken a bit of a break from the main
channel but I'm definitely excited to bring it back and then the I vlog constantly all the time
yeah yeah yeah I'm so fascinated by that really I it is a skill I do not have really at all um trying
and especially like making content like I benefit so much from Smosh of like we come here and it's
like all right we're doing the show and we start it now and we end it now whereas when I'm home
and the thought of like oh I'll just make a video I'm like I don't know how to do it and I don't
know how to do it by myself like I feed off of other people so much so that's I am so impressed
by by YouTubers such as yourself who do it because I'm like oh my gosh like how it's almost like your
work hours you have to like create your own work hours yeah do it yeah I just got a work phone this
year because for me thank you so much it was like the thing is making content it can be hard but
obviously it's not it's not brain surgery we're not saving lives it's not it's nothing crazy but
the one thing is it never ends like it never stops you really have to be able to make it hours for
yourself yeah for me the
phone was nice where i was like work chats are moving here i'll check it during work hours
and then you know on weekends it's in the charger at night it's in the charger i'm not looking at
it anymore and that's been a really good divide for me yeah i think i think it's so necessary for
me i i struggle with that too because i used to make a lot of videos all the time and then
i became really full time at smosh and then i was like oh that's where my work hours is and
And then when I go home, I'm working as a mom.
So I actually don't, I don't really have the time.
And sometimes it's like, oh, I have to do something when I get home.
And it's like, it's, it's, I will say actually having a kid makes that stuff easier because
you're like, I have to, I have to use the time that I have to the fullest.
So I'm going to just do it.
Like my, my husband's holding the baby or whatever, taking care of the baby.
So I'm like, I'm super focused.
Whereas like before I would like procrastinate or be like, well, I can, I can push it.
And it's like, actually I can't push it.
I have to do it right now.
That does make sense.
It's a weird, it's a weird balance.
But so you've been doing YouTube for 13 years and you just got a work phone a year ago,
right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Like, you know what?
I think this thing is sticking.
I called my dad, let him know.
I think this YouTube thing's working out.
Don't worry about it, dad.
Oh yeah, because your dad's like, Remy.
Oh, he's, they're like, my parents are so supportive.
It's so sweet.
They're so excited.
My dad like loves when he gets recognized at like restaurants.
He's like, did you, did you say that?
He like loves it.
It's really funny.
What about your mom?
My mom's like a lot more coy about it.
She's like, and also my mom is very hyper aware where she's like, uh, like recently
she was in Korea and she like had a piece of trash.
She was with her friend and her friend was like, oh, I don't know where to put this.
And she's like, well, you better not put it anywhere because someone might be watching
Remy and they'll see that you littered.
And she's on her best behavior.
Oh my God.
Always in Korea.
But she's like, they're always.
She's on her best behavior as she should be.
You know what?
I love that.
She's like, business is business.
Don't put that trash anywhere.
Not even a trash can.
Oh my God.
Are you properly recycling?
Yeah.
That's amazing.
So, okay.
So you've been watching Smosh Mouth for, okay, a year and a half.
I guess so.
Yeah.
When?
Oh yeah.
With timing, I don't understand obviously when you guys put things out.
Right.
No, that makes sense.
I went on maternity leave last summer.
Oh, wait.
Okay.
Really?
Yeah.
I will say.
But we filmed a lot.
So actually, yeah, it was probably like the fall.
Okay.
Do you have a favorite show?
Like our favorite episode of any, like, is there a video that you're like, that's, that's
the best one?
Ooh.
Any werewolf game.
Yeah.
Like we rewatched those over and over.
I just though watched like two nights ago, uh, The Gentleman's Werewolf.
I didn't know about that one.
Like my, again, my husband will like be like, you gotta watch this one.
So like, I'm watching them kind of out of order, but like, he's like, this, this is
a classic.
This is a classic.
The Gentleman's Werewolf.
The Gentleman's Werewolf is so insane.
Of course, of course your husband would watch the Gentleman's stuff if he loves Spencer.
Is that when you were a little boy?
He loves those.
No.
No, that was Maury.
Gentleman's Maury.
But, uh, yeah, Spencer puts on that Gentleman's hat and something happens to him.
Oh, he changes.
I don't know what goes on.
He becomes the most toxic man.
So do I, of course.
Yeah.
But Spencer becomes a toxic man in like Frankenstein times.
He's in a casual way.
You become toxic in a very aggressive.
Well, it's more passionate.
Whenever you're playing a man, it is somehow the most toxic man to enter that building.
I'm healing.
You and Angela.
We're healing ourselves.
We want, it's so freeing.
Are you kidding me?
To be an awful man.
It's just freeing, you know?
It's just healing the trauma.
Yeah, just trying it out.
You put on a top hat.
It's so easy to shift.
Absolutely.
What are your guys' favorite ones to film?
Oh, Werewolf is very fun, but aching.
You get a little tense.
I love it.
I get competitive, but as soon as we yell cut, I'm like, all right, I'm done.
But I'm like, in the moment, I'm like, yeah, I'm in.
If you call him a werewolf, he's like, I'm mad.
I hate you.
I'm pissed.
Okay, but you come down after filming.
You're fine.
Immediately.
But how does everybody else feel?
I come down after filming.
There has never been a time after Werewolf where I'm like, this is tense.
We really do drop it.
We just also get into it because we care.
We care about the stakes of it.
I think where I almost care more is when I'm like, oh, I know this will be good for the video.
Like, ooh, if I catch the werewolf right now or if I get away with this right now, it'll be so good.
So I get mad when I'm like, ah, like that ruined the moment or whatever.
I do love Werewolf.
I will say my favorite ever is when we do Dread, like Smosh versus Zombies.
I don't know if you've seen those videos.
They're long.
They're really long.
Smosh versus Zombies, Smosh versus Aliens.
It's our RPG campaigns.
It's a big thing.
We do a lot of Jenga and we're doing these like, I don't know, interactive, improvised character campaigns that are ending up horror.
And we do have essentially like a DM in the middle and we become these like tropey characters.
And it's, you know, it's my favorite thing.
It's like hours of improv.
It fluctuates by the week, I guess.
We do so much different stuff.
We do so much stuff.
I really think it just changes.
But sometimes like sometimes.
Sometimes we'll be just sitting there playing board games or like a card game.
Like we're playing Flip 7.
And I'll be like, this is my job.
I'm like, it's not.
It's a job.
It's like when I play board games in real life, I'm not like a big talker while I'm playing board games.
I'm a little more locked in.
Whereas when we're playing, I'm like, I got it.
We got to be insane.
Mindless.
Yeah.
And I'm just like, this is wild.
Like, you know.
I think it's such a special skill, though.
Because like.
Yeah, with a board game, when you're playing with your friends, you are more quiet.
But like the way that you guys are able to entertain while also doing it, it's a special skill.
It really is.
It's a very different zone.
And if I may vent for a moment.
Oh, please don't.
Something that I'm like paranoid about or that I think about a lot is our fans will sometimes think like I'm stupid.
Because when we're playing board games, I'm not like locked in enough.
And so like any sort of math thing that happens or any sort of like.
Trivia things, I'm not going to do well because I'm like, I am out of my head right now.
Yeah.
It's really sad.
It's not that I'm much smarter in real life, but it's like, I'm like, I'm a little bit smarter.
You're definitely smart in real life.
If we hit up a trivia night somewhere and I'm not being on camera and I'm not worried about being funny, I'm going to be locked in a little bit more.
No, you're smart.
I think fans can be a little harsh sometimes.
We're like, Shayne hasn't slept.
Why is she so tired?
I'm like, yeah, man, that's why.
That's when I started being like, yeah, by the way, we're filming this at 8 a.m.
Yeah, I do that, too.
I do that, too.
Don't comment about my face.
Yeah.
But it's just part of it.
I mean, you you've been doing this for so long.
Like, you just kind of like it's part of the hair, makeup, wardrobe.
It's all it's now and just and just every single thing we say and do, I think it's the most of the challenges of Smosh is like we're going so much.
We're making so much stuff and it's so mindless.
I mean, mindless in the sense that you can't think too much.
Yeah.
While we're doing what we do.
Yeah.
That that you're like, all right, I can't worry about what people are going to judge or say.
Right.
Right.
You just got to go.
Yeah.
And just be like, all right, they're going to think I'm stupid.
Whatever.
Whatever.
It makes you feel better.
The amount of things I've said incorrectly over 13 years, like it's it just comes with the territory.
Oh, yeah.
I mispronounced so many words.
Oh, don't even get me started.
I said three hundred and fifty six days.
Wait, how many days are in 365?
Yep.
I said three hundred fifty six twice.
I actually don't actually know it twice.
I think you do have three hundred fifty six days.
I think I think because the stuff that you're doing, you must have more time.
I appreciate it, guys.
Thank you.
Three hundred sixty five.
No, no.
Three hundred fifty six.
I'm saying you have more days in the year than we do.
Wait, wait, no, no, no.
Oh, we were saying I knew what you meant.
And here we go.
And thank you.
And that's OK.
This is our life to get it.
And this is what happened.
We get it.
Three hundred fifty six days a year.
It's actually three hundred sixty five.
See, see.
OK, that's the thing.
People don't get it, too.
And then the cameras are recording and then it's just and they go forever.
And people are done.
I know when I watched Survivor, I'm like, I could do that.
And then I'm like, wait, I'm sitting on my couch games and I go, I could do that.
Meanwhile, and then I would die.
Yeah.
Well, wait, there's something I really wanted to do before we go.
I want to.
Just like.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
I've been holding in a fart for hours.
And Remy, you're here.
There's something I really want to do.
Guess the fart.
OK, no, I am.
I am pledging that I am going to cook something in this cookbook in the next week, but it's
going to be a surprise.
Oh, OK.
You guys say stop.
Stop.
Thank you.
We don't stop.
Fuck.
And you're just like.
Oh, Suze's cornflake potato.
Oh, my God.
Every holiday.
Yeah, that's our holiday favorite.
I love that one.
It's so good.
OK, guys, I am going to make Remy's.
So who's Suze?
That's my mom.
Oh, my God.
Your mom.
Yeah.
Suze's cornflake potato casserole.
You'll have to tell her that I'm going to make this next week.
Maybe.
I was going to say you could save it for a holiday.
Do you have any holidays coming up?
Because it's pretty decadent.
Easter.
Easter Sunday.
No.
No.
My wedding.
My wedding anniversary is coming up.
What?
In May.
There we go.
There you go.
There you go.
OK.
Yay.
I hope you love it.
Oh, I can't wait.
It's really good.
Anything with cereal on the top.
I'm going to love it.
I love cereal.
I cannot wait.
And I'll be 20 espresso martinis in.
I'll be 20.
All right.
All right.
All right.
Bye.
Bye.
Bye.
by then perfect perfect um remy thank you so much for for coming on thank you guys for having me
this was a dream come true i also like keep looking at camera i hope that's okay oh of course
it's okay episode i bring it up where can um where can people get your book you can get it
uh local bookstore amazon i think if you just go to like simon and schuster.com you can see
anywhere you could buy it so check it out i'm so do i get to keep this one you can if you'd like
i was like i don't know if anybody wants it but you're welcome to keep it oh i'm absolutely keeping
it these look incredible are you kidding me i have to make my recipe yeah that's true and my muffins
that's your muffins i gotta make the the chicken wings yeah you do yeah i do yeah yeah i actually
have to exactly um well thank you so much for joining us and this was a blast such a pleasure
thank you all right well okay
um
bye guys see you later bye guys
356 days yeah yeah don't believe that i can't believe i did it again i know i i i got sucked
into it and i did it man and i'm gonna let that fart out
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
A beautifully designed Squarespace website transforms a hobby into a profitable business, whether in photography, food, or content creation.
Remy Parsons, a content creator with two YouTube channels, two podcasts, and a cookbook, shares her journey from early YouTube vlogging to becoming a full-fledged food influencer.
Her cooking journey began out of necessity after moving away from her family, leading her to explore Korean cuisine and develop a strong connection to her mother’s recipes.
The cookbook, *Let’s Get Cooking*, reflects her evolution from beginner vlogger to seasoned chef, with recipes rooted in personal memories and cultural heritage.
Remy’s fan engagement with Smosh, including a playful "homework" challenge, highlights the deep personal connection between creators and audiences.
The cookbook includes playful, themed recipes like "swimmable" dips and "cosmic brownies," designed to resonate with different generations and tastes.
Remy emphasizes the importance of authenticity, passion, and resilience in building a creative career, especially in a competitive digital landscape.
She balances multiple creative roles—including podcasting, YouTube, and cooking—with a strong team and a grounding philosophy of living in the moment.
Summary:
Remy Parsons, a multi-platform content creator and cookbook author, shares her inspiring journey from early YouTube vlogging to building a thriving food brand. Her path began in middle school when she discovered Asian beauty content on YouTube, sparking a lifelong passion for creating and sharing. After moving out of her family home, she turned to cooking for comfort, especially Korean dishes like tteokbokki, which she learned to make through FaceTime with her mother.
This evolved into a deep culinary journey, culminating in her cookbook *Let’s Get Cooking*, which blends personal memories, cultural touches, and fun, thematic recipes like “swimmable” dips and cosmic brownies. Remy’s success stems from authenticity, early passion, and resilience—qualities she highlights as essential in content creation. She balances her roles as a cook, podcaster, and YouTuber with a supportive team and a grounded philosophy, emphasizing the joy of creativity and community.
The episode also features a fun fan engagement challenge where Smosh cast members are matched with recipes based on personality and vibe, showcasing the deep connection between creators and their audiences. Remy’s story underscores how a simple idea—like making a meal or sharing a story—can grow into a sustainable, fulfilling career.
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She started cooking out of necessity after moving out of her parents' home and began creating content through vlogging, which naturally evolved into a full-fledged cooking career.
Her mother's cooking, especially traditional Korean dishes, and her own experiences cooking alone in Los Angeles after moving out, inspired her to create a cookbook.
Remy gave Shane a chicken wing recipe because it's a protein-rich snack that aligns with his love of game-day snacks and football, especially during Super Bowl celebrations.
It reflects a playful, immersive approach to food, where dishes like onion and bacon cheese dips are described as things to 'swim in'—emphasizing comfort and satisfaction.
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