The Aftertaste

Aftertaste Entertainment LLC
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The Aftertaste is a foodie x pop-culture podcast serving big opinions, delicious debates, and unapologetic millennial girly-pop energy. Each episode blends culinary culture with the kind of chaotic conversations that normally live in the group chat. From Michelin dinners and travel eats to pop culture, restaurant stories, and wildly strong food opinions, nothing is off the menu. Join besties Priscilla Schwab and Madison Mazzeo in recurring segments like Feed the Group Chat, Whine & Dine, Spill the Matcha, and other games where we debate, rank, and spiral about the food and pop culture world and beyond. Consider this your invitation to sit at the table with us and have fun while we’re yapping with our mouths full of caviar; because when the conversation gets juicy, we’re all thinking the same thing... I’ll have what she’s spilling. Produced by: Joseph Santucci

  1. 4d ago ·  Video

    The Bird Is $15,000 and the Beef Is Free

    The girls are back in the studio! Maddy returns from Italy, Priscilla shares a wild husband misunderstanding, and the girls expose Scottsdale's latest influencer networking scheme. Appetizer: Mike Ditka rumors, Scottsdale networking schemes, and an airport sandwich scare. Feed the Group Chat: Maddy reviews Grotto Palazzese and Puglia’s pasta, while Priscilla hits Harry & Izzy’s and has a surprisingly wholesome night at Chili’s. Whine & Dine: Middle-seat boundary issues and a workplace injury from a 30-pound bucket of feta. Spill the Matcha: Kelly Clarkson’s feud over a $15,000 mechanical bird, Jennifer Meyer’s billionaire wedding officiated by ex Tobey Maguire, upcoming HBO revivals, and DWTS week 4 drama. Palate Cleanser: The Audacity Scale—ranking everyday male nonsense from mildly annoying to "surrender your mic." Come hungry, leave fed, taste buddies! 🍸✨ Subscribe and follow us: Sub to our Substack: https://aftertastepodcast.substack.com/ Sub to our Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheAftertastePodcast Follow the Podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aftertastepodcast Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aftertastepodcast Follow Pri: https://www.instagram.com/priprihungry/ Follow Maddy: https://www.instagram.com/sunshineandsoftness SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.safeplateact.com/ Restaurants Mentioned: 📍Polignano a Mare, Italy: Grotta Palazzese - https://www.instagram.com/ristorantegrottapalazzese Il Quadrifoglio - https://www.instagram.com/pizzeriailquadrifoglio_ 📍Bari, Italy: All'Antico Vinaio - https://www.instagram.com/allanticovinaiofirenze 📍Scottsdale, Arizona: Harry & Izzy's - https://www.instagram.com/harryandizzys_az Premier Sponsor: Amara & Associates: https://azinjuryattorney.com Timestamps: * (00:00) Intro * (01:53) Appetizer: Mike Ditka Died * (03:35) Scottsdale Entrepreneurs * (08:50) Airport Security Sandwich Scare * (16:45) Feed the Group Chat: Grotto Palazzese * (19:16) Il Quadrifoglio * (22:49) Terrazza Monachile * (24:54) Harry and Izzy's * (27:51) Chili's * (31:55) Whine and Dine: Late Airplane Seating Assignments * (38:51) Bucket of Feta * (43:59) Spill the Matcha: Kelly Clarkson vs Art of Play * (49:38) Jennifer Meyer and Geoff Wedding Officiated by Ex Tobey Maguire * (54:42) HBO New Shows * (55:49) DWTS W4 * (1:00:04) Palate Cleanser: Audacity Scale Music Credit: https://riverside.com – Vienna, Soothsayer, and Nosedive

  2. Oct 7 ·  Video

    My Big Fat Italian Concussion

    Maddy is still reporting live from Italy, this time with a concussion and an unexpected lesson in Italian healthcare after asking a question no American is emotionally prepared to ask at a hospital… “So… where do I pay?” Back in Arizona, Priscilla has been patiently waiting for Maddy’s brain to come back online because there are significantly more important matters to discuss including Producer Joe’s interpretation of “black tie.” One gala later, Priscilla has discovered both a shocking gap in Producer Joe’s formalwear knowledge and a potential new career selling mattresses that cost more than some houses. Meanwhile, Maddy’s Tuscany personality transformation continues. There are truffles, cheesemaking, saffron honey, an incredible dinner at Demetra Cooking School, a stop at Maccari Montalcino, and yet another food category she’ll probably be unbearable about when she gets home. She also makes a confession about Italian food that no one (least of all Maddy) saw coming. For Whine & Dine, the girls have questions for whoever decided every minor inconvenience in modern life deserves its own app, followed by an official plea to make venue food good again. Naturally, this turns into a very serious discussion about cocktail-hour strategy, the superiority of family-style dining, emergency purse snacks, and what guests will eventually be served when the Aftertaste anniversary party exists outside of their imagination. Then it’s time to Spill the Matcha, where Verity, TSA chairs, Landon Barker and Ashton Earle, and one deeply troubling confession from Alix Earle all make the agenda. Priscilla attempts to catch Maddy up on Dancing with the Stars despite Maddy once again stretching the definition of “watching,” before the girls put some of the millennial and Gen Z zeitgeist on trial in a new Palate Cleanser: Is It Cheugy? Tory Burch Miller sandals, espresso martinis, Starbucks Pink Drinks, and plenty more await their verdicts. Come hungry, leave fed, taste buddies! 🍸✨ Subscribe and follow us: Sub to our Substack: https://aftertastepodcast.substack.com Sub to our Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheAftertastePodcast Follow the Podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aftertastepodcast Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aftertastepodcast Follow Pri: https://www.instagram.com/priprihungry/ Follow Maddy: https://www.instagram.com/sunshineandsoftness SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.safeplateact.com Restaurants Mentioned: Montalcino, Italy Maccari Montalcino – https://www.instagram.com/maccari_puracrocus Demetra Cooking School – https://www.instagram.com/locandademetra Phoenix, Arizona Taco Viva - https://www.instagram.com/aztacoviva Premier Sponsor: Amara & Associates: https://azinjuryattorney.com

  3. Sep 30 ·  Video

    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 Notes Sub 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.com Restaurants Mentioned: (Florence) Vivoli – @vivoli_il_gelato Osteria delle Tre Panche - @osteriadelletrepanche La Giostra - @lagiostrafirenze Ristorante Natalino - @ristorante_natalino I’Brindellone - @ibrindellone (Modena) Osteria Antica Ferramenta  (Phoenix) Rokerij - @Rokerij_phx Premier Sponsor: Amara & Associates – azinjuryattorney.com Music Credit: Riverside.com – Vienna, Soothsayer, and Nosedive

  4. Sep 23 ·  Video

    If LaCroix was a Dairy Product

    This week on Aftertaste, Maddy is reporting live from Florence (not Florida), and recaps the beginning of her month in Italy, including hauling luggage up and down approximately one million Portofino stairs, hiding the true extent of her espresso addiction from Italian baristas, and getting personally victimized by Malta’s “world famous” milkshake. Meanwhile, Priscilla is holding down Arizona with a family dinner attempt that involves a roadside pee, turtle-food, chicken nugget negotiations, and eventually surrendering to a Happy Meal. Plus, she discovers the ultimate Flower Child kids’ meal hack and gets a little reminder that her husband is always ready to go to battle on her behalf. They whine and dine about Dave Portnoy’s lukewarm bro takes and the systematic oppression of left-handed people before spilling sooo much matcha. From Cait Bailey and Mario Carbone’s extremely chic Italian wedding, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives continuing to implode, to a stacked Traitors cast, and Priscilla’s attempts to initiate Maddy into the full Dancing with the Stars experience…. They’re talking questionable voting logistics, unexpected crushes, fandoms they severely underestimated, and all the context Maddy has apparently been missing while eating gelato across Tuscany. They finish with a giggly palate cleanser where they do second date scenario vibe checks! Come hungry, leave fed, taste buddies! 🍸✨ Show Notes Sub 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.com Restaurants Mentioned: GustaPizza - @gustapizzafirenze Gelateria dei Neri - @gelateriadeinerifirenze Hotel Splendido (La Terrazza lunch and Splendido Grill dinner) - @belmondhotelsplendido Premier Sponsor: Amara & Associates – azinjuryattorney.com Music Credit: Riverside.com – Vienna, Soothsayer, and Nosedive

  5. Sep 16 ·  Video

    Can Our Thai Restaurants Please Stop Beefing?

    This week on Aftertaste, the girls feed the group chat A LOT. From breaking down the very public beef between two of Phoenix’s beloved Thai restaurants, to reminiscing about Maddy’s LA food crawl aka "best first date ever" ??? , and discussing the chaotic kitten that is Priscilla after a few drinks at Steak 44. Then we get into the things we’re apparently still not mature enough to handle: calculating a tip, everyone going on vacation without us, Aaron Rogers near a microphone, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and Emmy's fashion (heated takes here). We finish with a new palate cleanser, the eternal question of whether something deserves a call, a voice note, a text, or absolutely no acknowledgement. Plus: Dottie the porch goose, Walmart trauma, and plenty of matcha to spill along the way. Come hungry, leave fed taste buddies! Show Notes Sub to our Substack: aftertastepodcast.substack.com Sub to our Patreon: patreon.com/TheAftertastePodcast Follow the Pod on TikTok and IG: @aftertastepodcast Follow Pri: instagram.com/priprihungry Follow Maddy: instagram.com/sunshineandsoftness SIGN THE PETITION: safeplateact.com Restaurants Mentioned: Glai Baan - @glaibaanaz Lom Wong - @lomwongaz Erewhon - @erewhon Izakaya Osen - @osen_izakaya Le Coupe - @lecoupe_friedchicken Premier Sponsor: Amara & Associates – azinjuryattorney.com Executive Producer: Joe Santucci Music Credit: Riverside.com – Vienna, Soothsayer, and Nosedive Time Stamps: 10:27 Feed The Group Chat 27:03 Whine and Dine 33:04 Spill the Matcha 49:15 Palate Cleanser

  6. Sep 9 ·  Video

    Fruit is (redacted) Expensive

    This week, the girls are back in the studio with Producer Joe and somehow the conversation detours through COVID weddings, cigarette nostalgia, and why adulthood keeps assigning us chores nobody asked for. Then, Feed the Group Chat is all about Arizona Restaurant Week and local spots worth adding to your list. We’re talking The Hermosa Inn, Cowboy, The Parlor, patio weather, and expensive food that may or may not be worth the vibes. In Whine & Dine, Priscilla has officially had enough of Q4, holiday parties, galas, gift buying, work goals, and the general financial violence of the end of the year, while Maddy discovers that buying an expensive espresso machine apparently means committing to a lifetime subscription of equally expensive filters, tablets, and descaling solution. Then Spill the Matcha gets into Will Porter’s very delayed apology, the new Dancing with the Stars cast, Earl Meets World and its extremely messy stepmommy drama, Ashley St. Clair reportedly turning down Elon Musk’s NDA money, Phaedra and CT hard launching, and Bethenny Frankel’s Burning Man memes. Finally, we play Send It Back or Lick the Plate, where the girls weigh in on sharing locations, Costco first dates, 5:30 dinner reservations, sleeping in socks, spoilers, airport arrival times, rainy-day cancellations, and several other deeply important lifestyle decisions.  It’s another chaotic catch-up filled with restaurant opinions, pop culture, Q4 dread, reality TV predictions, and absolutely no agreement on what should be sent back. Come hungry, leave fed, taste buddies! 🍸✨ Show Notes Sub to our Substack: aftertastepodcast.substack.com Sub to our Patreon: patreon.com/TheAftertastePodcast Follow the Pod on TikTok and IG: @aftertastepodcast Follow Pri: instagram.com/priprihungry Follow Maddy: instagram.com/sunshineandsoftness SIGN THE PETITION: safeplateact.com Restaurants Mentioned: The Parlor LON’s at The Hermosa Kaoboi George & Gather Premier Sponsor: Amara & Associates – azinjuryattorney.com Executive Producer: Joe Santucci Music Credit: Riverside.com – Vienna, Soothsayer, and Nosedive

  7. Sep 2 ·  Video

    I Don’t Wanna Trauma Dump at the Drive-Thru

    This week your favorite ADHD duo unpack rejection sensitivity, overstimulation, interrupting each other, and having absolutely no sense of direction. Plus,Producer Joe is once again on the shit list.  They of course dig in to how Arizona somehow received exactly zero Michelin stars, sharing thoughts about the restaurants that were overlooked, the absolute disrespect toward Tucson, and why Michelin might need a rebrand. In feed the group chat, they cover Umi’s new all-you-can-eat buffet, Maddy’s infamous rage-mukbang story, Across the Pond’s uni magic carpets, the surprisingly great $10 steak Caesar at Angie’s, and Fish Pop’s viral fish and chips. In Whine & Dine, Priscilla is officially exhausted by food recalls and wondering whether anything in the grocery store is safe anymore, while Maddy establishes some very specific etiquette around introducing a new significant other to your friends. Is a long-awaited dinner between established friends really the place to soft, medium or hard launch your new boyfriend?  Then Spill the Matcha gets into Olivia Rodrigo putting her money where her mouth is, Kelly Clarkson saying goodbye to daytime TV, and a full postmortem of the Love Island reunion. The girls discuss who changed their minds, who came out looking worse, and why being a girls’ girl requires being nice to women outside your immediate friend group. Finally, the Palate Cleanser puts Maddy and Priscilla’s friendship to the test with their own version of the Newlywed Game. From coffee orders and favorite nigiri to comfort foods and the tiny details you only know after spending entirely too much time together, we find out just how well these two actually know each other. Come hungry, leave fed, taste buddies! 🍸✨ Show Notes Sub to our Substack: aftertastepodcast.substack.com Sub to our Patreon: patreon.com/TheAftertastePodcast Follow the Pod on TikTok and IG: @aftertastepodcast Follow Pri: instagram.com/priprihungry Follow Maddy: instagram.com/sunshineandsoftness SIGN THE PETITION: safeplateact.com Restaurants Mentioned: Umi - @umipremiumbuffet Across the Pond - @across.the.pond Angie’s - @eatangies Fish Pop - @fishpop.az Premier Sponsor: Amara & Associates – azinjuryattorney.com Executive Producer: Joe Santucci Music Credit: Riverside.com – Vienna, Soothsayer, and Nosedive

  8. Aug 26 ·  Video

    Costco Knows Who She Is

    This week, the girls are back in the studio Maddy has accidentally enrolled at Hogwarts at 31 and is officially being welcomed by Priscilla into Granny Girl Summer with their newfound mahjong obsession, and they recap the very unexpected internet outrage over… men’s underwear. Then, Feed the Group Chat is all about showing some love to local spots. We’re talking al dente pasta, perfectly made at Tratto, mochi donuts and ube coffee, a brown butter chocolate chip cookie worthy of Maddy’s ongoing search for the best in America, catering spots that deserve your rep lunch orders, and the Greek rice Priscilla simply cannot stop thinking about. In Whine & Dine, Priscilla discovers the true cost of “enjoying your mortgage” with a toddler, while Maddy’s financial audit turns into a full investigation of subscriptions that are suspiciously easy to start and nearly impossible to cancel. Because apparently Paramount Plus needs closure before you’re allowed to leave. Then Spill the Matcha gets into brand PR disasters, Post Malone’s surprise engagement, the rumored Dancing with the Stars cast, and Meghan and Harry potentially entering their hybrid-royal era. Finally, we debut the palate cleanser Cancel, Endorse or Rebrand, where absolutely nothing is safe. It’s another chaotic catch-up filled with local eats, niche hobbies, internet rage bait, corporate cancellations, strong food opinions, and several rebrands nobody hired us to do. Come hungry, leave fed, taste buddies! 🍸✨ Show Notes Sub to our Substack: aftertastepodcast.substack.com Sub to our Patreon: patreon.com/TheAftertastePodcast Follow the Pod on TikTok and IG: @aftertastepodcast Follow Pri: instagram.com/priprihungry Follow Maddy: instagram.com/sunshineandsoftness SIGN THE PETITION: safeplateact.com Restaurants Mentioned: Z’s Greek - @zsgreekarcadia | Arcadia Phoenix, AZ Tratto - @trattophx | Midtown Phoenix, AZ Tandys Cafe - @tandyscafe | Biltmore Phoenix, AZ Green Corner Mediterranean Cuisine - @greencorneraz | Greater Phoenix Area Multiple locations Mochi Dot Donuts - @mochidotdonuts | Midtown Phoenix, AZ Premier Sponsor: Amara & Associates – azinjuryattorney.com Executive Producer: Joe Santucci Music Credit: Riverside.com – Vienna, Soothsayer, and Nosedive

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The Aftertaste is a foodie x pop-culture podcast serving big opinions, delicious debates, and unapologetic millennial girly-pop energy. Each episode blends culinary culture with the kind of chaotic conversations that normally live in the group chat. From Michelin dinners and travel eats to pop culture, restaurant stories, and wildly strong food opinions, nothing is off the menu. Join besties Priscilla Schwab and Madison Mazzeo in recurring segments like Feed the Group Chat, Whine & Dine, Spill the Matcha, and other games where we debate, rank, and spiral about the food and pop culture world and beyond. Consider this your invitation to sit at the table with us and have fun while we’re yapping with our mouths full of caviar; because when the conversation gets juicy, we’re all thinking the same thing... I’ll have what she’s spilling. Produced by: Joseph Santucci

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  • Creator
    Aftertaste Entertainment LLC
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Aftertaste Entertainment LLC

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