Tomato Pickup Andrea Grimes

Season Two of Tomato Pickup officially kicks off the Bloody Mary Index, wherein host Andrea Grimes and listeners test store-shelf Bloodies in search of a winner. This time, we talk to scholar and abortion funder Amanda Reyes, who crafts a porch-swing-perfect Bloody Mary out of a mediocre mix.

Yep, this is 100000% a real and true episode about making Bloody Mary Mimosas, a real thing that is definitely happening! YOOOOLLOOOOOOOOO.

Some said it couldn't be done. Some said it shouldn't be done. We said: Nah, we are definitely gonna make some pumpkin spice Bloody Marys. Tune in for three pumpkin spice drinks, plus a minor dressing-down about the five things you're (probably) doing wrong when it comes to mixing Bloodies at home.

Join host Andrea Grimes as she conjures up two delightfully spicy, smoky and spooky barbecue Bloodies before delving into the deep misogyny of the Bloody Mary mirror legend.

Mix up an easy and portable Bloody Mary for your fall tailgating and trick-or-treating needs before heading to San Francisco's Alembic for a conversation with co-owner Mikha and bar manager Kat about how they developed their no-substitutions-please mole mezcal Bloody Mary, and also an extended holler about how build-your-own Bloody menus are the dang worst.

[content note: there is non-specific discussion of gendered violence at the beginning of this show, it starts 52 seconds in and stops at about 2:40]
Join host Andrea Grimes for a quick primer on aeration as she takes a listener question on livening up lackluster Bloody bases, taking on a popular grocery-shelf mix and a canned catastrophe from Cutwater Spirits. Shout out to longtime listener Jonathan for his simple but effective Cutwater shortcut!