All Of It with Alison Stewart

The "phone eats first" trend is about cooking or ordering your food with an eye toward a visual presentation worth sharing on social media. Author Allyson Reedy has written a new cookbook, The Phone Eats First Cookbook: 50 of Social Media's Best Recipes to Feed Your Feed...and Then Yourself, all about the most viral recipes. Reedy discusses how Instagram and TikTok have changed our food culture and listeners share their favorite recipes that they first saw online.  BIRRIA TACOSDahianna | @_cookingwitdServes 6It was the Instagram post heard ’round the world in 2018, when an L.A. influencer posted a picture of his dinner from a neighborhood quesabirria taco truck. Almost instantly, influencers were scouring their own ’hoods for birria tacos, clamoring for that perfect shot of glistening, griddled tacos being dunked into Styrofoam cups full of dark pools of chile-infused goodness. Talk about gussying up #tacotuesday. Demand skyrocketed, with influencers piquing our interest for a dish that, prior to 2018, was barely known to most outside of Mexico. Birria tacos started popping up on Mexican restaurant menus across the country, and food bloggers began posting recipes for DIY tacos and Frankenfoods like birria ramen. This recipe slow simmers dried guajillo, ancho, and arbol chiles with garlic, onion, oregano, and cumin to out-birria the rest.HASHTAG PAIRING: #birriatacos #tacotime #whenidipyoudip #tacoboutawesome #birriaiswhyimbrokePHOTO TIP: With brownish foods like tacos, add pops of color with onion, cilantro, and lime 2 pounds boneless beef chuck roast6 cloves garlic5 dried guajillo chiles, stems and seeds removed5 dried chiles de arbol, stems and seeds removed4 dried ancho chiles, stems and seeds removed4 bay leaves½ medium white onion½ carrot1 tablespoon beef or chicken broth1 tablespoon dried oregano1 tablespoon ground cumin1½ teaspoons sugar1 teaspoon kosher salt12 yellow corn tortillas3 cups grated Chihuahua, Oaxaca, or Monterey Jack cheeseChopped white onion, chopped cilantro, and lime wedges for servingIn a large pot or Dutch oven, combine the beef, garlic, chiles,bay leaves, onion, carrot, and 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil overmedium heat, then simmer for 30 minutes. With a slotted spoon or skimmer, remove the garlic, chiles, bayleaves, onion, and carrot and place in a blender. Add about ½ cupof cooking liquid and puree. Add the broth, oregano, cumin, sugar,and salt and blend until thoroughly combined. Strain through afine-mesh sieve back into the pot with the beef and the remainingcooking liquid. Stir to combine, cover, and cook over low heat until the beefshreds with a fork, about 3 hours. Transfer the beef to a cutting board, allow to cool slightly, andshred it with two forks. To make the tacos, heat a cast-iron griddle or skillet overmedium-low heat. Dip a corn tortilla halfway into the broth in thepot. Place on the griddle and top with ¼ cup cheese and about½ cup shredded meat. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of broth to thegriddle, fold the taco, and cook until the cheese melts and the meatsizzles. You can make several tacos at a time. When ready to serve, ladle broth into small individual bowls fordipping and top the broth and the tacos with chopped onion andcilantro. Serve with lime halves on the side.

Actor Brian Tyree Henry discusses his starring role in the new series "Dope Thief." The show follows two friends who decide to pose as Drug Enforcement agents to rob a house, a decision that leads to unforeseen consequences. "Dope Thief" airs on Apple TV + on Fridays.

Singer, pianist and producer Patrice Rushen holds the distinction of being the first woman musical director of the Grammy Awards, the Emmy Awards, and the NAACP Image Awards. A producer of her own releases, she's also worked with many other artists, notably producing Sheena Easton's jazz standards album No Strings. Rushen joins us for another installment of "Equalizers: Women in Music Production."

Consuelo Kanaga was one of the first women to be hired as a staff photojournalist for a major American newspaper. She used her camera to document social issues such as racial injustice, urban poverty, and labor rights, particularly in Black communities. However, the The Brooklyn Museum – which owns the most extensive collection of her photographs – argues her work is still overlooked. A new exhibition, “Consuelo Kanaga: Catch the Spirit,” sheds light on Kanaga's legacy. Co-curators Pauline Vermare and Drew Sawyer discuss the show, on view at the Brooklyn Museum through August 3.

When comedian Phil Hanley hit the first grade, he started to realize that while his classmates were learning to read, he couldn't seem to make any progress. That was the start of a lifelong journey with dyslexia, which caused Hanley to struggle in school, only to find success as a male model and now as a comedian. Hanley discusses his memoir Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith.

Composer Hans Zimmer has contributed scores to films such as “Dune,” “Gladiator” and “Inception.” He now has his own film: “Hans Zimmer and Friends: A Diamond in the Desert.” Part concert film, part documentary, it features Zimmer performing his most famous works, and commentary from colleagues such as Christopher Nolan and music industry stars like Billie Eilish and Pharrell. Hans joins us in studio to discuss.

Season Three of the hit HBO series "The White Lotus" is set in Thailand, and follows a group of privileged vacationers at a wellness resort and spa. One of those guests, Timothy Ratliffe, seems to be facing a serious impending legal issue. Actor Jason Isaacs, who plays Timothy on the show, joins us to discuss Season Three, and the mysteries of his character.

Social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney rose to fame through her series documenting her gender transition on TikTok. But along with love from many in the LGBTQIA+ community, the videos attracted hate and transphobia. Mulvaney found herself embroiled in a national controversy after her turn as a spokesperson for Bud Light led some to declare a boycott of Bud Light's products. Now, Mulvaney is chronicling her journey into womanhood and national fame in her new memoir, Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer. 

This week All Of It is reflecting on the five year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 quarantine. We finish with the stories of New York's essential workers, compiled in a new book from Manhattan borough historian Robert W. Snyder, When the City Stopped: Stories from New York's Essential Workers. Snyder discusses what he learned from collecting personal accounts from the city's workers who were on the front lines.

On the 5th anniversary of the COVID pandemic, we look at how it shaped the world we know today. Did you take up a new hobby, find a passion, meet your soulmate or just learn something about yourself? What lessons or what growth did you experience? We speak with writer and comedian Josh Gondelman and take listener calls.