How to Make the Worst Pies in London

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Society & Culture, Food, Arts

4.4 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Proof contributor Eliza Rothstein heads to Broadway to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the pies from Sweeney Todd are made. We hear from the actor playing Mrs. Lovett, and dive into the history of food props. Want to learn how to make one of the best pies in town? Check out ATK's recipe for Natchitoches Meat Pies. Get a 14-day free trial for an America's Test Kitchen digital subscription at atkpodcast.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.7	You know that one friend who always asks a question, right is you take a bite of food?
0:41.6	Then you have to speed chew and swallow while everyone stares at you?
0:45.8	Well, for the actors in Broadway, Sweeney Todd, speaking and even singing, right after
0:51.4	swallowing some food, is a nightly occurrence.
1:05.0	If you've never seen Sweeney Todd, and you really should, it's about a vengeful, murderous
1:10.2	barber who partners up with Mrs. Love It, a pie shop owner.
1:15.0	Mrs. Love It disposes of the bodies that Sweeney kills by baking them into pies.
1:33.9	The musical, currently planned on Broadway, has a star-studded cast.
1:38.1	Josh Groban plays Sweeney Todd.
1:40.2	Analy Ashford plays Mrs. Love It, and Gaden Madorazzo, who folks might know from Stranger Things,
1:45.2	plays a character named Toby.
1:47.6	And during each performance, between singing and dancing and reading lines, these actors
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