Licorice Adjacent Flavor

<p><strong>KLAXON! The Judge John Hodgman podcast has been nominated for a Webby and we need your help to win! You can vote at </strong><a href="http://bit.ly/JJHOWEBBY"><strong>bit.ly/JJHOWEBBY!</strong></a><strong>VOTING ENDS TOMORROW MAY 7 AT 11:59PM PT!</strong></p><p>Judge John Hodgman is in chambers this week with Bailiff Jesse Thorn to clear the docket! It's a docket full of culinary disputes, with guest expert <a href="https://twitter.com/kenjilopezalt">J. Kenji López-Alt</a> (<a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/editors/j-kenji-lopez-alt">Serious Eats</a>, <a href="https://cooking.nytimes.com/68861692-nyt-cooking/20632134-j-kenji-lopez-alt-recipes?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn-7a5NCf6QIVlh6tBh0N7QhUEAAYASAAEgKeK_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds">New York Times</a>)! They talk about the opposite of savory, coffee diluting, root vegetables, recipe modifications, Polish street pizza, potatoes, cookies and more! PLUS we have a dispute from a listener against Kenji himself!</p><p>Kenji's Bay Area restaurant <a href="http://www.wursthall.com/">WURSTHALL</a> is currently preparing and delivering free meals to hospitals and community centers on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak. If you would like to donate towards these meals, visit <a href="https://www.toasttab.com/wursthall">toasttab.com/wursthall.</a> Kenji also has a children's book coming out September 1. <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/every-night-is-pizza-night/9781324005254?aid=1588">EVERY NIGHT IS PIZZA NIGHT</a> is available for pre-order now!</p>