Totino's Portrait Rolls
Episode description
It's time we talked about the most sapphic content SNL has ever aired: the Totino Pizza Roll trilogy, written by and starring Vanessa Bayer, co-written by Sarah Schneider and Chris Kelly with a key guest appearance by Kristen Stewart. We'll also discuss Act III's uncanny parallels with Portrait of a Lady on Fire. What are you hungry for?
Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ozuSOBPHwzWXVUCmcyXaxV6ba7AG8FU8taB5MqbMu8/edit?usp=sharing
Links from the show
- Every Totino’s Ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izhvfRP4DZo
- Just the KStew Totino’s skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4kpVO56OBU
- Vulture article and audio interview with CK & SS: https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/snl-totinos-sketches-vanessa-bayer-chris-kelly-sarah-schneider-interview.html
Homemade tonic water recipe
(adapted from Rainbow Grocery Co-op recipe)
1. Simmer, on low heat for 30 min, these things in 3 cups of water:
- 1/4 cup cinchona bark
- 1/4 cup citric acid
- 15 cardamom pods
- 10 allspice berries
- 10 cloves
- 2 tb dried lavender
- 1/4 tsp salt
2. Add the peeled zests of 2 oranges, 2 lemons, 2 limes, 2 grapefruits (or any combo of 2 or more citruses) and 3 chopped stalks of lemongrass to your mixture
3. Store in a sealed glass jar in the fridge for 3 days, shaking once or twice per day
4. Strain using a fine cheese cloth or coffee filter
5. Combine with simple syrup (2:1 cups of sugar to water - adjust to your personal taste)
6. Funnel into a bottle and store in the fridge