Podcast Episodes

Reheat: The Pasta That Won Obama Re-Election

Sam Kass shares stories of his time as the Obama family’s chef — cooking on Air Force One, smuggling special ingredients into the White House, and creating a dish that came to be known as 'lucky past…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Bobby Flay Wins A Lot — But Also Knows How To Lose

Bobby Flay has competed in more than 700 TV cooking challenges and written a dozen cookbooks. But at heart, he still thinks of himself as a restaurant chef. In his new book, Chapter One, Bobby looks …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Reheat: A Very Trini Punjabi Diwali (with DJ Rekha)

We cook up a Diwali feast with a Trinidadian mother and daughter and discuss straddling cultures with the Indian-American DJ who introduced a blend of hip hop and Punjabi folk music to the club scene…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

“Super Size Me,” Twenty Years Later

Twenty years ago, Morgan Spurlock released his low-budget documentary Super Size Me, and achieved success that most documentary filmmakers can only dream about. The film made millions at the box offi…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Reheat: Jet Tila Cooks Pad Thai For 20,000 People

Food Network star Jet Tila’s parents opened the first Thai market in the US in 1972. Now he’s trying to introduce people who aren’t Thai to the foods he grew up with. He tells the story of protecting…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Ed Gamble Is More Than A Diabetic Comedian (Live)

Comedian Ed Gamble calls himself a “very greedy boy.” That’s because he’s always loved food, from the diary entry he wrote at six years old about his passion for calamari and pastitsio, to the desser…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Reheat: What Rock Star Sammy Hagar And Chef Jacques Pepin Have In Common

Dan eats fresh mozzarella with the former Van Halen frontman and drinks beer out of paper cups with the legendary French chef. It turns out neither of these guys is who you think they are. 

This episo…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

How Cascatelli Ended Up In A German Museum

In honor of National Pasta Month, Dan shares the story of how his pasta shape, cascatelli, ended up in a design museum in Germany. When he travels with his family to see the exhibition, al dente: Pas…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Preserving Jewish Food And Pushing It Forward, With Joan Nathan And Jeremy Salamon

Ahead of the Jewish High Holidays, we’re talking with two cookbook authors about how Jewish food around the world has evolved, and where it’s going next. For decades, Jewish home cooks have turned to…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Reheat: A Brief History Of Cereal And Milk

We explore the history of an iconic American food couple — cereal and milk — with help from New York Times food correspondent Kim Severson and author Mark Kurlansky.

This episode originally aired on D…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago