Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRaina’s Disordered Eating, One Year Later
A year ago we spoke with a young woman we’re calling Raina, who felt she was on the verge of developing an eating disorder. For context and perspective, we spoke with comedian Margaret Cho, who's str…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Should Fine Dining Exist?
The Copenhagen restaurant Noma has consistently topped lists of best restaurants in the world. People fly in from all over the globe to pay $500 per person for the hyperlocal tasting menus dreamed up…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
The Last Big Mac In Iceland
When Alexandra Yingst plopped down at a bar in Reykjavik after a 10-hour drive through a blizzard, she saw something unexpected: a Big Mac, in seemingly perfect condition, under a glass dome. It turn…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Alan And Arlene Alda Bonded Over A Fallen Rum Cake
"Flirting over food is really the best way to flirt," says actor Alan Alda, and he would know. He met his wife, Arlene, at a dinner party in college. A rum cake fell off the top of a refrigerator, an…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
A French Chef And Cincinnati: A Love Story
When the French chef Jean-Robert de Cavel died in December, hundreds of chefs wore their white coats to his memorial service in downtown Cincinnati. It was a testament to how many people Jean-Robert …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Mission: ImPASTAble 9 | New Shapes From Old Places
The number one question Dan has gotten since inventing cascatelli is: Are you going to invent another pasta shape? The answer is probably not — the sequel is never as good as the original. Instead, h…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Mission: ImPASTAble 8 | The Pursuit Of Viscoelasticity
When cascatelli first went viral, Dan heard from dozens of listeners who wanted to try it, but couldn’t because they were gluten-free. Well, challenge accepted: Dan sets out to make a version of casc…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
The Hardest Beer Test In The World
Mandy Naglich is an award-winning home brewer who also writes and teaches about beer. Now she wants to become a Master Cicerone — basically the beer equivalent of a master sommelier. There are only 1…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Mission: ImPASTAble 7 (Update) | Turning The Ship
We’re back with the latest on Cascatelli, the new pasta shape that Dan invented. Now that the chaos around Cascatelli’s launch has died down, Dan has to make some big decisions about what to do next …
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Mission: ImPASTAble 6 (Update) | The Future of Cascatelli
The first run of cascatelli sold out almost immediately. In the weeks that followed, the pasta basically went viral. In this update, you’ll hear how Dan and his family reacted. Then, Dan weighs his o…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago