Podcast Episodes

Alice Waters Wants to Save the World One Perfect Peach at a Time

The Chez Panisse founder discusses the early days of the historic Berkeley institution and the power of taste to change lives. Also on this week’s show: Our trip to Sicily for the real Pasta e Fagiol…

Published on 7 years, 2 months ago

Chili Buns and Pickled Bologna: A 4,000 Mile Road Trip Through Appalachia

Ronni Lundy, author of “Victuals,” eats her way through Appalachia. Also on this week’s show: Mark Kurlansky reveals the shocking, often deadly history of milk; we travel to Genoa to uncover the auth…

Published on 7 years, 2 months ago

Secret History of Peanut Butter: How One Woman Changed the FDA

Also on this week’s show: Do low-fat diets work?; Filipino food in Tel Aviv; and yellow split pea curry. (Originally aired 4/5, 2018.)

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Published on 7 years, 2 months ago

The Food World According to Mimi Sheraton

Mimi Sheraton, the first woman restaurant critic at The New York Times, doesn’t trust anonymous crowd-sourced reviews and says that authentic food is in the eye of the eater. Also on this week’s show…

Published on 7 years, 2 months ago

Ina Garten is a Messy Cook: The Hidden World of the Barefoot Contessa

Also on this week’s show: Up with pomegranate molasses; sheet-pan roasted chicken; J. Kenji López-Alt investigates the science of baking pizza at home; and why Australian cuisine is the most diverse,…

Published on 7 years, 3 months ago

Nadine Levy Redzepi: Danish Dream Cakes, Anchovies and the Hygge Way of Life

Also on this week’s show: The egg mogul who finally went to jail; authentic no-stir polenta; homemade coconut milk; and the French who put ice cubes in wine!

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Published on 7 years, 3 months ago

The Lost Kitchen: Erin French Has 20,000 Restaurant Reservations in Freedom, Maine

Also on this week’s show: Pumpkin spice gone wild; dump and stir Spanish Almond Cake; and the truth about fish and mercury.

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Published on 7 years, 3 months ago

Ramen Rock: Cult Band Shonen Knife Sings about Food, Not Love

This week, NPR’s Maria Godoy reports on pop-punk band Shonen Knife; Milk Street travels to Taipei, to a cooking school that teaches street food; our recipe for shaved zucchini salad; and dry versus s…

Published on 7 years, 3 months ago

The Cooking Gene: Michael Twitty Stirs Up the South

Also on this week’s show: Why foods go viral; new ways with miso; wine boot camp; and sumac meets tomatoes.

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Published on 7 years, 3 months ago

BraveTart: Stella Parks Reimagines America’s Favorite Sweets

Also on this week’s show: Barbecue around the world, from boodog to hāngi; LA’s Cambodian donut shops; whisk tips; and Austrian plum cake.

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Published on 7 years, 4 months ago