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Episodes from Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Green Spaghetti and Cowboy Candy: Pati Jinich Celebrates the “New” Mexican Cuisine

Green Spaghetti and Cowboy Candy: Pati Jinich Celebrates the “New” Mexican Cuisine

For Pati Jinich, there was a right way and a wrong way to make authentic Mexican cuisine. That was until she journeyed across the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. From cowboy candy to green spaghetti, she joins us to share the foods and lessons she learned from both sides of the border. Plus, Milk Street…

Sep 11, 202651 min
Twinkies Gone Wild: Claire Saffitz Decodes Cheetos, Hot Pockets, Gushers and Oreos

Twinkies Gone Wild: Claire Saffitz Decodes Cheetos, Hot Pockets, Gushers and Oreos

This week, we’re revisiting one of our all-time favorite episodes—our 2020 interview with Claire Saffitz, in which she describes the trials and tribulations of creating famous snack foods on the Bon Appétit YouTube series “Gourmet Makes.” Plus, we talk to Ed Currie, the creator of one of the…

Sep 9, 202651 min
I Catered Napoleon's Wedding: Carême, the First Celebrity Chef

I Catered Napoleon's Wedding: Carême, the First Celebrity Chef

He cooked for the czar of Russia and the Rothschilds, and even made Napoleon Bonaparte's wedding cake. He invented the chef’s hat and published the first recipes for soufflé and meringue, but you’ve probably never heard his name. This week, it’s the story of the world’s first celebrity chef:…

Sep 4, 202651 min
Best-Of Calls: Wax Peppers, Carrot Tops, and Wild Leeks

Best-Of Calls: Wax Peppers, Carrot Tops, and Wild Leeks

For this week's bonus, we have an all-calls special! We look back on our favorite plant-based calls, including how to cook with carrot tops, how to master eggplant, and how to make kids—or anyone—fall in love with vegetables.Photo credit: Nina LuongListen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts |…

Sep 2, 202629 min
Crazy Love at 86: Bake-Off's Prue Leith Celebrates Being Old

Crazy Love at 86: Bake-Off's Prue Leith Celebrates Being Old

Former "Great British Bake Off" judge Prue Leith talks about finding the love of her life at 70, a jazz musician’s review that put her restaurant on the map, and recounts one of her most viral moments: "Tell us about your beaver." Plus, Kimmie Mcintosh honors Filipino history and flavors at her…

Aug 28, 202651 min
The Lost Kitchen: Erin French Has 20,000 Restaurant Reservations in Freedom, Maine

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

This week, we're revisiting one of our all-time favorite episodes–it's our 2018 interview with Erin French. Following a tumultuous year, Erin French returned to her hometown of Freedom, Maine to open what is now one of the most exclusive restaurants in America, where the ingredients can be found in…

Aug 26, 202650 min
Magnolia Ice Cream? Yes! Plus Candied Acorns and Spruce Bark Cookies

Magnolia Ice Cream? Yes! Plus Candied Acorns and Spruce Bark Cookies

When Justin Davies cuts into a piece of wood, he wonders what it tastes like. Today, he shares his adventures in crafting desserts out of trees, from the bark infusion that made his tongue go numb to the ice cream concocted from an infamously smelly tree. Plus, Lidia Bastianich returns to answer…

Aug 21, 202651 min
The Shocking Truth About Food Safety: Extended Cut

The Shocking Truth About Food Safety: Extended Cut

In this special episode, we’re sharing an extended cut of our interview with food safety experts Ben Chapman and Don Schaffner. They give their best tips for avoiding foodborne illnesses, including the safest way to cool down food, the hidden dangers of potato salad, and the foods they refuse to…

Aug 19, 202621 min
Death in the Kitchen: The Shocking Truth About Food Safety

Death in the Kitchen: The Shocking Truth About Food Safety

This week, we take a look at the hazards lurking in our kitchens. Food safety experts Ben Chapman and Don Schaffner give their best tips for avoiding foodborne illnesses, including their protocol for cooking raw meat, the diseases hiding in your salt, how to actually clean a sponge, and the foods…

Aug 14, 202651 min
Best-Of Calls: Roosters, Alligators, and Leaf Lard

Best-Of Calls: Roosters, Alligators, and Leaf Lard

For this week's bonus, we have an all-calls special! We look back on the ingredients that have stumped you most—rooster, alligator, squid ink, even sparrows.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify

Aug 12, 202640 min
100 Years of Food Writing at the New Yorker: M.F.K. Fisher, Calvin Trillin and A.J. Lieblin

100 Years of Food Writing at the New Yorker: M.F.K. Fisher, Calvin Trillin and A.J. Lieblin

Adam Gopnik takes us on a tour of great food writing from the New Yorker in celebration of the magazine's centennial. We hear A.J. Liebling’s tip for finding a good restaurant in Paris, M.F.K. Fisher’s fantasy about potato chips and Calvin Trillin’s obsession over constructing the perfect bagel.…

Aug 7, 202651 min
The Secret History of Erewhon: Extended Cut

The Secret History of Erewhon: Extended Cut

In this special episode, we’re sharing an extended cut of our interview with Kerry Howley about the surprising history of L.A.’s favorite food store, Erewhon.

Aug 5, 202629 min