Simply Yotam: The Master of Middle Eastern Food Speeds It Up and Pares It Back

In Yotam Ottolenghi's latest book, “Simple,” he focuses on delivering minimal hassle for maximum joy—whole-roasted vegetables topped with crème fraîche, no-bake cheesecake and a new take on salads. This week, we discuss how he keeps things simple, yogurt on everything and the must-have spices for any kitchen. Plus, recipes for a homemade Christmas with Yvette Van Boven; the secret of Taiwan's beef noodle soup; and J. Kenji López-Alt on the science of vinaigrettes. (Originally aired December 21, 2018.) Get this week's recipe: Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup Check out our 2019 Holiday roundup. We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how. This week's sponsors: Go to kingarthurflour.com/milkstreet to get 25% off several products. Use promo code MILKSTREET at checkout. Go to fergusonshowrooms.com to browse the Inspiration Gallery and request an appointme...

Dating Games: How Couples Survive Food Fights

Can your significant other’s food preferences become a nonstarter when searching for marital bliss? Reporter Emily Thomas of “The Food Chain” introduces us to three couples who are learning to make peace despite their domestic culinary wars. Plus, we explore kaiseki with Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida-Nakayama; Dan Pashman rails against avocado toast; and we share our recipe for Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies with Browned Butter Icing, which was inspired by a listener question. Get this week's recipe: Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies with Browned Butter Icing Get our recipe for French Spice Cake (Pain d’épices). Check out our 2019 Holiday roundup. Listen to How to Date a Vegan on The Food Chain. Listen to Sidedoor from the Smithsonian. We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how. This week's sponsors: Go to kingarthurflour.com/milkstreet to get 25% off s...

Our Thanksgiving Show

This week it’s Thanksgiving Rules: turkey, cranberry sauce and cake versus pie. We chat with Stella Parks about her pumpkin pie secret and a fresh twist on à la mode; Vivian Howard invites us to her kitchen for North Carolina turkey and sides; Alice Waters, Erin French, Joanne Chang, Gonzalo Guzmán and more chefs, authors and friends recount their Thanksgiving tales of disaster, culinary wisdom and family memories; Dr. Aaron Carroll talks food safety and stuffing; we make a quick Cranberry and Candied Ginger Buckle; and Adam Gopnik explores the magic of leftovers. Get this week's recipe: Cranberry and Candied Ginger Buckle. Check out our 2019 Thanksgiving roundup. We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how. This week's sponsors: Go to kingarthurflour.com/milkstreet to get 25% off several products. Use promo code MILKSTREET at checkout. Go to master...

Pasta Grannies: Lessons from Italy’s Pasta Masters

Vicky Bennison takes us behind the scenes of Pasta Grannies, her YouTube channel that documents Italian grandmothers making pasta the old-fashioned way. Plus, Robin Russell Gaiser tells us about her years-long endeavor of asking perfect strangers to lunch; Alex Aïnouz attempts to make a 1-million layer puff pastry; and we serve up Portuguese-Style Sweet Potato Rolls. For this week's recipe, Portuguese-Style Sweet Potato Rolls, visit: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/portuguese-style-sweet-potato-rolls Go to http://177milkstreet.com/thanksgiving for free access to our 2019 Thanksgiving roundup We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsors: Go to kingarthurflour.com/milkstreet to get 25% off several products. Use promo code MILKSTREET at checkout. Go to https://www.fergusonshowrooms.com to...

Pickles and Pie Holes: The Secret History of Food Words

Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette, hosts of the radio show “A Way With Words,” join us to explore the language of food. They discuss why some restaurant servers ask “Will you be wanting anything else?”—instead of simply “Do you want anything else?” And they explain phrases that seemingly don’t make a lot of sense, such as “in a pickle.” Plus, master spice blender Lior Lev Sercarz teaches us how to transform a meal using spices; we learn the step-by-step rules to perfect curry; and Adam Gopnik ponders climate change and the future of wine. For this week's recipe, Potato and Green Pea Curry, visit: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/potato-green-pea-curry-aloo-matar Go to http://177milkstreet.com/thanksgiving for free access to our 2019 Thanksgiving roundup We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips ...

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. Plus, our trip to Sicily for the real Pasta con Fagioli; Jerrelle Guy talks “Black Girl Baking”; and Dan Pashman of The Sporkful performs an on-air experiment about sound and taste. (Originally aired October 25, 2018.) For this week's recipe, Paste con Fagioli, visit: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/pasta-con-fagioli We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsors: Go to kingarthurflour.com/milkstreet to get 25% off several products. Use promo code MILKSTREET at checkout. Go to https://www.fergusonshowrooms.com to browse the Inspiration Gallery and request an appointment. Visit equalparts.com and get $50 off any cookware kit over $200 with code MILK. Visit ThreeDayPodcast.com for buy 1 get 1 50% off on select treatments and use promotion code MILK. Go to masterclass.com/MILK for $30 off your first year of the All-Access Pass.

Angie Mar Cooks a $700 Rib-Eye

Angie Mar, co-owner and chef at the Beatrice Inn, introduces us to her world, a restaurant that cooks more animals than vegetables. We discuss smuggling beef, bone-marrow crème brûlée and her most polarizing dish—a 160-day whiskey-aged tomahawk rib-eye steak, which sells for more than $700. Plus, we learn about a society of beer can collectors; we share our recipe for Tunisian Chickpeas with Swiss Chard; and Dan Pashman tells us how grown-ups can get more out of Halloween. Share your Thanksgiving memories with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: 177milkstreet.com/thanksgivingmemories For this week’s recipe, Tunisian Chickpeas with Swiss Chard, visit: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/tunisian-chickpeas For Deborah Ager's full story on beer can collectors, visit: https://narratively.com/they-meet-up-in-motels-across-americato-trade-old-beer-cans/ This week's sponsors: Go to https://www.fergusonshowrooms.com to browse the Inspiration Gallery and...

Rachael Ray on Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray tells Milk Street how she almost killed Tony Bennett, set fire to Emeril’s kitchen, endured wardrobe malfunctions and why she still believes in the power and dignity of hard work. Plus, Brooke Jarvis takes us behind the $10 million launch of a new apple variety; we learn Sardinia’s secret to five-minute handmade pasta; and Dr. Aaron Carroll reveals the health effects of chocolate. For this week’s recipe, Fregola with Herbs and Pecorino, visit: 177milkstreet.com/recipes/herbs-pecorino-fregola Share your Thanksgiving memories with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: 177milkstreet.com/thanksgivingmemories For Brooke Jarvis’s full story on the Cosmic Crisp apple, visit: https://story.californiasunday.com/cosmic-crisp-apple-launch This week's sponsors: Go to kingarthurflour.com/milkstreet to get 25% off several products. Use promo code MILKSTREET at checkout. Go to masterclass.com/MILK for $30 off your first year of the All-Access Pass. Visi...

The Undercover Caterers: True Stories from the Bizarre World of NYC Catering

This week, we visit the unglamorous world of catering, where Matt and Ted Lee immersed themselves for four years. Behind the canapés, flower displays and dessert trains, the two brothers reveal chaos, extreme conditions and crazy makeshift kitchens. Plus, food anthropologist Valerie Gordon resurrects long-lost desserts from legendary restaurants. And we make Nadine Redzepi’s Danish Dream Cake. For this week’s recipe, Danish Dream Cake, visit: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/danish-dream-cake We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsors:\ Go to https://www.fergusonshowrooms.com/to browse the Inspiration Gallery and request an appointment. \ Come in during the Fall Sale where a Queen Sleep Number 360 smart bed is now only $1,399. You’ll only find Sleep Number at one of their 600 Sleep...

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 authentic recipe for Pesto Genovese; and Dr. Aaron Carroll talks trans fats and health. (Originally published October 18, 2018.) For this week’s recipe, Pesto alla Genovese, visit: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/pesto-alla-genovese We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips