A Chili Crisp Cookbook And An Ode To Shabbat
On today’s show, we’re featuring two new cookbooks that we’re excited about, and the stories of the authors behind them. James Park’s new cookbook Chili Crisp: 50+ Recipes To Satisfy Your Spicy, Crunc...
11 Syys 202338min
How To Create A New Apple
Breeders at Washington State University spent 20 years developing a completely new variety of apple: Cosmic Crisp. What exactly does it take to create a new kind of apple? And how do they come up with...
4 Syys 202332min
A Garlic Dispute 20 Years In The Making
We asked for your food fights and hot takes, and you delivered! We hear about a 20-year dispute over a garlic aversion (with unsavory origins), get to the bottom of the best way to eat a pint of ice c...
28 Elo 202339min
A Forager's Life In Virginia
Foraged ingredients have become all the rage in high end restaurants, part of the move toward hyperlocal, farm-to-table ingredients. Of course, we humans have been foraging pretty much forever. And th...
21 Elo 202327min
Searching For The Pickle King
While the villages to the east and west have charming Main Streets, the small town of Greenlawn, sandwiched in between, has pickles. Dan stops by the annual Pickle Festival before diving into the stor...
14 Elo 202327min
Instant Pot’s Bankruptcy And Thai Cheese “Burgers”
Today we tackle news in the world of food that’s at turns substantive, silly, and surprising in a new series we’re calling Salad Spinner! Take a spin with us as Dan chats with journalists Amanda Mull ...
7 Elo 202334min
Tommy Pico’s Food History Wasn’t Lost. It Was Stolen.
A few years ago, Tommy Pico, a queer indigenous American poet, and lover of junk food, set out to learn how to cook. He wanted to get healthier, but also, he wanted a food culture to replace the one t...
31 Heinä 202337min
Why Barbie’s First Dreamhouse Didn’t Have A Kitchen
When the first Barbie Dreamhouse came out in 1962, it didn’t have a kitchen. Fast forward to today and there are a dozen chef Barbies. What does that say about Barbie, and about American food culture?...
21 Heinä 202331min
