A Passover & Easter Doubleheader (Reheat)
We ponder the question that Jews have been pondering since they crossed the desert: Can matzoh be salvaged? We also discuss techniques for dipping your egg into salt water, and trivia that will make t...
3 Apr 35min
The Seafood Proxy Battle Between China And Japan
Last year, in the midst of a political spat between China and Japan, China enacted a ban on importing Japanese seafood and warned Chinese citizens that visiting Japan was unsafe. But the impact of the...
30 Mar 34min
Beer Serving Techniques (Reheat)
How much foam is too much? Bottles or cans? Pint glasses or tulip glasses? Plus we discuss beer-filled guitars and absurd beer packaging gimmicks. This episode originally aired on September 13, 2010, ...
27 Mar 21min
What Happened When China Legalized Restaurants
In the 1980s and ‘90s, China went through a massive economic transformation. New government policies allowed everyday people to open their own businesses and accumulate wealth. Rural folks moved to ci...
23 Mar 37min
Padma Lakshmi Was An Ice Cream Mule (Reheat)
Is Padma Lakshmi a model-turned-TV-star who's grown accustomed to the finer things? Or a down-to-earth mom who reuses takeout containers for her leftovers? Is she warm and hospitable, the kind of pers...
20 Mar 28min
No Somali Artifacts Were Harmed In The Making Of This Cookbook
Somali cuisine is a mixture of many traditions, from meat prepared according to nomadic customs, to a spice mix made possible by medieval Indian Ocean trade routes. There are even pasta dishes, owing ...
16 Mar 34min
Breaking The Ramadan Fast In A Cab At 50 MPH (Reheat)
Dan fills a taxi full of food and takes it to JFK Airport at sundown to break the Ramadan fast with Muslim cab drivers. What could go wrong? Plus a Texan talks about embracing her Muslim roots after 9...
13 Mar 28min
Asma Khan Says Women Shouldn't Cook For Free
The London restaurant Darjeeling Express is the place to go for an outstanding mutton kebab, and for celebrity sightings. But the chef behind this hotspot has no formal culinary training. Asma Khan st...
9 Mar 32min
