Today we’re catching up with the co-hosts of America’s Test Kitchen. It’s the PBS cooking show that teaches us which cooking equipment and recipes are worth our time and money.

Two years ago, ATK co-hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison came to Tampa Bay for something they’d never really done before: a live on-stage event full of cooking tips, stories from the show and audience participation. 

The evening was so much fun that the ladies have hit the road again, with live events in more than a dozen cities across the country. So you could say that Florida was the test kitchen for America’s Test Kitchen.

On Nov. 5, 2025, you can join them at the Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College for Inside the Kitchen: Live with Julia & Bridget, presented by WEDU PBS. This show features new material—we’re calling it material because did we mention how funny Julia and Bridget are? So if you attended their Palladium event two years ago, you’ll want to come see what they have up their sleeves this time.

Your ticket includes a cookbook and some other perks, and there will be an audience Q&A. Plus, Dalia is hosting the event and would love to meet you.

Ahead of the live event, Dalia chatted with Julia and Bridget. In this conversation, they offer their thoughts on the state of public media, share the kitchen tools worth upgrading and reveal the guilty-pleasure foods they love to buy from gas stations.