Bon Appétit

Cait often devotes her weekends to hours in the kitchen. And when she's done cooking, she says the meals feel like restaurant quality. But now, she's looking to bring that feeling into her weeknights. So, Chris enlists the help of Kendra Vaculin to give Cait's weeknight cooking that "chefy" quality she's been missing.

The Recipes:

From Chris: Meatball Soup with Beef Stew Vibes, Gorgeous Green Shrimp

From Kendra: Everything-Spice Fish with Tomato Salad, Creamy Spinach and Chickpeas

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Our guest Maddy has never even tried a carrot. Her ultimate goal is to be able to sit down at a restaurant and find more than one option appealing, and to shed the title of "pick eater." Chris taps Executive Editor Sonia Chopra to help Maddy face her food fears.

Recipes featured in this episode:

From Sonia, Jammy Onion and Miso Pasta, Morning Glory Baked Oatmeal, quesadilla with cheese and black beans. From Chris, Confetti Rice with Chicken in Spicy Garlic Broth, Cod with Soy-Caramalized Onion and Potatoes

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Brian and Claire are newlyweds looking for more fish recipes. Specifically, salmon recipes. Salmon is their favorite, but they cook it so frequently, they're on the verge of growing tired of it. Can Shilpa and Chris help the couple keep salmon at number 1?

RECIPES:

From Chris: Sushi Rice with Miso-Caramel Glazed Salmon, Cod with Scallion-Sesame Butter

From Shilpa:

Crackly-Chewy Rice Paper Salmon Rolls, Hot-Smoked Salmon Noodle Salad, Brothy Coconut-Mustard Fish

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Bon Appetit's Restaurant Editor Elazar Sontag joins Chris in studio to talk about BA's 2023 Best New Restaurants List, how he at time (seriously) had seven meals in one day, and what it feels like when you are eating at what will become a restaurant on the list.

Click here for recipes from some of this year's Best New Restaurants.

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Lale Arikoglu is an expert traveler. And she’s headed on vacation with friends, where she’ll need to provide dinner one evening. Faced with a flurry of dietary restrictions, she turned to Dinner SOS for some direction.

RECIPES:

From Chris: Sesame Tofu with Broccoli, Peanut Butter Noodles with Cucumbers

From Shilpa: Easy Fish Tacos, Chipotle-Crusted Cauliflower Tacos, Sizzling Turmeric-Dill Fish Taco

Bonus Links:

Check out Women Who Travel, Lale's podcast from Condé Nast Traveler

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Ira Madison III is no stranger to hosting. He hosts Crooked Media's Keep It Podcast. But outside of podcasting, he loves his friends, cookbooks, and hosting dinner parties. However, he recently moved to a much smaller space and is out of practice hosting. Chris and Maya Kaimal help Ira complete his short yet ambitious wishlist, which includes finding a fun recipe from a great cookbook author, and hosting his own birthday party.

The recipes:

Chicken Tikka Skewers

Chopped Kachumber Salad

Minty Cucumber Raita

Dishoom's Chicken Berry Britannia

Classic pork vindaloo

Dishoom's Gunpowder Potato 

Maya's Herby Roasted Potatoes

White Turnip Tarka Salad

Roasted Tomato Tarka with Yogurt

Chili Cheese Toast

For more, check out Maya's book Indian Flavor Every Day

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Like many of us, Gillian has found herself working from home permanently and finds getting to the grocery store just isn't what it used to be. So, she's turned to Chris and Shilpa for help stocking her pantry to get her out of her weeknight rut.

Recipes featured in the episode:

CHRIS: Jammy Onion and Miso Pasta, Creamy Tahini and Harissa Beef

SHILPA: Hummus Bowls with Merguez-Spiced Tempeh

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Rachel and her boyfriend are obsessed with scallops. In fact, their ideal scallop experience was at Gordon Ramsay’s Hell's Kitchen, and she's been trying to replicate it ever since. In this episode, we help Rachel figure out how she should be cooking scallops. Plus, Kendra Vaculin gives Rachel a first-class lesson in the Test Kitchen.

Recipes featured in the episode:

From Chris, Garlicky Buttery Scallops

From Kendra, Scallops and Chorizo in Tomato Sauce, Lemony Grilled Scallops and Blistered Long Beans

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This week, Chris and Mark Bittman dig through the inbox to answer your culinary questions!

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Sophie cold called us and left us a voicemail about her fear of cooking chicken, so we got her back on the line to really dig into her concerns. And with the help of Mackenzie Fegan, we offer her some great recipes from the BA archive to tackle her chicken fears. Plus, we offer her some not-chicken options because there are no rules!!

Recipes featured in the episode:

From Chris, Coconut Milk-Braised Chicken Legs / Wild Card, BA’s best chocolate chip cookie

From Mackenzie, Chicken Paprikash with Buttered Egg Noodles / Wild Card, slow-roasted salmon with harissa

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