Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

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Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio travels the world to find the most fascinating food stories—including children who harvest cod tongues after school in Norway and a detective who tracks down food thieves. And on Milk Street Radio, you can always find the unexpected: a visit to the Museum of Failure, the joys of eyeball Jell-O and how to eat your way through Italy.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Inside the Incredible World...

02.03.2023

Sonoko Sakai teaches us about real Japanese home cooking—from the world’s easiest broth to bento boxes to the surprising way she kneads her udon dough. Plus, we investigate counterfeit caviar with David Gauvey Herbert; we share our recipe for a ...

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio episodes:

02.03.2023 Inside the Incredible World of Japanese Cooking with Sonoko Sakai Sonoko Sakai teaches us about real Japanese home cooking—from the world’s easiest broth to bento boxes to the surprising way she kneads her udon dough. Plus, we investigate counterfeit caviar with David Gauvey Herbert; we share our recipe for a ...
01.27.2023 Matty Matheson: Catfish Noodling and Making “The Bear” This week, we get inside the mind of Matty Matheson, actor and culinary consultant on the hit TV comedy “The Bear.” Matheson reveals his thoughts on internet stardom, what it takes to open five restaurants in two years and why ...
01.20.2023 The Food of Ukraine with Olia Hercules Ukrainian chef, author and activist Olia Hercules shares recipes and traditions from her home, and how she’s coping after almost one year of war. Plus, Jess Edberg tells the story of Dorothy Molter, who sold hundreds of bottles of root ...
01.13.2023 The Science of Stir-Fry with J. Kenji López-Alt J. Kenji López-Alt gives us a lesson on Wok 101 and reveals the science behind great stir-fry. Plus, Cheryl Day joins Christopher Kimball to tackle your baking questions about everything from powdered milk to cardamom buns; cookbook author Chelsea Monroe-Cassel ...
01.06.2023 Weird Fruit: From Medlars and Huckleberries to Yuzu We tackle difficult fruits with author Kate Lebo. She introduces us to the world of rare fruits that are hard to find, harvest, prepare or just plain love. Plus, we study the staples of Gabonese cooking with chef Anto Cocagne, ...
12.30.2022 Inside Mexico with Pati Jinich Pati Jinich is on a quest to show people what Mexico looks like and tastes like. She breaks down the common denominators of Mexican cuisine, tells us why she lives and dies for her blender and reveals her favorite recipes ...
12.23.2022 Rachael Ray at Home This week, it’s Rachael Ray! She tells us about re-making a home after her house burned down, her best friendship with her Sicilian grandfather and why her lifelong affinity for Eeyore might inspire her to get a tattoo. Plus, baking ...
12.16.2022 Holiday Cookies with Rose Levy Beranbaum This week, we’re getting ready for the holidays. Rose Levy Beranbaum shares everything we need to know about baking cookies—from favorite equipment and core techniques to her ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe. Plus, we go to Oaxaca to experience the ...
12.15.2022 Baking Special: Magic Cakes, Muffin Madness and Computer Cookies In this special episode, we share a few of our favorite moments about baking. Cheryl Day—cookbook author, co-owner of Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia, and now Milk Street Radio guest co-host—reveals her tips for perfect biscuits, cakes ...
12.09.2022 Waiter Confidential: The Dark Side of Parisian Dining This week, we go behind the scenes of French restaurants with writer and former waiter Edward Chisholm to experience the chaotic rush of Sunday brunch, discover where waiters go on their time off and find out what happens to your ...
12.02.2022 Food Wars: Marion Nestle vs. Corporate Food What could the future food system look like? Food and public health writer Marion Nestle shares her vision, along with stories from her life. We also get a lesson in how to truly taste water from water advocate, sommelier and ...
11.25.2022 Secrets of Classic German Baking Author Luisa Weiss offers some of her favorites from Eisenbahnschnitten to Kartoffelstrudel. Plus, journalist Rowan Jacobsen demystifies the truffle, Adam Gopnik talks luxury foods, and we learn how to make a creamy Amalfi-style lemon risotto. Get this week’s recipe for ...
11.18.2022 Thanksgiving Special With Cheryl Day, Jet Tila, J. Kenji López-Alt and Nigella Lawson Our Thanksgiving special is here, and we’re ready to help you with the big day! We take your calls with special guest co-hosts Jet Tila and Cheryl Day and share recipes and ideas from J. Kenji López-Alt, Sohla El-Waylly, Mary ...
11.11.2022 Please Feed Phil! The Creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond” Tries to Eat Everything We chat with Phil Rosenthal, creator of “Somebody Feed Phil,” about eels in Japan, mold at Noma and his most memorable scene from “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Plus, Irina Georgescu gives us a lesson in Romanian baking, from delicious snack pies ...
11.04.2022 Is The Real Soul Food Health Food? This week, the editor of 4 Color Books, Bryant Terry, celebrates the long history of veganism in Black cuisine to tell the real story of soul food. Plus, archaeologist Farrell Monaco reveals what the ashes of Pompeii can tell us ...
11.02.2022 Nigella Speaks Out: Tasting Menus, Brown Food and The Sound of Music Before her tour across America, Nigella Lawson returns to Milk Street for a new special episode. She shares her stories from the Dangerous Sports Club, her love for plain cake and why there’s nothing worse than going out for Christmas ...
10.28.2022 Trick or Treat! Celebrate Halloween with a Dinner for the Dead This week, we’re celebrating the holiday of tricks and treats with Halloween scholar Lesley Bannatyne. She teaches us how to emulate the romping Halloween parties of the Victorian era, complete with matchmaking games and dinners for the dead. Plus, we ...
10.27.2022 Lost Family Recipes Special: Solving the Mystery of Forgotten Family Favorites On this special episode, we share some of our favorite listener calls about family recipe mysteries, from recreating a molasses cookie recipe missing half its instructions to fixing the crust on a custard pie found in a great-grandmother's handwritten cookbook. ...
10.21.2022 Mofongo, Pinchos and Campbell’s Soup: The True Story of Puerto Rican Food in the Diaspora Illyanna Maisonet takes us on a culinary journey through Puerto Rico and its diaspora. She reveals the secrets to her guava barbecue sauce, the only flan she’ll ever eat and the best way to cook rice. Plus, Kim Severson tells ...
10.14.2022 The Dog-Eat-Dog World of Ballpark Vendors Nick Fountain from NPR’s “Planet Money” shares the skills and strategy it takes to sell food at the ballpark. Plus, chef Angela Dimayuga gives us a crash course in Filipino flavors and techniques; we learn about the language of eating ...
10.07.2022 Cooking for Space Aliens and Vampire Queens: Meet Food Stylist Janice Poon We enter the world of intergalactic sushi joints and cannibal banquets with food stylist Janice Poon. She tells us about her work on horror and sci-fi films, from feeding vegan vampires to wrangling snails to make arm escargot. Plus, we ...
10.05.2022 Food Science Special: Million-Layer Puff Pastry and More! In this special episode, we share a few of our favorite moments about getting experimental in the kitchen. Alex Aïnouz attempts to bake a 1 million-layer puff pastry; J. Kenji López-Alt shares the perfect way to make potatoes; and we ...
09.30.2022 Jacques Pépin: The Art of The Chicken This week, we’re celebrating French cuisine. Jacques Pépin offers a masterclass in deboning chicken and recalls his early days tending the coal stove at the Plaza Athénée. Plus, Aleksandra Crapanzano provides tips for effortlessly Parisian cakes; Alex Aïnouz puts a ...
09.23.2022 Butter Cows, Ugly Cakes and Blue Ribbons: Welcome to the State Fair! We dive into the world of state, county and agricultural fairs with Marla Calico to learn about their history, impact and why roast beef sundaes are all the rage at fairgrounds across the country. Plus, we head to the Iowa ...
09.16.2022 The Secret History of Home Economics Author Danielle Dreilinger tells us the surprising history of home economics. We hear about its origins as a scientific movement that wanted to change the world and find out how it brought us Betty Crocker, astronaut food and the Rice ...
09.14.2022 Milk Street Special: Italy's Best Kept Food Secrets In this special episode, we share a few of our favorite moments about Italy's culinary treasures from the last few years. Vicky Bennison takes us behind the scenes of Pasta Grannies, her YouTube channel that documents Italian grandmothers making pasta ...
09.09.2022 Michael Twitty's Kosher Soul Writer and historian Michael Twitty shares the stories and foods of the African and Jewish diasporas. Plus, we explore the wide world of breakfast cereals with Gabe Fonseca, make spaghetti with parsley pesto and consider the apple with Dan Pashman. ...
09.02.2022 From Asia with Love: Guangdong Meets Sydney Cookbook author Hetty McKinnon tells us about her Chinese-Australian upbringing, Vegemite brownies and why her mother calls to FaceTime her wok. Plus, we talk to the Trappist monk running the only Trappist Brewery in the U.S., learn to make the ...
08.26.2022 Eyeball Jell-O: Rhett & Link Taste-Test Everything Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, hosts of “Good Mythical Morning,” extol the virtues of Twinkie Jell-O, order all the food off the Taco Bell menu through song and tell us what you’re not allowed to eat on YouTube. Plus, we ...
08.19.2022 Summer Show! Ice Cream, Tomatoes, Watermelon, Corn and Fruit Crostata This week, we’re diving into the foods of summer. Culinary historian Tonya Hopkins tells us about the Black innovators who made ice cream what it is today; Bill Alexander reveals the history and fate of the tomato; artist Ana Inciardi ...
08.17.2022 Milk Street Special: Pro Grilling, Recipes and Techniques In this special episode, we share a few of our favorite moments about grilling from the last few years. We chat with Meathead about how to grill the perfect steak; Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich of Honey & Co. share ...
08.12.2022 Eric Ripert and the Art of Cooking Vegetables Chef Eric Ripert teaches us how to make vegetables the star of the plate, the secrets of his restaurant Le Bernardin and why he believes every fish has its own unique personality. Plus, we take a deep dive into the ...
08.05.2022 Pro Secrets of Homemade Pasta: Missy Robbins Tells All Missy Robbins, chef and founder of Lilia and Misi in Brooklyn, teaches a masterclass in making pasta at home—she explains why her noodle recipes include a copious number of egg yolks, why she often leaves salt out, and her secret ...
07.29.2022 Culinary Tour of Colombia: Sweet Corn Arepas and Brisket Dust We explore the cooking of Colombia with Mariana Velásquez, from homemade arepas to sweet panela that tastes like almost-burnt caramel. Plus, we learn about the secret world of creating food emojis with artist Yiying Lu, Adam Gopnik ponders the elements ...
07.22.2022 Inside the Great British Bake Off with Paul Hollywood We chat with Great British Bake Off judge and author of “BAKE” Paul Hollywood about the best and worst parts of his job, his secret to perfect scones and what a bin lid is—and why it's so delicious. Plus, journalist ...
07.15.2022 Ancient Recipes with Sohla El-Waylly: Roman Cheesecake, Medieval Apple Pie and Fish Head Aspic Today we are traveling back in time with chef Sohla El-Waylly, host of “Ancient Recipes with Sohla.” We learn how to make Roman cheesecake, fish head aspic and Mary Todd Lincoln’s white almond cake. Plus, Maggie Hennessy breaks down the ...
07.08.2022 Eat, Travel, Love: Matt Goulding Reveals the Culinary Secrets of Spain Matt Goulding, author of “Grape, Olive, Pig,” tastes the original paella, finds out-of-the-way Spanish eateries, falls in love and recounts his one meal at El Bulli. Plus, J. Kenji López-Alt double-fries chicken; we travel to Paris for gnocchi; and Mark ...
07.06.2022 Milk Street Special: Memories of Julia Child We look back with Julia Child’s friends, protégés and fans at their favorite moments and the legacy of the French Chef. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.01.2022 Our July Fourth Show: Live-Fire Grilling, 50 Pies for 50 States and Ketchup/Mustard Smackdown On this Fourth of July, baker Stacey Fong shares highlights from her 50 States/50 Pies project, which includes odes to Nevada’s all-you-can-eat buffets, West Virginia’s pizza rolls and Tennessee icon Dolly Parton. Plus, live-fire cooking expert Genevieve Taylor reveals showstopping ...
06.24.2022 Wok Eggs, Fried Rice and Hot Dry Noodles: Chinese Cooking Demystified Stephanie Li and Chris Thomas travel around China in search of the best recipes and techniques for their YouTube channel Chinese Cooking Demystified. Today we learn the secrets to perfect fried rice, how to cook with chopsticks and why the ...
06.17.2022 In Search of Rare Foods: Wild Coffee, Fermented Mutton and Hadza Honey Journalist Dan Saladino brings us stories of rare and endangered foods, from the wind-cured mutton found only on the Faroe Islands to stenophylla, the rediscovered species now considered crucial to the future of coffee. Plus, Jess Damuck shares elevated salads; ...
06.10.2022 José Andrés Swims with Sharks This week, we chat with José Andrés about how he helped organize more than three million meals in Puerto Rico, why he would choose a pineapple over a steak, and what he would do if he ever got a day ...
06.03.2022 The Tongue Cutters: In Norway, Kids Cut Cod Tongues for Love and Money In the fishing villages of Norway, kids as young as five enter the workforce as professional cod tongue cutters. Documentary filmmaker Solveig Melkeraaen tells us why kids slice up this delicacy, plus we meet former tongue cutter Ylva Melkeraaen Lundell, ...
05.27.2022 The Automat: The Amazing Story of America's 5-Cent Cafeteria Before McDonald’s or KFC, there was the Horn and Hardart Automat—a cafeteria-style restaurant where you could buy everything from creamed spinach to lemon meringue. This week, filmmaker Lisa Hurwitz tells us the story of the rise and fall of the ...
05.20.2022 The Secret World of Celebrity Catering with Mary Giuliani Mary Giuliani, the author of catering tell-all “Tiny Hot Dogs,” idolizes Steve Martin in “The Jerk,” raises a murderous turtle and has a solution for any and every party disaster. Plus, we visit a Bhutanese Senior Lunch in Vermont; Adam ...
05.13.2022 The Perfect Cup: Great Homemade Coffee with James Hoffmann YouTube coffee expert James Hoffmann shares the best, worst and weirdest coffee in the world—from his tried-and-true recipe for the ultimate cup at home to the time he tasted 70-year-old beans in Japan. Plus, Don and Petie Kladstrup tell us ...
05.06.2022 Kimchi and Rice: A True Story of War and Survival During the Korean War, Grace M. Cho’s mother was just a kid when she got separated from her family. Eventually, she found her way back home but had to survive on her own off of kimchi and rice for months. ...
04.29.2022 Nigella Lawson Is Not a Domestic Goddess Nigella Lawson does not believe in guilty pleasures–instead, she believes in pleasure without guilt. This week, she reveals her food philosophy and shares the sublime art of eating chocolate in bed. Plus, we get a barbecue lesson from whole hog ...
04.22.2022 The Museum of Food Failures: From Crystal Pepsi and Life Savers Holes to Gerber Adult Singles Dr. Samuel West is back to teach us about history’s greatest food failures, from Colgate’s frozen meals to the time Gerber made food for grown-ups. Plus, Massimo Montanari helps us uncover the true history of spaghetti; J. Kenji López-Alt tells ...
04.15.2022 Pink Margarine? America's Greatest Food Fight 99% Invisible’s Chris Berube shares margarine’s secret history—from Supreme Court battles to Eleanor Roosevelt’s advertising campaign—and why in some states you could only buy margarine that was dyed pink or black. Plus, we learn about snacks from around the world ...

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