Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

By Milk Street Radio

Every week, Milk Street Radio travels the world to find the most fascinating stories about food—a detective who tracks down food thieves and a look inside the most famous (and often scandalous) res

... more

4.2

29062,906 ratings

FAQs about Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio:

How many episodes does Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio have?

The podcast currently has 569 episodes available.

Best of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

The most played episodes among Podcast App listeners.

Number 1: Crazy Love at 86: Bake-Off's Prue Leith Celebrates Being Old
Former "Great British Bake Off" judge Prue Leith talks about finding the love of her life at 70, a jazz musician’s review that put her restaurant on the map, and recounts one of her most viral moments: "Tell us about your beaver." Plus, Kimmie Mcintosh honors Filipino history and flavors at her pop-up bakery, Milkfish Bakeshop; and Alex Aïnouz has a life-changing meal at his local bistro. Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
August 28, 202652min
Number 2: I Catered Napoleon's Wedding: Carême, the First Celebrity Chef
He cooked for the czar of Russia and the Rothschilds, and even made Napoleon Bonaparte's wedding cake. He invented the chef’s hat and published the first recipes for soufflé and meringue, but you’ve probably never heard his name. This week, it’s the story of the world’s first celebrity chef: Marie-Antoine Carême. Plus, we’re joined by one of today’s best chefs, Enrique Olvera; Kenji López-Alt returns with a brand-new way to fry an egg; we make Indonesian Beef and Sweet Soy Sate; and Chris and Sara take your calls and tell us how to organize handwritten recipes, why we season everything with pepper, and much more. (Originally aired August 8, 2025.) Get this week’s recipe for Indonesian Beef and Sweet Soy Sate here. Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
September 04, 202652min
Number 3: Best-Of Calls: Wax Peppers, Carrot Tops, and Wild Leeks
For this week's bonus, we have an all-calls special! We look back on our favorite plant-based calls, including how to cook with carrot tops, how to master eggplant, and how to make kids—or anyone—fall in love with vegetables. Photo credit: Nina Luong Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
September 02, 202630min
Number 4: The Lost Kitchen: Erin French Has 20,000 Restaurant Reservations in Freedom, Maine
This week, we're revisiting one of our all-time favorite episodes–it's our 2018 interview with Erin French. Following a tumultuous year, Erin French returned to her hometown of Freedom, Maine to open what is now one of the most exclusive restaurants in America, where the ingredients can be found in the garden, the waitlist is in the tens of thousands, and the menu is always a surprise. Plus, we explore the pumpkin spice lifestyle; we make dump and stir Spanish Almond Cake; and Dr. Aaron Carroll explains the truth about fish and mercury. Get this week's recipe for Spanish Almond Cake here. Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
August 26, 202651min
Number 5: Magnolia Ice Cream? Yes! Plus Candied Acorns and Spruce Bark Cookies
When Justin Davies cuts into a piece of wood, he wonders what it tastes like. Today, he shares his adventures in crafting desserts out of trees, from the bark infusion that made his tongue go numb to the ice cream concocted from an infamously smelly tree. Plus, Lidia Bastianich returns to answer your questions on pasta and pesto; we eat through the backroads of Vietnam with chef Anaïs Ca Dao van Manen; and writer Jenny Linford meditates on cooking’s most elusive ingredient. (Originally aired September 5, 2025.) Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
August 21, 202652min