This week on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia are joined by Mark Ladner of Del Posto and Michael R. Wilson to talk about their co-authored Del Posto Cookbook, the Spinzall centrifuge, temperament in a restaurant kitchen, Thanksgiving dinner, and more.

Plus, bid on the opportunity to be a special guest on an episode of Cooking Issues as part of Heritage Radio Network's Charity Buzz! Hurry, the auction ends at 3:02 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 1st!

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On the Thanksgiving 2016 edition of Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia are joined by Paul Adams, formerly of Popular Science, to talk about the new Booker and Dax centrifuge: the Spinzall! Plus, a listener question about cured meats, and Dave rails against sexual harassment in the hospitality industry.

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Paul Adams, former editor of Popular Science. Tune in to hear them talk robot butchers, canning and preservation, the nearly-completed Booker and Dax centrifuge, chicken stock, and more!

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Dave is back from Barcelona! Tune in to hear him and Nastassia discuss New York's hipster enclaves, trains, hickory nut syrup, whether or not to add a PID controller to a deep fryer, the closing of Booker and Dax, home brewing with a circulator, smoking pork, melonpan, and how Dave's wife and children are the only thing keeping him from descending into a Leatherman-inspired spiral of existential despair.

And if you're in New York or coming to visit, don't miss the opening of the "Chow" exhibit at MOFAD this weekend!

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This week on Cooking Issues, Nastassia and Jackie Molecules are on the line from D.C., while Dave talks about the closing night of Booker and Dax (while lamenting the poor quality of modern piñatas), and answers questions about vegettis, zucchini (and its sticky, slimy residue), ultrasounds, transglutaminase, nitrotinis, bark, and more!

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave talks about the closure of his East Village staple Booker and Dax, why no sane person should ever live above a bar, the issue of drift in food and drink, a visit from the ghost of Steve Jobs, and moisture management and how not to sell a book.

We also get questions about drying your beans, spooky Halloween cocktails, kitchen faucet troubles, plus Peter Kim from The Museum of Food and Drink updates us on their final fundraising efforts, and their new exhibition "Chow."

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This week on Cooking issues, Dave and Nastassia speak to Peter Kim from New York’s Museum of Food and Drink about their upcoming exhibition Chow: The Making of Chinese American Cuisine, and what is behind the egg roll, chop suey, and other dishes we have come to know and love. Plus, Joe Zakowski helps answer questions about sous vide, Dave's "dislike" of sweet tea, Carolina barbecue, brittle butter, tropical tasting fruits, and more!

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Dr. Arielle Johnson, a flavor scientist at the MIT Media Lab and former head of research at Noma's food think tank, MAD. Tune in to hear them discuss clearing and staining, beets, Arnold Palmers, cooking long grain rice, Viennese pastry, butter, and more!

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Kalle Freese, co-founder and CEO of Sudden Coffee, "ready-to-brew instant coffee made from awesome beans." Kalle is two-time Finnish Barista Champion and was ranked as the 9th best barista in the world in 2015. Also in the studio is senior editor of Popular Science, Paul Adams. Tune in for a live on-air coffee tasting, plus listener questions!

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On the fall season premiere of Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia take listener questions about sugar, white zinfandel, truffles, pectin, NYC restaurant recommendations, confit, induction ovens, smoking jerky, and more. Plus, a live on-air cookie tasting, courtesy of Judy from Boston!

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