The Genius Recipe Tapes

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What's The Genius Recipe Tapes about?

The Genius Recipe Tapes is a weekly show from Food52's new podcast network, featuring all the uncut gems from the weekly "Genius Recipes" column and video series. Host Kristen Miglore speaks to the geniuses behind iconic recipes, and uncovers the recipes that changed the way they cook.

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Blah Oats Get a Movie Makeover

01.13.2021

Writer and journalist Maria Speck joins host Kristen Miglore to talk oats. Namely, how Maria turned a blah bowl of steel-cut oats into something quick-cooking, less-messy, and really, well, beautiful to look at and eat.

The Genius Recipe Tapes episodes:

01.13.2021 Blah Oats Get a Movie Makeover Writer and journalist Maria Speck joins host Kristen Miglore to talk oats. Namely, how Maria turned a blah bowl of steel-cut oats into something quick-cooking, less-messy, and really, well, beautiful to look at and eat.
12.30.2020 Your Most Genius Recipe This Year ...was a pan pizza. Host Kristen Miglore talks to Charlotte Rutledge—the brains behind King Arthur Baking Company's Crispy, Cheesy Pan Pizza—about the development process (yes, Pizza Hut was a guiding beacon) and which recipe they're championing for 2021.
12.23.2020 Bye 2020. Here's a Cookie. Chef and author Scott Peacock joins host Kristen Miglore to talk about his very favorite cookie from childhood, the deep connections that happen over biscuits, his sister's mastery of the half batch, and what it was like to lunch and ...
12.16.2020 A Secret Society's Crispiest Potatoes 'Coconut & Sambal' author and card-carrying member of the Surabayan Secret Society of Home Cooks Lara Lee joins host Kristen Miglore to talk maximally crispy potatoes, internet-stalking Sri Owen, and whittling vegetables into flowers.
12.09.2020 Green Bell Peppers Are Un-Cancelled This week, author and illustrator Michele Humes joins host Kristen Miglore to discuss the most underdog of underdogs: the green bell pepper. Michele also shares what it's been like recovering her sense of smell and taste after contracting COVID-19, and ...
12.02.2020 Kabocha Is the New Pumpkin That's what 'Dappled' author and Fat & Flour chef-owner Nicole Rucker thinks. (And we agree.) Nicole and Kristen talk about the olive-oil-glazed kabocha cake Nicole dreamt up at Gjelina, how Nicole trained for the KCRW pie contest, plus how to ...
11.25.2020 The Thanksgiving Disaster Variety Show Kristen has a theory: that the Thanksgivings that go spectacularly wrong are actually the best, most memorable ones.
11.18.2020 Cracking the Sweet Potato Code Is this the most genius way to cook a sweet potato? Molecular biologist turned food writer Nik Sharma thinks so. Nik and host Kristen Miglore also discuss turnips, super tasters, and how to navigate virtual socializing.
11.16.2020 Introducing: Play Me A Recipe Hey genius-hunters! I'm excited to share an episode from our new show, Play Me A Recipe.
11.11.2020 Veganizing Everything But the Turkey Momtrepreneur (and Genius Recipe hall-of-famer) Anita Shepherd joins host Kristen Miglore to discuss how Anita's been slowly veganizing her family's Thanksgiving, and what it's been like running Anita's Yogurt from home.
11.04.2020 Your Burning Pie Questions, Answered Pie Overlord Erin Jeanne McDowell joins host Kristen Miglore to discuss how to not have butter melt all over the floor of your oven, how to tote even your tallest pies safely, and, of course, her new cookbook 'The Book ...
10.31.2020 Introducing: Play Me A Recipe Head into the kitchen with your favorite Food52 cooks and their special guests. They’ll chop, stir, and sauté their way through a recipe—and you’ll be right there with them, every step of the way.
10.28.2020 This Marinade Brings Vegetables to Life Cookbook author, food activist, and chef Bryant Terry joins lifelong Genius hunter Kristen Miglore this week to discuss Bryant's Atlanta (the TV show, not the city)-inspired lemon-pepper marinade, the musical pairings in Vegetable Kingdom, the technique of blanching then roasting ...
10.21.2020 Oops! Dreamy-Smooth Hummus Cookbook author, recipe developer, podcaster, and salad-slinger Hetty McKinnon joins host Kristen Miglore to talk aquafaba magic, Hetty's secret double life in Sydney, and why it took a 9000-mile journey away to get closer to home.
10.14.2020 "Gone For A Run—Not to Palestine" Falastin co-authors (and decade-long collaborators) Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley join host Kristen Miglore to discuss what it was like for Sami to rediscover and reimagine foods of his childhood, why Tara is a pathological quadruple-batcher, and the genius, un-mess-upable ...
10.07.2020 The Perfect Biscuit Chef, author, and TV personality Carla Hall joins host Kristen Miglore to talk abut the genius buttermilk biscuits she's spent decades perfecting.
09.30.2020 Life After Bon Appétit Priya Krishna is not only a food writer, cookbook author, and regular contributor for the New York Times, Bon Appétit, and others—she's also the daughter we want to be when we grow up. Priya joins host Kristen Miglore to discuss ...
09.23.2020 How to Turn Corn Into Butter Chef and entrepreneur Whitney Wright joins host Kristen Miglore to discuss the corn butter (yes, as in butter made from corn) recipe she learned while working at Per Se, what it was like working with Ruth Reichl, and how her ...
09.16.2020 The #1 Way to Eat More Vegetables Chef and Bon Appétit associate food editor Sohla El-Waylly joins Food52 Genius columnist Kristen to talk about all things fun: (questionable) ice cream floats, handmade sprinkles, and of course—fun dip.
09.02.2020 Genius Recipes...the podcast! The Genius Recipe Tapes is a weekly show from Food52's new podcast network, featuring all the uncut gems from the Genius Recipes column and video series.