Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Musician and record producer John Carter Cash explains why he loves cooking with Mountain Dew, reveals his recipe for Southern cornbread, and shares stories and recipes from his family’s table. Also on this week’s show: grandmothers do the cooking at Enoteca Maria in Staten Island; our recipe for French walnut tart; a quick tip for freezing soaked dried beans; and The New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik discusses the holy marriage of starch and protein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alon Shaya is having a moment—he’s just opened two new restaurants and published his first book. But his success wasn’t always a given. We chat about his circuitous path and the food he ate along the way. Also on this week’s show: Julia Turshen makes magic out of leftovers (tomato sauce becomes tomato soup); secrets to oven-poached salmon; four unexpected ways to use tahini; and Dan Pashman remembers Homer Simpson and food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: Reporter Danny Lewis reports on Elbert Budin and how he made food fly; we go to Tunisia for a couscous cooking lesson; and J. Kenji López-Alt explores the differences between flours. (Originally aired January 18, 2018.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We chat with Von Diaz about the flavors of Puerto Rican cooking and the world’s best breakfast sandwich. Also on this week’s show: Molly Yeh moves to Minnesota and trades Sichuan take-out for hotdish and beet farming; a recipe for chocolate-almond spice cookies; and Dr. Aaron Carroll says “no” to a new study on alcohol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meet the YouTube star who recreates recipes from classic movies and TV shows. Also on this week’s show: the amazing food of the Islamic world; J. Kenji Lopéz-Alt talks turkey skin; Indian-spiced butternut squash soup; and make-ahead blanched greens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Swiss explorer discusses how she cooks and forages in the wild and why the mental journey is a bigger challenge than the physical. Also on this week’s show: Strange tales of food and the British Empire; ricotta-semolina cheesecake; Oaxacan Hot Chocolate; and The New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik on the ethics of meat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: Homestyle Cooking from southeast India; the best soup in the world; the truth about drinking and health; and grams versus cups. (Originally aired February 22, 2018.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chez Panisse founder discusses the early days of the historic Berkeley institution and the power of taste to change lives. Also on this week’s show: Our trip to Sicily for the real Pasta e Fagioli; Jerrelle Guy chats about her debut book, Black Girl Baking; and Dan Pashman of The Sporkful performs an on-air experiment about sound and taste. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ronni Lundy, author of “Victuals,” eats her way through Appalachia. Also on this week’s show: Mark Kurlansky reveals the shocking, often deadly history of milk; we travel to Genoa to uncover the authentic recipe for Pesto Genovese; and Dr. Aaron Carroll talks trans fats and health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: Do low-fat diets work?; Filipino food in Tel Aviv; and yellow split pea curry. (Originally aired 4/5, 2018.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mimi Sheraton, the first woman restaurant critic at The New York Times, doesn’t trust anonymous crowd-sourced reviews and says that authentic food is in the eye of the eater. Also on this week’s show: The near death of Tex-Mex; how to make a simple Tuscan beef and pepper stew; a new theory of wine; and a recipe for a Moroccan Nutella. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: Up with pomegranate molasses; sheet-pan roasted chicken; J. Kenji López-Alt investigates the science of baking pizza at home; and why Australian cuisine is the most diverse, adventurous on the planet! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: The egg mogul who finally went to jail; authentic no-stir polenta; homemade coconut milk; and the French who put ice cubes in wine! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: Pumpkin spice gone wild; dump and stir Spanish Almond Cake; and the truth about fish and mercury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, NPR’s Maria Godoy reports on pop-punk band Shonen Knife; Milk Street travels to Taipei, to a cooking school that teaches street food; our recipe for shaved zucchini salad; and dry versus sweet wines. Originally aired August 24, 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: Why foods go viral; new ways with miso; wine boot camp; and sumac meets tomatoes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: Barbecue around the world, from boodog to hāngi; LA’s Cambodian donut shops; whisk tips; and Austrian plum cake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: The true story of donuts and war; Spanish-style French toast; and defending MSG. (Originally aired April 12, 2018.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: How to cut up a cow, with New York butchers Erika Nakamura and Jocelyn Guest; Armenian grilled pork chops; and junk food taxes, good or bad? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Also on this week’s show: The Gefilte Manifesto – modern Jewish home cooking; Taiwanese grilled corn; and Dan Pashman on the Library of Congress Cooking Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are supermarket leafy greens dangerous?; inside Brooklyn’s Aska Restaurant; and olive oil bundt cake from Italy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim Severson on the hunt for a lost strain of rice; J. Kenji López-Alt on salt; and pie plates for grilling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Mafia muscles in on Italian bakeries, cooking for civil rights with John T. Edge, Dan Pashman of The Sporkful on airline dining and the new fattoush. Originally aired July 13, 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ethics of free ice cream samples; pork/pineapple tacos; and Whetstone Magazine travels the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ruth Rodgers from The River Café; the bubbles of summer; and spaghetti al limone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Water fights (and eating well) in Myanmar; cheesier pasta; and Adam Gopnik on wine and philosophy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We interview Brad Leone, star of Bon Appetit’s “Its Alive with Brad”; introduce our recipe for Salmon Chraimeh; learn to toast grains; and Dan Pashman of the Sporkful on the geometry of a pizza slice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Franklin electrocutes turkeys; and J. Kenji López-Alt on why pepperoni curls on pizza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new Harlem fusion cooking; corks or screwcaps?; and pasta with broccoli sauce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does coffee cause cancer?; Pakistan’s Martha Stewart; pisto; and quick yogurt sauce. *This episode is a corrected version that fixes an error in the previous version. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saffron, the new Afghan crop; Meathead Goldwyn on barbecue ribs; The Food Lab on the mortar and pestle; and our recipe for whipped cream biscuits and strawberries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyday Turkish cooking at Özlem’s Table; TV dinner etiquette; three-cup chicken; homemade chile oil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The true history of The Settlement Cookbook; making vanilla sugar; beef tomato stir-fry; and Adam Gopnik. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Lebovitz buys an apartment in Paris (and barely survives the experience); our recipe for light, bright Cape Malay curry; we discover momo, spicy Nepalese dumplings; and Dan Pashman of The Sporkful on the new science of taste. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fad foods; the secret history of Jack Daniel’s; freezing soaked beans; and Colombian pot roast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The true story of donuts and war; Spanish-style French toast; and defending MSG. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filipino delicacies found at a bus station in Tel Aviv; Marketplace’s Krissy Clark reports on the peanut butter controversy that changed how the FDA regulates commercial foods; and how to revive stale spices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Italian chef Massimo Bottura feeds the world; ARFID is a new picky eating disorder; our recipe for ricotta cheesecake; and the New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik on what the next generation is drinking. Originally aired 12/8-12/15, 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joshua McFadden cooks for six seasons; easy French chicken in a pot; coconut rice; and Dan Pashman on pork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The women who run France’s Champagne industry; Thai stir-fried spinach; making saffron salt; and Stephen Meuse on wine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sweet rewards of bitter food; easy garlic confit; sweet potato cake from Macau; and what to eat when you’re blue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nathan Myhrvold on Modernist Bread; J. Kenji Lopez-Alt on the science of cooking meat; smashed potatoes; and a quick Turkish supper from Robyn Eckhardt, author of “Istanbul and Beyond.” (Originally aired 11/09/2017, Available for rerun Thursday 3/1 – Thursday 3/8/2018) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Homestyle Cooking from southeast India; the best soup in the world; the truth about drinking and health; and grams versus cups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grace Young on stir-fried rice; J. Kenji López-Alt on cooking with alcohol; and Vietnamese meatball soup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The only 24-hour ice cream store in New York City; chocolate-almond cookies; is raw cookie dough dangerous? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reem Kassis brings us quick and easy weeknight cooking from Palestine; our tip for peeling ginger; we travel to India to try medicinal camel’s milk; and J. Kenji Lopez Alt reveals how to cook beans. (Originally aired 10/12/17) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israeli chef Einat Admony on real couscous; foolproof cacio e pepe; roast sweet potatoes; and muffin madness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reporter Danny Lewis reports on Elbert Budin and how he made food fly; we go to Tunisia for a couscous cooking lesson; and J. Kenji López-Alt explores the differences between flours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Eater Editor Helen Rosner on what’s hot in food media; Sumac Chicken; cooking onions; and Dan Pashman of the Sporkful on Willy Wonka, food and parenting. (Originally aired 11/4/17) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We interview Brad Leone, star of Bon Appetit’s “Its Alive with Brad”; introduce our recipe for Salmon Chraimeh; learn to toast grains; and Dan Pashman of the Sporkful on the geometry of a pizza slice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.