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Episode 810
Love, War and Slow Noodles: How Chantha Nguon Survived the Khmer Rouge
May 2, 20242020 Digital Media Award Winner | Best Radio Show
International Association of Culinary Professionals
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Jennifer Epperson, Repeller
2020 Webby Award Honoree | Arts & Culture Podcast
The Webby Awards
“Milk Street Radio, hosted by Kimball and Sara Moulton, is a must-listen hourlong podcast and public radio show with guests from the top of the food world.”
Boston Magazine
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135
Beyoncé, Saffron and the New Women Farmers of Afghanistan
This week on Milk Street Radio, Kimberly Jung of Rumi Spice talks saffron, the new Afghan crop; Meathead Goldwyn on barbecue ribs; J. Kenji López-Alt makes a case for the...
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134
The New York Times’ Kim Severson on Paula Deen, Alton Brown and Thomas Keller
This week on Milk Street Radio, Kim Severson of The New York Times interviews famous foodies; author Crystal King explores the food of ancient Rome; Milk Street margaritas; Christopher Kimball's...
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123
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: The Elements of Good Cooking (Rerun)
This week on Milk Street Radio, the science of how to cook with Samin Nosrat, Dan Pashman of the Sporkful podcast weighs in on the burgers of the future, a...
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133
Yashim Cooks Istanbul: Eat Like the Sultan
This week on Milk Street Radio, author Jason Goodwin has great recipes from Istanbul in his book Yashim Cooks Istanbul; our recipe for Cuban-spiced burgers; Melissa Clark of The New...
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132
New Orleans Serves Ramen
In this episode, we talk to restaurant critic Brett Anderson about the new New Orleans food scene; Dr. Aaron Carroll says goodbye to the low-salt diet; cooking the Ghanaian way...
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131
The Potlikker Papers: Food Meets Politics in the American South
This week on Milk Street Radio, the Mafia muscles in on Italian bakeries, cooking for civil rights with John T. Edge, Dan Pashman on airline dining and the new fattoush...
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115
Eat, Cook, Love in Senegal (Rerun)
This week, we talk to chef Pierre Thiam. The food of Senegal has big flavors and big heart, and Thiam reveals the culture that inspired him to cook. “In Senegal...
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130
NPR’s Ari Shapiro Eats the World
Ari Shapiro eats everything, podcasting chocolate with Simran Sethi of the Slow Melt, the New Yorker's Adam Gopnik on staging food, plus our tips for using the different types of...
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129
Sugar Bad, Fat OK?
Reporter Gary Taubes makes the case against sugar; we talk to Marhaf Homsi, a baker from Syria who shares his and his wife’s story of success in Brooklyn. Dan Pashman...
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128
Tel Aviv: The Search for Real Hummus
We travel to Tel Aviv to celebrate hummus, plus we talk to Cherry Bombe’s Kerry Diamond, Tartine’s Liz Prueitt and wine expert Stephen Meuse.
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114
Dorie’s Cookies (Rerun)
This week on Milk Street Radio, master baker Dorie Greenspan remembers her experiences with Julia Child. “When I first met Julia ... she said, ‘Have you ever seen the Dan...
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127
Corby Kummer Speaks
This week, journalist Corby Kummer on the best cup of coffee, eating horsemeat, Paula Wolfert and the state of modern food writing; The Sporkful's Dan Pashman analyzes office coffee; we...
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126
BBQ Adventure: Heat and Meat in Gugulethu, Cape Town
This week, we travel to Cape Town, South Africa, for insane barbecue; Melissa Clark rethinks how to cook at home; poet Nikki Giovanni remembers her grandparents' rack of lamb recipe...
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125
Deborah Madison Does Veggies Better
This week, Deborah Madison on cooking simply, Nancy Silverton does sourdough, wine expert Stephen Meuse explains cuvée, our recipe for chipotle shrimp, and a tip for aerating red wine.
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111
The Joy of Turkish Cooking (Rerun)
This week, chef Ana Sortun unveils the secrets of Turkish cooking. We also take a look at a Vietnamese-style weeknight dinner with Andrea Nguyen. Wine expert Stephen Meuse explores the...
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124
The World of Food According to David Leite
This week, David Leite analyzes himself, plus reporter Linni Kral of the Atlantic explains naturally lactose-free milk, Dr. Aaron Carroll explains why Meals on Wheels works, and our recipe for...
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123
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: The Elements of Good Cooking
This week, the science of how to cook with Samin Nosrat, Dan Pashman of the Sporkful podcast weighs in on the burgers of the future, a quick tip for pasta...
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112
Saffron Tales (Rerun)
This week on Milk Street Radio, Yasmin Khan gives us a closer look at Iranian food and her personal journey with it. We’ll also offer our recipe for quick pork...
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122
The Mean Streets of Boston Chef, Barbara Lynch
This week, Christopher Kimball takes a tour of South Boston and learns about the secret life of chef Barbara Lynch; Dr. Aaron Carroll campaigns for dissing the 5-second rule; Ana...
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121
The Food Lab Plays 20 Questions
This week, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt takes a food-science pop quiz with Christopher Kimball; Milk Street travels to Seoul to test the new KFC: Korean Fried Chicken; Adam Gopnik dedicates an...
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120
Buddhist Chef: The Right Way to Cook
This week, Milk Street travels to the Chunjinam hermitage of the Baekyangsa temple outside Seoul, Korea, to cook with Buddhist nun Jeong Kwan; Regula Ysewijn's book unearths British puddings from...
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119
From Africa to the Americas: Carolina Rice, Jambalaya, Gumbo and the Cultured Life
This week, we speak with African-American foodways expert Dr. Jessica Harris; we shake up cocktails and present our recipe for Peruvian pesto; we travel to Palermo to taste the Italian...
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118
José Andrés: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Life!
This week, Christopher Kimball interviews Chef José Andrés at his home in Washington D.C.; we give you our recipe for cracked potatoes; Dr. Aaron Carroll explores food-fad whiplash; we give...
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117
Eating the Outback
This week, Australian blogger and forager Rohan Anderson makes sneaky eel dip and payback paella; Adam Gopnik reminisces about New York City's Carnegie Deli; Abraham Conlon of Chicago's Fat Rice...