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How To Cook One Perfect Meal (Encore)
Dec 26, 2023
Sam Sifton, head of the New York Times’s Cooking section, teaches a love-lorn Millennial how to cook one perfect meal. They discuss the connection between cooking skills and love life, the versatility of Shopify for sales, and cooking chicken with olive oil. Plus, sponsored ads from Discover, Apple Card, and Slate Plus.
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Quick takeaways
- Confidence is key when cooking for someone, focusing on serving a delicious and well-prepared meal that brings joy to the other person.
- Mastering basic cooking techniques and presenting the meal well, including seasoning meat, cooking rice, blanching vegetables, and arranging the food in an aesthetically pleasing manner, enhances the overall dining experience and shows thoughtfulness.
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Improving in the kitchen to impress
In this podcast episode, a young man named Johnny seeks help to improve his cooking skills in order to impress his ex-girlfriend and become a better cook overall. He enlists the guidance of Sam Sifton, the food editor of The New York Times, who provides him with expert advice and a simple recipe for a perfectly cooked meal. Johnny learns the importance of confidence in the kitchen and the art of serving a delicious and visually appealing meal. Through Sam's instructions, Johnny gains the necessary skills to create a flavorful dish of skin-on bone-in chicken thighs, rice, and green beans. This episode highlights the power of cooking to bring pleasure and build confidence in both the cook and the person enjoying the meal.
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