This Is TASTE

300: Sohla El-Waylly

Oct 25, 2023

This episode features Sohla El-Waylly, a prodigious recipe developer and judge on HBO's The Big Brunch. They discuss her new cookbook, techniques, and her love for Top Chef. They also mention her favorite dishes, marinating chicken with mayonnaise, the tanginess of ranch dressing, using a cake tester for meat doneness, homemade ice cream, and favorite cookbooks.

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Sohla El-Waylly

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Sohla El-Waylly highlights the importance of feedback and collaboration in recipe development.

Sohla El-Waylly discusses the challenges of photographing food in a small space and the importance of making a cookbook visually appealing.

Deep dives

Cookbook and Podcast Celebration

In this episode, the hosts celebrate the 300th episode of their podcast and express their gratitude for their listeners. They introduce their guest, Sola El-Waley, a recipe developer, food YouTuber, and judge on a cooking competition show. They discuss Sola's debut cookbook, Start Here, Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook, and talk about various recipes and techniques included in the book. They also chat about their favorite moments from the TV show Top Chef and share their top five chef contestants from the show.

Introduction

2min

Favorite Dishes and Working at Outback Steakhouse

5min

Marinating Chicken with Mayonnaise

13min

The Tanginess and Acidity of Ranch Dressing

4min

In-depth Techniques and Accessible Layouts

4min

Using a Cake Tester for Meat Doneness

6min

Homemade Ice Cream and Favorite Cookbooks

4min

We’re thrilled to welcome Sohla El-Waylly back to the show. Sohla is a prodigious recipe developer, a fixture of food YouTube, and a judge on HBO’s cooking competition The Big Brunch. Next week she will release her debut cookbook, Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook. It’s a terrific book, and we discuss many of the recipes and techniques, and how Sohla photographed the book in her New York City apartment. We also talk about her love of Top Chef, her own reality cooking show turn, and what excites her most—including breakfast at Veselka.

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