Jet Tila

Celebrity chef Jet Tila shares kitchen secrets, emphasizing foundational skills like knife cuts and essential tools. The podcast explores inclusivity in dating apps, therapy benefits, recreating restaurant flavors at home, seafood ordering tips, canned ingredient versatility, and cooking with gratitude.

Chef Jet Tila returns to take Thanksgiving calls, Dan Pashman constructs the ultimate plate, Rossi Anastopoulo reveals the secret history of pie in America, Milk Street team gives mashed potatoes a makeover, and Jacques Pépin shares his Thanksgiving plans.

Jet Tila, a Food Network star and master of Pan-Asian cuisine, shares his journey from his family's Thai market—the first in the U.S.—to record-breaking cooking feats. He opens up about the challenges of introducing Thai food to new audiences and recalls defending his family's store during the LA riots. The discussion dives into the logistics of preparing authentic Pad Thai for 20,000 people, highlighting the innovative techniques needed to maintain flavor and quality on such a massive scale.