Recipe Club

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, and that somewhere is right here on Recipe Club! Mandy Roberts pulled up with Devils on Horseback. David Chang brought an Aguachile. And Tommy Brockert of LaSorted’s LA brought a Tortilla Española. Want to know which is the best happy hour recipe? Pull up a barstool and join us! Host: Chris YingGuests: Mandy Roberts, David Chang, Tommy BrockertProducers: Kelsey Rearden, David Meyer, Noelle Cornelio, Ira ChuteDirector: Kelsey ReardenEngineer: Felipe GuilherminoEditor: Stefano SanchezProduction Coordinator: Molly O'Keeffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time for a dinner party. With a sizable group coming over, we had our Recipe Club members bring some shareable dishes worth showing off, tasting, and debating. Ari Kolender brought a fishmonger’s pie. Alyse Whitney brought roasted chicken legs and double sesame noodles. Caitlin Cutler returned with her special Mom’s sausage ’n’ rapini mac ’n’ cheesy. Which dish won over our dinner guests? Come on in and find out. Host: Chris YingGuests: Ari Kolender, Alyse Whitney, and Caitlin CutlerProducers: Kelsey Rearden, David Meyer, Noelle Cornelio, and Ira ChuteDirector: Kelsey ReardenEngineer: Felipe GuilherminoEditor: Stefano SanchezProduction Coordinator: Molly O'Keeffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alone at last. Some peace and quiet, and a meal all to ourselves. Except we’re with our other Recipe Club members, of course. Becky Joiner brings in her leftovers Crunchwrap. Chef Marc Johnson has his Indian butter chickpeas. And Chris Chen has some good ol’ golden Japanese curry. It’s dinner for one, but we forced them to share, discuss, and decide whose recipe is best. Host: Chris YingGuests: Marc Johnson, Becky Joiner, and Christopher ChenProducers: Kelsey Rearden, David Meyer, Noelle Cornelio, and Ira ChuteDirector: Kelsey ReardenEngineers: Felipe Guilhermino and Sam HessEditor: Stefano SanchezProduction Coordinator: Molly O'Keeffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How are you feeling? Our Recipe Club members are kind and wanted to do something nice for you: They cooked a Meal Train recipe. They shared, tasted, and debated these comforting dishes. Chef and Yangban partner John Hong made a variation on caldo de pollo. Previous Recipe Club champion and author John deBary made the listener-requested Lasagne of Love. Beloved 'Dinner Time Live' and Recipe Club member Mandy Roberts brought Golden Get-Well Soup. All of these dishes will make you feel better … but which will make you feel best? Hop on and find out which is the best Meal Train recipe! Host: Chris YingGuests: John deBary, Mandy Roberts, and John HongProducers: Kelsey Rearden, David Meyer, Noelle Cornelio, and Ira ChuteDirector: Kelsey ReardenEngineer: Felipe GuilherminoEditor: Stefano SanchezProduction Coordinator: Molly O'Keeffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grab the mimosas! We had our friends bring some brunch dishes to share, taste, and, as we love to do at brunch: debate. Rashida Holmes, chef and co-owner of Bridgetown Roti, made her version of an Indian-spiced Tomato and Egg Casserole. Rashida’s brunch pal, original Recipe Club member and baker Bryan Ford, brought Pancakes with Maple Brown Butter Apples & Sesame Praline. We were also joined by Malique Smith, co-owner and operator of Bridgetown Roti, who finished the trio of dishes with a French Toast Casserole. Which dish is elevated beyond breakfast and lunch? Join us at the table and discover the best brunch recipe! Host: Chris YingGuests: Bryan Ford, Rashida Holmes, Malique SmithProducers: Kelsey Rearden, David Meyer, Noelle Cornelio, Ira ChuteDirector: Kelsey ReardenEngineer: Felipe GuilherminoEditor: Stefano SanchezProduction Coordinator: Molly O'Keeffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

C is for Cookie, and RC is for Recipe Club! We had our friends bring cookies to swap, taste, and debate. Baker Nicole Rucker brought a cookie game changer: Jacques Torres’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookie. She traded with podcasting legend Hrishikesh Hirway, who brought a Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Coconut Pecan Cookie. Baker Jennifer Yee brings her own White Lotus Cookie to swap. For whom will C stand for Champion? Tune in and find out the best cookie recipe! Host: Chris YingGuests: Jennifer Yee, Nicole Rucker, and Hrishikesh HirwayProducers: Kelsey Rearden, David Meyer, Noelle Cornelio, and Ira ChuteDirector: Kelsey ReardenEngineer: Felipe GuilherminoEditor: Stefano SanchezProduction Coordinator: Molly O'Keeffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a lovely night for some hors d'oeuvres. At our swanky Recipe Club cocktail party, chef David Chang makes some Swedish meatballs. Chef Courtney McBroom joins and brings her hometown-inspired, Texas-style smoked brisket nachos. Jared, executive producer of 'Dinner Time Live,' brings his famous stuffed mushrooms. Now this is our kind of party! Stay for some bites and to find out which is the best cocktail party recipe.Host: Chris YingGuests: David Chang, Courtney McBroom, and Jared MorellProducers: Kelsey Rearden, David Meyer, and Noelle CornelioDirector: Kelsey ReardenEngineers: Felipe Guilhermino and Sam HessEditor: Stefano SanchezProduction Coordinator: Molly O'Keeffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spring is here, and so is a special bunny who comes into our lives bearing deliciousness and joy: host Chris Ying with a new Easter episode of Recipe Club. Nico de Leon, chef at Lasita, brings the lechón his restaurant is known for. L.A. Times writer and journalist Gustavo Arellano brings his family’s recipe for Zacatecas-style capirotada. And none other than Chris’s wife, Jami Witek, manager at Zero Foodprint, brings potatoes in the form of gratin dauphinois. Let’s hop to it and find out whose recipe is the best for Easter.Host: Chris YingGuests: Nico de Leon, Jami Witek, and Gustavo ArellanoProducers: Kelsey Rearden, David Meyer, and Noelle CornelioDirector: Kelsey ReardenEngineer: Felipe GuilherminoEditor: Stefano SanchezProduction Coordinator: Molly O'Keeffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shhh. We don’t want to wake anyone up. It’s Midnight Snack, and we’re having a little kitchen party with some delicious eats. Lauren Feidner made pasta carbonara. Recipe Club veteran John deBary whipped up a butter ice cream waffle sundae. Kiano Moju brought out passion fruit and lime pie. Midnight has never been tastier. Find out what you should be making in the middle of the night with our club members!Host: Chris YingGuests: John deBary, Lauren Feidner, and Kiano MojuProducers: Kelsey Rearden, David Meyer, and Noelle CornelioDirector: Kelsey ReardenEngineers: Felipe Guilhermino and Sam HessEditor: Stefano SanchezProduction Coordinator: Molly O'Keeffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, pizza night is a family affair. Caitlin Cutler, husband Daniel Cutler, and cousin Brandon Monk compete to find the best at-home pizza recipe. Co-owner of RONAN pizza in L.A., Caitlin makes a fried pizza salad. The chef at RONAN, Daniel, makes a New England–Greek-Style Spicy Chomper pizza. Say that three times fast. And cousin Brandon, executive producer of ‘Dinner Time Live,’ makes Rhode Island pizza strips. Find out which recipe puts the "pizza" in "pizzazz" and which contestant gets bragging rights at the next family reunion!Host: Chris YingGuests: Caitlin Cutler, Daniel Cutler, and Brandon MonkProducers: Kelsey Rearden, David Meyer, and Noelle CornelioDirector: Kelsey ReardenEngineers: Rex Olson and Sam HessEditor: Stefano SanchezProduction Coordinator: Molly O'Keeffe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices