Special Sauce with Ed Levine
Ed Levine
Serious Eats' podcast Special Sauce enables food lovers everywhere to eavesdrop on an intimate conversation about food and life between host and Serious Eats founder Ed Levine and his well-known/famous friends and acquaintances both in and out of the food culture.
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Nov 2, 2022 • 23min
Christine Ha Part 2: Life After Winning MasterChef
On this episode of Special Sauce serious eaters will hear all about Christine Ha's post MasterChef life. That life includes owning or co-owning two restaurants in Houston and advocated on behalf of people suffering from NMOSD.
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Oct 14, 2022 • 25min
Christine Ha Part 1: A Blind Chef Wins MasterChef?
On this episode of Special Sauce serious eaters will hear the first part of blind chef-restaurateur Christine Ha's incredible story. She wins Gordon Ramsey's MasterChef competition TV show without being able to see.
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Sep 30, 2022 • 25min
Kenji on Avocados & the Magic of Mayo
On this episode of Special Sauce we check in with Kenji, who tells us about the magic of mayo as a marinade. He also talks about all things guacamole and avocados. Plus he explains his love affair with the mortar and pestle.
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Sep 16, 2022 • 35min
Glenn Roberts on the Freighted History of Rice in America
On this episode of Special Sauce Anson Mills founder Glenn Roberts takes us on his wild journey through the preservation of Ancient Grains that started with his family losing everything.
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Sep 2, 2022 • 32min
Kristina Cho: Sweet & Savory Recipes Inspired By Chinese Bakeries
On this episode of Special Sauce food blogger Kristina Cho (Eat Cho Food) details her unlikely career path from architectural designer to two time James Beard Award-winning author. In her book, Mooncakes and Milk Bread, Kristina re-creates re-imagines both sweet and savory staples of Chinese bakeries and cafés.
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Aug 19, 2022 • 29min
Vish Bhatt: How A Southern Chef Connects to his Indian Roots
On this episode of Special Sauce Vishwesh Bhatt, James Beard Award-winning chef and author of ‘I Am From Here: Recipes and Stories from a Southern Chef’, details his remarkable journey from India to Oxford, Mississippi.
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Aug 5, 2022 • 32min
Entrepreneur Jing Gao: Finding Herself Through Food
On this episode of Special Sauce Fly by Jing founder Jing Gao talks about finding herself through the foods her company makes, things like chili crisp and soup dumplings.
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Jul 26, 2022 • 25min
Chef & Track Star Dawn Burrell: The Leap From the Olympics to Top Chef
On this episode of Special Sauce chef (Late August in Houston) and former world champion track star Dawn Burrell talks about her greatest leap of all, from Olympic broad jumper to Top Chef finalist.
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Jul 8, 2022 • 31min
NYT's Eric Kim on his book Korean American:Food That Tastes Like Home
On this episode of Special Sauce the NYT's Eric Kim talks about his new book ‘Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home’. Besides being a terrific cookbook it's also a moving tribute to his Korean-born mom.
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Jun 24, 2022 • 28min
Milk Bar's Christina Tosi on the Power of Dessert
On this episode of Special Sauce Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi talks about her new book Dessert Can Save the World, which really is her guiding philosophy in both life and business.
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