Special Sauce with Ed Levine

This week on Special Sauce violin virtuoso Jame Ehnes dishes on his live cooking and musical collaboration with Kenji that's coming up in Seattle on July 19th.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This episode of Special Sauce is particularly special. You'll hear the remarkable life story of celebrated Mexican chef Lalo Garcia as told by Lalo himself and his biographer Laura Tillman.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Ever wonder what's happening with the United Farm Workers union? I did, so I interviewed the UFW Communications Director Antonio De Loera-Brust. It turns that there's a lot happening, actually.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

On this episode we go deep into the life of a Greenmarket farmer, Kevin Caplicki of Woodthrush Farm. Kevin's lettuce is the stuff that dreams are made of.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Grilling expert Kenji shares essential techniques for juicy chicken, crispy fish, and using mayo as a secret weapon. Tips include brining, monitoring temperatures, grilling fish over hot grates, and seasoning with mayo for added flavor. Learn innovative ways to use a digital thermometer for grilling perfection and techniques for grilling bone-in chicken and skinless chicken on a two-zone grill.

Totonno's, the iconic, century-old Coney Island Brooklyn pizzeria, has been put up for sale by the family who founded it. On this episode of Special Sauce we talk about Totonno's pizza, legacy, and future prospects with NYT restaurant critic Pete Wells and the eminent pizza scholar Scott Weiner, the owner of Scott's Pizza Tours.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The great pastry chef and chocolate maker Jacques Torres wrote one of my all time favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes. On this episode we chat about that recipe, the role of salt, and what chocolate to use. Plus we hear from some serious eaters on the crispy vs. gooey cookie debate. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

On this episode of Special Sauce we take a deep dive into the beyond desperate hunger situation in Gaza with humanitarian Sulieman Mleahat who has been working in the Middle East for more than twenty years.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

NYT's Pulitzer Prize-winning food culture reporter Kim Severson gives Special Sauce listeners fascinating insights into Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen operations in Gaza and elsewhere.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Channing Frye had so much to say about wine, hoops, and life we decided to devote a second episode to him and his company Chosen Family Wines. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices