Special Sauce with Ed Levine

This week on Special Sauce we hear the remarkable story of Chantha Nguon, a Cambodian woman who suffers unbearable losses and unspeakable tragedies suffered at the hands of the Khmer Rouge by imagining the taste of her mother's cooking. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week on Special Sauce Dorie Greenspan zooms in from Paris with lots of helpful cookie baking advice. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week on Special Sauce, James Beard Award-winning chef and baker Nancy Silverton talks about her new book ‘The Cookie that Changed My Life’. Any serious eater who loves to bake should check it out. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week on Special Sauce we get some brilliant, common sense home baking advice from home baking wizard Dorie Greenspan. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar from Burlap & Barrel discuss the benefits of premium spices, unique blends, and flavor preservation. They explore the debate between fresh and dried herbs, the significance of spices in cooking, and their efforts to support farmers. The podcast also touches on cultural differences when connecting with partner farmers in rural areas.

For Valentine's Day I dug up this classic interview with Mr. Chocolate, Jacques Torres. He gives us a succinct master class in making bean to bar chocolate, from growing the cacao beans to making milk, dark, and white chocolate creations to sell in his shops and online. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week on Special Sauce I talk with former Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson, author of the culinary memoir, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Founders of Burlap & Barrel, Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar, discuss transforming the spice industry with fair pay and transparency. They share their culinary journeys, from creating unique ice cream flavors to sourcing high-quality spices worldwide. Emphasis on building equitable, traceable supply chains and supporting small holder farmers.

This week on Special Sauce we delve deeper into Toni Tipton Martin's seminal research into African-American cooking and cocktails. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week on Special Sauce we talk African American Cookbooks with Cook's Country editor in chief, food historian, and writer Toni Tipton Martin. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices