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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Jan 5, 2024 • 27min
Harlem Seafood Soul's Tami Treadwell Redux, Part 2
This week on Special Sauce we hear part 2 of one of our favorite interviews of 2022 with the inimitable Tami Treadwell, the charismatic founder of Harlem Seafood Soul.
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Dec 29, 2023 • 38min
Harlem Seafood Soul's Tami Treadwell Redux, Part 1
This week on Special Sauce we're repeating the first of two great interviews with Harlem Seafood Soul's Tami Treadwell.
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Dec 22, 2023 • 23min
George Motz: What Makes A Great Burger
George Motz, author of Hamburger America, discusses the vision of his burger joint and the importance of regional burger styles. Topics include limited burger menu, traditional hamburger assembly, smash burgers, Oklahoma onion burger history, burger buns, condiments, non-burger menu items, and future plans for guest burger chefs.
Dec 15, 2023 • 28min
George Motz: Hamburger America
George Motz, America's first bona fide burger scholar, discusses his transition from filmmaker to burger joint owner, his passion for cheeseburgers, and the qualities of a great burger. They also talk about becoming a burger scholar, cooking techniques for hamburgers, and flavor enhancements.
Dec 8, 2023 • 23min
Fuschia Dunlop on Chinese Cuisine, Part 2
This week on Special Sauce we go really deep into Fuschia Dunlop's latest book, ‘Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food’. It just got a rave front page review from NYT book critic Dwight Garner.
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Dec 1, 2023 • 26min
Fuchsia Dunlop on Chinese Cuisine
Fuchsia Dunlop, an expert on Chinese cuisine, discusses her journey from cooking classes to writing her 7th book. She talks about the challenges of studying and understanding Chinese culture through food. Topics include corruption, environmental degradation in China, debates on representation, and her surprising career success.
Nov 24, 2023 • 18min
Thanksgiving Leftovers with Kenji and Deb
On this episode of Special Sauce Kenji Lopez Alt and Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman come to our rescue with some helpful hints about what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers.
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Nov 17, 2023 • 46min
Thanksgiving: Kenji and Deb Reduce Your Stress
On this episode of Special Sauce Kenji and Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman give us some tips on how to cook up a Thanksgiving feast in a small space without stressing out.
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Nov 10, 2023 • 32min
Hetty McKinnon: The Vegetable Whisperer Part 2
This week on Special Sauce we hear more about the joy of vegetables and the importance of family with “Tenderheart” author Hetty McKinnon.
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Nov 3, 2023 • 31min
Hetty McKinnon: The Vegetable Whisperer
On this week's Special Sauce I talk to food writer Hetty Liu McKinnon.With her five vegetarian cookbooks, her popular Substack newsletter, and her ingenious vegetarian recipes for the New York Times, food writer Hetty has been called the vegetable whisperer, and rightfully so.
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