Food People by Bon Appétit

Pasta is one of the easiest things to cook, right? Well, uh, sure—but we've probably all created versions that were clumpy, or the sauce didn't cling, or it just wasn't totally there flavor-wise. No longer! The BA Test Kitchen is here for your pasta-related emergencies and is gonna help you get the carb-fest you deserve. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Genevieve Villamora is the co-owner of Bad Saint in Washington, D.C., one of our Hot 10 Best New Restaurants in America. She talks about the restaurant's approach to Filipino food, and how she deals with those reallyyyyyy long lines to get in. Plus, more interviews with our Hot 10 chefs! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Can you even have a food podcast without chatting with Aaron Franklin of Franklin BBQ in Austin? Well, we finally got him on the show to talk brisket, of course. Plus, a fun segment about the growing edibles industry(yes, really) in Portland, Oregon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

If you've ever dined out in Brooklyn, you've likely visited one of Andrew Tarlow and Kate Huling's restaurants. Hospitality in is their blood—they're pros when it comes to home entertaining as well. In this week's episode, they discuss how they do what they do so well, and talk about their new cookbook, Dinner at the Long Table. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

On today's episode, our resident beer nerds, assistant web editor Alex Delany and test kitchen manager Brad Leone, try to convince our cheap-beer-loving editor in chief that craft beers are, in fact, awesome. Later, we talk all things cold brew with Jon Feldman of Stumptown Coffee Roasters and associate editor Amiel Stanek. The thirst is real. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Julia Turshen is the woman people like Mario Batali and Gwyneth Paltrow call up to co-write their cookbooks. She’s finally releasing one of her own, Small Victories (out Sept. 6), full of recipes and tips for everyday kitchen feats. On this week’s episode, Turshen talks drinking with Batali, branching out on her own, and the magic of raspberry jam buns. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Every year, editors Andrew Knowlton and Julia Kramer scour the country and eat themselves silly searching for the Hot 10: the best new restaurants in America. On today's podcast, they talk about our 2016 winners and the best things they ate this year, from the most amazing rice bowl in L.A. to authentic Spanish tapas in Pittsburgh. Welcome to the best new restaurants in America! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Actor, writer, director, and all-around funny guy Seth Rogen stopped by the podcast studio to talk about "Sausage Party," the animated film about sentient foods that just so happens to be an apt analogy for human existence. He also tells us who he would save in the face of an alien invasion: Jonah Hill or James Franco? Then later, we head down to the BA Test Kitchen to see what our in-house preserving nerds Amiel Stanek and Brad Leone are curing, pickling, and fermenting this week. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Brett Martin, correspondent for GQ magazine and diehard Brooklynite, traded NYC for New Orleans and found himself in the land of poboys, muffulettas, and all manners of deep-fried, delicious, crispy things. On today's show, Martin talks to editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport about his favorite food haunts in the city of jazz. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Tyler Kord is the man we call up whenever we seek advice about the stuff that goes between two slices of bread. In today's episode, the author of "A Super Upsetting Book About Sandwiches" and chef-owner of No. 7 Restaurant and No. 7 Sub shops talks about his crazy little idea to open a sandwich shop in the most expensive city in the country. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices