

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Milk Street Radio
Every week, Milk Street Radio travels the world to find the most fascinating stories about food—a detective who tracks down food thieves and a look inside the most famous (and often scandalous) restaurant kitchens—and interviews with culinary icons such as José Andrés, Padma Lakshmi, Jacques Pépin, and Marcus Samuelsson. And on Milk Street Radio you can always find the unexpected: the comedian who ranks apples using an elaborate 100-point system, the scientists who study if vegetables have souls, and the journalist who reveals the world’s 10 biggest food lies. We also answer our listeners’ cooking questions, find out how to make the perfect cup of coffee, and share how to eat your way through Italy.
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Oct 12, 2018 • 51min
Secret History of Peanut Butter: How One Woman Changed the FDA
Also on this week’s show: Do low-fat diets work?; Filipino food in Tel Aviv; and yellow split pea curry. (Originally aired 4/5, 2018.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 5, 2018 • 51min
The Food World According to Mimi Sheraton
Mimi Sheraton, the first woman restaurant critic at The New York Times, doesn’t trust anonymous crowd-sourced reviews and says that authentic food is in the eye of the eater. Also on this week’s show: The near death of Tex-Mex; how to make a simple Tuscan beef and pepper stew; a new theory of wine; and a recipe for a Moroccan Nutella. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 28, 2018 • 51min
Ina Garten is a Messy Cook: The Hidden World of the Barefoot Contessa
Also on this week’s show: Up with pomegranate molasses; sheet-pan roasted chicken; J. Kenji López-Alt investigates the science of baking pizza at home; and why Australian cuisine is the most diverse, adventurous on the planet! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 21, 2018 • 51min
Nadine Levy Redzepi: Danish Dream Cakes, Anchovies and the Hygge Way of Life
Also on this week’s show: The egg mogul who finally went to jail; authentic no-stir polenta; homemade coconut milk; and the French who put ice cubes in wine! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 14, 2018 • 51min
The Lost Kitchen: Erin French Has 20,000 Restaurant Reservations in Freedom, Maine
Also on this week’s show: Pumpkin spice gone wild; dump and stir Spanish Almond Cake; and the truth about fish and mercury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 7, 2018 • 51min
Ramen Rock: Cult Band Shonen Knife Sings about Food, Not Love
This week, NPR’s Maria Godoy reports on pop-punk band Shonen Knife; Milk Street travels to Taipei, to a cooking school that teaches street food; our recipe for shaved zucchini salad; and dry versus sweet wines. Originally aired August 24, 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 31, 2018 • 51min
The Cooking Gene: Michael Twitty Stirs Up the South
Also on this week’s show: Why foods go viral; new ways with miso; wine boot camp; and sumac meets tomatoes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 24, 2018 • 51min
BraveTart: Stella Parks Reimagines America’s Favorite Sweets
Also on this week’s show: Barbecue around the world, from boodog to hāngi; LA’s Cambodian donut shops; whisk tips; and Austrian plum cake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 17, 2018 • 51min
Bollywood Kitchen: Singing, Dancing, Cooking!
Also on this week’s show: The true story of donuts and war; Spanish-style French toast; and defending MSG. (Originally aired April 12, 2018.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 10, 2018 • 51min
Gonzalo Guzmán’s Nopalito: Inside a Mexican Kitchen
Also on this week’s show: How to cut up a cow, with New York butchers Erika Nakamura and Jocelyn Guest; Armenian grilled pork chops; and junk food taxes, good or bad? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.