We ride the railroads of India with Maneet Chauhan to sample chaat: snacks like warm carrot pudding and chili-fried potatoes served at street stalls and train stations. Plus, Shannon Mustipher gives us a taste of Tiki cocktails and culture; Bianca Bosker explains the appeal of ultra-peaceful cooking shows; and we make hearty Ethiopian Chickpea Stew.Get this week’s recipe, Ethiopian Chickpea Stew: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/ethiopian-chickpea-stewThis week’s sponsors:Go to TryPowerXL.com and use promo code MILK to get 10% off the Power XL Air Fryer plus free shipping and a free cookbook.Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Chaat: Maneet Chauhan Loves Indian Street Food

Rachael Ray tells Milk Street how she almost killed Tony Bennett, set fire to Emeril’s kitchen, endured wardrobe malfunctions and why she still believes in the power and dignity of hard work. Plus, Brooke Jarvis takes us behind the $10 million launch of a new apple variety; we learn Sardinia’s secret to five-minute handmade pasta; and Dr. Aaron Carroll reveals the health effects of chocolate. (Originally aired October 18, 2019.) Get this week’s recipe, Fregola with Herbs and Pecorino: 177milkstreet.com/recipes/herbs-pecorino-fregola This week’s sponsors: Save up to $1,000 on a new 360 Smart Bed plus Smart Adjustable Base at sleepnumber.com/MILK Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass

Rachael Ray: Up Close and Personal

Chef Marianna Leivaditaki transports us to the Greek island of Crete. She gives us a masterclass in seafood, explains why fish heads are delicious and tells us stories of her fisherman father. Plus, we learn about the Food Timeline, the internet’s oldest and largest collection of food history; we make chef Angie Mar’s Chèvre Cheesecake; and Dr. Aaron Carroll explains a new way of thinking about nutrition labels. Get this week's recipe, Chèvre Cheesecake with Black Pepper–Graham Crust: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/chèvre-cheesecake-black-pepper-graham-crust This weeks’s sponsor:  There’s something for every kid (or kid-at-heart) at KiwiCo. Get your first month free on select crates at kiwico.com/MILK

Marianna Leivaditaki's Ode to Crete: Fish Soup and Deep-Sea Monsters

We chat with chef David Chang about golf, the brutal first months of Momofuku and why he loves really good cheap food. Plus, we dive into the bizarre history of drinking around the world; Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette of A Way With Words give us a lesson on food names that double as cooking instructions; and we share a recipe for the best stewed beans you’ll ever make. Get this week's recipe, Mexican Stewed Beans with Salsa Fresca: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/mexican-stewed-beans This week's sponsors: Go to TryPowerXL.com and use promo code MILK to get 10% off the Power XL Air Fryer plus free shipping and a free cookbook. Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass.

Inside the Mind of David Chang

Pastry chef Briana Holt teaches us how to make exceptional baked goods. Plus, we hear how a Lost Generation novelist became a pioneer of organic agriculture; Dan Pashman admits he is eggplant-phobic; and we learn how vinegar and garlic come together to make tangy, spicy Chicken Vindaloo. Get this week's recipe, Chicken Vindaloo: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/chicken-vindaloo This week's sponsors:  Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass.  Go to sleepnumber.com/MILK to save up to $1,000 on a new 360 smart bed plus smart adjustable base.

The Queen of Muffins: Briana Holt Breaks the Rules

We chat with Von Diaz about the flavors of Puerto Rican cooking and the world’s best breakfast sandwich. Plus, Molly Yeh moves to Minnesota and trades Sichuan take-out for hotdish and beet farming; we present a recipe for chocolate-almond spice cookies; and Dr. Aaron Carroll says "no" to a new study on alcohol. (Originally aired November 23, 2018.) Get this week's recipe, Chocolate-Almond Spice Cookies: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/chocolate-almond-spice-cookies This week's sponsor: Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass.

Tales from a Puerto Rican Kitchen: Von Diaz Mixes Coconuts and Collards

Journalist Rebecca Rosman tells us about the feuds and lawsuits surrounding France’s top-secret steak sauce. Plus, we chat with Saturated Ice Cream founder Lokelani Alabanza who invents new ice cream flavors, from peanuts and coke to Nashville hot chicken; we make Mexican Sweet Corn Cake; and Alex Aïnouz tells us why we should forget homemade sourdough and bake white bread instead. Get this week's recipe, Mexican Sweet Corn Cake: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/mexican-sweet-corn-cake We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsor: There’s something for every kid (or kid-at-heart) at KiwiCo. Get your first month free on select crates at kiwico.com/MILK

Desperately Seeking France’s Secret Steak Sauce

Tom Papa tells us about learning to bake bread between comedy gigs, the question he always gets asked about sourdough starters and why his favorite food memory isn’t his grandmother’s cooking, but her jars of gherkin pickles. Plus, we chat with Mark Diacono about all things bitter, fermented and sour; Bianca Bosker shares the history of supermarkets; and we learn a Vietnamese technique for cooking with caramel. Get this week's recipe, Vietnamese Caramel Chicken: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/vietnamese-caramel-chicken We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsor: Save 50% on a Sleep Number 360 Limited Edition smart bed. Only for a limited time at Sleep Number stores or sleepnumber.com/MILK

Sourdough Stand-Up: Comedian Tom Papa Bakes Bread

We travel to the summer kitchens of Ukraine with Olia Hercules. She explains how to pickle a watermelon, the history of borscht and why pigs' ears are so deliciously crunchy. Plus, we meet NASA rocket scientist and whole-hog pitmaster Dr. Howard Conyers; Dan Pashman tells us how to achieve snacking perfection at the beach; and we share a recipe for Taiwanese Grilled Corn. Get this week's recipe, Taiwanese Grilled Corn: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/taiwanese-style-grilled-corn We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsor: Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass. 

Pickled Watermelon and Pigs' Ears: Ukraine’s Summer Kitchens

Chef Andrea Nguyen, author of "Vietnamese Food Any Day," discusses her early life in Vietnam, Hostess fruit pies and why chicken stock is better with an apple. Plus, we chat with filmmaker Andrew Rodgers about Kinder Surprise, a chocolate egg that’s beloved worldwide but illegal in the United States; we make a simple dump-and-bake Lemon-Almond Pound Cake; and our Paris correspondent, Alex Aïnouz, explains why a good croissant is straight, not crescent-shaped. (Originally aired April 19, 2019.)  Get this week's recipe, Lemon-Almond Pound Cake: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/lemon-almond-pound-cake We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsor: Get your first month free on select KiwiCo crates at kiwico.com/MILK.

Andrea Nguyen Flees Saigon in April 1975 and Brings Vietnamese Home Cooking to America

Al Roker cooks for Daniel Boulud, talks about on-set disasters at the “Today” show, explains why sandwiches are his go-to conversation starter and wonders why Goofy wears pants but Pluto doesn’t. Plus, we dive into the world of pies and baking competitions with Chris Taylor and Paul Arguin; we get a lesson in the language of leftovers from Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette; and we present a recipe for a sweet and tangy Austrian Plum Cake. Get this week's recipe, Austrian Plum Cake (Zwetschgenkuchen): https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/austrian-plum-cake-zwetschgenkuchen We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsor: Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass. 

Al Roker Cooks Up a Storm

Comedian and “Nailed It!” host Nicole Byer breaks down the art of improv, making it in the world of comedy and how to host a baking competition show when you know nothing about baking. Plus, we chat with Karl De Smedt, manager of the world’s only international sourdough library; J. Kenji López-Alt gives us a crash course on the best homemade fried rice; and we learn how to get a good char on Catalonian-inspired grilled vegetables. Get this week's recipe, Spanish Grilled Vegetables (Escalivada): https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/spanish-grilled-vegetables-escalivada We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips

Nailed It! Nicole Byer Bakes Funny

Lidia Bastianich grew up under Tito's communist rule, escaped to a refugee camp in Trieste and finally made it to Queens, where she learned to love Spam, Jell-O and Wonder Bread. She talks about the early years on her grandmother's farm, where she slept on a corn-husk mattress, ate pig's blood sausage and fresh fig jam, and realized that the secret to happiness is having less, not more. Plus, we learn about turkey skin ice cream with Salt & Straw's Tyler Malek; discuss the ethics of cooking lobsters; and make molletes. (Originally aired June 14, 2019.) Get this week's recipe, Molletes: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/molletes-sandwich-beans-cheese-salsa-lunch-mexico-pickles We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsor: Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass.

Lidia's Family Table: The Life and Times of Lidia Bastianich

Hollywood star and restaurateur Danny Trejo shares his culinary inspirations and his most memorable stories—for example, how he used to act out “The Wizard of Oz” to help him stay sane in solitary confinement. Plus, Gena Renaud of Yume Confections teaches us about the art of wagashi; Alex Aïnouz dives into the world of meatballs; and we roast a chicken the Nigella Lawson way. Get this week's recipe, Coriander-Roasted Chicken: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/coriander-roasted-chicken We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsor: Save $400 on a Sleep Number 360 c4 Smart Bed, now just $1299. Only for a limited time at Sleep Number stores or sleepnumber.com/MILK

Machete Makes Tacos: Actor Danny Trejo on Prison, Hollywood and Nachos

We chat with Mike Wiley of Eventide in Portland, Maine, who tells us how to shuck an oyster, the rules for the perfect clambake and his favorite often-ignored fish. Plus, we talk with chef and poet Omar Tate, who explores Black American culture and literature through food; Dan Pashman explains why he thinks grilling is overrated; and we find a fix for flavorless tomatoes. Get this week's recipe, Tomato-Herb Salad with Sumac: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/tomato-herb-salad-with-sumac This week's sponsor: Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass.

Oysters, Clambakes and Grilling Run Amok

Milk Street Radio travels the world to discover how food and cooking are changing lives and cultures, from $13,500 melons in Japan and computer-generated cookie recipes to the home cooking of Ina Garten and Egyptian fast food in Berlin.

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Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

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