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Special Sauce with Ed Levine — 454 episodes

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Bagels Are Having A Moment

2

Channing Frye Reheat: Go Knicks!

3

Chicago and ICE: An Update

4

A Tribute to Tom Valenti, The Best Chef You Never Heard Of

5

Ella Quittner: Obsessed With The Best

6

AI: An Existential Threat to Recipe Developers

7

Noma and Redzepi: A Shocking Tale of Abuse

8

LA Taco Reheat: Leading the ICE Resistance One Taco at a Time

9

Are Restaurant Critics Obsolete? Part 2

10

Are Restaurant Critics Obsolete? Part 1

11

Food Critic on a Diet, Part Two: The NYT's Pete Wells

12

Food Critic on a Diet, Part One: The NYT's Pete Wells

13

REHEAT: Kenji on Superbowl Food

14

ICE Invades Minneapolis

15

The Magic of the Bialy

16

Can Restaurants Survive In 2026

17

Eric Asimov on Saving the Wine Biz

18

The Cherry Bombe Story

19

Special Sauce Reheat: Hamissi Mamba and Baobab Fare

20

ICE Comes to Charlotte

21

Matcha Madness with Pete Wells

22

ICE in DC: WaPo's Tim Carman and Warren Rojas Explain All

23

Leftovers Reheat with Kenji and Deb Perelman

24

Turkey Day Reheat: Kenji and Stella Parks Take Calls from Listeners

25

What's Missing From Your Favorite Chocolate Bar? It May Be Chocolate!

26

Taco Life in Chicago Disrupted by ICE

27

Yemeni Coffee: The Next Big Thing?

28

Reese's Obsession with Kenji and Tessa

29

Sho Spaeth on the Power of Ramen

30

NYT's Julia Moskin on Deli Sushi

31

John T. Edge: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home

32

MVY Series: IGI Helps Feed The Island

33

L.A. Taco's Javier Cabral on ICE Raids Reheat

34

Drew Nieporent: Nobu's Partner Remembers

35

MVY Series: Brazilian Food and Life On the Island

36

Kenji on Burgers

37

Special Sauce Reheat: George Motz

38

MVY Series: Morning Glory Farm Turns 50

39

Phil Rosenthal: The Hardest Working Man in Food Media

40

Chef Cristina Martínez

41

MVY Series: Katie Leaird

42

James Poniewozik on 'The Bear'

43

MVY Series: Nina Levin

44

Melissa Clark

45

L.A. Taco

46

Trump's Cruelty Toward Farmworkers

47

California Avocado Growers In Crisis

48

Marcella Hazan: The Italian Food Whisperer

49

Meat's Improbable Comeback w/Kim Severson

50

Now Serving: L.A.'s Serious Eaters HQ

51

An International Pizza Consultant Explains All

52

Why Chili's and Red Lobster Matter

53

Lalo Garcia Redux

54

Karen Washington Redux

55

The Future of Farming with Will Harris

56

Asheville After the Flood with Pete Wells

57

Bob Jones of The Chef’s Garden on Farming's Future

58

Remembering New Orleans' Pableaux Johnson

59

Is the L.A. Smorgasburg the best street food festival in America?

60

Laurie Woolever on Bourdain, Batali, and Herself

61

Remembering the Pizza OG Patsy Grimaldi

62

Food in the Aftermath of the L.A. Fires

63

Adam Chandler on Work in America

64

'Reheating' Hot Chocolate With Jacques Torres

65

Kenji on Super Bowl Food

66

Robert Lang On Becoming A Vintner in Italy

67

Karen Washington, Food Warrior

68

Scott Wiener on the New York Pizza Slice

69

Raghavan Iyer: The Tribute Reheat

70

Michelle Zauner and Kenji, Reheated

71

Roy Shvartzapel

72

Erin McDowell On Holiday Cookies

73

Eric Asimov Part 2

74

Kenji and Deb Thanksgiving Leftovers Reheat

75

Erin McDowell On Pie

76

Deb Perelman

77

Eric Asimov: The NYT wine writer's democratic approach to his subject.

78

50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant's Love Letter

79

Ruth Reichl Part 2: The Politics of Food

80

Ruth Reichl on her first movie Food and Country

81

Jim Lahey's No Knead Bread Explained

82

Kenji's Almost Foolproof Pan Pizza Recipe

83

An African-American Rice Farmer Who's Reclaiming His Roots

84

Ozempic for Food Writers with Adam Platt

85

Kenji Potatoes Reheat

86

The Pasta Whisperers

87

Special Sauce Re-heated: Veggie Grilling with Kenji

88

Everything You'd Want To Know About Pasta

89

Lior Lev Sercarz: Spice Advice

90

Kim Severson on Kamala Harris and Presidential cooking

91

Special Sauce Re-heated: Anajak Thai

92

Lior Lev Sercarz, the Spice Whisperer

93

Tony Gemignani: 13 Time World Pizza Champion

94

James Ehnes - Seattle CMS: Tasting Notes

95

Laura Tillman and Lalo Garcia

96

Antonio De Loera-Brust - California Farm Workers

97

Kevin Caplicki and Woodthrush Farm

98

Kenji's Summertime Grilling Tips

99

Pete Wells and Scott Weiner on Totonno's Pizzeria

100

Jaques Torres on Chocolate Chip Cookies

101

Sulieman Mleahat - Anera

102

NYT's Kim Severson on Jose Andres' WCK

103

Channing Frye: NBA Champ and Wine Guy, Part 2

104

Channing Frye: NBA Champ and Wine Guy

105

Anajak: Thai Taco Tuesday & More

106

Anajak Thai - Justin Pichetrungsi

107

Phil Rosenthal: Live & Much More

108

Kenji: Teriyaki in Seattle

109

Jacques Torres - Hot Chocolate

110

Kenji and Deb: The Recipe Podcast

111

Slow Noodles: A Story of Love, Loss, and Resilience

112

Dorie Greenspan's Cookie Advice

113

Nancy Silverton: Foolproof Baker's Recipes

114

Dorie Greenspan's Low Key Baking Brilliance

115

Burlap and Barrel - Dried Spices

116

Jacques Torres, Mr. Chocolate Redux

117

Crystal Wilkinson On Kitchen Ghosts

118

Burlap and Barrel: Socially Conscious Spices

119

Toni Tipton Martin 2: African American Cocktails and More

120

Toni Tipton Martin: African-American Cookbooks

121

Harlem Seafood Soul's Tami Treadwell Redux, Part 2

122

Harlem Seafood Soul's Tami Treadwell Redux, Part 1

123

George Motz: What Makes A Great Burger

124

George Motz: Hamburger America

125

Fuschia Dunlop on Chinese Cuisine, Part 2

126

Fuchsia Dunlop on Chinese Cuisine

127

Thanksgiving Leftovers with Kenji and Deb

128

Thanksgiving: Kenji and Deb Reduce Your Stress

129

Hetty McKinnon: The Vegetable Whisperer Part 2

130

Hetty McKinnon: The Vegetable Whisperer

131

Hunger Pangs Part 2: A Father and Son Connect Through Food

132

Hunger Pangs Part 1: A Chinese-American Family Food Saga

133

Chrissy Kinsman Part 2: Pie Baking Tips For All of Us

134

Chrissy Kinsman: A Life of Pie

135

Dorie Greenspan Redux: Reflections of a Legendary Baker

136

Ann Kim 2: A Korean-American Chef's Story

137

Ann Kim: A Working Actor's Unusual Path to James Beard Award-winning Chefdom

138

JJ Goode on Hot Dogs Part 2

139

JJ Goode on Hot Dogs Part 1

140

Grilling Veggies with Kenji

141

Grilling Chicken and Fish with Kenji

142

Grilling Pizza with Kenji

143

Natasha Pickowicz: Baker & Activist

144

Hamissi Mamba Part 2

145

Hamissi Mamba Part 1: From Burundi to Detroit

146

Kenji Live at the Bell House Redux Pt 2

147

Kenji Live at the Bell House Redux

148

Rodney Scott: How to Throw a Kick-Ass July 4th Barbecue

149

Ali Slagle: The Life of a NYT Recipe Developer

150

Rick Easton: Eat Bread, Don't Make It

151

Rick Easton: How To Eat Bread Pt. 1

152

High on the Hog's Jessica Harris Redux

153

Kenji and Deb on the movie Fresh

154

Jing Gao Redux

155

Beverly Kim Part 2: From Cooking to Parenthood to Activism

156

Beverly Kim: A Chicago Chef's Delicate Balancing Act

157

The Menu: Kenji and the NYT's Glenn Kenny

158

Anthony Mangieri & Brian Koppelman Redux

159

Kenji on Foolproof Pan Pizza

160

Kenji on Thin Crust Chicago Pizza

161

Raghavan Iyer: The Healing Power of Comfort Food

162

Raghavan Iyer: The Curry Whisperer

163

Kenji on Potatoes

164

JJ Goode: America's Best Worst Cook

165

The Korean Vegan Redux

166

JJ Goode Part 1: A Cookbook Writer with No LImits

167

Christina Tosi Redux

168

'The Bear' Part 2 with Kenji and Helen Rosner

169

The Bear Reflections

170

Grace Young Redux With An Update

171

Kenji on Scrambled Eggs

172

Restaurants Now: Critic's Roundtable Part 2

173

Restaurants Now: Critic's Roundtable Part 1

174

Eric Kim Redux

175

Kenji on the Holidays

176

Tami Treadwell Part 2: Her Success is Bittersweet

177

The Harlem Seafood Soul Story

178

Claire Saffitz Part 2 - Holiday baking

179

Claire Saffitz Part 1: What's for Dessert?

180

Special Sauce: 2022 Kenji on T-Day

181

Special Sauce Classic: Kenji & Stella's Thanksgiving Advice

182

Special Sauce Reserve: Kenji & Stella on Thanksgiving

183

Christine Ha Part 2: Life After Winning MasterChef

184

Christine Ha Part 1: A Blind Chef Wins MasterChef?

185

Kenji on Avocados & the Magic of Mayo

186

Glenn Roberts on the Freighted History of Rice in America

187

Kristina Cho: Sweet & Savory Recipes Inspired By Chinese Bakeries

188

Vish Bhatt: How A Southern Chef Connects to his Indian Roots

189

Entrepreneur Jing Gao: Finding Herself Through Food

190

Chef & Track Star Dawn Burrell: The Leap From the Olympics to Top Chef

191

NYT's Eric Kim on his book Korean American:Food That Tastes Like Home

192

Milk Bar's Christina Tosi on the Power of Dessert

193

Pizza Talk w/UPN's Anthony Mangieri & Billions' co-creator Brian Koppelman

194

Provocative Takes on Pizza From Former Microsoft CTO and Current Pizzaiolo Nathan Myrvhold

195

Razza's Dan Richer on the Joy of Pizza

196

Devita Davidson, Food Lab Detroit and Ji Hye Kim

197

Kenji Live 2: We Cooked And A Wok Q&A

198

Kenji Live on the Wok, Family & McCartney

199

Justice Activist Jessica Ramos On the Dignity of Work & Kenji On His Wife's Favorite Soup

200

Michelle Zauner on Screenwriting and her Grammy Nominations & Kenji Weighs in on the Kinship Between Food & Music

201

Laurie Woolever Second Helping: On Bourdain & Her New Life

202

Jessica Harris On the Netflix Adaptation of High on the Hog, Plus Marcus Samuelsson on Jessica's OG Status

203

Grace Young On Saving Chinatowns from Extinction During the Pandemic

204

Simply Julia author Julia Turshen and the Washington Post's Daniela Galarza On the Many Pleasures of Simple Cooking

205

Holiday Memories and More from the Korean Vegan, Rodney Scott, and Others, Plus Some Last Minute Gift Ideas from Ed

206

Former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myrvhold: The Modernist Cuisine Founder's 1000+ Page-long, Myth-Busting Take on Pizza

207

T-Day Stories From The Korean Vegan, Rodney Scott, Marcia Chatelain, and Joe Yonan

208

Joanne Lee Molinaro, AKA the Korean Vegan, Her Journey from Litigator to TikTok Superstar To NYT Best-Selling Author

209

Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic YouTube Star With 5M Subscribers and A Bestselling Cookbook

210

Dorie Greenspan: On Getting Fired From Her First Kitchen Job & Her New Book

211

Laurie Woolever: Life alongside Anthony Bourdain

212

Diversity in Food Media, The Truth About MSG, and Sick Food with the WaPost's Aaron Hutcherson and Kenji

213

Best-selling writer Laura Lippman Talks About Her New Books + Kenji Weighs in on Kids' Eating Habits

214

Food, Music & Memoirs with Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner and Kenji

215

Celebrating Colombia with Author Mariana Velásquez and Kenji Lopez-Alt

216

Katie Quinn and Kenji Lopez-Alt on Fermentation

217

Author Reem Kassis on Palestinian Cooking, Plus Kenji on Making Falafel at Home

218

NY State Senator Jessica Ramos, Plus Kenji on his Wife's Favorite Colombian Dish

219

Susie Essman on Pandemic Cooking and Comedy

220

Chef Nina Compton on Women of Color in Restaurant Kitchens & the dire situation in her native St. Lucia, Kenji on Jerk Chicken

221

Nigella Lawson As You've Never Heard Her, Plus Kenji Gives Her Major Props

222

Rodney Scott & Lolis Eric Elie on BBQ And Fathers & Sons, Plus Kenji’s Pork Shoulder

223

Lolis Eric Elie on New Orleans food & diversity in Hollywood, Kenji on Red Beans & Rice

224

Fast Food: Good and/or Evil with Marcia Chatelain, Adam Chandler & Kenji

225

Marcia Chatelain, Adam Chandler, Bill Oakley and Kenji Lopez-Alt on Fast Food

226

Special Sauce: Mashama Bailey & Johno Morisano On the Birth of The Grey

227

Cookbook Author Grace Young on Saving Chinatown & Wok Therapy

228

Special Sauce: Jessica Harris, Marcus Samuelsson & Kenji on Fries

229

Special Sauce: Two Food Writers on Surviving Covid & Kenji Offers a Comfort Soup Recipe

230

Special Sauce: A Restaurateur's Harrowing Yet Hopeful Covid-19 Story

231

Holiday Baking with Kenji Lopez-Alt, Amanda Mack and Adam Ragusea.

232

Special Sauce: Kenji on His Children's Book, Cookbook, and Gift Giving This Year

233

Special Sauce: Kenji, Jamelle Bouie on Thanksgiving vs. the Pandemic

234

Special Sauce: Kenji on Salting Vegetables; Farmer Maggie Cheney on CSAs and Social Justice

235

Special Sauce: Kenji on Smashed Burgers; Susan Spungen on Sprezzatura [2/2]

236

Special Sauce: Kenji on Dried Herbs; Dan Barber on the Outlook for Small Farmers

237

Special Sauce: Kenji on Butter; Anne Saxelby and Sheila Flanagan on Being Optimistic [2/2]

238

Special Sauce: “Ask Kenji” Is Back! And Anne Saxelby and Sheila Flanagan on Selling Cheese During the Pandemic [1/2]

239

Special Sauce: Alexander Smalls on How Food and Music Nurture Hope and Connection [2/2]

240

Special Sauce: After a Tony, a Grammy, and a Beard, Alexander Smalls on What’s Next [1/2]

241

Special Sauce: Cookbook Author Susan Spungen on Craving Togetherness [1/2]

242

Special Sauce: NYT’s Pete Wells on the Future of Restaurant Criticism [2/2]

243

Special Sauce: NYT Restaurant Critic Pete Wells on the State of the Industry [1/2]

244

Special Sauce: Why DC-Based Restaurant Owner Ezekiel Vázquez-Ger Is Feeling Optimistic

245

Small Businesses Need More Help Now, Says Ovenly Co-Founder Agatha Kulaga

246

Special Sauce: Will Xi'an Famous Foods Survive the Coronavirus Lockdown?

247

Special Sauce: Tom Colicchio on How to Save Restaurants

248

Special Sauce: Kenji on His Food Safety Article

249

Special Sauce: Kenji on Coronavirus and Its Impact on Restaurants

250

Special Sauce: Claudia Fleming on the Pitfalls of Your Passion [2/2]

251

Special Sauce: Kenji on Vegetarian Chile Verde, Claudia Fleming on Lego Desserts [1/2]

252

Special Sauce: Misha Collins on Pasta With Jam Sauce and Random Acts of Kindness [2/2]

253

Special Sauce: Supernatural Star Misha Collins [1/2]

254

Special Sauce: Maangchi on Being the Korean Julia Child [2/2]

255

Special Sauce: Kenji on Cooking for His Kid, and Maangchi on Becoming a YouTube Sensation [1/2]

256

Special Sauce: Sean Brock on the Distinction Between Happiness and Success [2/2]

257

Special Sauce: Chef Sean Brock on the Perils of Working Too Hard [1/2]

258

Ask Special Sauce: Kenji and Stella Answer Your Holiday Questions

259

Special Sauce: Kenji on Eggs, Plus Wisdom From Two Master Bakers [2/2]

260

Special Sauce: Kenji on Pizza Dough; Amy Scherber and Melissa Weller on the Business of Baking [1/2]

261

Ask Special Sauce: Kenji and Stella Answer Your Thanksgiving FAQs

262

Special Sauce: Kenji on Competitive Cooking; Ivan Orkin and Chris Ying on Being Gaijin [2/2]

263

Special Sauce: Ivan Orkin and Chris Ying on The Gaijin Cookbook [1/2]

264

Special Sauce: Kenji on Browning Meat, Adam Chandler on Colonel Sanders's Wild Side [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Kenji on Cooking With Fish Sauce and Adam Chandler on Fast Food [1/2]

266

Special Sauce: Kenji on Freezing Chicken, Simone Tong on Making Mixian [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Kenji on Cooking With Starch, Simone Tong on the Ingredient She Hates [1/2]

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Special Sauce 2.0: Kenji on Grilling Naan and Nicholas Morgenstern on Sundaes [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Introducing Special Sauce 2.0, with guest Nick Morgenstern [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Author Tom Roston on Post-9/11 New York as Victim and Survivor [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Tom Roston on the Untold Stories of Windows on the World [1/2]

272

Special Sauce: Soleil Ho on Representation in Food Media [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Soleil Ho on Her Journey From Quantum Physics to Racist Sandwich [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Matt Rodbard and Max Falkowitz on What's Next in Food Media [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Matt Rodbard and Max Falkowitz on Becoming Food Writers [1/2]

276

Special Sauce: Lazarus Lynch on Writing Son of a Southern Chef [2/2]

277

Special Sauce: Lazarus Lynch on Cooking on Camera and Being Okay With Who You Are [1/2]

278

Special Sauce: Alvin Cailan on What “American Food” Means in 2019 [2/2]

279

Special Sauce: Eggslut’s Alvin Cailan on Ruckus-Causing as a Career Path [1/2]

280

Special Sauce Live, Ed Levine Edition: Serious Eats Lives! [2/2]

281

Special Sauce Live, Ed Levine Edition: A Serious Eater Is Born! [1/2]

282

Special Sauce: Nik Sharma on the Kitchen as Laboratory [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Nik Sharma on the Stories Told by Seasoning [1/2]

284

Special Sauce: Priya Krishna on Cooking and Being "Indian-ish" [2/2]

285

Priya Krishna on Special Sauce: How Indian-ish Came to Be [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Joe Yonan on Charting Your Own Path [2/2]

287

Special Sauce: Food Editor Joe Yonan on Finding the Color of His Parachute [1/2]

288

Special Sauce: Jason Wang on Building a Xi'an Famous Foods Empire [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Jason Wang on the Origins of Xi’an Famous Foods [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Kwame Onwuachi's Journey From Setbacks to Success Story [2/2]

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Kwame Onwuachi on Special Sauce: Notes From a Young Black Chef [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Allison and Matt Robicelli on Moving to Baltimore [2/2]

293

Special Sauce: Matt and Allison Robicelli on Cupcakes and the Bonds of Suffering [1/2]

294

Special Sauce: Tommy Tomlinson on Asking for Help When You Need It [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Tommy Tomlinson on Untangling Food, Love, and Loving Food [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Osayi Endolyn on the Legacy of Southern Fried Chicken [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Osayi Endolyn on Nigerian Food, Writing, and Identity [1/2]

298

Special Sauce: “Is Deep Dish Pizza a Casserole?” And Other Pressing Pizza Questions [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Uncovering Pizza's US Origins [1/2]

300

Special Sauce: Doug Crowell and Ryan Angulo on the Importance of Kindness (and Salt) [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Doug Crowell and Ryan Angulo on the Neighborhood Restaurant [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Chef Anita Lo on Cooking for Yourself [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Chef Anita Lo on Cooking for Michelle Obama [1/2]

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Special Sauce: The White Moustache’s Homa Dashtaki on Staying Small and Flourishing [2/2]

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Special Sauce: The White Moustache’s Homa Dashtaki Makes the Best Yogurt in the US [1/2]

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Special Sauce: René Redzepi on Apprenticeships, El Bulli, and Being a Better Leader [2/2]

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Ask Special Sauce, Holiday Edition: Stella and Daniel on What They Hate About the Holidays

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Ask Special Sauce, Holiday Edition: Stella and Daniel on Combustible Artichokes and Making a Better Cookie

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Special Sauce: René Redzepi on Opening Noma at 25 [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook on What Makes Israeli Cuisine Unique [2/2]

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[Rerun] Ask Special Sauce: Kenji and Stella Troubleshoot Your Thanksgiving (2017)

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Call Special Sauce, Thanksgiving Edition: Kenji and Stella on Good Gravy and Loving White Meat

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Special Sauce: Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook on True Partnership [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Sam Sifton on Food in the Internet Age [2/2]

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Special Sauce: Sam Sifton on Food as the Universal Language [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Kenji and Daniel Talk About Smashing Stuff

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Where’s Kenji?!? (Here. He’s Here.) [1/1]

318

Special (Pizza) Sauce: Adam Kuban and Scott Wiener Talk Pie, Part 3: Pie Hard With A Vengeance [3/3]

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Special (Pizza) Sauce: Adam Kuban and Scott Wiener Talk Pie, Part 2: Pie Harder [2/3]

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Special (Pizza) Sauce: Adam Kuban and Scott Wiener Talk Pie [1/3]

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Sam Kass on How What You See Shapes What You Eat [2/2]

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Sam Kass on Cooking for the Obamas [1/2]

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Rick Bragg on Why Cooks Are the High Priests of Good Living [2/2]

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Author Rick Bragg on His Mom, the Best Cook in the World [1/2]

325

Rodney Scott on Bourdain and Letting the Barbecue Speak for Itself [2/2]

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Rodney Scott Was Born and Raised to Be a Pitmaster [1/2]

327

David Lebovitz on Blogging, Cookbooks, and Moving to Paris [2/2]

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David Lebovitz on Renovating His Home in Paris [1/2]

329

Matt Goulding on Why Italian Food Can Evolve [2/2]

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Chef Ed Lee on Cultural Appropriation Versus Collaboration [2/2]

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Edward Lee on Finding Home in a Bowl of Collard Greens [1/2]

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Special Sauce: Artist and Author Maira Kalman on Savoring Moments of Cake [2/2]

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Writer and Illustrator Maira Kalman on Room Service and Moments of Joy [1/2]

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Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman on the Perils of Publishing [2/2]

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Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman on Not Pretending to Be Perfect [1/2]

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Elise Bauer on Turning a Food Blog Into a Business [2/2]

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Simply Recipes’ Elise Bauer on Alcatraz Swims and Blogging as Medicine [1/2]

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Sara Moulton on Why Female Chefs Should Head West [2/2]

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Sara Moulton on Leftovers, College Gig, and Not Looking for Attention [1/2]

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Roads & Kingdoms’ Matt Goulding On Moms, Tweets, and Bourdain [1/2]

341

Andrew Friedman on the Evolution of Chef Culture in America [2/2]

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Author Andrew Friedman on Chefs, Drugs, and Rock & Roll [1/2]

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The Knife Skills Team and Life After the Oscars [2/2]

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The Team Behind Knife Skills, the Oscar-Nominated Documentary [1/2]

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Phil Rosenthal on Stepping Out of His Comfort Zone [2/2]

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Phil Rosenthal Is Anthony Bourdain, Except Afraid of Everything [1/2]

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JJ Johnson on Hoops With Steph Curry and the Pleasures of Rice [2/2]

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JJ Johnson on Embracing the Food of the African Diaspora [1/2]

349

Jenny Allen on the Joy of Eating a Turkey Burger All by Yourself [2/2]

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Author and Playwright Jenny Allen on Chocolate Mousse and Writing Funny [1/2]

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Resy's Ben Leventhal on the Growing Pains of Internet Start-Ups [2/2]

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Eater Cofounder Ben Leventhal on the Early Days of Web 2.0 [1/2]

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[Rerun] Ask Special Sauce, The Holiday Edition: Kenji and Stella on Pie Crusts, Fudge, and Gizzards

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Ask Special Sauce, The Holiday Edition: Kenji and Stella on Pie Crusts, Fudge, and Gizzards

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Andrew Rea on Life After Going Viral [2/2]

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Andrew Rea on the Wild Success of Binging With Babish [1/2]

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Bill Yosses on White House Dirt and Fake News [2/2]

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[Rerun] Ask Special Sauce: Kenji and Stella Troubleshoot Your Thanksgiving

359

Bill Yosses on President Obama's Love of Pie [1/2]

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David Tanis on Chez Panisse and the Hideousness of Writing Cookbooks

361

Jacques Torres Explains the Chocolate Color Wheel [2/2]

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Jacques Torres on Becoming Mr. Chocolate [1/2]

363

Chris Kimball on the Grateful Dead and Life After America's Test Kitchen [2/2]

364

Chris Kimball on the Joy of Arguments and the Future of Food Media [1/2]

365

Adam Driver on Choosing Roles and Eating a Chicken a Day [2/2]

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Adam Driver on Marines, MREs, and Postprandial Cereal [1/2]

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Chris Bianco, the Pizzaiolo With a James Beard

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Chris Bianco, the Poet Laureate of Pizza

369

Daniel Boulud on Making Airplane Food Taste (Pretty) Good

370

The Culinary Education of Daniel Boulud

371

Nobu Designer David Rockwell on the Perils of Pursuing Timeless Design

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Nobu Designer David Rockwell on His Tricks of the Trade

373

Fuchsia Dunlop on "Magic Ingredients" and Stocking the Chinese Pantry

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Fuchsia Dunlop on Her Enduring Love Affair With Chinese Cooking

375

'Queen of the Loser Class' Barbara Lynch on Helping Young Cooks Thrive

376

Barbara Lynch on Her Journey From the Police Blotter to the Time 100

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John T. Edge on His Love-Hate Relationship With the South

378

John T. Edge on What Southern Food Stories Reveal

379

Michel Nischan on Butch Cassidy and the Fight for Good Food

380

Michel Nischan on Truck Stop Diners, Edgar Winter, and Juicing

381

Entrepreneur Seth Godin on How to Launch Your Own Food Enterprise

382

Andy Ricker on Why He Doesn't Call Himself a Chef

383

Andy Ricker on the Birth of Pok Pok

384

Dan Barber on the Future of Food

385

Dan Barber on Mentors, Tough Love, and Anger Management

386

Mark Ladner on Cooking Pasta in 10 Seconds Flat

387

Mark Ladner on What it Takes to Make 4-Star Italian Food

388

Dumpling Master Helen You's Inspiring Story

389

Mario Batali on the Joys of Pig Jell-O

390

Mario Batali's Advice to Young Chefs: Study Liberal Arts First

391

Craig Kanarick on Life After the Tech Bubble

392

Missy Robbins on Not Worrying About Stars

393

Missy Robbins on the 20-Year Journey to Opening a Place of Her Own

394

Frank Bruni on What Makes a Good Restaurant Critic

395

Ivan Orkin on Slurping, the State of Ramen in the U.S., and More

396

Ivan Orkin on Love, Loss, and the Tastiest Chicken Bits

397

Chef Bill Telepan on Neighborhood Restaurants and School Food

398

Marcus Samuelsson on Fried Chicken, Russian Invasions, and Jazz

399

Marcus Samuelsson's Story Will Move You To Tears

400

Daniel Rose on Finding Joy at the Table

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Call Special Sauce: BraveTart on Bake Sale, Pie Anxiety, and Danger Brownies

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Call Special Sauce: BraveTart, Trashy Snacks, and Holiday Baking

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Call Special Sauce: Ed and Kenji on Boats, Galleys, and Unintentionally Aged Foods

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Ruth Reichl on Gourmet's Demise and the Future of Food Journalism

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Call Special Sauce: Ed and Kenji Take Your Thanksgiving Questions

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Ruth Reichl on the Birth of a Food Revolution

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How Rob Kaufelt Built Murray's Cheese From the Rind Up

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Einat Admony: From RV Park Chef to Budding Falafel Magnate

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Lidia Bastianich: From Refugee to Culinary Star

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Serious Eats Culinary Director Daniel Gritzer Sings for His Supper

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Alex Guarnaschelli on Cooking for Beyoncé, Jay Z, and Prince

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Jane and Michael Stern on the Origins of Roadfood

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Paulie Gee on the Fear and Joy of Quitting Your Day Job

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Call Special Sauce: "Taste Is Fabricated In Our Brain"

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Kenji and Ed Tackle Listener Questions of Authenticity and More

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Brian Polcyn and Michael Ruhlman on Why Failure Is the Key to Success

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Dinosaur BBQ's John Stage on His Unlikely Path to Pitmaster

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Pastry Wizard Stella Parks (BraveTart) on Iconic American Desserts

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Danny Meyer Tells the Shake Shack Origin Story

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Danny Meyer Talks Hospitality and Comfort Food

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How Roy Choi Plans to Change the World

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Ed and Kenji Take Your Calls (Part 2)

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Extra-Special Sauce: Ed and Kenji Take Your Calls.

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Eric Ripert on the Making of His Memoir and What Inspires Him

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Tom Douglas on the Moral Imperative of Livable Restaurant Wages.

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Russ & Daughters on How to Keep a 100-Year-Old Family Food Business Fresh

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Jessamyn Rodriguez on Hot Bread Kitchen, NY's Bakery Incubator

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Jim Lahey on the Accident of No-Knead Bread

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Roy Blount Jr. on Saving Room for Pie

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Special Sauce: Chris Ying on the Best and Wurst of Lucky Peach Life

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Special Sauce: Dominique Ansel on Why He Doesn't Take Advice From Anyone

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Special Sauce: Sweetgreen’s Nicolas Jammet on His Secrets to Success

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Special Sauce: Dan Pashman on Arguing for Fun and His Mother's Fajita Obsession

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Special Sauce: Francis Lam on American Identity and Chrissy Teigen's Mac and Cheese

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Special Sauce: Brooks Headley Wants You to Call Your Mom. Really. Right Now.

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Special Sauce: Dorie Greenspan Says, "Don't Start Baking With Your Sister's Wedding Cake"

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Special Sauce: Tom Colicchio Part 2 on Hunger, Guitar, and His Favorite Food Lab Recipe

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Special Sauce: Tom Colicchio on the 3 Things Every Chef Should Know

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Special Sauce: Marco Canora on Keeping Calm Under Fire

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Special Sauce: Jonathan Gold on How to Jonathan Gold Someone

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Special Sauce: Michael Pollan on Cracker Jack and Childhood Gardens

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Calvin Trillin Part 2 on Gumbo, Writing, and Cole Porter

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How Sliced Bread Got Calvin Trillin Into College

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Pete Wells on Writing, Ketchup, and 2-Star Restaurants

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Carla Hall on Crank Calls, Hot Chicken, and Unlocking Your Creativity

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Dale Talde on Fried Chicken, Ranch Dressing, and Growing Up Filipino

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Brian Koppelman on Pizza, Sushi, and What It Takes to Be a Screenwriter

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David Simon on The Wire, Raw Oysters, and Richard Pryor

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Laura Lippman on the Baltimore Food Scene, Crime Writing, and Journalism

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Susie Essman Talks Bacon, Profanity, and Vegetarianism

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Rich Torrisi Talks Curiosity, Craftsmanship, and Carl Sagan

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Gail Simmons Shares Her Journey From Personal Assistant to Top Chef Judge

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J. Kenji López-Alt on The Food Lab, Baths, Karaoke, and Becoming a Cook

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A Conversation with Phil Rosenthal