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Special Sauce with Ed Levine — 469 episodes

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1

Why Are Goldbud Peaches the Best?

2

The Big Cheese: A Movie About Cheesemongering

3

Reheating Ramen with Sho Spaeth

4

Reheating Some Yemeni Coffee

5

Loving Food Can Actually Be the Secret to Eating Less of It

6

The Russ and Daughters Story

7

The Bear's Final Season with the NYT's James Poniewozik

8

A Pie Reheat for the 4th of July

9

Summer Burgers Part 2: Kenji and George Motz

10

The Collective Joy of Knicks Fans

11

Burger Madness Part 1 with Kenji and George Motz

12

The Knicks: Orange and Blue Skies, Baby!

13

Mateo Kehler: The Cheese Visionary Behind Jasper Hill Farm

14

A Hot Dog Reheat for Memorial Day

15

The Big Bagel Taste Test

16

Bagels Are Having A Moment

17

Channing Frye Reheat: Go Knicks!

18

Chicago and ICE: An Update

19

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

20

Ella Quittner: Obsessed With The Best

21

AI: An Existential Threat to Recipe Developers

22

Noma and Redzepi: A Shocking Tale of Abuse

23

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

24

Are Restaurant Critics Obsolete? Part 2

25

Are Restaurant Critics Obsolete? Part 1

26

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

27

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

28

REHEAT: Kenji on Superbowl Food

29

ICE Invades Minneapolis

30

The Magic of the Bialy

31

Can Restaurants Survive In 2026

32

Eric Asimov on Saving the Wine Biz

33

The Cherry Bombe Story

34

Special Sauce Reheat: Hamissi Mamba and Baobab Fare

35

ICE Comes to Charlotte

36

Matcha Madness with Pete Wells

37

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

38

Leftovers Reheat with Kenji and Deb Perelman

39

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

40

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

41

Taco Life in Chicago Disrupted by ICE

42

Yemeni Coffee: The Next Big Thing?

43

Reese's Obsession with Kenji and Tessa

44

Sho Spaeth on the Power of Ramen

45

NYT's Julia Moskin on Deli Sushi

46

John T. Edge: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home

47

MVY Series: IGI Helps Feed The Island

48

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

49

Drew Nieporent: Nobu's Partner Remembers

50

MVY Series: Brazilian Food and Life On the Island

51

Kenji on Burgers

52

Special Sauce Reheat: George Motz

53

MVY Series: Morning Glory Farm Turns 50

54

Phil Rosenthal: The Hardest Working Man in Food Media

55

Chef Cristina Martínez

56

MVY Series: Katie Leaird

57

James Poniewozik on 'The Bear'

58

MVY Series: Nina Levin

59

Melissa Clark

60

L.A. Taco

61

Trump's Cruelty Toward Farmworkers

62

California Avocado Growers In Crisis

63

Marcella Hazan: The Italian Food Whisperer

64

Meat's Improbable Comeback w/Kim Severson

65

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

66

An International Pizza Consultant Explains All

67

Why Chili's and Red Lobster Matter

68

Lalo Garcia Redux

69

Karen Washington Redux

70

The Future of Farming with Will Harris

71

Asheville After the Flood with Pete Wells

72

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

73

Remembering New Orleans' Pableaux Johnson

74

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

75

Laurie Woolever on Bourdain, Batali, and Herself

76

Remembering the Pizza OG Patsy Grimaldi

77

Food in the Aftermath of the L.A. Fires

78

Adam Chandler on Work in America

79

'Reheating' Hot Chocolate With Jacques Torres

80

Kenji on Super Bowl Food

81

Robert Lang On Becoming A Vintner in Italy

82

Karen Washington, Food Warrior

83

Scott Wiener on the New York Pizza Slice

84

Raghavan Iyer: The Tribute Reheat

85

Michelle Zauner and Kenji, Reheated

86

Roy Shvartzapel

87

Erin McDowell On Holiday Cookies

88

Eric Asimov Part 2

89

Kenji and Deb Thanksgiving Leftovers Reheat

90

Erin McDowell On Pie

91

Deb Perelman

92

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

93

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

94

Ruth Reichl Part 2: The Politics of Food

95

Ruth Reichl on her first movie Food and Country

96

Jim Lahey's No Knead Bread Explained

97

Kenji's Almost Foolproof Pan Pizza Recipe

98

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

99

Ozempic for Food Writers with Adam Platt

100

Kenji Potatoes Reheat

101

The Pasta Whisperers

102

Special Sauce Re-heated: Veggie Grilling with Kenji

103

Everything You'd Want To Know About Pasta

104

Lior Lev Sercarz: Spice Advice

105

Kim Severson on Kamala Harris and Presidential cooking

106

Special Sauce Re-heated: Anajak Thai

107

Lior Lev Sercarz, the Spice Whisperer

108

Tony Gemignani: 13 Time World Pizza Champion

109

James Ehnes - Seattle CMS: Tasting Notes

110

Laura Tillman and Lalo Garcia

111

Antonio De Loera-Brust - California Farm Workers

112

Kevin Caplicki and Woodthrush Farm

113

Kenji's Summertime Grilling Tips

114

Pete Wells and Scott Weiner on Totonno's Pizzeria

115

Jaques Torres on Chocolate Chip Cookies

116

Sulieman Mleahat - Anera

117

NYT's Kim Severson on Jose Andres' WCK

118

Channing Frye: NBA Champ and Wine Guy, Part 2

119

Channing Frye: NBA Champ and Wine Guy

120

Anajak: Thai Taco Tuesday & More

121

Anajak Thai - Justin Pichetrungsi

122

Phil Rosenthal: Live & Much More

123

Kenji: Teriyaki in Seattle

124

Jacques Torres - Hot Chocolate

125

Kenji and Deb: The Recipe Podcast

126

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

127

Dorie Greenspan's Cookie Advice

128

Nancy Silverton: Foolproof Baker's Recipes

129

Dorie Greenspan's Low Key Baking Brilliance

130

Burlap and Barrel - Dried Spices

131

Jacques Torres, Mr. Chocolate Redux

132

Crystal Wilkinson On Kitchen Ghosts

133

Burlap and Barrel: Socially Conscious Spices

134

Toni Tipton Martin 2: African American Cocktails and More

135

Toni Tipton Martin: African-American Cookbooks

136

Harlem Seafood Soul's Tami Treadwell Redux, Part 2

137

Harlem Seafood Soul's Tami Treadwell Redux, Part 1

138

George Motz: What Makes A Great Burger

139

George Motz: Hamburger America

140

Fuschia Dunlop on Chinese Cuisine, Part 2

141

Fuchsia Dunlop on Chinese Cuisine

142

Thanksgiving Leftovers with Kenji and Deb

143

Thanksgiving: Kenji and Deb Reduce Your Stress

144

Hetty McKinnon: The Vegetable Whisperer Part 2

145

Hetty McKinnon: The Vegetable Whisperer

146

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

147

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

148

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

149

Chrissy Kinsman: A Life of Pie

150

Dorie Greenspan Redux: Reflections of a Legendary Baker

151

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

152

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

153

JJ Goode on Hot Dogs Part 2

154

JJ Goode on Hot Dogs Part 1

155

Grilling Veggies with Kenji

156

Grilling Chicken and Fish with Kenji

157

Grilling Pizza with Kenji

158

Natasha Pickowicz: Baker & Activist

159

Hamissi Mamba Part 2

160

Hamissi Mamba Part 1: From Burundi to Detroit

161

Kenji Live at the Bell House Redux Pt 2

162

Kenji Live at the Bell House Redux

163

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

164

Ali Slagle: The Life of a NYT Recipe Developer

165

Rick Easton: Eat Bread, Don't Make It

166

Rick Easton: How To Eat Bread Pt. 1

167

High on the Hog's Jessica Harris Redux

168

Kenji and Deb on the movie Fresh

169

Jing Gao Redux

170

Beverly Kim Part 2: From Cooking to Parenthood to Activism

171

Beverly Kim: A Chicago Chef's Delicate Balancing Act

172

The Menu: Kenji and the NYT's Glenn Kenny

173

Anthony Mangieri & Brian Koppelman Redux

174

Kenji on Foolproof Pan Pizza

175

Kenji on Thin Crust Chicago Pizza

176

Raghavan Iyer: The Healing Power of Comfort Food

177

Raghavan Iyer: The Curry Whisperer

178

Kenji on Potatoes

179

JJ Goode: America's Best Worst Cook

180

The Korean Vegan Redux

181

JJ Goode Part 1: A Cookbook Writer with No LImits

182

Christina Tosi Redux

183

'The Bear' Part 2 with Kenji and Helen Rosner

184

The Bear Reflections

185

Grace Young Redux With An Update

186

Kenji on Scrambled Eggs

187

Restaurants Now: Critic's Roundtable Part 2

188

Restaurants Now: Critic's Roundtable Part 1

189

Eric Kim Redux

190

Kenji on the Holidays

191

Tami Treadwell Part 2: Her Success is Bittersweet

192

The Harlem Seafood Soul Story

193

Claire Saffitz Part 2 - Holiday baking

194

Claire Saffitz Part 1: What's for Dessert?

195

Special Sauce: 2022 Kenji on T-Day

196

Special Sauce Classic: Kenji & Stella's Thanksgiving Advice

197

Special Sauce Reserve: Kenji & Stella on Thanksgiving

198

Christine Ha Part 2: Life After Winning MasterChef

199

Christine Ha Part 1: A Blind Chef Wins MasterChef?

200

Kenji on Avocados & the Magic of Mayo

201

Glenn Roberts on the Freighted History of Rice in America

202

Kristina Cho: Sweet & Savory Recipes Inspired By Chinese Bakeries

203

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

204

Entrepreneur Jing Gao: Finding Herself Through Food

205

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

206

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

207

Milk Bar's Christina Tosi on the Power of Dessert

208

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

209

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

210

Razza's Dan Richer on the Joy of Pizza

211

Devita Davidson, Food Lab Detroit and Ji Hye Kim

212

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

213

Kenji Live on the Wok, Family & McCartney

214

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

215

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

216

Laurie Woolever Second Helping: On Bourdain & Her New Life

217

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

218

Grace Young On Saving Chinatowns from Extinction During the Pandemic

219

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

220

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

221

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

222

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

223

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

224

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

225

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

226

Laurie Woolever: Life alongside Anthony Bourdain

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

Celebrating Colombia with Author Mariana Velásquez and Kenji Lopez-Alt

231

Katie Quinn and Kenji Lopez-Alt on Fermentation

232

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

233

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

234

Susie Essman on Pandemic Cooking and Comedy

235

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

236

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

237

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

238

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

239

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

240

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

241

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

242

Cookbook Author Grace Young on Saving Chinatown & Wok Therapy

243

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

244

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

245

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

246

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

247

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

248

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

249

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

250

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

251

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

252

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

253

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

254

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

255

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

256

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

257

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

258

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

259

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

260

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

261

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

262

Special Sauce: Tom Colicchio on How to Save Restaurants

263

Special Sauce: Kenji on His Food Safety Article

264

Special Sauce: Kenji on Coronavirus and Its Impact on Restaurants

265

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

266

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

267

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

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

269

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

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

271

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

272

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

273

Ask Special Sauce: Kenji and Stella Answer Your Holiday Questions

274

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

275

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

276

Ask Special Sauce: Kenji and Stella Answer Your Thanksgiving FAQs

277

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

278

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

279

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]

281

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]

284

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

285

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

286

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

287

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]

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

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

293

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

294

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

295

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

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

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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]

299

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

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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]

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

303

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]

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

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

356

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]

362

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]

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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

374

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

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

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

378

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

379

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

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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

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Daniel Boulud on Making Airplane Food Taste (Pretty) Good

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The Culinary Education of Daniel Boulud

386

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

388

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

389

Fuchsia Dunlop on Her Enduring Love Affair With Chinese Cooking

390

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

391

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

392

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

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John T. Edge on What Southern Food Stories Reveal

394

Michel Nischan on Butch Cassidy and the Fight for Good Food

395

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

396

Entrepreneur Seth Godin on How to Launch Your Own Food Enterprise

397

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

398

Andy Ricker on the Birth of Pok Pok

399

Dan Barber on the Future of Food

400

Dan Barber on Mentors, Tough Love, and Anger Management

401

Mark Ladner on Cooking Pasta in 10 Seconds Flat

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

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Dumpling Master Helen You's Inspiring Story

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Mario Batali on the Joys of Pig Jell-O

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

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Craig Kanarick on Life After the Tech Bubble

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Missy Robbins on Not Worrying About Stars

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

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Frank Bruni on What Makes a Good Restaurant Critic

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

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

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Chef Bill Telepan on Neighborhood Restaurants and School Food

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Marcus Samuelsson on Fried Chicken, Russian Invasions, and Jazz

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Marcus Samuelsson's Story Will Move You To Tears

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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