Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
PRX
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.
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts
Genres:
Food & Cooking Podcasts
Networks:
PRX
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@177MilkStreet
Language:
English
Contact:
9148379732
Episodes
10 Year Throwback: Mad French Food Scientist Alex Aïnouz Cooks Up YouTube
12/2/2025
Milk Street's 10th anniversary is right around the corner! To celebrate, we're revisiting our favorite moments, starting with this week’s episode featuring the very first appearance of regular contributor Alex Aïnouz. On YouTube, Alex is known for his mad scientist experiments, from his million-layer puff pastry to his quest for the perfect French omelet.
Also in this episode—we hear about the amazing history of pickles; Dan Pashman takes us to Shabbat at Wendy's; and we cook chicken under a brick.
Get our recipe for Chicken Under a Brick here.
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Duration:00:50:52
Al Roker: Turkey Dreams and 30 Rock Lunches
11/28/2025
Al Roker is back on Milk Street with family recipes and television stories to share. He recalls celebrity-filled lunches at the NBC commissary and the holiday meal he dreamt of while recovering from surgery. Plus, Ben Mims reveals the secret history of cookies; Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette of “A Way With Words” express holiday gratitude with food-themed compliments; and we prepare Cantonese Sweet-and-Sour Pork.
Get our recipe for Cantonese Sweet-and-Sour Pork here.
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Duration:00:51:01
Thanksgiving Throwback (2019): Pumpkin Pie Secrets and Vivian Howard’s Spoon Bread
11/26/2025
Happy Thanksgiving! Join us for a star-studded trip down memory lane with our Thanksgiving episode from 2019! Stella Parks reveals pumpkin pie secrets and serves up a fresh twist on à la mode; Vivian Howard invites us to her kitchen for North Carolina turkey and sides; Alice Waters, Erin French, Joanne Chang, Reem Kassis and other chefs, authors and friends recount their most harrowing Thanksgiving disasters, and share their culinary wisdom and family memories; Dr. Aaron Carroll talks food safety and stuffing; we make a quick Cranberry and Candied Ginger Buckle; and Adam Gopnik explores the magic of leftovers.
Get our recipe for Cranberry and Candied Ginger Buckle here.
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Duration:00:50:42
2025 Thanksgiving Show! Q&A, Uncommon Pies and José Andrés's Turkey Paella
11/21/2025
How do you carve a turkey without losing the crispy skin? What kind of pie should you make if you’re sick of apple? And what’s the world’s easiest pie crust? This week, chefs Jet Tila and Dominique Ansel join Chris Kimball to answer your Thanksgiving cooking questions. Plus chef Jesse Griffiths goes hunting for wild turkeys; José Andrés, Melissa Clark, Joe Yonan and Monti Carlo reveal why they’re tired of serving the big bird (and what they’re making instead); and our friends and listeners share their most unique holiday traditions.
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Duration:01:00:33
Thanksgiving Throwback: From Calcutta to Kenji's Make-Ahead Mashed (2017)
11/18/2025
We're putting the finishing touches on our 2025 Thanksgiving special, but in the meantime we have a special treat: We're re-releasing our first-ever Thanksgiving episode from 2017! Reporter Sandip Roy desperately seeks turkey in Calcutta; Kenji López-Alt reveals his secrets to make-ahead mashed potatoes; Dan Pashman spins the wheel of Thanksgiving anxiety; we find out from Dr. Aaron Carroll whether tryptophan really makes us sleepy; Adam Gopnik shares the story of his first Thanksgiving in New York City; and wine expert Stephen Meuse tells us the best wines for the season.
Get our recipe for Tea-Rubbed Maple Turkey here.
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Duration:00:51:26
The Baker Who Made Julia Child Cry: Nancy Silverton's Recipes Will Change Your Life
11/14/2025
Nancy Silverton is here to make you a better baker. She tells the story about the time she made Julia Child cry on TV and the very best way to make cornbread, angel food cake and more classic desserts. Plus, Joan De Jesus explains the wine world’s biggest trend right now, natural wines; J. Kenji López-Alt shares his secrets for cooking salmon at home; and we make Korean Stir-Fried Chicken with Rice.
Get this week’s recipe for Korean Stir-Fried Chicken with Rice here.
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Duration:00:51:00
Beyond Cronuts: How Foods Go Viral
11/7/2025
In the beginning, there was the Cronut, the pastry hybrid that ushered in the era of "viral" foods. Its mass appeal wasn't all that surprising, but what about the rise of tinned fish? Reporter Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong shares the unlikely story of this humble pantry staple. Plus, chef Joshua McFadden changes the way we cook and eat pasta, and our friends from A Way With words teach us a language lesson about pumpkins.
Get Joshua McFadden’s recipe for Creamy Bean Pasta Fagiole here.
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Duration:00:50:33
Live at the Wisconsin Art of Cheese Festival: Fortune Tellers, the Ultimate Grilled Cheese, and Cheddar Blue
11/4/2025
Milk Street Radio took our show on the road for an unforgettable night at The Wisconsin Art of Cheese Festival in Madison, Wisconsin. To celebrate being in America’s Dairyland, Chris got a Wisconsin dairy history lesson from Laura Werlin; met with Master Cheesemakers Marieke Penterman and Chris Roelli; and even got his fortune read with a wedge of cheddar, thanks to professional cheese fortune teller, Jennifer Billock. Local legend Chef Tory Miller rounded out the evening with a tell-all interview — where he revealed how he beat Bobby Flay - and answered the audience’s cheesiest questions.
This special episode of Milk Street Radio is made in collaboration with our sponsor Wisconsin Cheese. Look for the Proudly Wisconsin Cheese badge at your local grocery store. To learn more visit WisconsinCheese.com.
Duration:00:38:51
Busting Pizza’s Biggest Myths with Nathan Myhrvold
10/31/2025
Modernist Cuisine founder Nathan Myhrvold is here with his hottest pizza takes, from deep dish to Tokyo marinara. Plus, journalist Larry Tye tells us how the father of public relations made bacon a breakfast staple, Adam Gopnik explains how to cook for a family with vastly different dietary restrictions, and we whip up a Venetian pasta recipe with radicchio and walnuts.
Get this week’s recipe for Pasta with Radicchio and Walnuts here.
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Duration:00:50:37
BA Bake Club: Perfect Pie with Erin Jeanne McDowell
10/29/2025
Today, we're sharing an episode from our friends at “Bon Appétit Bake Club.”
In this episode of Bon Appétit Bake Club, hosts Shilpa and Jesse team up with pie expert Erin Jeanne McDowell, author of “The Book on Pie,” to tackle listener questions on how to bake the perfect pie.
You can listen to all episodes of BA Bake Club here: swap.fm/l/ba-bakeclub-msr
Duration:00:17:01
Our Haunted Podcast! Witches' Brew, The Candy Store Ghost, and The Secret History of Jack-o'-Lanterns
10/24/2025
We’re serving up an extra frightful hour of Milk Street Radio! Folklorist Lesley Bannatyne reveals the mischievous origins of the jack-o’-lantern, and Oaxacan tour guide Gabriel Sánchez shares memories from Day of the Dead celebrations. Candy historian Susan Benjamin recounts candy’s surprising history in America — and the ghostly encounters in her candy shop — and we uncover a modern recipe for the Witches’ Brew from Macbeth. And, to further satisfy our sweet teeth, Stella Parks hops on the phone with Chris to take on your autumn baking calls.
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Duration:00:50:37
The Vegan Nightmare! Do Vegetables Have Souls?
10/17/2025
According to journalist Zoë Schlanger, your garden isn’t just full of plants that are alive, but plants that can think—like the rice plant, which recognizes its own family members. Schlanger takes us inside a hotbed of scientific controversy: the study of plant intelligence. Plus, the Washington Post’s Joe Yonan masters the art of plant-based cooking; Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette help us wrap our heads around food words; and we make a Greek White Bean Soup. (Originally aired November 1, 2024.)
Get this week’s recipe for Greek White Bean Soup here.
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Duration:00:50:37
Steakhouse Secrets: What Nobody Tells You About The Perfect Steak
10/10/2025
Food writer Tim Hayward shares the juicy history of the steak. We take a peek inside the secret beefsteak societies of England and New York, learn a classic Argentinian salting method, and even try a steak from a 25 year-old-cow in Spain. Plus, Kenji López-Alt goes on a quest for the perfect teriyaki; Sara Moulton and Chris take your cooking calls; and we prepare a Sunflower Hummus from Georgia.
Get this week’s recipe for Sunflower Hummus here.
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Duration:00:50:07
Granny Smith Is Vile and Wretched! Apple Tasting Reveals Shocking Reviews
10/3/2025
This week, your favorite apples get ranked, mercilessly. Find out which apples comedian Brian Frange deems “horse food” and “indigestible filth,” and which crisp, glorious apples rise to the top of the heap. Plus, reporter Katie Thornton joins us to discuss the history and ingenuity of the Frankfurt Kitchen, the blueprint for space-saving kitchen design; Adam Gopnik revels in the alchemical wonder of stovetop cooking; and we make Indian-Spiced Smashed Potatoes. (Originally aired October 13, 2023.)
Get this week’s recipe for Indian-Spiced Smashed Potatoes here.
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Duration:00:50:22
Dining Dos, Dining Don’ts: The New Rules of Restaurant Etiquette
9/26/2025
Bon Appétit columnist Maggie Hennessy helps us navigate the new rules of dining out. Is it ever OK to take out your phone? What’s the best way to grab your server’s attention? And how fussy is too fussy? Plus, Irene Yoo throws a soju party, and Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette of A Way With Words share the stories behind your favorite pasta shapes.
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Duration:00:51:36
Culinary Tour of Colombia: Sweet Corn Arepas and Brisket Dust
9/19/2025
We explore the cooking of Colombia with Mariana Velásquez, from homemade arepas to sweet panela that tastes like almost-burnt caramel. Plus, we learn about the secret world of creating food emojis with artist Yiying Lu, Adam Gopnik ponders the elements of dinner, and we present a recipe for Spicy and Sour Julienned Potato Salad with Sichuan Pepper. (Originally aired July 23, 2021.)
Get this week's recipe for Spicy and Sour Julienned Potato Salad with Sichuan Pepper.
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Duration:00:50:57
Samin Nosrat Interview: The Extended Cut
9/15/2025
In this special episode, we’re sharing an extended cut of our interview with Samin Nosrat. We discuss everything from fame and family to her current culinary obsessions. She shares her favorite salad dressings, go-to snacks and treasured old recipes, alongside exciting new flavors and techniques (whipped tahini! burnt honey!). Plus, hear how she found the sublime in food processor pesto.
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Duration:00:32:39
Samin Nosrat Returns: New Book, New Recipes, New Life
9/12/2025
Following her 2017 hit—“Salt Fat Acid Heat”—Samin Nosrat is back with her second book, “Good Things”. We talk about fame, family and what she’s cooking; her favorite new flavors and techniques (whipped tahini! burnt honey!); and how she found the sublime in food processor pesto. Plus, James Ooi shares secrets from the Chinese supermarket and Chris and Sara Moulton are back and ready to take on more of your cooking questions.
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Duration:00:50:37
Magnolia Ice Cream? Yes! Plus Candied Acorns and Spruce Bark Cookies
9/5/2025
When Justin Davies cuts into a piece of wood, he wonders what it tastes like. Today, he shares his adventures in crafting desserts out of trees, from the bark infusion that made his tongue go numb to the ice cream concocted from an infamously smelly tree. Plus, Lidia Bastianich returns to answer your questions on pasta and pesto; we eat through the backroads of Vietnam with chef Anaïs Ca Dao van Manen; and writer Jenny Linford meditates on cooking’s most elusive ingredient.
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Duration:00:50:36
The Glory Days of In-Flight Dining: From Smorgasbord to Baked Alaska
8/29/2025
Is airplane food bad on purpose? Historian Richard Foss takes us through the turbulent history of food in flight, from extravagant meals aboard zeppelins, to the flaming Baked Alaskas once served en route to Singapore, to the truth about mediocre food service on planes today. Plus, Rebecca Rupp tells us how carrots won the Trojan War, Amanda Herbert shares a recipe for the world’s first macaroni and cheese, and we head to Bogotá for a lesson on great barbecue.
Get the recipe for Colombian-Style Asado Pork Chops here.
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Duration:00:50:40