Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

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Holiday Cookies with Rose Levy Beranbaum Dec 22, 2023

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This week, we’re getting ready for the holidays. Rose Levy Beranbaum shares everything we need to know about baking cookies—from favorite equipment and core techniques to her ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe. Plus, we go to Oaxaca to experience the Night of the Radishes with Gabriel Sanchez; Dan Pashman invents a “Hanukkah Miracle” sandwich; Cheryl Day answers your holiday baking questions; Chris shares his favorite books of the year; and we make a show-stopping Triple Crème Cheesecake with Guava Sauce. (Originally aired December 23rd, 2022.)

Get this week’s recipe for Triple Crème Cheesecake with Guava Sauce here.

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Holiday Baking Special: Belgian Favorites, Santa History and Baking Problems Solved! Dec 15, 2023

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This week, we visit Belgium for holiday baking and festivities with Regula Ysewijn. Plus, we learn about a Welsh tradition that happens on the darkest days of winter, our friends from “A Way with Words” teach us old holiday drinking songs, we make Czech-style kolaches (a sweet cheese- and jam-filled pastry), and Cheryl Day returns to take your baking calls.

Get this week’s recipe for Kolaches here.

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Great Britain Road Trip: Ottolenghi, Baking for the Queen and Millionaire's Shortbread Dec 13, 2023

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In this special episode, “The Great British Bake Off” winner Nadiya Hussain shares her hack for bread pudding and what happened when she baked for the queen of England. Plus, pastry chef Caroline Schiff tells us about her favorite treats and her time at St. Andrews; we visit a bar in London that was once an underground public loo; we chat with Yotam Ottolenghi about keeping it simple; and Angela Hui tells the story of growing up in her family’s Chinese restaurant in Wales.

This special episode of Milk Street Radio is made in collaboration with our sponsor Study UK, which encourages people from around the world to study, visit, trade, invest, live and work in the UK. You can learn more about Study UK at https://study-uk.britishcouncil.org

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Best Cookbooks 2023: Plus, Charging Friends for Dinner and Pierre Thiam on “Simply West African” Dec 08, 2023

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This week, Pierre Thiam will change the way you cook with his secrets for mafé (peanut sauce), Senegalese barbecue and his favorite ingredient, fonio. Plus, journalist Jen Doll helps explain a puzzling new trend of dinner party hosts charging their friends; Adam Gopnik and Christopher Kimball reveal their favorite food books of 2023; and we make Pasta Rotolo with Spinach and Ricotta.

Get this week’s recipe for Pasta Rotolo with Spinach and Ricotta here.

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The Baker Who Made Julia Child Cry: Nancy Silverton's Recipes Will Change Your Life Dec 01, 2023

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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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Big Night: Stanley Tucci Eats Hollywood Nov 24, 2023

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Stanley Tucci shares his life through food—on- and off-screen. He takes us behind the scenes of “Big Night” and “Julie & Julia," reveals why catering on an Italian movie set is surprisingly bad and recounts dining disasters with Meryl Streep. Plus, Dr. Jennifer Mathews uncovers the secret history of chewing gum, from the Aztecs to Dubble Bubble; Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette reveal the origin of the couch potato; and we whip up plush yogurt flatbreads from Crete. (Originally aired November 12, 2021.)

Get this week’s recipe, Yogurt and Olive Oil Flatbreads here.

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Thanksgiving Special: Turkey Hotline, Pies, Mashed and a Rogue Turkey! Nov 17, 2023

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Our Thanksgiving special is here! Jet Tila returns to take your calls, Dan Pashman constructs the ultimate plate, Rossi Anastopoulo reveals the secret history of pie in America, our Milk Street culinary team gives mashed potatoes a makeover, and we hear what Jacques Pépin, Carla Hall, Dorie Greenspan, and more friends are looking forward to on Thanksgiving Day. Plus, we share the shocking story of a turkey that antagonized an entire city.

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Madhur Jaffrey: Sucking Mangoes and Chewing Bones Nov 10, 2023

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Madhur Jaffrey joins us and shares memories from mountain picnics in the Himalayas, her favorite way to enjoy a mango and stories from her career as a film and food star. Plus, we make Turkish-Style Flaky Flatbreads and journalist David Johns tries to find out—could ice cream actually be good for you?

Get this week’s recipe for Turkish-Style Flaky Flatbreads here.

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Mofongo, Pinchos and Campbell’s Soup: The True Story of Puerto Rican Food in the Diaspora Nov 03, 2023

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Illyanna Maisonet takes us on a culinary journey through Puerto Rico and its diaspora. She reveals the secrets to her guava barbecue sauce, the only flan she’ll ever eat and the best way to cook rice. Plus, Kim Severson tells us about the rise of salvage food stores, we make Aguachile Negro, and Adam Gopnik asks—what do we do when our favorite places close? (Originally aired October 21, 2022.)

Get this week’s recipe for Mexican-Style Shrimp in Chili-Lime Sauce here.

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The Poison Garden: Is Alnwick Castle Trying to Kill You? Oct 27, 2023

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We venture inside the Alnwick Poison Garden to find the world’s most dangerous plants––including some common fruits and vegetables with a sinister side. Guide Tom Pattison takes us on a tour and offers up tales of deadly accidents, hallucinogenic honey and the case of the Curry Killer. Plus, Tristan Donovan reveals how soda changed the world, Dan Pashman reimagines breakfast cereal, Cheryl Day tackles your baking dilemmas, and we make Upside-Down Cardamom-Spiced Plum Cake.

Get this week’s recipe for Upside-Down Cardamom-Spiced Plum Cake here.

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