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Episode 263: Lost in Mianus Aug 30, 2016

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave is joined in the studio by Nick Wong, chef de cuisine at Momofuku Ssäm Bar, and Esther Ha of Cafe Boulud to talk cookies, plums, pumpkin bread, olives, seasoning sticks, shrimp, and the correct pronunciation of "Mianus." Meanwhile, Nastassia is vacationing in Naples (Italy, not Florida) and probably not drinking any coffee.

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Episode 262: In the Pocket of Big Dump Meal Aug 16, 2016

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia field questions on cookie economics, carrageenans, coffee, and more.

Plus, the latest dump meal report from Special Auxiliary Assistant to the Chief National Dump Meal Correspondent, J.R.! It's a doozy.

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Episode 261: Rockstar Wines Aug 09, 2016

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On this week's special episode of Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Jordana Rothman, Anthony Bozza, Clifton Hyde, and Daniel Gritzer for a tasting and judging of "rockstar" wines, i.e. wines created in collaboration with such rockstars as Les Claypool, Dave Matthews, David Coverdale of Whitesnake, and more!

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Episode 260: McGeez Nuts Aug 02, 2016

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This week on Cooking Issues, the Curious Cook Harold McGee joins Dave and Nastassia in the studio to talk cocktail sauce, the Impossible Burger, the New York Botanical Garden's Amorphophallus titanum or "corpse flower," to wash or not to wash chicken, scalding milk, and more. Plus, an on-air tasting (and smelling) of assorted nuts and seeds, and the latest dump meal report from Natty Lopez.

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Episode 259: Who's Got Spirits? Jul 26, 2016

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This week on Cooking Issues – Dave just got back from Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans with advice on how to make a proper cordial and bar/restaurant recommendations. Plus, questions about distilling your own liquors, searing on a low temperature without using charcoal, low-cost espresso machines bought at auction, and more. Plus, an on-air tasting of some mead sent to us by Noah's Vice Meadery.

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Episode 258: Clay in Your Crème Brûlée Jul 19, 2016

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia have an update on their centrifuge, plus questions about slow cooker techniques, curing fish, vacuum-sealing chicken, bean-t0-bar chocolate-making, preparing crème brûlée for Burning Man (you read that right), and more.

And tune in next week for another dump meal report from Natty Lopez!

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Episode 257: Enlightenment Wines with Raphael Lyon Jul 12, 2016

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Raphael Lyon of Enlightenment Wines, the first meadery in New York City. Operating from a family farmstead in the Hudson Valley, this cult winery focuses on unfiltered dry meads and botanical fruit wines in limited numbers. Plus, Nastassia's sister Natty, the official Cooking Issues dump meals correspondent, calls in to give her latest report.

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Episode 256: Firewoks Jul 05, 2016

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia talk fireworks, woks, truffles, fruit trimmings, hams, induction ovens, pressure cookers, and more. Also, we're happy to report that our listener and his friends who got sick foraging for wild carrots and drinking questionable well water are alive and well!

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Episode 255: Safety Day with Paul Adams from Popular Science Jun 28, 2016

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave's got Paul Adams, editor of Popular Science, in the studio. Tune in to hear them talk celery, tandoor ovens, kale, chilled monkey brains, and why you should be careful foraging for wild carrots (ps - caller, please let us know you're all right).

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Episode 254: Meet Meathead Jun 14, 2016

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This week on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by barbecue whisperer, hedonism evangelist, and culinary mythbuster Meathead Goldwyn. He runs the website AmazingRibs.com, and is the author of Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling.

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