Special Sauce with Ed Levine

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Fuschia Dunlop on Chinese Cuisine, Part 2 Dec 08, 2023

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This week on Special Sauce we go really deep into Fuschia Dunlop's latest book, ‘Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food’. It just got a rave front page review from NYT book critic Dwight Garner.

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Fuchsia Dunlop on Chinese Cuisine Dec 01, 2023

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This week on Special Sauce, we’ll hear about Fuchsia Dunlop’s journey from her first Chinese cooking classes to the researching and writing of her 7th book, Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food. We'll find out what she's learned about the country's history and culture in her many years of exploring Chinese cuisine, and why she says she'll never get bored of eating and writing about Chinese food.

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Thanksgiving Leftovers with Kenji and Deb Nov 24, 2023

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On this episode of Special Sauce Kenji Lopez Alt and Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman come to our rescue with some helpful hints about what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers.

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Thanksgiving: Kenji and Deb Reduce Your Stress Nov 17, 2023

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On this episode of Special Sauce Kenji and Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman give us some tips on how to cook up a Thanksgiving feast in a small space without stressing out.

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Hetty McKinnon: The Vegetable Whisperer Part 2 Nov 10, 2023

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This week on Special Sauce we hear more about the joy of vegetables and the importance of family with “Tenderheart” author Hetty McKinnon.

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Hetty McKinnon: The Vegetable Whisperer Nov 03, 2023

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On this week's Special Sauce I talk to food writer Hetty Liu McKinnon.With her five vegetarian cookbooks, her popular Substack newsletter, and her ingenious vegetarian recipes for the New York Times, food writer Hetty has been called the vegetable whisperer, and rightfully so.

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Hunger Pangs Part 2: A Father and Son Connect Through Food Oct 27, 2023

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Last week, we got an inside look at the father son relationship at the heart of the YouTube series, Hunger Pangs. This time we pick up our conversation with Kevin Pak, the Editorial director of Digital at America's Test Kitchen and his dad, Jeffrey, and learn about how they transformed their success online into a new book, A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes from China & Not China (But Still Really Chinese).

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Hunger Pangs Part 1: A Chinese-American Family Food Saga Oct 20, 2023

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On this episode of Special Sauce I talk to food writer Kevin Pang and his dad Jeffrey about how they bridged their substantial generation gap through their shared love of food and cooking.

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Chrissy Kinsman Part 2: Pie Baking Tips For All of Us Oct 13, 2023

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On this episode of Special Sauce the great "pie-stress" Chrissy Kinsman is back with pie tips for amateur baking.

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Chrissy Kinsman: A Life of Pie Oct 06, 2023

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On this episode of Special Sauce the great pie baker Chrissy Kinsman of Pie Chicks on Martha's Vineyard tells us about the trials and tribulations of trying to make a living selling pies year round on a sparsely populated island.

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