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**The Genius Recipe Tapes**

A weekly show from Food52’s new podcast network, featuring all the uncut gems from the weekly “Genius Recipes” column and video series. Host Kristen Miglore speaks to the geniuses behind iconic recipes, and uncovers the recipes that changed the way we cook.

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The Most Huggable Pasta Sauce | Francis Lam May 04, 2023

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Referenced in this episode:

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

Tune into Francis' various episodes on The Splendid Table Podcast

Special thanks to listeners Devangi and Karen! Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell us all about it at genius@food52.com.

Great-Grandma's Salsa Secret | Andrea Aliseda May 04, 2023

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Referenced in this episode:

Salsa Guille recipe from Andrea Aliseda on Food52
Additional writings by Andrea Aliseda

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

Unlocking Nixtamal for Epicurious

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell us all about it at genius@food52.com.

Ode to Mexico by Andrea Aliseda

(English Version)

I close my eyes and see

myself

perched at the steps

of an old cathedral

the air,

abundant and thick;

a paradise for the senses,

as I cradle calla lilies

in the fold of my arms

I have a little coffee

to linger in the poetry of the bugambilias outside the home of the late

Gael García Márquez,

who rests in peace

I devour my heart

gushing of salsa amor

as if it were a torta

and lick my fingers

savoring every last bite

the united states

doesn’t taste quite like this

(Spanish Version )

cierro los ojos,

y me veo sentada

en la entrada

de un catedral

el aire,

pleno y lleno:

un paraíso para el olfato

arrullando

flores de alcatraz

entre mis brazos

con un cafecito

para echarle ojo

a la poesía de la bugambilia, frente la casa del Don Gael García Márquez,

que en paz descanse.

mastico mi corazón,

escurriendo de salsa amor

como si fuera torta

y me chupo los dedos de lo delicioso que está,

en los estados unidos, no saben cocinar así.

What Do Clementines Have to Do With Dodgeballs? | Brette Warshaw May 01, 2023

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What's the Difference?: Recreational Culinary Reference for the Curious and Confused

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Sign up to receive Brette's newsletter each week
Read more by Brette on Food52
Shout out Erin McDowell - Food52's Resident Baking BFF!

Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com.

7 Women Who Changed the Way We Cook | Mayukh Sen Apr 27, 2023

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Referenced in this episode:

Mayukh's new book, Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America

Genius-Hunter Extra Credit:

This piece, written by Mayukh, is what encouraged Coconut & Sambal author Lara Lee to seek out Sri, and ask her to be her culinary mentor
She Was a Soul Food Sensation. Then, 19 Years Ago, She Disappeared.

Why I Couldn't Quit the Farm | Matthew Raiford Apr 27, 2023

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As someone who has tried (and oftentimes failed) to record and preserve her own family recipes, Kristen really connected with chefarmer-turned-author Matthew Raiford's mission to document the dishes and stories from his. For this week's Genius Session, Kristen goes behind the scenes with Matthew, as he shares his process of writing Bress 'n' Nyam: Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer.

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