Nov 6

Introducing Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos Story

Meet Wally Amos. He founded the ubiquitous Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies in 1975, turning the brand into an overnight sensation and himself into a pop-culture fixture in the 1970s and 1980s.But there’s a darker side to Wally’s seemingly sweet story. One filled with ... Show More

45m 12s

Nov 4

BA Bake Club: Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookie

Finally, Jesse, BA's resident cookie expert, treats the Bake Club to his latest creation: <a href="https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/chocolate-chip-cookies-olive-oil-sea-salt?srsltid=AfmBOooRoszdEtMadm_asTKS80HYI_ASYX8xCCDldEn6M5arYmQHaTQM">Chocolate Chip Cookies With Olive Oi ... Show More

46m 22s

Oct 21

From Milk Street Radio: Dining Dos, Dining Don’ts

This episode is from our friends at Milk Street Radio. 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? < ... Show More

17m 49s

Jan 2024

Home Cooking in Latin America

Twenty one countries make up Latin America—and within those countries lies myriad food cultures, recipes, and histories. This week, Lale chats with guest Sandra A. Gutierrez about her latest cookbook Latinísimo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America, an ency ... Show More

29m 14s

Oct 2019

Episode 338: American Cuisine and How It Got This Way

What is American cuisine? Is there an American cuisine? It’s probably one of the most debated questions in food circles, certainly by food writers. Historian Paul Freedman, author of the recent best-selling book, Ten Restaurants that Changed America, explores the question in his ... Show More

45m 49s

May 2022

Episode 13 - Beef Empanadas from Isabel Allende's Daughter of Fortune

This week, Nick makes empanadas de pino horneados, or baked beef empanadas, from Isabel Allende's wonderful novel Daughter of Fortune. This episode has a bit of everything: fun facts about empanadas and pastry hacks that will give you flakier and crisper pastry.If you would like ... Show More

41m 21s

Apr 2024

Gastronomic Journey of Peru

Peruvian gastronomy is one of the most diverse cuisines in the world, consisting of an extensive variety of distinctive dishes characteristic of each city in the country, stemming from the bio diversity of their agriculture. Robert Bradley, author of Eating Peru, talks about the ... Show More

50m 59s

Jan 2021

#268: Navigating Boundaries, Diet Talk, and Beauty Standards in Latinx Communities and Western Culture with Dalina Soto of Your Latina Nutritionist

Anti-diet dietitian Dalina Soto joins us to discuss navigating boundaries, diet talk, and beauty standards in Latinx communities and Western culture; the lack of diversity in dietetics; what she learned in her first jobs as a Spanish-speaking dietitian; her relationship with h ... Show More

1h 11m

Feb 2024

Cookbook queens

Beatriz De La Pava Hucke meets two writers and chefs who explore their culture, history and identity through food. Dina Macki is a recipe developer and writer who basis her work around Omani cuisine. She works with international brands, restaurants and hotels in the UK ... Show More

27m 22s

Mar 2021

Women running restaurants

Two award winning chefs talk to Kim Chakanetsa about how they've adapted to restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic. They discuss the pressures it's put on their business and the continuing importance of food and their restaurant staff in their lives. Ana Roš won two M ... Show More

26m 58s

Feb 2018

The World Service Cookbook

When the BBC World Service's Language Services moved into New Broadcasting House in central London, different services would take it in turns to host a 'Meet-Your-Neighbour' event to introduce themselves to other parts of the BBC. People started bringing in food that reflected th ... Show More

27m 59s

Mar 2022

The Best Food Comes From Mexico with Pati Jinich

Pati Jinich is the James Beard Award-winning Mexican chef who has dedicated her career to building a shared understanding between her two home countries: Mexico, where she was born, and the United States, where she lives currently and is raising her family. Today on the pod, we g ... Show More

36m 16s

Nov 2022

A Conversation About Iran Through Its Food

The past six weeks have seen historic demonstrations sweep across Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, with protesters—the majority of whom are women—taking to the streets to address the country's status quo. Lale chats with Iranian-American cookbook author Naz De ... Show More

31m 24s

Women Who Travel: Home Cooking in Latin ...