How to Holiday Eat, Drink, and Bake

In this bonus episode of BA Bake Club, Jesse and Shilpa take the stage live at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY to introduce a new audience to the club. They cover the rules of Bake Club and give a sample of the kinds of questions they answer on the podcast - plus share some baking ... Show More

For July's bake, you all brought out your dutch ovens to make Jesse's crusty-yet-tender Cheddar Jalepeño loaf. On this episode, Shilpa and Jesse break down the process of making this same-day, no-knead bread and answer listener questions about overnight proofing, filling options, ... Show More

June's bake, the delightfully tropical Hummingbird Cake, was the first Bake Club layer cake, and our listeners had questions! Jesse and Shilpa dig in to this iconic Southern cake and explain the differences between our recipe and the classic. Plus, they're joined by Great British ... Show More

In this special episode, we share a few of our favorite moments about baking. Cheryl Day—cookbook author, co-owner of Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia, and now Milk Street Radio guest co-host—reveals her tips for perfect biscuits, cakes and cookies. Plus, a computer de ... Show More

Today’s debate is a boisterous bake-off between two desserts. It’s cake vs. pie! Writer and dog enthusiast Delia Bloom claims cake is the coolest, while writer and producer Mickey Bloom keeps his eye on the prize for team pie. Who will be crowned the Smash BLOOM Best? Head on ove ... Show More

J. Kenji López-Alt gives us a lesson on Wok 101 and reveals the science behind great stir-fry. Plus, Cheryl Day joins Christopher Kimball to tackle your baking questions about everything from powdered milk to cardamom buns; cookbook author Chelsea Monroe-Cassel explores the food ... Show More

Love it or loathe it, and apparently some people do... 'Tis the season for fruit cake! Janice Bulling from Southland has taken out the best fruitcake title - an epic nine times in 12 years - at the annual Wyndham A&P show. She joined Checkpoint with her advice for making a qualit ... Show More

Part of this episode is brought to you by JVN Hair. Happy New Year! We kick things off by exchanging birthday gifts (Capricorns, baby!) and discussing Sara's experience seeing Wicked: The Musical for the first time all the way through. Then, Kirbie quizzes Sara on the top 15 gift ... Show More

Two sisters, Nicole and Lexi explore chapters Prologue-4 of Sarah J Maas’s A Court of Silver Flame *All episodes include spoilers for the entirety of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series* Lexi and Nicole begin with Inner Circle Debrief (summary of this section), then Step into ... Show More

Author Luisa Weiss offers some of her favorites from Eisenbahnschnitten to Kartoffelstrudel. Plus, journalist Rowan Jacobsen demystifies the truffle, Adam Gopnik talks luxury foods, and we learn how to make a creamy Amalfi-style lemon risotto. Get this week’s recipe for Lemon and ... Show More

Katie talks with her Food Network co-host of The Kitchen, Sunny Anderson. They reminisce about their audition for the hit series, in which they had to give a how-to on making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The two share more hilarious and heartfelt memories on the show, incl ... Show More

In this episode... 🎂 Where did birthday cake come from?  🚗 How come my indicator is never in sync with other cars waiting to turn? 💼 And, as always, some business from the business briefcase. Nina, here’s that recipe for Greek Honey Cake: https://www.food.com/recipe/greek-hone ... Show More

Welcome to I'll Read What She's Reading, the podcast where we deep dive into our book club pick of the month for February, we're lacing up our skates and breaking down The Favorites by Layne Fargo, epic sports romance set in the cutthroat world of competitive figure skating. We'r ... Show More