Special Sauce

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Eric Asimov Part 2

Dec 06 2024 26 mins  
As we go about planning our upcoming holiday feasts, it’s a pretty good bet that at some point we’re going to pick up a bottle of wine or two to share with family and friends. That’s why I’m returning to my conversation with someone who’s been a guiding light for wine connoisseurs and beginners alike,...

Kenji and Deb Thanksgiving Leftovers Reheat

Nov 29 2024 19 mins  
Thanksgiving leftovers can sometimes be a freighted topic for serious eaters. Last year, trying to quell my own Thanksgiving leftovers anxiety and confusion, I had Deb Perelman and J. Kenji Lopez Alt, longtime friends and co-hosts of their own podcast The Recipe, on Special Sauce. We covered a lot of ground in our discussion, everything...

Erin McDowell On Pie

Nov 22 2024 31 mins  
Thanksgiving and the holiday season are upon us and that means this serious eater’s thoughts turn to pie! And so I thought I would perform a public service by inviting perhaps our greatest pie baking teacher, Erin Jeanne McDowell from the YouTube series ‘Happy Baking’, to come on Special Sauce and talk about all things...

Deb Perelman

Nov 15 2024 29 mins  
If you’re like me, you’re probably already worrying about holiday dinners and parties that you might have to bring stuff to. And at least some of us might be a little punchy at the thought of cooking or baking for friends. So to the rescue comes friend of Special Sauce, Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman.

Eric Asimov: The NYT wine writer’s democratic approach to his subject.

Nov 08 2024 27 mins  
On this episode of Special Sauce The New York Times’s wine writer Eric Asimov shares his democratic and unsnobby approach to both food and wine, which invites newcomers and longtime enthusiasts to explore their own wine experiences.

50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant’s Love Letter

Nov 01 2024 25 mins  
On this episode of Special Sauce I talk to author and fellow pie lover Stacey Mei Yan Fong about her new book ’50 Pies, 50 States, An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the U.S. Through Pie’.

Ruth Reichl Part 2: The Politics of Food

Oct 25 2024 21 mins  
In part two of our discussion, Ruth Reichl and I get into how the American government has played a major role in corrupting our food system.

Ruth Reichl on her first movie Food and Country

Oct 18 2024 23 mins  
On this episode of Special Sauce legendary food critic Ruth Reichl talks about the documentary film “Food & Country” which she stars in and co-produced.

Jim Lahey’s No Knead Bread Explained

Oct 11 2024 38 mins  
On this episode of Special Sauce we talk to Sullivan Street Bakery founder Jim Lahey about his revolutionary no-knead bread making technique.

Kenji’s Almost Foolproof Pan Pizza Recipe

Oct 04 2024 25 mins  
On this episode of Special Sauce, Kenji and I dig deep into his (almost) foolproof pan pizza recipe.