Hey club members! And welcome to Guac & Talk - the official podcast series of The Avocado Club where we sit down with the most unique and creative avocado-obsessed social influencers, chefs, food bloggers, nutritionists, medical professionals, artists, world travelers and more while we enjoy our signature quality guacamole with even better conversation. I’m Brandon - your host with the most avocado toast and like a quality avocado, we do our best to make sure these episodes NEVER get boring ...
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Couple Fraser and Natalia discuss topics inspired by the issues affecting the lives of those in their 20s during the 2020s. From politics to pop culture, their different points of view and backgrounds (Mexico and the UK) make for interesting, in-depth discussion. Email us at [email protected]
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Thanks for listening to Sam from Kitchen Gadgets Club. You can find Sam and her chef hubby Dom over at www.KitchenGadgetsClub.com explore their monthly gadget membership or connect with them on social media. They also have a twice weekly newsletter that is 100% free and shares their love of cooking with gadgets. Sam & Dom are also Sunday Times Bestselling Cookbook authors and their books have sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide.
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Want to learn how to make the most of your reading life? Join Brea Grant and Mallory O’Meara every week as they discuss tips and tricks for reading better! Listeners will learn how to vanquish their To-Be-Read piles, get pointers on organizing their bookshelves and hear reviews on the newest reading gadgets. Brea and Mallory also offer advice on bookish problems. How do you climb out of a reading slump? How do you support authors while still getting books on the cheap? Where do you hide the ...
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Every week, Milk Street Radio travels the world to find the most fascinating stories about food—a detective who tracks down food thieves and a look inside the most famous (and often scandalous) restaurant kitchens—and interviews with culinary icons such as José Andrés, Padma Lakshmi, Jacques Pépin, and Marcus Samuelsson. And on Milk Street Radio you can always find the unexpected: the comedian who ranks apples using an elaborate 100-point system, the scientists who study if vegetables have s ...
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Best of 2025: World's Worst Restaurant Review, Talking Stomachs and Favorite Calls
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51:01It’s time to look back at some of our favorite moments from 2025. There are the interviews that shocked us — from brand new theories of stomach intelligence to Pete Well’s harshest restaurant review — as well as expert cooking tips shared by the likes of Samin Nosrat and Lidia Bastianich. Plus, we revisit a few unforgettable listener calls and Chri…
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Perfect French Toast with Kenji López-Alt & Deb Perelman
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39:59Today, we’re sharing a special episode from our friends at “The Recipe with Kenji and Deb.” Chris joined Kenji López-Alt and Deb Perelman to talk about their ideal recipe for French Toast. They banter about bread for longer than any podcast ever has (not fact checked) – and how each of them perfects this classic breakfast dish. Get the recipe for F…
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Belgian Waffles, Santa History and Baking Problems Solved!
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51:00This week, we visit Belgium for holiday baking and festivities with Regula Ysewijn. Plus, we learn about a Welsh tradition that happens on the darkest days of winter, our friends from “A Way with Words” teach us old holiday drinking songs, we make Czech-style kolaches (a sweet cheese- and jam-filled pastry), and Cheryl Day returns to take your baki…
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Ep 442 - Yearly Reading Wrap Up + 2026 Challenge Reveal!
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40:32Brea and Mallory wrap up their year in reading. Plus, they reveal the 2026 Reading Glasses (Glasses) Challenge! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - Aura Frames www.auraframes.com CODE: GLASSES Storyworth www.storyworth.com/GLASSES Links - Reading Glasse…
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Today, we're sharing an episode from our friends at 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 stor…
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Holiday Bonanza! Cookie Q&A and A Very Dickens Christmas
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1:01:19We answer your calls with Vaughn Vreeland (of New York Times Cookie Week fame) to help you bake the best cookies of the season; historian Pen Vogler breaks down classic Christmas dishes featured in Charles Dickens’ stories, from turkey to plum pudding; author Kat Lieu shares her recipe for Old-Fashioned Cantonese Shortbread; and reporter Mackenzie …
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Brea and Mallory pick their best books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES GreenChef www.greenchef.com/GLASSESGRAZA CODE: GLASSESGRAZA Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish…
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2 weeks until Christmas Get Our Christmas Turkey Recipe
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Author Aleksandra Crapanzano uncovers the rich history of chocolate—from black markets to murder in the church, people have stopped at nothing to procure this luxurious ingredient. Plus, record producer David Katznelson plays us some drinking songs; Alex Aïnouz masters the art of stock; and we whip up a Rice Pudding with Caramel Cream and Almond Pr…
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Ep 440 - Best Book COVERS of the Year + Alonso Duralde!
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48:30Brea and Mallory pick their favorite book covers of 2025. Plus they interview Alonso Duralde about his new Christmas movie book, and give ideas for gifts for ereaders. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Gl…
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Giveaway Starts Now: Let Us Buy You Christmas Dinner + Get Our Turkey Recipe
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7:15Giveaway Starts Now: Let Us Buy You Christmas Dinner + Get Our Turkey RecipeBy Sam @ Kitchen Gadgets Club
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10 Year Throwback: Mad French Food Scientist Alex Aïnouz Cooks Up YouTube
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50:52Milk Street's 10th anniversary is right around the corner! To celebrate, we're revisiting our favorite moments, starting with this week’s episode featuring the very first appearance of regular contributor Alex Aïnouz. On YouTube, Alex is known for his mad scientist experiments, from his million-layer puff pastry to his quest for the perfect French …
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Al Roker: Turkey Dreams and 30 Rock Lunches
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51:01Al Roker is back on Milk Street with family recipes and television stories to share. He recalls celebrity-filled lunches at the NBC commissary and the holiday meal he dreamt of while recovering from surgery. Plus, Ben Mims reveals the secret history of cookies; Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette of “A Way With Words” express holiday gratitude with f…
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Ep 439 - How to Make a Best of List + Meredith from Fangoria!
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51:25Brea and Mallory discuss what goes into making a best-of book list. Plus, they interview Meredith Borders from Fangoria about their new book, and recommend immersive books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - Aura Frames www.auraframes.com CODE: GLASSES…
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Happy Thanksgiving & New Cookbook Coming Soon (Magic With Gadgets)
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21:07Can you believe it's Thanksgiving already? We would love to wish you all a happy thanksgiving as well as sharing with you what we are most grateful for right now which is….. the multicooker cookbook. A cookbook teaching you how to use the instant pot, ninja foodi, ninja speedi and all the others in between.…
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Thanksgiving Throwback (2019): Pumpkin Pie Secrets and Vivian Howard’s Spoon Bread
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50:42Happy Thanksgiving! Join us for a star-studded trip down memory lane with our Thanksgiving episode from 2019! Stella Parks reveals pumpkin pie secrets and serves up a fresh twist on à la mode; Vivian Howard invites us to her kitchen for North Carolina turkey and sides; Alice Waters, Erin French, Joanne Chang, Reem Kassis and other chefs, authors an…
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2025 Thanksgiving Show! Q&A, Uncommon Pies and José Andrés's Turkey Paella
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1:00:33How do you carve a turkey without losing the crispy skin? What kind of pie should you make if you’re sick of apple? And what’s the world’s easiest pie crust? This week, chefs Jet Tila and Dominique Ansel join Chris Kimball to answer your Thanksgiving cooking questions. Plus chef Jesse Griffiths goes hunting for wild turkeys; José Andrés, Melissa Cl…
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Ep 438 - What’s the Ideal Wheelhouse Size?
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40:39Brea and Mallory debate whether or not your wheelhouse can be too big. Plus, they list libraries that give out of country cards, and recommend books that will metaphorically punch you in the stomach. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - Apron www.apronno…
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Thanksgiving Throwback (2017): From Calcutta to Kenji's Make-Ahead Mashed
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51:26We're putting the finishing touches on our 2025 Thanksgiving special, but in the meantime we have a special treat: We're re-releasing our first-ever Thanksgiving episode from 2017! Reporter Sandip Roy desperately seeks turkey in Calcutta; Kenji López-Alt reveals his secrets to make-ahead mashed potatoes; Dan Pashman spins the wheel of Thanksgiving …
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The Baker Who Made Julia Child Cry: Nancy Silverton's Recipes Will Change Your Life
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51:00Nancy Silverton is here to make you a better baker. She tells the story about the time she made Julia Child cry on TV and the very best way to make cornbread, angel food cake and more classic desserts. Plus, Joan De Jesus explains the wine world’s biggest trend right now, natural wines; J. Kenji López-Alt shares his secrets for cooking salmon at ho…
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Ep 437 - So Many Magical Cafes - Our Favorite Establishments in Books!
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40:30Brea and Mallory discuss their favorite establishments in books! Plus, they review StoryTerra and solve a reader problem about which library to use. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Factor www.factormeals.com/GLASSES50OF…
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Story of The Chips At The Museum + Chip/Fries Recipes
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In the beginning, there was the Cronut, the pastry hybrid that ushered in the era of "viral" foods. Its mass appeal wasn't all that surprising, but what about the rise of tinned fish? Reporter Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong shares the unlikely story of this humble pantry staple. Plus, chef Joshua McFadden changes the way we cook and eat pasta, and our frien…
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Ep 436 - Most Anticipated for November & December + THE LIBRARIANS!
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59:10Brea and Mallory name their most anticipated books for November and December! Plus, they interview the filmmaker behind the new documentary The Librarians, Kim A. Snyder. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - IngramSpark www.ingramspark.com/learnmore Gree…
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Why Do I Use Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Not Avocado Oil?
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Live at the Wisconsin Art of Cheese Festival: Fortune Tellers, the Ultimate Grilled Cheese, and Cheddar Blue
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38:51Milk Street Radio took our show on the road for an unforgettable night at The Wisconsin Art of Cheese Festival in Madison, Wisconsin. To celebrate being in America’s Dairyland, Chris got a Wisconsin dairy history lesson from Laura Werlin; met with Master Cheesemakers Marieke Penterman and Chris Roelli; and even got his fortune read with a wedge of …
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Busting Pizza’s Biggest Myths with Nathan Myhrvold
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50:37Modernist Cuisine founder Nathan Myhrvold is here with his hottest pizza takes, from deep dish to Tokyo marinara. Plus, journalist Larry Tye tells us how the father of public relations made bacon a breakfast staple, Adam Gopnik explains how to cook for a family with vastly different dietary restrictions, and we whip up a Venetian pasta recipe with …
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Brea and Mallory recommend horror novels with human monsters for Halloween! Plus they interview Glasser favorite Alma Katsu about her new book FIEND. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - GreenChef www.greenchef.com/50GLASSES CODE: 50GLASSES IngramSpark w…
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BA Bake Club: Perfect Pie with Erin Jeanne McDowell
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17:01Today, we're sharing an episode from our friends at “Bon Appétit Bake Club.” In this episode of Bon Appétit Bake Club, hosts Shilpa and Jesse team up with pie expert Erin Jeanne McDowell, author of “The Book on Pie,” to tackle listener questions on how to bake the perfect pie. You can listen to all episodes of BA Bake Club here: swap.fm/l/ba-bakecl…
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Our Haunted Podcast! Witches' Brew, The Candy Store Ghost, and The Secret History of Jack-o'-Lanterns
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50:37We’re serving up an extra frightful hour of Milk Street Radio! Folklorist Lesley Bannatyne reveals the mischievous origins of the jack-o’-lantern, and Oaxacan tour guide Gabriel Sánchez shares memories from Day of the Dead celebrations. Candy historian Susan Benjamin recounts candy’s surprising history in America — and the ghostly encounters in her…
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Ep 434 - How to Find the Perfect Writing Style for Your Brain
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35:48Brea and Mallory discuss how specific writing styles can make or break a book. Plus, they solve a reader problem about reading in public, and recommend novels about banned books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - Factor Meals www.factormeals.com CODE:…
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The Vegan Nightmare! Do Vegetables Have Souls?
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50:37According to journalist Zoë Schlanger, your garden isn’t just full of plants that are alive, but plants that can think—like the rice plant, which recognizes its own family members. Schlanger takes us inside a hotbed of scientific controversy: the study of plant intelligence. Plus, the Washington Post’s Joe Yonan masters the art of plant-based cooki…
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Ep 433 - Epistolary Novels and Upsetting Libby Changes!
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37:04Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge: read an epistolary book! Plus, they discuss the change in Libby’s suspend hold system that has Glassers in a tizzy, and solve a reader problem about wrist pain. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glas…
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Steakhouse Secrets: What Nobody Tells You About The Perfect Steak
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50:07Food writer Tim Hayward shares the juicy history of the steak. We take a peek inside the secret beefsteak societies of England and New York, learn a classic Argentinian salting method, and even try a steak from a 25 year-old-cow in Spain. Plus, Kenji López-Alt goes on a quest for the perfect teriyaki; Sara Moulton and Chris take your cooking calls;…
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Ep 432 - Hot Tips for Focusing on Reading + Adam Sockel!
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1:04:10Brea and Mallory give out tips on improving your reading focus! Plus, they test out the new app Focus Friend, and interview long time friend of the show Adam Sockel about his new book. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Li…
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Granny Smith Is Vile and Wretched! Apple Tasting Reveals Shocking Reviews
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50:22This week, your favorite apples get ranked, mercilessly. Find out which apples comedian Brian Frange deems “horse food” and “indigestible filth,” and which crisp, glorious apples rise to the top of the heap. Plus, reporter Katie Thornton joins us to discuss the history and ingenuity of the Frankfurt Kitchen, the blueprint for space-saving kitchen d…
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Ep 431 - Did Not Finish Books Vs Not Right Now Books
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36:46Brea and Mallory discuss a new way to sort out your dumped books, give advice for reluctant book dumpers, and recommend sister books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - GreenChef www.greenchef.com/50GLASSES CODE: 50GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Faceb…
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Magic With Gadgets Is Back + Partially Sighted + The Air Fryer
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19:43Magic With Gadgets Is Back + Partially Sighted + The Air Fryer Yeah the Magic With Gadgets podcast is back after the summer break. We have had a lovely summer but we have missed chatting to you about kitchen gadgets. In this episode we are giving you a recap as well as sharing my own experience as a partially sighted person as you are all asking me…
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Dining Dos, Dining Don’ts: The New Rules of Restaurant Etiquette
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51:36Bon 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? Plus, Irene Yoo throws a soju party, and Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette of A Way With Words share the stories behind your favorite pasta shapes…
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Ep 430 - The Easiest Type of Book Club + Wet Books
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32:26Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a book with a two person book club! Plus, they solve a problem about putting damaged books in a Little Free Library, and recommend books set in Scotland but NOT Edinburgh. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store …
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Culinary Tour of Colombia: Sweet Corn Arepas and Brisket Dust
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50:57We explore the cooking of Colombia with Mariana Velásquez, from homemade arepas to sweet panela that tastes like almost-burnt caramel. Plus, we learn about the secret world of creating food emojis with artist Yiying Lu, Adam Gopnik ponders the elements of dinner, and we present a recipe for Spicy and Sour Julienned Potato Salad with Sichuan Pepper.…
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Ep 429 - Aging Up Your Book Taste + Becky Spratford!
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1:09:23Brea and Mallory talk about how to age up your reading tastes from YA to adult (and if you should bother!). Plus, they have Becky Spratford on to discuss her new book WHY I LOVE HORROR, and they recommend fantasy books with NO spice. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors - ZocDoc ww…
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In this special episode, we’re sharing an extended cut of our interview with Samin Nosrat. We discuss everything from fame and family to her current culinary obsessions. She shares her favorite salad dressings, go-to snacks and treasured old recipes, alongside exciting new flavors and techniques (whipped tahini! burnt honey!). Plus, hear how she fo…
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Samin Nosrat Returns: New Book, New Recipes, New Life
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50:37Following her 2017 hit—“Salt Fat Acid Heat”—Samin Nosrat is back with her second book, “Good Things”. We talk about fame, family and what she’s cooking; her favorite new flavors and techniques (whipped tahini! burnt honey!); and how she found the sublime in food processor pesto. Plus, James Ooi shares secrets from the Chinese supermarket and Chris …
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