Cincinnati chili does not get a lot of love around the US. But this midwestern specialty has roots that span centuries and continents. Plus, an unlikely love story between a chef and a city.
Mimi Sheraton discusses sex and marriage, including the two times she eloped. Plus, pastry chef Jacques Torres debates the merits of frozen Milky Way bars.
Sam Kass shares stories of his time as the Obama family’s chef -- cooking on Air Force One, smuggling special ingredients in to the White House, and creating a dish that came to be known as 'lucky pasta'.
What judgments do we make about a restaurant's food based on how the people working there look?
In part two of our special series Ask Mimi, legendary food critic Mimi Sheraton discusses being a working mother, eating alone, and mac and cheese. Plus Brendan Francis Newnam argues against brunch.
Dan sets out on a mission in which he attempts to take three actions to alleviate his food guilt: compost, spice up his leftovers, and figure out what expiration dates actually mean.
Samin Nosrat, author of the bestselling cookbook "Salt Fat Acid Heat", joins Dan to talk about feeling like an outsider, sexism and pretentiousness in food, and the finer points of toast.