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  • 10 BEST PODCASTS OF THE YEAR
  • New York Times
  • BEST FOOD PODCAST
  • James Beard Awards & Webby Awards

podcast episodes

Confessions of a Ballpark Food Vendor

We explore the classic baseball foods peanuts and Cracker Jack with a former Shea Stadium food vendor and a North Carolina peanut man.

What 400 Gallons Of Oobleck Can Teach You About Ketchup

A husband irked by his wife's loud chewing noises calls in for advice, and Cooks Illustrated's Dan Souza tells us how science can help get ketchup out of the bottle.

L.A. Story

Dan travels through time in search of a coconut cake.

Yewande Finds Her Super Power

A chef working in the US as an undocumented immigrant cooks to stay connected to her home. But what happens when food isn't enough to bridge the distance?

A Marriage Built On Rum Cake (with Alan Alda)

Alan and Arlene Alda talk about using food to communicate in a relationship, which they've been doing ever since they met 62 years ago. Plus they give Dan some marriage advice.

What If There Were No Nachos?

Football announcer Howard Cosell played an unlikely role in popularizing nachos, as we hear when Dan sits down with his friend Mike Pesca, host of The Gist podcast. And Mike rants about restaurants.