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Making Hotdogs 3 Ways on Season 15
Sonoran Dogs Yes, you heard me. When I was a kid all I ate (much to my mom’s chagrin) until I was the age of 9 was hotdogs. So, when our camera guy James Ogle, a true hotdog maven, started waxing poetic about this American classic treat, I enlisted him…
The Tasting Table Did a “Whatever Happened to Sara Moulton” Post
Me in 2013 at the 20th anniversary of The Food Network, photo by Bill Adler They did a very nice job listing my activities since I left the Food Network in 2005 (two minor corrections though: I started at the Food Network on April 2, 1996, not 1997 and…
Here’s My Set For Season 15!
I just got back from shooting 8 new segments on board my cruise ship set in the Caribbean. Did I see much of the Caribbean? Heck no. Did we get some great work done? Absolutely. Here is the dream team I worked with: From left to right: Dave Ryan, our…
We’ve Started Shooting Season 15!
We’ve actually already shot 8 recipes for “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” Season 15. Here’s a Portuguese recipe – Shrimp Piri Piri adapted from The Food of Portugal by my mentor and friend Jean Anderson. I made both the hot sauce that is ubiquitous in Portugal and a shrimp dish that gets…
Milk Street Radio: The Secrets of Irish Baking
We explore the whimsical world of Irish baking with Cherie Denham. Plus, Madison Avenue veteran Jeff Swystun shares the little-known history of food advertising; Alex Aïnouz is on a journey to make the world’s best roasted chicken; and we cook up Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings in Tomato Sauce. https://www.177milkstreet.com/radio/butterfly-buns-barmbrack-and-soda-bread-the-secrets-of-irish-baking
Come Join Me for the JPF 9th Anniversary Celebration!
It is a gala dinner held on April 9th at The Lighthouse on Chelsea Piers, here in NYCity. You will find more details and tickets here: https://jp.foundation/gala
Come join me on a wine cruise from Portugal to Bordeaux in May!
There are still a few staterooms left. I will be on Oceania’s Marina ship both shooting my show (Oceania is a proud sponsor of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals”) and also – going on excursions with guests, teaching a cooking class, curating dishes in the dining room and more. If you like…
Milk Street Radio: American Food in Paris
Reporter Rebecca Rosman takes us to one of France’s favorite grocery stores—Picard—where everything is frozen. Every spring they celebrate “America Week” with concoctions such as popcorn ice cream, doughnuts made of ground-up potatoes and marshmallows in places they don’t belong. Is this really what American cuisine looks like in the…
Milk Street Radio: The Cook Who Tested Everything
Ella Quittner has spent years meticulously testing recipes for the flakiest biscuits, crispiest bacon, perfectly poached eggs, most tender yellow cake, and more. This week, she joins us to share her findings and her new book, Obsessed with the Best. https://www.177milkstreet.com/radio/the-cook-who-tested-everything-ella-quittner-is-obsessed-with-the-best
Milk Street Radio: Emeril Live!
This week, we’re looking at the pioneers of food television. Emeril Lagasse reflects on his unlikely start at the Food Network, how he’s different from his on-screen persona and why he just opened his first Portuguese restaurant. Plus, Michelle T. King tells the story of Fu Pei-mei, Taiwan’s first cooking…
Milk Street Radio: The Codfather
Carlos Rafael ran one of the biggest fishing operations in New England. He was successful. Almost too successful. Probably because his seafood empire was built through fraud. This week, reporter Ian Coss brings us to the story of The Codfather. Plus, Natasha Pickowicz invites everyone to hot pot, and Christopher…
Milk Street Radio: The Science of Food
For a throwback, we’re looking back at one of our all-time favorite episodes—our science episode from 2020. We chat with flavor chemist Dr. Arielle Johnson about how to eat a tree, how insects use flavor molecules to communicate and the science of taste and smell. Plus, Meathead teaches us how…
Caught Up with Chef Jesse Jones!
Caught up with a chef buddy last night, Jesse Jones, after judging the Cassoulet War competition sponsored by Dartagnan at Second, in NYC! He, like me, has been attending this competition for 10 of the 11 Cassoulet War years (he as a contestant, me as a judge). Not only is…
Milk Street Radio: Inside the Alaskan Diet
Photographer Riley Arthur reports on a New York City icon: the old-fashioned diner. She goes beyond the club sandwiches and coffee to reveal the mob meetings, FBI stings and dramatic family moments that happen within a diner’s walls. Then, author Julia O’Malley provides a true taste of Alaskan cuisine, where…
Milk Street Radio: The Mysteries of Taste
Are humans the only species that loves sour? Does everyone taste bitter the same way? And could there be flavors we can’t even comprehend yet? Emily Kwong and Aaron Scott from NPR’s “Short Wave” join us to explore the amazing science of taste, from the mysteries of salt to why…
Milk Street Radio: Harold McGee Answers Food’s Big Mysteries
Food science expert Harold McGee helps us separate food science fact from fiction and explains our most profound questions about taste and smell. Why do oysters taste like cucumbers? Is there such a thing as the smell of raspberries? McGee has the answers! Plus, we learn about 30-foot longevity noodles…
Come Join Me on a Wine Cruise!
Come join me in May on a wine cruise from Portugal to Bordeaux (and several places in between). I will be on Oceania’s Marina ship both shooting my show (Oceania is a proud sponsor of Sara’s Weeknight Meals) and also – going on excursions with guests, teaching a cooking class,…
Saw One of My Favorite Chefs at a Party!
Mashama Bailey, the chef/co-owner of The Grey in Savannah, was on my show in season 6 and I haven’t seen her since. However I bumped into her at the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Culinary Education recently (where she is one of their famous graduates and coincidentally, I taught…
Episode 1410: On the Table South Asian Style Starts Airing Today
On Episode 1410 The tiny island of Mauritius between Africa and India turns out to be a culinary gold mine, as I discover when I cook with a Mauritian home cook, Vaarahluxmee Potiah. We make an island favorite, the Magic Bowl, full of veggies, grains and eggs. Then I’m joined…
Caught Up with Some Old Friends Last Night!
Here I am with – first, on the left, Marcus Samuellson chef/owner of many restaurants in NYCity and around the world. He reminisced about how the first time ever he was on tv was on GMA in the late 1980s where I was the prep person who set him up…
Episode 1409 is up! Edgy Veggies
In this episode I team up with a new chef-Instructor buddy of mine, Kathryn Kelly, and learn an easy hack for three easy meals – Roasting root vegetables from the farmers market on Sunday to make a Pureed Soup on Monday, an egg topped hash – Hen on Hash –…
Got to Hang Out with This Guy!
I was on a panel briefly at a discussion sponsored by KQED in Napa last weekend after a really tasty lunch to celebrate Jacques Pepin’s 90th birthday at La Toque and to raise money for the Jacques Pepin Foundation. The guy is as sharp as ever!! What an inspiration he has…
Episode 1406 Starts Airing Today!
Salmon is on the menu today on Episode 1406 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” – first, cedar planked salmon in Alaska and then baked salmon with an Italian breadcrumb topping called muddica with an old sous-chef of mine and just to throw in one more very tasty weeknight meal – roasted cauliflower linguine.…
The Husband and His Cocktail
Here’s The Husband recently diving into a cocktail christened De Goldene B’Adler (a/k/a The Golden Eagle) — a drink he “invented” himself — at Alpino Restaurant in Detroit. Weirdly, the husband is neither a chef nor a bartender. He is, however, a fan of gin & tonic. He also happens…