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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…
Where Did I Dine on My Birthday? Pascalou!
My birthday was last week and my kids suggested we celebrate by going to the museum of my choice — we like to look at art together — and then dinner. So, I picked the Metropolitan Museum and then one of my favorite restaurants in New York City, Pascalou, which…
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
Parade.com’s list 0f Ten Missed Shows
and I am honored to be included! I am #8 on the list. https://parade.com/food/canceled-food-network-shows-we-want-back
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…
I Can Relate!
I have been spending a lot of time with my daughter helping her move out of her apartment in the south slope area of Park Slope in Brooklyn. On our way there we often have to stop at a coffee shop on 7th Ave for coffee fuel where I saw…
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…