Burnt Toast

Oil-packed or water-packed tuna? Can seafood be paired with cheese? Open- or closed-face? Also, Molly and Declan call up our first winner of a year-supply of Cabot cheese! Special thanks to our listeners for your questions—especially those who took the time to call in. Send your burning sandwich questions (not burning sandwich, you know what we mean) to podcasts@food52.com . 

How many meats is too many? What is provolone anyway? Is there an ideal lettuce-to-everything-else ratio? Molly and Declan get to the bottom of what makes—and breaks—the Italian (aka grinder, aka hoagie, aka hero, aka sub).  Special thanks to our listeners for your questions—especially those who took the time to call in. Send your burning sandwich questions (not burning sandwich, you know what we...

Sourdough or brioche? One cheese, two cheeses, three cheeses...four? Halved lengthwise or diagonally?  Molly and Declan talk about the most incorrectly named sandwich, debate butter vs. mayo, augments vs. condimenti, and whether a grilled cheese without cheddar is one at all. Special thanks to our listeners for your questions—especially those who took the time to call in. Send your burning sandwic...

Strawberry or grape (or neither)? Creamy or crunchy? Is a PB&J really just a sweet dumpling? Molly and Declan debate whether a sweet sandwich is a sandwich indeed, and if this is the one place for squish bread. Special thanks to our listeners for your questions—especially those who took the time to call in. Send your burning sandwich questions (not burning sandwich, you know what we mean) to podca...

Referenced in this episode  Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Other Black Celebrations Nicole Taylor on Instagram Genius-Hunter Extra Credit The Up South Cookbook: Chasing Dixie in a Brooklyn Kitchen Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com . Theme Music by The Cabinetmaker on Blue Dot Sessions

If you liked this episode, head over to The Sandwich Universe's show page to subscribe so you don't miss out on Molly and Declan tackling the many more sandwiches to come! Molly and Declan figure out how to avoid the dreaded slip-sliding when building (oh, and solve that scratched-up-mouth problem).  Thanks to our listeners for your questions, and we still need your help! Send your burning sandwic...

Here’s a special preview of Not Lost, a new podcast about finding yourself in places you’ve never been from our friends at Pushkin Industries. Host Brendan Francis Newnam takes us around the world, learning about new places by getting invited to a stranger’s house for dinner. From Montréal to Mexico City, Brendan and his guests drink, dance, and eat, learning as much about themselves as the places...

On this episode of Burnt Toast we're featuring an episode of one of our other podcasts, Play Me a Recipe, in which podcast producer, Harry Sultan, invites you into his kitchen - albeit, originally for another podcast - while he cooks through Jenny Rosentrach's and Andy Ward's Pork Shoulder Ragu, and you'll be right alongside him, every step of the way. If you're cooking along, here's the recipe we...

Host Peter J. Kim is joined by content creator Carolina Gelen and author Irina Georgescu to talk about mamaliga, pickles, and Romania's super juicy sausages, as well as how communism shaped the family dinner table. Peter also discusses the musical influence of Romania's Romani people with Henry Ernst, manager of the energetic brass band Fanfare Ciocărlia.

First up: A food writer's reflection on loss and grief—and the untold power of a mother-knows-best birthday cake. "I think food can serve so many important functions, specifically in grief. It is a way to nourish us, physically nourish us, at a time when we are just feeling so weak and so sad and so, maybe incapable of nourishing ourselves well." — Lisa Ruland Referenced in this episode: A Chocola...

Host Peter J Kim takes a trip to the United Kingdom to explore puddings, PFCs, and the mysterious saveloy dip. Food Network host Mary McCartney invites us into her home to talk about the importance of Sunday roasts, and food and music memories with her father Paul McCartney. Jonathan Nunn, the founder of Vittles, guides us through the most important food on the streets of London—and it's not fish...

Referenced in this episode  Citrus Cake From Yasmin Khan (Recipe) Yasmin's book,   Ripe Figs : Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus Genius-Hunter Extra Credit Follow Yasmin on Instagram  More backstory, The story behind Ripe Figs Have a genius recipe you'd like to share? Tell me all about it at genius@food52.com .

The current crisis in Ukraine is a nightmare. While we may try to quantify its toll in the number of lives lost, we also need to consider the culture that is being threatened. In this episode of Counterjam, host  Peter J Kim  goes course by course through a festive Ukrainian meal with  Anna Voloshyna , chef and author of the forthcoming cookbook Budmo!  Lviv-based band Odyn v Kanoe provide a truly...

If you like this show, head right on over to the Play Me a Recipe show page for more episodes; we play new recipes each Friday.  On Play Me a Recipe, your favorite cooks will walk you through their most treasured recipes, offering all the insider tips, stories, and tricks you won't get from a written recipe—and you'll be right alongside them, every step of the way. Feel free to pause, jump back, o...

Host Peter J. Kim rings in Persian New Year with stories, laughter, and dancing alongside some truly incredible guests. Emmy-award-winning actress Shohreh Aghdashloo , Top Chef judge and former Food & Wine editor in chief Nilou Motamed who both talk to Peter about why rice is fundamental to the Iranian culinary experience, and Yvette Massoudi , the singer and founder of the band Mitra Sumara who's...

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow Counterjam wherever you listen to podcasts to catch the upcoming fourth season With the help of dancehall legend Shaggy and reggae legend Ziggy Marley , host Peter J. Kim looks at Jamaican cuisine and culture: from patties to patois, the origins of toasting and (quite possibly) the smoothie, the underlying current of personal and societal revolution t...

If you enjoyed this episode be sure to subscribe to The Genius Recipe Tapes wherever you listen to podcasts.  Referenced in this episode  Crispy Yangnyeom Chickpeas With Caramelized Honey From Eric Kim (recipe + video) Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home Genius-Hunter Extra Credit  When I Came Out to My Parents, Kimchi Fried Rice Held Us Together (an Eric Kim essay on Food52) Read some of...

On Play Me a Recipe, your favorite cooks will walk you through their most treasured recipes, offering all the insider tips, stories, and tricks you won't get from a written recipe—and you'll be right alongside them, every step of the way.  If you're cooking along, here's the recipe we're making today. Go ahead and grab the ingredients below before starting the episode. Recipe Makes 16 brownies (8...

This is a special bonus episode of Burnt Toast featuring an episode of The Genius Recipe Tapes. If you enjoyed listening, subscribe to The Genius Recipe Tapes wherever you get your podcasts.    Referenced in this episode  Sarsoon ka Saag (Fragrant Butter-Laced Pureed Mustard Greens) From Julie Sahni Watch this recipe (food52) Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking Genius-Hunter Extra Credit J...

This week, we're featuring a Hotline Offline episode all about the pantry -- what to stock it with, how to keep it organized, and how to make the best meals using only pantry staples -- and we brought writer Sarah Jampel on the show to tackle those questions.

Sourdough bread baking took over a lot of kitchens when the pandemic first began, but we don't think that sourdough should be 'just another phase'. We're bringing you an episode from the Hotline Offline podcast where Esther Choi is joined by Food52's resident bread baker Maurizio Leo to talk all-things sourdough bread baking. Maurizio's instagram The Perfect Loaf  website

In this episode of Hotline Offline, Esther Choi is joined by the Chief Spice Mama herself, Kanchan Koya, to discuss all of the incredible benefits of cooking with spices. From adding immeasurable amounts of flavor to your meals, to benefiting from the natural health boosters that spices have to offer, Kanchan and Esther cover it all!  Be sure to check out Kanchan Koya on her Instagram @ChiefSpiceM...

On this episode, Esther is joined by Hetty McKinnon and Ivan Orkin to talk stock! Soup is in a unique category of food because it seems like for all the people who find it intimidating, there are just as many people who find it boring, but really, there's no reason it should be either! Tune in to hear expert tips on making your own stocks, and ways to bring a massive amount of flavor to a broth wi...

Have you been hearing about meal prep and been interested in trying it out? Have you tried it and were overwhelmed by the process and underwhelmed by the results? Well Dan Pelosi is here to help with all of your meal-prep needs! Dan and Esther talk through ways to tackle meal-prep with less stress and more flavor.   Mentioned in this episode:  Bimpy's Giambotta (recipe) Bimpy's Giambotta (video) A...

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to follow Hotline Offline to make sure you hear all the other tips Esther and  guests will be sharing this season. Today we're celebrating our favorite food traditions. Esther is joined by her sister Jen to reminisce about their own traditions and hear from our listeners about eating a selection of german sausages on Christmas, a cooking a famous brisket, and s...