344 episodes

Serious Eats' podcast Special Sauce enables food lovers everywhere to eavesdrop on an intimate conversation about food and life between host and Serious Eats founder Ed Levine and his well-known/famous friends and acquaintances both in and out of the food culture.

Special Sauce with Ed Levine Ed Levine

    • Arts
    • 4.1 • 326 Ratings

Serious Eats' podcast Special Sauce enables food lovers everywhere to eavesdrop on an intimate conversation about food and life between host and Serious Eats founder Ed Levine and his well-known/famous friends and acquaintances both in and out of the food culture.

    Slow Noodles: A Story of Love, Loss, and Resilience

    Slow Noodles: A Story of Love, Loss, and Resilience

    This week on Special Sauce we hear the remarkable story of Chantha Nguon, a Cambodian woman who suffers unbearable losses and unspeakable tragedies suffered at the hands of the Khmer Rouge by imagining the taste of her mother's cooking.

    • 39 min
    Dorie Greenspan's Cookie Advice

    Dorie Greenspan's Cookie Advice

    This week on Special Sauce Dorie Greenspan zooms in from Paris with lots of helpful cookie baking advice.

    • 22 min
    Nancy Silverton: Foolproof Baker's Recipes

    Nancy Silverton: Foolproof Baker's Recipes

    This week on Special Sauce, James Beard Award-winning chef and baker Nancy Silverton talks about her new book ‘The Cookie that Changed My Life’. Any serious eater who loves to bake should check it out.

    • 38 min
    Dorie Greenspan's Low Key Baking Brilliance

    Dorie Greenspan's Low Key Baking Brilliance

    This week on Special Sauce we get some brilliant, common sense home baking advice from home baking wizard Dorie Greenspan.

    • 26 min
    Burlap and Barrel Pt 2 + vox pop

    Burlap and Barrel Pt 2 + vox pop

    This week on Special we continue our deep dive into the world of dried spices with Ethan Frisch and Ori Zohar, founders of Burlap & Barrel. And we hear from some serious eaters about their experiences with buying, using and storing their dried spices.

    • 31 min
    Jacques Torres, Mr. Chcocolate Redux

    Jacques Torres, Mr. Chcocolate Redux

    For Valentine's Day I dug up this classic interview with Mr. Chocolate, Jacques Torres. He gives us a succinct master class in making bean to bar chocolate, from growing the cacao beans to making milk, dark, and white chocolate creations to sell in his shops and online.

    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
326 Ratings

326 Ratings

hoangelos ,

A must for foodie

I’ve been following SeriousEats for a long time. The podcast is a great way to get insights on cooking, but also hear from chefs and cookbook authors.

LanceDavis33366 ,

The great show about every aspect of food

Not a fan of the 2 part episodes but the conversations are always engaging and the guests are fascinating

asdhjlvcfyuh ,

President of the US Humane Society

The President is Kitty Block. Why did Carrie say she is? Carrie is the VP of Communications. Hmmm.

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