This week on Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia are joined by Mark Ladner of Del Posto and Michael R. Wilson to talk about their co-authored Del Posto Cookbook , the Spinzall centrifuge, temperament in a restaurant kitchen, Thanksgiving dinner, and more. Plus, bid on the opportunity to be a special guest on an episode of Cooking Issues as part of Heritage Radio Network's Charity Buzz! Hurry, the auction ends at 3:02 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 1st!
Nov 29, 2016•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 273
On the Thanksgiving 2016 edition of Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia are joined by Paul Adams, formerly of Popular Science, to talk about the new Booker and Dax centrifuge: the Spinzall! Plus, a listener question about cured meats, and Dave rails against sexual harassment in the hospitality industry.
Nov 22, 2016•41 min•Ep. 272
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Paul Adams, former editor of Popular Science . Tune in to hear them talk robot butchers, canning and preservation, the nearly-completed Booker and Dax centrifuge, chicken stock, and more!
Nov 08, 2016•53 min•Ep. 271
Dave is back from Barcelona! Tune in to hear him and Nastassia discuss New York's hipster enclaves, trains, hickory nut syrup, whether or not to add a PID controller to a deep fryer, the closing of Booker and Dax, home brewing with a circulator, smoking pork, melonpan, and how Dave's wife and children are the only thing keeping him from descending into a Leatherman-inspired spiral of existential despair. And if you're in New York or coming to visit, don't miss the opening of the "Chow" exhibit a...
Nov 01, 2016•51 min•Ep. 270
This week on Cooking Issues , Nastassia and Jackie Molecules are on the line from D.C., while Dave talks about the closing night of Booker and Dax (while lamenting the poor quality of modern piñatas), and answers questions about vegettis, zucchini (and its sticky, slimy residue), ultrasounds, transglutaminase, nitrotinis, bark, and more!
Oct 18, 2016•56 min•Ep. 269
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave talks about the closure of his East Village staple Booker and Dax, why no sane person should ever live above a bar, the issue of drift in food and drink, a visit from the ghost of Steve Jobs, and moisture management and how not to sell a book. We also get questions about drying your beans, spooky Halloween cocktails, kitchen faucet troubles, plus Peter Kim from The Museum of Food and Drink updates us on their final fundraising efforts, and their new exhibition ...
Oct 11, 2016•52 min•Ep. 268
This week on Cooking issues , Dave and Nastassia speak to Peter Kim from New York’s Museum of Food and Drink about their upcoming exhibition Chow: The Making of Chinese American Cuisine , and what is behind the egg roll, chop suey, and other dishes we have come to know and love. Plus, Joe Zakowski helps answer questions about sous vide, Dave's "dislike" of sweet tea, Carolina barbecue, brittle butter, tropical tasting fruits, and more!...
Oct 04, 2016•47 min•Ep. 267
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Dr. Arielle Johnson, a flavor scientist at the MIT Media Lab and former head of research at Noma's food think tank, MAD. Tune in to hear them discuss clearing and staining, beets, Arnold Palmers, cooking long grain rice, Viennese pastry, butter, and more!
Sep 27, 2016•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 266
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Kalle Freese, co-founder and CEO of Sudden Coffee, "ready-to-brew instant coffee made from awesome beans." Kalle is two-time Finnish Barista Champion and was ranked as the 9th best barista in the world in 2015. Also in the studio is senior editor of Popular Science , Paul Adams. Tune in for a live on-air coffee tasting, plus listener questions!
Sep 20, 2016•55 min•Ep. 265
On the fall season premiere of Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia take listener questions about sugar, white zinfandel, truffles, pectin, NYC restaurant recommendations, confit, induction ovens, smoking jerky, and more. Plus, a live on-air cookie tasting, courtesy of Judy from Boston!
Sep 13, 2016•54 min•Ep. 264
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave is joined in the studio by Nick Wong, chef de cuisine at Momofuku Ssäm Bar, and Esther Ha of Cafe Boulud to talk cookies, plums, pumpkin bread, olives, seasoning sticks, shrimp, and the correct pronunciation of "Mianus." Meanwhile, Nastassia is vacationing in Naples (Italy, not Florida) and probably not drinking any coffee.
Aug 30, 2016•55 min•Ep. 263
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia field questions on cookie economics, carrageenans, coffee, and more. Plus, the latest dump meal report from Special Auxiliary Assistant to the Chief National Dump Meal Correspondent, J.R.! It's a doozy.
Aug 16, 2016•48 min•Ep. 262
On this week's special episode of Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Jordana Rothman, Anthony Bozza, Clifton Hyde, and Daniel Gritzer for a tasting and judging of "rockstar" wines, i.e. wines created in collaboration with such rockstars as Les Claypool, Dave Matthews, David Coverdale of Whitesnake, and more!
Aug 09, 2016•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 261
This week on Cooking Issues, the Curious Cook Harold McGee joins Dave and Nastassia in the studio to talk cocktail sauce, the Impossible Burger, the New York Botanical Garden's Amorphophallus titanum or "corpse flower," to wash or not to wash chicken, scalding milk, and more. Plus, an on-air tasting (and smelling) of assorted nuts and seeds, and the latest dump meal report from Natty Lopez.
Aug 02, 2016•54 min•Ep. 260
This week on Cooking Issues – Dave just got back from Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans with advice on how to make a proper cordial and bar/restaurant recommendations. Plus, questions about distilling your own liquors, searing on a low temperature without using charcoal, low-cost espresso machines bought at auction, and more. Plus, an on-air tasting of some mead sent to us by Noah's Vice Meadery .
Jul 26, 2016•51 min•Ep. 259
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia have an update on their centrifuge, plus questions about slow cooker techniques, curing fish, vacuum-sealing chicken, bean-t0-bar chocolate-making, preparing crème brûlée for Burning Man (you read that right), and more. And tune in next week for another dump meal report from Natty Lopez!
Jul 19, 2016•1 hr•Ep. 258
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Raphael Lyon of Enlightenment Wines, the first meadery in New York City. Operating from a family farmstead in the Hudson Valley, this cult winery focuses on unfiltered dry meads and botanical fruit wines in limited numbers. Plus, Nastassia's sister Natty, the official Cooking Issues dump meals correspondent, calls in to give her latest report.
Jul 12, 2016•58 min•Ep. 257
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia talk fireworks, woks, truffles, fruit trimmings, hams, induction ovens, pressure cookers, and more. Also, we're happy to report that our listener and his friends who got sick foraging for wild carrots and drinking questionable well water are alive and well!
Jul 05, 2016•50 min•Ep. 256
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave's got Paul Adams, editor of Popular Science, in the studio. Tune in to hear them talk celery, tandoor ovens, kale, chilled monkey brains, and why you should be careful foraging for wild carrots (ps - caller, please let us know you're all right).
Jun 28, 2016•53 min•Ep. 255
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by barbecue whisperer, hedonism evangelist, and culinary mythbuster Meathead Goldwyn. He runs the website AmazingRibs.com , and is the author of Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling .
Jun 14, 2016•58 min•Ep. 254
It's the last episode of Cooking Issues with Jackie Molecules in the studio! Tune in for a fond farewell and champagne toast, as well as some listener questions.
Jun 07, 2016•49 min•Ep. 253
Dave is back from Memorial Day weekend and he’s tackling questions on limequats, outdoor cooking setups and rancid nuts.
May 31, 2016•50 min•Ep. 252
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave is joined by HRN founder Patrick Martins and no-knead bread originator Jim Lahey. Tune in to hear them talk about the inferiority of Tuscan bread, and hear Jim answer some listener questions about how to be a masterbaker.
May 24, 2016•48 min•Ep. 251
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia are joined by "The Curious Cook" Harold McGee, an author who writes about the chemistry and history of food science, cooking and molecular gastronomy. He is best known for his seminal book On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen , initially published in 1984 and revised in 2004. Currently, he writes a regular column for the New York Times – "The Curious Cook" – which examines (and often debunks) conventional kitchen wisdom. Along ...
May 17, 2016•50 min•Ep. 250
On this week's episode of I, Dave speaks with Richard Wrangham, a British primatologist. Wrangham is co-director of the Kibale Chimpanzee Project, the long-term study of the Kanyawara chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, Uganda. He is known predominantly for his work in the ecology of primate social systems, the evolutionary history of human aggression (culminating in his book with Dale Peterson, Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence ), and most recently his research in cooking (...
May 03, 2016•56 min•Ep. 249
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave kicks off the show by giving Nastassia some belated birthday gifts, before diving into box of ice cream sandwiches and a listener question on how to keep cream fresh for longer. After the break, Peter Kim talks about sustainability initiatives at MOFAD and repurposing spent fruit, before Dave steers the conversation right back into a big bowl of cream.
Apr 26, 2016•53 min•Ep. 248
This week on Cooking Issues , we tackle Dave's upcoming spread in Playboy , Nastassia's ongoing hatred of biscuits, how to make your own baby food, using a tandoor without starting a fire, battered cheese sticks, consistent carbonation techniques, and more.
Apr 19, 2016•53 min•Ep. 247
Dave Arnold returns for another hilarious episode of Cooking Issues in which he admits that there is no limit to the number of ice cream sandwiches he could eat. He's joined by the regular crew plus some surprise guests.
Apr 12, 2016•42 min•Ep. 246
This week on Cooking Issues , Dave complains about his torn arm and his son's dirtbag buddies, before taking some listener questions about Jim Lahey's No-Knead Bread Recipe, home kitchen design, controlling bubble size in carbonated cocktails, and the perception of "highbrow" versus "lowbrow" in ethnic cuisines.
Apr 05, 2016•44 min•Ep. 245
On this week's episode of Cooking Issues , Dave and Nastassia are joined in the studio by Peter Kim of the Museum of Food and Drink to chat about disappointing your parents with your career choices, Nastassia's recent five-hour trip to Mexico, houseguest Olympics, and their favorite sandwiches and why you have to salt them , before answering some listener questions about brining, braising, and barbecuing.
Mar 29, 2016•53 min•Ep. 244
