Better cooking comes from a deeper understanding. This instructive food series from acclaimed cookbook author Michael Ruhlman highlights essential kitchen techniques and ingredients, drawing from Ruhlman’s best-selling books, decades of experience and personal relationships with the country’s best chefs. Driven by an insatiable curiosity to learn and teach, Ruhlman approaches his topics every episode by exploring the stories of one notable chef, and one non-chef with surprising connections to the focal ingredients – all with the goal of getting listeners to engage with food more fully, and to cook more confidently.

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Host Michael Ruhlman talks with Dr. Krishnendu Ray & Chef James Syhabout about "Authenticity".

Dr. Ray's books:

https://www.amazon.com/Krishnendu-Ray/e/B001K8AQ0K

Chef Syhabout's book "Hawker Fare":

https://www.amazon.com/Hawker-Fare-Stories-Recipes-Refugee/dp/0062656090

Host Michael Ruhlman's new book "From Scratch" is available now!

https://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Meals-Recipes-Dozens-Techniques/dp/1419732773

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Host Michael Ruhlman speaks w/ Chef Michelle Bernstein & Historian Dr. Paul George about "Citrus."

Chef Bernstein's "Mojo" recipe: https://explorepartsunknown.com/miami/recipe-mojo/

Her new restaurant : https://www.cafelatrova.com

Dr. Paul George's tours: http://www.historymiami.org/

Michael Ruhlman's book "From Scratch" is out now! https://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Meals-Recipes-Dozens-Techniques/dp/1419732773

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