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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Host Michael Ruhlman speaks w/ fish market owner Indira Funes & chef Timon Balloo about "Raw Fish."

• Indira Funes and her fish market "Shore to Door" in Miami can be reached at (305) 529-3471
• Timon Balloo's new restaurant "Balloo" is opening in the fall of 2019. Follow their progress on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balloorestaurant/
• Michael Ruhlman's book "From Scratch" is out now: https://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Meals-Recipes-Dozens-Techniques/dp/1419732773

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Host Michael Ruhlman speaks w/ Arborist Ian Wogan and Chef Suzanne Cupps about "Wood."

Ian Wogan's True Tree Service: https://www.truetreeservicemiami.com/consulting-arborist/

Chef Suzanne Cupps New Restaurant 232 Bleecker: http://www.grubstreet.com/2019/08/dig-inn-suzanne-cupps-232-bleecker-nyc.html

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

All of the music on "From Scratch" is by Ryan Scott off of his album "A Freak Grows in Brooklyn". Listen here: https://www.ryanscottguitar.com/

Special thanks to Ted Sanchez for the delicious pizza!

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Host Michael Ruhlman explores theme theme of "Water" with Chef Jean Georges Vongerichten, Adam Bosch, & Sarah Kelsey.

To explore the Old Croton Aqueduct in person, check out "The Friends of The Old Croton Aqueduct" and view their upcoming tours:

https://aqueduct.org/

Jean Georges' new memoir "JGV: A Life in 12 Recipes" is co-written w/ Michael Ruhlman:

https://www.amazon.com/JGV-Life-Recipes-Jean-Georges-Vongerichten/dp/0393608484

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

https://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Meals-Recipes-Dozens-Techniques/dp/1419732773/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=from+scratch&qid=1572390718&s=books&sr=1-2

All of the music on "From Scratch" is by Ryan Scott off of his album "A Freak Grows in Brooklyn". Listen here:

https://www.ryanscottguitar.com/

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Host Michael Ruhlman explores wine and spirits with chefs Brian Polcyn, Peter Kelly and David Lebovitz, and wine producer Dave Phinney.

Chef Brian Polcyn:

https://chefbrianpolcyn.com/

Chef Peter Kelly:

http://www.xaviars.com/pxk/

Chef David Lebovitz:

https://www.davidlebovitz.com/

Dave Phinney's wine "8 Years in the Desert":

https://www.orinswift.com/20188YearsintheDesert

Michael Ruhlman's new book "From Scratch":

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

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Host Michael Ruhlman hears stories and tips about the egg, from chef Eric Ripert's disastrous first attempt at a classic egg sauce to Kenji Lopez-Alt's boiled egg experiments. And finally, Brian Polcyn makes Hollandaise sauce the old-fashioned way: by hand.

Special thanks to our guests Eric Ripert, Kenji Lopez-Alt, and Brian Polcyn.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Eric Ripert's "32 Yolks": https://www.amazon.com/32-Yolks-Mothers-Table-Working-ebook/dp/B01208NZZG/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=eric+ripert+32&qid=1573612040&s=books&sr=1-1

Eric Ripert's "A Return to Cooking": https://www.amazon.com/Return-Cooking-Michael-Ruhlman/dp/1579653936/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=eric+ripert+a+return+to+cooking&qid=1573612058&s=books&sr=1-1

Kenji Lopez-Alt's "The Food Lab": https://www.amazon.com/Food-Lab-Cooking-Through-Science/dp/0393081087

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

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