“Ed Levine is the missionary of the delicious.” – Ruth Reichl
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Episodes
Reheating Ramen with Sho Spaeth
On this reheated episode of Special Sauce, former Serious Eats editor and writer Sho Spaeth talks to us about his book, Homemade Ramen, a 2026 James Beard Foundation Book Award nominee. Sho is the Lead Editor and Writer at ChefSteps, and the most passionate...
Reheating Some Yemeni Coffee
Are Yemeni coffee shops the next big thing? On this reheated episode from 2025 serious eaters will meet Mokhtar Alkhanshali who has braved gunfire and jail and AK-47s as he tries to bring single origin Port of Mokha Yemeni coffee to the world. His...
Loving Food Can Actually Be the Secret to Eating Less of It
This week on Special Sauce Dr. Dana Small, a professor at McGill University and one of the leading experts on the neuroscience of food decisions, and longtime friend of the podcast Pete Wells of The New York Times join us to explain how the...
The Russ and Daughters Story
How does a family business survive more than a century of selling smoked fish, bagels, and candy? Russ and Daughters‘ Niki Russ Federman explains all. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Bear’s Final Season with the NYT’s James Poniewozik
If there is a smarter or better TV critic than The New York Times‘s James Poniewozik I have yet to come across him or her. So when I was dying to talk to someone about The Bear‘s moving final season I rang up James...
The Big Cheese: A Movie About Cheesemongering
This week on Special Sauce we take a deep dive into the world of cheesemongering with two of the stars of the documentary ‘The Big Cheese’, Adam Jay Moskowitz and Courtney Johnson. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices