Special Sauce with Ed Levine

“Ed Levine is the missionary of the delicious.” – Ruth Reichl

Join Serious Eats founder Ed Levine for his personal conversations with food lovers, be they actors, authors, farmers, chefs or cooks. Listen as they swap revealing and surprising stories about food and life.

Listen and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform:

Spotify Apple Soundcloud

Episodes

Joanne Lee Molinaro, AKA the Korean Vegan, Her Journey from Litigator to TikTok Superstar To NYT Best-Selling Author

November 12, 2021 admin Season 6 01:12:38 Comments Off on Joanne Lee Molinaro, AKA the Korean Vegan, Her Journey from Litigator to TikTok Superstar To NYT Best-Selling Author

On this episode of Special Sauce, Ed talks with Joanne Lee Molinaro, AKA The Korean Vegan, about her unlikely journey from corporate litigator, to TikTok and YouTube superstar, and now to NYT best-selling author.   

Read More

Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic YouTube Star With 5M Subscribers and A Bestselling Cookbook

October 29, 2021
Season 7
Episode 23
 admin Season 6 56:53 Comments Off on Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic YouTube Star With 5M Subscribers and A Bestselling Cookbook

On this week’s episode of Special Sauce, Ed talks with best-selling author (An  Unapologetic Cookbook) Joshua Weissman, a YouTube star with more than 5M subscribers, about life in the social media fast-lane. And the Washington Post's Daniela...

Read More

Dorie Greenspan: On Getting Fired From Her First Kitchen Job & Her New Book

October 15, 2021
Season 7
Episode 22
 admin Season 6 52:32 Comments Off on Dorie Greenspan: On Getting Fired From Her First Kitchen Job & Her New Book

On this episode of Special Sauce, Ed talks with Dorie Greenspan about her new book Baking with Dorie and her inauspicious start baking for a living. Plus, the Washington Post's Becky Krystal weighs in on softening butter.  Dorie Greenspan | | |...

Read More

Laurie Woolever: Life alongside Anthony Bourdain

October 1, 2021
Season 7
Episode 21
 admin Season 6 01:08:27 Comments Off on Laurie Woolever: Life alongside Anthony Bourdain

Plus WaPo's Emily Heil on plant-based "chicken" nuggets

Read More

Diversity in Food Media, The Truth About MSG, and Sick Food with the WaPost’s Aaron Hutcherson and Kenji

September 17, 2021
Season 7
Episode 20
 admin Season 6 42:09 Comments Off on Diversity in Food Media, The Truth About MSG, and Sick Food with the WaPost’s Aaron Hutcherson and Kenji

On this week’s episode of Special Sauce, we talk to the  Washington Post's about diversity and his deep dive into MSG. It's the first segment in Special Sauce's new collaboration with The Washington Post. Plus, , Aaron and Ed all weigh in...

Read More

Best-selling writer Laura Lippman Talks About Her New Books + Kenji Weighs in on Kids’ Eating Habits

September 3, 2021 admin Season 6 01:00:40 Comments Off on Best-selling writer Laura Lippman Talks About Her New Books + Kenji Weighs in on Kids’ Eating Habits

The terrific crime writer Laura Lippman (My Life as a Villainess, Dream Girl) talks about why she's afraid of not being afraid when she writes. Plus Kenji and Laura both weigh in on how they get their kids to eat their vegetables.

Read More
Special_Sauce_Logo_No_Bg

Welcome to Special Sauce, a James Beard–nominated podcast hosted by Serious Eats founder Ed Levine. 

Join us each week for intimate conversations about food and life between Ed and well-known food lovers like Calvin Trillin, Ruth Reichl, and Chris Kimball.

Spotify Apple Soundcloud
Recent Episodes
Site Map