Special Sauce with Ed Levine
Serious Eats' podcast Special Sauce enables food lovers everywhere to eavesdrop on an intimate conversation about food and life between host and Serious Eats founder Ed Levine and his well-known/famous friends and acquaintances both in and out of the food culture.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 420
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
The Future of Farming with Will Harris
On this episode of Special Sauce we talk to White Oak Pastures' Will Harris about nothing less than the future of farming. Harris has become one of the leading voices of the regenerative farming move…
00:41:26 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Asheville After the Flood with Pete Wells
Last September Asheville, North Carolina was devastated by Hurricane Helene. The damage is estimated to be $60 billion. Especially hard hit was the close-knit food community that has attracted millio…
00:38:32 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
Bob Jones of The Chef’s Garden on Farming's Future
When the documentary Food and Country came out last year, we had Ruth Reichl on Special Sauce to talk about the film as a whole and the farmers that are actually the stars and heroes of the movie. On…
00:39:24 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Remembering New Orleans' Pableaux Johnson
The great street photographer, red beans and rice cook, and New Orleans food community organizer Pableaux Johnson died recently while doing what he was put on this earth to do: taking pictures of a s…
00:36:21 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Is the L.A. Smorgasburg the best street food festival in America?
Is the L.A. Smorgasburg the best street food festival in America? We talk to the two people most responsible for it, Zach Brooks and Fernando Lopez. Zach has the dream job of tasting all the food and…
00:40:20 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Laurie Woolever on Bourdain, Batali, and Herself
Today on Special Sauce we welcome back writer and former assistant to both Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever. Laurie has just published 'Care and Feeding', a candid, funny, and often…
00:38:55 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Remembering the Pizza OG Patsy Grimaldi
With the passing of legendary pizzaiolo Patsy Grimaldi, the pizza world has lost one of its true giants. I discuss his legacy with Scott's Pizza Tours founder and pizza scholar Scott Wiener, and anot…
00:37:46 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Food in the Aftermath of the L.A. Fires
On this episode of Special Sauce we talk to the Los Angeles Times' Bill Adddison and Jenn Harris about the calamitous effect of the recent devastating fires on the L.A. food community.
00:38:45 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Adam Chandler on Work in America
On this episode of Special Sauce, Adam Chandler talks about his new book '99% Perspiration' which explores the history of work in America.
00:37:32 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
'Reheating' Hot Chocolate With Jacques Torres
On this episode of Special Sauce we revisit our chocolate-centric conversation with Mr. Chocolate himself Jacques Torres just in time for Valentine's Day.
00:24:25 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Kenji on Super Bowl Food
The Super Bowl is coming up, so for Super Bowl party food advice who better to turn to than Kenji. The man loves chicken wings and pizza and he gives us some sage advice about making them at home. Bu…
00:31:00 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Robert Lang On Becoming A Vintner in Italy
After falling in love with Italy, my good friend engineer and serial entrepreneur Bob Lang and his wife, environmental writer Alice Outwater, decided to buy a three acre vineyard called La Collina De…
00:29:55 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Karen Washington, Food Warrior
On this episode of Special Sauce, grassroots food activist and farmer Karen Washington joins us to spread her message of food justice, the concept that healthy, nutritious food is a human right.
00:42:40 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Scott Wiener on the New York Pizza Slice
On this episode of Special Sauce we go deep into the definition, history, and evolution of the New York pizza slice with Scott's Pizza Tours founder Scott Wiener.
00:40:39 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Raghavan Iyer: The Tribute Reheat
On this episode of Special Sauce we pay tribute to the great author, chef and cooking teacher Raghavan Iyer. He introduced much of America to the joys of cooking and eating Indian food. We talked to…
00:45:21 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
Michelle Zauner and Kenji, Reheated
With the new year fast approaching we thought we would help bring it in by re-releasing -- or should I say reheating -- one of our favorite 'Special Sauce' episodes of all time. It features both my e…
00:46:21 |
Fri 27 Dec 2024
Roy Shvartzapel
On this episode of Special Sauce serious eaters will meet Roy Shvartzapel, who makes transcendent panettone at his LA online bakery From Roy.
00:35:15 |
Sat 21 Dec 2024
Erin McDowell On Holiday Cookies
With the holiday season in full swing, this serious eater's attention turns to eating and baking cookies. And who better to shoot the breeze with on this rich topic than author and baker Erin Jeanne …
00:30:10 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Eric Asimov Part 2
As we go about planning our upcoming holiday feasts, it's a pretty good bet that at some point we're going to pick up a bottle of wine or two to share with family and friends. That's why I'm returnin…
00:26:58 |
Sat 07 Dec 2024
Kenji and Deb Thanksgiving Leftovers Reheat
Thanksgiving leftovers can sometimes be a freighted topic for serious eaters. Last year, trying to quell my own Thanksgiving leftovers anxiety and confusion, I had Deb Perelman and J. Kenji Lopez Alt…
00:19:08 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
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