The Recipe with Kenji and Deb
Hi, we’re Deb Perelman (Smitten Kitchen) and J. Kenji López-Alt (Serious Eats, The Food Lab, The Wok). We’re professional home cooks, which means we can - and will - make the same meal 57 times in a row on the quest for the perfect recipe. Is it crazy? For us, no, because we do this for a living. But for you? Yes, probably. Which is why you should listen to The Recipe with Kenji and Deb. You'll hear us talk about what goes into writing our recipes — the techniques we test, the ingredients we taste — so that you can be on your way to creating your own perfect recipe. Whether you're cooking meatloaf, pancakes, or chicken soup in all its forms, we got you, and you've got this.The Recipe with Kenji and Deb is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX, a network of independent and listener-supported podcasts. Discover audio with vision at radiotopia.fm.
38 episodes transcribedMailbag Part 3
Episode Date: May 26, 2025When is it OK to yuck someone’s yum? Garlic and ginger hacks. How to turn your kid into a lifelong cook. Kenji and Deb answer your questions...
Eggs Benedict
Episode Date: May 12, 2025Eggs Benedict should really be called Eggs Benedict Arnold, because it will betray any shortcomings you have as a home cook. You should give...
French Toast (with Christopher Kimball)
Episode Date: April 28, 2025Crisp on the outside, custardy on the inside – this week we’re talking French Toast with special guest Christopher Kimball (Milk Street). Chr...
Before Kenji and Deb, there was Lena
Episode Date: April 14, 2025Deb and Kenji are taking a break this week. Please enjoy this classic episode from our friends at Sidedoor, "America’s Unknown Celebrity Chef...
Broccoli Cheddar Soup (and something just as money, with Nigel Poor & Earlonne Woods)
Episode Date: March 17, 2025You’re really only technically eating a vegetable with broccoli cheddar soup — it is insistently not health food, but a giant middle finger t...
Crispy Chicken Cutlets
Episode Date: March 3, 2025Crispy chicken cutlets are endlessly adaptable to taste, so it’s no wonder they are a universal crowd pleaser. From Austrian schnitzel to Jap...
Brownies (and something just as iconic, with Kelsey McKinney)
Episode Date: February 17, 2025Brownies are a diabolical(ly) good cross between cake and cookie. They taste sinfully rich and decadent, but they’re an angel in the kitchen...
The Colberts Find Love in the Lowcountry [Your Mama's Kitchen]
Episode Date: February 10, 2025Sharing another podcast we can’t get enough of: Your Mama’s Kitchen. It’s a show about cuisine and culture, ingredients and identities, and t...
Nachos (and something just as good, with our EP Audrey)
Episode Date: February 3, 2025Nachos were invented in a Mexican border town for a group of American ladies who lunch, and now they are considered food for the beer-drinkin...
Meatballs (Italian-American)
Episode Date: January 20, 2025If humanity’s gotten you down lately, just keep in mind that our species can’t be that bad… we did invent the meatball after all. This ingeni...
Onion Soup
Episode Date: January 6, 2025Quiet luxury has been all the rage the past few years, but our girl Onion Soup has been out here epitomizing that s**t for literally hundreds...
The Science of Stir-Fry with J. Kenji López-Alt [Milk Street Radio]
Episode Date: December 30, 2024We are taking a break this week. Please enjoy this classic interview from our friends at Milk Street Radio.For more information, visit Milk S...
Bacon Egg & Cheese
Episode Date: December 16, 2024There comes a point in every New Yorker’s life when they venture outside city limits and learn, to their horror, 24-hour access to breakfast...
Chicken Soup
Episode Date: December 2, 2024Chicken soup is the universal comfort food, but there are as many versions of chicken soup as there are planets in the universe. Depending on...
A Smidge of Smitten Kitchen Keepers
Episode Date: November 25, 2024Congratulations are in order for Deb, who released the audiobook of Smitten Kitchen Keepers earlier this month. We are proud to share with yo...
Take a Break with Home Cooking
Episode Date: November 4, 2024Deb and Kenji are taking a break this week. Please enjoy this classic episode from Home Cooking, our fellow Radiotopia show about food.******...