Special Sauce with Ed Levine
Ed LevineSerious 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.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 432 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | FoodArts | |||
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Kenji Lopez-Alt and Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman discuss (what else) how they deal with Thanksgiving leftovers in this classic Special Sauce episode from 2023. Leave the meat on the bone or in the fridge or slice it off right away? Stuffing waffles... more
This year for Turkey Day we reheat a gem of a Thanksgiving call-in show featuring two of the biggest turkey lovers I know; Kenji Lopez-Alt and Stella Parks. Also known as "Brave Tart". They answered serious eater's questions about anything and everyt... more
Many beloved candy bars are now being made without cocoa butter and here to tell us why and how the likes of Rolo, Mr. Goodbar and Almond Joy have been reformulated to exclude the plant-based fat is The New York Times climate reporter, Claire Brown. more
Over the summer we checked in with LA Taco's Javier Cabral about the scary ICE raids in L.A. and their terrifying effect on the food community there. But the situation in Chicago is in many ways equally dire. ICE raids as part of Trump's Operation M... more
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Giving this show a 5 stars for getting Zionists and folks who wish discussing food could really be apolitical (or rather that it would leaning more to their own views/beliefs) BIG mad!!! It’s very funny and I haven’t even listened to the podcast yet! But I loveeee to see whiny adult baby reviews, always an incentive to listen!!
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United States7 months ago - LA look at New Orleans
Look how long it took New Orleans to come back. It was the chefs that bought New Orleans back. Building back will take years. And a lot of people moved away to never to return.
Apple Podcasts3BsbookerUnited States9 months ago - Great show
Very much enjoy the show but, enough with the pizza already!
Apple Podcasts5mgd1961United Statesa year ago - Misrepresentation and political platform
I recently discovered this podcast, Special Sauce and I was thrilled to find it. However,I was disappointed to see that it took a political turn with the episode featuring Kamala Harris. I appreciate podcasts as a form of entertainment and education and prefer to keep them free from political discussions, unless of course it is a podcast idefined political. I felt like Ed Levine is using his much deserved culinary credentials as a means to promote a political preference . I didn't like it. I app... more
Apple Podcasts3JuliaaaaaaaaaUnited Statesa year ago - Misrepresentation and political platform
I recently discovered this podcast, Special Sauce and I was thrilled to find it. However,I was disappointed to see that it took a political turn with the episode featuring Kamala Harris. I appreciate podcasts as a form of entertainment and education and prefer to keep them free from political discussions, unless of course it is a podcast idefined political.
I felt like Ed Levine is using his much deserved culinary credentials as a means to promote a political preference . I didn't like it.
I ... more
Apple Podcasts3JuliaaaaaaaaaUnited Statesa year ago
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Apple Podcasts | #26 | United States/Arts/Food |
Apple Podcasts | #106 | United States/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #19 |  Canada/Arts/Food |
Apple Podcasts | #80 |  United Kingdom/Arts/Food |
Apple Podcasts | #143 | Canada/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #45 |  Australia/Arts/Food |
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Frequently Asked Questions About Special Sauce
What is Special Sauce about and what kind of topics does it cover?
Offering a rich tapestry of conversations that blend food culture with personal anecdotes, the series explores the stories behind the culinary world through discussions with chefs, food writers, and other notable guests. Focused on diverse topics such as food politics, community entrepreneurship, and sustainability, the episodes also highlight the challenges and triumphs faced by those within the industry. Listeners can expect engaging narratives that examine the emotional connections to food and the intricate relationship between culinary practices and social issues.
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Which podcasts are similar to Special Sauce?
These podcasts share a similar audience with Special Sauce:
1. Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
2. Good Food
3. Bon Appétit
4. The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
5. Food with Mark Bittman
How many episodes of Special Sauce are there?
Special Sauce launched 10 years ago and published 432 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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What guests have appeared on Special Sauce?
Recent guests on Special Sauce include:
1. Kenji Lopez-Alt
2. Deb Perelman
3. Claire Brown
4. Zareen Syed
5. Marcos Carbajal
6. Mokhtar Alkhanshali
7. Sho Spaeth
8. John T. Edge
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