Caroline Davis

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  • Role: Producer Group Staff

Recent Pieces from Caroline Davis

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712: White House Noshes: What Presidents Really Eat, 5/18/2023 (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

Jefferson ate capon, Eisenhower craved squirrel soup and Grant had a habit of throwing bread across the table. This week, we go into the White House with Alex Prud’homme to ...
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711: Claire Ptak Is in Love (with a Pink Cake), 5/11/2023 (54:01)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

We’re joined by baker Claire Ptak, whose desserts are a winning combination of California flavor and London style—and even royalty agrees. She shares her favorite recipes and ...
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710: Salmon Wars: The Dark Underbelly of Our Favorite Fish, 4/27/2023 (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

Investigative journalists Doug Frantz and Catherine Collins take us inside the farmed salmon industry to explore the open net pens, health effects and future of America's ...
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709: Corpse Cakes and Funeral Pie: A Short History of Eating Grief, 4/13/2023 (54:01)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

We’re joined by death scholar Candi K. Cann to learn how food is used in grieving rituals around the world, from ancient Roman funeral tubes to shiva bagels.
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708: The Secrets of Salt: History, Science, and Cooking with Naomi Duguid, 3/30/2023 (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

This week, we explore our most essential pantry staple: salt. Naomi Duguid takes us around the world to learn its history, from Cambodia to Basque Country to an underground ...
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707: The Mystery of Taste: Beyond Sweet, Sour, Salty & Bitter, 3/23/2023 (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

Are humans the only species that loves sour? Does everyone taste bitter the same way? And could there be flavors we can’t even comprehend yet? Emily Kwong and Aaron Scott ...
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706: Corner Store Meets Restaurant? Omar Tate Risks Everything to Open Honeysuckle Provisions, 3/... (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

Chef Omar Tate has spent the last few years building a grocery cafe in West Philadelphia that reimagines the corner store. He tells us how he interprets Black culinary ...
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705: I Grew Up in a Chinese Takeaway: Angela Hui Tells All, 2/23/2023 (54:01)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

Angela Hui tells the story of her childhood growing up in her family’s Chinese takeaway restaurant — there’s flaming woks, short tempers and zero privacy.
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704: Nigella on Nigella, 2/9/2023 (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

This week, we interview Nigella Lawson. We discuss what’s to love about brown food, what’s to hate about tasting menus and what everyone gets wrong about cooks.
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March 2023 Fundraiser: Heat, Meat, Rice and Veg: Welcome to Hmong Cuisine! (34:12)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

We learn the elements of Hmong cooking from chef Yia Vang. He tells us about traditional dishes such as stuffed chicken legs and braised mustard greens, how to make 60 ...