Chef Carla Hall is here to change the way we think about soul food. Plus, we explore cooking with cannabis; Adam Gopnik tells us how to cope when our favorite restaurants close; and we serve up Mashed Avocados with Sesame and Chili.For this week's recipe, Mashed Avocados with Sesame and Chili, visit: <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/mashed-avocados-with-sesame-and-chili" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/mashed-avocados-with-sesame-and-chili</a>This week's sponsor:Go to <a href="http://www.KingArthurFlour.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.KingArthurFlour.com</a> to see King Arthur Flour’s complete line of products. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Every week, Milk Street Radio travels the world to find the most fascinating stories about food—a detective who tracks down food thieves and a look inside the most famous (and often scandalous) restaurant kitchens—and interviews with culinary icons such as José Andrés, Padma Lakshmi, Jacques Pépin, and Marcus Samuelsson. And on Milk Street Radio you can always find the unexpected: the comedian who ranks apples using an elaborate 100-point system, the scientists who study if vegetables have souls, and the journalist who reveals the world’s 10 biggest food lies. We also answer our listeners’ cooking questions, find out how to make the perfect cup of coffee, and share how to eat your way through Italy.