Can your significant other’s food preferences become a nonstarter when searching for marital bliss? Reporter Emily Thomas of “The Food Chain” introduces us to three couples who are learning to make peace despite their domestic culinary wars. Plus, we explore kaiseki with Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida-Nakayama; Dan Pashman rails against avocado toast; and we share our recipe for Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies with Browned Butter Icing, which was inspired by a listener question. (Originally aired November 30, 2019.) Get the recipe for Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies with Browned Butter Icing: <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/chewy-molasses-spice-cookies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/chewy-molasses-spice-cookies</a> This week’s sponsors:Go to <a href="https://masterclass.com/MILK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">masterclass.com/MILK</a> for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass. Go to <a href="http://kingarthurbaking.com/milkstreet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kingarthurbaking.com/milkstreet</a> to get 10% off King Arthur’s 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.

The Secret Language of Food, from Pop-Tarts to Cheez Doodles

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.