Author Anne Byrn scoured the South, uncovering the stories behind the region’s best bakes. She found lane cakes in Georgia, chess pies in North Carolina and a shocking twist on chocolate cake in Arkansas. Plus, Kim Severson offers a timely report on the MAHA organic food movement; we whip up an Almond and Rum Tres Leches Cake; and Cheryl Day returns to take your baking questions. Get the recipe for Almond and Rum Tres Leches Cake <a href="https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/almond-rum-tres-leches-cake?allow_token=b22bfab5-f82a-49b6-a86b-c558d112deeb">here</a>. Listen to Milk Street Radio on: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-kimballs-milk-street-radio/id1158889592">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7psQrMbKQ0vgx6HeEtK1gM">Spotify</a>

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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.