Episode 609: Silk Road Food

June 23, 2017
Listen: Silk Road Food
49:02

Lynne Rossetto Kasper chats with Caroline Eden and Eleanor Ford about their new book, Samarkand, a collection of essays, photos, and recipes from central Asia. Culinary historian Michael Twitty tells Joe Yonan about his deeply personal look at the African-American/Southern food tradition in The Cooking Gene, and Molly Birnbaum from America's Test Kitchen checks in with Sally Swift about the very best part of Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

  • June 24, 2016 (originally aired)

  • June 23, 2017 (rebroadcast)