Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
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 in...
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- Kenji López-Alt2 eps
- Helen Zoe Veit2 eps
- Lidia Bastianich2 eps
Also: Dan Pashman, Hannah Selinger, José Andrés, Genevieve Taylor, Ben Chapman, Don Schaffner, Jan Dutkiewicz, Gabriel Rosenberg, Domenica Marchetti, Elazar Sontag, Lyndsay C. Green, Otis Gray, Marina Marchese, Josh Gondelman, Giuseppe Dell'Anno, Arianna Pasquini, J.M. Hirsch
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- 🇺🇸United States · FoodHOME#51.2M to 6.4M
- 🇨🇦Canada · Food#555K to 290K
- 🇸🇦SA · Food#221K to 112K
- 🇮🇳India · Food#1418K to 94K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Food#1117K to 92K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1.4M to 7.4M🎙 Daily cadence·566 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
4.6M to 25M🇺🇸87%🇨🇦4%🇸🇦2%+4 more - Active Followers
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2.6M to 13M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/28/26 |  The Perfect Cup: Great Homemade Coffee with James Hoffmann | Today, we look back at one of our favorite episodes with YouTube coffee expert James Hoffmann. He shares the best, worst and weirdest coffee in the world—from his tried-and-true recipe for the ultimate cup at home to the time he tasted 70-year-old beans in Japan. Plus, Don and Petie Kladstrup tell us the story of the man who taught America to love Champagne; we make Beef Chili Colorado Tacos; and Adam Gopnik discusses the greatest food debates of our time. (Originally aired May 20, 2022.)Get the recipe for Beef Chili Colorado Tacos here.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 16s | ||||||
| 10/23/26 |  Killer Kitchen! Cartoonist Roz Chast Fears Her Undersink Cabinet of Doom (and More) | New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast often illustrates the absurdities of everyday life. In her new book, The Two Saddest Kitchens, she finds humor in the anxiety of home kitchens—from the forgotten space above the refrigerator to the cast iron pan. Plus, Kristen Miglore tells us whether we should refrigerate our ketchup, mayo and other condiments; and Cindy Ott shares how the pumpkin became an American icon.Photo credit: Roz ChastListen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 01s | ||||||
| 10/22/26 |  The Dog-Eat-Dog World of Ballpark Vendors | For this week's bonus, we're going back into the archives! In this episode from 2022, Nick Fountain from NPR’s “Planet Money” shares the skills and strategy it takes to sell food at the ballpark. Plus, chef Angela Dimayuga gives us a crash course in Filipino flavors and techniques; we learn about the language of eating outdoors with Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette; and we make Swedish Cardamom Buns.Get the recipe for Swedish Cardamom Buns here.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 18s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 |  Ask Yotam Ottolenghi | Yotam Ottolenghi is back and on the phone lines! He answers your questions and shares some of his best cooking secrets (and personal ones too!) He tells us about the potato chip omelet he makes for his once-picky kids, gives a crash course in leeks, provides his method for whipping up an egg-free mayo, and lets us in on what he really thinks about za'atar. Plus, we chat with Rosie Grant about gravestone recipes; and Tim Glazner tells the strange true story of the man who invented the tiki bar.Photo credit: Jonathan LovekinListen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 02s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  Welcome to The Hong Kong Diner!: Extended Cut | In this special episode, we’re sharing an extended cut of our interview with chef Lucas Sin. He praises all that Hong Kong diners have to offer, including the customizable breakfast noodles, the friendly neighborhood environment, and the comforting milk tea that is driving his dream of opening a Hong Kong diner of his own. Plus, he reflects back on his time doing pop-ups in his dorm room at Yale.Photo credit: Nicholas Wong and Mario ChuiListen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 32m 21s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  Welcome to The Hong Kong Diner! Black Pepper Spaghetti and Deep-Fried French Toast | Chef Lucas Sin’s quickest dining experience clocked in at 6 minutes and 40 seconds. This expedient supper took place at a famous cha chaan teng, or Hong Kong diner, and he believes it’s one of the best restaurants in the world. From the extensive menu—french toast, black pepper spaghetti, milk tea, the list goes on—to the more abstract “human emotion flavor” that keeps diners coming back, Lucas explains what makes these neighborhood restaurants so special. Plus, reporter Jessica Sidman investigates the so-called "food truck mafia" around Washington, D.C.'s National Mall; and Ian Buxton gives us a lesson on Scotch whisky.Photo credit: Nicholas Wong and Mario ChuiListen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 01s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 |  Pink Margarine?! America’s Greatest Food Fight | 99% Invisible’s Chris Berube shares margarine’s secret history—from Supreme Court battles to Eleanor Roosevelt’s advertising campaign—and why in some states you could only buy margarine that was dyed pink or black. Plus, we learn about snacks from around the world with Unsnackable’s Folu Akinkuotu; Dan Pashman tells us what there is to love about canned foods; and we make Brazilian-Style Pizza. Get the recipe for Brazilian-Style Pizza Carbonara here.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 16s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 |  Steakhouse Secrets: What Nobody Tells You About The Perfect Steak | Food writer Tim Hayward shares the juicy history of the steak. We take a peek inside the secret beefsteak societies of England and New York, learn a classic Argentinian salting method, and try a steak from a 25 year-old-cow in Spain. Plus, Kenji López-Alt goes on a quest for the perfect teriyaki; Sara Moulton and Chris take your cooking calls; and we prepare a Sunflower Hummus from Georgia. (Originally aired October 10, 2025.)Get this week’s recipe for Sunflower Hummus here.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 23s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 |  Alexis Nikole Nelson Eats the Weeds: Extended Cut | In this special episode, we’re releasing an extended cut of our interview with Alexis Nikole Nelson. She tells us about the foraged ingredients you won’t find at your grocery store (like mugwort and magnolia flowers!) and the dishes she creates with them. Plus, Alexis reveals her favorite spot in New York City for foraging maitake mushrooms.Photo credit: JB DouglasListen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 30m 45s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 |  Alexis Nikole Nelson Eats the Weeds: Recipes from the Wild | Alexis Nikole Nelson, known on TikTok as the Black Forager, has been foraging wild ingredients as long as she can remember. In her new book, "Happy Snacking, Don’t Die!", she shares what she cooks with them—including pickled onion grass and mushroom sour candy—and reveals a run-of-the-mill weed that might help flavor Dr. Pepper. Plus, we visit Arianna Pasquini to find out what Romans actually cook for dinner; then we head to Oktoberfest to learn the sport of Steinholding.Photo credit: JB DouglasListen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 24s | ||||||
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| 9/23/26 |  The Secret History of Food Words | For this week's bonus, we're going back into the archives with our good friends Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette from the radio show A Way With Words. In our first-ever episode together from 2019, they discuss why some restaurant servers ask “Will you be wanting anything else?" They also explain phrases that seemingly don’t make a lot of sense, such as “in a pickle.” Plus, master spice blender Lior Lev Sercarz teaches us how to transform a meal; we learn the step-by-step rules to perfect curry; and Adam Gopnik ponders climate change and the future of wine.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 00s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 |  Dining Dos, Dining Don’ts: The New Rules of Restaurant Etiquette | Bon Appétit columnist Maggie Hennessy helps us navigate the new rules of dining out. Is it ever OK to take out your phone? What’s the best way to grab your server’s attention? And how fussy is too fussy? Plus, Irene Yoo throws a soju party, and Grant Barrett and Martha Barnette of A Way With Words share the stories behind your favorite pasta shapes. (Originally aired September 26, 2025.)Photo credit: Bon Appétit / GettyListen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 24s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | Mexican cuisinecooking techniques+3 | Pati Jinich | Milk Street RadioJames Beard Chef and Restaurant Awards | U.S.-Mexico borderlandsaccordionist Lawrence Welk | Mexican cuisinecowboy candy+5 | — | 51m 25s | ||
| 9/9/26 | snack foodscooking+3 | Claire SaffitzEd Currie | Carolina ReaperBon Appétit+2 | — | TwinkiesCheetos+6 | — | 51m 19s | ||
| 9/4/26 | celebrity chefscooking history+3 | Enrique Olvera | Milk Street RadioRothschilds | Russia | Marie-Antoine Carêmecelebrity chef+5 | — | 51m 24s | ||
| 9/2/26 | plant-based cookingvegetables+4 | — | Apple PodcastsSpotify+1 | — | wax pepperscarrot tops+4 | — | 29m 48s | ||
| 8/28/26 | aginglove+4 | Prue Leith | Great British Bake OffMilkfish Bakeshop | — | Prue LeithGreat British Bake Off+4 | — | 51m 25s | ||
| 8/26/26 | exclusive restaurantscooking+4 | Erin French | Milk Street RadioSpanish Almond Cake | Freedom, Maine | Erin FrenchFreedom Maine+5 | — | 50m 56s | ||
| 8/21/26 | dessertstree ingredients+3 | Justin DaviesLidia Bastianich+2 | Milk Street Radio | — | Magnolia Ice Creamcandied acorns+3 | — | 51m 23s | ||
| 8/19/26 | food safetyfoodborne illnesses+3 | Ben ChapmanDon Schaffner | Milk Street RadioApple Podcasts+1 | — | food safetyfoodborne illness+3 | — | 21m 37s | ||
| 8/14/26 | food safetyfoodborne illnesses+3 | Ben ChapmanDon Schaffner+1 | Milk Street Radio | — | food safetycooking raw meat+3 | — | 51m 23s | ||
| 8/12/26 | cookingingredients+3 | — | roosteralligator+3 | — | roosteralligator+3 | — | 40m 10s | ||
| 8/7/26 |  100 Years of Food Writing at the New Yorker: M.F.K. Fisher, Calvin Trillin and A.J. Lieblin | Adam Gopnik takes us on a tour of great food writing from the New Yorker in celebration of the magazine's centennial. We hear A.J. Liebling’s tip for finding a good restaurant in Paris, M.F.K. Fisher’s fantasy about potato chips and Calvin Trillin’s obsession over constructing the perfect bagel. Plus, Matt Goulding shares why paella is a hotbed of controversy; we explain why a cold oven is the secret to the best creme brûlée; and Christopher Kimball and Sara Moulton answer your questions and share their favorite things to do with tomatoes. (Originally aired July 25, 2025.)Get this week’s recipe for Cold-Oven Crème Brûlee here.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 23s | ||||||
| 8/5/26 |  The Secret History of Erewhon: Extended Cut | In this special episode, we’re sharing an extended cut of our interview with Kerry Howley about the surprising history of L.A.’s favorite food store, Erewhon. | 29m 48s | ||||||
| 7/31/26 |  Gonzo Food Trends: Sperm Gummies, Colostrum Soda and Spray-Can Beef Tallow | Andrea Hernández, founder of Snaxshot, is back to share her 2026 grocery store predictions—complete with holy water and sour pineapple sperm worms. Plus, reporter Kerry Howley reveals the surprising history of Erewhon, L.A.’s favorite food store; A Way With Words gets metaphorical about food and our bodies; and Stella Parks returns to answer your baking questions.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | 51m 23s | ||||||
| 7/17/26 | hospitalityrestaurant industry+3 | Will Guidara | Eleven Madison ParkFX's The Bear | — | Eleven Madison ParkWill Guidara+5 | — | 51m 23s | ||
| 7/15/26 | film noirhorror food styling+3 | Eddie MullerJanice Poon+1 | TCM | — | film noircocktails+3 | — | 36m 16s | ||
| 7/10/26 | Mexican cuisinesalsa+3 | Rick MartínezAarón Sánchez+1 | — | MexicoMexico City | salsaMexican cooking+3 | — | 51m 32s | ||
| 7/8/26 | Garifuna historyGarifuna cuisine+3 | Isha Sumner | Spaghetti al Limone | Garifuna | Garifunacuisine+4 | — | 51m 25s | ||
| 7/3/26 | American cuisinecompetitive eating+3 | Jason FagoneAnna Van Dine+1 | Milk Street Radio | — | July 4thhot dog contest+3 | — | 51m 30s | ||
| 6/30/26 | 4th of Julypies+4 | Stacey Mei Yan FongBruce Kraig+1 | Milk Street Radio | — | 4th of JulyIndependence Day+5 | — | 34m 20s | ||
| 6/26/26 | food truckscooking+3 | Roy Choi | Kogi | — | Roy ChoiKogi+8 | — | 51m 10s | ||
| 6/23/26 | detox dietsHalloween candy+3 | Adam Conover | Adam Ruins Everything | Greece | detox dietsHalloween candy+3 | — | 51m 11s | ||
| 6/19/26 | ice creamflavors+4 | Lokelani Alabanza | — | PalermoPenang | ice creamflavors+4 | — | 59m 21s | ||
| 6/16/26 | picnickingsalads+3 | Jess DamuckGustavo Arellano+1 | Milk Street RadioSummer Rewind! | New MexicoColorado | picnicsalad+6 | — | 21m 28s | ||
| 6/12/26 | travelfood+4 | Harry SmithLeela Punyaratabandhu+3 | The Early Show | HaitiIraq+1 | Harry Smithtravel+4 | — | 51m 30s | ||
| 6/9/26 | wine label designAfro-Asian diaspora+3 | Andres O'HaraAlexander Smalls | Wine Label Revolutionpasta with broccoli sauce | — | wine labelsdesign+5 | — | 51m 19s | ||
| 6/5/26 | refrigerationfood inventions+3 | Nicola TwilleyChris Calkins+1 | Spaghetti with Prosciutto, Parmesan and Peaspope’s carbonara | — | refrigerationfood innovations+3 | — | 51m 00s | ||
| 6/2/26 | sommelier secretsrestaurant stories+3 | Hannah Selinger | Milk Street RadioCellar Rat | BostonYankees | sommelierrestaurant+5 | — | 38m 57s | ||
| 5/29/26 | restaurant industrysommelier stories+3 | Hannah Selinger | Milk Street RadioCellar Rat | — | sommelierrestaurant+5 | — | 51m 03s | ||
| 5/27/26 | cookbookinterview+3 | Samin Nosrat | Salt Fat Acid Heat | — | Samin NosratSalt Fat Acid Heat+5 | — | 51m 01s | ||
| 5/22/26 | frozen food industryfamily drama+3 | Brendan LiewKenji López-Alt | Succession | — | frozen vegetablesfamily secrets+3 | — | 50m 25s | ||
| 5/19/26 | Spanish cuisinecooking techniques+3 | José Andrés | — | — | José AndrésSpanish food+5 | — | 24m 26s | ||
| 5/15/26 | Spanish foodcooking+3 | José Andrés | elBulli | — | mayoSpanish cuisine+3 | — | 51m 00s | ||
| 5/13/26 | kimchiYouTube cooking+4 | Maangchi | kimchiSavory Bread Pudding+1 | — | Maangchikimchi+4 | — | 50m 30s | ||
| 5/8/26 | cookingrelationships+3 | Itamar SrulovichSarit Packer | Honey & Co. | — | chowderfrittata+3 | — | 50m 33s | ||
| 5/5/26 | quirky foodvegetable orchestra+3 | Samuel West | Vienna Vegetable Orchestra | North Carolina | vegetable orchestraJell-O art+3 | — | 32m 56s | ||
| 5/1/26 | Top Chefcooking+4 | Kristen Kish | Top Chef | — | Top ChefKristen Kish+5 | — | 50m 36s | ||
| 4/24/26 | processed foodsindustrial food system+4 | Jan DutkiewiczGabriel Rosenberg+3 | — | — | processed foodsMcDonalds+4 | — | 50m 32s | ||
| 4/17/26 | eelssmuggling+5 | Otis GrayKenji López-Alt | Milk Street RadioBlue Dot Sessions+1 | — | baby eelssmuggling+5 | — | 50m 00s | ||
| 4/14/26 | picky eaterschildren's food habits+3 | Helen Zoe Veit | — | — | picky eaterschildren+3 | — | 31m 56s | ||
| 4/10/26 | picky eaterschildren's food preferences+3 | Helen Zoe VeitMarina Marchese+1 | Milk Street Radio | — | picky eatersAmerican children+3 | — | 50m 41s | ||
| 4/3/26 | Italian cookingbaking+3 | Lidia BastianichGiuseppe Dell'Anno+2 | — | Rome | raviolilasagne+3 | — | 50m 38s | ||
| 3/27/26 | restaurant managementcooking+3 | Drew Nieporent | Italy’s greatest unknown cookbook | — | restaurantDrew Nieporent+6 | — | 50m 10s | ||
| 3/24/26 | Greek cookingyogurt+5 | Diane Kochilas | Milk Street RadioSpaghetti Puttanesca+3 | Ikaria | Greek cookingDiane Kochilas+5 | — | 51m 08s | ||
| 3/20/26 | whole fish cookingfish transformation+3 | Josh Niland | Saint Peter | — | fish cookingice cream+5 | — | 50m 07s | ||
| 3/13/26 | Irish bakingfood advertising+3 | Cherie DenhamJeff Swystun | Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings in Tomato Sauce | — | Irish bakingfood advertising+3 | — | 40m 43s | ||
| 3/10/26 | Padma Lakshmistandup comedy+4 | Padma Lakshmi | Top ChefItalian variety show | India | Padma Lakshmistandup comedy+4 | — | 23m 28s | ||
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Chart history for Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Peaked at #2 in SA, top 10 in 8 of 50 tracked markets, currently #2 in SA.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| CL | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| United States | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Canada | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| MY | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| KE | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| South Africa | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| Australia | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| SG | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| India | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| IL | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| PH | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| United States | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| Norway | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| HU | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| AE | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| TH | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| CZ | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| Ireland | — | #22 | #22 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 43 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 43 markets.