What’s Your Ideal Brownie? + A Classic French Dish & A NYC Food Tour | Our Best Bites of the Week

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss how to make the perfect fudgy brownie and share their favorite meals of the week, including a classic French dish and a NYC food tour.

How do you get a perfectly fudgy brownie with a glossy top without using a box mix? In this bite-sized episode, we share the best things we ate this week to inspire each other — and you! By the end of this episode, you’ll want to bake a batch of triple-chocolate brownies that are beginner-friendly, deeply fudgy, and achieve that coveted glossy crust. You’ll also discover a simple sole meunière recipe that’s buttery, lemony, and easy enough for a weeknight dinner. Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! *** For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our free Substack here . And join us on our live monthly calls by upgrading your subscription to paid! *** Links: Seriously fudgy brownies from Sally’s Baking Addiction, Sonya also talked about the recipe in Sally McKenna’s book: Sally’s Baking 101 (which is different from the online version) More brownies we love: Alice Medrich’s best cocoa brownies Sonya’s flourless chocolate tahini brownies Fudgy brownies from Inspired Taste blog Glossy fudge brownies from Bravetart Sole Meuniere by Martha Stewart Secret Food Tours: NYC – Chinatown & Little Italy Kari’s best bite: pineapple pork bun at Mei Lai Wah Bakery…

People in this episode

Host: Sonya

Topics covered

• brownies
• French cooking
• food tour
• home cooking
• recipe inspiration

Keywords

• fudgy brownies
• recipe
• home cooking
• French dish
• NYC food tour
• cooking inspiration
• Sally’s Baking Addiction
• Martha Stewart

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sally’s Baking Addiction, Inspired Taste, Mei Lai Wah Bakery, Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

Products: triple-chocolate brownies, sole meunière, Alice Medrich’s best cocoa brownies, Sonya’s flourless chocolate tahini brownies, Bravetart, pineapple pork bun

Books & works: Sally’s Baking 101

Places: NYC, Chinatown, Little Italy, Portland, public school

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