Introducing: The Side Dish

Introducing: The Side Dish

From Proof by America's Test Kitchen

February 5, 2026 · 38 min

About this episode

This episode introduces The Side Dish, a new video podcast from America's Test Kitchen featuring culinary advice and listener interactions.

Since 2018, Proof has been sharing incredible stories; from that first episode, which brought the curious history of celery to life, to our most recent episode about the role that wild game plays in healing patients at Alaska’s largest medical center, we have loved exploring the ways that food intersects with science, history, and culture. We will be sunsetting this podcast, but our feed is here to stay, so you can still return to listen to all your favorite episodes, and any you may have missed from the last 21 seasons. Thank you so much for listening and supporting our work. Some new podcasts from America’s Test Kitchen are on the horizon, like the one we'll be introducing here, called The Side Dish. It's a video podcast hosted by Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison, where they ditch their aprons and go off script; giving culinary advice, answering questions from a listener hotline, and so much more. Subscribe to The Side Dish on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. You can also watch The Side Dish on Netflix. Please consider leaving a commend and rating -- it helps other people find the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin Davison

Topics covered

  • food history
  • culinary advice
  • podcast introduction
  • cultural intersections
  • science of food

Keywords

  • food
  • podcast
  • culinary
  • history
  • science
  • culture
  • The Side Dish

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: America's Test Kitchen

Books & works: The Side Dish

Places: Alaska, Netflix

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