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Cast iron skillets, corn, slaughterhouses, Azerbaijani food

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jul. 09, 2016 Food and Drink

Chuck Reece gets to the heart of our love affair with the cast iron skillet. Peggy Lowe discusses the perilous work in slaughterhouses. We talk Azerbaijani cuisine with Feride Buyuran and fermented ice cream with Tyler Malek. Plus: French and Vietnamese spots to try and corn at the market.

Photo courtesy: Salt & Straw

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Pomegranates and Saffron

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We Love the Funk

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Corn and Tomatillo Salad with Crispy Pig Ears

It doesn’t get much more summer than corn-on-the-cob. But don’t be alarmed if you find a worm crawling in an ear, says the chef at Miro , Gavin Mills. Finding little...

7 min, 10 sec

A Love Affair with the Cast Iron Skillet

“Each time a Southern cook hefts a skillet to the stovetop, he or she is not alone,” writes John T. Edge in A Gracious Plenty. “Trapped within the iron confines of these...

9 min, 42 sec

Dangerous Jobs, Cheap Meat

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11 min, 2 sec

All Hail to the Neon Catfish God

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4 min, 3 sec

Credits

Host:
Evan Kleiman

Producers:
Laryl Garcia, Abbie Fentress Swanson, Camellia Tse, Joseph Stone

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