It’s the return of Samini's Teeny Tahini Sardini Panini! Plus: the pleasure and pain of making the ultimate chile crisp; blanching at having to blanch; and finding cast iron treasure in the lost-and-fond.

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This episode was recorded live in San Francisco at the Sydney Goldstein Theater, as part of Samin’s Good Things book tour! It was hosted by City Arts & Lectures, and recorded by KQED. There’s a real spirit of togetherness and gathering in Good Things, so getting together in person with 1,700 people felt like a great way to talk about Samin’s food ideas in the cookbook—and answer listener questions that came from folks in the Bay Area!

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For the first time, we're recording an episode in the same room! Which means Hrishi is in arm's length of Samin if she decides to smack him for a bad pun! (No Hrishis were harmed in the making of this episode.) We're talking about the unfortunately named shoofly pie, and a couple that's unfortunately divided on their love of mayonnaise. Listen to this episode while you re-organize your fridge!

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