Chris Young, co-author of Modernist Cuisine and founder of ChefSteps, calls into this week's episode of Cooking Issues! Dave Arnold and Nastassia Lopez are back in the studio and are answering listener questions with Chris. Tune into this episode to hear Chris and Dave troubleshoot a candied jalapeño ice cream...

Chef De Cuisine Matthew Rudofker brings technicality and a la minute cooking to Momofuku Ssam Bar. This week on The Main Course, Patrick Martins is talking with Matthew about his history in the restaurant industry. Hear about Matthew's respective experiences at restaurants like Striped Bass, Oceania, Daniel, and Fat Duck...

Rose Levy Beranbaum of Rose's Heavenly Cakes called in to break down the different types of cake out there. Gina DePalma of Babbo & Michael Laiskonis of Le Bernadin reflected on pastry's journey in the last decade "from whimsy to irony".