This week Cooking Issues is worth the wait!  Dave sweeps in the studio taking questions from topics ranging from chick peas in the pressure cooker, deep frying in an NYC apartment, frozen duck confit woes (featuring great news about botulism), and more!

Take a trip to the Far East long ago as host Linda Pelaccio welcomes Kian Lam Kho to the studio for a brand new episode of A Taste of the Past.

This week on Chef's Story, Charles Phan, owner and executive chef of The Slanted Door in San Francisco, joins host Dorothy Cann Hamilton for part two of a conversation about Charles' special memories, beliefs, inspirations, and passions of his craft.

This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is investigating the recent donut trend! Tune in to hear some interviews from customers of The Vault in Chicago conducted by correspondent Whitney Henry-Lester. Later, Linda calls up pastry chef and cookbook author George Geary.

On today's THE FOOD SEEN, the man once known as "The Amateur Gourmet", Adam Roberts, goes pro, learning "Secrets Of The Best Chefs", and writes a cookbook therewith, sharing all the tips, techniques, and tricks of the trade.

On this week's episode of Cooking Issues, Dave Arnold and Nastassia Lopez are tackling a bunch of different food-related topics; from peeling potatoes, to heat energy- your hosts have all the answers.