There’s a school of thought that suggests that aging mezcal in wood isn’t traditional, and that the changes imparted by the barrel distract from the flavors and aromas of the agave. And, sure, there are some communities where the mezcaleros would never age in anything other than glass for those...

Before you can ferment those agaves to make alcohol, you’ve got to convert the carbohydrates into sugars. One way to do that is cooking. And one way to cook the agave is underground. And, yep, there are lots of ways to do that, which leads us to the question, "Do...

Our guest is Hannah Kirshner who is the author of “WATER, WOOD, AND WILD THINGS”, which just came out on March 23, 2021 from Viking. Hannah has a lot of intriguing experiences in Japan. For example, she has worked as a bartender and as well as a kurabito, or sake...

Today Zarela Aarón welcome Dona Abramson, long-time Operations Manager at Kalustyuns in Manhattan, to talk about Smoked Chiles. Dona brought along a grab bag of smoked chiles from around the world as inspiration, and Zarela and Aarón share how they each use smoked chiles in their own cooking. Plus...

To age or not to age, that is the question. And Lou and Chava attempt to answer it, along with mezcalero Mariano Vazquez. They also talk the proper mass of a tortilla and drink the proper mass of Michoacan mezcals. Find extra photos and related links at agaveroadtrip.com Agave Road...

Our guest is Chris Uhde who is a whisky specialist based in California. Japanese whisky is very popular among whisky connoisseurs in the world lately. Chris understands Japanese whisky thoroughly but it is not the only reason he is here. He has done something very precious for the shochu industry...

Oak. People love it or hate it but all MAR and Adam are saying is give oak a chance! Tune in to get a general run down on the different types of oak you can get at the oak store (including what's in the bargain bin), how oak affects a...

This week, we're talking about Booker’s new job at Pasta Flyer, Nastassia’s newly discovered skill at “portraiture,” Blue Curaçao, recipe testing for a new food business, sourcing mahogany for the new Booker Dax bar, kielbasa, how Nastassia single-handedly destroyed the ecosystem of the 48th Street garden, making breadcrumbs shelf-stable...

This week on The Line, host Eli Sussman is joined in the studio by Billy Durney of Hometown Bar-B-Que in Red Hook, Brooklyn. After almost 20 years in the security and private protection field, during which he kept a close eye on some of the country's most public figures, Brooklyn...

Why aren't solar powered stoves being given a green light? This week on What Doesn't Kill You, Katy Keiffer is joined by friend of the show and photojournalist Erik Hoffner. His articles and images appear in numerous publications, from Grist to National Geographic News Watch, OnEarth, The Sun, and The...