Melissa Baldino

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  • Username: mbaldino
  • Media Director
  • Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent

Recent Pieces from Melissa Baldino

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809: Dune, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and ... Bordeaux? Kyle MacLachlan Gets Serious about Wine, 4/1... (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

If you’ve turned on your TV in the last 30 years, you’ve seen Kyle MacLachlan: Think “Twin Peaks,” “Sex and the City” and “Desperate Housewives.” But when he’s not starring ...
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808: Spearfishing for Dinner: Grilled Fish, Pine Needle Mussels and Pickled Fish Eyes , 4/11/2024 (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

Valentine Thomas goes spearfishing—though she calls it ocean hunting. She dives in without a tank—up to 170 feet deep—and holds her breath for minutes at a time. Today, she ...
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507: Harold McGee Busts Food Science Myths, 4/4/2024 (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

Food science expert Harold McGee helps us separate food science fact from fiction and explains why smell can reveal more about food than taste. Plus, we learn about 30-foot ...
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807: The Unsinkable José Andrés Feeds The World, 3/28/2024 (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

José Andrés returns to tell us how he feeds millions with World Central Kitchen. Plus, he reveals his secret ingredient for chicken stock and his special method for cooking eggs.
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614: The Automat: The Amazing Story of America's 5-Cent Cafeteria, 3/21/2024 (54:01)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

Before McDonald’s or KFC, there was the Horn and Hardart Automat—a cafeteria-style restaurant where you could buy everything from creamed spinach to lemon meringue.
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806: Jamie Oliver Is a Decent Bloke! Getting to Know the Real Jamie Oliver, 3/14/2024 (54:01)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

Jamie Oliver has been on your TV for over 20 years, but how well do you really know him? This week, we get up close and personal with the real Jamie Oliver.
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610: Pink Margarine?! America's Greatest Food Fight, 3/7/2024 (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

99% Invisible’s Chris Berube shares margarine’s secret history.
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805: 10 Biggest Food Lies, 2/29/2024 (54:00)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

Tamar Haspel of the Washington Post is here to share 10 truths about food that nobody wants to believe.
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608: Jet Tila’s 101 Thai Dishes to Cook Before You Die, 2/22/2024 (54:01)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

This week: Jet Tila on Thai food. He tells us about real Thai sriracha, what it takes to make the world’s largest stir-fry and why working at his family’s market sometimes ...
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March 2024 Fundraiser: Sidewalk Salad: Foraging with Alexis Nikole Nelson (37:01)
From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio

This week, we chat with TikTok star and expert forager Alexis Nikole Nelson about the most delicious weeds in your backyard, the joys of mushroom jerky and her cross-country ...