Christopher Kimball

In Milk Street: The New Rules, the author and his team of cooks and editors deliver a book full of game-changing recipes powered by a simple technique, tip, or trick that will transform readers' cooking.

"The James Beard Award-winning team at Milk Street delivers 200 easy, clever recipes you can just cook: the world's greatest culinary ideas, distilled to their essence and simplified for weeknight meals. Each of these 200 recipes works with just a handful of ingredients and short active cooking time; these dishes are done when you need them, or hands-off so you can let them cook while you do something else. The keys are high-impact ingredients, transformative...

In this episode, host Christopher Kimball goes to London's Violet Bakery to visit with rising pastry star Claire Ptak. While there, he learns some of her baking techniques, such as under-whipping egg whites for a lighter cake. Back at Milk Street and in the kitchen, he puts that information to work, making Chocolate, Prune and Rum Cake with Milk Street Cook Matthew Card. Next up is Milk Street Cook Erika Bruce who shows Chris how to make a Brown Sugar...

A classic recipe gets a different spin as Milk Street Cook Catherine Smart shows how to make Whipped Cream Biscuits with Macerated Strawberries with Lime. Another dessert staple, pound cake, takes its turn as Milk Street Cook Erika Bruce shows host Christopher Kimball the techniques to transform this often dense dessert into light and tender Lemon-Buttermilk Pound Cake. Next, Chris teaches us how to prep your pan in Milk Street Cooking School. To...

Italy provides inspiration as Milk Street Cook Matthew Card shows how to make a fast and fabulous Italian Flatbread (Piadina). Milk Street Cook Erika Bruce takes usually dense cheesecake to the lighter side as she shows host Christopher Kimball how to make Ricotta-Semolina Cheesecake. Milk Street Cook Rayna Jhaveri makes a Tuesday Night favorite: Gemelli Pasta with Chevre, Arugula and Walnuts. To end the show, Chris lets us in on a foolproof way to...

Host Christopher Kimball visits world traveler and cookbook author Fuchsia Dunlop in London to learn about the Chinese approach to cooking. He learns how to get perfectly cooked chicken every time by focusing on the meat, not the skin. Back at Milk Street, those techniques get put into action as Milk Street Cook Catherine Smart shows Chris how to make Chinese White-Cooked Chicken with Ginger-Soy Dressing. Next, Chris demonstrates why an Asian cleaver...

Chicken soup goes global, as Milk Street Cook Catherine Smart shows host Christopher Kimball how to make Georgian Chicken Soup (Chikhirtma). That's Georgia the republic just south of Russia, not the peach-growing, southern state. Milk Street Cook Lynn Clark reaches into the liquor cabinet to add interest to potatoes as she explains how to make Cracked Potatoes with Vermouth, Coriander and Fennel. Butter takes a back seat as Milk Street Cook Matthew...

Milk Street visits Peru to learn a new way to make pesto, with-surprise!-spinach. Milk Street Cook Rayna Jhaveri shows how it's done as she creates Peruvian Pesto (Tallarines Verde). The pasta theme continues as Milk Street Cook Catherine Smart teaches host Christopher Kimball about a different noodle dish, Soba with Miso Butter and Asparagus. Chris reveals his foolproof recipe for Pisco Sours. Finally, Milk Street Cook Lynn Clark shows us a pesto...

Host Christopher Kimball travels to Chiang Mai, Thailand to get lessons in Thai cooking from Andy Ricker of Pok Pok fame. Thai cooking is all about strong, bright flavors such as fish sauce and lemongrass. Back in the kitchen, Chris and Milk Street Cook Rayna Jhaveri draw on that flavorful palette as they make Thai Fried Rice. Next, Milk Street Cook Lynn Clark demonstrates how to make a crisp and tangy Thai-Style Coleslaw with Mint and Cilantro, and...

Join culinary expert Christopher Kimball and his team of test kitchen sleuths as they attempt to recreate an authentic turn-of-the-century 12-course dinner. For two years, Kimball painstakingly researched and tested recipes from The Boston Cooking School Cook Book, written in 1896 by Fannie Farmer. Tracking down unusual ingredients, discovering forgotten techniques and battling a finicky wood stove are just part of the fun as the pressure builds for...