Remember your grandmother’s old recipes? Stacks and stacks of folders with handwritten notes, photocopied cookbook pages, and just a few years-old flour stains. Though the old-school way has a certain charm, modern generations have a different technology: cooking podcasts.

You may be seeking recipe inspiration or culinary history – or maybe you just want something to listen to while you grocery shop. Whatever the case, you’re sure to find your new favorite cooking podcast on this list. Now presenting, Cuisinery’s Top 5 Cooking Podcasts:

• The Splendid Table

Now hosted by Francis Lam, The Splendid Table has enjoyed a 26 year run on NPR. The show still upholds founder Lynne Rosetto Kasper’s original ethos of sharing history and recipes in a way that’s playful, accessible, and informative.

• The Sporkful

This award-winning podcast hosted by Dan Pashman is curious and current. From quirky human-interest pieces to reckonings with ChatGPT, you’re guaranteed to find fun on every episode.

• Table Manners

Jessie Ware hosts this podcast with the occasional drop-in from her mom, English chef Lennie Ware. The two are expert interviewers, eliciting delightfully personal conversations with star-factor guests like Alison Roman and Kim Petras.

• Milk Street Radio

Christopher Kimball guides us through a fascinating world of the unexpected. On any given episode, you can take a deep dive into a hyper-specific alley of the culinary world. Each story has twists, turns, and a frequent philosophical lilt.

• Home Cooking

This podcast hosted by Samin Nosrat and Hrishikesh Hirway doesn’t have frequent episodes, but the current archive is a delightful collection of knowledge and food puns. Nosrat (known for her cookbook Salt Fat Acid Heat) and Hirway (of Song Exploder fame) have a welcoming, off-the-cuff dynamic that makes each episode sound like a room full of your best friends just hangin’ out. 

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