As someone who spends a great deal of time attempting viral TikTok recipes, trying new restaurants, and visiting places known for their photographic menu and decor, I consider myself a foodie through and through. However, the cost of dining out can add up pretty quickly, especially if you live in a big city, where ordering takeout is its own sport. I decided to make cooking at home more often one of my goals of 2022, which led me to cooking podcasts. Whether it be episodes on recipe ideas, pantry staples, food trivia, or how to hold and use a knife properly, I’ve found cooking podcasts to be extremely helpful, and I think you will, too.
In the slides ahead, I compiled a list of the best cooking podcasts out there that’ll help you fill your recipe book, feel more confident in the kitchen, and expand your palate. Plus, some of these are fun as cooking background noise or if you’re interested in learning more about the food industry from the experts themselves. Keep reading to find your next culinary adventure, and don’t forget to hit “subscribe”!
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"Recipe of the Day"
Professional foodie Christine Pittman is putting an end to the never-ending game of “What’s for dinner?” Just like the name implies, this daily podcast will help you decide what to make for dinner – recipe, directions, and other helpful tips all included – so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time at the table with your friends and loved ones. From sheet-pan shrimp gnocchi to veggie burgers, you’re in for a mouthwatering treat!
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"Modern Persian Food"
Learn how to make authentic Persian food from hosts and food bloggers Bita Arabian and Beata Nazem Kelley. They converse about their cultural upbringings, share their favourite Persian recipes, and dive deep into the rich flavours, tastes, techniques, and ingredients of Persian cooking. New episodes drop every Wednesday.
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"Kitchen Confidante Podcast"
Join food photographer and host Liren Baker as she sits down with chefs, photographers, writers, recipe developers, and artisans every month to learn more about how they got their start in the culinary industry and what fuels their taste and passion for all things food. Keep an eye out for her Q&A episodes, where she dives into listener questions and offers tips and tricks on cooking, food photography, and more.
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"Always Hungry With Bobby Flay and Sophie Flay"
OK, Bobby Flay fans, this one’s for you. Father-daughter duo Bobby and Sophie Flay have joined forces to deliver a one-of-a-kind podcast centred around recipes, family, and a continuous battle over which coast has the best food. Follow along as Bobby teaches his daughter how to cook everything and anything from fried chicken to the perfect grilled cheese – including five basic dishes every novice cook should know – and shares what ingredients and staples she should always have on hand.
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"Kitchen Counter Podcast"
Specifically created with aspiring home cooks in mind, the “Kitchen Counter Podcast” is perfect for beginners. Whether you don’t understand the difference between a paring knife and a chef’s knife or you have no clue what you’re doing when it comes to cooking raw fish (hello, that would be me), host Roger Anderson has your back. Plus, listeners gain valuable insight on how to make sauces and easy foods other podcasts maybe wouldn’t dedicate time to, such as pesto, hummus, scrambled eggs, and more.
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"Recipe Club"
If you’ve been making a dish the same exact way your whole life, it can start to feel a little repetitive, don’t you think? Maybe the meal even starts to taste a little . . . bland or boring? If you’re nodding along, fear not, because “Recipe Club” is about to change everything. In every episode, chef David Chang and writer Chris Ying select one dish (sometimes an ingredient) and cook it three different ways. At the end, they conduct a taste test and discuss which recipe reigns supreme. It’s funny and innovative, and you may just walk away with three new ways to make spaghetti.
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"Food in Five"
If you’re interested in learning how to cook but you have a short attention span when it comes to podcast listening, then you’re in luck, because that’s the exact recipe (ha, food pun!) of chef Ben Kelly’s podcast. Master scrambled eggs, fish tacos, lamb, homemade sushi, fried rice, or meatballs in 10 minutes or less. With over 520 bite-size episodes to date, “Food in Five” will keep your content plate full for the foreseeable future.
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"Food Network Obsessed"
Do you live and breathe Food Network? Get ready to hit “subscribe,” because this podcast was made for you. Hear from your favourite Food Network personalities like Duff Goldman, Trisha Yearwood, Vallery Lomas, and Buddy Valastro as they join host Jaymee Sire for candid convos about food and reveal behind-the-scenes secrets from their shows. New episodes drop every Thursday.
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"Home Cooking"
Launched amid the COVID-19 pandemic, “Home Cooking” was a way for cookbook author Samin Nosrat and podcaster Hrishikesh Hirway to combine their talents and share advice on the one hobby everyone took up during quarantine: cooking! The miniseries touches on topics like creative recipes, pantry staples (what qualifies as a pantry staple, anyway?), no-bake recipes, and much more.
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"The Sporkful"
The next time you’re headed to a dinner party, do yourself a favor and binge a few episodes of “The Sporkful.” The James Beard Award-winning podcast is funny and relatable, answering questions like “What does a communist revolution taste like?” and “Do actors really eat in movies?” There’s only way to find out, and your fellow dinner guests will eat it up.
