Episodes
We investigate White Claw's rapid ascendance and its prowess as a gay icon.
Published 11/14/24
How did a Cold War-era American food aid program help ignite the rise of the modern Asian pastry and milkbread? Clarissa Wei reports.
Published 11/07/24
What does it mean to impart the "taste of space" into our ice creams, juices, cheeses and even fruit? Reporter Julie Carli dives into the history of foods that have both been made for and inspired by outer space.
Published 10/31/24
Discover the lost history behind one of the original "third places" of New York City, a women-only tea room run by the revolutionary, Eve Adams.
Published 10/24/24
We explore the psychology and science behind how our food is shaped as we kick off a new season of Proof.
Published 10/17/24
What's the story story behind those square watermelons? What does rattlesnake taste like? And how do you create the taste of space? Find out as we kick off a new season of Proof next week!
Published 10/10/24
This week on the podcast: The fourth and final episode of our miniseries where we follow one test cook's dogged pursuit for the perfect chewy brownie. Lesson learned: Hold the mayo, folks.
Published 10/03/24
This week on the podcast: We investigate why what kitchen equipment you use can be just as important as the recipe itself. That, and the beauty of wok hei.
Published 09/26/24
This week on the podcast: A dish so simple, it needed science to perfect.
Published 09/19/24
This week on the podcast: The backstory behind a recipe that gives new meaning to a motto we at America's Test Kitchen live by: "We make the mistakes in the kitchen so you don't have to."
Published 09/12/24
For the next couple of weeks on our podcast, Proof from America’s Test Kitchen, we’ll bring you the back stories behind some of our most iconic recipes from the last 25 years.
Published 09/05/24
In this week's episode of our Barbecue Trailblazers series, we learn how Kelli Nevarez went from first-grade music teacher to pitmaster of the Texas Monthly Top 50 barbecue joint La Vaca Barbecue.
Published 08/22/24
In this week's episode of our Barbecue Trailblazers series, Cook's Country grilling expert Morgan Bolling brings the Southern tradition of whole-hog roasts to a driveway in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Published 08/15/24
Get to know Mama Ninfa, an icon to the city of Houston who helped introduce a Tex-Mex classic to the United States with her business savvy, food knowledge and understanding of people.
Published 08/08/24
In the first episode of our miniseries, we pay a barbecue legend a visit in Brownsville, Tennessee to talk about her smoke, her craft, and how she'll pass down her legacy.
Published 08/01/24
In our next miniseries on Proof, hosted by Cook's Country magazine's Toni Tipton-Martin and Morgan Bolling, we profile four women who have led the way in barbecue and grilling, which have historically been considered "men's work." These episodes are audio companions to a forthcoming book from America’s Test Kitchen called Women Southern Women Cook: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes from Every Corner of the American South. The first episode drops Thursday, August 1!
Published 07/25/24
In the final episode of the 100 Proof Series: We meet more modern cocktail revivalists who are breaking new ground and venture into the world of zero proof drinks.
Published 07/11/24
How TGI Fridays, Madonna, and the Cosmopolitan helped define this era of the American cocktail.
Published 07/03/24
Was Prohibition really the Gilded Age utopia that it's made out to be? In this episode: Cocktail innovation happening in unlikely places under unlikely circumstances. We feature the Bees Knees and the Bloody Mary.
Published 06/27/24
How did the Industrial Revolution, immigration--and maybe Winston Churchill's mother--give rise to the Golden Age of cocktails in America? We explore the story of the Martini, the Manhattan, and the Daiquiri.
Published 06/20/24
How did biryani become the go-to dish of cricket matches? Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid reports as the Cricket World Cup tournament plays out this week. (100 Proof will be back on June 20.)
Published 06/06/24
Where does the word "cocktail" come from? Who invented it? We explore these questions and the backstories of two drinks from America's early days as a nation: The Mint Julep and the Sazerac.
Published 05/30/24
In the inaugural episode of our first-ever miniseries, we explore how we got to our modern cocktail renaissance. Why were mixed drinks from the 90s and early 2000s shells of the craft cocktails we see today? Hosted by Cook's Country Editor-in-Chief Toni Tipton-Martin, and reported by Proof's managing producer, Yumi Araki.
Published 05/23/24
Welcome to Proof's first-ever miniseries: 100 Proof: The Journey of the American Cocktail. Over six episodes, we’ll look at the rise and fall--and subsequent resurgence--of the American cocktail, and we'll also share some recipes along the way. Hosted by Cook's Country Editor-In-Chief Toni Tipton-Martin, and reported by Proof's managing producer, Yumi Araki. Episode 1 drops May 23.
Published 05/13/24