Episode notes
Chef and entrepreneur Whitney Wright joins host Kristen Miglore to discuss the corn butter (yes, as in butter made from corn) recipe she learned while working at Per Se, what it was like working with Ruth Reichl, and how her relationship to food has changed now that she's no longer cooking on the line.
The Genius Recipe Tapes
by Food52 · English · Food & Cooking
Food52's conversations with the chefs, writers and home cooks behind the internet's most shared recipes — stories and secrets behind genius dishes.
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