The 3 Best Special Sauce with Ed Levine Podcast Episodes
1) Kenji on Avocados & the Magic of Mayo
On this episode of Special Sauce we check in with Kenji, who tells us about the magic of mayo as a marinade. He also talks about all things guacamole and avocados. Plus he explains his love affair wit...Show More
2) Special Sauce: Osayi Endolyn on Nigerian Food, Writing, and Identity [1/2]
On this week's episode of Special Sauce, Ed speaks to Osayi Endolyn, a Florida-based food writer whose work regularly appears in major food publications across the country, and whose column in Gravy, ...Show More
3) Special (Pizza) Sauce: Adam Kuban and Scott Wiener Talk Pie [1/3]
For the next three weeks on Special Sauce I will be geeking out about pizza with Adam Kuban and Scott Wiener, two of the smartest, most passionate, and most knowledgeable pizza nerds on the planet. Ad...Show More
4) Can Restaurants Survive In 2026
On this episode of Special Sauce the Washington Post's Tim Carman and the Los Angeles Times's Stephanie Breijo discuss the enormous headwinds facing restaurants all over the country in 2026. High food...Show More
5) Eric Asimov on Saving the Wine Biz
On this episode of Special Sauce, The New York Times's superb wine critic Eric Asimov details the many challenges facing the wine industry. He cites high prices, over-production of factory wine, and t...Show More
6) The Cherry Bombe Story
On this episode we talk to Cherry Bombe founder, Kerry Diamond. Cherry Bombe is a media company celebrating women in the world of food and drink. Her mission from day one has been to support women in...Show More
7) Special Sauce Reheat: Hamissi Mamba and Baobab Fare
We decided to leave 2025 behind by reheating an episode from 2023 that features the remarkable Hamissi Mamba, who came to Detroit from his native Burundi searching for a better life, leaving his wife ...Show More
8) ICE Comes to Charlotte
ICE invaded Charlotte a couple of weeks ago and have wreaked their usual havoc on the vibrant food community there. Charlotte food business owner (Manolo's Bakery) and immigration activist Manolo Beta...Show More
9) Matcha Madness with Pete Wells
The world's gone mad for matcha, and the The New York Times's Pete Wells has the scoop on today's episode of Special Sauce.
10) ICE in DC: WaPo's Tim Carman and Warren Rojas Explain All
On this week's Special Sauce the Washington Post's Tim Carman and Warren Rojas explain how ICE Raids and the National Guard deployment in the nation's capital have terrified immigrant restaurant worke...Show More