How to sharpen your knives, what drinks to serve, where your seafood comes from – WDET’s Ann Delisi and James Beard-nominated Chef James Rigato are here to empower you in the kitchen and have some fun along the way. Through interviews with chefs and industry experts, the Essential Cooking Podcast is a key ingredient in your culinary journey.
Hosted By: Ann Delisi, James Rigato
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Always Tip Your Server, and Other Restaurant Etiquette
In the latest episode of the Essential Cooking podcast, Ann Delisi and co-host Chef James Rigato talk about the do’s and don’ts of dining out.
How to Roast Your Turkey, and Other Thanksgiving Tips for the Home Cook
In Episode 9 of Essential Cooking, Chef James Rigato, Ann Delisi, and Chef Molly Mitchell from Rose’s Fine Food share tips on cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
Essential Cooking: How These Popular Detroit Restaurants Got Their Names
In Episode 8 of Essential Cooking, Shewolf’s Chef Anthony Lombardo and Grey Ghost’s Chef John Virmiglio join Ann Delisi and Mabel Gray’s Chef James Rigato to share hilarious stories from their culinary careers.
Essential Cooking: Remembering Julia Child, an American Culinary Icon
In honor of Julia Child’s 108th birthday, Ann Delisi and Chef James Rigato celebrate Child’s monumental impact on culinary education and entertainment in America.
Essential Cooking: 100th Anniversary of Prohibition
In Ep. 6 of Essential Cooking, Ann Delisi and co-host Chef James Rigato talk about the legacy of Prohibition, 100 years later.
Essential Cooking: Two Generations of Italian Chefs
In Ep. 5 of Essential Cooking, Ann Delisi interviews her co-host Chef James Rigato and his friend and mentor, Chef Luciano Del Signore.
Essential Cooking: The Truth About Fish
In this episode of “Essential Cooking,” Fishmonger Matthew Wiseman talks seafood and sustainability.
Essential Cooking: Detroit Farmer On How Climate Change, Space Challenges Local Growing
In the latest episode of “Essential Cooking,” Detroit farmer Michelle Lutz gives her tips for sustainable agriculture in an urban setting.
How Do Honeybees Survive Winter? And Other Questions For A Beekeeper
Ann Delisi and Chef James Rigato talk bees with Brad Gladstone of Urban Bee LLC.
Essential Cooking: Midwesterners, Embrace Your Spicier Side
Essential Cooking’s Ann Delisi and Chef James Rigato kickoff the inaugural podcast episode with tips on spices you need in your cupboard. Subscribe where ever you get your podcasts.
WDET Launching New “Essential Cooking” Podcast With Ann Delisi and Chef James Rigato
The twice-a-month podcast and monthly radio show will be about food, those who create it and its rich history.
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