Five Essential Cooking Episodes from 2020 to Inspire Your Home Cooking

This year, we all spent more time at home than usual. The pandemic meant we couldn't go out to our favorite...

The Secret Ingredient Thanksgiving Series with Chef James Rigato: Let’s Talk Turkey

Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, talks with one of Detroit's premiere chefs about the secrets to a moist, flavorful and delicious...

The Secret Ingredient Thanksgiving Series with Chef James Rigato: Stuffing

Chef James Rigato talks with Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, about whether or not to stuff a turkey, the traditional stuffing...

The Secret Ingredient Thanksgiving Series with Chef James Rigato: Green Bean Casserole

Chef James Rigato talks with Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, about the history of the Green Bean Casserole and how to...

The Secret Ingredient Thanksgiving Series with Chef James Rigato: Potatoes!

Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, picks Chef James Rigato's brain about how he cooks up sweet potatoes, his russet potato...

The Secret Ingredient Thanksgiving Series with Chef James Rigato: Cranberry Sauce and Gravy

Chef James Rigato talks with Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, about a different way to go about making cranberry sauce...