<description> &lt;p&gt;When it comes to cooking, do you follow a recipe to a T, or do you do a little improv? This week, we learn a lot about cooking by feel with the star of the Peabody and Emmy-award-winning show &lt;em&gt;A Chef’s Life,&lt;/em&gt; Vivian Howard. She talks to Francis about how she “deprogrammed’ herself from precision cooking and started thinking outside of a written recipe. Plus, she sticks around to help answer your cooking questions. Vivian’s latest book is&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Will-Make-Taste-Good/dp/0316381128?tag=tsplent-20" class="default"&gt;This Will Make It Taste Good&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;Then&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;we take advice from the scientist-turned-cook Nik Sharma, author of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flavor-Equation-Science-Explained-Essential/dp/1452182698/ref=asc_df_1452182698/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=459504614605&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=5017678836618487256&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9004401&amp;hvtargid=pla-941975035874&amp;psc?tag=tsplent-20=1" class="default"&gt;The Flavor Equation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;on how to be intuitive with our food.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Broadcast dates for this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;January 22, 2021 (originally aired)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;January 28, 2022 (rebroadcast)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;November 1, 2024 (rebroadcast)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;When you shop using our links, we earn a small commission. It’s a great way to support public media at no extra cost to you!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Celebrate kitchen companionship &lt;a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/ST-POD"&gt;with a gift to The Splendid Table today.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; </description>

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

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727: Cooking by Feel with Vivian Howard & Nik Sharma

NOV 1, 202449 MIN
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

727: Cooking by Feel with Vivian Howard & Nik Sharma

NOV 1, 202449 MIN

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<p>When it comes to cooking, do you follow a recipe to a T, or do you do a little improv? This week, we learn a lot about cooking by feel with the star of the Peabody and Emmy-award-winning show <em>A Chef’s Life,</em> Vivian Howard. She talks to Francis about how she “deprogrammed’ herself from precision cooking and started thinking outside of a written recipe. Plus, she sticks around to help answer your cooking questions. Vivian’s latest book is<em> </em><em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Will-Make-Taste-Good/dp/0316381128?tag=tsplent-20" class="default">This Will Make It Taste Good</a></em><em>. </em>Then<em>, </em>we take advice from the scientist-turned-cook Nik Sharma, author of <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flavor-Equation-Science-Explained-Essential/dp/1452182698/ref=asc_df_1452182698/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459504614605&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5017678836618487256&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9004401&hvtargid=pla-941975035874&psc?tag=tsplent-20=1" class="default">The Flavor Equation</a></em><em>, </em>on how to be intuitive with our food.  </p><br/><p>Broadcast dates for this episode:</p><br/><ul><br/><li><p>January 22, 2021 (originally aired)</p></li><br/><li><p>January 28, 2022 (rebroadcast)</p></li><br/><li><p>November 1, 2024 (rebroadcast)</p></li><br/><br/></ul><br/><br/><hr><br/><p><em>When you shop using our links, we earn a small commission. It’s a great way to support public media at no extra cost to you!</em></p><br/><hr><br/><p>Celebrate kitchen companionship <a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/ST-POD">with a gift to The Splendid Table today.</a></p>