Instant ramen gets a gourmet upgrade

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Instant ramen gets a gourmet upgrade

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Published on Nov 7, 2025, 7:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:57:13

Episode Description

Pull out that package of ramen and get ready to dress it up!

  • Instant ramen is most frequently associated with tired clichés about quick dorm room eats but Peter J. Kim wants us to rethink the dried noodles.
  • Beloved baker Dorie Greenspan takes the cake in a new collection of recipes.
  • LA Times restaurant critic Bill Addison pays a visit to Cafe 2001.
  • Fighting our food confusion with science, journalist Julia Belluz and scientist Dr. Kevin Hall attempt to answer, "Why do we eat the way we eat?"
  • Chef Harry Posner of Tomat explores farmers market pomegranates.

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