Full Exclusive interview with Pati Jinich
Last season, Pati Jinich took us outside of her kitchen around Mexico to places like the oldest bar in Ensenada, Baja California; the legendary breakfast at Dona Esthela’s house, and Loreto fir one of Baja’s best-kept secrets, it’s almejas chocolates. Pati talks to KLCS about the upcoming season, her show’s aim, the dish that changed […]
Full Exclusive interview with Rick Bayless
A long time staple of the KLCS’ cooking shows line-up, Rick Bayless is back with another season of Mexico: One Plate at a Time. We caught up with Rick and asked him about what we can expect on this year’s shows, how his love of Mexican cuisine evolved and, of course, his Julia Child story. […]
Full Exclusive interview with Andreas Viestad
Andreas Viestad is back on KLCS’ Saturday afternoon cooking block, with a new season of “New Scandinavian Cooking.” While this delightful show has seen other hosts over the years, Andreas is its most recognizable host. He always draws you in, making you want to be his best friend on these wonderful gastronomic trips in the […]
Full Exclusive interview with Steven Raichlen
With summer here, Steven Raichlen is back on KLCS’ Saturday afternoon cooking block. We spoke to him about how he got started, his Julia Child stories (he has many!), his favorite places to eat in Los Angeles, and we get a taste of his upcoming new show filmed in Florida. What’s the theme or aim […]
Full Exclusive interview with Sara Moulton
Although she’s now on PBS and CreateTV, Sara Moulton is known as one of the chefs that helped establish the Food Network in its early days. But fans may not know that she’s also the only chef with her own PBS cooking show now who started out working for the grand dame who started it […]
Full Exclusive interview with Ming Tsai
Foodies followed Ming Tsai when he moved from Food Network to PBS, where he riffs to KLCS about a plethora of topics, like “Simply Ming,” his viewers’ favorite guest (hint: she gave birth to him), putting his Yale mechanical engineering degree to use, and why people should put the phone down when enjoying precious moments […]
Full Exclusive interview with Bridget Lancaster
As longtime PBS viewers have settled into the changes at “America’s Test Kitchen” and the recently Emmy-nominated “Cook’s Country,” we’ve gotten to know one half of female co-host duo of Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster, with Julia as our past Celebrity Chefs Corner interview, it’s now Bridget’s turn to tell us how she likes […]
Full Exclusive interview with Martin Yan
Martin Yan started on PBS in 1982 when there were just two other cooking shows. He talks to us about his early years at U.C. Davis, dim sum with Julia Child, his friendship with Jacques Pepin and Mary Ann Esposito, and what keeps him going on TV for 40 years. We recently spoke to […]
Full Exclusive interview with Lidia Bastianich
Lidia Bastianich has been a fixture on PBS and part of our Saturday afternoon cooking block, where in recent episodes of “Lidia’s Kitchen” she’s joined once again by her mother and grandkids. She talks to us about her old episodes, that anyone can cook, being mentored by Julia Child, and where she goes when she’s […]
Full Exclusive interview with Christopher Kimball
After leaving America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country, it’s good to see host Christopher Kimball back on the air with his new show “Milk Street.” Chris talks to KLCS about his favorite Los Angeles places, the concept behind creating this new show for PBS foodie viewers, and his changing food palate that now enjoys spicy […]
