The Key 3, from The Splendid Table: Recent Episodes
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The Key 3 is a series of discussions with great cooks (not just professional chefs) about the three recipes or techniques they think everyone should know. These are master classes for all of us and quite revealing about the cooks themselves.
Celebrity chef Dale Talde (Top Chef) invites host Francis Lam into the kitchen of Talde Brooklyn to discuss his three go-to meals: a perfect steak, fried chicken, and fried rice. They team up to prepare the recipe for Talde’s popular King Crab Fried Rice.
Amanda Cohen, aka “The Vegetable Whisperer of New York, “ shares her key 3 dishes with host Francis Lam: an easy soup, risotto, and a leftover sandwich.
Raghavan Iyer makes smoky yellow split pea curry, sweet-scented rice pilaf and Indian coleslaw.
Lidia Bastianich makes ziti with broccoli rabe and sausage, linguine with white clam sauce, and spaghetti with pesto.