Hey how to listeners we're off this week, but we wanted to bring you one of our favorites from the archives

Sam Sifton the founding editor of New York Times cooking teaches a kitchen newbie how to make one perfect meal

It's super fun and you can even cook along. There's a recipe in the

show notes. So without further do I'm going to turn the mic over to former host Charles

Duhig. Happy cooking. What's the one thing Johnny can do that will blow her mind?

The plates that he serves on, they're going to be warm.

Nine times out of ten, ex-boyfriends trying to impress their girlfriends, make their hot food,

and then put it on cold plates. It's a little shivery, and it's just a bad look.

That and napkins.

Nafkins? Yeah, I mean I can see in your eyes Charles you're making me out.

It's like Alan Aldo here like Mr Sensitive.

But I'm telling you that a cloth napkin sends a message that you're not a bad guy.

Welcome to How Toe, I'm Charles Studick.

Each week we talk to listeners who are trying to figure out how to solve one of life's big problems,

like how to withstand pain or how to fire a bad employee.

Then we do some research and we track down an expert and we learn how to solve the problem

This week we're headed to Brooklyn in the apartment of Johnny Levin. Here's the doorbell.

Hey, hey, how you doing?

Welcome to my home.

Hey, I'm Charles.

Johnny, nice to meet you.

This is it.

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