Thanksgiving Throwback (2017): From Calcutta to Kenji's Make-Ahead Mashed

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Milk Street Radio

Food, Arts

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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We're putting the finishing touches on our 2025 Thanksgiving special, but in the meantime we have a special treat: We're re-releasing our first-ever Thanksgiving episode from 2017! Reporter Sandip Roy desperately seeks turkey in Calcutta; Kenji López-Alt reveals his secrets to make-ahead mashed potatoes; Dan Pashman spins the wheel of Thanksgiving anxiety; we find out from Dr. Aaron Carroll whether tryptophan really makes us sleepy; Adam Gopnik shares the story of his first Thanksgiving in New York City; and wine expert Stephen Meuse tells us the best wines for the season.

Get our recipe for Tea-Rubbed Maple Turkey here.

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0:00.0	Did you ever wonder what it's like to live alone, hidden in the woods not speaking to a single soul for 30 years?
0:13.0	Or wander to the desert, uncover a hidden well, and die to the bottom of the deepest waterhole for 2,000 miles.
0:22.5	The Snap Judgment podcast takes you there with amazing stories told by the people who live them,
0:27.9	with an original soundscape that drops you directly into their shoes.
0:32.7	Snap Judgment, listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcast.
0:45.5	Which brand of chocolate should I buy for my kitchen?
0:49.6	Well, I've been asked that a million times over the years, and here's my answer, Gattard.
0:53.1	It's been around since 1868 and it's family owned.
0:59.0	They have over 150 years experience in making chocolate for pastry chefs, artisan bakers,
1:00.7	chocolatiers, and, of course, home bakers.
1:04.1	Gattard prioritizes flavor and quality.
1:05.1	Now, what does that look like? Well, preserving the uniqueness of each origin from which they source,
1:09.5	Gattard invests in flavor preservation on cocoa farms
1:12.2	through local partnerships, as well as in the gentle ways in which they craft the chocolate from
1:17.1	bean to bar. Now, what's left is chocolate in its purest form, delivering flavor and quality.
1:23.3	Plus, they are always innovating, as with their coconut sugar sweetened baking chips. And by the way, I love their wafers. You don't need to chop them. And the added cocoa butter means they melt evenly and consistently. And I also love their milk chocolate chips and chocolate chip chunks. So here at Milk Street, we use Gattard for all the same reasons I love it. It's our go-to brand. So please check out Guitard
1:44.2	Chocolate. You can find Gart at most specialty and local retailers or on Gattard.com.
1:50.6	Hey, this is Christopher Kimball, and I'm excited to share a special bonus episode before our
1:55.4	2025 Thanksgiving special goes live this Friday, November 21st. Now, this episode is from 2017,
2:03.4	and it was our first Thanksgiving special ever. We hope you'll enjoy this special episode from
2:08.5	our archives, and please check back this Friday, November 21st, for this year's Thanksgiving
2:14.1	Spectacular.
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