Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Sep 18, 2026 · 52 min · 15 segments
Bon Appétit columnist Maggie Hennessy helps us navigate the new rules of dining out. Is it ever OK to take out your phone? What’s the best way to grab your server’s attention? And how fussy is too…
Christopher KimballHost
Maggie HennessyGuestIrene YooGuest
Sara MoultonHost
Martha Barnett
Grant BarrettThis is Penny Titer.
Okay.
Um, my question was, what kind of roast beef would my mom have cooked so beautifully when I was growing up? We couldn't afford, you know, really expensive cuts of meat.
She's 99 and I asked her and she doesn't remember exactly how she cooked roast beef.
But I remember, I think, that she braised it in a pan, maybe on the stove top, and then put it in the oven.
And it-- to me, it came out so beautifully.
Maybe it's 'cause I'm trying to shortcut and not braise it and waste a pan, put in another one in the oven.
But I'm wondering if you all have some secrets.
Yeah
Well-
See, I don't like pot roast 'cause it's too done.
But I remember her cutting it, you know, in slices.
No, just salt and pepper and braising all sides or browning it.
This is Penny Titer.
Okay.
Um, my question was, what kind of roast beef would my mom have cooked so beautifully when I was growing up? We couldn't afford, you know, really expensive cuts of meat.
She's 99 and I asked her and she doesn't remember exactly how she cooked roast beef.
But I remember, I think, that she braised it in a pan, maybe on the stove top, and then put it in the oven.
And it-- to me, it came out so beautifully.
Maybe it's 'cause I'm trying to shortcut and not braise it and waste a pan, put in another one in the oven.
But I'm wondering if you all have some secrets.
Yeah
Well-
See, I don't like pot roast 'cause it's too done.
But I remember her cutting it, you know, in slices.
No, just salt and pepper and braising all sides or browning it.
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