# The Science of Food: Steaks, Bugs and Expiration Dates

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Podcast: [Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/christopher-kimball-s-milk-street-radio-960955)
Published: 2026-01-27T08:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3030

## Resource

For a throwback, we’re looking back at one of our all-time favorite episodes—our science episode from 2020. We chat with flavor chemist Dr. Arielle Johnson about how to eat a tree, how insects use flavor molecules to communicate and the science of taste and smell. Plus, Meathead teaches us how to grill perfect steaks; J. Kenji López-Alt investigates food expiration dates; and we make a no-fuss, all-flavor Spanish Almond Cake. Get the recipe for Spanish Almond Cake here . Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify

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