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Boston Public Radio PodcastBPR Full Show 5/7: Are Phone Bans Enough For Kids?Jared Bowen discusses the local arts groups impacted by cancelled NEA grants.Juliette Kayyem discusses what you need to know about Real ID requirements.Ari Shaprio joins ahead of his one-man cabaret show: "Ari Shapiro: Thank You For Listening" stopping in Nashua and Lexington this weekend.Ana Sortun, executive chef of Oleana and chef/co-owner of Sofra, joins with Maura Kilpatrick, chef/co-owner of Sofra — for our latest edition of How Do You Two Know Each Other?
2025-05-072h 03
The Food Court#71 - Janice Carte On this episode of The Food Court, we’re serving up something extra delicious with Janice Carte — aka the Tiny Spoon Chef and founder of the nationwide culinary game-changer, Tiny Spoon Chef! From working in top-tier kitchens like Chef Ana Sortun’s Oleana and Sarma to building a personal chef empire that now spans 100+ cities across 15 states, Janice shares her incredible journey — one that’s seasoned with hustle, humor, and a deep passion for feeding people well.We get into: How Tiny Spoon Chef saves clients 10+ hours a week The secret s...
2025-04-1122 min
Radio Boston Local chef Ana Sortun talks cooking, crafting and eating the perfect sandwich Chef and restaurateur Ana Sortun is known for her big flavors. As the mastermind behind restaurants Oleana and Sarma, she's led with spice and creativity. We speak with Sortun about everything food, including her current obsession of crafting the perfect sandwich.
2024-12-0217 minRadio Boston Local chef Ana Sortun talks cooking, crafting and eating the perfect sandwich Chef and restaurateur Ana Sortun is known for her big flavors. As the mastermind behind restaurants Oleana and Sarma, she's led with spice and creativity. We speak with Sortun about everything food, including her current obsession of crafting the perfect sandwich.
2024-12-0217 min
ChopChop PodcastEatable Gifts!This month we’re talking about Eatable Gifts because no matter what holiday you celebrate—and even if you don’t celebrate any—it's a great time of year to share food with your family, friends, and neighbors.Receiving is great, but giving is even better; neuroscientists have taken images of people’s brains that show that when they are generous, the pleasure and reward centers light up. These are the same parts of the brain that light up when you do well on a test. So whether you’re making a gift or sharing one of our books, y...
2024-12-0130 min
The Culinary Institute of AmericaOlive Oil in the Plant-Forward Kitchen Interview Series: Ana Sortun, Oleana Restaurant and Sofra BakeryIn this interview, Ana Sortun discusses the versatility of olive oil, how she approaches olive oil as an ingredient, and the role of olive oil in Spanish cuisine.
Ana Sortun is the executive chef and co-owner of Oleana Restaurant and Sofra Bakery and Café, in Cambridge, MA. She is also the co-owner of Sarma Restaurant in Somerville, MA, which is modeled after a Turkish meyhane or meze restaurant. Ana, a native of Seattle, graduated from La Varenne École de Cuisine de Paris in 1989 and opened her restaurant, Oleana, in 2001, immediately drawing rave reviews from the New York Tim...
2022-12-1423 min
Ty Burr's WatchcastThe Watchcast: Food on Film with Ana SortunFor the sixth edition of Ty Burr’s [occasional] Watchcast, I’m delighted to sit down with Ana Sortun, award-winning chef, owner and executive director of three of the best restaurants in the Boston area (Oleana, Sofra, and Sarma), and the author of “Spice: Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean,” among other books. In preparing for the conversation over the past few weeks, we talked about a lot of food movies, but the one we kept circling back to was 1987’s “Babette’s Feast,” which is at the top of many people’s short list of classic films on the subject (matched o...
2022-08-0942 min
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street RadioNadiya Hussain Baked for the Queen of EnglandOn this week's dessert-themed show, we chat with Nadiya Hussain about her quest for the perfect brownie, a hack for bread pudding and how she almost faked her death to avoid going on “The Great British Bake Off.” Plus, chef Ana Sortun brings us the story of Turkey’s greatest baklava bakery, Adam Gopnik analyzes amusing dessert names, and we learn to make Plum Cake with Spiced Almond Crumble. (Originally aired July 30, 2021.)Get this week's recipe for Plum Cake with Spiced Almond Crumble: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/plum-cake-with-spiced-almond-crumbleWe want to hear your c...
2022-02-1151 min
Table 42 Restaurant & Bar Podcast06. Lamb and Spices Take Center Stage at Boston’s Oleana“About 16 years ago, I was invited to go to Turkey for the first time and study with a couple of women there,” said James Beard Award-winning chef Ana Sortun. “When I tasted and saw the food in Turkey, it changed the course for everything. It’s become a real passion and study of mine.”The trip ultimately led to the opening of Oleana, a Top 25 restaurant in Cambridge, Mass., now in its 15th year, a clear indication of its long-standing success. “We cook Mediterranean food, but with a huge focus on Eastern Mediterranean, particularly Turkish.”Known for its invent...
2022-02-0411 minTable 42 Restaurant & Bar Podcast05. A Taste of Mediterranean at Boston’s Oleana“We cook Mediterranean food, but with a huge focus on Eastern Mediterranean, particularly Turkish,” says James Beard Award-winning chef Ana Sortun, chef and owner at Oleana. The restaurant, located in Cambridge, Mass., is in its 15th year, a clear indication of its success.Known for its inventive cuisine, Oleana’s menu features dishes like octopus and potatoes bravas with smoked aioli and Turkish spices; Vermont quail kebob with Baharat spice, barberries, and pistachio; and duck with spring dug parsnips, walnut tabouleh, and smoke honey labne. But it seems Sortun is most excited right now about lamb. And spices.
2022-01-2101 min
Chop Chat ChewAna Sortun - Soframiz and SpiceIn part 3 of our special Around the Table series, Chef Barton Seaver welcomed award winning Chef Ana Sortun, of Oleana, Sofra bakery & Sarma. They discussed Ana's lauded cookbooks (Soframiz and Spice), their favorite herbs and spices, and their tips for how to eat, cook, and live well.
Hailed as one of the country’s “most creative fusion practitioners,” Ana Sortun was named the Best Chef Northeast by the James Beard Foundation in 2005 and has been lauded as “deeply inventive” by the New York Times, and “a culinary genius” by Boston Magazine and in Saveur. In 2016 and 201...
2021-08-021h 20
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street RadioNadiya Hussain Baked for the Queen of EnglandOn this week's dessert-themed show, we chat with Nadiya Hussain about her quest for the perfect brownie, a hack for bread pudding and how she almost faked her death to avoid going on “The Great British Bake Off.” Plus, chef Ana Sortun brings us the story of Turkey’s greatest baklava bakery, Adam Gopnik analyzes amusing dessert names, and we learn to make Plum Cake with Spiced Almond Crumble.Get this week's recipe for Plum Cake with Spiced Almond Crumble: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/plum-cake-with-spiced-almond-crumbleWe want to hear your culinary tips! Share y...
2021-07-3051 min
Eat, Drink, Live LongerEat Your Vegetables with Ana SortunVegetables are a vibrant and vital part of a healthy diet, but sometimes it's hard to get excited about steamed broccoli and raw carrots. Here to shine a bright light on the beauty of vegetables is chef extraordinaire, Ana Sortun. I recently reconnected with Ana at the Healthy Kitchens Healthy Lives Conference in California where she demonstrated techniques and strategies for cooking colorful, flavorful vegetables in a variety of ways kids love. And on today's podcast, Ana shares those culinary tips with all of you. Ana Sortun is a James Beard Award-winning chef, a mom, and a cookbook...
2018-04-0440 min
Sourcing Matters.showep. 8: Ana Sortun - James Beard winning MasterChefCan a new American Cuisine link our diversity with better sourcing? James Beard award winning MasterChef known for vertical integration from farm-to-fork Ana Sortun joins me on episode 8 of Sourcing Matters to discuss. Influenced by good quality food from a young age, Sortun doesn’t compromise her sourcing values. Integrating production from their family owned farm run by husband Chris Kurth into her 3 restaurants (Oleana, Sofra, Sarma), via their CSA, and onto the menus of some of the top brass in New England – their unique supply chain elevates expectations for transparency & traceability to the extreme. Now, working with...
2018-03-0644 min
The Connected Table LiveChef Ana Sortun (Oleana, Sofra, Sarma)A trip to Turkey while studying in Paris at La Varenne Cooking School as a young girl inspired Chef & Restaurateur Ana Sortun to specialize in the foods of Turkey and the Middle East in her three restaurants, Oleana, Sofra Bakery & Cafe and Sarma, all located in the greater Boston area. Ana is author of two cookbooks, "Spice," and "Soframiz" (with Pastry Chef Maura Kilpatrick).This show is broadcast live on Wednesday's at 2PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.ta...
2017-09-0750 min
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio111: The Joy of Turkish CookingAna Sortun unveils the secrets of Turkish cooking, Vietnamese-style weeknight dinner with Andrea Nguyen, wine expert Stephen Meuse explores the sommelier’s romance with one wine, and caramel oranges. (Originally aired 1/14/17) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-05-1251 min
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio122: The Mean Streets of Boston Chef, Barbara LynchThis week, Christopher Kimball takes a tour of South Boston and learns about the secret life of chef Barbara Lynch; Dr. Aaron Carroll campaigns for dissing the 5-second rule; Ana Sortun gives a quick recipe for a midweek Turkish supper; and we present our recipe for soba noodles and asparagus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-04-1451 min
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio111: The Joy of Turkish CookingThis week on Milk Street Radio, chef Ana Sortun unveils the secrets of Turkish cooking. “I think the very first time I went to Turkey, I was invited to go study with a couple of women. One lived in the southeast of Turkey, and she organized a potluck that was put on by her friends where they all prepared a dish that was really special to them,” Sortun says. “I tasted 30 of these dishes that day and I didn’t know what any of them were. I had never tasted anything like them before, so I didn’t necessarily feel like I had...
2017-01-1351 min
Faith Middleton Food SchmoozeHomemade Gifts for Christmas and Hanukkah + Festive DrinksThe turkey was a success. . .now it’s time to start thinking about all the delicious things you can make for Christmas and Hanukkah gifts. We’ve got some ideas for the family and friends on your gift list. Think: hot sauce, homemade vanilla extract, and the simplest caramels you’ve ever made (mix in sea salt or toasted nuts!). Alex Province and Anthony DeSerio get behind the bar and mix up two festive party drinks: a Blood Orange Margarita rimmed with colorful salts and a Margarita Negroni Punch your guests will love. Plus, rock star chef and Middle Easter...
2016-11-3050 min
The Story ExchangeFeeding the Ambitions of Female Chefs - Jody Adams, Ana Sortun - Ep 06Female chefs get short shrift in the media — and in many restaurant kitchens. We tell the stories of two Boston-based chefs who beat the odds. Hear how they overcame bias to rise the ranks — and the lessons they learned along the way.
2015-10-2021 min