This week on Cooking Issues, Dave takes issue with Nastassia's distaste for coffee and, to a lesser extent, hipsters as she heads off to Seattle after the show. He takes listener calls on Memorial Day BBQ advice, pressure cooker recipes, and tips for beet terrine. Find out what Charlie Trotter's is like in it's final months as a restaurant and find out why home curing ham isn't always the best move. This program was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.

"A great thing to make with pressure cookers is stocks and soups. Something to remember is that pressure cooking drastically mutes flavors like onions. The trick with pressure cookers is to use a minimal amount of liquid."

"Please don't mess with your microwaves. That said, I've done it plenty of times."

--Dave Arnold on Cooking Issues

Chris Young, co-author of Modernist Cuisine and founder of ChefSteps, calls into this week's episode of Cooking Issues! Dave Arnold and Nastassia Lopez are back in the studio and are answering listener questions with Chris. Tune into this episode to hear Chris and Dave troubleshoot a candied jalapeño ice cream that lacks serious heat. How can you create a booze-y creamsicle? Later, hear Dave pepper Chris with some coffee questions. Hear how to create the ideal latte foam, and learn how grind size and water temperature affects the brew. Hear about some alcoholic beverage alternatives involving sumac and pine needles! Learn about espresso shot size, and why Chris doesn't prefer foamy coffee drinks. It's ramp season; learn how to highlight these spring vegetables on this week's Cooking Issues! Thanks to this week's sponsor, ChefSteps.

"If you want to get a really wet latte foam that is very velvety, viscous, and without a lot of bubbles, then the milk shouldn't be much hotter than 50 degrees Celsius. That's how you get a foam that's easy to pour for latte art." [21:25]

-- Chris Young on Cooking Issues

Allen Leibowitz of Zingerman's re-joins The Farm Report with host Erin Fairbanks to talk more about coffee roasting. Learn how to be as thorough as possible when sourcing and buying coffee and find out why sample roasting is so important. Allen takes listeners on a journey through the process of roasting, and explains how coffee goes from bean to store to cup. Pro tip: coffee is best at its freshest! This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.