What Is Top Chef Melissa King’s Best Bite of the Week? Plus, Two Vegan Desserts We Are Making on Repeat!

What’s a Top Chef's go-to recipe for hosting friends? This week, we’re not only sharing our best home-cooking bites, but we’re also asking Top Chef Melissa King about her favorite bite of the week! By the end of this episode, you’ll discover two vegan desserts that use a surprising ingredient, plus a few new ways to bring miso into your weeknight cooking. Chef Melissa King also reveals her go-to date night dish from her new cookbook: Cook Like A King. Tune in for a quick dose of home cooking inspiration! *** Links: Find out more about Melissa King , follow her Instagram , and check out her new cookbook: Cook Like a King Recipes discussed in this episode from “Cook Like A King”: Shaighainese Lionhead Meatballs, Miso Baba Ghanoush, Miso Caesar Salad, Miso Marinated Fish, and Hong Kong Milk Tea Tiramisu Other recipes discussed: Sonya’s grandmother’s Tefteli (meatball) recipe , and another of our favorite miso-marinated fish options Melissa's "Best Bite" was from House of Prime Rib in San Francisco Our Cooking a Steakhouse Dinner at Home episode has more steakhouse-inspired recipes Our best bites of the week: Silken Tofu Chocolate Mousse from the Conscious Plant Kitchen – this would be great with the addition of espresso powder, and topped with macerated berries! The “Co-op Tofu Brownie Cookies” can be found in Nicole Rucker’s Fat & Flour *** Got a cooking question? Leave us a message on our hotline at: 323-452-9084 For more recipes and cooking inspiration, sign up for our Substack here . You can also now find us on YouTube. We love hearing from you — follow us on Instagram @ foodfriendspod , or drop us a line at foodfriendspod@gmail.com ! Book a farmers’ market tour with Sonya in Portland, OR!