We’re delighted to welcome Grace Lin to our podcast this week. She’s a best-selling author, out with a gorgeous new cookbook— CHINESE MENU: THE HISTORY, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE DISHES. If you’d like a copy, you can order it here.

We’ll also let you in on the secret for making sure online recipes really work. And we’ll tell you what’s making us happy in food this week: challah for Rosh Hashanah and Bruce’s light-as-air matzo balls.