What happens when two of TV’s top cooking hosts ditch their aprons to go off-script? America’s Test Kitchen veterans Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison dive into food fights, travel snack debates, and answer your most burning culinary questions in a hilarious new podcast about life, eating, and everything in between.
Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison debate polarizing food opinions, settling culinary controversies with hotline caller input in this interview.
2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kid Food!
Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison share kid-friendly recipes and tips for picky eaters and nostalgic favorites.
19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Foods that Define our Friendship
Test cooks Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison share their friendship origin story and culinary memories in this interview.
5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Festival & Fair Foods
Bridget and Julia explore festival and fair foods, sharing ATK recipes and trivia for a delicious culinary adventure.
22 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Desert Island Discs & Dishes
America's Test Kitchen hosts Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster share their desert island music and food choices while answering listener questions about wilderness food packing.
8 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Show & Tell
Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison explore personal kitchen treasures while America's Test Kitchen's Lisa McManus shares her favorite gadget in this interview episode.
24 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Family Traditions
Host Bridget Lancaster explores cherished family recipes and cooking traditions in this interview episode.
10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Late Night Foods & Drinks
Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison share favorite late-night foods and drinks, from nostalgic specialties to retro snacks, in this interview.
27 May 2026
It’s Grilling Season
Julia and Bridget fire up the grill with a discussion about their go-to meats—while Julia tries to get the full details on Bridget’s pulled pork recipe. Along the way, they discuss the right (and safe) way to oil your grill, share some strong opinions on baby back ribs, and give plenty of smoky shade.
ATK Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Barbecued Pulled Pork on a Charcoal Grill,
Paella on the GrillBarbecued Beef Back Ribs,
Quick Collard Greens with Hot Pepper Vinegar
13 May 2026
Food Indulgences
From nostalgic sweet treats to over-the-top cravings, Bridget and Julia dive into the foods they simply can’t resist and hear from listeners about their own indulgences. They match celebrities to their favorite guilty pleasures, swap stories of decadent dining, and reveal just how far they’d go for the perfect donut, barbecue, or wedge of cheese.
29 Apr 2026
Spring Cleaning
It’s out with the old and in with the new in this episode, where Julia and Bridget offer listeners spring cleaning tips and take a peek at each others’ junk drawers.
ATK Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Weeknight Pasta Primavera
Chicago-Style Giadiniera
15 Apr 2026
Cooking for a Crowd
In this episode, Bridget and Julia break down what it takes to cater or host a large gathering. They also debate the best way to cut sandwiches, whether or not pineapples go on pizza, and why a fork may be superior to a spoon when eating mac and cheese.
ATK Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Best Potluck Macaroni and Cheese
Banana Pudding
Chocolate Pots de Creme
Caesar Green Bean Salad
Murgh Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken)
Quick Beef Burgundy
1 Apr 2026
From Past Jobs to Primetime
In this episode, Julia and Bridget reminisce about jobs past and how they learned to be hosts on camera. Plus, they offer advice on work-night meal prepping, and Julia brings in the resume she used to apply to her job at America’s Test Kitchen.
18 Mar 2026
On the Road
In this episode, Bridget’s travel hack sandwich makes a grand cameo. Julia and Bridget also dish about their favorite restaurants, share the on-stage antics at their PBS road shows, and weigh in on what is–and isn’t–acceptable in-flight etiquette.
Check out our website for our take on the Best Chef's Knives!
4 Mar 2026
Lights, Camera, Action
Julia and Bridget kick off awards season by dropping some behind-the-scenes knowledge of how TV shows and movies make their food look so good. Plus, they discuss which celebrities–dead or alive–they’d invite to a home-cooked meal.
ATK Recipes mentioned in this episode:
Paella on the Grill + Indoor Clam Bake
Classic Beef Tenderloin
Mastering Beef Wellington
Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Herb Pan Sauce
18 Feb 2026
Romance on the Menu
In this episode, Bridget and Julia chat about romantic dinner fails, how they celebrate Valentine’s Day, and take on a blind taste test of boxed chocolates.
Valentine's Day may be past us, but you don't need a special occasion to try out some recipes from our book, Cooking for Two!
4 Feb 2026
Getting Ready for Game Day
In this premiere episode of The Side Dish, the hosts of America's Test Kitchen, Julia Collin-Davison and Bridget Lancaster, sit down to talk about all things game day. Julia and Bridget share their wildest game day stories, chat about what to cook for a successful tailgating feast, and guess how many pounds of guacamole are eaten on Super Bowl Sundays.
If this episode got you excited about classic game day food, check out our recipes for Batter Fried Chicken and Chili con Carne.
3 Feb 2026
The Side Dish from America's Test Kitchen
TV’s top cooking hosts—and friends of two decades—are ditching their aprons and going off script. America’s Test Kitchen veterans Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison share behind-the-scenes stories from America’s most popular instructional cooking show, debate the best travel snacks (and more), discuss their favorite kitchen hacks, and answer your burning culinary questions in a hilarious video podcast about life, food, and everything in between.
Inside a recent episode
The Great Food Debate
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It has to be open on the two ends. Then you, like, close one end of it. So now you've got this kind of bowl as a quiche. Yeah. So deep dish pizza is a quiche. A cheesecake is a quiche. Oh my goodness. And then if it's completely encapsulated, it is a calzone. It doesn't matter what it is. It's a calzone. I don't like this rule. I love this rule because it gets really ridiculous. It does. If there's no bread involved, it's a salad. And if it's not a bowl, it's not a bowl. It's just a salad, which means like a bar of chocolate is a salad. It's considered a salad in this. And then if you have like a salad with croutons, so anything interspersed, now it's a nacho. […]
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