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Food52\u2019s CEO Erika Ayers Badan is skilled at many things\u2014and we\u2019re not just saying that because she\u2019s our boss!\u2014but she doesn\u2019t pretend to be a whiz in the kitchen. So in our brand-new video series, Erika Learns<\/a><\/em>, she calls upon her favorite food-focused friends for some helpful guidance.<\/p>\n In the very first episode, Erika invites Emmy-winning talk show host Tamron Hall and Emmy- and James Beard-winning chef and culinary producer Lish Steiling to walk her through a dish from their new cookbook, A Confident Cook: Recipes for Joyous, No-Pressure, Fun in the Kitchen<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a cookbook, and it\u2019s one we\u2019re proud of, but it\u2019s also a story of friendship,\u201d Tamron says in the video. \u201cIt\u2019s a story [about how] as confident as we appear in our everyday lives, we all struggle with confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch along<\/a> as the trio prepares the book\u2019s Chicken Thighs with Dates and Olives<\/a> recipe, while Erika asks the important questions, like, \u201cWhat\u2019s a mirepoix?\u201d and coins the term \u201cparty-girl oil.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nWho should Erika invite next into the Test Kitchen? Tell us in the comments!<\/em>
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