🎙️ EP147 – Eric and Phil go all-in on the potato hall of fame—Robuchon’s butter-bomb purée, Heston’s triple-cooked fries, French gratins, plus some real WTF recipes like potato sauces and espumas. The greatest spud dishes every chef should know.

🎧 Topics Covered in This Episode:

🥔 The Potato is King – humble, ugly, glorious

👨‍🍳 Robuchon’s Legendary Purée (60% butter rule)

🍟 Heston’s Triple-Cooked Fries – the recipe that changed fries forever

🔥 Why Technique Matters – turning classics into innovation

🇪🇸 Spanish Fries vs. French Fries – soggy but soulful

🥛 Potato Gratin & Tartiflette – French comfort classics

🍲 Pommes Boulanger – baked potatoes with broth & onions

🥘 Creole Potatoes & Family Food Memories

🎶 Potatoes, Smell & Memory – food as time travel

🧪 WTF Potato Recipes – juicing, gels & experimental sauces

💨 Potato Espuma – fish, olive oil vs. butter debates

🤬 The Cheesecake & Potato Purée Wars – dogma in the kitchen

🧄 Marco Pierre White’s Butter-Roasted Potatoes

🍷 Potato Dressings – truffle oil, stock & genius simplicity

📚 Final Thoughts & Outro

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