It's Alive! With Brad

Season 4

Join Bon Appétit test kitchen manager, Brad Leone, on a wild, roundabout and marginally scientific adventure exploring fermented foods and more. From cultured butter and kombucha, to kimchi and miso, to beer and tepache, learn how to make fermented and live foods yourself.

Where to Watch Season 4

5 Episodes

  • Brad Makes Garlic Ginger Paste
    E1
    Brad Makes Garlic Ginger PasteBon Appétit’s Brad Leone is back for episode 68 of It’s Alive, aka “It’s Alive: Home Video Edition, Tape 1”. You’re invited to join him in his home kitchen to make fermented garlic ginger paste! Tune in for: garlic, ginger, dogs, kids, mathematics, flying pickles, and a special arts and crafts presentation by the one and only Sohla El-Waylly. At some point they may even cover how to make the paste!
  • Brad Makes Pickled Onions at Home
    E2
    Brad Makes Pickled Onions at HomeBon Appétit’s Brad Leone is back for episode 69 of It’s Alive and— quiet, kids! He’s pickling onions! Join Brad as he shows you how to pickle onions two different ways. “Perfect for whatever,” but he’s going to use them to top off his Italian sub. Welcome back to Brad’s kitchen for “It’s Alive: Home Video Edition: Episode 2.”
  • Brad and Sohla Make Dosas
    E3
    Brad and Sohla Make DosasBon Appétit’s Brad Leone is back for episode 70 of It’s Alive and he’s joined once again by friend of the show, Sohla El-Waylly, who teaches him how to make dosa! We may have lost track of what year it is, but “It’s Alive: Home Video Edition - Episode 3” sure has an active ferment, plenty of on-brand catastrophe, and multiple appearances by Clementine and Vito, your favorite dynamic dog pals.
  • Brad Makes Fermented Mushrooms
    E4
    Brad Makes Fermented MushroomsBon Appétit’s Brad Leone is back for episode 71 of It’s Alive and this time he’s making fermented mushrooms! Join Brad as he shows you how to…oh dear, he broke the jar. Ok, well I think we can all agree you shouldn’t eat mushrooms filled with glass. You don’t have to fact check that one.
  • Brad Makes Brussels Sprout Kimchi
    E5
    Brad Makes Brussels Sprout KimchiBon Appétit’s Brad Leone is back for episode 72 of It’s Alive and this time he’s making brussels sprout kimchi! Join Brad as he and Stiff Steve embark on another exciting at-home project, discuss some of their favorite films, and speculate about what might be going on over at Fermentation Station.

 

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