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Here\'s a common ingredient nobody talks about: ice. It\'s not "just" frozen water. It can make or break some concoctions.

We\'re veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We\'ve written over three dozen cookbooks, including THE ULTIMATE PARTY DRINK BOOK.

In this episode, we talk a culinary ingredient most never consider: ice There\'s more to it than just freezing water. We\'ll talk about making perfect ice cubes and using ice properly in cocktails.

We have a one-minute cooking tip about, yep, ice. Then Bruce interviews Emmanuel Laroche, author of CONVERSATIONS BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR. And we tell you what\'s making us happy in food this week.

Here are the segments of this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE AND MARK:

[00:59]\\tYou\\u2019re putting ice in that? A frank discussion about a culinary ingredient nobody talks about!

[14:17]\\t\\tOur one-minute cooking tip: how to make better ice.

[16:00]\\tBruce\\u2019s interview with Emmanuel Laroche, author of CONVERSATIONS BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR.

[39:20]\\tWhat\\u2019s making us happy in food this week? Spiced pickled peaches and champagne!