Splendid Table (Cooking)
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- Host: Lynne Rossetto Kasper
- The program provides listeners with abundant information on food preparation, appreciation, and culture.
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- Genres: Cooking
- Location: Saint Paul, MN
- Language: English
- Networks: PRI, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR)
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The Splendid Table for Saturday October 11, 2008
Fri, Oct 10
This week we peek at the fantasy life of a house in Tuscany with Michael Tucker, author of Living in a Foreign Language, A Memoir of Food, Wine and Love. Sally Schneider author of A New Way to Cook gives us a fresh take on pears, and Seattle chef Tom Douglas explains the trials and tribulations of becoming a gentleman farmer.
The Splendid Table for Saturday October 4, 2008
Fri, Oct 3
This week we're catching up with Italian food authorities Marcella and Victor Hazan. Marcella's latest project is her autobiography, Amarcord, Marcella Remembers. Jane and Michael Stern are eating Czech food at Belgrade Gardens outside of Akron, OH, and Harold McGee, author of the seminal On Food and Cooking explains the remarkable link between extra-virgin olive oil and ibuprofen.
The Splendid Table for Saturday September 27, 2008
Fri, Sep 26
This week we talk to journalist Julia Flynn Siler author of The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty. Jane and Michael Stern are at Kumback Lunch in Perry, OK, and David Rosengarten looks at the origins of ramen noodles.
The Splendid Table for Saturday September 20, 2008
Fri, Sep 19
This week we are meeting a winemaking legend, David Lett of Oregon's famed Eyrie Vineyard, Jane and Michael Stern are eating ice cream at Ici in Berkeley, CA and New York City food authority Mike Colameco introduces us to Izakayas, Japanese drinking places.
The Splendid Table for Saturday September 13, 2008
Fri, Sep 12
This week it's all things tomato with Amy Goldman author of The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table, Jane and Michael Stern are at the Formica Brothers Bakery in Atlantic City, NJ and writer David Leite, editor of the website Leite's Culinaria takes on the Toll House Cookie.
The Splendid Table for Saturday September 6, 2008
Fri, Sep 5
We're looking at global seed banks with journalist John Seabrook, author of The New Yorker article, Sowing For the Apocalypse. Jane and Michael Stern are at Short Sugar's BBQ in Reidsville, NC and wine wit Joshua Wesson takes us to Italy's premier wine event, Vin Italy.
The Splendid Table for Saturday August 30, 2008
Fri, Aug 29
We're talking to Benjamin Wallace author of The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine. Jane and Michael Stern are at Round Rock Donuts in Round Rock, TX, and we get the final word on knife care from Chad Ward, author of An Edge in the Kitchen.
The Splendid Table for Saturday August 23, 2008
Fri, Aug 22
This week we meet up with Britain's charming Nigella Lawson, author of Nigella Express: 130 Recipes for Good Food, Fast. Jane and Michael Stern are in Kansas City, MO at LC's BBQ, and wine wit Joshua Wesson introduces us to his pick in chillable reds.
The Splendid Table for Saturday August 9, 2008
Fri, Aug 15
This week we're meeting one of the pioneers in America's artisan cheese movement, our very own Steve Jenkins author of The Food Life: Inside the World of Food with the Grocer Extraordinaire at Fairway Market. Jane and Michael Stern are at Halibut in Portland, OR and we look at the Southern way with picnics, with Jean Anderson author of A Love Affair with Southern Cooking: Recipes and Recollections.
The Splendid Table for Saturday August 9, 2008
Fri, Aug 8
This week we're talking to distinguished nutritionist and food activist Marion Nestle about who should really be responsible for our food supply. She is the author of What To Eat. The Stern's are at Standard Baking on the Portland, ME waterfront and Sally Schneider author of the award-winning The Improvisational Cook gives us a new view of the kitchen staple, the egg.
The Splendid Table for Saturday August 2, 2008
Fri, Aug 1
We're looking at the unusual and humble origins of sushi with Trevor Corson, author of The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket, Jane and Michael Stern are at Johnson's Corner Truckstop and Cafe in Loveland, CO and legendary chef Jacque Pepin reminisces on the French kitchen of his childhood. His latest book is Chez Jacques.
The Splendid Table for Saturday July 26, 2008
Fri, Jul 25
This week we're meeting journalist Adam Leith Gollner, author of The Fruit Hunters, A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession. Jane and Michael Stern are at Louis Mueller's BBQ in Taylor TX, and wine wit Joshua Wesson recommends cool wines for hot days.
The Splendid Table for Saturday July 19, 2008
Fri, Jul 18
This week we?re meeting journalist Adam Leith Gollner, author of The Fruit Hunters, A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession. Jane and Michael Stern are at Louis Mueller's BBQ in Taylor TX, and wine wit Joshua Wesson recommends cool wines for hot days.
The Splendid Table for Saturday July 12, 2008
Fri, Jul 11
This week it's the seeds and bark that changed the planet. We're talking spices, the stuff of wonderment and avarice in the medieval world with Paul Freedman, author of Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination. It's a St. Augustine, Florida special for Jane and Michael Stern at Saltwater Cowboy's. Celebrity chef Mario Batali reveals the summertime reads in his beach bag. His new book is Italian Grill. Tea purist Bill Waddington, proprietor of St. Paul's TeaSource, has summer in a...
The Splendid Table for Saturday July 5, 2008
Fri, Jul 4
This week we talk to journalist Dave Plotnikoff about his hike from the Mexican border to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail and the food that ended up being the touch point of the trip. He is the author of "Hungry Man" from the July 2007 issue of Saveur Magazine. Jane and Michael Stern are eating planked whitefish and ice cream "Thunderclouds" at Juilleret's in Harbor Springs, MI, and Russ Parsons, author of How to Pick a Peach explains the rules about produce and the refrigerator.
The Splendid Table for Saturday June 28, 2008
Fri, Jun 27
To arm us for 4th of July celebrations, we've enlisted the services of Mario Batali and his newest book, The Italian Grill. Jane and Michael Stern are eating al fresco at Champlin's Seafood Deck in Naragansett, RI and Harold McGee author of the seminal On Food and Cooking explains the one thing every cook needs to know about cooking red meat.
The Splendid Table for Saturday June 21, 2008
Fri, Jun 20
Neal Rosenthal, author of Reflections of a Wine Merchant joins us with his tale of life in the wine business. Jane and Michael Stern are at Joe Roger's Chili Parlour in Springfield, IL and Gourmet Magazine's John Willoughby gives us a primer in smoke roasting.
The Splendid Table for Saturday June 14, 2008
Fri, Jun 13
This week we have the story of Mother Noella Marcellino who found her calling in a Benedictine abbey and the cheese caves of France. The Stern's are at Clanton's in Vinita, OK eating chicken fried steak. Wine wit Josh Wesson introduces us to the delicious and overlooked sparkling red wines of summer.
The Splendid Table for Saturday June 7, 2008
Fri, Jun 6
We've a look at entertaining through the eyes of one of world's most festive and stylish hosts, fashion designer and cultural iconoclast Issac Mizrahi. Jane and Michael Stern may have found the best coffee in Seattle at Crema, and Food and Wine Magazine's Lettie Teague tells us about the latest restaurant trend, house wines.
The Splendid Table for Saturday May 31, 2008
Fri, May 30
This week we're looking at the wine cork controversy with journalist George Tabor, author of To Cork or Not to Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science and the Bottle for the Wine Bottle. Jane and Michael Stern are taking us to upstate NY to raise our hot dog consciousness at Ted's in Tonawanda, NY, and the Wine Spectator's Matt Kramer introduces us to his favorite white wine, reisling.
The Splendid Table for Saturday May 24, 2008
Fri, May 23
All those people talking about a wine's terroir, meaning the place the grapes come from. Can we really taste it? We get the scientific last word from Harold McGee author of the seminal On Food and Cooking. Jane and Michael Stern are at Woodyard Bar-B-Que in Kansas City, KS, and novelist Nicole Mones tells us about the time in Chinese culinary history which she used as a framework for her latest novel, The Last Chinese Chef.
The Splendid Table for Saturday May 17, 2008
Fri, May 16
Today we are learning how to build a curry with award-winning teacher Raghavan Iyer author of 660 Curries. Jane and Michael Stern have found pecan pie worth the trip at the Texas Pie Company in Kyle, TX. Wine wit Joshua Wesson brings us wines for the picnic basket and we look the misunderstandings behind MSG with The New York Times' Julia Moskin.
The Splendid Table for Saturday May 10, 2008
Fri, May 9
We're looking at the education of a wine rookie with Lettie Teague and her student, movie critic Peter Travers. Lettie is the author of Educating Peter. Jane and Michael Stern are in the Mississippi Delta at Rhoda's Famous Hot Tamales and we look at the advent of a new dining trend, one-pot meals served in private homes.
The Splendid Table for Saturday May 3, 2008
Fri, May 2
We're looking at the education of a wine rookie with Lettie Teague and her student, movie critic Peter Travers. Lettie is the author of Educating Peter. Jane and Michael Stern are in the Mississippi Delta at Rhoda's Famous Hot Tamales and we look at the advent of a new dining trend, one-pot meals served in private homes.
The Splendid Table for Saturday April 26, 2008
Fri, Apr 25
This week we're taking you on a road trip, specifically a wine trip to the Galicia region of Spain. It was one week, one bus, four wine geeks and The Splendid Table. Galicia and it's neighboring area of Bierzo are up and comers in the wine world, and this trip sure explained why.
The Splendid Table for Saturday April 18, 2008
Thu, Apr 17
This week we've a love letter to the island of Oahu. Honolulu may be the most overlooked food city in the world where we'll meet some of the people shaping that unique island cuisine.
The Splendid Table for Saturday April 12, 2008
Fri, Apr 11
It's part 2 of our special record in Italy. Lynne takes us to Emilia-Romagna. This week we begin the tour in Ferrara where the renaissance still rules, and take an unusual look at Emilia-Romagna's crown jewel. Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
The Splendid Table for Saturday April 5, 2008
Fri, Apr 4
This week we're re-visiting our show recorded in Lynne's beloved Emilia-Romagna. This is the region of Italy that Italians consider their culinary jewel, the land of prosciutto and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
The Splendid Table for Saturday March 29, 2008
Fri, Mar 28
This week author John Hailman looks Thomas Jefferson through a unique lens, as a man whose lifelong campaign was to steer the American public away from hard liquor and into the vineyard. He is the author of Thomas Jefferson on Wine. Jane and Michael Stern are eating classic San Francisco fare at Sam's Grill, and our opinionated cheese monger Steve Jenkins teaches us how to get out of our cheese rut!
The Splendid Table for Saturday March 22, 2008
Fri, Mar 21
We are looking at how the miraculous omega-3 fatty acids are disappearing from our Western diet with Susan Allport, author of The Queen of Fats. Jane and Michael Stern are at Skylight Inn BBQ in Ayden, NC and Russ Parsons, author of How to Pick a Peach turns his expertise to spring's fresh peas and fava beans.
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