

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
If you love to eat, cook and travel, The Splendid Table is your weekly go-to source. Our public radio program has been connecting people through the common language of food for over three decades. Hosted by award-winning food journalist Francis Lam, each week we bring you fresh voices and surprising conversations at the intersection of cooking, people and culture. We cover all things food – from recipes and restaurants to history and science, farmer’s markets and of course, the Thanksgiving feast. Our wide-ranging, freewheeling guest list includes both world-class and rookie chefs, bestselling authors, scientists, poets, musicians, and even an astronaut in orbit!
Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Weeknight Kitchen, to receive practical, delicious weeknight-ready recipes. Once a month, we also share a sweet treat or baking recipe. Sign up at Splendidtable.org/newsletter
Produced by American Public Media. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network
Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Weeknight Kitchen, to receive practical, delicious weeknight-ready recipes. Once a month, we also share a sweet treat or baking recipe. Sign up at Splendidtable.org/newsletter
Produced by American Public Media. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network
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Dec 31, 2021 • 50min
674: Hanging Out with Mike Solomonov
Francis Lam and renowned chef Michael Solomonov get to the soul of Israeli food, swap disaster stories and tag team calls from listeners.Broadcast dates for this episode:December 28, 2018 (originally aired)January 3, 2020 (rebroadcast)December 31, 2021 (rebroadcast)

Dec 24, 2021 • 49min
725: Welcoming the Holidays with Ina Garten
We close this rollercoaster of a year with the wonderful Ina Garten and answer some of your cooking questions. Plus, Kristen Miglore brings in some of her favorite Genius recipes of the year.

Nov 26, 2021 • 50min
722: Staying Close, Even When Distant with Sam Sanders and more
We’re working on connecting this week with advice from Sam Sanders on making real conversation, food gifting with Deb Perelman, and the art of gathering with Priya Parker.

Nov 25, 2021 • 1h 56min
Turkey Confidential with J.Kenji. Lopez-Alt, Pati Jinich, David Chang and More
Francis Lam hosts the 2021 pre-recorded edition of our popular Thanksgiving show. Francis is joined by special guests Cheryl Day, Pati Jinich, J.Kenji Lopez-Alt, David Chang, and Priya Krishna to answer your pre-recorded questions.Broadcast dates for this episode:November 25, 2021

Nov 12, 2021 • 50min
723: Global Thanksgiving with Hawa Hassan and Andrea Nguyen
This week, we’ve stories of how Thanksgiving looks for Americans from all over the world - Vietnam, Mexico, and Somalia. And America’s Test Kitchen helps us downsize this years menu.

Oct 29, 2021 • 50min
692: Passing the Torch
On family farms, in restaurants, and in food writing, what happens when one generation passes the work to the next?

Oct 15, 2021 • 50min
721: Let's talk Chinese American Food
Chef Lucas Sin talks about the evolution of Chinese food & we meet the Ng family, beloved restaurateurs of Kansas City's Bo Lings.

Sep 17, 2021 • 51min
719: Back to Baking with Lisa Donovan and Anissa Helou
Here’s hoping that the heat of summer is behind us as we fire up our ovens with baking experts from the American South and the Middle East

Aug 20, 2021 • 50min
690: Confessions of Culinary Superfans
Who do you admire? Preston Clark on Patrick Clark, Shauna Sever on Maida Heatter, Melissa Clark on Marcella Hazan, and Pati Jinich on Joan Nathan.

Aug 13, 2021 • 50min
717: Summer Kitchens
We talk cooking cool (or not cooking at all) with The New Yorker’s Helen Rosner and learn about the literal summer kitchens of Ukraine.


