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!
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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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Nov 26, 2020 • 1h 56min
Turkey Confidential with Jacques Pepin, Samin Nosrat and More
Francis Lam hosts the 2020 pre-recorded edition of our popular Thanksgiving show. Francis is joined by special guests Samin Nosrat, Chef Michael Solomonov, Jacques Pépin, Nora McInerny, and Sohla El-Waylly to answer your pre-recorded questions. Broadcast dates for this episode:November 26, 2020
Oct 30, 2020 • 51min
Favorite Fall Cookbooks
This week we’re all about the new fall cookbook releases and we talk to some of our favorite authors who wrote them: Danny Mena (Made in Mexico), Evan Funke (American Sfoglino), Joanne Chang (Pastry Love), Chris Shepherd, (Cook Like a Local), and T.J. Smith and Kami Ahrens (editors of the newest edition of The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery).Broadcast dates for this episode:October 4, 2019 (originally aired)October 30, 2020 (rebroadcast)
Oct 23, 2020 • 50min
An Award-Winning Duo: Susan Feniger & Mary Sue Milliken
2018 Julia Child Award winners Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken talk about their partnership and the changing face of the American food world.Broadcast dates for this episode:October 19, 2018 (originally aired)October 11, 2019 (rebroadcast)October 23, 2020 (rebroadcast)
Sep 4, 2020 • 50min
Traveling to Eat
Francis Lam and guests explore the cuisines of the Black Sea, Thailand, Haiti, Milwaukee, and beyond.
Aug 21, 2020 • 50min
Mothers & Daughters
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Spotify | PandoraThis week are celebrating mothers and daughters in all kinds of ways. We eavesdrop in the kitchen with Priya and Ritu Krishna, authors of Indian (-ish). Chef Asma Khan shows us the real edges of her own family and the family she’s made at her London restaurant Darjeeling Express. Chef Bonnie Frumkin Morales, author of Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking, talks about the influence her mother still wields in her kitchen. And, Molly Birnbaum of America’s Test Kitchen Kids brings us her magical ways with small cooks and eaters in training.Broadcast dates for this episode:May 3, 2019 (originally aired)August 21, 2020 (rebroadcast)
Aug 7, 2020 • 50min
How Bees Made What We Eat
This week is all about bees. We talk to Thor Hanson, author of Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees, about the importance of bees to our food supply, as well as their connection to the evolution of plants and humans. Francis Lam gets the story of Brooklyn’s red bees and other urban tales of beekeeping from Andrew Coté. Bridget Lancaster, host of America’s Test Kitchen, has flavorful tips for cooking with honey. And bee researcher Bernardo Niño discusses what makes a healthy bee colony and takes us inside the mysterious of colony collapse disorder. Francis also talks with listeners about using and preserving habanero peppers, and why cocoa powder is often included in Sicilian caponata recipes.Broadcast dates for this episode:August 24, 2018 (originally aired)August 16, 2019 (rebroadcast)August 07, 2020 (rebroadcast)
Jul 24, 2020 • 50min
661: Summer Cookout
Light up and get your grill on with inspired sauces and sides, and foolproof techniques for both your fire and your food.
Jun 26, 2020 • 50min
659: Vegging Out
The cultural (and family) politics of vegetarianism, new techniques and better planning for cooking veggies, and essential vegan dishes from Vedge.
Jun 12, 2020 • 50min
668: Edna Lewis, an American Original
We honor chef, writer, and activist Edna Lewis, who was born in a village of freed slaves and helped change the course of American cuisine.
Jun 5, 2020 • 50min
712: An Hour with Yotam Ottolenghi
Cookbook phenomenon Yotam Ottolenghi takes on your calls and talks tahini, feeding kids, and collaboration.
