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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Sep 14, 2013 • 51min
Road Trip: New Orleans
This week is a road trip to New Orleans. Guests include Leah Chase of the legendary Dooky Chase's Restaurant; journalist Lolis Eric Elie; WWNO's Poppy Tooker, host of Louisiana Eats!; and mixologist Chris McMillian. Plus, Jane and Michael Stern escort us around the annual Roadfood Festival.Broadcast dates for this episode:September 22, 2012 (originally aired)September 14, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Aug 31, 2013 • 51min
Bill's Fried Oysters
Southern chef Bill Smith, of Crook's Corner in Chapel Hill, joins us for the next installment of The Key 3. Jesse Griffiths helps us examine our relationship with hunting, and we take a look at an unusual find in the wine world: orange wine.Broadcast dates for this episode:September 15, 2012 (originally aired)August 31, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Aug 17, 2013 • 50min
The Juice
Jay McInerney joins us with his latest wine book, The Juice. Tracie McMillan has gone undercover in the American food industry, and we look at the vegetarian traditions in Morocco with Jeff Koehler.Broadcast dates for this episode:August 25, 2012 (originally aired)August 17, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Aug 3, 2013 • 51min
Julia's Birthday
We celebrate Julia Child's birthday this week, listening to some early Splendid Table interviews with the grand lady. Ted Allen joins us as our celebrity stumpmaster in another round of Stump the Cook, and David Leite returns with a fresh look at a European favorite, Nutella. Chinese chef and scholar Ken Hom gives us a culinary tour of China.Broadcast dates for this episode:August 11, 2012 (originally aired)August 3, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Jul 20, 2013 • 51min
Sally's Herb Salt
We're back with another episode of our Key 3 series, interviews with chefs and good cooks about the three recipes they think other good cooks should know. This week it's Sally Schneider of The Improvised Life. The Sterns are in Michigan eating boozy cakes made by monks at The Jampot, and John Schlimm has some recipes for the vegan griller.Broadcast dates for this episode:July 28, 2012 (originally aired)July 20, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Jul 6, 2013 • 52min
Camp Cooking
This week Lynne plays Stump the Cook with chef Mario Batali. Authors Mike Faverman and Pat Mac take on dining in the great outdoors with their book Ultimate Camp Cooking. And Jane and Michael Stern have tracked down the very best in corned beef hash.Broadcast dates for this episode:June 25, 2011 (originally aired)June 2, 2012 (rebroadcast)July 6, 2013 (rebroadcast)
May 18, 2013 • 51min
Andrea's Turnip Soup
We have another installment in our series The Key 3, interviews with chefs and good cooks about the three recipes other good cooks should know. This week it's award-winning chef Andrea Reusing of Lantern in Chapel Hill, N.C. Jane and Michael Stern are at The Blue Bonnet Cafe in Marble Falls, Texas, and we hear about the Vietnamese tradition of monthly rice from journalist Claudia Kolker.Broadcast dates for this episode:May 19, 2012 (originally aired)May 18, 2013 (rebroadcast)
May 4, 2013 • 52min
Cinco de Mayo
Mexican chef Pati Jinich, host of PBS's "Pati's Mexican Table," joins us with her take on authentic Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Jane and Michael Stern are at Eckl's Beef & Weck in Orchard Park, N.Y. And we talk to food activist and MacArthur Fellow (Genius Award recipient) Will Allen about his book, The Good Food Revolution.Broadcast dates for this episode:May 5, 2012 (originally aired)May 4, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Apr 20, 2013 • 52min
The Ghostwriter
We meet up with JJ Goode, a culinary ghostwriter, Jane and Michael Stern are back from New Orleans with fresh finds, and we talk to Wine & Spirits editor Tara Q. Thomas about Greek wines.Broadcast dates for this episode:April 21, 2012 (originally aired)April 20, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Apr 13, 2013 • 51min
Lidia's Ziti
This week, it's another installment of our series The Key 3, conversations with good cooks about the three recipes they think are essential. Lidia Bastianich takes us into the kitchen of Felidia in NYC to teach us her key pasta recipes. Also, Jane and Michael Stern are at The Red Truck Bakery in Warrenton, Va., and Hank Shaw teaches us to harvest spring trees.Broadcast dates for this episode:April 14, 2012 (originally aired)April 13, 2013 (rebroadcast)
