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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Mar 30, 2013 • 51min
Seasonal Seafood
National Geographic explorer Barton Seaver joins us with his take on seasonal seafood. He is the author of For Cod and Country. Tea merchant Bill Waddington introduces us to the newest category of teas just discovered in China: dark tea. And Jane and Michael Stern are at the Sweet Water Cafe in Marquette, Mich.Broadcast dates for this episode:March 31, 2012 (originally aired)March 30, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Mar 2, 2013 • 52min
Asian Tofu
This week, we talk to Andrea Nguyen about her latest book, Asian Tofu. Jane and Michael Stern are on the Eastern Shore of Virginia at the Exmore Diner. We get a smell tour of Seattle with researcher Victoria Henshaw, and we talk to Renee Shepherd of Renee's Garden about the newest in culinary seeds.Broadcast dates for this episode:March 3, 2012 (originally aired)March 2, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Feb 2, 2013 • 52min
Andy's Steamed Fish
This week in The Key 3, it's Thai food expert Andy Ricker. Jane and Michael Stern are at Sylvan Park in Nashville, Tenn. We take on homemade mustards with Los Angeles Times reporter Noelle Carter, and we look at the food world through its knives with Allegra McEvedy, author of Bought, Borrowed & Stolen.Broadcast dates for this episode:February 4, 2012 (originally aired)February 2, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Jan 12, 2013 • 52min
Olive Oil
This week it's a look at the sometimes scandalous world of olive oil with Tom Mueller author of Extra Virginity. Legendary vegetarian cook Anna Thomas brings us her take on steaming bowls of green soup for the winter months. Her book is Love Soup. We talk with Christian DeBenedetti about his book The Great American Ale Trail, and play another round of Stump the Cook with Modern Family's Ty Burrell.Broadcast dates for this episode:January 7, 2012 (originally aired)January 12, 2013 (rebroadcast)
Dec 29, 2012 • 50min
Holiday Nostalgia
British food writer Nigel Slater, author of Tender, joins us with his take on the holiday meal; Edward Behr has a new book, The Art of Eating Cookbook; and Andrew Schloss, author of Homemade Soda, brings some non-alcoholic suggestions for the holiday.Broadcast dates for this episode:December 24, 2011 (originally aired)December 29, 2012 (rebroadcast)
Dec 15, 2012 • 50min
Homemade Gifts
Childhood nostalgia comes full circle with pastry chef Christina Tosi and her new book, Momofuku Milk Bar. Food Stylist Annie Rigg joins us with her charmingly British take on homemade gifts. Her book is Gifts From the Kitchen. John Moe takes on techy food gifts. And Jane and Michael Stern have declared Los Angeles as the best city for 24-hour eating.Broadcast dates for this episode:December 17, 2011 (originally aired)December 15, 2012 (rebroadcast)
Dec 1, 2012 • 49min
The Brisketeer
This week, Markus Bachmann of Sonor Wines explains how he uses music in the fermenting process. We talk to Stephanie Pierson, author of The Brisket Book; we visit a beer stock exchange in Washington, D.C.; and Jane and Michael Stern head to Lafayette, La.Broadcast dates for this episode:December 10, 2011 (originally aired)December 1, 2012 (rebroadcast)
Nov 24, 2012 • 50min
Ruhlman's Twenty
This week chef and journalist, Michael Ruhlman joins us with his new book Ruhlman's Twenty, 20 Techniques, 100 Recipes, A Cook's Manifesto. Jane and Michael Stern are at Steve's Pig and Ox Roast in Lackawanna, N.Y., and Diana Henry, author of Plenty: Good Uncomplicated Food for the Sustainable Kitchen brings us the latest in vegetable cookery from the British Isles.Broadcast dates for this episode:November 12, 2011 (originally aired)November 24, 2012 (rebroadcast)
Nov 22, 2012 • 1h 58min
Turkey Confidential 2012
Thanks again to Marcus Samuelsson, Rick Bayless, Ina Garten and Peter Sagal for joining us live on Thanksgiving morning.In addition to the recipes featured below, several other menus were referenced.Broadcast dates for this episode:November 22, 2012
Nov 10, 2012 • 50min
God in a Cup
We take a look at the specialty coffee movement with Michaele Weissman, author of God in a Cup. Britain's Diana Henry, author of Plenty: Good, uncomplicated food for the sustainable kitchen joins us with her take on where to look for flavor inspiration. And Andy Crouch, author of Great American Craft Beer: A Guide to the Nation's Finest Beers and Breweries, introduces us to "session beer."Broadcast dates for this episode:November 13, 2010 (originally aired)November 10, 2012 (rebroadcast)
