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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Dec 13, 2024 • 49min
793: The Secret of Cooking with Bee Wilson and Cassoulet Confessions with Sylvie Bigar
Discover the secrets of cooking with food historian Bee Wilson and food writer Sylvie Bigar. Learn about finding joy in the kitchen, the transformative power of garlic, and the therapeutic aspects of cooking. Explore the obsession with the iconic French dish Cassoulet and its regional variations.
Nov 29, 2024 • 49min
791: Fall Cookbook Roundup
Join baker Samantha Seneviratne, known for her teaching style in 'Bake Smart', as she reveals a butter trick for her delicious Gooey Cranberry Crumb Cake. Chef Jon Kung shares his experience as a third-culture kid through his debut book, 'Kung Food,' featuring a fusion recipe for Hong Kong-style Chicken and Waffles. Restaurateur Rose Previte discusses her culinary travels and her passion for live-fire cooking, spotlighting dishes like Omani Grilled Shrimp Kebabs. Dive into a delightful mix of baking tips and cultural culinary explorations!
Nov 28, 2024 • 1h 56min
Turkey Confidential 2024
Join Tiffany Derry, a celebrated chef from Dallas, Joe Yonan, food editor at The Washington Post, Andrea Nguyen, acclaimed cookbook author, and pastry chef Paola Velez as they revolutionize Thanksgiving. They share tips on plant-based main courses and unique side dishes, discuss nostalgic comfort foods like mashed potatoes, and offer practical turkey cooking techniques. The conversation flows from innovative baking inspired by bodegas to celebrating multicultural traditions, showcasing a Thanksgiving filled with creativity and culinary joy.
Nov 15, 2024 • 49min
792: A Chef’s Thanksgiving with Amy Thielen, Eric Ripert, and Pierre Thiam
Guests Amy Thielen, Eric Ripert, and Pierre Thiam share tips on stress-free Thanksgiving hosting, cooking moist turkey, simple seafood dishes, West African flavors, and crispy roasted Brussel sprouts. They discuss their books, including Thielen's Company, Ripert's Seafood Simple, and Thiam's Simply West African. They provide techniques for cooking salmon gently, creating reimagined Thanksgiving side dishes, and incorporating unique flavors like palm oil and collard greens.
Nov 1, 2024 • 50min
727: Cooking by Feel with Vivian Howard & Nik Sharma
When it comes to cooking, do you follow a recipe to a T, or do you do a little improv? This week, we learn a lot about cooking by feel with the star of the Peabody and Emmy-award-winning show A Chef’s Life, Vivian Howard. She talks to Francis about how she “deprogrammed’ herself from precision cooking and started thinking outside of a written recipe. Plus, she sticks around to help answer your cooking questions. Vivian’s latest book is This Will Make It Taste Good. Then, we take advice from the scientist-turned-cook Nik Sharma, author of The Flavor Equation, on how to be intuitive with our food. Broadcast dates for this episode:January 22, 2021 (originally aired)January 28, 2022 (rebroadcast)November 1, 2024 (rebroadcast)When you shop using our links, we earn a small commission. It’s a great way to support public media at no extra cost to you!Celebrate kitchen companionship with a gift to The Splendid Table today.
Oct 18, 2024 • 50min
790: An Hour With Dorie Greenspan
This week, we dedicate the hour to the fabulous Dorie Greenspan. We talk about her start in food, from burning her kitchen down when she was a pre-teen to her love for project baking early in her career and becoming the iconic writer and cookbook author we know today. She shares stories about meeting Julia Child, working alongside high-level pastry chefs, including France’s Pierre Hermé, and her highly- creative process for writing recipes. Dorie is the author of 14 Cookbooks, including the best-selling Baking with Dorie, Everyday Dorie, Dorie’s Cookies, and Around My French Table. Check out our collection of Dorie interviews and recipes here.Broadcast dates for this episode:October 20, 2023 (originally aired)October 18, 2024 (rebroadcast)Your support is a special ingredient in helping to make The Splendid Table. Donate today
Oct 4, 2024 • 50min
789: World of Spices with Sana Javeri Kadri and Ethan Frisch
Sana Javeri Kadri discusses the research on the spice trade and her business based on the stories of spice farmers worldwide. Ethan Frisch walks us through a spice tasting of peppercorns, cinnamon, and cumin. The podcast explores the history and exploitation of the spice trade, the cultural significance of spices, and the commitment to supporting small farmers. They also discuss the varieties and flavors of cinnamon and the fruity aroma of white pepper.
Sep 25, 2024 • 55min
Check Out: Food Network Obsessed
This week we’re sharing an episode of Food Network Obsessed, the official podcast of Food Network. On each episode, host Jaymee Sire welcomes your favorite chefs, food influencers and Food Network personalities to talk about how they started their food careers, who inspires them and what it’s like to cook on Food Network. On this episode, Jaymee is joined by Food Network Star winner and Outrageous Pumpkins personality, Damaris Phillips. She talks about her Kentucky upbringing in a family of home-chefs, the labor-of-love attitude at the heart of Southern hospitality, and introduces us to the iconic food and fanfare of the Kentucky Derby: the masks, the bourbon, everything! Plus, get inside details about how she developed her close friendship with her Food Network Star mentor, Bobby Flay and hear about the new challenges that will spice up this season of Outrageous Pumpkins.
Sep 20, 2024 • 50min
743: Baking with Dorie Greenspan and Everything Grains with Abra Berens
We sit down with Dorie Greenspan to talk about her newest book, Baking with Dorie. She tells us about her "sweetheart" recipe collection, how she stays inspired after publishing 14 books, and how she dared makeover her famous World Peace Cookies. She left us with a delicious Caramel Apple Crisp recipe, perfect for the season and sticks around to answer your cooking questions. Later, our dear friend Abra Berens joins us to talk about her new book Grist: A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds and Legumes. Soak or not to soak? Water or stock? And the last word on how to cook rice!Broadcast dates for this episode:October 22, 2021 (originally aired)October 28, 2022 (rebroadcast)September 20, 2024 (rebroadcast) Generous listeners like you make The Splendid Table possible. Donate today to support the show
Sep 6, 2024 • 50min
787: Apples and Agave with Diane Flynt, David Suro Piñera, and Gary Paul Nabhan
This week, we dive into the world of apples and agave. First, we talk with apple historian Diane Flynt, author of Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived: The Surprising Story of Apples in the South, about what makes apples so magical and the connection apples have to people. She also teaches us the history of apples in the South and tips on what makes a good cider. Then, we turn to the world of Agave spirits with authors Gary Paul Nabhan and David Suro Piñera, where we get an understanding of agave as not just an entity but a “whole rainbow of flavors and fragrance” as well as the fascinating craftsmanship behind mezcal and tequilas. Their latest book is Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals.September 8, 2023 (originally aired)September 6, 2024 (rebroadcast)Your support is a special ingredient in helping to make The Splendid Table. Donate today
