The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

Touring Harlem

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Marcus Samuelsson takes Melissa Clark on a personalized tour of Harlem, the neighborhood he has called home for over a decade. Charlotte Druckman give...

Breeding a Better Apple

13 Oct 2017

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Apple breeder David Bedford comes in from the orchard to let Lynne Rossetto Kasper sample the latest apple flavors, and Molly Birnbaum from America's ...

Pancit Canton with Chef King Phojanakong

03 Oct 2017

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Francis Lam recently visited Chef King Phojanakong in the home kitchen of King's mother, Emma, for our Filipino Food episode. The three of them were f...

The Ten Restaurants That Changed America

29 Sep 2017

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Paul Freedman gives Lynne Rossetto Kasper the names of the ten restaurants that changed America. Lynne also talks with Melanie Dunea about the latter'...

Seasons

15 Sep 2017

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The Perennial Plate is back, and Daniel Klein tells Lynne Rossetto Kasper about the season-focused concept of their fourth season. Also back is Jekka ...

Meeting Hoppin' John

01 Sep 2017

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Host Francis Lam chats with Osayi Endolyn about her introduction to Hoppin' John, and how it led her to explore both her personal background and the i...

Mortar & Pestle

18 Aug 2017

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Zhug, a Yemenite hot sauce, might be the next Sriracha. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt tells Lynne Rossetto Kasper all about it and the simple tools you need to m...

Fresh Water

04 Aug 2017

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Polar explorer and adventurer Ann Bancroft's latest journey took her to the Ganges River in search of fresh water. She tells Lynne Rossetto Kasper all...

The Roots of Zoe's Ghana Kitchen

01 Aug 2017

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In an extended interview with host Francis Lam, chef Zoe Adjonyoh recalls her childhood fascination with the food from her father's home country - Gha...

Nordic Fare

28 Jul 2017

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Magnus Nilsson wrote what may be the definitive book on Nordic cooking, and he tells guest host Melissa Clark that there's more to it than pickled her...

Slow Change

14 Jul 2017

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Krishnendu Ray talks with Von Diaz about the history of immigrant foods and their (eventual) acceptance in America. In addition, Molly Birnbaum from A...

Twenty

30 Jun 2017

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This week it’s a celebration of the Fourth of July with a collection of classic interviews. We listen to an interview with Julia Child from our firs...

Silk Road Food

23 Jun 2017

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Lynne Rossetto Kasper chats with Caroline Eden and Eleanor Ford about their new book, Samarkand, a collection of essays, photos, and recipes from cent...

Colonel Sanders, Mahalia Jackson and the South’s Influence on Fast Food

20 Jun 2017

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In an extended conversation with host Francis Lam, Southern food historian John T. Edge (The Potlikker Papers) discusses the different influences that...

The Secrets of Service

09 Jun 2017

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Host Francis Lam talks to Will Guidara about what defines great service, Joe Yonan finds meatless smoking options with Project Smoke author Steve Raic...

Bon Appétit's Adam Rapoport interviews host Francis Lam

06 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Every once in a while, we like to share something extra with our fans and listeners. Our friend at Bon Appétit, Adam Rapoport, recently interviewed h...

Spring Fling

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk to hunger activist Robert Egger of L.A. Kitchen about his work feeding seniors, one of the fastest growing underfed populations. Mol...

Farm-to-Table

12 May 2017

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This week we talk to chef Lenny Russo about the realities of committing to local and sustainable in a Midwestern restaurant. He is the author of Heart...

Bonus: Samin Nosrat's Pasta alle Vongole - extended interview with recipe

05 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Samin Nosrat is the author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Host Francis Lam recently interviewed her for Episode 630: Recipes - the Good, the Bad & the ...

Wurst Case

28 Apr 2017

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Chris Schonberger, editor in chief of First We Feast, joins us with an insider’s view of the problems surrounding modern food journalism. We learn h...

Brain Food

14 Apr 2017

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Guest host David Leite talks to Dr. Drew Ramsey about the connection between food and mental health, journalist Lisa Morehouse reports on Chinese food...

Bonus: Shane Mitchell Extended Interview

12 Apr 2017

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This Splendid Table Sides bonus podcast features an extended interview with Shane Mitchell, author of Far Afield. Contributor Shauna Sever talks with ...

Koreatown

31 Mar 2017

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Mexican chef Enrique Olvera joins us this week with a conversation about modern Mexican food. His new book is Mexico from the Inside Out. Melissa Clar...

What We Talk About When We Talk About Food

24 Mar 2017

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What do we talk about when we talk about food? We talk about life, the fuel that keeps us alive and the spirit that makes our cultures live and breath...

The Dirt Cure

17 Mar 2017

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We talk to Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein about her intriguing book, The Dirt Cure. Molly Birnbaum, executive editor of Cook’s Science at America’s Test ...

Six Hundred

03 Mar 2017

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Managing Producer Sally Swift guest hosts this week’s show. Nopi's Yotam Ottolenghi explains his latest cookbook. Food critic Tom Sietsema of the Wa...

Fed, White, and Blue

24 Feb 2017

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Writer Rowan Jacobsen goes deep undercover to discover the otherworldly powers of tea while visiting a group of tea connoisseurs in Montreal. Longtime...

A New Chapter

10 Feb 2017

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Lynne Rossetto Kasper shares her retirement announcement with The Splendid Table listeners and welcomes new show host Francis Lam. Writer Lisa Napoli ...

Biodiversity

03 Feb 2017

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Guest host Melissa Clark of The New York Times heads up a big show this week when we launch a new monthly partnership with America’s Test Kitchen. T...

Smashed, Mashed, Boiled, and Baked

27 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There is a wonderful wide world of potatoes out there, and nearly limitless ways to cook with them. Ragavhan Iyer explores them all in his new book Sm...

Cheddar

20 Jan 2017

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What should we expect from the people who sell us food? We get an opinion from cheesemonger and food retailer Steve Jenkins. Tucker Shaw of Cook's Sci...

The Jemima Code

06 Jan 2017

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This week we’re talking to Indian food authority Madhur Jaffrey about her latest book, Vegetarian India. We're going inside the Middle Eastern pantr...

Willpower

30 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we learn what it takes to be a cheesemonger with Steve Jones, proprietor of Cheese Bar in Portland, Ore. We're also looking at willpower wi...

Notes on Creativity

23 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Britain’s Nigella Lawson joins us with her deeply personal book, Simply Nigella. The Sterns have found first-rate chocolate at L.A. Burdick in Walpo...

Ruled by Fire

09 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We have an interview with a legendary iconoclast, South American chef Francis Mallmann, from our 20th anniversary celebration at the Fitzgerald Theate...

Soul Food

25 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk to London’s culinary sensations Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi about their new book, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, we look at honey...

Turkey Confidential 2016

24 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Splendid Table presented Turkey Confidential 2016, our annual live Thanksgiving call-in show. Host Lynne Rossetto Kasper came to the rescue of Tha...

Dressing vs. Stuffing

18 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Indian chef Vikas Khanna joins us with a lesson in humility, gratitude and a vegetarian take on the Thanksgiving feast. His latest book is Indian Harv...

Bonus: Anthony Bourdain Extended Interview

16 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In addition to our regular episodes, we occasionally offer Splendid Table Sides - extended interviews and other bonus cuts that don’t make it into t...

A Turn for the Bitter

04 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We look at the bitters craze with Mark Bitterman, author of Bitterman’s Field Guide to Bitters and Amari. Blogger Alana Chernila joins us with her n...

Angel Food

21 Oct 2016

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Ruth Reichl joins us with the backstory of her latest book, My Kitchen Year, and we talk to Emeril Lagasse about the recipes he finds essential. His l...

Fat

07 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a conversation between Michael Ruhlman, author of The Book of Schmaltz, and celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern about cooking with fat, t...

Cryo-Blanching

23 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Serious Eats’ science superstar J. Kenji Lopez-Alt with his new book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science. Mary Karr, author of...

Heirlooms and Hybrids

09 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a conversation with Craig LeHoullier, author of Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time. We talk to Nicole Bermens...

Teranga

26 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk to chef Pierre Thiam about his new book on modern Senegalese cuisine, Senegal, and Melanie Dunea, author of My Last Supper, explains...

$4 a Day

12 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk to Leanne Brown, author of Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day. Wendy Suzuki, author of Healthy Brain, Happy Life, shares recent evid...

Sweet Talk

29 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We talk to Darra Goldstein, editor of The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets; we meet Douglas Quint, one of the founders of New York City's Big Gay ...

Urban Farming

08 Jul 2016

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Will Allen tells us how he feeds 10,000 people a year from a three-acre farm in the poorest part of Milwaukee. We talk to Amy Bentley, author of Inven...

Daniel's Aioli

01 Jul 2016

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We're in the New York City kitchen of legendary chef Daniel Boulud for another installment of The Key 3. David Tanis tries to convince us to eat seawe...

Field Goals

17 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, and student Chanson Goodson tell us why the Dallas school converted its football field int...

Lust and Wonder

10 Jun 2016

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Guest host David Leite talks to Augusten Burroughs about the latter's new memoir, Noelle Carter explores the food of Lima with Virgilio Martinez, and ...

Bananas

03 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we hear about the eating strategies of the world’s healthiest people with Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Livi...

On the Lambic

20 May 2016

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Brian Wansink, author of Slim by Design, shares the latest findings on why we eat what we do, beer expert Greg Engert gives us a taste of the deliciou...

Factory Farm

06 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Barry Estabrook exposed the dark side of Florida’s tomato crop in his best-selling book Tomatoland. He now takes on the pork industry wit...

Chefs' Obsessions

22 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk to David Gelb, creator of the Netflix series Chef's Table. We get indoor gardening advice from Elizabeth Millard, author of Indoor K...

Saffron

08 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Contributor Melissa Clark digs into the fragrant food of Lebanon with Maureen Abood, author of Rose Water & Orange Blossoms. Jeremy Nolen, author ...

Almond Ploy

25 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking to journalist Tom Philpott of Mother Jones about the dark side of everyone’s favorite nut, the almond. Sarah Copeland, author of Fea...

Spring Pickling

04 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we hear about a group of renegade Montana farmers and their quest to change the farming industry from Liz Carlisle, author of Lentil Undergr...

Chicken of Tomorrow

26 Feb 2016

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We are looking at the history of the chicken with Andrew Lawler, author of Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?  Lynne blind tastes California olive ...

Ambergris

12 Feb 2016

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Perfumer and chef Mandy Aftel explains the connection between scent and emotion. Her book is Fragrant: The Secret Life of Scent. The Sterns have found...

Bulletproof Recipes

29 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk to Kat Kinsman, editor in chief of Tasting Table, about the ethics of food journalism. We turn to Michael Ruhlman, author of Ruhlman...

It Gets Bitter

15 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week it’s Jennifer McLagan with her book Bitter: A Taste of the World’s Most Dangerous Flavor, with Recipes, Jimi Yui, one of the world’s l...

One-Pot Cooking

31 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Chinese chef Ming Tsai joins us with his Asian-influenced take on one-pot cooking. His book is Simply Ming One-Pot Meals. The Sterns are in Atlanta at...

Lowcountry Cooking

24 Dec 2015

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Noelle Carter talks to chef Sean Brock about his new book, Heritage, and Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift trade ideas for easy holiday dishes. Ar...

Wine and Cheetos

11 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we dig into chef Marcus Samuelsson’s ethnic pantry. His latest book is Marcus Off Duty: The Recipes I Cook at Home.  We look at the decli...

John's Fried Eggs

27 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, chef John Besh teaches us how to fry an egg in The Key 3. We take an adventure in sustainable eating with the duo from The Perennial Plate,...

Turkey Confidential 2015

26 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Turkey Confidential is The Splendid Table's annual live call-in show on Thanksgiving, hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper. Guests for the 2015 edition inc...

Lardcore

13 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're looking at the resurgence of cooking with lard with Charleston, S.C., chef Sean Brock. Chef Susan Feniger joins us with her book Stree...

Fake Vegetables

30 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk to comedian Jim Gaffigan about vegetables. Journalists Jane Black and Brent Cunningham spent 7 months in Huntington, West Virginia, ...

Tom's Tomato Soup

23 Oct 2015

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This week Seattle chef Tom Douglas joins us for another installment of The Key 3. His book is The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook. Award-winning photographer ...

A Father's Advice

16 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We talk to Mexican food scholar Margarita Carrillo Arronte, author of Mexico: The Cookbook, about what modern Mexican food is really made of, Chez Pan...

Tasting the Dirt

02 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Mario Batali joins us with his ode to the American farmer, America Farm to Table. We talk about the cider-drinking trend with Amy Traverso, author of ...

The Whole Farm

18 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk to chef Dan Barber about ethical eating. His book is The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food. We meet Von Diaz, a woman ...

Home Bar

04 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve a fresh take on home-packed lunches with Asian food authority Andrea Nguyen and her book, The Banh Mi Handbook, we get a primer in cocktails f...

Frog Legs

21 Aug 2015

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We learn the art of pickling fish with Paul Lowe, author of Sweet Paul Eat and Make, and we look at the tradition of eating frog legs in Detroit with ...

Female Chefs

07 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we look at why the restaurant world is still run by men with chef Amanda Cohen of New York City’s beloved vegetarian restaurant Dirt Candy...

Buffalo Milk

24 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we check in with the hilarious columnist Jolie Kerr about keeping kitchens clean. She is the author of My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag …...

Feeding 9 Billion

10 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We are looking at how we will feed the world with National Geographic magazine’s Dennis Dimick, we take on homemade boozy summer drinks with Andrew ...

Sedaris Family Dinners

26 Jun 2015

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David Sedaris joins us this week with his stories about family dinners. His latest book is Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls. We look at an alternati...

Charred and Scruffed

12 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We learn some unconventional grilling techniques this week from Adam Perry Lang, author of Charred and Scruffed. Travel + Leisure magazine's Peter Jon...

Quinoa Quarrel

29 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we ask the question, “Who owns the world’s superfoods?” It’s the battle over quinoa with journalist Lisa Hamilton, we hear the story...

Fried and True

15 May 2015

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We are talking about fried chicken this week with Lee Brian Schrager and Adeena Sussman, authors of Fried & True: More than 50 Recipes for America...

Mindfulness

01 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We are looking at mindfulness in the kitchen this week with Dan Harris, best-selling author of 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced ...

True Chef

17 Apr 2015

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It's a look at the real world of the professional kitchen with chef April Bloomfield of New York City's The Spotted Pig and The Breslin, The Perennial...

Ramen Slurp

03 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week it’s a look at real ramen with Ivan Orkin, author of Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession and Recipes from Tokyo’s Most Unlikely Noodle Joint, th...

Tasting in the Dark

20 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We’re looking at the world of wine tasting with an unusual guide, Hoby Wedler, the blind host of the Tasting in the Dark seminars at Francis Ford Co...

Shucked

06 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we play another round of Stump the Cook with Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi. We meet Erin Byers Murray, author of the memoir Shucked: Life on a N...

Chickenization

20 Feb 2015

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Investigative journalist Christopher Leonard takes us inside the meat industry with his book The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food ...

Toro Bravo

06 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week it’s a very private look at the restaurant business with chef John Gorham of Toro Bravo in Portland, Ore., the duo from The Perennial Plat...

Zero Gravity

23 Jan 2015

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We take a look at regional Thai food with chef Andy Ricker, author of Pok Pok, chef Jenn Louis of Lincoln Restaurant in Portland, Ore., brings some in...

No Props

09 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

World-renowned chef René Redzepi of Copenhagen’s Noma joins us with a conversation about his latest book, A Work in Progress, Katie Workman of The...

Isaac's Vinaigrette

02 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi is featured in our series The Key 3. Jane and Michael Stern are eating classic Mexican in Mesilla, N.M., and we talk t...

Duck, Duck, Goose

26 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

We are taking on the Christmas goose with Hank Shaw, author of Duck, Duck, Goose, master baker Alice Medrich takes on chocolate with her book Seriousl...

Winter Food to Warm the Soul

28 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week it's a look at the Russian tradition of zakuski with Diana Henry, author of Roast Figs Sugar Snow: Winter Food to Warm the Soul. Iconoclast ...

Turkey Confidential 2014

27 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcast dates for this episode:November 27, 2014

No Pumpkin Pie?

21 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Rapoport of Bon Appétit joins us this week to give us a head start on preparing the Thanksgiving feast, we talk to journalist Elizabeth Royte ab...

The Celebrity Chef

14 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

We are having a conversation with the original star chef, Jacques Pepin, we talk to Ina Lipkowitz, author of Words to Eat By: Five Foods and the Culin...

Old Vines

07 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week it’s surprising cooking techniques from Andrew Schloss, author of Cooking Slow, we have a conversation with Food & Wine magazine’s R...

Turbot Soufflé

24 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Chef Daniel Boulud talks to Dorie Greenspan about his book Daniel: My French Cuisine, we look at the basics of cooking with coconut oil with culinary...

Salt Block Cooking

26 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a look at the newest in culinary exotica, salt block cooking, with Mark Bitterman, author of Salt Block Cooking, and we go behind the scenes o...