The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
Episodes
Hmong Kitchen
10 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
We're in Lynne's kitchen to learn about one of our most elusive immigrant cuisines, that of the Hmong people of Southeast Asia. Our guides are the aut...
In Defense of Food
03 Jul 2010
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking to food activist Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food about the intersection between sustainable foods, and our real life pocket...
Supper for a Song
19 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Lynne guides us on a tour of resourcefulness of all kinds. British food writer Tamasin Day-Lewis, author of Supper for a Song, shares her rather milit...
Move a Little, Lose a Lot
12 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The Mayo Clinic's Dr. James Levine is convinced that we are moving animals, not sitting animals and that is the key to keeping our weight in check, He...
Where Our Food Comes From
29 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Lynne talks with Ethnobiologist, conservationist and farmer Gary Nabhan about the story of a profound visionary who set out to end famine, ...
Life on the Wedge
22 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Lynne takes us deep into the issues facing independent cheese producers with Gordon Edgar, author of Cheesemonger, A Life on the Wedge. She also discu...
Billionaire's Vinegar
15 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week we've a modern wine mystery with Benjamin Wallace author of The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of W...
All Things Teriyaki
08 May 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week historian John T. Edge tells the story of Seattles obsession with all things teriyaki, Jane and Michael Stern have found the ultimate hang...
Vegan Soul Kitchen
17 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's Bryant Terry, author of Vegan Soul Kitchen, Jane and Michael Stern are at M & M Cigar Store in Butte, MT, Michael Ruhlman explains ...
Handmade Knives
03 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're meeting up with one of the world's master blade smiths, Bob Kramer, the Sterns are at Pizzeria Lauretano in Bethel, CT, and we look at...
Hogs and Hominy
20 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
It's a look at America's soul food with Frederick Opie, author of Hog and Hominy, Jane and Michael Stern are getting a two-for-one deal on corned beef...
Buffalo Hunt
13 Mar 2010
Contributed by Lukas
We're exploring the mind and ethics of the hunter with Steve Rinella, author of American Buffalo, In Search of a Lost Icon, we get advice on kitchen c...
A Trip to Mexico
27 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking you on an eating trip to Mexico City this week. Lynne and our managing producer, Sally Swift, recently returned from a week of total culi...
The Price of Food
20 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
How do restaurateurs get us to eat what they want us eat? We'll find out with William Poundstone author of Pricesless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How...
Yolele
13 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're being introduced to the lush foods of Senegal with Pierre Thiam, author of Yolele: Recipes from the Heart of Senegal. Jane and Michael...
The World is Fat
06 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're looking at how other countries deal with their obesity issues with Barry Popkin author of The World is Fat. Jane and Michael Stern are...
Irish Cuisine
30 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
We're looking at the country cooking of Ireland with award-winning writer Colman Andrews. And this week, the Sterns are introducing us to the cousin o...
Stumptown Coffee
23 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week we learn the art of cupping with Portland's legendary Stumptown Coffee; Joshua Wesson introduces us to the world's iconic grapes, and we pla...
Jancis Robinson
02 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This week we meet the woman behind the wine guide considered by most to be the most comprehensive ever published. England's Jancis Robinson, author of...
Christmas Past and Present
25 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
What does a world-class chef cook for the family Christmas? This week we meet up with Grant Aschatz of Chicago's famed Alinea, Jane and Michael Stern ...
Heston Blumenthal
28 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have British chef Heston Blumenthal author of Further Adventures in Search of Perfection. Jane and Michael Stern are at Singleton Seafood...
Happy Thanksgiving
21 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week for Thanksgiving we meet up with Chef Marcus Samuelsson for a new take on the turkey. His latest book is New American Table. Historian Andy ...
The Real Price of Food
14 Nov 2009
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Paul Roberts author of The End of Food, about global food prices. Jane and Michael Stern authors of 500 Things To Eat Before It's Too Late,...
Mad Hungry
31 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk about feeding a bunch of guys with Lucinda Scala Quinn, author of Mad Hungry: Feeding Men and Boys; and we're learning about the re...
Pok Pok
24 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week we go into the kitchen with Andy Ricker, the man behind Portland's legendary Thai restaurant Pok Pok. Jane and Michael Stern are noshing kol...
Marcella and Victor Hazan
17 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're catching up with Italian food authorities Marcella and Victor Hazan. Marcella's latest project is her autobiography, Amarcord, Marcell...
Oregon Pinot Noir
19 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are meeting a winemaking legend, David Lett of Oregon's famed Eyrie Vineyard, Jane and Michael Stern are eating ice cream at Ici in Berke...
Heirloom Tomatoes
05 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's all things tomato with Amy Goldman author of The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table, Jane and Michael Stern are at the Formica Broth...
Craig Claiborne
29 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Historian John T. Edge take a look back at one of America's great food treasures, Craig Claiborne, the Sterns share their pick of great public markets...
Summer Fruits
22 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's the domestic goddess of the British Isles, TV star and author Nigella Lawson talking those oh-so-evocative summer fruit dishes of Engla...
The Food Life
08 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're meeting one of the pioneers in America's artisan cheese movement, our very own Steve Jenkins author of The Food Life: Inside the World...
The Fruit Hunter
25 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest claims that without fruits we'd still be swinging from trees eating bugs. Fruit-obsessed journalist Adam Leith Gollner joins us for ...
Smoke Grilling
04 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're celebrating the Fourth of July and the start of high summer. Gourmet magazine's John Willoughby talks smoke roasting, a much-ignored t...
Terroir
27 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
All those people talking about a wine's "terroir", meaning the place the grapes come from. Can we really taste it? We get the scientific last word fro...
Spices And The Medieval Imagination
20 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's the seeds and bark that changed the planet. We're talking spices, the stuff of wonderment and avarice in the medieval world with Paul F...
Reflections of a Wine Merchant
06 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's the making of a wine merchant with Neal Rosenthal, one of the wine world's most respected importers. We'll hear the story of how he lea...
The Warmest Room in the House
30 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a look at the American kitchen—from the sanitized scientific outpost of yesteryear to today's family-oriented center of cherry cabine...
A Slurper's Quartet
23 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a look at the noodle foursome that's the heart of Japan's beloved noodle cuisine: udon, somen, soba and ramen. Our guide is Chef Takash...
Isaac Mizrahi
16 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it's a fashionista in the kitchen. We'll talk with designer Isaac Mizrahi, who has some strong opinions about cookbooks and some "issues" w...
The Cork Controversy
09 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're looking at the wine cork controversy with journalist George Tabor, author of To Cork or Not to Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science and t...
660 Curries
18 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are learning how to build a curry with award-winning teacher Raghavan Iyer, author of 660 Curries. Jane and Michael Stern have found pecan pi...
Islamic Kitchens
04 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a look at the golden age of Islamic food and conquest with guest Charles Perry, historian of Arab cuisine. Mr. Perry authored the forew...
The Queen of Fats
21 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a look at the fat we hear so much about—Omega-3—and why it's gone missing from our diet. Science writer Susan Allport joins us with...
Buyology
14 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a look at why we buy. What drives us to purchase nonsense, even when we're watching every penny? Branding consultant Martin Lindstrom e...
Bananas and Politics
07 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a different look at the seemingly simple and innocent banana. It's played a role in building regimes, toppling governments, partnering ...
Service Included
21 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a peek into the life of a waiter at one of the world's most demanding restaurants. It's a profession and high craft, and not for the fa...
Stock Making with Michael Ruhlman
31 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's the one recipe that can make all the difference: stock. Author Michael Ruhlman guides us through the steps to creating that essential e...
Locavore Nation
17 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
We are taking a look at our Locavore Nation project. 15 adventurous souls took on the challenge to eat a sustainable, local diet for a year. We will w...
Padma Lakshmi
27 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Padma Lakshmi, host of TV's reality show, "Top Chef." Her famous line is "please pack your knives and go." Padma packed her kni...
Meat: A Love Story
13 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcast dates for this episode:December 13, 2008
Robert Parker Jr.
06 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's the story behind the wine world's most revered and feared critic. One bad review from him can take a wine down. He's Robert Parker, Jr....
Cooking with Joshua Bell
29 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a cooking lesson with a virtuoso. Violinist Joshua Bell has received every accolade imaginable in his career, including a Grammy for hi...
Happy Thanksgiving!
22 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's Jeff Henderson, "Chef Jeff" of the Chef Jeff project on The Food Network, Jane and Michael Stern are at Enstrom's Toffee in Grand Junct...
Pork & Sons
25 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a homage to all things porcine, and the story of family life in a rural French village from French chef Stéphane Reynaud, author of...
Axis of Evil
18 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks it's the intersection of food and international relations with Chris Fair, author of Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating Stat...
Living in a Foreign Language
11 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week we peek at the fantasy life of a house in Tuscany with Michael Tucker, author of Living in a Foreign Language, A Memoir of Food, Wine and Lo...
The House of Mondavi
27 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to journalist Julia Flynn Siler author of The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty. Jane and Michael Stern are...
Sowing for the Apocalypse
06 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We're looking at global seed banks with journalist John Seabrook, author of The New Yorker article, Sowing For the Apocalypse. Jane and Michael Stern ...
Who Is Responsible for Protecting Our Food?
09 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking to distinguished nutritionist and food activist Marion Nestle about who should really be responsible for our food supply. She ...
Sushi
02 Aug 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a look at sushi-what we never knew about it, that the way we eat it is probably all wrong, and that its birthplace in not Japan. Our gues...
Jose Andres
19 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week we meet the charming Spanish wunder chef Jose Andres, host of PBS's Jose's Made in Spain. The Sterns are in Sacramento, CA eating Squeeze Bu...
Hiking Man
05 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to journalist Dave Plotnikoff about his hike from the Mexican border to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail and the food that ended up...
The Cheese Nun
14 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have the story of Mother Noella Marcellino who found her calling in a Benedictine abbey and the cheese caves of France. The Stern's are a...
Philippine Kitchens
10 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We are looking at the foods of the Philippine's this week with Amy Besa, author of Memories of Philippine Kitchens: Stories and Recipes from Far and ...
Educating Peter
03 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We're looking at the education of a wine rookie with Lettie Teague and her student, movie critic Peter Travers. Lettie is the author of Educating Pet...
Honolulu, Hawaii
19 Apr 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a special one-hour program recorded in Hawaii. Aloha! This week we're bringing you a special one-hour program recorded in Hawaii. It's...
Emilia-Romagna; Part 2
12 Apr 2008
Contributed by Lukas
We're still celebrating! This week it's Part Two of our 10th anniversary special recorded in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. This is the region of...
Emilia-Romagna; Part 1
05 Apr 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Splendid Table® with the first of two shows recorded in Lynne's beloved Emilia-Romagna. This ...
Thomas Jefferson on Wine
29 Mar 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Jefferson was the first American to make a serious study of wine. He not only collected and drank it, he toured vineyards, learned first hand, ...
Climbing the Mango Trees
08 Mar 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a story of growing up in Delhi, told by Indian food authority and actress Madhur Jaffrey. She came of age at a wrenching time in India'...
The Seventh Daughter
09 Feb 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a look at the life of a culinary innovator. Cecilia Chiang was a pioneer in bringing regional Chinese food to America with the opening ...
United States of Arugula
02 Feb 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Those tangibles of the American food revolution — take-out sushi at the gas station, salads of organic baby lettuces and obscure herbs, star chefs, ...
Veganomicon
19 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're cooking and eating the vegan way with our guest Isa Chandra Moskowitz, author of Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook. It's less a...
Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream
12 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Science writer Jennifer Ackerman joins us this week for a scientific take on how our bodies use food and drink. What really controls our appetite and ...
Mindless Eating
05 Jan 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a look at what controls our eating. Is it real hunger or something more complex? We'll have answers from our guest, Brian Wansink, d...
Nora Ephron
29 Dec 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and Director Nora Ephron, author of the best-seller I Feel Bad About My Neck, joins us this week with observations on life and the American foo...
December 22: Happy Holidays!
22 Dec 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcast dates for this episode:December 22, 2007
The Tenth Muse
08 Dec 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a look at the pivotal cookbooks of our time with Judith Jones, the woman who brought them to print. She didn't set out to edit cookbo...
December 1: Cheese Essentials
01 Dec 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcast dates for this episode:December 1, 2007
Cradle of Flavor
24 Nov 2007
Contributed by Lukas
When our guest, Saveur magazine executive editor James Oseland, was 19, he spent a summer in Indonesia. He returned home but his heart and appetite st...
Happy Thanksgiving
17 Nov 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's our annual Thanksgiving show. We're bringing you a line up of experts for a look at why we eat what we eat on this day. Chef Jonathan W...
Hooked
27 Oct 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's the story of an illegal fish and two ships stalking each other in the waters off Antarctica. Our guest, Bruce Knecht, author of Hooked:...
Café Pasqual
20 Oct 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're off to Santa Fe for a visit at a destination restaurant that never lost its heart. After 20 years Café Pasqual still shines, the food...
The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi
29 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's everything sushi—the things you didn't know you need to know, like what should not be in your soy sauce, and the big clue to whether ...
Donuts
22 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Food historian John T. Edge joins us this week with a dissertation on the little ring of dough that became a patriot, a movie star, and stirred up som...
Marion Nestle
01 Sep 2007
Contributed by Lukas
It's back-to-school time and the question facing every parent in America: the lunch box issue. How do you pack healthy food that the kids will actuall...
Extreme BBQ
25 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're grilling with all-American ingenuity, or what our guest, Dan Huntley, calls "contraption cooking." It's all about a special league of ...
Fred Plotkin's Italy
18 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
We're off to Italy this week with Italian food and culture authority Fred Plotkin. He takes us to the luscious and evocative region of Marche, an area...
August 11: Artisan Cheese
11 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcast dates for this episode:August 11, 2007
August 4: Jasper White's Summer Shack
04 Aug 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcast dates for this episode:August 4, 2007
July 28: The Cowboy Cookbook
28 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcast dates for this episode:July 28, 2007
Robbing the Bees
14 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's the wonder and biology of honey and the bees that make it. Journalist and beekeeper Holley Bishop, a woman who fell for bees the way on...
Dr. Ernst Loosen
07 Jul 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's contemporary food's most friendly wine: Riesling. We're in Germany on the fruity, classy little gem's home turf with our guest, award-w...
Monterey Bay Aquarium
23 Jun 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week we journey to Monterey, California for an in-depth look at one of the culinary world's biggest issues: healthy and sustainable seafood. It's...
How to Eat a Peach
19 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Can you remember the last time you ate a peach so perfectly sweet, juicy and delicious it knocked your socks off? Probably not. In fact, why does most...
Encyclopedia of Junk Food
12 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a scholarly look at junk food and fast food through the eyes of American food historian Andrew Smith. He tells how it all started and c...
Hunger
05 May 2007
Contributed by Lukas
"Hunger is a country we enter every day, like a commuter across a friendly border," says nature writer Sharman Apt Russell. She joins us this week wit...
The Way We Garden Now
21 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's vegetable gardening for the horticulturally challenged. Gardening expert Katherine Whiteside, author of The Way We Garden Now, stops by...
The Insatiable Critic
14 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
She's sensual, iconoclastic, and hungry. In the late 1960's she blew the lid off stuffy food writing with her restaurant reviews for New York, the sma...
Fred Kirschenmann
07 Apr 2007
Contributed by Lukas
Fred Kirschenmann of The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture joins us this week to talk why America lost touch with her food source—the farm—...