The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
Episodes
Eating Dirt
29 Nov 2003
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll explore the practice of geophagy, the eating of substances like soil, chalk, and clay as a cultural custom or for dietary or subsisten...
Thanksgiving 2003
22 Nov 2003
Contributed by Lukas
David Rosengarten, whose new book, It's All American Food, joins us this year for our annual Thanksgiving show. David is a gifted cook who's always lo...
Olive Oil: The Sequel
15 Nov 2003
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll explore the often-confusing world of olive oil with Deborah Krasner. With extra-virgin oils going for $37 dollars a quart and higher, ...
The Gourmet Institute
01 Nov 2003
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re bringing you a show we recorded live at The Gourmet Institute in New York City. Guests include, Ruth Reichl, editor in chief of Gour...
Jamie Oliver, The Naked Chef
25 Oct 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Rolling Stone magazine calls Jamie Oliver, known by Food Network devotees as The Naked Chef, a "hot foodie." But there's another side to this tousled ...
People Who Taste Shapes
18 Oct 2003
Contributed by Lukas
It may occur in 1 in 200 people, it runs in families, women have it more than men, and those with it probably have a superior memory. It's synesthesia...
Cultural History of Chocolate
27 Sep 2003
Contributed by Lukas
For some of us, a bit of fine, luxurious chocolate can soothe our stress or brighten a dreary day. But how many of us know that our Godiva bar started...
The Politics of Food
23 Aug 2003
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're looking at where our health and nutrition information comes from with Dr. Marion Nestle, professor and chair of New York University's ...
The Turmeric Trail
19 Jul 2003
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's an antidote to the dog days of summer from Raghavan Iyer, a native of Bombay and author of The Turmeric Trail: Recipes and Memories fr...
Restaurant Confidential
12 Jul 2003
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jayne Hurley, co-author of Restaurant Confidential and senior nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, joins us for ta...
Entertaining with Nora Ephron
21 Jun 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Film director, novelist, and playwright Nora Ephron, whose latest book is Crazy Salad, is a woman who loves to cook and have friends in to eat. Everyo...
Dr. Andrew Weil
14 Jun 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Lynne talks with Dr. Andrew Weil, the maverick medical doctor who's become a renowned authority on integrated healing. He shares three simple things w...
Buffalo for the Broken Heart
31 May 2003
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a saga of money, ecology and a struggle to survive on the South Dakota prairie. Dan O'Brien, author of the autobiographical Buffalo f...
Extreme Grilling
17 May 2003
Contributed by Lukas
French chef-turned-barbecue expert Steven Raichlen is back with some off-the-wall grilling techniques from his new book Beer-Can Chicken. Whether it's...
May 10: Jacques Pepin
10 May 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcast dates for this episode:May 10, 2003
Vegetable Curator
26 Apr 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Schneider, a woman who knows vegetables from the seed to the plate, joins us this week with simple ideas for good, healthy eating from her n...
Food Commercials
12 Apr 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kelly Brownell, director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, joins us this week for a look at how TV commercials shape our eating ...
Another Look at Coffee
28 Mar 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee buyer and master roaster Kevin Knox, co-author of Coffee Basics, joins us with a guide to roasts and brewing methods, tells us what the pros ar...
What Kids Taste
22 Mar 2003
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a look at why we prefer some foods more than others with Dr. Julie Menella of the Monell Chemical Senses Center. Dr. Menella studies ta...
Eating Appalachian
08 Mar 2003
Contributed by Lukas
We're eating Appalachian this week with food writers Ted and Matt Lee, two brothers who rented a pickup truck and headed for the back roads of Eastern...
Sugar Addiction
01 Mar 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Can you be addicted to sugar? We'll find out when Robin Edelman joins us on this week's show. Robin is the nutrition editor for Eating Well magazine a...
Paul Draper of Ridge Vineyards
15 Feb 2003
Contributed by Lukas
This week Lynne talks with Paul Draper, CEO of Ridge Vineyards, and the winemaker who elevated California Zinfandel to world-class status by shunning ...
Casanova
08 Feb 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Art historian Carolin Young, author of Apples of Gold, Settings of Silver, takes us back to 1753 and a seduction supper with Casanova himself. In thos...
Aloha
01 Feb 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Restaurant critic John Heckathorn takes us to Honolulu, one of Lynne's favorite food cities, for an insider's dine-around and guide to eating like a l...
Bourbon
25 Jan 2003
Contributed by Lukas
We'll take a look at small-batch bourbons with Kentucky bourbon maker Frederick Booker Noe, the grandson of Jim Beam and one of the pioneers in this n...
Anthony Bourdain
04 Jan 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Chef and author Anthony Bourdain described his first book, Kitchen Confidential, as an "obnoxious and over-testosteroned" account of his life in the r...
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
28 Dec 2002
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're off to a region of Italy only 20 minutes outside Venice—yet known and visited by few. The wonderful cuisine here could be called a f...
Nigella Lawson
21 Dec 2002
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's talk of life, food, and Christmas dinner with television food star Nigella Lawson. Her show Nigella Bites (which also happens to be the...
Miss Manners
14 Dec 2002
Contributed by Lukas
If a dinner party place setting with more than a knife and fork causes angst, this week's show brings relief. Judith Martin, the high priestess of eti...
Kermit Lynch
07 Dec 2002
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Kermit Lynch, a wine pioneer who's been bucking trends since he began importing wine from France in the 1970s. He's devoted his...
Madhur Jaffrey
30 Nov 2002
Contributed by Lukas
Her father wanted her to be a diplomat. She had other ideas. We'll hear the story of how two passions came together to define the life of legendary co...
Thanksgiving at Zuni Cafe
23 Nov 2002
Contributed by Lukas
This year it's Thanksgiving big time with Judy Rodgers, one of America's most gifted chefs and author of The Zuni Café Cookbook. Judy's Thanksgiving ...
MIT's Media Lab
16 Nov 2002
Contributed by Lukas
The kitchen of tomorrow is on scientists' drawing boards today at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, and we love what they're cook...
American Restaurants
05 Oct 2002
Contributed by Lukas
We're eating out in America with Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine. Ruth will talk about what's driving chefs these days, how our eatin...
A Splendid Autumn Menu
14 Sep 2002
Contributed by Lukas
Hints of fall are in the air, we want to get back into the kitchen and cook, and Sally Schneider, author of A New Way to Cook, is going with us. Sally...
Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table
24 Aug 2002
Contributed by Lukas
"We journey to Vietnam this week with our guide Mai Pham, author of Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table. We'll hear about street life, street food, and ...
Beer Anthropology
17 Aug 2002
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking with scholar, explorer, and beer anthropologist Alan Eames, author of The Secret Life of Beer. Alan has tracked down beers in Amazon jun...
Politics of Farmers' Markets
10 Aug 2002
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're taking a look at farmers' markets with award-winning author Deborah Madison, whose latest book is Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating fr...
The Ape and the Sushi Master
27 Jul 2002
Contributed by Lukas
It's a real variety show this week with controversies over apes with Dr. Frans de Waal, one of the world's leading primatologists and author of The Ap...
Aspen Food and Wine Classic
29 Jun 2002
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're coming to you from the Food and Wine Magazine Classic at Aspen, Colorado—the annual extravaganza where food and wine lovers mingle w...
The Conquest of Cold
22 Jun 2002
Contributed by Lukas
The next time you open your refrigerator door, consider that, centuries ago, cold was a mystery—something seemingly without a source, often associat...
American Vintage
15 Jun 2002
Contributed by Lukas
Just a generation ago American wines were dismissed by Europeans as pedestrian and of little consequence. Thirty years later things changed, and the b...
Polar Exploration
01 Jun 2002
Contributed by Lukas
Polar explorer Ann Bancroft, who recently skied 1,700 miles across Antarctica with her partner Liv Arnesen, joins us this week with tales from her thi...
Wedding Celebration Food
25 May 2002
Contributed by Lukas
"This week British writer Elizabeth Luard, author of Sacred Food: Cooking for Spiritual Nourishment, takes a look at the traditional foods different c...
Botany of Desire
18 May 2002
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's an unusual take on botany and the issue of control—plants vs. humans—with our guest, journalist and gardener Michael Pollan. In his...
Thai Food Traditions
27 Apr 2002
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a look at Thai food traditions with Su-Mei Yu, chef/owner of Saffron Restaurant in San Diego and author of Cracking the Coconut: Classi...
Pike Place Market
13 Apr 2002
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's a private tour of Seattle's Pike Place Market, the gold standard among farmers markets. Our guide is none other than award-winning chef...
Off The Shelf
06 Apr 2002
Contributed by Lukas
Donna Hay, Australia's diva of divine dining, is credited with rescuing a generation of young people from the clutches of take-out and fast-food. Her ...
The American Cocktail
23 Mar 2002
Contributed by Lukas
When Americans first mixed spirits and poured them over ice, they took a path with alcohol that set them apart from the rest of the world. William Gri...
Fast Food Nation
16 Feb 2002
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Eric Schlosser, author of the New York Times best-seller Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, says the fast-food indus...
A Valentine Classic
09 Feb 2002
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever wondered who comes up with the messages printed on those little heart-shaped candies that appear every year at this time, tune in for t...
Offbeat Food
02 Feb 2002
Contributed by Lukas
It's a look at the unusual, the unexpected, and the extraordinary aspects of food and food culture this week with Alan Ridenour, author of Offbeat Foo...
A Spoonful of Ginger
26 Jan 2002
Contributed by Lukas
Asian-food authority Nina Simonds joins us this week with remedies and relief for those of us suffering the miseries of a cold or flu. Nina, author of...
The Spice Coast
12 Jan 2002
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're off to the Spice Coast of southern India where the air is fragrant with cinnamon and pepper, the people are gracious, and the food is ...
The Chef Test
29 Dec 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Michael Ruhlman, author of The Soul of a Chef, takes us behind the scenes of the Culinary Institute of America's grueling Certified Master ...
Bacchus And Me
22 Dec 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Jay McInerney, the acerbically witty author of that blockbuster novel of sin and debauchery, Bright Lights, Big City, has turned his considerable tale...
Happy Holidays 2001
15 Dec 2001
Contributed by Lukas
It's our annual holiday show, and we've assembled a team of experts on cooking, entertaining, and gift giving. Sally Schneider, author of A New Way to...
Diana Kennedy's Mexico
24 Nov 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Diana Kennedy, the British woman who introduced America to authentic Mexican cooking and started our love affair with the chile pepper, joins us this ...
Happy Thanksgiving 2001
17 Nov 2001
Contributed by Lukas
It's our annual Thanksgiving show and we're celebrating with one of America's most beloved authors: poet, novelist, and screenwriter Jim Harrison. You...
Espresso
03 Nov 2001
Contributed by Lukas
This week we'll meet the family responsible for the modern-day espresso machine. Dr. Ernesto Illy, head of the family's coffee dynasty in Italy, expla...
Travels in Spain
20 Oct 2001
Contributed by Lukas
We're traveling and eating in Spain this week with journalist Anya Von Bremzen. Anya says Spain is the most exciting place in Europe to eat these days...
Dinner Rush
06 Oct 2001
Contributed by Lukas
This week we meet Bob Giraldi, producer and director of the new film Dinner Rush. This movie, about a night in a happening New York City restaurant of...
The Doctor Is In
15 Sep 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever wonder whom Lynne, Julia Child, and other pros in the food business turn to when they're stumped with a culinary question? They call our g...
Vermouth
01 Sep 2001
Contributed by Lukas
We say, forget martinis—what we want now is a summery American vermouth, perfectly chilled, straight up and just right for lazy-day sipping. Califor...
The Napa Valley
11 Aug 2001
Contributed by Lukas
It's a bargain hunter's guide to the Napa Valley wine country this week with valley insider Antonia Allegra, author of Napa Valley: The Ultimate Winer...
The Herbfarm
04 Aug 2001
Contributed by Lukas
If you know the food scene in Washington State, you know about the wildly popular Herbfarm Restaurant. You also know that getting a reservation there ...
Horror Stories
21 Jul 2001
Contributed by Lukas
The hot chef of the moment, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, tells us how he got there, while Chef Anthony Bourdain has tales of horrors in the restaurant k...
Olive Oil
30 Jun 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Americans are crazy for olive oil. It's had a major impact on our cooking, but buying and enjoying it can be complex and confusing. Why does one bottl...
Counter Intelligence
16 Jun 2001
Contributed by Lukas
We're visiting the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to hear about the kitchen of the future coming from the scientists working on the Counter Int...
Ethnic Grilling
02 Jun 2001
Contributed by Lukas
We're going way beyond burgers and brats on the barbie this week with grilling guru Steven Raichlen, author of Barbecue! Bible Sauces, Rubs and Marina...
Choosing a Guidebook
26 May 2001
Contributed by Lukas
We're traveling this week and food, of course, is the highlight. Richard Sterling, author of the Vietnam and Spain guides for the new Lonely Planet Wo...
Salsa
28 Apr 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Mexican food authority and TV chef Rick Bayless, author of Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen, is back this week and he's talking salsa. It's the new ketc...
Food: The Ultimate Personality Test
07 Apr 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Remember that adage "tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are?" According to neurologist Alan Hirsch, M.D., Director of the Smell & Tast...
Shanghai
24 Mar 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Food and travel writer Anya von Bremzen takes us to Shanghai with an eater's guide to China's born-again boomtown. The city is reinventing itself thes...
Fire Your Wine Shop
03 Mar 2001
Contributed by Lukas
If a snooty wine dealer has ever treated you badly, tune in this week for advice and anti-intimidation tactics you can use the next time it happens. O...
Cheap Eats in San Francisco
23 Feb 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Leone tells us how to eat out and eat well for under $10 in San Francisco, a city known for restaurants with break-the-bank prices. He knows where...
Aroma and Arousal
09 Feb 2001
Contributed by Lukas
After this week's show, you may decide to rethink your Valentine's Day dinner menu. We're looking at food and love with Dr. Alan Hirsch, a neurologist...
Tequila
03 Feb 2001
Contributed by Lukas
Mexican food authority Rick Bayless, who latest book is Salsas That Cook, is with us this week and we're talking tequila. It's not just for margaritas...
The Politics of Wine
13 Jan 2001
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a look at the politics of wine in America with our guest Bruce Cass, author of The Oxford Companion to the Wines of North America. Bruce ...
Popped Culture
06 Jan 2001
Contributed by Lukas
This week it's the history of popcorn with Andrew Smith, author of Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America. It's been around for thousa...
Entertaining
11 Nov 2000
Contributed by Lukas
It's our annual entertaining show and we've got tips from the experts for when you have little time and energy but want to entertain with style, simpl...
New Orleans Bars
04 Nov 2000
Contributed by Lukas
We're off for a look at New Orleans bars this week with resident historian and photographer Kerri McCaffety, author of Obituary Cocktail: The Great Sa...
The Origin of Restaurants
28 Oct 2000
Contributed by Lukas
According to history professor Rebecca Spang, author of The Invention of the Restaurant, it used to be that going out to eat was not something anyone ...
Marketing Food to Women
21 Oct 2000
Contributed by Lukas
This week Faith Popcorn, consumer trends forecaster to the Fortune 500 and co-author of EVEolution: The Eight Truths of Marketing to Women, gives us a...
A Splendid Table Adventure
14 Oct 2000
Contributed by Lukas
We're off on an adventure this week to places you may not get to on your own. John Willoughby sweeps us away to Istanbul for Turkish food and a stay a...
Foam
07 Oct 2000
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking you from the cosmos right down to your coffee cup this week with Sidney Perkowitz, professor of physics at Emory University and author of...
Apples
30 Sep 2000
Contributed by Lukas
They've been linked to some pretty serious temptation and trouble—they did, after all, play a key role in that messy Garden of Eden business—but t...
Restaurant Dreams
23 Sep 2000
Contributed by Lukas
Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, is considered one of the top restaurants in the world, and today we've a conversation with its creator Alice Wat...
Traveling in Ireland
16 Sep 2000
Contributed by Lukas
A culinary revolution is happening in Ireland these days due, in part, to a thriving economy, a new confidence among the Irish people, and the availab...
Olives
26 Aug 2000
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a look at olives this week with Ari Weinzweig, founder of Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ari will go anywhere to find high-qual...
Beloved Tomato
12 Aug 2000
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time again. The tomatoes are ripening and Lynne has been observed making unusually frequent stops at the farmers' markets, gathering up the ...
A French Chateau Kitchen
05 Aug 2000
Contributed by Lukas
We're off to France and one of Europe's great cooking schools to hear about life and learning in the beautiful Burgundy region. Anne Willan, owner of ...
American Cheese
29 Jul 2000
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking American cheeses this week but we won't be including those ubiquitous, shrink-wrapped, orange blocks seen in every supermarket dairy cas...
4th of July
01 Jul 2000
Contributed by Lukas
We're dropping in at diverse locales this week as we prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July. Southern food historian John Martin Taylor, author of th...
Tofu
24 Jun 2000
Contributed by Lukas
If you tune in regularly to The Splendid Table you know that tofu doesn't appear on Lynne's table often. In fact, it never appears. But Deborah Madiso...