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

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!

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

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Latest Episodes:

Swanksgiving Nov 22, 2013

Show notes

It’s our get-ready-for-the-big-feast broadcast with best-selling author Mollie Katzen, author of The Heart of the Plate. Mollie takes on the vegetarian feast while Food & Wine’s Ray Isle deals with the wine, Mexican chef Pati Jinich, author of Pati’s Mexican Table, bring us her Mexican way with a turkey (swaddled in banana leaf), and Cheryl Day of Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Ga., covers the pies.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

November 22, 2013

All Gone Nov 15, 2013

Show notes

It's our annual get-ready–for-the-feast broadcast with writer and comedian Mo Rocca; journalist Alex Witchel, author of All Gone: A Memoir of My Mother’s Dementia. With Refreshments; and David Leite, of Leite’s Culinaria, takes on the carving knife.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

November 17, 2012 (originally aired)
November 15, 2013 (rebroadcast)

Purple Citrus and Sweet Perfume Sep 27, 2013

Show notes

This week, we meet up with celebrity chef Silvena Rowe, author of Purple Citrus and Sweet Perfume. Jane and Michael Stern have uncovered the West Indies Salad, and fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi plays Stump the Cook.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

September 3, 2011 (originally aired)
September 1, 2012 (rebroadcast)
September 27, 2013 (rebroadcast)

Road Trip: New Orleans Sep 14, 2013

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This week is a road trip to New Orleans. Guests include Leah Chase of the legendary Dooky Chase's Restaurant; journalist Lolis Eric Elie; WWNO's Poppy Tooker, host of Louisiana Eats!; and mixologist Chris McMillian. Plus, Jane and Michael Stern escort us around the annual Roadfood Festival.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

September 22, 2012 (originally aired)
September 14, 2013 (rebroadcast)

Bill's Fried Oysters Aug 31, 2013

Show notes

Southern chef Bill Smith, of Crook's Corner in Chapel Hill, joins us for the next installment of The Key 3. Jesse Griffiths helps us examine our relationship with hunting, and we take a look at an unusual find in the wine world: orange wine.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

September 15, 2012 (originally aired)
August 31, 2013 (rebroadcast)

The Juice Aug 17, 2013

Show notes

Jay McInerney joins us with his latest wine book, The Juice. Tracie McMillan has gone undercover in the American food industry, and we look at the vegetarian traditions in Morocco with Jeff Koehler.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

August 25, 2012 (originally aired)
August 17, 2013 (rebroadcast)

Julia's Birthday Aug 03, 2013

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We celebrate Julia Child's birthday this week, listening to some early Splendid Table interviews with the grand lady. Ted Allen joins us as our celebrity stumpmaster in another round of Stump the Cook, and David Leite returns with a fresh look at a European favorite, Nutella. Chinese chef and scholar Ken Hom gives us a culinary tour of China.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

August 11, 2012 (originally aired)
August 3, 2013 (rebroadcast)

Sally's Herb Salt Jul 20, 2013

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We're back with another episode of our Key 3 series, interviews with chefs and good cooks about the three recipes they think other good cooks should know. This week it's Sally Schneider of The Improvised Life. The Sterns are in Michigan eating boozy cakes made by monks at The Jampot, and John Schlimm has some recipes for the vegan griller.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

July 28, 2012 (originally aired)
July 20, 2013 (rebroadcast)

Camp Cooking Jul 06, 2013

Show notes

This week Lynne plays Stump the Cook with chef Mario Batali. Authors Mike Faverman and Pat Mac take on dining in the great outdoors with their book Ultimate Camp Cooking. And Jane and Michael Stern have tracked down the very best in corned beef hash.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

June 25, 2011 (originally aired)
June 2, 2012 (rebroadcast)
July 6, 2013 (rebroadcast)

Andrea's Turnip Soup May 18, 2013

Show notes

We have another installment in our series The Key 3, interviews with chefs and good cooks about the three recipes other good cooks should know. This week it's award-winning chef Andrea Reusing of Lantern in Chapel Hill, N.C. Jane and Michael Stern are at The Blue Bonnet Cafe in Marble Falls, Texas, and we hear about the Vietnamese tradition of monthly rice from journalist Claudia Kolker.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

May 19, 2012 (originally aired)
May 18, 2013 (rebroadcast)

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