August 8, 2009
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 of Food with the Grocer Extraordinaire at Fairway. Jane and Michael Stern are at Halibut in Portland, OR and we look at the Southern way with picnics, with Jean Anderson author of A Love Affair with Southern Cooking: Recipes and Recollections.
Episode Rundown
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00:00 – 01:05 Intro
01:07 – 05:39 The Sterns
The Sterns — Halibut's, Portland, OR05:39 – 7:29 Seed Savers
Recipe: Cumin-Scented Summer Bean Salad with New Garlic and MintWeb site: www.seedsavers.org
07:29 – 12:29 Mortar and Pestle
Dorie Greenspan on the value of getting a really big mortar and pestleRecipe: Classic Pesto of Genoa
13:10 – 21:48 Steve Jenkins
Steve Jenkins talks about how he got started in the food business, and smuggling cheese into the country.Recipe: Two Cucumber and Cheese Salads
21:57 – 27:39 Veggie Burger Tasting
Lynne and the production company put six different veggie burgers to the test. (see results at right)27:39 – 33:11 Southern Food
Jean Anderson talks about Southern Food, and what you might expect at a Southern picnic.Recipes: Chicken Bog, Sweet Slaw
34:35 – 50:18 Trivia/Calls
Lynne fields calls about: currants, tomatoes and ice cream, and the sugar content in jam-makingThis Week's Recipes
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- Morning Star Garden Veggie Patties
$4.79 at Lund's - Dr. Praeger's California Veggie Burger
$5.29 at Whole Foods - Garden Burger Classic
$4.29 at Lund's - Boca Grilled Vegetable Veggie Burger
$4.39 at Lund's - Amy's All American Veggie Burger
$3.99 at Whole Foods - Trader Joe's Vegetable Masala Burger
$2.49 at Trader Joe's
Veggie Burger Tasting
The Splendid Table crew recently gathered in Lynne's kitchen for a blind tasting of veggie burgers. Brands tasted with the price paid at local Twin Cities stores follow:
The Winners:
Boca Grilled Vegetable Veggie Burger and Amy's All American Veggie Burger!
Where We Eat
Jane and Michael Stern
Halibut's
Portland, OR
Regular listeners to the Sterns' segments know that Jane doesn't like fish. The one exception is the fish and chips at Halibut's in Portland, Oregon. She says it's the best in the west.
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Books
Music
- "Stickshifts & Safetybelts" by Cake, from Fashion Nugget, Volcano 3
- "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon, from Only By Night, RCA
- "Fitz and Dizzyspells" by Andrew Bird, from Noble Beast, Fat Possum
- "Someone Great" by LCD Soundsystem, from Sounds of Silver, Capitol/EMI
- "Up From the South" by The Budos Band, from The Budos Band, Daptone
- "Call Me" by Deee-Lite, from Dewdrops in the Garden, Elektra
- "The Splendid Table Theme" is written and performed by Billy Barber, "Two for the Road" (used for the Sterns segment) was written by Henry Mancini for the film of the same name. It's also performed by Billy Barber.
