September 19, 2009
This week we are rebroadcasting our conversation with a winemaking legend, the late David Lett of Oregon's famed Eyrie Vineyards, Jane and Michael Stern are eating ice cream at Ici in Berkeley, CA and New York City food authority Mike Colameco introduces us to Izakayas, Japanese drinking places.
Episode Rundown
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00:00 – 01:17 Intro
01:17 – 6:22 The Sterns
The Sterns at Ici Ice Cream in Berkeley, CABook: 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late
06:22 – 7:48 Cooking for a week at once
Lynne's advice for making the most each time you turn on your oven.07:48 – 12:34 Tea Discoveries
Bill Waddington brings a few new teas to sample. More info at right.Web site: www.teasource.com
14:26 – 25:56 Eyrie Vineyards
There was a time when you would have been laughed out of the room if you told a wine expert there would one day be superb Pinot Noir wines coming from Oregon. Today, those wines are compared to the great Burgundies of France and one man started it all. In 1966, David Lett, affectionately called Papa Pinot, and his new wife Diana spent their honeymoon planting the first Pinot Noir grapes in Oregon's Willamette Valley and the first Pinot Gris grapes in all of America. It was the start of their Eyrie Vineyards. Today, even after David's passing, the winery holds cult status.Web site: www.eyrievineyards.com
Jason Lett with Lynne at Eyrie Vineyards in Oregon.
Jason Lett and Lynne tour the fields at Eyrie Vineyards in Oregon.
26:07 – 32:13 Izakayas in NYC/Trivia Question
Mike Colameco talks about New York City Izakayas. See feature at right.Book: Mike Colameco's Food Lover's Guide to New York City
30:14 – 45:39 Trivia Answer/Calls, Pt. 1
Lynne takes a call about gyoza, white truffle oil, and what to do with a lot of extra firm tofu.45:39 – 50:06 Fish or Fowl
Reporter Edward Dolnick examines how much hype influences what we think we taste in foods.Book: The Forger's Spell
This Week's Recipes
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Feature: Tea Discoveries
Bill Waddington of Tea Source
Bill Waddington, owner of the TeaSource stores in the St. Paul, Minnesota area, is just back from Asia where he bought teas for his shops that America has never seen. Lynne sampled Blue Beauty Oolong and Assam White, a leaf-and-a-bud. For more information on these and many more wonderful varieties of teas visit www.teasource.com.
Feature: Izakayas
Mike Colameco's guide to Izakayas
Mike Colameco, our go-to guy for good eats in the Big Apple, loves the Izakayas — Japanese bars where you sip sake and munch on special snacks. But you have to be in the know about these places because some of them have no signs. Here are some of Mike's picks — with addresses. All are in New York City.
Sakagura
211 East 43rd Street
212-953-7253Aburiya Kinnosuke
213 East 45th Street
212-867-5454Hagi
152 West 49th Street
212-764-8549
Where We Eat
Jane and Michael Stern: Ici Ice Cream in Berkeley, CA
The Sterns have discovered that not all of the great ice cream in America is in New England. Some truly superior, even aristocratic, ice cream can be had on the opposite coast at Ici in Berkeley, California.
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Books
Music
- "Stickshifts & Safetybelts" by Cake from Fashion Nugget, Volcano 3
- "Ice Cream" by New Young Pony Club from Fantastic Playroom, Modular
- "I Think I'm Getting Married" by Dosh from Pure Trash, Anticon
- "Third Uncle" by Brian Eno from Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy, Astralwerks
- "Dear Limmertz" by Azymuth from Abstract Funk Theory
- "Zoom!" by Super Furry Animals from Love Kraft XL Recordings
- "Go Dub" by Michelle Shocked from Dub Natural (Deep Natural), Mighty Sound
- "Experiments in Ambient Sound" by The Dining Rooms from Experiments in Ambient Soul
- "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.
