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October 17, 2009
This week we're catching up with Italian food authorities Marcella and Victor Hazan. Marcella's latest project is her autobiography, Amarcord, Marcella Remembers. Jane and Michael Stern are eating Czech food at Belgrade Gardens outside of Akron, OH, and Harold McGee, author of the seminal On Food and Cooking explains the remarkable link between extra-virgin olive oil and ibuprofen.
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00:00 – 01:06 Intro
01:06 – 06:30 The Sterns
The Sterns discover sauerkraut balls at Belgrade Gardens in Barberton, Ohio.Web site: RoadFood.com
Book: 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late
6:30 – 7:57 Summer Tomatoes
Lynne's longing for one last summertime tomato feast.Recipe: Marble Cutter's Soup
7:57 – 13:11 Ibuprofen and Olive Oil
Food scientist Harold McGee muses over recent findings that your joints may thank you for using that extra-virgin olive oil.Recipe: Bagna Cauda — Warmed Garlic-Olive Oil Dip for Fresh Vegetables
Book: On Food and Cooking
14:40 – 21:12 Marcella and Victor Hazan
The cookbook author who taught two generations of American cooks what "authentic" means in Italian food. Now she's written a memoir about her journey to fame in the food world.Book: Amarcord: Marcella Remembers
21:26 – 27:37 Locavore Nation
We'll check in with one of our locavores, Tim Baird, a guy who signed up to eat local for a year to get closer to his wife.Web site: Locavore Nation
27:46 – 34:05 Cornichon/Trivia
Anita Elash tells the story of the globalization of a little French pickle.35:06 – 45:16 Trivia Answer/Calls
Lynne takes calls about what to do with green tomatoes, how to cook apples with game,45:16 – 49:56 Missing Bees
Environmental writer Rowan Jacobsen looks at what we can expect from the disappearance of billions of honey bee pollinators.Book: Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis
Books
- 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late by Jane and Michael Stern
- Amarcord: Marcella Remembers by Marcella Hazan
- On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee
- Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis by Rowan Jacobsen
Music
- "Stickshifts & Safetybelts" by Cake, from Fashion Nugget
- "Bedside Table" by Adem, from Takes
- "Plasticities" by Andrew Bird, from Armchair Apocyrpha
- "Call Me" by Al Green, from Call Me
- "The Hunger" by Nostalgia 77, from The Garden
- "Wosoubour" by Vieux Farka Toure, from Remixed: UFOs over Bamako
- "La Vie, C’est la Vie" by Henri Salvador, from Reverence
- "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.
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Where We Eat
Jane and Michael Stern: Belgrade Gardens in Barberton, OH
Michael was enthralled with the sauerkraut balls, a tangy and savory blend of sauerkraut and ground meat that's a favorite hors d'oeuvre in the area. Jane says the area around Akron is worth a visit for the sensational food influenced by the Eastern European immigrants who settled in the region.
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