November 7, 2009
This week it's a show of American iconoclasts starting with winemaker Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard. His latest book is Been Doon So Long, A Randall Grahm Vinthology. And we meet the true originator of the no-knead bread technique, Jim Lahey of New York City's famed Sullivan Street Bakery. His book is My Bread, The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method.
Episode Rundown
00:00 – 05:06 Feijoda
Lynne takes a call about replicating feijoda; Brazil's enduring bean, rice and sausage dishRecipe: Feijoada Completa from Saveur #66
Article: Beans and Meat
05:27 – 12:50 Syrah vs. Shiraz
Randall Graham breaks down the difference between Syrah and Shiraz.Book: Been Doon So Long, A Randall Graham Vinthology
Excerpt: "Podea, or Unhand the Maiden, Sirrah!" (4 page PDF)
12:51 – 19:01 No-Knead, No-Work Bread
Lynne talks with Jim Lahey, founder of New York's Sullivan Street Bakery, about an easier, better way to make bread.Book: My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Knead, No-Work Method
Recipe: Pane all'Olive (Olive bread)
19:06 – 20:58 Building a Soup 3 ways
Lynne's soup making method explained.Recipe: How to Improvise Your Own Soup
Book: How to Eat Supper
21:07 – 26:37 What is Dal?
Lynne and Raghavan Iyer talk about making dal, and what it signifies to people from IndiaRecipe: Slow-Roasted Bell Pepper with Red Lentils
Book: 660 Curries
27:04 – 32:15 The Sterns/Trivia
The Sterns talk about the tradition of lima beans in southern soul food in Charleston, SCWeb sites: Bertha's Kitchen, Ernie's
Book: 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late
33:16 – 50:40 Trivia Answer/Calls
Lynne takes calls about cooking phobias, romantic dinners on the cheap, and how to update old meat-heavy recipes for vegetarians.This Week's Recipes
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Where We Eat
Jane and Michael Stern: Bertha's Kitchen, and Ernie's, in Charleston, SC
The Sterns talk about the tradition of lima beans in the southern soul food restaurants
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Books
- Been Doon So Long, A Randall Graham Vinthology by Randall Graham
- My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Knead, No-Work Method by Jim Lahey
- The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show by Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Sally Swift
- 660 Curries by Raghavan Iyer
- 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late by Jane and Michael Stern
Music
- "Feelin’ Good" by Nina Simone, from Feeling Good: The Very Best of Nina Simone
- "Nightlife" by Bonobo, from Days to Come
- "Oh My God" by Mark Ronson featuring Lily Allen, from Oh My God
- "Beans" by Hypnotic Clambake, from Mayonnaise
- "Call Me" by Peggy Lee, from The Best of Peggy Lee
- "At Last" by Psyche Origami, from The Standard
- "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.
