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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.

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00:00 – 05:06  Feijoda

Lynne takes a call about replicating feijoda; Brazil's enduring bean, rice and sausage dish

Recipe: 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 India

Recipe: 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, SC

Web 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.

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Jane and Michael Stern: Bertha's Kitchen, and Ernie's, in Charleston, SC

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