January 16, 2010
Award winning author Su-Mei Yu introduces us to the ancient Thai tradition of looking at food as a type of medicine. Her new book is The Elements of Life, A Contemporary Guide to Thai Recipes and Traditions for Healthier Living. Jane and Michael Stern are in Tucson at the Tucson Tamale Company, and Keith Bellows brings us National Geographic's Food Journeys of a Lifetime.
Episode Rundown
00:00 – 00:14 Intro
01:00 – 07:36 The Scent of Desire
Dr. Rachel Herz joins Lynne to talk about how strongly scent evokes memory.Book: The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell
07:36 – 08:40 When food goes bad
Lynne's advice on using your nose.08:40 – 13:20 Jane and Michael Stern
A small take-out shop that is mostly take-out business, the Tucson Tamale Company also has a few tables at which customers can feast on some of the most delicious tamales in the Southwest.Book: 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late
Web sites: Roadfood.com, tucsontamalecompany.com
14:20 – 22:34 Eating in the Thai Tradition
Su-Mei Yu explains the elements — earth, air, wind, fire — in nature and Thai cuisine.
Book: The Elements of Life, A Contemporary Guide to Thai Recipes and Traditions for Healthier Living
Recipe: Fried Rice
22:34 – 28:10 Food Trips
Keith Bellows talks about the recent book from National Geographic about the best food trips.Book: Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe
Keith's Travel Picks: Candy Stores, Bike tours, museums, and more
28:10 – 33:25 Calls Pt. 1/Trivia
Lynne takes your calls, and asks how much sugar American's eat each year...33:25 – 47:08 Trivia Answer/Calls Pt. 2
The answer to this week's Trivia Question, and your calls.46:58 – 52:12 Cake Wrecks
Jen Yates has become an expert on the worst cake decorating disasters.Web site: cakewrecks.com
This Week's Recipes
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Food Journeys of a Lifetime
Keith Bellows goes through the National Geographic travel selections
Where We Eat
Jane and Michael Stern: Tucson Tamale Company, Tucson, AZ
Such fine and opulent pieces of food that one is tempted to call them artisan tamales, but they are too inexpensive and too much a part of life in the Old Pueblo to have an elitist name.
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2545 E Broadway
Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 305-4760
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Books
- 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late by Jane and Michael Stern
- The Elements of Life, A Contemporary Guide to Thai Recipes and Traditions for Healthier Living by Su-Mei Yu
- The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell by Rachel Herz
- Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe
Music
- "Driveway to Driveway" by Superchunk, from Foolish
- "Hot Tamales" by Sam Bush, from Circles Around Me
- "Dead Limmertz" by Azymuth, from Abstract Funk Theory
- "Call Me" by Astrud Gilberto, from Beach Samba
- "Keep on Searching" by Kraak and Smaak, from Boogie Angst
- "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.
