March 2000
March 4 - March 11 - March 18 - March 25
(How to listen)
March 4: Tequila | Listen
Mexican food authority Rick Bayless, who latest book is Salsas That Cook, is with us this week and we're talking tequila. It's not just for margaritas anymore. In fact, Rick says lose the lime and salt and move on to a different tequila experience. He means those types (especially artisan-made ones) so classy and smooth you'll want to sip them neat. In a nod to tradition, though, Rick shares his recipe for Honest-to-Goodness Margaritas for a Crowd. These are the real thing pure, fresh, and tasting of good tequila.
Jane and Michael Stern are in layer-cake heaven at the Pie Kitchen in Louisville. John Willoughby talks single-flower honeys, Joel Rose takes us to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and King Cakes, and Ishan Gurdal has a report on the cheese cave at Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge. Our grocery guru Al Sicherman sets Lynne up for a bottled water tasting, and we'll open the phone lines for your calls.
Featured clip: All about tequila
March 11: Eating in America | Listen
Reporter, author, and humorist Calvin Trillin gives us his unique take on European travel with kids and the state of eating in America. Trillin's beloved book Travels With Alice is the very funny account of his family's journeys abroad.
Jane and Michael Stern flunked bull-riding school but did manage to file a report from the Hitching Post in California cowboy country, and minimalist cook Mark Bittman is back to talk dipping sauces. Chicken reaches new heights with Mark's recipe for Steamed Chicken with Scallion-Ginger Sauce. We'll join writer and restaurateur George Lang, author of Nobody Knows the Truffles I've Seen, at his legendary restaurant, Gundel, in Budapest for a ball in honor of Elizabeth Day. Gundel's has lured everyone from the Pope to Madonna and it's considered one of the best restaurants in the world. Tea merchant Bill Waddington tells of his recent trip to China, and the phone lines will be open for your calls.
Featured clip: How Americans Eat
March 18: Fast Food | Listen
Love it or hate it, "fast food" is a significant part of the average American diet these days. Our guest, Professor John Jakle, gives us a scholar's view on how it began, why it's taken over the way it has, and where it's headed. Professor Jakle coauthored Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age.
Our road-food experts, Jane and Michael Stern, are eating quintessential fast food at the Red Rooster Drive-In in Brewster, New York. Master of Wine Mary Ewing Mulligan explains the art of decanting wine, and we'll hear how award-winning artisan cheesemaker Mary Falk of Love Tree Farmstead Cheese divides her time between milking her sheep and fighting off wolves. This week's recipe is Lynne's Ancho Chile and Orange Marinade.
Featured clip: Mary Ewing Mulligan on decanting
March 25: Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience | Listen
(Special live broadcast)
This special live show with guest cohost Katherine Lanpher featured winemakers Michael and Elaine Honig, a conversation with minimalist chef Mark Bittman, and restaurant critic Sue Zelickson discussing Twin Cities restaurants.
Featured clip: The Honigs on starting a winery
March 25: Edible Insects | Listen
(Repeat broadcast)
With the possible exception of novelty items such as chocolate-covered ants, the average American doesn't think of bugs as edible. But the truth is, cultures all over the world are entomophagous (feeding mainly on insects)! The authors of Man Eating Bugs, Faith D'Aluisio and Peter Menzel, take us on a bug-tasting trek all over the globe. Jane and Michael Stern track down stellar chicken in a pot in New York City, chef Rozanne Gold explains the 5th taste—umami—and Lynne and Al Sicherman taste canned chicken stock in their monthly tasting.
Featured clip: Rozanne Gold on unami
