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February 2005
February 5 - February 12 - February 19 - February 26
(How to listen)
February 5: Australia's Food Scene | Listen
We're off to Australia where it's summer now and the food scene is hot. Aussie star chef Bill Granger tells us where and what to eat in Sydney. His book, bills open kitchen, is full of uncomplicated and tantalizing recipes like a Glazed Duck with Pear and Rocket Salad.
Before taking off for some retail therapy at the Kittery outlets, Jane and Michael Stern fuel up with the Clam-O-Rama at the Maine Diner in Wells.
Sally Schneider has a whole new concept for using dried fruit, including her method for Essential Plumped Dried Fruit.
Just in time for Shrove Tuesday, global food authority and Moscow native Anya Von Bremzen joins us to talk a Blini. The recipe is from her book The Greatest Dishes: Around the World in 80 Recipes.
Dr. Robert Kushner of Northwestern Medical School has the scoop on dieting dogs, and the phone lines will be open for your calls.
February 12: Winter Grilling | Listen
Brush the snow off the Weber! Steven Raichlen is back and he's talking winter grilling. Never mind that the wind chill is 10 below. Steven's Green Lightning Shrimp, from his book BBQ USA, will warm you to your toes.
The Sterns get a jolt from the Tabasco Ice Cream at Robin's Restaurant in Henderson, Louisiana.
"Bright Lights, Big City" guy Jay McInerney wants us to think Rose Champagne for Valentine's Day. It's what we'll be sipping with Lynne's Double Dark Chocolate Excess.
Tea expert Bill Waddington brings us his guide to pairing tea with food. Monique Truong takes us back to Paris in the 1920's with a peek into a very private dinner, and some marketing folks want us to smell like Bombay Sapphire Gin!
February 19: A New Way to Buy Wine |Listen
This week it's a look at a new way to buy wine and it has everything to do with knowing the importers and distributors. Neal Rosenthal of Rosenthal Wine Merchant joins us to talk wine importers and who to look for on the label.
The Sterns are eating herring "cremated" and "sunnyside up" at Cypress Grill in Jamesville, NC.
David Rosengarten brings order and tranquility to that baffling liquid: sake. He shares his recipe for Salted Seaweed Salad with Lemon and Freshly Grated Ginger from his latest book, David Rosengarten Entertains.
John Willoughby of Gourmet magazine has ideas for what to do between meals in London. For starters, there's cooking classes, shopping, and a secret garden.
The New York Times gardening columnist Ann Raver has new veggies for us to try and shares her picks of the best seed sources.
We'll check in with Rick Field, the inventive pickle maker behind Rick's Picks, and Lynne takes your calls.
February 26: Cooking in Dixie | Listen
This week it's the story of two Southern cooks from different generations, different places, and different races. Young chef Scott Peacock talks about his special friendship with Edna Lewis, a cook, writer, and octogenarian who is one of our national culinary treasures. Scott leaves us his recipes for Sugared Raspberries and Scott's Chicken Stock from The Gift of Southern Cooking, the book he co-authored with Miss Lewis.
The Sterns are also in Dixie, eating banana splits and dipsy doodles at Elliston Place Soda Shop in Nashville.
Sally Schneider talks chicories and other aggressive greens that she tames in her recipe for Bitter Greens with Seasonal Fruit and Roasted Nuts. Lynne joins in with Nonna's Sneaky Greens Soup.
New York Times food writer Amanda Hesser, author of the charming Cooking for Mr. Latte, tells of a dinner where courtship, family relations, and culinary intimidation came together. Ginger Duck is what they ate. And we'll hear from a harvester of one of the planet's most complete foods—seaweed!
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