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August 2005
August 6 - August 13 - August 20 - August 27
(How to listen)
August 6: Martha's Vineyard | Listen
This week it's the classic summer place: Martha's Vineyard. It always tempts vacationers to stay, and some move in. Our guest, Vineyard native and local chef, Tina Miller, talks what it's like to live there, the people who make the island what it is, how they live off the land and sea, and how a renaissance turn of mind is essential. The recipe for Lobster and Sweet Corn Fritters, the very essence of summer, comes from Tina's book, Vineyard Harvest: A Year of Good Food on Martha's Vineyard.
The Sterns check in from Clamp's Hamburger Stand in New Milford, where Connecticut's quintessential summer food is in full flush.
Sally Schneider has ideas on how to amortize lobster, that succulent but pricey summertime treat. Her Rich Lobster Broth gets us started.
We'll check out San Francisco's Slanted Door, the first restaurant to put Vietnamese food on the city's culinary map; and the queen of televisionwithoutpity.com takes on the Food Network - the good and the so very bad.
August 13: From Curries to Kebabs with Madhur Jaffrey | Listen
Indian food expert Madhur Jaffrey joins us this week with the tale of
how curry turned global. It's all about India's caste system and
Britain's lust for empire. Madhur shares her recipe for Cilantro Chicken from her latest book, From Curries to Kebabs: Recipes from the Indian Spice Trail.
Michael Stern takes on the politics of the waffle at the Blue Plate Café in Memphis, and Josh Wesson wants us to try German wines with simple labels.
Journalist Anya Von Bremzen talks the true soba noodles of Japan and names the best soba parlors in Tokyo and New York. Now is a good time to try her recipe for Chilled Zaru Soba with Dipping Sauce.
We'll hear from a watermelon queen in love with petrochemicals, and Vocation Vacations has ideas for your next getaway.
August 20: Cooking for Kings | Listen
This week it's a look at Antonin Carême, the world's first celebrity
chef. Abandoned by his family at age nine to starve on the streets of
Paris, Carême overcame impossible odds to achieve wealth, fame and an
unheard of independence. In the process he reshaped French cuisine. His
biographer Ian Kelly, author of Cooking for Kings, tells the story. Carême's recipe for Orange Flower and Pink Champagne Jelly takes us back to the 19th century when he cooked for kings.
The Sterns have discovered an anomaly at Burgerville, a restaurant chain in the Pacific Northwest.
Christopher Kimball of Cook's Illustrated tested ice cream makers and came up with some worth having.
We'll go to Seattle for an oyster dating service, and Lynne gets a lesson in pairing wines with oysters.
We'll hear the backstory on Terroir estate coffee from George Howell, founder of Boston's Coffee Connection, and we have the latest solution to cork taint - the Vino-Lok.
August 27: Peanut | Listen
This week it's an often-overlooked gem that food snobs never take seriously: the great American peanut. Our guest, food writer Wendell Brock, takes us back to his roots in Georgia's peanut country for a look at the caviar of goobers. His fiery Chile Peanuts take bar snacks to a new level.
For the Sterns it's a classic 1950's style drive-in with a California twist at Taylor's Refresher in St. Helena.
Stephen Beaumont talks Belgian Trappist Ales and foods to pair with them, and the music guy who cooks, Bob Duskis, has new music to grill by.
We'll hear about New York City's efforts to wipe out trans-fats in restaurants, and Lynne takes your calls.
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