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July 2007
July 7 - July 14 - July 21 - July 28
July 7: Dr. Ernst Loosen | Listen | Download
This week it's contemporary food's most friendly wine: Riesling. We're in Germany on the fruity, classy little gem's home turf with our guest, award-winning Riesling master Dr. Ernst Loosen.
The Sterns are multi-tasking in El Paso, eating Huevos Rancheros and Menudos while watching their car go through the cycle at H & H Car Wash.
Smart cook Sally Schneider turns dross into gold with her smart saves for so-so vinegars. She leaves us her ideas for Vinegar Improvisations and a recipe for Peppery or Bitter Greens with Seasonal Fruits and Roasted Nuts
American food historian, Andy Smith, takes us back to the birth of lunch. It was all about being a worker or a woman. Otherwise, you did "dinner."
We have another round of our wildly popular refrigerator game, Stump the Cook, with guest Stump Master Christopher Kimball.
Larry Wu, consumer strategist for Iconoculture, talks "conscientious consumption." He claims it drives our choices in the market.
Lynne has recipes for A Classic Pesto of Genoa, and an Old Time Bar Lunch Sandwich in honor of Andy Smith's discussion of the beginnings of lunch in America. And in the second half of the show, the phone lines will be open for your calls.
July 14: Robbing the Bees | Listen | Download
This week it's the wonder and biology of honey and the bees that make it. Journalist and beekeeper Holley Bishop, a woman who fell for bees the way one might fall for a puppy, tells the story. Holley is the author of Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey, the Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World. Her Berry Striped Pops are the perfect icy snack for these dog days of summer.
The Sterns are in Seattle where Jane says they've found "the best doughnuts in the world" at Top Pot Doughnuts.
Wine Maverick Josh Wesson talks France's unsung whites. The good news is the bargain prices.
It's a look at bottled water with New York Times reporter Julia Moskin. We want to know why we're spending nine billion dollars a year for what comes out of the tap virtually free.
We join the Sterns in Seattle for adventures you can have on a tank of gas. Our guide is Hsiao-Ching Chou, food editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
It's the art and technique of competitive eating with many-times champ and hip hop artist Eric Badlands Booker. His latest cd is "Hungry and Focused II."
Lynne shares her recipe for cool and refreshing French Greens and Melon Salad with Fresh Goat Cheese and takes your calls.
July 21: Hiking Man | Listen | Download
This week it's the story of a guy who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada, inspired by a classic midlife crisis and fueled by what he could carry in a knapsack. Hiker and journalist David Plotnikoff joins us for a look at the philosophical side of hiking and living on a diet that could kill a goat. He leaves us his guide to food and lodging on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Jane and Michael Stern are eating planked white fish, pea salad and Thunderclouds at Juilleret's, a classic Great Lakes summer eatery in Charlevoix.
Sculptor Kiko Denzer says there's no need to shell out ten grand for a wood-fired bread oven. You can build one yourself—from your own dirt and for nearly free. Then you can make the Sourdough Bread from Kiko's book, Build Your Own Earth Oven.
We have summer reads from food folks, starting off with picks from Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine.
Russ Parsons, food and wine columnist for the Los Angeles Times, has advice about produce that should not be refrigerated. He shares his recipe for New Potato and Green Bean Salad with Green Goddess Dressing from his latest book, How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table.
Sasha Wizansky, co-editor and co-creator of Meatpaper, talks about the first issue of this journal of meat culture; and, as always, Lynne takes your calls.
July 28: The Cowboy Cookbook | Listen | Download
This week it's a look at cowboy grub with guest Robb Walsh, author of The Cowboy Cookbook. We'll examine the food, the myths and the truth of those legendary cattle drives, where chuck wagon fare could have been gulf shrimp and gumbo as easily as beans and biscuits. Robb leaves us his recipe for Homemade Ranch Dressing.
The Sterns are in James Beard territory, eating amazing Dungeness Crab Louis and the freshest fish at Norma's Ocean Diner in Seaside, Oregon.
Sally Schneider, the master of kitchen improv, is back with an innovative technique she dubs faux frying. Her recipe for Crisp Panfried Fish Fillets demonstrates the delicious results.
Gourmet magazine's John Willoughby talks the kind of things to look for when you're on the road—those food gems you'll find only on their home turf. Read more in the May 2007 issue of the magazine.
We have another installment of summer reads from food folks. This week we find out what titles are on Pulitzer Prize winning food writer Jonathan Gold's night stand.
Writer Barbara Holland has penned tomes on everything from presidential mischief to shameless pleasures. We'll hear about her latest maverick work, The Joy of Drinking. And, as always, Lynne takes your calls.
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