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September 2007
September 1 - September 8 - September 15 - September 22 - September 29
September 1: Marion Nestle | Listen | Download
It's back-to-school time and the question facing every parent in America: the lunch box issue. How do you pack healthy food that the kids will actually eat? Consumer rights warrior and mom Marion Nestle has answers. Marion's new book is What to Eat: An Aisle-by-Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating.
The Sterns report from Barberton, Ohio, where they're eating a Hungarian feast at Al's Corner Restaurant. And all for six dollars!
Wine wizard Josh Wesson has us "thinking pink" with his recommendations for lush rosés.
Chef Mai Pham talks grilling Vietnamese style. It's all about bright, zingy flavors and fast cooking. She leaves us her recipes for Green Papaya Salad with Shrimp and Vietnamese Rice Noodles with Grilled Pork.
Tom Beller, author of How to Be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood, tells of an adolescent epiphany on the streets of New York, and we have the scoop on the very clever and very cool new dinnerware from Orikaso.
September 8: The House of Mondavi | Listen | Download
This week it's a tragic story from the Napa Valley. Robert Mondavi built a family empire on innovation, evangelical salesmanship and, at times, stunning quality. Now it's gone, a victim of family betrayal and corporate takeovers. Wall Street Journal reporter Julia Flynn Siler tells the story in her book The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty. Then Lynne shares her recipe for Pan-Grilled Porterhouse with Red Wine Glaze, the steak she made to go with her first bottle of Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon. The year was 1974. The wine was a 1969.
It's a kinder and gentler story for the Sterns. They're tucking into old-fashioned comfort food at Kumback Lunch in Perry, a cozy 1926-era eatery on Oklahoma's Cherokee Strip.
We have an origins check on that dorm room mainstay, the Ramen Noodle Cup, from David Rosengarten, author of The Rosengarten Report.
For an interpretation of an epicurean's take on happiness we turn to philosopher and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of The Happiness Myth: Why What We Think is Right is Wrong.
Los Angeles Times writer Charles Perry has the scoop on bitters and a Prom Dress, the latest thing in the $20 cocktail genre.
Susan Hassler, editor-in-chief of the science and technology online magazine IEEE Spectrum, decided to reach out to science and techno geeks who cook. Find out what happened.
Lynne reports on her experiment with a $26 can of San Marzano tomatoes, and the phone lines will be open for your calls.
September 15: Sowing for Apocalypse | Listen | Download
Journalist John Seabrook joins us to talk seed banks, a practice farmers and gardeners have engaged in since the beginning of agriculture sometime around 8000 B.C. John put a contemporary spin on the concept in his article "Sowing for Apocalypse: The Quest for a Global Seed Bank" that appeared in the August 27, 2007 issue of The New Yorker. It's a fascinating read and a look at how the planet's survival could literally be held in the palm of a hand.
The Sterns smell of hickory smoke and pork after eating the glorious whole-hog pit barbecue at Short Sugar's in Reidsville, North Carolina.
Wine maverick Joshua Wesson tracks Italy's hidden gems at the wine show to end then all: Italy's Vin Italy. We continue the fest with Lynne's recipe for Wine Glazed Chicken.
Lynne plays another round of our popular Stump the Cook with Paula in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and Stumpmaster Christopher Kimball.
Jill Carle, co-author of College Cooking: Feed Yourself and Your Friends, has ideas for breaking out of the popcorn and noodle cup rut, starting with Barbecue Chicken Pita Pizza. And, as always, the phone lines will be open for your calls.
September 22: Donuts | Listen | Download
Food historian John T. Edge joins us this week with a dissertation on the little ring of dough that became a patriot, a movie star, and stirred up some good old American ingenuity. The recipe for Zingerman's Roadhouse Donuts is from John's new book, Donuts: An American Passion.
It's dynamite food in the midst of New Mexico's chile fields for Jane and Michael Stern. They're eating the incredible chile rellenos at Chope's in La Mesa, New Mexico.
Food & Wine magazine's Lettie Teague talks true Chablis, the French gem nobody knows.
We'll hear from Dr. David Bedford, one of the creators of the award-winning Honeycrisp apple about what makes this luscious variety so sought after. Keeping to the theme, Lynne shares her recipe for an Apple Citron Turnover that makes the most of these gems called one of the 25 innovations that changed the world.
Russ Parsons, columnist for the Los Angeles Times, tells all about the fresh fig. This fruit can make you blush! His article, "Seduction By Fig," appeared in the September 6, 2006 issue of the newspaper. To find it, go to latimes.com and search for "Seduction By Fig."
We'll hear from Will Sillin, an artist who brought Julia Child to a cornfield and, as always, the phone lines will be open for your calls.
September 29: The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi | Listen | Download
This week it's everything sushi—the things you didn't know you need to know, like what should not be in your soy sauce, and the big clue to whether the sushi maker is a master or not. Our guide is Dave Lowry, author of The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi: Everything You Need to Know About Sushi Varieties and Accompaniments, Etiquette and Dining Tips and More.
It's burgoo and mutton barbecue for Jane and Michael Stern. They're dining at George's in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Paris food critic Daniel Young takes us to the City of Lights for a look at where the locals go every night: the bistros, brasseries, and wine bars. Choucroute Garnie with Salmon is from his latest book, The Bistros, Brasseries, and Wine Bars of Paris.
Sylvan Brown, co-author of The Slow Food Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area: Restaurants, Markets, Bars, has advice about where to eat in the City by the Bay.
Our refrigerator game, Stump the Cook, is back with Lynne and Christopher Kimball, our celebrity stump master.
Lynne has some new Italian wines to try—winners of the Gambero Rosso Three Glasses Award for 2006, and we'll hear about Marshmallow Peeps and Peep Research currently underway.
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