The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

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The Splendid Table has always connected people through the common language of food and eating. Now with award-winning food journalist Francis Lam at the helm, we’re bringing forward even more fresh voices and surprising conversations at the intersection of food, people and culture – covering everything from the global appeal of sesame to the impact of Instagram on everyday eating. It’s a food show where everyone is welcome. Produced by American Public Media.

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777: Chef Robynne Maii Take...

03.17.2023

Chef Robynne Maii takes your cooking questions, from homemade chili crisp to home-smoked fish & we get deep into the pleasure of crispy things with writer Nik Sharma

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters episodes:

03.17.2023 777: Chef Robynne Maii Takes On Your Culinary Quandaries & Magic Crispy Things with Nik Sharma Chef Robynne Maii takes your cooking questions, from homemade chili crisp to home-smoked fish & we get deep into the pleasure of crispy things with writer Nik Sharma
03.15.2023 Check Out: Be My Guest with Ina Garten This week we’re sharing an episode from the upcoming third season of Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Ina’s official podcast from Food Network. Join the party as Ina invites friends old and new to her East Hampton home for ...
03.03.2023 776: Chinese Tea with Theresa Wong & Masala Chai with Leena Trivedi-Grenier This week, we have a lesson in Chinese tea with East Asian tea authority Theresa Wong and learn about the history of India’s culture of masala chai with Leena Trivedi-Grenier
02.17.2023 775: Home Cooking with Gavin Kaysen This week, we've got one of the great culinary stars of the midwest, Minneapolis's Gavin Kaysen, to talk about finding ways to make home cooking a joy
02.03.2023 774: On the Road – Hawaii with Chefs Sheldon Simeon, Ed Kenney, Robynne Maii and More! This week, we’re bringing you a live show we recorded in Hawaii about the incredible food culture with Chefs Sheldon Simeon, Ed Kenney, Robynne Maii and more!
01.27.2023 748: Dr. Jessica B. Harris We spend the hour with the iconic, Dr. Jessica B. Harris, the groundbreaking scholar of African American food and author of High on the Hog.
01.20.2023 773: Happy Lunar New Year! This week, we’re celebrating Lunar New Year with Sarah & Kaitlin Leung from the Woks of Life, Vietnamese icon Andrea Nguyen, & Korean chef Hooni Kim
01.13.2023 749: The Magnificent Mushroom This week, we get into the beauty of mushrooms with wild foods expert Eugenia Bone and Anna L. Tsing, author of The Mushroom at the End of the World
01.06.2023 772: On the Curry Trail with Raghavan Iyer This week, it's an hour-long special featuring the iconic writer and teacher Raghavan Iyer, author of the forthcoming book, On The Curry Trail
12.30.2022 726: Soup’s On with Jenn Louis Jenn Louis stops by to talk about the essentials for a great soup and takes on your questions. Plus, the Splendid team holds a taste-off of store-bought chicken stock.
12.23.2022 Our Holiday Special with Von Diaz, Vallery Lomas, and Ada Limón We’re gearing up for the holidays with Von Diaz's Puerto Rican Christmas, great baking with Vallery Lomas, and a little slowdown poetry with Ada Limón
12.16.2022 771: Holiday Cookbooks 2022 This week, it's cookbooks we're excited about! From Sri Lankan cuisine, to classic British cooking, to a how-to vinegar guide to Amish Soul Food
12.09.2022 746: A Guide to Holiday Gifting and Hosting A holiday guide with The New Yorker’s Helen Rosner, Serious Eats' Daniel Gritzer, & Leah Bonnema & Nick Leighton of the Were You Raised by Wolves show
12.02.2022 770: British Cooks Prue Leith & Nigella Lawson This week we’re talking to restaurateur and writer Prue Leith of The Great British Baking Show & Nigella Lawson with her latest book Cook, Eat, Repeat.
11.25.2022 745: Thanksgiving with Rodney Scott, Nik Sharma, Genevieve Ko, and Eric Wareheim We’re getting you all set up for Thanksgiving this week with our friends, Rodney Scott, Nik Sharma, Genevieve Ko, and Eric Wareheim
11.24.2022 Turkey Confidential with Rick Martinez, Maneet Chauhan, Claire Saffitz, and Jesse Sparks Listen on: Apple Podcasts \| Stitcher \| Google Podcasts \| Spotify \| Pandora Francis Lam hosts the 2022 pre-recorded edition of our popular Thanksgiving show. Francis is joined by special guests Claire Saffitz, author of Dessert Person, Rick Martinez author ...
11.18.2022 769: Thanksgiving with Vivian Howard and Priya Parker This week, we’re getting ready for Thanksgiving with Star of A Chef’s Life, Vivian Howard, and the expert on gatherings, Priya Parker.
11.11.2022 744: Secretly Simple Desserts with Anne Byrn, Dave Beran, Aran Goyoaga, & Paola Velez This week, we’ve surprisingly simple desserts with amazing bakers & chefs, Anne Byrn, Dave Beran, Aran Goyoaga, & Paola Velez
11.04.2022 768: Hands On Cooking and Hosting with Sohla & Ham El-Waylly and Restaurateur Will Guidara This week, Chefs Sohla and Ham El-Waylly, answer your cooking questions, and restaurateur Will Guidara joins us with advice on how to be a great host
10.28.2022 743: Baking with Dorie Greenspan and Everything Grains with Abra Berens We’re baking with national treasure Dorie Greenspan and we dive deep into the beauty of grains and beans with Abra Berens author of Grist.
10.21.2022 767: Asian Vegan cooking with Hannah Che and Chef Danny Bowien This week, we’re getting deep into the incredibly soulful world of vegan cooking with Hannah Che and Chef Danny Bowien
10.14.2022 742: Fall Cookbook Lineup We talk with the authors of some of our favorite fall cookbooks: Mooncakes & Milk Bread, Gastro Obscura, Flavors of the Sun, and Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys.
10.07.2022 766: Honoring Family and Heritage with Linda Ronstadt and Natalia Molina This week, it’s stories from, and about, two Mexican American icons, Linda Ronstadt and Natalia Molina
09.30.2022 741: Pizza: Origin, Culture and Making It with Nathan Myhrvold It's all about pizza this week with Nathan Myhrvold, founder of Modernist Cuisine and our Family Kitchen Segment with Journalist, Liana Aghajanian
09.23.2022 765: French Home Cooking and Baking with Jacques Pépin and Aleksandra Crapanzano This week, we're getting deep into two staples of French cuisine, chicken, and cake, with Jacques Pépin and Aleksandra Crapanzano
09.16.2022 740: Back To The Kitchen with Farideh Sadeghin and Soleil Ho We’re back in the kitchen and getting cooking inspiration from VICE’s Farideh Sadeghin and we talk to SF Chronicle’s restaurant critic Soleil Ho about the future of restaurants
09.09.2022 764: Women Brewers Listen on: Apple Podcasts \| Stitcher \| Google Podcasts \| Spotify \| Pandora This week, we're exploring the history of women and beermaking. First, Theresa McCulla, curator of The Smithsonian's American Brewing History Initiative, explains why beer is a great ...
09.02.2022 739: Chef Martin Yan’s Culinary Journey We’re spending this episode with the iconic Martin Yan, the groundbreaking star of Yan Can Cook.
08.26.2022 763: Home Food with Chef Vishwesh Bhatt & Masa with Jorge Gaviria This week, we’re talking to James Beard award-winning Chef Vishwesh Bhatt, and Masienda Founder Jorge Gaviria
08.19.2022 662: Pepper Party Things get spicy when we look at the wide world of chili peppers and how they're enjoyed raw, cooked, powdered, and blended into sauces.
08.12.2022 691: Caterers - The Unsung Heroes of Cooking Go beyond the pipe and drape, deep into the intense world of catering with Matt and Ted Lee, Michael Twitty, Kwame Onwuachi, and America’s Test Kitchen.
08.05.2022 689: Culinary Empowerment Listen on: Apple Podcasts \| Stitcher \| Google Podcasts \| Spotify \| Pandora This week, we introduce you to two amazing culinary organizations as we bring you real-world stories of street vendors and other low-income food entrepreneurs starting their businesses. ...
07.29.2022 762: Live Fire Cooking Listen on: Apple Podcasts \| Stitcher \| Google Podcasts \| Spotify \| Pandora This week we’re joined by some unusual thinkers on the art of the cookout. First, we get a lesson on barbecue etiquette (who knew) with our favorite ...
07.22.2022 738: Legendary Food Writer Claudia Roden This week, we spend an hour with the legendary food writer Claudia Roden and check in with one of her biggest fans, Yotam Ottolenghi.
07.15.2022 761: On the Road - Seattle This week, we’re bringing you a live show we recorded in Seattle with KUOW celebrating Seattle‘s amazing food community
07.08.2022 737: Eating Greek Diane Kochilas talks about regional Greek cooking, Tara Q. Thomas explains Greek wine, and we visit a Greek-American family as part of our Family Kitchen Series.
07.01.2022 760: 4th of July with Andy Baraghani and Samantha Seneviratne This week, it’s July 4th cookout ideas with Andy Baraghani author of The Cook You Want to Be and Sam Seneviratne author of The Joys of Baking.
06.24.2022 Bonus Episode: Stephen Satterfield and the Art of Toast We’re dropping a bonus episode in our feed this week of our newest pod baby. It’s called The One Recipe and it’s all about that ONE magic, indispensable recipe that you simply can’t live without! This week, Stephen Satterfield talks ...
06.24.2022 736: Summer Cooking with Carla Lalli Music Carla Lalli Music takes on your summer cooking questions, and Khushbu Shah talks about the cold Asian treats that will keep you cool all summer.
06.17.2022 759: Father Stories with Kitty & Al Tait and Jeffrey & Kevin Pang This week, it’s stories about people, their dads, and how food brought them closer together with Kitty and Al Tait authors of Breadsong and Jeffrey & Kevin Pang hosts of ATK’s, Hunger Pangs
06.10.2022 Bonus Episode: Jaya Saxena Swears by Julie Sahni’s Matar Paneer We’re dropping a bonus episode in our feed this week of our newest pod baby. It’s called The One Recipe and it’s all about that ONE magic, indispensable recipe that you simply can’t live without! This week we’re talking to ...
06.10.2022 Episode 735: 3 Junes This week, it’s June in 3 corners of the country, Coastal Georgia with Chef-Farmer Matthew Raiford, Alaska with Melanie Brown, and Appalachia with Ronni Lundy.
06.03.2022 758: Summer Parties with Nicole A. Taylor, Natasha David and Patric Richardson This week, it’s party season with food writer Nicole A. Taylor, bartender Natasha David, and Laundry Evangelist, Patric Richardson
05.27.2022 Bonus Episode: Bettina Makalintal Talks Crispy Glazed Tofu We’re dropping a bonus episode in our feed this week of our newest pod baby. It’s called The One Recipe and it’s all about that ONE magic, indispensable recipe that you simply can’t live without! This week, Host Jesse Sparks ...
05.27.2022 702: Food and Marriage Listen on: Apple Podcasts \| Stitcher \| Google Podcasts \| Spotify \| Pandora This episode is all about food... and marriage. We’ve an international love story built around Bosnian food with the couple behind Balkan Treat Box. We get dumpling ...
05.20.2022 757: Home Cooking with Pros: J. Kenji López-Alt, Daniel Holzman, and Matt Rodbard Cookbook authors Daniel Holzman & Matt Rodbard answer your cooking questions & we head into the kitchen with Kenji López-Alt for a lesson on Mapo Tofu
05.13.2022 666: In Jacques Pépin's Kitchen Francis meets up with Chef Jacques Pépin in his home kitchen to talk career, life, and the magic of instant-cured gravlax.
05.06.2022 756: Up Close with Evan Kleiman, Host of Good Food This week, we talk to the pioneering food radio personality Evan Kleiman host of our other favorite food radio show, Good Food from KCRW
04.29.2022 694: Japanese home cooking with Ivan Orkin and Chris Ying We are talking about Japanese home cooking this week, and not ramen or sushi! Think curry, omelets, and quick fried noodles. Tomoko Imade Dyen, culinary director of Japan House in Los Angeles, shares the everyday foods enjoyed by Japanese families. ...
04.26.2022 Check out: Borderline Salty This week, we're sharing a trailer for Borderline Salty, a new weekly call-in food podcast from Pineapple Street Studios, hosted by two of our friends, Carla Lalli Music, and Rick Martinez. They'll share their latest ingredient obsessions, give you their ...

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