The Splendid Table

By American Public Media

Arts Food

What's The Splendid Table about?

American Public Media's The Splendid Table is public radio's culinary, culture, and lifestyle program that celebrates food and its ability to touch the lives and feed the souls of everyone. Each week, award-winning host Lynne Rossetto Kasper leads listeners on a journey of the senses and hosts discussions with a variety of writers and personalities who share their passion for the culinary delights updated every Friday.

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696: Discovering Thanksgivi...

11.27.2020

This year’s Thanksgiving show celebrates with some of America’s great foreign-born chefs: Ann Kim, Hugo Ortega, Miroslav Uskokovic and Maneet Chauhan. All four chefs have their stories and recipes included in the wonderful new book, A Place at the Table: ...

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11.27.2020 696: Discovering Thanksgiving with Four American Chefs This year’s Thanksgiving show celebrates with some of America’s great foreign-born chefs: Ann Kim, Hugo Ortega, Miroslav Uskokovic and Maneet Chauhan. All four chefs have their stories and recipes included in the wonderful new book, A Place at the Table: ...
11.26.2020 Turkey Confidential with Jacques Pepin, Samin Nosrat and More Francis Lam hosts the 2020 pre-recorded edition of our popular Thanksgiving show. Francis is joined by special guests Samin Nosrat, Chef Michael Solomonov, Jacques Pépin, Nora McInerny, and Sohla El-Waylly to answer your pre-recorded questions. Broadcast dates for this episode: ...
11.20.2020 723: Global Thanksgiving with Hawa Hassan and Andrea Nguyen This week, we’ve stories of how Thanksgiving looks for Americans from all over the world - Vietnam, Mexico, and Somalia. And America’s Test Kitchen helps us downsize this years menu.
11.13.2020 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. ...
11.06.2020 722: Staying Close, Even When Distant with Sam Sanders and more We’re working on connecting this week with advice from Sam Sanders on making real conversation, food gifting with Deb Perelman, and the art of gathering with Priya Parker.
10.30.2020 Favorite Fall Cookbooks This week we’re all about the new fall cookbook releases and we talk to some of our favorite authors who wrote them: Danny Mena (Made in Mexico), Evan Funke (American Sfoglino), Joanne Chang (Pastry Love), Chris Shepherd, (Cook Like a ...
10.23.2020 An Award-Winning Duo: Susan Feniger & Mary Sue Milliken 2018 Julia Child Award winners Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken talk about their partnership and the changing face of the American food world. Broadcast dates for this episode: October 19, 2018 (originally aired) October 11, 2019 (rebroadcast) October 23, ...
10.16.2020 721: Let's talk Chinese American Food Chef Lucas Sin talks about the evolution of Chinese food & we meet the Ng family, beloved restaurateurs of Kansas City's Bo Lings.
10.09.2020 Passing the Torch On family farms, in restaurants, and in food writing, what happens when one generation passes the work to the next? Best-selling author and restaurant critic Ruth Reichl (Save Me the Plums) talks with Soleil Ho, the new restaurant critic for ...
10.02.2020 720: Dads and Kids: J. Kenji López-Alt, David Chang, & Chris Ying J. Kenji López-Alt answers your kid-related cooking questions, and David Chang and Chris Ying talk about cooking for their toughest critics.
09.25.2020 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.
09.18.2020 Confessions of Culinary Superfans Who do you admire? Preston Clark on Patrick Clark, Shauna Sever on Maida Heatter, Melissa Clark on Marcella Hazan, and Pati Jinich on Joan Nathan.
09.11.2020 719: Back to Baking with Lisa Donovan and Anissa Helou Here’s hoping that the heat of summer is behind us as we fire up our ovens with baking experts from the American South and the Middle East
09.04.2020 Traveling to Eat Francis Lam and guests explore the cuisines of the Black Sea, Thailand, Haiti, Milwaukee, and beyond.
08.28.2020 718: Things You’ve Gotta Try From what to really dunk your Oreos in to a West African super-grain, canned wine, and an all-day ratatouille recipe, we talk things you’ve got to try.
08.21.2020 Mothers & Daughters Listen on: Apple Podcasts \| Stitcher \| Google Podcasts \| Spotify \| Pandora This week are celebrating mothers and daughters in all kinds of ways. We eavesdrop in the kitchen with Priya and Ritu Krishna, authors of Indian (-ish). Chef ...
08.14.2020 717: Summer Kitchens We talk cooking cool (or not cooking at all) with The New Yorker’s Helen Rosner and learn about the literal summer kitchens of Ukraine.
08.07.2020 How Bees Made What We Eat This week is all about bees. We talk to Thor Hanson, author of Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees, about the importance of bees to our food supply, as well as their connection to the evolution of plants and ...
07.31.2020 716: Farm, Garden, Cook Thanks to the farmers and gardeners who are keeping us well-fed this summer. This week, we talk to farmer/activist Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm, and chef/farmer Abra Berens.
07.24.2020 661: Summer Cookout Light up and get your grill on with inspired sauces and sides, and foolproof techniques for both your fire and your food.
07.17.2020 715: Tasting the Nation with Padma Lakshmi Padma Lakshmi of Top Chef & Hulu’s Taste the Nation, talks about meeting cooks across our land, raising bicultural kids, and growing up in Queens.
07.10.2020 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.
07.03.2020 714: A Carla Hall 4th of July Who better to bring us fresh ideas for cooking through the long weekend than the delightful Carla Hall?
06.26.2020 659: Vegging Out The cultural (and family) politics of vegetarianism, new techniques and better planning for cooking veggies, and essential vegan dishes from Vedge.
06.19.2020 713: Light Up Your Grill Get grilling with Hmong Chef Yia Vang, vegetable whisperer Chef Ashley Christensen and best-selling grilling author John "Doc" Willoughby.
06.12.2020 668: Edna Lewis, an American Original We honor chef, writer, and activist Edna Lewis, who was born in a village of freed slaves and helped change the course of American cuisine.
06.05.2020 712: An Hour with Yotam Ottolenghi Cookbook phenomenon Yotam Ottolenghi takes on your calls and talks tahini, feeding kids, and collaboration.
05.29.2020 686: A Conversation with Madhur Jaffrey We spend an afternoon with the illustrious and iconic Indian cookbook author and food writer Madhur Jaffrey.
05.22.2020 711: How Restaurants are Dealing San Francisco Chronicle’s Soleil Ho and chef Hugh Acheson talk about what's happening on the ground in restaurants, both the bad and the good.
05.15.2020 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.
05.08.2020 710: Carla Lalli Music and Andrea Nguyen Take Your Calls Francis Lam takes on tofu, unsalted butter, jam pies, and more with Carla Lalli Music (Bon Appétit) and Andrea Nguyen (Vietnamese Food Any Day).
05.01.2020 709: Catching up with Lynne Rossetto Kasper The founding host of The Splendid Table joins Francis Lam to talk about what she’s been up to since retiring and answer some great listener questions.
04.24.2020 708: Two Bright Food Stars - Alison Roman and Kwame Onwuachi Best-selling author Alison Roman and James Beard award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi join Francis Lam to take your calls.
04.17.2020 707: Christina Tosi and Bryant Terry Answer Quarantine Cooking Questions Baking expert Christina Tosi (Milk Bar) and veggie whisperer Bryant Terry (Vegetable Kingdom) join Francis Lam to take your calls.
04.10.2020 706: Melissa Clark and Pati Jinich Answer Your Cooking Questions Melissa Clark (The New York Times) and Pati Jinich (Pati's Mexican Table) join Francis Lam to consider your quarantine cooking questions.
04.03.2020 705: Samin Nosrat Answers Your Cooking Questions Samin Nosrat (Salt Fat Acid Heat) joins Francis Lam to answer some of your self-isolation cooking questions.
04.01.2020 Podcast Extra: Slow Cooker Grains & Veggies Slow cookers aren't just for large cuts of meat and chili. Faith Durand uses hers to cook all sorts of vegetarian dishes, from breakfast to dessert.
03.27.2020 704: How to Shop and Eat Safely Now Food science writer J. Kenji López-Alt on safe grocery shopping and how to handle take-out in the time of the coronavirus.
03.25.2020 Podcast Extra: How to Make a Sourdough Starter In this podcast extra we revisit making a sourdough starter with a couple of ingredients and the power of fermentation.
03.23.2020 Podcast Extra: Freewheeling Salads In this podcast extra it’s inspired salad thinking with vegetable genius Eileen Rosen, author of Saladish.
03.21.2020 Podcast Extra: If You've Got Time... Caramelize Some Onions Truly caramelized onions take patience, and are a great thing to get lost in right now. Especially since they can make mealtime faster later.
03.20.2020 680: The Sharpest Tools This week, it’s all about surprising stories behind the little tools in your kitchen.
03.18.2020 A Message from The Splendid Table During this difficult and confusing time, we want you to know that all of us are right there with you. We're social distancing, juggling kids and jobs, doing a lot of hand-washing, and worrying about friends and family all across ...
03.13.2020 703: Spring Cookbook Picks From baking and Cajun cuisine to vegetarian and historically inspired Mughal dishes, we talk with the authors of four wonderful new cookbooks.
03.06.2020 679: Four Persian Cooks It’s the food of Persia with conversations about fresh herbs, tahdig, a classic fish stew, modern Iranian cuisine, and the Persian pantry.
02.28.2020 702: Food and Marriage It’s all about couples and their foods, symbolic and delicious from dumplings to rye bread to beans.
02.21.2020 678: Say Cheese! We step behind the scenes at The Cheesemonger Invitational, then go deep into the world of cheese with experts Greselda Powell and Tia Keenan.
02.14.2020 701: The Culture of Drinking We look at the world of drinking with a secret barrel room, the spiritual side of mezcal, the language of wine, and the trend of being sober curious.
02.07.2020 677: Do We All Eat the Same? We look at foods that connect us, the loss of lunchtime, the culture of insect eating, and a burger that is not served your way.
01.31.2020 676: Daily Bread From biscuits to bagels, Ethiopian injera to Nordic flatbreads, we explore some of the great breads baked worldwide.

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