The Splendid Table

We look at the surprising politics of Florida's winter tomatoes with investigative journalist Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland. Jane and Michael Stern take on the South's favorite cocktail accompaniment, pimento cheese. And Francis Lam, the features editor at Gilt Taste, joins Lynne to talk about how to do great things with what we usually throw out.
Broadcast dates for this episode:

• August 20, 2011 (originally aired)
• August 4, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, we're looking at home brewing with William Bostwick. Also: Japanese grilling with Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat, grilling wines with Ray Isle, and we go into the world of a flavor scientist.
Broadcast dates for this episode:

• July 30, 2011 (originally aired)
• July 14, 2012 (rebroadcast)

We look at the rebirth of Spanish food post-Franco with culinary historian Claudia Roden, author of The Food of Spain. Jane and Michael Stern are at the Buckhorn Tavern in San Antonio. Restaurateur Andy Ricker of Pok Pok introduces us to Asian drinking vinegars.
Broadcast dates for this episode:

• July 23, 2011 (originally aired)
• July 7, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, we're hunting and gathering at water's edge with Hank Shaw, author of Hunt, Gather, Cook. Also, wine entrepreneur Joshua Wesson brings us his favorite bottles to sip with hot dogs, and Sally Schneider of The Improvised Life tells us how to get the most from the season's fresh cherries.
Broadcast dates for this episode:

• July 2, 2011 (originally aired)
• June 30, 2012 (rebroadcast)

Food writer Melissa Clark has some ideas about what to pack for a picnic. Singer Sheryl Crow brings her new book, If It Makes You Healthy. Jane and Michael Stern collect their timeless roadfood finds, and we check in with the boys behind The Dinner Party.
Broadcast dates for this episode:

• June 11, 2011 (originally aired)
• June 16, 2012 (rebroadcast)

Chef Roberto Santibañez, author of Truly Mexican, introduces us to the Mexican world of pipianes. Sally Schneider discusses her short list of favorite blogs, and Jane and Michael Stern have found first-rate Mexican food at a gas station in Dallas.
Broadcast dates for this episode:

• May 21, 2011 (originally aired)
• May 26, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, Lynne is out of the studio and into the world of honey bees with researcher Marla Spivak. Travel + Leisure Magazine's Peter Jon Lindberg has unearthed good food in unlikely places, and British horticulturalist Jekka McVicar brings us her pick of unusual culinary herbs to grow in your back yard.
Broadcast dates for this episode:

• May 28, 2011 (originally aired)
• May 12, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, we meet Britain's latest culinary phenomenon, columnist and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi, author of the vegetarian best-seller Plenty: Vibrant Dishes from London's Ottolenghi. Jane and Michael Stern are taking on a classic: a fish boil in Door County, Wis. Food & Wine Magazine's Ray Isle explains the beauty of wine blends, and we meet a historian who has put together the first African-American heritage seed collection.
Broadcast dates for this episode:

• May 7, 2011 (originally aired)
• April 28, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, we go into the kitchen of Somali chef Jamal Hashi. John Moe, host of the Marketplace Tech Report, looks at the world of culinary apps. And Jane and Michael Stern take us to New Jersey for pork rolls.
Broadcast dates for this episode:

• April 9, 2011 (originally aired)
• April 7, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, Ruth Reichl takes a look back at Britain's culinary groundbreaker Elizabeth David. Jane and Michael Stern are at The Southern Kitchen in New Market, Va., and our wine guy Joshua Wesson brings his short list of wines that are sure to become your BFFs.
Broadcast dates for this episode:

• March 26, 2011 (originally aired)
• March 24, 2012 (rebroadcast)