This week on A Chef's Table...
What does hunger mean to you? We all know physical hunger in varying degrees, of course. But hunger can be a longing for home and the food that represents it. Or, a quest for knowledge about a subject. It's a big word hunger. On today's show we look at the many forms of hunger. We begin by comparing a week's worth of groceries of thirty families around the globe. Then we take a look closer to home and see how rising food costs are affecting the American poor. Plus, pasta for a midnight meal and discover some exotic fruits.

Food Stamp Challenge
Take the challenge and try living on a food stamp budget. A Chef's Table's own Therese Madden tried living on $21 to eat for a week and got creative with lentils. Check out the tasty results

Here's more info on the challenge www.frac.org
www.hungercoalition.org
foodstampchallenge.typepad.com

This week's featured recipe:
Coming Soon Feed Four For Four Recipe

This week's featured books:

The Art Of Eating by M. F. K. Fisher

The Hungry Planet by Faith D'Alusio and Peter Menzel

The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession by Adam Leith Gollner

A Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love and the Search for Home by Kim Sunee

Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity, and Courage in a World Gone Mad by Francis Moore Lappe

Maureen Petrosky's website