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Archived Shows 6/4/05 Summer is the best time for relaxed outdoor entertaining! We'll take the party outside, and get some ideas on bringing family and friends together. Chef Don Pintobono stops by to talk about his new book The Shared Table. We'll also talk to gossip columnist Liz Smith and learn how to create great party buzz. Later, we'll hear about a way to improve cheap liquor at home, and discover a California winery that has its roots in coonskin caps, frontier buckskin and nostalgia! This week's featured recipe: Check out the Gray Kangaroo Personal Liquor Filter Visit the authors of Sacred Spaces who spoke about planning a garden party on this show:
6/11/05 Father's Day is coming up and on today's show we'll honor the men in our lives. We'll talk to TV host Dave Lieberman who is becoming his generation's guiding hand in their first kitchens. His interest in food was inspired by his dad's delicious home cooking. We'll also talk to rising star chef Chris Lee about an important mentor in his life. Michael Schlow offers special father's day recipes and tips for hurried cooks from his new book It's About Time. Then, we'll visit some inventive high school students who have turned a car into a mean, lean cooking machine. And finally, we'll hear the story of an organic egg farm with very personable chickens. This week's featured recipe: Visit Pete & Gerry's Organic Eggs This week's featured books:
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6/18/05 On today's show we'll make some stops around the Mediterranean Sea and discover some interesting ingredients and flavor combinations. We'll visit with chef Zov Karamardian who draws on her Armenian heritage to create delicious dishes. We'll also travel to Catalonia, one of Spain's unique regions. The cuisine of Catalonia freely combines savory, sweet, fish and fowl in a single dish. Later on the show we'll taste real Chianti and find out which foods help fight allergies. This week's featured recipe: Read more about "Isole e Olena" the winery in Tuscany we discussed on today's show.
6/25/05 Many immigrants become American citizens in special ceremonies held on the 4 th of July, reminding us that people from all over the world are united in our country. Food is a way to stay in touch with one's heritage; it can connect people, but also isolate us. We'll hear from Chinese American writer Leslie Li who uses food as a symbol to tell her family's story in her new book Daughter of Heaven. We'll also talk to a second-generation restaurateur Jaques Haringer about his father's homeland; Alsace. Mr. Cutlets stops by to discuss unusual meats to throw on the grill for 4th of July, and he'll explain how to prepare the perfect hamburger. Finally, we'll visit with Patrick O'Connell. His "Inn at Little Washington" is considered one of America's best restaurants and has been called the birthplace of refined American cuisine. Visit Mr. Cutlets. This week's featured books:
The Chez Francois Cookbook Meat Me in Manhattan: A Carnivore's Guide to New York City Patrick O'Connell's Refined American Cuisine: The Inn at Little Washington Cupcakes! from the cake-mix doctor
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