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Archived Shows 06/03/06 Sometimes we all want to do better. You don't have to be perfect, but doing a little extra to get it right ...or close to right...can mean the difference between ho-hum and really stellar. This week we are all about "getting it right." We'll find some foolproof recipes from the woman who tests the recipes for The New York Times and then talk to the founder of the famed New York cooking school, De Gustibus, celebrating it's 25th year. Our sommelier, Maureen Petrosky, will find us the perfect wine for June and we'll hear from an event planner with some party ideas. Finally,we'll talk to the biographer of Bernard Loiseau about "Perfection: Life and Death in Haute Cuisine." This week's featured recipe: This week's featured books: Cooking at De Gustibus: Celebrating 25 years of Culinary Innovation by Arlene Sailhac The Wine Club: A Month by Month Guide to Learning About Wine with Friends by Maureen Petrosky Dinner for Eight by Denise Landis Sparks in the Kitchen by Katy Sparks
06/10/06 In this encore presentation, Chef Coleman talks to Barbara Haber about her book, "Hard Tack and Home Fries, and looks at the intersection of American women's history and culinary practice and how each shaped the other. David Rosengarten takes a look at German wine and explains those intials....QA and QMP. Our nutritionist talks about snacking at night and just in time for summer we get the low down on ice tea and lemonade. This week's featured books: Hard Tack and Home Fries Ice Tea Lemonade David Rosengarten Entertains : Fabulous Parties for Food Lovers
06/17/06 Food has its own fashion. And star chefs find food fads can be as fickle as the music charts. On today's show we'll talk Chef Chardon about kitchen hip hop, then visit with Gael Greene about life with the trendsetters. Find out what's new in Swiss chocolates and see how the slow cooker is coming back for the second....make that third or fourth.... time. Plus some unusual holidays, a girls-only club and a return to a college fad. We'll give you all you need to know to be with the in-crowd! For more info on the holidays For the hip hop chef This week's featured recipe: This week's featured books:
Flavor of the Month: Why Smart People Fall for Fads Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess Meat Club Cookbook: For Gals Who Love Their Meat!
Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes: More than 100 Dishes for Health and Wellness Simply French Patricia Wells At Home In Provence: Recipes Inspired By Her Farmhouse In France Food Lover's Guide to Paris The Food Lover's Guide to France Jiggelo: Inventive Gelatin Shots for Creative Imbibers
06/24/06 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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