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August 2007

08/04/07
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Let's take a little blast into past. On today's show we'll revisit some favorite interviews. Remember Molto Mario when he had just one little restaurant in Greenwich Village? We'll hear some early Rachel Ray, plus chat with Jeramiah Tower and Rozanne Gold. Also, recalling a trip to Italy. And Annemarie Colbin begins our ten year love affair with food and aphrodisiacs.

This week's featured recipe:
Frozen Chocolate Mousse

This week's featured books:

Kids Cook 1-2-3 and Desserts 1-2-3 by Rozanne Gold

30-Minute Meals by Rachel Ray

Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home by Mario Batali

I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron

 

08/11/07
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Are you the James Bond of cooking gadgets? On today's show we'll find out what's new and also discover new uses for old tools. We start by talking to David Joachim about grilling whole hog and some unusual ways to cook poultry. We get an expert's advice on building an outdoor kitchen with lots of new "toys." Later in the show, James Peterson reveals the secrets to buying and cooking shrimp. Encouraging kids to play with with kitchen gadgets can get them cooking, plus one recipe that makes a hundred different desserts. Two new food movies hit the silverscreen and much more.

Pastry Scoop

This week's featured recipe:
Grilled Jumbo Shrimp with White Beans, Rosemary, and Mint Oil

This week's featured books:

Mastering the Grill by David Joachim and Andrew Schloss

The New Outdoor Kitchen: Cooking Up a Kitchen for the Way You Live and Play by Deborah Krasner

Simply Shrimp by James Peterson

Gadgetology:Kitchen Fun with Kids Using 35 Cooking Gadgets by Pam Abrams

One Cake, One Hundred Desserts by Keri Fisher

Cooking with the Bible by Anthony Chiffolo and Rusty Hesse

 

08/18/07
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Food is all about the familiarity of home, and also new discoveries when we travel. On today's show we talk about the foods we know... and the ones we want to! Biba Gaggiano reflects on her favorite cities: Rome, Florence, Bologna, Venice and Milan. We'll learn the history of Tex Mex cuisine, and a transplanted Brit discovers foods across the U.S. Frank Stitt offers a look at his native Alabama, while Amy Sedaris recalls growing up in North Carolina and southern hospitality. Also barbecue, salads and much more.

This week's featured recipe:
Grilled Southern Smoked Chicken Salad with Endive, Carolina Shrimp, and Yogurt-Walnut Dressing

This week's featured books:

Biba's Italy by Biba Gagiano

Frank Stitt's Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from Highlands Bar and Grill by Frank Stitt

I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence by Amy Sedaris

Raising the Salad Bar by Catherine Walthers

Eat This! A Thousand Things to Eat Before You Diet by Ian Jackman

The Texas Cowboy Cookbook and The Tex-Mex Cookbook by Robb Walsh

Barbecue! Bible Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades, Bastes, Butters & Glazes and BBQ USA by Steve Raichlen

 

08/25/07
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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!

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For the hip hop chef

This week's featured recipe:
Blackened Grouper

This week's featured books:

Flavor of the Month: Why Smart People Fall for Fads
by Joel Best

Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess
by Gael Greene

Meat Club Cookbook: For Gals Who Love Their Meat!
by Vanessa Fuller Dina, Kristina Fuller, Gemma DePalma, Caroline Hwang (Illustrator)

Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes: More than 100 Dishes for Health and Wellness
by Judith Finlayson

Simply French
by Patricia Wells, With Joel Robuchon

Patricia Wells At Home In Provence: Recipes Inspired By Her Farmhouse In France
by Patricia Wells, Robert Freson (Photographer)

Food Lover's Guide to Paris
by Patricia Wells, Peter Turnley (Photographer)

The Food Lover's Guide to France
by Patricia Wells, Susan Herrmann Loomis, Jane Sigal

Jiggelo: Inventive Gelatin Shots for Creative Imbibers
by Mary Breidenbach, Barrett J. Calhoon

 

 

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