Download Audio (mp3) Today's show is a tribute to farmers... We look back to a visit to the 2008 Pennsylvania Farm Show. It's an annual event — a big expo with just about everything farm related you can imagine. Our favorite? Tractor square dancing! We'll taste some artisanal cheeses from Vermont Butter and Cheese, stop by Shelburne Farms educational center and also visit the research and development farm at Burpee Seed. Russ Parsons weighs in picking the perfect strawberry and Mike Madison has some wry observatons about farmers markets. Finally, who will be the farmers of the future? We'll get some opinons from some youngsters.
Check out our visit to the 2008 Pennsylvania Farm Show here.
Check out the Philly Food Show website too, you can visit it here.
Check out our visit to the Pennsylvania Farm Show here.
Check out the Philly Food Show website too, you can visit it here.
Blithe Tomato: An insider's wry look at farmer's Markets Society by Mike Madison
Cooking with Shelburne Farms: Food and Stories from Vermont by Melissa Pasanen with Rick Gencarelli
03/14/09
Download Audio (mp3) On today's show Chef's Table is all about celebrating small traditions and simple pleasures. Even reclaiming something as small as a recipe can have big rewards... ask participants in The Times Picayune Recipe Restoration Project. They were able to replace reader's recipes destroyed in Katrina. Philadelphia's Beer Week inspires us to bake with beer and recall an interview with the late beer hunter, Michael Jackson. Music critic Tom Moon shares some examples of drinking songs. Plus a "recovering" commercial fisherman on the health of the ocean, a nod to St. Patrick and much more.
Cooking Up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found From The Times-Picayune of New Orleans
by Marcelle Bienvenu and Judy Walker
1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die
by Tom Moon
The World Guide to Beer
by Michael Jackson
Starting With Ingredients Baking: Quintessential Ingredients For The Way We Really Bake
by Aliza Green
Beef: And Other Bovine Matters
by John Torode
Seemed Like A Good Idea At the Time
by Moira Hodgson
03/21/09
Download Audio (mp3) This is Chef's Table's swimsuit edition. Good thing it's radio! On today's show we'll give you all the information you need to lose weight... and still have some fun. We'll talk to a former food industry insider on how we are tempted to consume more than we should. Later, we'll hear how the internet can be a major tool in weight loss and a registered dietician explains those confusing food labels. We're all encouraged to eat more fish so we'll get some tips on how to cook it at home. Our sommelier, Maureen Petrosky, offers expert advice on pairing wine with vegetarian fare. Plus, you gotta have a little chocolate in your life so make it be the good stuff. And much more...
Stuffed: An Insider's Look At Who's Really Making America Fat
by Hank Cardello
The Flat Belly Diet
by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass
Fish Without a Doubt
by Rick Moonen and Roy Finamore
The Wine Club: A Month By Month Guide To Learning About Wine with Friends
by Maureen Petrosky
Whole Grains For Busy People
by Lorna Sass
Discover Chocolate: The Ultimate Guide to Buying, Tasting And Enjoying Fine Chocolate
by Clay Gordon
03/28/09
Download Audio (mp3) Most cooks can't wait for those first signs of spring... fresh asparagus, local greens, and the scents of the first blooms. Let's celebrate them all — starting with ramps, the wild leek that inspires festivals around the south. A brewer describes the beauty of hop blooms. We'll also take a look at an unusual, but fragrant, approach to dining. Later, New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman believes a healthier you can mean a healthier planet. Also, Lidia Bastianich prepares for Easter, the legend of maple syrup, and much more.
