Download Audio (mp3) Need some flavor, give it some spice!
It's time to spice things up a bit! On today's Chef's Table we'll follow our own spice trail. We begin with the history of three influential spice cities. Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi reveals how to layer lots of flavors. Plus her secrets for staying model thin and still eat those celebrity chef meals. Later, learn how to make amazingly light vegan cupcakes. Discover chocolate with Clay Gordon, and the world's most expensive coffee. And much more!
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World and Veganomicon
by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
Discover Chocolate: Ultimate Guide To Buying, Tasting, And Enjoying Fine Chocolate
by Clay Gordon
Melissa's Great Book Of Produce: Everything You Need To Know About Fresh Fruits And Vegetables
by Cathy Thomas
In Bad Taste: The Adventures And Science Behind Food Delicacies
by Dr. Massimo Marcone
First Big Crush: The Down And Dirty On Making Great Wine In The Down Under
by Eric Arnold
French Women Don't Diet and French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure
by Mirelle Guiliano
"Everything I Ate
by Tucker Shaw
01/09/10
Download Audio (mp3) How to beat those winter blues
The holiday's are behind us, the bills are coming due and BRRRR, it's cold outside! Could be you have the winter blues. This week on A Chef's Table, we'll talk to a nutritionist about foods to help those down-in-the-dumps symptoms. Then we'll discover some olive oil from sunny Italy and, later, more good ideas from the Mediterranean diet. Plus Andrew Carmellini cooks urban Italian and wines priced to be recession-proof.
Caption: Olive tree from Rivida family farm, La Gurra.
Caption: Olive oil out of the olive press.
This week's featured books:
Urban Italian: Simple Recipes and True Stories from a Life in Food
by Andrew Carmellini
Bottega Favorita
by Frank Stitt
Seasons of Sicily
by Natalia Ravida
The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted
by Elizabeth Berg
The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook
by Nancy Harmon Jenkins
01/16/10
Download Audio (mp3) A fresh start to a New Year
It's a fresh start to a New Year. What do you want to make of it? If learning more about olive oil is on your list, we'll find out how the experts taste and evaluate. And don't call that healthy food "beans"... make it fagioli! Plus, what's the word on Japanese school lunches these days—cute yummy time! Also, an MD weighs in on making healthy changes that work, the Thai approach to food and wellness, and raising children who love to eat everything... including octopus! Finally, get behind the burner.
My Two-Year-Old Eats Octopus: Raising Children Who Love to Eat Everything
by Nancy Tringali Piho
Cute Yummy Time
by La Carmina
The Elements of Life
by Su-Mei Yu
The New American Olive Oil
by Fran Gage
Fagioli: the Bean Cuisine of Italy
by Judith Barrett
01/23/10
Download Audio (mp3) Superbowl Show
On today's Chef's Table we've got the winning playbook for a perfect Superbowl party. We'll talk to the Lee Brothers about adding some southern flare to the buffet as well as get some ideas from Gary Vaynerchuk on tailgate wines. Want to stay on the healthy side? Terry Bryant weighs in on some healthy vegan soulfood and we'll also hear from the Eagles nutritionist. Plus, if you don't know a touchdown from a sack... not to worry! The executive editor of epicurious.com offers some safety plays for the buffet. And we'll have Chef Coleman's recipes and menu planner.
Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine
by Terry Bryant
Stir: Mixing it Up In the Italian Tradition
by Barbara Lynch
01/30/10
Download Audio (mp3) A trip to the farm
On today's show we look back at a trip to Charleston, South Carolina and
Anson Mills. Eight years ago, the Mills founder, Glenn Roberts, was trying to save an heirloom rice of the region. Fast forward to today and Carolina Gold rice is thriving and available to the public. We also talk to some farmers and an amateur gardner reveals some highs (and lows).
Caption: Glenn Roberts, founder of Anson Mills, in a field of ripe Carolina Gold Rice near Charleston, South Carolina.
A Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Great American Cooks
by Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock
The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden
by William Alexander
