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The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

759: Father Stories with Kitty & Al Tait and Jeffrey & Kevin Pang

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

American Public Media

Food, Arts

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

We’re celebrating Father’s Day with Kitty and Al Tait, the dad-and-daughter duo behind Britain’s Orange Bakery and the authors of Breadsong. They talk to Francis about how learning to bake together changed their lives and what inspires them to create their own recipes. They left us with their delicious Fika Buns recipe. Then, we hear the story behind how Kevin Pang, host of the podcast Proof, discovered that his father Jeffrey Pang, had become a viral internet cooking star and how their conversations around food brought them closer. Be sure to check out, How to Make Fried Rice at home and Jeffrey Pang’s Portuguese Coconut Chicken Recipe.




Broadcast dates for this episode:


  • June 17, 2022 (originally aired)
  • June 16, 2023 (rebroadcast)




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0:00.0

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0:46.2

Hey, it's Francis, and if you're celebrating, happy Father's Day.

0:52.5

We made this episode last year to celebrate dads and

0:55.4

dadhood and how it's pretty complicated sometimes. Have a listen. I'm Frances Lamb, and this

1:07.6

is the splendid table from APM.

1:18.9

Until this spring, you know, like so many people, they'd been more than two full years since I'd seen my mom and dad, and when they finally came to visit, I made dinner.

1:24.7

You know, just simple Cantonese home cooking. I busted out my rice cooker. I stir-fried

1:29.2

some greens, made some stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, and I steamed a little fish. And, you know,

1:35.1

it's funny because I don't think I'd ever tried to cook Chinese food from my parents before.

1:39.7

You know, it's not something I really know how to do. It's not what I was trained in. But my mom, she said I had good walk hay on the greens.

1:48.5

And my dad, who is literally the most critical person on planet Earth when it comes to the doneness of fish,

1:56.3

said my steamed fish was, and I quote, just right.

2:00.7

And I absolutely could not believe it, right? And

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