770: British Cooks Prue Leith & Nigella Lawson
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 December 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
This week, we’ve got two legendary British cooks in the house. First, Prue Leith joins us to talk about her fascinating background in food as a restaurateur and cook, growing up in South Africa, and judging The Great British Bake-Off show. Her new book is, Bliss on Toast, and she leaves us with her recipe for Tomatoes with English Pesto on Toasted Focaccia. Then, the iconic Nigella Lawson joins Francis in the studio to talk about her love of simple ingredients, dinners, and the importance of having a reliable recipe. Plus, she leaves us with her Smoky Squid and Beans recipe from her latest, Cook, Eat, Repeat.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- December 2, 2022 (originally aired)
December 1, 2023 (rebroadcast)
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| 1:17.2 | Hey, it's Francis. |
| 1:20.8 | You know, every once in a while, we get to spend some time with an icon in the world of food |
| 1:24.9 | and get into their backstory. |
| 1:26.7 | We don't often get to do that with two icons of one show. |
| 1:30.3 | Well, here's one of those from last year, |
| 1:32.8 | where we got to talk to the great Nigella Lawson |
| 1:34.9 | and True Leaf from the Great British Baking Show. |
| 1:38.6 | Have a listen. |
| 1:43.8 | I'm Frances Lamb, and this is The Splendid Table from APM. |
| 1:50.5 | So if you're like me, you have spent dozens of evenings over the past few years |
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