832: Back-to-School Cooking with Peter J. Kim and David Nayfeld

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

American Public Media

Arts, Food

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re taking the stress out of back-to-school cooking with food that’s fast, fun, and full of flavor. First, we talk with Peter J. Kim, author of Instant Ramen Kitchen, about transforming those humble packets you associate with college kids into surprisingly elegant meals. Peter shares why instant ramen deserves a spot in your pantry and leaves us with his recipe for Aglio e Olio. Then, we catch up with chef David Nayfeld and his approach to quick, comforting meals. Known for his acclaimed restaurant Che Fico in San Francisco, David opens up about learning to cook for (and with) his daughter as a single dad. His new book, Dad, What’s for Dinner?, features kid-friendly recipes like the one he shared with us: Zucchini Parmigiana.

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August 22, 2025 (originally aired)

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0:00.0	The Splendium Table was supported by Vitamix. You know, there are some essential cooking tools that have spanned generations, cross continents, and found their way into kitchens around the world. I'm thinking of the cast iron pam, the rolling pin, the mortar and pestle. But all of those were innovations at one point, and the high-powered Vitamix Splendor takes its place in that pantheon.
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0:36.1	I've rolled out uni because I want to live at home. I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home.
0:38.5	I've ruled out uni because I want to earn money.
0:41.8	I've ruled out uni because of my grades.
0:46.1	Study with the Open University and there's no need to rule out anything.
0:50.1	With our respected degrees, you can learn from home and work alongside study.
0:54.2	We're open to all. Plus, you'll learn from home and work alongside study. We're open to all.
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0:58.7	So rethink your future with the degree you didn't think was possible.
1:02.7	The Open University.
1:04.3	The future is open.
1:10.1	I'm Frances Lamb, and this is The Splendid Table from APM.
1:13.5	Whether you call this time of year back to school or back to busy or what are you even talking about?
1:29.6	My kid's been in school for six weeks.
1:31.7	There's no getting around the fact that we need to cook is ramping up.
1:36.1	Your boss is out of office isn't on anymore and neither is yours for that matter.
1:40.1	So whether you could use some ideas for feeding yourself or some little folks in your life,
1:44.5	efficiently and deliciously, we've got you comfort today.
1:48.2	Later in the show, we'll talk with David Nefeld, a terrific chef in San Francisco.
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