A Valentine Classic

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

American Public Media

Arts, Food

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2002

⏱️ 55 minutes

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If you've ever wondered who comes up with the messages printed on those little heart-shaped candies that appear every year at this time, tune in for the story behind a Valentine's Day classic from the New England Confectionary Company.

The always original Jane and Michael Stern are dining inside a longhorn skull in Amado, Arizona. Wine wizard Joshua Wesson has the scoop on Argentina's Malbec. Is this the next big red? We'll recall one of the great 1960s scenes with Jamie Bernstein Thomas, daughter of Leonard Bernstein and author of A West Side Storyin the February issue of Gourmet magazine.

John Willoughby talks watercress and shares a recipe for Watercress and Endive Salad with Pears, Blue Cheese, and Orange-Beet Dressing from Lettuce in Your Kitchen. We'll visit College of the Atlantic, home of "America's best campus food," and Lynne gives us a menu and recipes (including her wickedly sensuous Panna Cotta) for a cozy Valentine's Day dinner at home.

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February 9, 2002

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1:16.1	Hi, it's Lynne Rosetta Casper with The Splendid Table, the show for people who love to eat.
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1:31.0	Today we get the story behind a Valentine classic.
1:34.6	Those little mecco candy hearts with printed messages.
1:40.0	They're the offspring of one of the oldest continuously manufactured products in the country.
1:46.1	Their messages run the gamut from soppy Victorian poetry to the 90s, Fax Me.
1:50.9	Wine Maverick Joshua Wesson has the skinny on the next big grape.
1:51.8	A hint.
1:56.3	It starts with an M, just like Merlot, and great ones come from Argentina.
1:59.9	Gourmet magazine's John Willoughby talks Watercress.
2:08.6	It's back to the 60s, at home with composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein when his daughter Jamie shares meals, music, and memories.
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