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The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2002
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
We're eating out in America with Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine. Ruth will talk about what's driving chefs these days, how our eating habits are changing, and where in the entire country she would eat if given only two choices and they couldn't be famous restaurants. Gourmet's October 2002 issue is all about restaurants—from big-city, upscale, and grand to local, down-home, and cozy.
Jane and Michael Stern find hidden treasure in Cranston, Rhode Island, and wine maverick Joshua Wesson accepted our challenge to come up with some very drinkable wines for $5.00 and less a bottle!
Cookbook author and teacher Rick Rodgers takes us to the coffeehouses of Vienna, where writers, artists, poets, and philosophers have gathered for centuries to debate the issues of the day and nibble glorious pastries. Rick leaves us with a recipe for Marble Gugelhupf from his latest book, Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague. Finally, we'll get a new take on food and lust from Men's Health magazine. You can read the entire interview in the October 2002 issue.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- October 5, 2002
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| 1:03.1 | Hi, it's Lynne Rosetta, Casper, and you're listening to The Splendid Table, |
| 1:06.7 | a show for people who love to eat. |
| 1:09.1 | Our program is produced by Minnesota Public Radio. |
| 1:12.2 | Well, today it's a look at Eating Out in America |
| 1:14.8 | with Ruth Reichel, editor-in-chief of Gourmet Magazine. |
| 1:18.3 | What's driving chefs these days? |
| 1:20.2 | How are we diners changing? |
| 1:22.2 | And where would Ruth Reichel eat |
| 1:24.2 | if she could only have two meals in the whole country |
| 1:26.7 | and they couldn't be at famous |
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