Another Look at Coffee

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

American Public Media

Arts, Food

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2003

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Coffee buyer and master roaster Kevin Knox, co-author of Coffee Basics, joins us with a guide to roasts and brewing methods, tells us what the pros are drinking now, and reveals a few surprises, too. To top it off, Lynne's decadent Espresso-Ricotta Cream with Chocolate Espresso Sauce is the perfect partner for a rich cup of joe.

Jane and Michael Stern muse about religion and barbecue at Harold's in Atlanta and share a recipe for Cracklin Cornbread Muffins from their book,Blue Plate Specials and Blue Ribbon Chefs. Master of Wine Mary Ewing Mulligan demystifies Sherry, Bill Waddington talks tea lore, and Jim Crace tells the tale of a grocer and his pygmy oranges.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

January 19, 2002 (originally aired)
March 28, 2003 (rebroadcast)

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0:00.0	Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this complicated country.
0:08.1	We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing.
0:24.5	Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts.
0:33.3	Hi, it's Lynn Rosetta, Casper, and you're listening to The Splendid Table, a show for
0:37.3	people who love to eat.
0:39.3	Our program is produced by Minnesota Public Radio for PRI.
0:43.4	Well, today, it's a new take on coffee.
0:46.1	What the coffee professionals think about roasts, seasons, and why cheap is good when it comes to brewing coffee.
0:53.5	Our guest is master roaster and Coffee Buyer Kevin Knox.
0:57.8	You are in for some surprises here,
1:00.1	including the relationship between your latte and what you grill your steak over.
1:04.8	Master of Wine, Mary Ewing Mulligan, takes on one of the most confusing wines around, sherry's.
1:11.5	She's going to explain the different types and how to enjoy them.
1:15.0	Our tea guy, Bill Waddington, has the inside stories on tea, like the James Bond-style
1:20.8	tale about how tea first got to England.
1:23.7	Then British novelist Jim Craze tells us about a life lesson in Pygmy oranges.
1:29.1	And as always in the second half of the show, we'll be opening the lines for your calls.
1:33.8	That numbers 800, 537, 5252.
1:37.9	So let's get things rolling with Jane and Michael Stern.
1:41.1	They write the Road Food column in Gourmet magazine.
1:51.0	Music and Michael Stern. They write the road food column in Gourmet magazine. So you two, where have you been wandering?
1:54.5	We have been wandering in the land of the Pib, i.e. the American South.
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