Big Bites with Linda Ellerbee

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

American Public Media

Arts, Food

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2005

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Funny and frank journalist Linda Ellerbee joins us this week to talk travel, eating, and the meaning of life. She shares a recipe for Mama's Rescued Fudge Pie from Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table, her recently published memoirs.

The Sterns celebrate Grilled Cheese Month at Clementine in Los Angeles where the banana cream pie is to die for! Deborah Madison stops by with a fresh take on crepes. Her recipe for Masa Crepes with Chard, Chiles and Cilantro is from her new book, Vegetarian Suppers from Deborah Madison's Kitchen.

Dr. Arthur Aufderheide, who runs the International Mummy Registry, tells a fascinating tale of exhuming the bodies of the Medici's to figure out their diet! Read a profile of Dr. Aufderheide in the May 16, 2005 issue of The New Yorker.

Jeremy Jackson, author of Good Day for a Picnic, takes summer dining al fresco beyond fried chicken and potato salad. His ideas for a perfectly packed picnic hamper include goodies like Brown Sugar Almonds for nibbling, Little Meatballs with Cherries for scooping up with pita bread, and Radler for sipping.

Food and Wine editor Dana Cowin names the epicurean magazine's picks for Best New Chefs 2005, and Lynne takes your calls.

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May 28, 2005

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0:38.5	Support for this show comes from OnePassword.
0:41.6	If you're an IT or security pro, managing devices, identities, and applications can feel overwhelming and risky.
0:49.7	Trellica by OnePassword helps conquer SaaS sprawl and shadow IT by discovering every app your team uses, managed or not.
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1:06.4	That's OnePassword.com slash podcast offer, all lowercase.
1:15.2	It's Lynn Rosetta Casper with the splendid table.
1:27.1	Today it's a Mavert, TV journalist and a lifetime of eating for kicks.
1:31.6	Now, I'm talking about Linda Ellerby.
1:33.9	Ted Cople says the woman is raucous, irreverent, and writes like a dream.
1:38.3	Linda's covered the globe for the networks.
1:40.1	Her latest book is Take Big Bites.
1:43.0	Well, the Stearns almost missed grilled cheese month until they discovered Clementines in L.A.
1:48.5	We've got the next generation of the ultimate rap, the 21st century crep, with Deborah Madison,
1:54.1	picnics get a makeover from Jeremy Jackson, think white trash champagne, and we preview food and wine's
2:00.3	picks of America's 10 best new chefs.
2:03.4	All this and your calls coming up on the splendid table.
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