Cooking in Southwest France

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

American Public Media

Arts, Food

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2006

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Paula Wolfert, the culinary scholar and author who brought cassoulet, roast garlic and confit to America, joins us to talk about the updating of her groundbreaking classic, The Cooking of Southwest France. Her recipe for Chicken Breasts in Garlic Wine comes from the area around Agen, located halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse.

The Sterns are visiting the Museum of Taxidermy and eating a stellar breakfast at Lisa's in Greybull, Wyoming. The always-curious Peter Mayle is back in Provence and this time he's making bread. He tells all in his new book, Confessions of a French Baker: Breadmaking Secrets, Tips, and Recipes.

We'll take you to Portland, Oregon, where Andina is the Rose City's restaurant of the year. The story behind the fabulous food is especially fascinating. On a recent visit, Lynne was intrigued by the unusual and delicious chicha Morada.

Finally, Ben Davis of Portland's Grand Central Bakery explains why late-night drivers are stealthily pulling up to the back door of the city's restaurants.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

December 10, 2005 (originally aired)
December 30, 2006 (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.
0:24.4	Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts.
0:31.8	It's Lynn Rosetta-Castor with the splendid table.
0:42.9	Music with the splendid table. Well, today it's the woman who brought America roast garlic, cassoulet, and comfy of everything.
0:49.0	Our guest is Paula Wolford.
0:50.7	She talks about where it all started some 20 years ago.
0:55.4	It was with her then groundbreaking book, The Cooking of Southwest France, and she talks why she's updated the book now.
1:02.0	Well, the Stearns have found a museum of taxidermy and great breakfasts in Gray Bull, Wyoming.
1:07.7	Peter Mail is back in Provence with confessions of a French
1:10.8	baker. We go to Portland
1:12.8	Oregon's Restaurant of the Year.
1:14.8	It's cold Andina, it's upscale
1:16.8	Peruvian, and a new concept for
1:18.7	America. And we have another
1:20.8	side of the Portland food scene, the
1:22.7	oil wars. All this and your
1:24.6	calls coming up on the splendid
1:26.5	table.
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