Emilia-Romagna; Part 2
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2008
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
We're still celebrating! This week it's Part Two of our 10th anniversary special recorded in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. This is the region of Italy that Italians consider their culinary jewel, the land of prosciutto and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Enjoy A Holiday Feast from Ferrara, a menu of recipes handpicked by Lynne for wonderful holiday celebrations.
Learn more about this beautiful country in Lynne's Go-To Guide to Emilia-Romagna and enjoy Lynne's memories and thoughts of Villa Gaidello. (See photos of Lynne in Italy in a slideshow as well.)
Join us for this very special broadcast of intimate armchair travel with one of Italy's greatest fans, Lynne Rossetto Kasper.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- October 15, 2005 (originally aired)
- October 21, 2006 (rebroadcast)
- March 3, 2007 (rebroadcast)
- April 12, 2008 (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. |
| 0:31.1 | It's Lynn Rosetta-Castor with the splendid table. |
| 0:44.6 | Well, today it's all Italy. |
| 0:46.9 | The Italy I love, and no, it's not Tuscany. |
| 0:48.1 | May my family forgive me. |
| 0:52.3 | To celebrate our 10th anniversary, I'm taking you to Feast Central. |
| 0:56.4 | Ask an Italian where to eat one meal in Italy, and after touting her mother's house, she'll probably send you to the northern region of Amelia Romagna. |
| 1:01.7 | Now, this hour, it's Amelia Romagna's two world-class foods, and they can happen only here, |
| 1:06.7 | Pramijano Reggiano, and that elixir, the true balsamic vinegar. We do dessert with Lucretia Borgia and Ferrara, and I'm taking you to my favorite guest |
| 1:15.4 | farm and restaurant to meet an extraordinary pioneer. |
| 1:18.6 | So stay with us. |
| 1:19.9 | It's road trip Italian style. |
| 1:21.9 | We've got great people and great food coming up on the splendid table. |
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