Entertaining
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2000
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
It's our annual entertaining show and we've got tips from the experts for when you have little time and energy but want to entertain with style, simplicity and fun. Caterer Ina Garten, proprietor of the Barefoot Contessa specialty food store in the ultra chic Hamptons, creates take-out and party food for the likes of Steven Spielberg and Martha Stewart. And she has plenty of down-to-earth advice for catering your own parties with maximum style and minimum cooking. Her recipe for Virginia baked ham makes an easy, delicious and spectacular presentation.
Minimalist cook Mark Bittman drops by with more streamlining tricks and the easiest appetizer everrosemary-lemon bean puree. Jane and Michael Stern say why bother cooking at all. They're eating out and on the cheap at Hodad's on the beach in California. Equipment guru Dorie Greenspan has been checking outroasting pans, and we'll learn about sake bar etiquette from a pro.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- November 11, 2000
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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. |
| 0:30.5 | It's Lynn Rosetta, Casper, with the splendid table. |
| 0:44.9 | Today it's our annual entertaining show. |
| 0:49.9 | Some help, even if cooking for company for you means take out deli trays. |
| 0:51.9 | We've gathered the experts. |
| 0:56.3 | One of the country's leading caterers unveils her tricks for entertaining. |
| 0:58.5 | She's the barefoot contessa. |
| 1:03.2 | She's created parties for the likes of Stephen Spielberg and Martha Stewart. |
| 1:10.6 | For eating out on the cheap, Jane and Michael Stearns say dine with the gorgeous surfers on the beach in California. |
| 1:15.4 | The equipment-savvy Dory Greenspan has been checking out roasting pans. |
| 1:17.9 | Mark Bittman has slick appetizers. |
| 1:21.3 | And we have sake etiquette tips from a pro. |
| 1:24.7 | All this and your calls coming up on the splendid table. |
| 1:27.8 | But first, this. |
| 1:37.2 | Hi, it's Lynne Rossetto, Casper, with Kitchen Chronicles, |
| 1:40.2 | where knowledge is power and cooking is pleasure, |
| 1:44.4 | a practical guide for nourishing ourselves and the people we care about. |
| 1:48.2 | Today, I want to talk about making meatloaf. |
| 1:53.6 | This dish has made a big comeback, and when I saw it in the takeout section of a fancy market for nine bucks a pound, I thought it was time to do some home cooking. |
| 2:00.0 | Now, we all know meatloaf is prime comfort food and the |
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