Kermit Lynch
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2002
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Our guest this week is Kermit Lynch, a wine pioneer who's been bucking trends since he began importing wine from France in the 1970s. He's devoted his career to seeking out the small and unique in a world of big and uniform. His book, Adventures on the Wine Route, chronicles his life in wine.
Jane and Michael Stern are checking out the goods in Calgary, that eater's paradise up north. Steve Jenkins talks Cheddar, and David Rosengarten stops by to tell us about his three favorite books for cooks. Martha Holmberg of Fine Cooking magazine has tips for holiday cookie baking and a recipe for Lime Nut Buttons. And Lynne takes your calls and shares gift ideas for the book-lover on your list.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- December 7, 2002
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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. |
| 0:08.6 | 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. |
| 0:32.5 | Hi, it's Lynn Rosetta, Casper, and you're listening to The Splendid Table, the show for |
| 0:36.4 | people who love to eat. |
| 0:38.5 | Our program is produced by Minnesota Public Radio and brought to you by Super Target. |
| 0:43.5 | Today we talk wine with a man who bucks trends. |
| 0:46.8 | He's importer Kermit Lynch, a cult figure to a lot of wine lovers. |
| 0:51.0 | In the 1970s, Kermit opened a wine shop in Berkeley, California, and that's where the |
| 0:56.4 | journey began. Our wilting violet cheesemonger, Steve Jenkins, names the best cheddar in America. |
| 1:04.0 | The Man of the Golden Pallet, David Rosengarten, chimes in with his three top cookbooks of the year, |
| 1:09.3 | all by the same person, no less. |
| 1:11.7 | For everyone quavering at the thought of baking, we have baking tips from Fine Cooking Magazine, |
| 1:16.4 | and as always, in the second half of the show, we're going to be opening the lines for your calls. |
| 1:20.9 | You can reach us at 800-537-5-2-52. |
| 1:25.4 | So let's roll with Jane and Michael Stern. |
| 1:28.2 | They write the road food column for Gourmet Magazine. |
| 1:37.5 | Lynn, you'll never guess what we did. |
| 1:40.0 | What did you do? |
| 1:40.9 | We left the United States. |
| 1:42.8 | Michael and I actually went somewhere. We went to |
| 1:45.7 | Calgary, Canada, which I will tell you right now is pronounced Calgary, not Calgary. That's a terrible |
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