Meeting Hoppin' John
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2017
⏱️ 50 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Host Francis Lam chats with Osayi Endolyn about her introduction to Hoppin' John, and how it led her to explore both her personal background and the influence of African cuisine on the American South. Later, he discusses the intricacies of preparing chicken with Chef Jacques Pépin and building the Impossible Burger with Kurt Soller from Bon Appétit. Also, Melissa Clark talks with the Sporkful's Dan Pashman about his interview with the Greensboro Four's Joseph McNeil. And for dessert, Tucker Shaw from Cook's Country has the sweet secret to perfecting New Jersey Crumb Buns.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- September 2, 2016 (originally aired)
- February 17, 2017 (rebroadcast)
- September 1, 2017 (rebroadcast)
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this |
| 0:07.0 | complicated country. |
| 0:08.7 | We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, |
| 0:14.4 | 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. |
| 0:30.1 | Hey, it's Frances Lamb. Thanks so much for downloading this week's podcast. And if you |
| 0:34.7 | ever want more info on anything you hear on our show, you can always find |
| 0:38.4 | it at splendid table.org. Recipes, videos, more on our guests, and you can subscribe to our |
| 0:44.8 | weekly newsletter, Weeknight Kitchen. It's all about getting you good things they eat and make |
| 0:49.0 | on weeknights. But right now, here's this week's podcast. |
| 1:02.5 | This is The Splendid Table from APM American Public Media, |
| 1:05.4 | a show for people who love to eat. |
| 1:07.1 | I'm Francis Lamb. |
| 1:23.6 | Osai Endelin is a writer who grew up in California with a Nigerian father. |
| 1:26.0 | But their relationship was difficult. |
| 1:29.3 | Her parents divorced, and Osai mostly put him and her link to Nigerian culture aside until she moved to the South. She wrote a lovely |
| 1:36.3 | searching story for the Southern Foodways Alliance's quarterly gravy about how eating in the South |
| 1:42.9 | reminded her of her father's Nigerian food |
| 1:45.4 | and how she's trying to reconnect to her heritage. Osai, so good to have you here. |
| 1:51.7 | It's great to be here. Thanks, Francis. I want to start at the beginning of your story. There's this |
| 1:56.9 | moment where you're working at a fine dining, modern southern restaurant, |
| 2:03.6 | and you come upon a traditional southern dish that you'd never heard of before, but it reminded |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from American Public Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of American Public Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.