School Lunch

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

American Public Media

Food, Arts

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2010

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week we have a look at school lunch programs, from a lunch lady's eyes. Our guest is Jean Ronnei of the St. Paul, MN public schools. Mario Batali addresses the issue of family meals, and the Sterns are eating soul food in the Arizona desert at Mrs. White's Golden Rule. Plus, we get a guide to making simple cured meats at home from Karen Solomon author of Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It and Other Cooking Projects.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

October 3, 2009 (originally aired)
October 9, 2010 (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.
0:30.9	It's Lynn Rosetta-Castor with the splendid table. You know, I remember when I wanted my mom to make meatloaf, just like my lunch ladies did. I'm talking about the days when school lunch was actually cooked at school. So whatever happened to those lunch
0:54.8	ladies and whatever happened to that food? Today, let's face it, school lunch is a battleground.
1:01.1	Now, I've heard a lot of arguments, but I think there's a missing link in the discussion.
1:05.9	We never hear from the lunch ladies of today. Well, this hour we talk with the chief lunch lady who works
1:12.1	the front lines. She feeds over 40,000 kids a year. And then we turn to the family dinner table
1:18.5	with chef Mario Batali. That and much more coming up on the Splendid Table.
1:30.4	This week's Splendid Table. This week's Splendid Table is a repeat of an earlier broadcast.
1:35.0	Hi, it's Lynne Rosetta, Casper, and you're listening to The Splendid Table, the show for people who love to eat.
1:41.5	Our program is produced by American Public Media and is supported by Lundberg Family Farms,
1:47.3	producer of organic rice and rice products, and by the Oregon Bounty Wonder Feast,
1:53.4	indulging in a new flavor each week. This week, Oregon salutes the cocktail.
1:58.9	You can find out about the craft distillery movement, special events, and cocktail recipes at travelorgan.com.
2:07.7	Well, we've been thinking a lot about feeding the family and kids now that summer's looser schedules are gone and the homework, practices, and the ferrying the kids around season is upon us.
2:19.5	Getting everyone to the table at the same time can feel like Mission Impossible.
2:24.3	So how do the busiest of the busy pull it off?
2:28.4	Well, to say that Mario Battali is busy is like saying Bill Gates has a little money.
2:33.3	The man's running 15 restaurants, a few shops, a vineyard in Italy, and he makes dozens of
2:38.4	appearances a year.
2:40.3	With all of this, Mario's a dad with young kids and a working mate.
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