Tasting the Dirt
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2015
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Mario Batali joins us with his ode to the American farmer, America Farm to Table. We talk about the cider-drinking trend with Amy Traverso, author of The Apple Lover’s Cookbook, the Sterns give us a tutorial on Canada’s poutine, and we learn to make a ginger bug with Jennifer McGruther, author of The Nourished Kitchen.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- October 3, 2014 (originally aired)
- October 2, 2015 (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. |
| 0:32.5 | It's the splendid table from APM, American Public Media. |
| 0:37.2 | I'm Lynne Ro SETetta Casper with a question. |
| 0:40.3 | Could a single idea turn you into an exceptional cook? |
| 0:45.1 | Well, that's the question we addressed today with an indisputably excellent cook, Mario Battali. |
| 0:51.4 | Having lived in California where simplicity seemed to be what cooking was all about, it was really |
| 0:56.5 | not as simple as it really is in Italy. |
| 0:59.0 | So when you make a dish of papadele and peas in Italy, it really only has papadele and peas. |
| 1:04.1 | And to understand that is a giant step, especially for your ego, to get over the fact that you have to realize that the shopping is probably 80%. |
| 1:12.1 | Getting the right pee is so much more important than the technical ability of the chef. |
| 1:16.5 | Today we go straight to the source of those great ingredients, the farmer, |
| 1:20.8 | with Mario Battali and his book, America Farm to Table. |
| 1:25.3 | That's this hour on the Splendid Table. |
| 1:39.1 | This is the Splendid Table from APM, American Public Media, |
| 1:42.1 | the show for people who love to eat. |
| 1:44.2 | I'm Lynne Rossetta, Casper. |
| 2:03.1 | If you're on the prowl for the very best in your farmers' market, case the place with a chef. |
| 2:08.0 | Few people are as diligent in their search for the pristine and the delicious. |
| 2:13.7 | The creamiest of potatoes, the brightest Swiss chard, the earthiest rudabega. |
| 2:16.4 | Chefs understand that farmers are the key. |
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