The Botanist and the Vintner

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

American Public Media

Food, Arts

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2005

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

British journalist Christy Campbell joins us this week with the story behind the plague that threatened to destroy the world's vineyards. The fascinating account of how scientists working with vintners stopped a near disaster is documented in Mr. Campbell's book, The Botanist and the Vintner: How Wine Was Saved for the World.

The Sterns are half way between Miami and Havana, eating Cuban home-style food at El Siboney in Key West. Josh Wesson suggests wines to pair with smelly cheeses. His picks might surprise you. Chef Jerry Traunfeld is back and he's talking chervil. His recipe for lemony Chervil Avgolemono is light, fresh and perfect for spring. It's from his forthcoming book, The Herbal Kitchen: Cooking with Fragrance and Flavor.

New York food authority Mike Colamecco tells us where to find the best version of that Harlem special, Chicken and Waffles. Food historian and writer Cara De Silva previews the upcoming PBS special, The Meaning of Food, and, as always, the phone lines will be open for your calls.

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April 2, 2005

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0:38.7	We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories,
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1:01.0	It's Lynn Rosetta Casper with the splendid table.
1:17.2	Today we have the one word never to use when making conversation with a winemaker.
1:18.5	It's phloxera.
1:22.9	Not too long ago, this little bug came close to wiping wine off the earth.
1:26.2	British journalist Christy Campbell has tracked down the story.
1:28.5	His book is The Botanist and the Vintner,
1:33.5	how wine was saved for the world. Well, the sterns are halfway between Miami and Havana,
1:39.4	where the Key West locals go for dynamite Cuban. Wine Maverick Josh Wesson rises to my challenge,
1:46.5	what to drink with cheese that smells like Jim Sox. Chef Jerry Trounfeld brings us Springs Little Orphan Herb,
1:50.3	and we get the skinny on the Harlem classic Chicken and Waffles.
1:54.5	All this and your calls coming up on the splendid table.
1:58.1	But first this.
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