The President's Kitchen Cabinet
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2018
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Francis Lam celebrates his first full episode as the new host of The Splendid Table with the return of The Key 3 and great guest interviews. Francis visits with historian Adrian Miller, who shares stories of the influence and support that African-Americans have provided throughout American history by way of the White House kitchen. His new book is The President's Kitchen Cabinet. Pho may seem like an ancient or long-standing traditional dish from Vietnam, but that's not the case at all. Pho is actually a fairly recent dish, inspired by the cross-section of both Vietnamese and French cultures. Andrea Nguyen, author of The Pho Cookbook, brings her experience and insight on the dish to the show. For The Key 3, Francis visits chef Amanda Cohen at her NYC restaurant Dirt Candy to learn about her must-make dishes: leftovers sandwich, risotto, and her own Chickpea Tomato and Rosemary Soup. Plus, America's Test Kitchen discovers a treasure trove of premium extra virgin olive oil, and are all too happy to share their findings.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- March 10, 2017 (originally aired)
- February 16, 2018 (rebroadcast)
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| 0:00.0 | Sean has had some good ideas over the years. |
| 0:05.0 | But using Canva was a really good one. |
| 0:08.0 | Sean designed some social posts to promote his friend's car boot sale. |
| 0:13.0 | They looked good. |
| 0:15.0 | Really, really good. |
| 0:17.0 | Next thing he knows, someone came and bought the lot, including the car. |
| 0:24.5 | Now Sean doesn't know how he's going to get home. |
| 0:28.0 | Thanks, Canva. |
| 0:31.4 | Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Anna Gonzalez, through this complicated country. |
| 0:38.7 | We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, |
| 0:44.4 | their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing. |
| 0:54.6 | Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts. |
| 1:00.4 | Hey, it's Francis Lamb. |
| 1:02.1 | You know, we end the show every week with credits for our producers, but now I want to start |
| 1:07.8 | by thanking you. |
| 1:09.9 | You know, we're a listener-supported show, and we literally can't make it without you. |
| 1:13.9 | So if you like what you hear, please head to Splendidtable.org and click that donate button. |
| 1:19.8 | Thank you. |
| 1:21.0 | And here's this week's show. |
| 1:34.6 | This is The Splendid Table from APM American Public Media, the show for curious cooks and eaters. |
| 1:36.2 | I'm Frances Lamb. It's a presidential tradition. |
| 1:48.9 | Go to some beloved local hash house, conspicuously eat something, and then watch your approval |
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