January 8: The Splendid Table from APM: The Splendid Table

This week we're looking at why we find things pleasurable with Paul Bloom, author of How Pleasure Works, The New Science of Why We Like What We Like. Jane and Michael Stern are at The Orange Inn in Laguna Beach, CA, and tea authority Bill Waddington introduces to the first brand-new strain of tea ever developed, Ruby 18. Download the podcast here.

November 27, 2010: The Splendid Table from APM: The Splendid Table

This week it's a show of American iconoclasts starting with winemaker Randall Grahm of Boony Doon Vineyard. His latest book is Been Doon So Long, A Randall Grahm Vinthology. We then meet the true originator of the no-knead bread technique, Jim Lehey of New York City's famed Sullivan Street Bakery. His book is My Bread, The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method.

Download the podcast here. See also: Been Doon So Long: A Randall Grahm Vinthology, Randall Grahm: innovator discusses impact of packaging on brand perception.(Winemaker Interview)(Interview): An article from: Wines & Vines, The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show, Splendid Table, The

The Splendid Table for Saturday December 30, 2006 from APM: The Splendid Table

This week we talk to Paula Wolfert about the reissue of her classic The Cooking of Southwest France, The Sterns are eating Indian fry bread in Greybull, WY at Lisa's, bestselling author Peter Mayle has taken on French wine, French festivals and now he's taken on French bread in his new book Confessions of a French Baker, and we meet the woman and culture behind one of Portland, Oregon's best restaurants, Andina, sophisticated Peruvian cuisine.

Download the podcast here. See also: Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking: Traditional and Modern Recipes to Savor and Share, The Cooking of Southwest France : Recipes from France's Magnificent Rustic Cuisine, Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco