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

This week, it's another installment of our series The Key 3, conversations with good cooks about the three recipes they think are essential. Lidia Bastianich takes us into the kitchen of Felidia in NYC to teach us her key pasta recipes. Also, Jane and Michael Stern are at The Red Truck Bakery in Warrenton, Va., and Hank Shaw teaches us to harvest spring trees. Broadcast dates for this episode: Apr...

National Geographic explorer Barton Seaver joins us with his take on seasonal seafood. He is the author of For Cod and Country . Tea merchant Bill Waddington introduces us to the newest category of teas just discovered in China: dark tea. And Jane and Michael Stern are at the Sweet Water Cafe in Marquette, Mich. Broadcast dates for this episode: March 31, 2012 (originally aired) March 30, 2013 (re...

This week, we talk to Andrea Nguyen about her latest book, Asian Tofu . Jane and Michael Stern are on the Eastern Shore of Virginia at the Exmore Diner . We get a smell tour of Seattle with researcher Victoria Henshaw, and we talk to Renee Shepherd of Renee's Garden about the newest in culinary seeds. Broadcast dates for this episode: March 3, 2012 (originally aired) March 2, 2013 (rebroadcast)

This week in The Key 3, it's Thai food expert Andy Ricker. Jane and Michael Stern are at Sylvan Park in Nashville, Tenn. We take on homemade mustards with Los Angeles Times reporter Noelle Carter, and we look at the food world through its knives with Allegra McEvedy, author of Bought, Borrowed & Stolen. Broadcast dates for this episode: February 4, 2012 (originally aired) February 2, 2013 (reb...

This week it's a look at the sometimes scandalous world of olive oil with Tom Mueller author of Extra Virginity . Legendary vegetarian cook Anna Thomas brings us her take on steaming bowls of green soup for the winter months. Her book is Love Soup . We talk with Christian DeBenedetti about his book The Great American Ale Trail , and play another round of Stump the Cook with Modern Family 's Ty Bur...

British food writer Nigel Slater, author of Tender , joins us with his take on the holiday meal; Edward Behr has a new book, The Art of Eating Cookbook ; and Andrew Schloss, author of Homemade Soda , brings some non-alcoholic suggestions for the holiday. Broadcast dates for this episode: December 24, 2011 (originally aired) December 29, 2012 (rebroadcast)

Childhood nostalgia comes full circle with pastry chef Christina Tosi and her new book, Momofuku Milk Bar . Food Stylist Annie Rigg joins us with her charmingly British take on homemade gifts. Her book is Gifts From the Kitchen . John Moe takes on techy food gifts. And Jane and Michael Stern have declared Los Angeles as the best city for 24-hour eating. Broadcast dates for this episode: December 1...

This week, Markus Bachmann of Sonor Wines explains how he uses music in the fermenting process. We talk to Stephanie Pierson, author of The Brisket Book ; we visit a beer stock exchange in Washington, D.C.; and Jane and Michael Stern head to Lafayette, La. Broadcast dates for this episode: December 10, 2011 (originally aired) December 1, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week chef and journalist, Michael Ruhlman joins us with his new book Ruhlman's Twenty, 20 Techniques, 100 Recipes, A Cook's Manifesto . Jane and Michael Stern are at Steve's Pig and Ox Roast in Lackawanna, N.Y., and Diana Henry, author of Plenty: Good Uncomplicated Food for the Sustainable Kitchen brings us the latest in vegetable cookery from the British Isles. Broadcast dates for this episo...

Thanks again to Marcus Samuelsson, Rick Bayless, Ina Garten and Peter Sagal for joining us live on Thanksgiving morning. In addition to the recipes featured below, several other menus  were referenced. Broadcast dates for this episode: November 22, 2012

We take a look at the specialty coffee movement with Michaele Weissman, author of God in a Cup . Britain's Diana Henry, author of Plenty: Good, uncomplicated food for the sustainable kitchen joins us with her take on where to look for flavor inspiration. And Andy Crouch, author of Great American Craft Beer: A Guide to the Nation's Finest Beers and Breweries , introduces us to "session beer." Broad...

New York Times columnist Melissa Clark brings us new ideas for fall vegetables from her book Cook This Now . Also, the appetites of insects with Marlene Zuk, author of Sex on Six Legs . And Jane and Michael Stern have found the pinnacle of cafe coffee in Iowa. Broadcast dates for this episode: October 15, 2011 (originally aired) October 13, 2012 (rebroadcast)

Award-winning writer Dorie Greenspan, author of Around My French Table , teaches us the French way with beef stews and Lynne shares her favorite tomatoes. Janet Hurst brings her take on homemade cheese, Jane and Michael Stern are eating famous Rhode Island chicken dinners, and we turn to pasta with Domenica Marchetti, author of The Glorious Pasta of Italy . Broadcast dates for this episode: Septem...

This week, we are reintroduced to one of America's greatest tastemakers: Mark Twain. Andrew Beahrs, author of Twain's Feast , joins us. We'll figure out something to do with all that zucchini your friends have been bringing over, and Jane and Michael Stern have found freshly shucked clam pizza at Zuppardi's Apizza in West Haven, Conn. Broadcast dates for this episode: August 28, 2010 (originally a...

We look at the surprising politics of Florida's winter tomatoes with investigative journalist Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland . Jane and Michael Stern take on the South's favorite cocktail accompaniment, pimento cheese. And Francis Lam, the features editor at Gilt Taste, joins Lynne to talk about how to do great things with what we usually throw out. Broadcast dates for this episode: August...

This week, we're looking at home brewing with William Bostwick. Also: Japanese grilling with Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat, grilling wines with Ray Isle, and we go into the world of a flavor scientist. Broadcast dates for this episode: July 30, 2011 (originally aired) July 14, 2012 (rebroadcast)

We look at the rebirth of Spanish food post-Franco with culinary historian Claudia Roden, author of The Food of Spain . Jane and Michael Stern are at the Buckhorn Tavern in San Antonio. Restaurateur Andy Ricker of Pok Pok introduces us to Asian drinking vinegars. Broadcast dates for this episode: July 23, 2011 (originally aired) July 7, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, we're hunting and gathering at water's edge with Hank Shaw, author of Hunt, Gather, Cook . Also, wine entrepreneur Joshua Wesson brings us his favorite bottles to sip with hot dogs, and Sally Schneider of The Improvised Life tells us how to get the most from the season's fresh cherries. Broadcast dates for this episode: July 2, 2011 (originally aired) June 30, 2012 (rebroadcast)

Food writer Melissa Clark has some ideas about what to pack for a picnic. Singer Sheryl Crow brings her new book, If It Makes You Healthy . Jane and Michael Stern collect their timeless roadfood finds, and we check in with the boys behind The Dinner Party. Broadcast dates for this episode: June 11, 2011 (originally aired) June 16, 2012 (rebroadcast)

Chef Roberto Santibañez, author of Truly Mexican , introduces us to the Mexican world of pipianes. Sally Schneider discusses her short list of favorite blogs, and Jane and Michael Stern have found first-rate Mexican food at a gas station in Dallas. Broadcast dates for this episode: May 21, 2011 (originally aired) May 26, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, Lynne is out of the studio and into the world of honey bees with researcher Marla Spivak. Travel + Leisure Magazine 's Peter Jon Lindberg has unearthed good food in unlikely places, and British horticulturalist Jekka McVicar brings us her pick of unusual culinary herbs to grow in your back yard. Broadcast dates for this episode: May 28, 2011 (originally aired) May 12, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, we meet Britain's latest culinary phenomenon, columnist and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi, author of the vegetarian best-seller Plenty: Vibrant Dishes from London's Ottolenghi . Jane and Michael Stern are taking on a classic: a fish boil in Door County, Wis. Food & Wine Magazine 's Ray Isle explains the beauty of wine blends, and we meet a historian who has put together the first Af...

This week, we go into the kitchen of Somali chef Jamal Hashi. John Moe, host of the Marketplace Tech Report , looks at the world of culinary apps. And Jane and Michael Stern take us to New Jersey for pork rolls. Broadcast dates for this episode: April 9, 2011 (originally aired) April 7, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, Ruth Reichl takes a look back at Britain's culinary groundbreaker Elizabeth David. Jane and Michael Stern are at The Southern Kitchen in New Market, Va., and our wine guy Joshua Wesson brings his short list of wines that are sure to become your BFFs. Broadcast dates for this episode: March 26, 2011 (originally aired) March 24, 2012 (rebroadcast)

This week, New York Times columnist Matt Gross explains why he has fallen in love with schnapps . We're talking to Hal Herzog , author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat , about our sometimes puzzling relationship with meat. And Diana Henry, author of Plenty , brings us a decidedly British take on leftovers. Broadcast dates for this episode: February 5, 2011 (originally aired) March 10, 20...